Tag: Italy NT
Anton Ponkrashov: This is a team of true men
Its injury-depleted squad did struggle, but the character of Russia’s players ultimately prevailed as 2007 European champs clinched a EuroBasket 2015 berth in Sunday’s...
Italy beats Russia in EuroBasket 2015 qualifying debut
Simone Pianigiani's men open their qualifying campaign with a tough win in Moscow as Russia drops second straight game Alessandro Gentile scored a game-high 20...
Daily Gossip, Tuesday 5/8/14
The Liga Endesa off-season is gathering some of the gossip news on a Tuesday. Gran Canaria look to maintain the season they had last...
Hackett banned for leaving Italy camp without permission
EA7 Milano guard Daniel Hackett has been banned from domestic competition for six months for leaving the Italian national team camp without permission. Hackett has...
France vs Lithuania: The final showdown in Ljubljana
It all started on September 4 as four arenas spaced out around the picturesque setting of Slovenia hosted group games in order to move...
Datome perfecting his craft
Two hours until tip-off, and Luigi Datome is already out on the floor, warming up. Roughly five minutes of stretching before he takes a...
Lithuania use fourth quarter surge to beat Italy
Lithuania qualified to the FIBA World Cup by locking the basket in the fourth quarter, and throwing away the key. Lithuania...
EuroBasket QF Preview: Croatia vs Ukraine; Lithuania vs Italy
With the first of today's quarter-final ties looming here at Eurobasket, TalkBasket's John Hobbs looks at tomorrow's match-ups. Croatia vs Ukraine...
EuroBasket – Day 4
Surprises continued in Day 4 of Eurobasket 2013, when Sweden beat Russia, 81-62, much to the disappointment of the clueless and arrogant new leadership...
Eurobasket preview & power rankings: 13-16
TalkBasket is, unsurprisingly, in Eurobasket mode and we continue our daily preview and power rankings of the upcoming tournament. Today we deal with the...
Bargnani out of Italian squad for EuroBasket
Eurobasket was supposed to be the perfect tournament for Italy’s Andrea Bargnani to re-discover his form ahead of the NBA season with the New...
Italy and Greece face injury concerns
There was a double blow for Group D participants Greece and Italy, as the Azzuri will be without Daniel Hackett and the Greeks might...
Gallinari out of EuroBasket
Italy’s worst fears have been confirmed when an MRI scan yesterday showed that Danilo Gallinari has an ACL tear in his left knee. ...
Gallinari available for Eurobasket
Danilo Gallinari has declared himself available to play for Italy at Eurobasket this summer in Slovenia. Italy coach Simone Piangiani and...
Turkey not impressed with Italian hospitality
Turkey lost their away game against Italy on Tuesday night, for the Eurobasket 2013 qualifying phase, but they have a lot of complaints due...
