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2017 Italian Basketball Cup
The 2017 Italian Basketball Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 49th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is organised by Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 16 to 19 February 2017 in Rimini. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano went to win his 6th Cup by beating Banco di Sardegna Sassari 84–74 in the Finals. Ricky Hickman was named Finals MVP of the competition. Qualification Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the LBA table at the end of the first half of the season. Bracket Quarterfinals Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Betaland Capo d'Orlando EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Enel Brindisi Sidigas Avellino vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Germani Basket Brescia Semifinals EA7 Emporio Armani Milan rallied to beat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach Italian Cup finals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminus'') and Ausa (ancient ''Aprusa''). It is one of the most notable seaside resorts in Europe with revenue from both internal and international tourism forming a significant portion of the city's economy. It is also near San Marino, a small nation within Italy. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. Rimini is an art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, and is also the birthplace of the film director Federico Fellini. The city was founded by the Romans in 268 BC. Throughout Roman times, Rimini was a key communications link between the north and south of the peninsula. On its soil, Roman emperors erected monuments such as the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge to mark the beginning and the end of the Decumanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi, for sponsorship reasons named Happy Casa Brindisi or shortly Brindisi, is a professional Italian basketball based in Brindisi, Apulia. It plays in the first division LBA in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 2004, the well-supported club (who regularly sells out its arena – albeit one of the smallest ones in the league – and sent three thousand fans to Rome for a game) has gradually grown to reach in turn the Serie A, the title playoffs, the EuroChallenge and lastly the BCL. History Brindisi had in the past been represented by Libertas Brindisi, which played during the '70 and the season 1981–82 in the first division and spent nine others in the second division around the same period (including a few with local great Elio Pentassuglia as coach). That side would fold in 1987 whilst another local side, Azzurra Brindisi, played a few seasons in the third division during the 1990s before itself disappearing in 2001. The city was left without a representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Moore
Nic Moore (born July 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. Moore played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs. He was named American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. Moore previously competed for the Illinois State Redbirds. College career Moore played his freshman year at Illinois State, where he averaged 10.0 points and 3.9 assists per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team. In the first round of the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, Moore scored 24 points in a 96-93 win against Ole Miss. He posted 25 points in their 92-88 loss to eventual champion Stanford. After the season, Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich accepted an assistant coach job at SMU. "As soon as Coach Jankovich left I made up my mind and knew I wanted to go play for a BCS program," Moore stated. "It didn't matter who was going to be the head coach. My decision had alrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amath M'Baye
Amadou-Amath M'Baye (born 14 December 1989) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. Career In the first two years as an NCAA men's basketball player, Amath M'Baye was in Wyoming. He averaged 12 points and 5.7 rebounds in 31 games. For that reason he received the individual award "All-MWC Honorable Mention". He later transferred to the Oklahoma Sooners where he played in the 2012–13 season (after sitting out one year, per NCAA transfer rules), having an average of 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was in the third-best quintet of the "All-Big12" and later in the best quintet of the "Big12 All-rookie". M'Baye started his professional career in Japan with the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins for three seasons, from 2013 to 2016. During these three years, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. During the 2014–15 season, he won the MVP aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantas Kalnietis
Mantas Kalnietis (born 6 September 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player who last played for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He was also a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuanian national basketball team. He would preferably take the point guard position, but could play shooting guard as well. Early years Kalnietis spent two and a half seasons with the Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school, LKKA-Žalgiris. He averaged 17.7 points and 4.3 assists in his second season. Professional career Kalnietis made his pro debut in February 2006 with the BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.8 points on 65 percent shooting in the EuroLeague. Kalnietis helped Žalgiris win a Baltic League title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008 and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008. He also led the team to a 2007 ULEB Summer League title, where he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Mačvan
Milan Mačvan ( sr, Милан Мачван, born 16 November 1989) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward position. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. He was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 54th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Early life Born to a professional basketball player father who had been playing for in the First B Federal League (second-tier basketball league in Yugoslavia), infant Mačvan fled the town of his birth with his mother for Novi Sad due to the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia and the outbreak of war in SR Croatia. The family soon returned to Vukovar where the youngster took up organized youth basketball at KK Borovo at age 5 but shortly following the war moved back to Serbia, settling in Bačka Palanka. Club career After being noticed at a basketball camp in Požarevac by coach Milovan Bulatović, fourteen-year-old Mačvan joined the FMP youth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamel McLean
Jamel McLean (born 18 April 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at , he plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career After failing to get drafted at the 2011 NBA draft, Mclean signed with Leuven Bears of Belgium, for the 2011–12 season. On October 5, 2012, he signed a two-month deal with Telenet Oostende of Belgium. After his contract expired, he left Oostende. On January 5, 2013, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of Germany for the rest of the season. On June 28, 2013, he re-signed with Telekom Bonn for one more season. On August 5, 2014, McLean signed a one-year contract, with an option for another season, with the German club Alba Berlin. In the 2014–15 season, he was named the Basketball Bundesliga MVP. On July 3, 2015, he opted out of his contract with Alba. On July 9, 2015, McLean signed a two-year contract with Italian club EA7 Emporio Armani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojislav Stojanović
Vojislav Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Војислав Стојановић; born April 14, 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Stings Mantova of the Italian Serie A2, second tier national competition. Professional career Vojislav grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams. He was the most valuable player of the 2014 Euroleague NIJT Final 8, contributing to winning the trophy with the averages of 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists over four games. On August 2, 2018, Stojanović signed a three-year deal with the Italian club Auxilium Torino. However, on November 24, 2018, he parted ways with Torino. Stojanović never played a single minute with the team. Coach Larry Brown never saw him as a part of the rotations and put him outside of the active roster. Two days later, he signed a three-year deal with Vanoli Cremona. After being free agent for almost all the 2020-21, he was signed by Fortitudo Bologna one match before the end of the season A season is a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Delaš
Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Gipuzkoa in the Spanish second-tier LEB Oro. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall power forward / center. Professional career Mario Delaš made his professional debut in KK Split, during the 2006–07 season. In January 2010, he signed a contract with BC Žalgiris for the next three-and-half seasons. During the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to KK Cibona and BC Šiauliai. He spent most of the 2011–12 season on loan in the Žalgiris subsidiary BC Baltai, returning to the Žalgiris team in March 2013. He signed with Obradoiro CAB in the summer of 2013. On June 30, 2014, he signed a multi-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb. In the first days of 2016, after spending the first half of the 2015–16 season in Cedevita, without playing a single minute, he moved to the Estonian side Kalev/Cramo for the rest of the season. On September 19, 2016, he signed with the Italian Serie A club Orlandina Basket. On Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Archie
Dominique Archie (born August 19, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina before playing professionally in the D-League and later in Romania, Italy, Belgium and Israel. Early life and college career Archie attended T. W. Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. As a freshman in college, Archie was named to the All-Freshman Team of the Southeastern Conference. In his junior year, Archie was named to the All-SEC Second Team and also to the SEC All-Defensive team. Professional career On November 1, 2010, Archie was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2010 NBA D-League by the Austin Toros. On January 6, 2011, The Austin Toros placed Archie on waivers due to injury. On July 18, 2011, Archie signed a two-year deal with the Romanian team Timișoara. In his first year wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimantas Kaukėnas
Rimantas "Rimas" Kaukėnas (born 11 April 1977) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. His long career has taken him to a number of countries, finding the most success in Italy. He has also been a member of the senior men's Lithuanian national team. Playing primarily at the shooting guard position, he can also play as a point guard. Professional career Kaukėnas was a longtime member of Montepaschi Siena of the Italian Serie A. On 5 August 2012 he signed for his homeland team Žalgiris Kaunas. He joined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in December 2013, helping the side reach the finals of the 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A. In July 2015, his contract was extended for another season. On 7 July 2016 Kaukėnas retired from professional basketball. On 7 January 2017 Kaukėnas came out of retirement and rejoined Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia for the rest of the season. National team Kaukėnas played with the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Needham
Derek Needham (born October 20, 1990) is an American- Montenegrin professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Needham played college basketball for Fairfield University where he was named to the CollegeInsider.com Freshman All-America team in 2010 and was All- MAAC for four straight years between 2010 and 2013. Since 2017, Needham represents the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in international competitions. Player career High school Needham is a native of Dolton, Illinois and attended the De La Salle Institute in Chicago, Illinois. During his senior season in 2009, Needham helped the Meteors basketball team reach the Class 4A sectional final while earning All- Chicago Catholic League and All-State second team honors. Needham also received the George Eastman Young Leaders Award and was named to the Chicago Catholic League All-Academic team. College Needham played college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
