Prior to his college basketball career, Pozzato spent time playing pro hoops in his home country of Italy. But that wasn’t ...

The 33-year-old Naldi, before that, had been working with the Italian basketball team, Virtus Bologna, for six years, ...

Former players pop out to give him a hug ... "Dan has influenced an entire generation of us about basketball," a young Italian basketball writer tells me later. "We are his children, so to speak." His ...

He was always there for basketball.” Ferraroni recalls a young Bryant playing a lot like his father, focusing on scoring three pointers which was “peculiar” for Italian players at his age.

He was always there for basketball.” Ferraroni recalls a young Bryant playing a lot like his father, focusing on scoring three pointers which was “peculiar” for Italian players at his age. But while ...