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. But while ...

Suigo’s skill set is more in line with current Illini center Tomislav Ivisic. The 7-foot-3, 240-pound Italian can stretch the ...

Her resume speaks for itself: NCAA Champion; five-time WNBA All-Star; six-time Italian League ... of women’s basketball but also provide a domestic alternative for WNBA players remains paramount.