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2021 LBA Playoffs
The 2021 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2021 LBA Playoff UnipolSai, was the postseason tournament of the 2020–21 LBA season, which began on 26 September 2021. The Playoffs started on May 13, 2021 with the match Milano–Trento. Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions, from the season 2018–19 as the 2019–20 season was suppressed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualified teams The eight first qualified teams after the end of the regular season were qualified to the playoffs. Bracket Quarterfinals :''All times were in Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central E ... ( UTC+02:00)'' The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format. Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Semifin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in Italy, as well as the EuroCup. Reyer operates both men's and women's professional teams, both playing in their respective first divisions as of the 2017–18 season. The men's team has been crowned the Italian champions four times, as they won the LBA in 1942, 1943, 2017 and 2019. History The team was founded in 1872 as gymnastics club Società Sportiva Costantino Reyer, by the gymnastics teacher Peter Gallo in Venice. The basketball section was founded in 1925. In the 1941–42 and 1942–43 season, Reyer won back-to-back Italian league titles. In 1944, the team also won the Italian championship, but the victory was not approved by the Italian Federation. The club, under the name Carrera Venezia, participated in the 1980–81 FIBA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolomiti Energia Trento
Aquila Basket Trento, also known for sponsorship reasons as Dolomiti Energia Trento, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trent, Trentino. It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisions to the first division LBA in less than a decade. It plays in the LBA as of the 2024–25 season. History Aquila Basket Trento was founded in 1995 from the merger of two clubs playing the seventh tier Serie D, Dolomiti Sport B.C. Trento and Pallacanestro Villazzano, under the impetus of their respective presidents; Gianni Brusinelli and Marco Angelini. In 2000, Giovanni Zobele became club president and the same season Aquila Basket was promoted to the Serie C2, later moving up to the Serie C1 in 2002. Long serving coach Maurizio Buscaglia was nominated before the 2003–04 season, he would help the club win the C1 the next season to be promoted to the fourth Serie B2, adding the C1 Cup with a 77–68 win over Navarra Ferentino. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nearly 1.4 million, while its Metropolitan City of Milan, metropolitan city has 3.2 million residents. Within Europe, Milan is the fourth-most-populous List of urban areas in the European Union, urban area of the EU with 6.17 million inhabitants. According to national sources, the population within the wider Milan metropolitan area (also known as Greater Milan) is estimated between 7.5 million and 8.2 million, making it by far the List of metropolitan areas of Italy, largest metropolitan area in Italy and List of metropolitan areas in Europe, one of the largest in the EU.* * * * Milan is the economic capital of Italy, one of the economic capitals of Europe and a global centre for business, fashion and finance. Milan is reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assago
Assago ( sˈsaːɡo Milanese: ''Assagh'' ˈsɑːk ''Sagh'' ɑːk is a town and ''comune'' of 9 326 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. It is home of the headquarters of Nestlé's Italian branch and the Unipol Forum, one of Italy's most important indoor sports arena, used also for concerts and events. Geography Topography Assago is located in the southwestern zone of the Metropolitan City of Milan, and borders directly the capital of said Metropolitan City, other than three more ''comuni'' : Buccinasco, Rozzano and Zibido San Giacomo. The town is crossed by the Autostrada A7 and the Autostrada A50. Bordered by the Naviglio Pavese, the ''comune'' is located in the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano. Many other small canals for irrigations, originated by the Navigli or underground springs, flow through Assago's territory. The elevation ranges from 102 to 111 meters, and the entirety of the municipality lies onto a single g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediolanum Forum
Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,800 and is primarily used for basketball, ice hockey, tennis and live concerts. The venue is the home ground of the EuroLeague and Italian Serie A professional basketball team AX Armani Exchange Milan. In May 2024, the current sponsor, Unipol, took over naming rights in a deal that will run to 2027. History The Forum of Assago was built by Giuseppe Cabassi and his son Luca in 1990. It was named in several different way due to different sponsorships during the years: from 1993 to 2006 it was named FilaForum, from 2006 to 2008 DatchForum and then, from 2009 to 2023, MediolanumForum. The venue is located in the big Milanofiori complex and it covers an area of 40,000 sqm. The layout of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Sanders
Victor Sanders (born February 16, 1995) is an American basketball player for Enisey of the VTB United League. He competed in college for Idaho. College career Sanders tore his ACL in his right knee before starting college at the University of Idaho but started playing basketball three months after surgery without medical approval. He received limited minutes as a freshman, scoring four points per game. He improved his scoring average to 14 points per game as a sophomore. As a junior, Sanders averaged 20.9 points per game and became a team leader. He was selected to the First Team All- Big Sky as a junior. As a senior, Sanders was named to the Second Team All-Big Sky. He was also selected to the second-team NABC All-District 6. Sanders averaged 19 points per game as a senior and led the Vandals to a second-place finish in the Big Sky Conference. He finished second on the all-time scoring list at Idaho with 1,804 points. Professional career After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JaCorey Williams
JaCorey Williams (born June 12, 1994) is an American basketball player who last played for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League. He played college basketball at Middle Tennessee State University, where he was named the Conference USA Player of the Year in 2017. College career A 6' 8" power forward, Williams, came from Central Park Christian High School in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, and originally attended the University of Arkansas. He played three seasons for the Razorbacks, averaging 4.8 points per game in three seasons for the team. In the summer of 2015 he was dismissed from the team after multiple incidents in the offseason. Williams transferred to Middle Tennessee for his last season of eligibility, where he averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for the Conference USA champion Blue Raiders, leading the team to the 2017 NCAA Tournament. They upset Minnesota from the Big Ten Conference before falling to Butler. At the close of the season, Williams was nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Browne (basketball)
Gary Browne Ramírez (born March 24, 1993) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who plays for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team. He was named the BSN Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player after a breakthrough season with Atléticos de San Germán in 2017. He was also named as a reserve for the league All-Star Game. Early life Gary Browne Ramírez was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico to Gary Browne, Sr. and Anamaris Rodríguez. However, he was raised in San Juan, specifically in Cupey. He started playing basketball as a child. At the age of 14, he moved to the United States and attended Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida. He would then come back to Puerto Rico and attend Saint Francis School in Carolina, where he played for the basketball team. College career In 2011, Browne enrolled at West Virginia University and joined the Mountaineers basketball tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergio Rodríguez
Sergio Rodríguez Gómez (; born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons, most notably in the EuroLeague, and for Real Madrid in the Spanish Liga ACB, but also had two short stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Chacho", won the EuroLeague title in 2015, and was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection, as well as the EuroLeague MVP the year before. Rodríguez was a regular member of the senior Spain national team, with whom he won a FIBA World Cup title in 2006, an Olympics silver medal in 2012, as well as a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won a EuroBasket title in 2015, a silver medal in 2007, and a bronze medal in 2013. He earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 2015. Professional career Estudiantes (2003–2006) Prior to joining the Portland Trail Blazers, Rodríguez was chosen to play for the 2004 World Juni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Hines
Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center (basketball), center positions. Hines played college basketball with the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball, UNC Greensboro Spartans of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. With Olympiacos B.C., Olympiacos Piraeus, he won two EuroLeague championships (2012 EuroLeague Final Four, 2012 and 2013 EuroLeague Final Four, 2013), before winning another two with PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow (2016 EuroLeague Final Four, 2016 and 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, 2019). Hines also won the EuroLeague Best Defender award three times, in 2016, 2018 and 2022. In addition, he was named to the EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team. High school career Hines attended ninth grade at Camden Catholic High School, where he played on the freshman team before transferring to Timber Creek Regional High School to play for the Chargers as a sophomore. Timber Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Moraschini
Riccardo Moraschini (born January 8, 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at , he can play as a combo guard, as well as a small forward. Professional career After working his way through the youth ranks of Virtus Bologna he made his Serie A, and Euroleague, debut in 2007–2008, however he only started to play consistent minutes from 2009 to 2010. Struggling to break into a strong team, he was loaned to fellow Serie A side Angelico Biella for the second part of the 2010–11 season and then to Legadue side Sant'Antimo the following season in order to play more. After still not holding a starting place following these loans and the 2012–13 season he moved on to rival Acea Virtus Roma on a 1-year contract. With Virtus he would play in the Eurocup and reach the play-off semifinals, however he did not convince the team to extend his contract and became a free agent. He then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shavon Shields
Shavon O'Day Shields (born June 5, 1994) is an American-Danish professional basketball player and the vice-captain for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team. High school career As a junior, Shields was a second-team all-Class 6A honoree and a first-team All-Sunflower Conference selection, as he averaged 17 points and six rebounds a game. Shields transferred into Olathe Northwest for his sophomore year, earning Sunflower League Newcomer-of-the-Year accolades. He also starred playing AAU ball for the MoKan Elite and Coach Rodney Perry. An outstanding student with a 4.0 GPA, Shields was on the honor roll throughout high school and a National Honor Society member. As a senior, Shields was a consensus first-team Class 6A selection in Kansas after averaging 21.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for Coach Michael Grove at Olathe Northwest High School. He hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
