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Giovanni Pini
Giovanni Pini (born 25 July 1992) is an Italian professional basketball player for Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Professional career The Carpi native played for local side Nazareno Basket Carpi before joining Pallacanestro Reggiana for the 2005-06 season. He then spent two seasons with the Under-16s and U-18s, then another two with the U-17s and U-19s, staying with the latter from thereon apart from two games on loan at Stella Azzurra Roma for the 2009 International Junior Tournament. Pini made his professional debut on 12 December 2010 against Casale Monferrato (for one rebound and missed shot apiece), making a handful more appearances in the second division later that season (also playing with U-19s) for averages of 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 7.5 minutes per game. He signed his first professional contract with Pallacanestro Reggiana in March 2011, linking him with the club until 2015. The 2011- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Forward (basketball)
The power forward (PF), also known as the four or strong forward, is a position in basketball. Power forwards play a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their backs towards the basket. When on defense, they typically position themselves under the basket in a zone defense or against the opposing power forward in man-to-man defense. The power forward position entails a variety of responsibilities, one of which is rebounding. Many power forwards are noted for their mid-range jump-shot, and several players have become very accurate from . Earlier, these skills were more typically exhibited in the European style of play. Some power forwards known as stretch fours, have since extended their shooting range to three-point field goals. In the NBA, power forwards usually range from 6' 7" (2.01 m) to 6' 10" (2.08 m) while in the WNBA, power forwards are usually between 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) and 6′ 3″ (1.91 m). Despite the averages, a variety of player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazzetta Di Reggio
''Gazzetta di Reggio'' is an Italian language daily newspaper published in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It has been in circulation since 1860. History and profile ''Gazzetta di Reggio'' was founded in 1860. The paper serves for the Emilia-Romagna region and is based in Reggio Emilia. It is part of the Espresso Group which also owns ''La Repubblica ''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arno ...'' and various regional newspapers. The publisher is Finegil Editoriale S.P.A. The paper has an independent political stance. The circulation of ''Gazzetta di Reggio'' was 14,000 copies in 2007. In 2013 the paper sold 10,841 copies. The Espresso Group reported that the circulation of the paper was 10,500 copies in 2014. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gazzetta di Reggio 1860 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy National Basketball Team
The Italy men's national basketball team ( it, Nazionale di pallacanestro dell'Italia) represents Italy in international basketball tournaments. They are administered by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). Italy has qualified for 38 EuroBasket tournaments, winning two gold medals ( 1983, 1999), four silver medals (1937, 1946, 1991, 1997), and four bronze medals (1971, 1975, 1985, 2003) as achievements. While Italy has made nine trips to the World Cup, the closest they have come to winning a medal was in 1970 and 1978, where they finished fourth. In 12 attempts at the Summer Olympics, Italy has earned two silver medals, in 1980 and 2004. Currently, Italy is ranked 10th in the FIBA World Rankings. History The Early Years (1926–39) The first match of the Italian national basketball team was played on 4 April 1926 in Milan, and it ended with a victory over France 23–17. Italy's first participation in the Olympic Games was at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 27th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Lithuania from July 22 to August 1. Serbia was the defending champion. Lithuania won the title after beating Russia in the final. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Group stages Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the Classification Games. :''Times given below are in CEST (UTC+2).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Qualifying round The twelve teams remaining were allocated in two groups of six teams each. The four top teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The last two teams of each group played for the 9th–12th place. Group E ---- ---- Group F ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after beating France in the final. Participating teams Venues Metz Les Arènes (cap. : 4500) Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est ... Palais des sports Saint Symphorien (cap. : 1800) Hagondange Salle Paul Lamm (cap. :1500) Preliminary round In this round, the sixteen teams were allocated in four groups of four teams each. The top three qualified for the Qualifying Round. The last team of each group played for the 13th–16th place in the classification ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of Chieti, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won the trophy for the first time. Hungary and Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ... were relegated to Division B. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Classification round Group G Qualifying round Group E Group F Knockout stage 9th–12th playoffs 5th–8th playoffs Championship Final standings See also * 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division C ReferencesFIBA Archive [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corriere Dello Sport – Stadio
''Corriere dello Sport'' is an Italian national sports newspaper based in Rome, Italy. It is one of three major Italian sports daily newspapers and has the largest readership in central and southern Italy, the fourth most read throughout the country. History and profile ''Corriere dello Sport – Stadio'' was founded as a merger between ''Corriere dello Sport'' ("Sports Courier"), founded in 1924, and ''Stadio'' ("Stadium"), founded in 1948. The paper is published in broadsheet format. The 2008 circulation of the paper was 225,643 copies. According to third-party web analytics providers Alexa and SimilarWeb, Corriere dello Sport's website is rated as the 91st and 166th most visited website in Italy respectively, as of July 2015. SimilarWeb rates the site as the fourth most visited sports website in Italy, attracting almost 4.7 million visitors per month. Editors *1942 – Alberto Masprone *1943 – Umberto Guadagno *1944 – Pietro Petroselli *1947 – Bruno Roghi *1960 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Cervi
Riccardo Cervi (born 19 June 1991) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Youth career The Reggio Emilia native joined local side Pallacanestro Reggiana from Basket 2000 Scandiano in the summer of 2006, he was permanently transferred the next year. Cervi was loaned to Stella Azzurra Roma in order to participate in the Nike International Junior Tournament, finishing with 8.3 points and 6.3 rebounds on average. Professional career Cervi made his professional debut in the Legadue in 2010, playing two minutes without statistics in his only game that season. He signed his first professional contract, a five-year deal, with Reggio in November 2010, also being incorporated into the first squad that season. In 2011-12 he contributed 4.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and a league best 2.2 blocks in 16.6 minutes per game, helping his side earn a promotion to the first division Serie A. For his prowess he was selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinamo Basket Sassari
Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the current European Cup Champions. The club plays in the Italian LBA, the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball. Dinamo was founded in 1960, and in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Banco Popolare Sassari (1989–90). The club plays in the Serie A (the highest level for the men's basketball competitions in Italy), since 2010. Dinamo Sassari is notable for being the club in Italian professional basketball to have made the impressive score of 158 points scored in a single game (with no overtimes), during the 1994–95 Serie A2 regular season, versus Pallacanestro Pavia (91); which is the highest score ever made by any club in Italy. History In 1994–95 the Dinamo team scored 158 points in a regular seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Lega Basket Serie A Finals
The 2015 Lega Basket Serie A Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. It was played between Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and Banco di Sardegna Sassari, from June 14 to 26, 2015. The Finals was played as a best-of-seven series with regular season third seed Reggio Emilia possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the PalaBigi) over fifth seeded Sassari. Road to the finals Series Game 1 In the first game of the series, Reggio Emilia comfortably dispatched Sassari. A 16–2 run for the hosts in the second quarter helped them go to half-time 52–32 up, a lead they preserved for the rest of the game. Achille Polonara led the side with 18 points to which he added 12 rebounds, Rakim Sanders scored 19 with 7 rebounds for Sassari. Game 2 Reggio Emilia cruised to another home win in the second game. Helped by 5 points from Rimantas Kaukėnas (14 points and 5 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A
The 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A was the 93rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on 12 October 2014 and finished on 10 May 2015, after all teams had played 30 games each. The eight best ranked teams advanced to the play-off phase whilst Pasta Reggia Caserta was relegated to the Serie A2 after finishing last in the league table. The play-offs started on 18 May 2015 and finished on 26 June 2015, Banco di Sardegna Sassari won their first title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 7 of the finals. Teams Season narrative Supercup The Italian Supercup opened the season on October 4 and 5 at Sassari's PalaSerradimigni, in a final four format. The previous year's League and cup runners-up Montepaschi Siena (also defending champions) did not participate after declaring bankruptcy over the summer. League champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano comfortably dispatched Enel Brindisi (third in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kšyštof Lavrinovič
Kšyštof Lavrinovič ( pl, Krzysztof Ławrynowicz; born November 1, 1979) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the BC Vytis of the National Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Lavrinovič was a two-time All-EuroLeague Team selection. On August 22, 2018, Lavrinovič signed with BC Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. On September 21, 2019, he has signed with the London City Royals of the British Basketball League. On January 19, 2020, he has signed with BC Vytis of the National Basketball League. National team career Lavrinovič has also been a member of the men's Lithuanian national basketball team. Some of the tournaments he has played at with Lithuania's senior national team include: the EuroBasket 2003, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2005, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the EuroBasket 2009, the EuroBasket 2011, the EuroBasket 2013, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
