Darius Thompson is not expected to be among the Italian NT 16-man roster that will be announced by the federation later on, according to BasketNews' Orazio Cauchi. The reason for Thompson's absence from the FIBA World Cup 2023 is due to issues with his passport documents. Apparently, not all the necessary papers required for his Italian passport are ready.
Darius Thompson officially joined Anadolu Efes Istanbul, the Turkish club announced. According to the announcement, Thompson signed a 3-year contract that will run until the end of the 2025-26 season. BasketNews reported about an agreement on July 5. Thompson will replace Vasilije Micic in Efes, who will make his debut in the NBA after agreeing on a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz sports director Felix Fernandez appeared before the media to take stock of last season and comment on the entity's plans for the next season. For the Basque executive, last year was remarkable in general terms, because Baskonia turned the Fernando Buesa Arena into a fortress and played some of the most attractive basketball in Europe.
Darius Thompson is not expected to be among the Italian NT 16-man roster that will be announced by the federation later on, according to BasketNews' Orazio Cauchi. The reason for Thompson's absence from the FIBA World Cup 2023 is due to issues with his passport documents. Apparently, not all the necessary papers required for his Italian passport are ready.
Darius Thompson officially joined Anadolu Efes Istanbul, the Turkish club announced. According to the announcement, Thompson signed a 3-year contract that will run until the end of the 2025-26 season. BasketNews reported about an agreement on July 5. Thompson will replace Vasilije Micic in Efes, who will make his debut in the NBA after agreeing on a deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz sports director Felix Fernandez appeared before the media to take stock of last season and comment on the entity's plans for the next season. For the Basque executive, last year was remarkable in general terms, because Baskonia turned the Fernando Buesa Arena into a fortress and played some of the most attractive basketball in Europe.
Has Anadolu Efes Istanbul found the perfect replacement for Vasilije Micic following his departure to the NBA? As BasketNews reported, the Turkish league champions have secured a three-year deal with Darius Thompson, who is posed to become Efes' new floor general. Errick McCollum, co-host of the URBONUS podcast, analyzed why Thompson was the ideal solution to fill Micic's shoes for Efes.
Anadolu Efes Istanbul has found a player to fill the shoes of Vasilije Micic. According to BasketNews sources, the Turkish champions are finalizing a three-year agreement with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz guard Darius Thompson. Thompson had a valid contract with Baskonia for another year, which included a buyout clause of nearly 550,000 euros.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz guard Vanja Marinkovic will remain with the team. The 26-year-old Serbian addressed some rumors regarding his future, adding that he doesn't expect many changes in the team. "I’m staying in Baskonia, like most of the team. Only Darius Thompson will most likely leave the club," Marinkovic said in the Kod Luka I Kuzma podcast.
Even though the official EuroLeague awards are handed out before the Final Four, the EuroLeague Players Association (ELPA) gives its own award, highlighting different aspects of the game.
After the end of the regular season, the Spanish Liga Endesa (ACB) announced both the First and Second All-ACB teams. Darius Thompson and Markus Howard from Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, Dzanan Musa and Edy Tavares from Real Madrid, and Giorgi Shermadini from Lenovo Tenerife made the First team.
After announcing the 2022-23 All-EuroLeague First Team, the league has also revealed the All-EuroLeague Second Team, which was voted by members of the media, EuroLeague head coaches and team captains, and fans. Two of the stars on the All-EuroLeague Second Team are returnees from last season: Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona and Mike James of AS Monaco.
In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gianni Petrucci, the president of the Italian basketball federation, revealed that Italy might have a new addition in time for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The national team coached by Gianmarco Pozzecco will play in the Group A of the FIBA World Cup together with the Philippines, Dominican Republic, and Angola.Â
On Saturday, Italy learned it will play in the Group A of the upcoming FIBA World Cup. The team coached by Gianmarco Pozzecco will face Angola, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic. After two very positive experiences at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and at EuroBasket last summer, Italy will try to have a nice run for the third summer in a row.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz were inches away from making the 2023 EuroLeague Playoffs. Zalgiris' nail-biting win in Munich shut Baskonia's postseason hopes. According to Marco Pagliariccio, Baskonia (18-16) became just the 4th team to miss the playoffs with a positive record in the round-robin era after:
With the EuroLeague future of Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz on the line and outside the limits of what the Basque team can control, players and staff have no other option but to sit and wait if Bayern Munich beat Zalgiris Kaunas on Friday night.Â
With his team facing a must-win situation in a playoff race that is going down to the wire, Darius Thompson anchored Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz's record-setting 120-100 win over LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, earning the second MVP of the Round honor of his rookie Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.
The 2022-23 EuroLeague season is approaching the playoffs stage, while early spring means the beginning of intensive work for general managers of the clubs. It's time to shape the rosters for next season, regardless of how this one ends.
Darius Thompson starred for Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in a thrilling 114-111 overtime win against two-time defending Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champ Anadolu Efes Istanbul, which has seen him pick up his first-ever MVP of the Round honor.
Are you surprised that Baskonia is at the top of the standings? Did you expect Facundo Campazzo to come to Belgrade? BasketNews presents the five most surprising developments of the first half of the EuroLeague season. Baskonia has been a real surprise this season, with several players stepping up to deliver impressive performances.
Not all rookies are the same, just like not all teams have the same characteristics. Over the years, Baskonia Cazoo Vitoria-Gasteiz built a certain reputation in the EuroLeague environment. Since they're not among the richest teams in the competition, they developed a special talent for discovering some of the best 'diamonds in the rough' around Europe.
The first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague taste tends to be a bitter bite for most European top-club competition rookies, facing a unique physicality level and every-possession-matter mentality. The 2022-23 EuroLeague season kicked off yesterday with 10 teams and more than 25 rookies starting their new journey.
Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz announced the signing of American guard Darius Thompson on a two-year deal. Thompson signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar last summer, but the 1.93-meter American left Krasnodar as soon as Russia started the war in Ukraine.
