May 20, 2012
Club Scene
Benetton led by Mike D'Antoni and Riccardo Pittis (Photo: benettonbasket.it)
Benetton Basket’s march toward the Eurocup Quarterfinals should come as a surprise to no one. The club is not only among the best known and most respected in Italy and the Eurocup, but around all of European and global basketball as well. Just last season, Benetton reached and Treviso hosted the Eurocup Finals, two events that only punctuated how central a role the city and club have attained in the sport. Much of Benetton’s greatness has everything to do with the magnificent structure the team works with. Fantastic facilities and dedicated staff have brought Benetton basket to the forefront in scouting and identifying young talent, nurturing those players and unleashing the future stars on the rest of Europe. The list of basketball greats to don the Benetton jersey includes European sporting legends like Toni Kukoc, Petar Naumoski, Zeljko Rebraca and Riccardo Pittis, to name a few.
Lietuvos Rytas
In a decade-and-a-half, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius has blossomed from an entertaining local side into a legitimate European powerhouse.
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban
Eurocup newcomer PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban has shown it belongs at the top levels of European basketball in recent seasons.
BCM Gravelines Dunkerque
In a town perhaps best known for housing one of the world’s most powerful nuclear power plants, a new basketball power is on the rise.
KRKA Novo Mesto
KRKA has managed to go from an afterthought to being the reigning Slovenian and EuroChallenge champ.
Budivelnyk
Far from being a new club, Budivelnik has a seven-decade tradition since its foundation back in 1945.
Alba Berlin
Almost no time after its founding in 1989, Alba Berlin rose to the top ranks of German basketball.
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