February 08, 2012
CANTU tabs veteran center Marconato
Denis MarconatoNGC-Bennet Cantu added size and experience ahead of its return to the Eurocup by signing veteran center Denis Marconato to a two-year deal, the club announced Tuesday. Marconato (211, 35) arrives from Montepaschi Siena, where he averaged 2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 12 Euroleague games last season. He helped Montepaschi win both the Italian League and the Italian Cup titles. Marconato began his career with Benetton Basket Treviso and played there for more than a decade spare one season on loan at Petrarca Padova. With Benetton, he reached three Euroleague Final Fours, won three Italian League titles, six Italian Cups and the 2000 Saporta Cup. Marconato then moved to FC Barcelona in the summer of 2005 and spent three seasons there, reaching another Euroleague Final Four and lifting a Spanish King's Cup. He has also played for Bruesa in Spain and was also a regular member of the Italian national team with whom he won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and a gold, silver and bronze at the European Championships in 1999, 1997 and 2003, respectively. Marconato, who is tied for seventh place with 177 Euroleague games played, is set to make his Eurocup debut this season.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Eurocupbasketball.com
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