

Despite coming off an underwhelming 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup season, Umana Reyer Venice is in the middle of a golden age. After 74 years without lifting trophies, Reyer won four titles in as many seasons from 2017 to 2020. It has made basketball more popular than ever in a unique city and Reyer hopes to make the most out of its popularity to rebound in the 2021-22 EuroCup.

Founded in 1872 as a gymnastics club, Societa Sportiva Costantino Reyer opened its basketball section in 1925. Venice won its first Italian League titles in 1942 and 1943. It was unable to match that success after World War II and by 1957 Venice dropped to the Italian second division. The club returned to the first division in the 1960s and placed fourth in 1969, 1972 and 1974. It made its European competitions debut in the 1976-77 Korac Cup. By the 1980-81 season, Venice had a powerful roster led by Drazen Dalipagic and Spencer Haywood. The club reached the Korac Cup final before losing in overtime against Joventut Badalona.

Venice remained competitive through the 1980s and the early 1990s, but the club went under financially in 1996 and had to start from the Italian fifth division in 1997. At the end of the 2010-11 season, Venice was granted a spot in the Italian first division, thus completing a sensational return to elite basketball. Venice made it to the Italian League playoffs in 2012 and 2013. Its momentum was confirmed with a berth in the 7DAYS EuroCup for 2015-16. Reyer slowly became a title contender in Italy. It finally won the domestic league again in 2016-17, for the first time in almost 75 years, and followed that with the 2017-18 FIBA Europe Cup crown. In 2018-19, the team had a strong domestic season and qualified for the playoffs, where it played all of the possible 17 games in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final to lift another Italian League trophy.

The 2019-20 campaign saw Reyer reach the EuroCup Quarterfinals, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club added another highlight by defeating Brindisi in the Italian Cup final to win that trophy for the first time. Last season, Reyer fell short of the EuroCup Top 16 and did not add any trophies to its roll of honors, losing against AX Armani Exchange Milan in both the Italian League and the Italian Cup semifinals.

Reyer knows what it takes to be successful and looks ready to bounce back. Few teams will be more motivated in the 2021-22 EuroCup. With a rich cast of characters who have led Reyer to its current golden era returning, the club will look to continue making history.


Despite coming off an underwhelming 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup season, Umana Reyer Venice is in the middle of a golden age.

Club profile: Umana Reyer Venice

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse kept building its roster for the upcoming season with the announcement of forward JaCorey Williams on Tuesday

Bourg brings power with Williams

Williams (2.03 meters, 27 years old) switches 7DAYS EuroCup sides from Dolomiti Energia Trento, where last season he made his debut with 15.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 games as a starter. He put an end to his season with a 27-point and 10-rebound performance at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar to cap the Top 16. This will be his second season in the competition and first in France after also having played in Greece and Korea.



<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔴 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.𝟐𝟐<br>⚪️ On est gâtés cette semaine… Welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/_JWilliams22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_JWilliams22</a> !<br><br>Lire le communiqué ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/4TYUv4dvlZ">https://t.co/4TYUv4dvlZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/9icpYy9QT2">pic.twitter.com/9icpYy9QT2</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1417424923899973644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse kept building its roster for the upcoming season with the announcement of forward JaCorey Williams on Tuesday.

MoraBanc Andorra added versatility and 7DAYS EuroCup experience to its roster by signing forward Drew Crawford to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday

Andorra tabs forward Crawford

Crawford (1.96 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Germani Brescia, where he averaged 12.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 9 EuroCup games last season, his first in the competition. He started his professional career with Erie Bay of the G League and also played for Bnei Hertzeliya and Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion of Israel, MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg of Germany, Vanoli Basket Cremona and AX Armani Exchange Milan of Italy, and Gaziantep Basketbol of Turkey. He led Cremona to the Italian League title in 2019, scoring a game-high 22 points in the championship game against Varese.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔥ARREQUETEPUMBACATACHUMBABOOOOM 🔥<br>FITXATGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‼️🏀🔝👆<br><br>Arriba Drew Crawford <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealDrewski1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRealDrewski1</a> <br>Drewlicatessen pel perímetre d’Ibon Navarro<a href="https://t.co/33CbBhjkeH">https://t.co/33CbBhjkeH</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JudgeDrew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JudgeDrew</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Drewlicatessen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Drewlicatessen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaiSol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MaiSol</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MaiPor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MaiPor</a> <a href="https://t.co/6vbXRBAi5f">pic.twitter.com/6vbXRBAi5f</a></p>&mdash; MoraBancAndorra (@morabancandorra) <a href="https://twitter.com/morabancandorra/status/1417048712338198530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

MoraBanc Andorra added versatility and 7DAYS EuroCup experience to its roster by signing forward Drew Crawford to a one-year deal, the club announced Monday.

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On Monday afternoon, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse announced the addition of forward CJ Harris for the next season

Bourg announces CJ Harris

A specialist from the long range, Harris (1.91 meters, 30 years old) arrives from Hapoel Holon of Israel, where he averaged 15.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 27 Israeli League games. Harris had already played in France with Pau-Orthez in 2018-19. He made his European debut in Germany with Ludwigsburg in 2013 and then he also played with ratiopharm Ulm. Harris has also played in Rosa Radom of Poland and Sakarya Buyuksehir and Turk Telekom of Turkey. He is set to make his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Bourg this season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔴 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.𝟐𝟐<br>⚪️ Nouvelle semaine, nouveau recrutement : C.J. Harris rejoint l’effectif bressan !<br><br>Lire le communiqué ➡️ <a href="https://t.co/FPxxLM7r4i">https://t.co/FPxxLM7r4i</a> <a href="https://t.co/TrTiqtclOM">pic.twitter.com/TrTiqtclOM</a></p>&mdash; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1417111763259203590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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On Monday afternoon, Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse announced the addition of forward CJ Harris for the next season.

Promitheas Patras kept strengthening its backcourt by signing combo guard Kendrick Ray, the club announced Monday

Promitheas brings in combo guard Ray

Ray (1.88 meters, 27 years old) arrives from Socar Petkimspor, where he averaged 15.0 points and 4.4 assists in 29 Turkish League games last season. He started his career with CEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic and also played for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of Israel, Le Mans Sarthe Basket of France and AEK Athens of Greece before joining Petkimspor. Ray helped Nymburk win the Czech double - league and cup titles - in 2018, lifted the Greek Cup trophy with AEK in 2020 and reached the French Cup championship game with Le Mans in 2019.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Ο Kendrick Ray στον Προμηθέα!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/xZuHgdR55M">https://t.co/xZuHgdR55M</a> <a href="https://t.co/uwtdOnf0eD">pic.twitter.com/uwtdOnf0eD</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1417076974141464577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Promitheas Patras kept strengthening its backcourt by signing combo guard Kendrick Ray, the club announced Monday.

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Umana Reyer Venice has added scoring punch in the backcourt with the arrival of Tarik Phillip ahead of the new 7DAYS EuroCup season

Phillip adds scoring punch for Reyer

Phillip (1.90 meters, 27 years old) has signed on with the Italian club for his second season in the competition, having previously appeared for Tofas Bursa in the 2019-20 campaign. The point guard averaged 11.6 points and 4.1 assists during those 16 appearances for Tofas, and has also played for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem among other clubs. A dual British/American citizen, he has represented Great Britain at international level.

<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">🇺🇸 From Brooklyn to Venice 🇮🇹<br>Durezza mentale, leadership e difesa: signore e signori Tarik Tobias Phillip è la nuova point guard dell&#39;Umana Reyer 🔥🔥🔥<br>💬 &quot;Reyer è la miglior scelta per me&quot;<br><br>👉 Leggi il comunicato: <a href="https://t.co/PUcD9QGCd8">https://t.co/PUcD9QGCd8</a><br><br>Welcome Tarik 👊<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lastoriacontinua?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lastoriacontinua</a> <a href="https://t.co/aAD4HebM4K">pic.twitter.com/aAD4HebM4K</a></p>&mdash; Reyer Venezia (@REYER1872) <a href="https://twitter.com/REYER1872/status/1416773330032594944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

Umana Reyer Venice has added scoring punch in the backcourt with the arrival of Tarik Phillip ahead of the new 7DAYS EuroCup season.

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On Friday evening Turk Telekom Ankara announced the arrival of guard Aaron Harrison for the next season

Turk Telekom welcomes Harrison

Harrison (1.98 meters, 26 years old) arrives from Olympiacos Piraeus, where last season he averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games with the Reds. Harrison had already played two seasons in the 7DAYS EuroCup with a Turkish team, Galatasaray Istanbul, from 2018 to 2020 for a total 25 games and 373 points.

On Friday evening Turk Telekom Ankara announced the arrival of guard Aaron Harrison for the next season.

Lietkabelis Panevezys has signed guard Kristupas Zemaitis on a multi-year deal, the Lithuanian club has confirmed

Lietkabelis grabs Zemaitis on long-term deal

The 25 year-old started his career in the youth ranks of Zalgiris Kaunas, shining in the 2013-14 Adidas Next Generation Tournament at the age of 16. Since then he has played for a number of clubs in Lithuania, and will be making his 7DAYS EuroCup debut with Lietkabelis next season.

Lietkabelis Panevezys has signed guard Kristupas Zemaitis on a multi-year deal, the Lithuanian club has confirmed.

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Montenegrin champ Buducnost VOLI Podgorica announced on Friday the return of veteran forward Vladimir Micov for one season

Buducnost brings back champ Micov

Micov (2.01 meters, 36 years old) played the last four seasons in AX Armani Exchange Milan. In his last season there, he averaged 6.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 30 Turksih Airlines EuroLeague games, as he helped the team reach the Final Four again after more than one decade. Before Milan, Micov had played with Galatasaray Istanbul, with which he won the 7DAYS EuroCup title in 2016.

This will be Micov's fifth EuroCup season, his first two being from 2007 to 2009 precisely with Buducnost. This will be Micov's third stint with the Montenegrin champ. He made his debut there in 2005 and then went to Partizan Belgrade after a couple of seasons. One year later, he returned to Buducnost for two more seasons and in 2009 left until now. Micov is an accomplished veteran of European basketball having played in teams such as CSKA Moscow, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz or Cantu among others.



<div style="display: grid; place-items: center;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Povratak Micova u &quot;Moraču&quot;! 🔵⚪👇<a href="https://t.co/ayQov1hJPa">https://t.co/ayQov1hJPa</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ajmoplavobijeli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ajmoplavobijeli</a> <a href="https://t.co/O0e0NigN9A">pic.twitter.com/O0e0NigN9A</a></p>&mdash; KK Budućnost VOLI (@KKBuducnostVOLI) <a href="https://twitter.com/KKBuducnostVOLI/status/1416018222994923521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>

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