Trento challenges Varese and Cantù in three days

Trento challenges Varese and Cantù in the Valtellina Summer Leagueù

Dolomiti Energia Trentino è is headed to Livigno for the Valtellina Summer League. After the success in the Melinda Cup against Verona, the Aquila will be called to play two friendly games in three days against Pallacanestro Varese and Pallacanestro Cantù, respectively on September 5 at 6 p.m. and September 7 always at the same time. 

For the Bianconeri, after facing Verona in the previous preseason scrimmage, these are two more important tests to evaluate the progress of the hard work in the gym these days and the process of insertion of the newcomers: the goal will be to give continuity to the good signs shown in the first summer outings while trying to consolidate their identity on the court.

The first of the two friendlies è is against Openjobmetis Varese of the’former of the day Davide Alviti, who wore the bianconera jersey last season. The Varese lineup will be able to count for the second season on the talent of Italian national team playmaker Nico Mannion. Coach Almonds is also banking heavily on the athleticism and explosiveness of Nigerian long man Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu and the offensive talents of Gabe Brown, Jaylen Hands, Justin Gray and Jordan Harris. The Italian department will be able to count on young Librizzi, Virginio and Assui.

In the second scrimmage Dolomiti Energia Trentino will go on stage against the’Acqua S.Bernardo Cant’of former Filippo Baldi Rossi, who played in bianconero from the 2013 season to the 2017 season reaching promotion to Serie A, the EuroCup semifinals and a championship final. As of this season, also sitting on the Cant&ugrave bench is former HCL coach Nicola Brienza, who will be able to count on many top players such as Tyrus McGee (already seen several times in the LBA with Sassari, Venice, Cremona and Pistoia), Christian Burns, Andrea De Nicolao, Grant Basile and Joonas Riismaa.