Kentucky men’s basketball head coach, John Calipari, has been named the Head Coach of the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team and will lead Team USA at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Championship in July in Cairo. The decision was officially announced Wednesday after Calipari was selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee...
READ MOREDanilo Gallinari is reportedly willing to let go of over $17 million guaranteed next season to explore free agency. The Denver Nuggets is scared that the Italian forward will go ahead with his threat possibly losing him in the offseason. Faced with this dilemma, it’s likely that the team explore possible trades before the deadline. With the possibl...
READ MOREA series of "not-to-be-missed" articles is coming to We the Italians' magazine next spring: 10 special stories dedicated to athletes of Italian origin who had success in many popular sport disciplines in the United States. From baseball to basketball, from boxing to bowling, from football to golf, from hockey to racing and soccer and wrestling: th...
READ MOREThe new partnership between the IACC and the Miami Heat is bringing you a unique event on the night of March 21. Join us for a VIP Party in the spectacular XFINITY EAST PLAZA, followed by the match: Miami Heat vs. Phoenix Suns. Do not miss also the opportunity to get a POST GAME THROW PASS and a special edition MIAMI HEAT-IACC T-SHIRT, included in...
READ MOREBy Mario Salvini Vent'anni fa, il 20 aprile 1996, a Dearborn, Michigan, moriva Hank Biasatti. E il fatto che probabilmente non sappiate chi è la prova che c'è ancora molto da scoprire nella storia dello sport, della nostra emigrazione, della nostra cultura. Hank in realtà non si chiamava Hank, si chiamava Arcado, un nome troppo difficile da pronun...
READ MOREIceberg has designed the off-court wardrobe for Danilo Gallinari, the 24-year-old Italian basketball player who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The Italian brand, under the Gilmar umbrella, provided Mr. Gallinari with customized outfits with an elegant, yet easy mood. The range includes a blue suit featuring satin revers, a black tuxedo, a blue cashm...
READ MOREItalian basketball federation president Gianni Petrucci and NT head coach Simone Pianigiani had dinner in New York with Gigi Datome, Andrea Bargnani and Danilo Gallinari.The three players said that they'll be available to play Eurobasket 2015 with Italian National Team, according to Gazzetta.it. Marco Belinelli did not attend the dinner be...
READ MOREAttribute to Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq., National Italian American Foundation Chairman (NIAF) and John M. Viola, President "On behalf of the National Italian American Foundation's Board of Directors, we congratulate Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member and Chairman of the Board of Directors for USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo on b...
READ MOREThe National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) congratulates Pete D'Alessandro on his new appointment as General Manager of the Sacramento Kings, the National Basketball Association's franchise in California's capital city. "A highly talented basketball executive and proud Italian American, Pete brings not only passion and integrity to th...
READ MOREby Michael Dunlap Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is finally playing like the superstar they believed he'd become. When raw talent and potential are combined into a terrific basketball frame, it's hard to not overhype the possibilities. Such has been the case with 6-foot-10 wing Danilo Gallinari of the Denver Nuggets,...
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