Italy won the U-18 Reggio Calabria Tournament, held in the Italian city situated in the south of the country, collecting three victories in three games. The team coached by Stefano Bizzozi beat Germany (72-60), Greece (80-57) and France (70-69). Great step forward for them to prepare the Division "A" European Championship of this summer in Poland.
In the contest against France, played yesterday, Siena's guard Matteo Imbro ('94) led the winners with 14 points, while Amedeo Della Valle ('93) added 11. Forward Raphael Gaspardo ('93), from Benetton Treviso, finished as the best scorer of the event averaging 14.0 points.