ITA - Canti sign Shaw
CANTU (Serie A) - Serie A side Pallacanestro Cantu have sealed the return of American centre Casey Joseph Shaw on a one-year deal. The 31-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, returns to the north Italian club where - during the 1999-2000 season
CANTU (Serie A) - Serie A side Pallacanestro Cantu have sealed the return of American centre Casey Joseph Shaw on a one-year deal.
The 31-year-old, who celebrated his birthday on Thursday, returns to the north Italian club where - during the 1999-2000 season - he averaged 13 points and nine rebounds per game.
Shaw, who was born in Ohio but is in possession of an Italian passport having spent much of his career in Italy - also including spells with Trieste, Roma and Milano - joins from Gran Canaria.
After spells in Poland, Latvia and Spain, Shaw returned to Italy with Reggio Calabria for a year in 2004, averaging almost identical figures to his first spell in Serie A with 13.7 points and 9.4 rebounds before taking the next step on his European tour in Spain.
Shaw also played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers before arriving in Italy.
PA Sport