Denzel Valentine signs with Italian basketball club

Denzel Valentine has found his newest professional basketball home:

Former Michigan State basketball star Denzel Valentine has found a new home in professional basketball. Valentine has signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Serie A league.

Valentine is familiar with Italian basketball, having finished last season in Italy playing for Milano after starting the season in Australia with the Sydney Kings of the NBL.

In 29 games with the Sydney Kings last season, Valentine averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. He would then finish up the year as a member of Milano’s roster and totaled 15 points, three assists and two steals over his four games played.

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