Riccardo Antonelli (6'8'', 1988) and Niccolò Martinoni (6'8'', 1989) -at the pic- helped their team, historic Varese, to promote to first italian league (A1) after only one year in second division. The team coached by Stefano Pillastrini have the americans Randolph Childress (Wake Forest '95) and Kaniel Dickens (Idaho '00). Attached, the stats of the youngsters:

Antonelli: 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.8 steals.

Martinoni: 7.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 43% on threes. 

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