Napoli Extends EuroCup Winning Run with Its Bench

Jasmin Repesa's Napoli has also gone unbeaten in its first six EuroCup games. Marco Spissu and Jack White came off the bench in all six of the team's wins. Spissu produced 42 of the team's 144 assists and played about 22 minutes. He made half of his three-point attempts.

White averaged 12 points and 6.2 rebounds in about 21 minutes, 2.3 of them on the offensive glass. He ranks second on the team in performance index, behind Zachary Seljaas. Seljaas has started every game in the starting five and leads the team in both minutes and points. Jahmi'us Ramsey and Markel Brown also contribute to the scoring.

Napoli averages 92 points and 24 assists per game in EuroCup, and shoots 42.2 percent from three. It beat Tofas Bursa 105-101, winning by 4 points. It scored 94 points in a road game at Neptunas Klaipeda. On defense, it held Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse to 76 points in the opener, and limited Buducnost VOLI Podgorica to 75 points, winning the away game by 18.

In Italy, the form is holding in Serie A as well. Napoli won 91-89 away at Scafati, giving it six wins and one defeat in the league. This matches the record the team, under coach Andrea Mazzon, had after seven matches in the 2003/04 season. According to Pianeta Basket's data, the team scored 656 points in the first seven league games, a club record.