POLITE JR. SIGNS PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT WITH ITALY-BASED PALLACANESTRO BIELLA

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RADFORD, Va. – Former Radford men's basketball star Ed Polite, Jr. inked a professional contract with Italian-based club, Pallacanestro Biella, on Tuesday afternoon.

Located in Beilla, Piedmont, Italy, Pallacanestro Beilla was formed in 1994 from the merger of two local sides, Biella Basket Club and Amici del Basket Biella. It started playing in the Italian fourth division, moving up to the second division by 1999.

The team competes in the Serie A2 Basket, which is a professional men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with promotion/relegation occurring between these leagues.

Polite Jr. was a Preseason Lou Henson Award Watch List selection for the top Mid-Major player in the nation. He was named to the All-Big South First Team and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after averaging a career-high 13.4 points per game including 14.8 during conference play.

He led the Big South with 9.5 rebounds per game and ranked top-10 in the Big South for both steals per game (1.5) and blocks per game (1.2). The Lanham, Md. native became the top rebounder in program history and second in Big South history with 1,119 in his illustrious career.

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#24 Ed Polite, Jr.: F; 6' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#24 Ed Polite, Jr.
: 6' 5"; Senior
: F

Players Mentioned

#24 Ed Polite, Jr.

Players Mentioned

#24 Ed Polite, Jr.