Rob Belcore may or may not play in Italy

Last week I reported that Penn senior Rob Belcore had received an offer from Italian pro league team Angelico Biella. The first offer came in, it wasn’t what Belcore was looking for, so negotiations continued. Last Thursday morning, Belcore was notified that negotiations had stalled so Angelico Biella could focus on the weekend's game. He was told they would continue beginning Monday.

Stay with me, because it gets complicated.

Last Friday (March 23), an Italian hoops website reported that 21-year-old Greek player Leonidas Kaselakis had been practicing with the team. All signs pointed toward Kaselakis signing with Biella, as the following day the same site reported that Belcore was not offered and Angelico Biella was not interested.

Yesterday, Kaselakis was sent home to Greece. Giovanni Barga of Eurobasket.com reports that Angelico Biella will "probably get to the end of the season without adding players to its roster," but will continue monitoring the market. In the mean time, Belcore is back in talks with the team after thinking he would not be going to Italy this spring.

Biella certainly knows how to create drama. My sense is that the team has one roster spot available and wants to make the best decision possible. But with five weeks remaining in the season, one might think Angelico Biella would like to sign someone and have an extra body on the court. But again, for Belcore, it's a waiting game.