Here's Brett Blizzard: another piece in Coach Pansa's court
Il Bertram Derthona communicates that he has reached an agreement with the player Brett Alan Blizzard. 191 cm guard, born in 1980, originally from Tallahassee (Florida).
Product of the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Blizzard finished his senior year with 21.1 points, 3.6 assists and 44.1% from 3. All-America Honorable Mention in 2002 and 2003. At the end of his four-year college career he entered the top 20 of the best three-point shooters of all times of American college basketball. In the summer of 2003 he was signed on a multi-year contract by Montepaschi Siena, which helps him obtain an Italian passport. He immediately goes on loan to Legadue Jesi, where he contributes to the historic promotion of Sicc. In the Final Series he scored 30 points in Game 1 and 18 points, 5 steals and 6 assists in the decisive Game 3 away against Virtus Bologna. In 2004/05 he arrived in Serie A, a Cantu, where he reached the quarter-finals and participated in the Uleb Cup. The following year he was a Reggio Emilia, closing the 2005/06 season with 12 points and 2 assists on average. In 2006/07 he was hired by Virtus Bologna, a club with which he remained for four seasons, reaching the Scudetto final once (2007), the Italian Cup final twice and winning the Fiba Eurochallenge as a protagonist in 2009. In 2010/11 he moved toother team of Bologna, the Biancoblù, in Legadue. In 2012 he returns home to Wilmington. Subsequently he sets off again and disembarks at veroli, in Legadue, with Marco Ramondino. He ended the season as a sixth man averaging over 11 points and 47% from beyond the arc. TO Casale, since 2014, replicates his impact coming off the bench: an ankle injury limits him during his first season, but in the playoffs he is enthralling (13.5 points with over 46% from 3). Brett finished the 2015/16 season averaging 12.8 points and shooting 41% from long range. In 2016/2017, however, he served 3.8 assists, recording his career high, once again establishing himself both in decisive moments and in important matches. Still wearing the Novipiù Junior Casale jersey, in the last season he reached the playoff final, closing his post season with 12.3 points on average and shooting 45% from 3.
These are his first words as a player of Bertram Derthona: “The Bertram Derthona project immediately excited me. In fact, I am honored and motivated to be able to give my contribution to achieving what will be our objectives. I also can't wait to meet up with Gianluca Petronio with whom I already worked in my first year here in Italy. My family and I are excited to arrive in Tortona, where I will bring all my experience, leadership and work ethic."
Gianluca Petronio, Head of the Bertram Derthona First Team, had already crossed paths with Brett Blizzard. The Juventus manager commented on the new arrival as follows: “We are pleased to add a player with a long and respectable Italian career to a roster that promises to be competitive and deep. Thirteen years have passed since we were together in Jesi and he, a young rookie in his first year of professionalism, was already able to make a big contribution to the promotion to A1. In addition to his undisputed technical skills, Brett brings experience and maturity to Tortona which, made available to his teammates and staff, will facilitate a path that we hope will be very virtuous."
