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Fernandez signs with Italian team

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Fernandez signs with Italian team

POSTED: Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:24 AM

Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer

Filed Under: Men's Basketball

Temple point guard Juan Fernandez signed a multi-year contract this morning to play professional basketball for EA7 Olimpia Milano, a top-level Italian basketball team.

"I'm obviously really, really happy," said the point guard, who will graduate from Temple this summer.

Fernandez will receive a high six-figure salary, according to a source with knowledge. Fernandez and Milano reached the agreement in Portsmouth, Va. Fernandez is there this week competing in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

The 22-year-old Argentine was among 64 college seniors making early auditions for NBA and overseas personnel.

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:00 PM, 04/13/2012

good for him - we need coach ron jeremy to go get pepe sanchez III

— sore richard

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Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer reporter since September 2004. He began covering the Temple men's basketball team in November 2010 and Temple football in August 2011. Pompey previously covered the Penn and Drexel men's basketball teams after initially focusing on high school sports.

Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.