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Jon Elmore
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Former Herd Guard Jon Elmore Signs with Pallacanestro Trieste
7/24/2019 2:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The former guard is beginning his professional career in Italy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Former Marshall guard Jon Elmore signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of Lega Basket Serie A in Triste, Italy. LBA is the highest level of basketball in Italy.
Elmore is the all-time leader in points, assists and made three-pointers in both Conference USA and program history. While also being all-time leader in made free-throws in program history. He averaged 20.3 points per game and had 187 assists to lead the Herd during the 2018-19 season.
Elmore closed out his Marshall career by helping the team to the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament title in a 90-70 win over Green Bay.
Pallancestro is entering its second season in Serie A after capturing the Serie A2 title in the 2017-18 season to earn the promotion, ending a 14-year absence from Italy's top league. It plays its home games in the Allianz Dome in Triste with a near-7,000 capacity. Trieste is located in northeastern Italy along the Adriatic Sea and near the border of Slovenia.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
Elmore is the all-time leader in points, assists and made three-pointers in both Conference USA and program history. While also being all-time leader in made free-throws in program history. He averaged 20.3 points per game and had 187 assists to lead the Herd during the 2018-19 season.
Elmore closed out his Marshall career by helping the team to the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament title in a 90-70 win over Green Bay.
Pallancestro is entering its second season in Serie A after capturing the Serie A2 title in the 2017-18 season to earn the promotion, ending a 14-year absence from Italy's top league. It plays its home games in the Allianz Dome in Triste with a near-7,000 capacity. Trieste is located in northeastern Italy along the Adriatic Sea and near the border of Slovenia.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and on Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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