COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes will only welcome one freshman to the roster for the 2012-13 season but Amedeo Della Valle isn’t your typical player. The 6-foot-5, 190 pound guard comes to Columbus (Ohio) from Italy by way of Henderson (Nev.) and has only been in the United State for one year.
But the sport of basketball is not just limited to the country where it was born. Della Valle was already a standout basketball player in his home country and now has a chance to play on the major stage that is college basketball after picking the Buckeyes over Texas A&M and several other suitors.
On Thursday afternoon the Buckeye basketball team met with the media for its annual media day and per long time team policy, freshmen were not allowed to answer questions. That prevented only one player from talking, Della Valle. But his teammates were not shy to talk about the new Buckeye.
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