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JayVaughn Pinkston signs with Mantovana in Italy

Pinkston is off to Europe.

Former Villanova forward JayVaughn Pinkston has signed a deal with Pallacanestro Mantovana of the Italian Serie A2, the second division of basketball in the country.

It's been a tough start to Pinkston's pro career after he tore his ACL in his first NBA practice with the Brooklyn Nets last spring. After almost a year of rehabr, he signed with the Maine Red Claws (D-League affiliate of the Boston Celtics) and participated in the NBA Summer League.

Mantovana is based in Mantua in the Northern region of Lombardy.