2019–20 Victoria Libertas Pesaro Season
The 2019–20 season is Victoria Libertas Pesaro's 74th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball. Overview For the 2019-20 season, Pesaro entrusts the team to the young and promising coach Federico Perego, coming from a 5 years experience in the German Basketball Bundesliga as assistant coach of Brose Bamberg and head coach in the second half of his last year. But the season has an horrible start with a streak of 10 consecutive losses that forces the team to replace Perego with Giancarlo Sacco. Sacco's nomination is a comeback as he started his coaching career with Pesaro in 1984 until 1987 and again as head coach in the 1998–99 season. However, even with the new coach, Pesaro did not manage to interrupt the losing streak until the first match of the second half of the season against Fortitudo Bologna, after 16 consecutive losses. The 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federatio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Victoria Libertas Pesaro
Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). It was commonly known across Europe as Scavolini Pesaro, from the name of its historical main sponsor Scavolini (from 1975 to 2014), an Italian kitchen and bathroom products designer and manufacturer, whose co-founder Valter Scavolini was formerly club president. Now, it is known as Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro after its title sponsor. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below. History Victoria Libertas was officially founded in 1946 and had its best seasons during the 1980s. After being among the top teams in Italy for decades, Victoria Libertas under the name Scavolini Pesaro, won its first important trophy the 1982–83 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, rival the historic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Troy Williams
Troy Williams (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Blackwater Bossing of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He previously attended and played college basketball for Indiana. High school career Williams played his first three seasons at Phoebus High School in Hampton, Virginia before transferring to Oak Hill Academy for his senior season. As a senior in 2012–13, he averaged 16.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks during the regular season, compiling nine double-doubles. He was named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Virginia and led Oak Hill to a regular season record of 34–5 and an appearance in the National High School Invitational. College career As a freshman at Indiana in 2013–14, Williams started all 32 games, averaging 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 50.9 percent from the floor. On March 10, 2014, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. As a sophomore in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Okapi Aalstar
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Greensboro Swarm
The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. The team became the eleventh Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015. History In May 2015, the Charlotte Hornets announced that they planned to bring an NBA D-League team to the Carolinas in 2016. After considering several cities and arenas, the Hornets settled on Greensboro, North Carolina, with its home to be at the Pavilion at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. On December 29, the name and logo of the Swarm was unveiled during an intermission between the women's and men's championship games of the 40th anniversary of HAECO Invitational presented by NewBridge Bank at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center and featured Charlotte Hornets players and executives, Hugo the Hornet, the Honey Bees (cheerlea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roseto Sharks
Roseto Sharks is an Italian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ... club based in Roseto. They play in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season. Sponsorship names The club has had several denominations through the years due to sponsorship: * Cover Jeans Roseto (1982–1983) * Cordivari Roseto (1998–2001) * Euro Roseto (2001–2004) * Sedima Roseto (2004–2005) * BT Roseto (2005–2006) * Seven 2007 Roseto (2008–2009) * Mec-Energy Roseto (2011–present) Notable players External links Official website {{Serie A2 Basket Basketball teams in Italy Basketball teams established in 1946 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Eboua
Paul Herman Eboua (born 15 February 2000) is a Cameroonian-Italian professional basketball player for Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Serie A2. Early life and career Eboua was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon but grew up in Douala. He started playing basketball at age 14 while attending Lycée de Makepe in Douala. Stella Azzurra Roma (2015–2020) In 2015, while playing at the University of Douala, he was noticed by Italian club Stella Azzurra Roma. That summer, Eboua moved to Rome, his family staying in Cameroon, to join Stella Azzurra, despite not speaking Italian or English and having only one year of basketball experience. His teammate Jordan Philippe Bayehe, who was also from Cameroon, helped him acclimate. On 15 April 2016, Eboua played in the Jordan Brand Classic International Game in Brooklyn, New York. In January 2018, he averaged 14.8 points and 11 rebounds per game at the Kaunas tournament of the Adidas Next Generation Tournament (ANGT), an international junior competiti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aurora Basket Jesi
Aurora Basket Jesi is an Italian professional basketball club based in Jesi. It plays in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season. History In 1965, Gianni Rossetti (a television journalist for RAI), Carlo Barchiesi (current president) and Primo Novelli (then responsible for the club's junior sides) helped form Aurora Basket Jesi along with president Mario Gherardi. At the time, Springoil had been strongest side of Jesi, flirting with a promotion to the top-tier, but it disappeared due to financial difficulties. Roberto Vigo suggested to Gianni Rossetti that a basketball team should be set up within the Aurora Group. The team started play during the 1965-66 season in the highest regional division. Slowly moving up the divisions, the club moved up to the national Serie D in 1973. Jesi moved up to the Serie C2 after the 1979-80 season, thanks to players such as Giovannini, Carnevali and Castelli from Fabriano and Paccapelo from Lineaerre Team Pesaro. The team reached t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leonardo Totè
Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. People Notable people with the name include: * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and painter Artists * Leonardo Schulz Cardoso, Brazilian singer * Emival Eterno da Costa (born 1963), Brazilian singer known as Leonardo * Leonardo de Mango (1843–1930), Italian-born Turkish painter * Leonardo DiCaprio (born 1974), American actor * Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 1965), Italian actor and director Athletes * Leonardo Araújo (born 1969), usually known as Leonardo, Brazilian World Cup-winning footballer, and former sporting director of Paris Saint Germain * Leonardo Fioravanti (born 1997), Italian surfer * Leonardo Lourenço Bastos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer * Leonardo Bittencourt, German footballer * Leonardo Bonucci (born 1987), Italian footballer * Leonardo Candi (born 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pallacanestro Reggiana
Pallacanestro Reggiana, also known for sponsorship reasons as UnaHotels Reggio Emilia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna. It plays in the LBA as of the 2022-23 season. History 1970s Pallacanestro Reggiana was founded on 3 September 1974 by eight friends who wanted to establish a club that would unite the basketball community of Reggio Emilia. They started to play in the regional Promozione in a white and blue jersey sponsored by Magazzini Jolly, with the season ending with a promotion to the Serie D, in which they stayed a couple of seasons before again moving up, to the Serie C. The 1977–78 preseason saw the club merge with Cestistica Tricolore and come under the ownership of Cantine Riunite who also started sponsoring the club and changed its colours to white and red in the process. During the season itself, a team composed mainly by young local players led by Gianni Codeluppi earned a promotion to the third division Serie B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Federico Mussini
Federico Mussini (born March 12, 1996) is an Italian basketball player for Pallalcesto Amatori Udine of the Italian Serie A2 Basket, second tier national championship. Career Federico Mussini made his debut for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in May 2013 against Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, but only played one minute. In the 2013-14 season, Mussini only played in 9 total games for Reggio Emilia, but he played 11.6 minutes per game on the way to Reggio Emilia winning the 2013–14 EuroChallenge. Mussini was loaned to Stella Azzurra Roma for the 2013-14 Nike International Junior Tournament, where he was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 19.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 2.5 steals. In the 2014-15 season, Mussini saw increased role for Reggio Emilia as a back-up point guard to Andrea Cinciarini. With Mussini drawing strong interest from the NCAA, Reggio Emilia reportedly offered him a 5-year contract. Mussini said that he planned to decide his future by the e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in Italy, as well as the EuroCup. Reyer operates both men's and women's professional teams, both playing in their respective first divisions as of the 2017–18 season. The men's team has been crowned the Italian champions four times, as they won the LBA in 1942, 1943, 2017 and 2019. History The team was founded in 1872 as gymnastics club Società Sportiva Costantino Reyer, by the gymnastics teacher Peter Gallo in Venice. The basketball section was founded in 1925. In the 1941–42 and 1942–43 season, Reyer won back-to-back Italian league titles. In 1944, the team also won the Italian championship, but the victory was not approved by the Italian Federation. The club, under the name Carrera Venezia, participated in the 1980–81 FIBA K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pallacanestro Trapani
Pallacanestro Trapani, known for sponsorship reasons as 2B Control Trapani, is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club's full name is Club Sportivo Pallacanestro Trapani. The club plays in the second division Serie A2, as of the 2015-16 season. Season by season ''Note: Statistics are correct as of 8 October 2020.'' Arena The club played in the Palestra "Dante Alighieri" (capacity:300) from 1970 to 1982 and the Palestra "Tenente Alberti" (capacity:800) from 1982 to 1986. After spending the 1986-87 season in the Marsala based Palasport "Fortunato Bellina" (capacity:600), the side moved back to Trapani in the Palasport "Palagranata" (capacity:3,800) where it stayed until 1997. Since then Trapani has played in the 4,575 seater PalaIlio. In August 2015, its name became the Pala Conad for sponsorship reasons. Current roster Notable players Retired numbers Other notable players Head coaches *Alberto Cardella 1967†... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |