Olimpia Basket Pistoia
Olimpia Basket Pistoia, also known as Maltinti Pistoia after one of its historic sponsors, was an Italian professional basketball team from the town of Pistoia. It played in Serie A, the Italian top-level professional league, in the 1990s. Their best result was 8th place in the 1992/93 season. It participated in the Korać Cup in the 1996/97 season. After the 1998/99 season, when they were relegated from Serie A, the team went bankrupt and is currently defunct. Pistoia is currently represented in LegADue by another team, Carmatic Pistoia. The team was established in 1965 and, due to sponsorship deals, was also known as Kleenex Pistoia (1988–94), Madigan Pistoia (1994-96), Rolly Pistoia (1996–97) and Mabo Pistoia (1997-99). Notable players * Leon Douglas 4 seasons: '87-'91 * Joe Bryant 2 seasons: '87-'89 * Andrea Daviddi 2 seasons: '87-'89 * Claudio Crippa 10 seasons: '88-'98 * Ron Rowan 3 seasons: '89-'92 * Luca Silvestrin 3 seasons: '89-'92 * Charles Jones 1 se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Francesco Vescovi
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (other), several people * Francesco Barbaro (other), several people * Francesco Bernardi (other), several people *Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter * Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer * Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer * Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor * Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter * Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect * Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer * Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist * Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist * Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ed Stokes
Edward Kobie Stokes (born September 3, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player, who played at the center position. Stokes attended the University of Arizona. During his collegiate career, he scored 984 points, grabbed 644 rebounds and blocked 167 shots. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the 1993 NBA draft (second round, 35th pick overall). Stokes started his professional career in Greece, playing for Panionios BC. He went on to represent Stefanel Milano, Aris Thessaloniki, Titanes de Morovis (Puerto Rico), Telemarket Roma, Toronto Raptors, Pistoia Olimpia, Keravnos (Cyprus), FC Porto, Libertad de Sunchales, STB Le Havre and Crabs Rimini. In the NBA, the rights to Stokes and Jeff Webster were traded by the Heat to the Washington Bullets in 1995 for Rex Chapman and Terrence Rencher, but he was released without appearing for the team in any regular season games. He was also under preseason contract with the Denver Nuggets (October 1996) and Seattle SuperSon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ian Lockhart
Ian DeWitt Lockhart (born June 25, 1967 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) and 240 lb (109 kg) he played as a small forward. College career Lockhart played college basketball for the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the Southeastern Conference of the NCAA Division I from 1986 to 1990. Professional career After going undrafted in the 1990 NBA Draft he was signed by the Phoenix Suns in September 1990; however, he only played 2 minutes in a solitary November 1990 appearance, scoring 4 points. Released by the Suns, he moved to Puerto Rico to play in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He would play in the country for 15 seasons, including 11 consecutive seasons from 1990 to 2002, most notably for the Piratas de Quebradillas. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vincenzo Esposito
Vincenzo Esposito (; born March 1, 1969) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach, he lastly worked for Germani Basket Brescia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), in Italy. During his playing career, he played at the shooting guard position. Esposito was the first player signed by the Toronto Raptors of the NBA, also making him the first Italian signed by an NBA team. The majority of his playing career took place in Italy, where he was named the league's most valuable player in 1999 and 2000. He also won the Italian Cup in 1988, and the Italian league championship with Juvecaserta, in 1991. Professional playing career Early career The Caserta native started his career with hometown club Juvecaserta Basket during the 1984–85 Serie A season, at age 15. With the Campanian club he won the 1988 Italian Basketball Cup and the 1990–91 Serie A championship, the club's first (and as of 2021 only) national championship, during that time the team also played in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Matteo Soragna
Matteo Soragna (born 26 December 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He can switch between all perimeter positions (shooting guard, small forward and point guard). He was part of the Italian national team that won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Professional career The Mantuan played youth basketball with local clubs Vigor and Pallacanestro Mantovana before moving to third division Serie B side Juvi Cremona in 1993 to start his professional career. After three years with Cremona Soragna discovered the first division Serie A with Rolly Pistoia in 1996. He then moved to Basket Barcellona of the fourth division Serie B2, helping the Sicilians earn promotions to the Serie B1 in 1998, then the Serie A2 in 1999 before losing in the promotion playoffs final in 2000. Moving to Pallacanestro Biella in 2000, he was this time part of a successful promotion run as the side moved up to the Serie A at the end of the season. The 2001-02 season saw him becom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Burrough
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Derrick Taylor
A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, and a boom hinged at its base to provide articulation, as in a ''stiffleg'' derrick. The most basic type of derrick is controlled by three or four lines connected to the top of the mast, which allow it both to move laterally and cant up and down. To lift a load, a separate line runs up and over the mast with a hook on its free end, as with a crane. Forms of derricks are commonly found aboard ships and at docking facilities. Some large derricks are mounted on dedicated vessels, and known as floating derricks and sheerlegs. The term derrick is also applied to the framework supporting a drilling apparatus in an oil rig. The derrick derives its name from a type of gallows named after Thomas Derrick, an Elizabethan era English executioner. Types ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ken Barlow (basketball)
Kenneth Barlow (born September 20, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. Barlow graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. Early years Barlow attended Cathedral High School. As a senior, he led the school to the state semifinal game and received All-American honors. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. As a sophomore in the 1983–84 season, he contributed along with point guard David Rivers, to a runner-up finish at the 1984 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). He served as team captain his final two seasons, while helping the Irish to two NCAA tournament berths in 1985 and 1986. As a senior, he received the school's Student Athlete of the Year award. In 2019, he was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Barlow was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers, in the first round (23rd overall) of the 1986 NBA draft. On June 16, he was traded along with shooting guard ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Davide Ancilotto
Davide Ancilotto (Venice, 3 January 1974 – Rome, 24 August 1997) was an Italian professional basketball player. Career Beginnings Ancilotto began playing association football at a very young age in Mestre. He began to play basketball, first experimenting with various roles, and then becoming a shooting guard, despite being tall, remarkable for a guard in Europe, becoming one of the most important players in this role on the continent. His height made him an atypical player for his role, not aesthetically beautiful, but concrete. Serie A and national team career Ancilotto played 178 games in Lega Basket Serie A: the first four seasons in Caserta (1991-1995, three in A1 and the last in A2), then at Madigan Olimpia Basket Pistoia (1995-96), and with his last team, Virtus Roma, with which he collected 28 appearances, in the 1996-97 season. In 1996 he was about to be sold to the Spanish team Badalona but chose to stay in Italy and play for the team of the capital. In his Serie A c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Irving Thomas
Irving Thomas (born January 2, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Brooklyn, New York, formerly of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'8" small forward from the University of Kentucky and Florida State University played with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1990-91 NBA season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ..., appearing in 26 games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Since 2001, he has been a scout for the Lakers. ; retrieved May 21, 2007 Notes External linksNBA stats@ basketballreference.comIrving Thomas stats @ Lega Basket Serie A 1966 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in It ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marty Embry
Marty Embry (born March 28, 1964) is an American chef, entrepreneur and retired professional basketball player. Basketball career At 6'9, 270 lbs., he was drafted out of DePaul University in the 4th round of the 1986 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. He played professionally for 13 seasons. He played for the following teams in Europe and Asia: 86, Jersey Jammers 86–87 Tenerife AB, Spain 87–88 Castor's, Belgium 88–89 Castor's, Belgium 89–90 Pasabahce, Turkey 90–91 Pasabahce, Turkey 91–92 Pasabahce, Turkey 92 Pensacola, Florida (CBA) 92–93 Ferrara, Italy 93–94 Ferrara, Italy 94–95 Desio, Italy 95–96 Pistoia, Italy 96–97 Roma, Italy 97–98 Pozzuoli, Italy 98–99 Aisin Seahorses, Japan. Business career He has owned multiple businesses including his most recent restaurant called “51 To Go” which was located in his hometown of Flint, Michigan. He is the author of 8 cookbooks and a self help book called ''Diary of a Depressive''. Personal life He was born ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |