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Scafati Basket
Scafati Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Givova Scafati, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Scafati, Campania. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). History Scafati Basket traces its history to Silvio Pellico, a club founded by a group of students in 1949. That merged with Savoia in 1955 to form Scafatese Basket, which would be renamed Centro Sportivo Scafatese in 1969. The team played in the amateur regional Serie C and Serie D until the early 1990s when, under the presidency of Aniello Longobardi, it climbed up divisions to reach the first tier Serie A in 2006. It was relegated from the Serie A in 2007–08. Arena The team has played its home games in the PalaMangano (named after former head coach Massimo Mangano), it holds 3,700 seats. Sponsorship names Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: *Rida Scafati (2001–2003) *Eurorida Scafati (2003–2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier level of the Italian league system. The LBA plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 16 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier. A total of 99 teams have competed in the LBA since its inception. Seventeen teams have been crowned champions, with Olimpia Milano having won the title a record 28 times, and Virtus Bologna 16 times. According to FIBA Europe's and Euroleague Basketball's national league coefficients, the LBA was the historically top ranked national domestic league in Europe, for the period 1958 to 2007. Today, the LBA is considered to be one of the top European national basketball leagues. Its clubs have won the most EuroLeague championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Collins (basketball)
James Edgar Collins (born November 5, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player whose last team was Fabriano Basket, Indesit Fabriano of the Italian LegADue, second division (Serie A2) in 2006–07 season. Career He attended Florida State University and was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA draft. He played one season in the National Basketball Association, NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1997–98 NBA season, 1997–98, who had obtained him from the 76ers by trading the rights to a 1998 second round pick (used to select Jelani McCoy). He has also been briefly signed by the Phoenix Suns in 1999, Washington Wizards in 1999 and Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but has not played any NBA games for those teams. Collins played for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 2000 to 2002 and earned All-CBA First Team honors in 2002. Before Fabriano, he has played in Spain for Joventut Badalona, Pinturas Brugue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Wolkowyski
Rubén Oscar Wolkowyski (born September 30, 1973) is an Argentine former professional basketball player, who also holds Polish citizenship. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Wolkowyski played professionally in Argentina, the United States, Russia, Poland, Spain, and Greece. In 2000, he and Pepe Sánchez became the first Argentines to play in the NBA regular season. Wolkowyski played a total of 41 NBA games and averaged 2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. His final game being on Christmas of 2002 in a 81 - 117 loss to the New Jersey Nets where he recorded 1 assist, 1 turnover and no other stats in 6 and half minutes of playing time. On September 29, 2010, Wolkowyski scored 45 points for Libertad de Sunchales in a 118–115 victory over Obras Sanitarias, for the Copa Argentina title. The winner of the game was decided after 4 over-times. National team career Wolkowyski defended Argentina to claim the inaugural gold meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Williams (basketball)
Frank Lowell Williams (born February 25, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. As a point guard, Williams was drafted out of the University of Illinois with the 25th overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. In 2004, Williams was named to the University of Illinois All-Century Team. High school career Williams attended Manual High School in Peoria, Illinois, where he was a member of one of the most heralded teams in the nation. Williams led Peoria Manual to the final two of four consecutive IHSA class AA boys state basketball tournaments, in 1996 as a sophomore and again in 1997 as a junior. In both tournaments, Williams was named to the five-player All-Tournament team. As a senior, Williams was named the 1998 Illinois Mr. Basketball. College career After high school, Williams attended the University of Illinois, and played three seasons for the Fighting Illini under head coach Bill Self, leading the team to a string of NCAA Tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Datome
Luigi "Gigi" Datome (born 27 November 1987) is an Italian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the small forward and power forward positions. Datome was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2016. Professional career Early years Born in Montebelluna to Sardinian parents from Olbia, Datome moved to Olbia in Sardinia, where he started playing junior basketball. He joined Montepaschi Siena of the first division Serie A in 2003. He played three and a half seasons for Montepaschi before joining Scafati Basket in February 2007. Virtus Roma (2008–2013) In 2008, Datome signed with Virtus Roma where he went on to earn the league's Best Under 22 player award for the 2008–09 season. In 2012–13, he was named the Lega Basket Serie A MVP, after averaging 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Detroit Pistons (2013–2015) On 16 July 2013, Datome signed a two-year, $3.5 million contract w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Lauwers
Dimitri Lauwers (born 30 April 1979) is a Belgian professional basketball player. He also played for the Belgian national basketball team at EuroBasket 2011. Professional career In the 1997 he made his debut with the BC Oostende and in 1998 he won the Belgian Cup. After three season he left the team and went to play in France, where he played with three teams ( Le Mans, Cholet and Dijon) and won the French Leaders Cup in 2004. Then he moved to Italy to play with Teramo, Scafati, Virtus Bologna, Varese and Avellino and he won the LegaDue championship for two times (in 2006 and 2009) and the LegaDue Cup (in 2006). In 2012 he came back to the BC Oostende and won the Belgian League. In 2013 he returned to play in Italy and he played for Scaligera Verona and Sutor Montegranaro. He currently plays for Recanati Recanati () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Hatten
Marcus Isaiah Hatten (born December 13, 1980) is a retired American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he played as point guard and had an extensive professional career in several European and South-American countries. He was the 2006 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League Early career Hatten attended Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School. From there he went to Tallahassee Community College where he averaged about 20 points per game between his freshman and sophomore seasons. After this, he transferred to Big East power, St. John's University in New York City to be a communications major. He was the second Tallahassee Community College star to go to St. John's, as Bootsy Thornton (also of Baltimore) took the same route to St. John's. Under coach Mike Jarvis, he was an NIT champion and MVP, two time All–Big East first team selection and averaged 21.2 points per game. Though his MVP and St. John' NIT title were lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Andersen
Michael Dahl Andersen (born 29 January 1974), is a retired Danish professional basketball player. He is 2.13 m (7'0") in height and he plays at the position of center. Honours Prokom Sopot * 2-time Polish League championship as a player for Prokom Sopot: (2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ..., 2007) References External linksPlayer Profile - AEK.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Michael 1974 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Romero
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors. He was ultimately killed in single combat by Achilles, who later dragged his dead body around the city of Troy behind his chariot. Etymology In Greek, is a derivative of the verb ἔχειν ''ékhein'', archaic form * grc, ἕχειν, hékhein, label=none ('to have' or 'to hold'), from Proto-Indo-European *'' seɡ́ʰ-'' ('to hold'). , or as found in Aeolic poetry, is also an epithet of Zeus in his capacity as 'he who holds verything together. Hector's name could thus be taken to mean 'holding fast'. Description Hector was described by the chronicler Malalas in his account of the ''Chronography'' as "dark-skinned, tall, very stoutly built, strong, good nose, wooly-haired, good beard, sq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Apodaca
Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycologist; also his botanical author abbreviation *Marvin Rick (1901–1999), American middle-distance runner Units of measure *Rick, a quantity of firewood, related to a cord, in some parts of the US *Rick, a stack or pile of hay, grain or straw Other uses *Tropical Storm Rick (other) * ''Rick'' (film), a 2003 film starring Bill Pullman *RICK, stock ticker symbol for Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. See also *Richard (other) *Ricks (other) *Ricky (other) *Rix (other) Rix may refer to: Places * Rix, Jura, a commune in France * Rix, Nièvre, a commune in France People * Rix (surname) * Rix Robinson (1789–1875), Michigan pioneer Other uses * ''Rix'', a Gaulish word meaning "king"; cognate w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamal Robinson
Jamal Tyrone Robinson (born December 27, 1973) is an American retired basketball small forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Miami Heat during the 2000–01 season. Born in Queens, New York, he attended the University of Virginia where he played for their basketball team. He attended Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, where he graduated from in 1993. Robinson is the first Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School alumni to play in the NBA. Robinson is now an assistant coach at Old Dominion University. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ... , 6 , , 0 , , 12.0 , , .136 , , .000 , , &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Jamison
Harold Sherill Jamison (born November 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he is 6'8" and played at power forward. Basketball career In college, Jamison played for Clemson University. He started his National Basketball Association career with the Miami Heat in 1999–2000, appearing in 12 games. His second season was with the Los Angeles Clippers (2001–02) for whom he played 25 games for and averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds. After which he was traded along with Darius Miles to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andre Miller and Bryant Stith Bryant Lamonica Stith (born December 10, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a men's assistant basketball coach at University of North Carolina Green ..., but he was shortly after waived. Jamison's final NBA game was played on April 17, 2002 in a 103 - 107 loss to the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
