Corey Albano (born July 28, 1975) is an American-Italian former professional

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player.

College career

Albano grew up in

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, graduating in 1993. After high school, he played

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at the

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter. There are about 4,400 full- ...

, where he was a member of the

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team, from 1993 until 1997. In 1996, as a Junior, Albano led the Monmouth Hawks to the school's first ever division 1 NCAA tournament appearance, where after going 20–9 they earned a 13 seed. During that 95–96 season Albano was the team's leading scorer, averaging 17.2 points per game. The team has been back to the tournament 4 times since Albano led the Hawks there his Junior year.

Professional career

Albano played for Ginásio C.F. in Portugal,

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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 professiona ...

, S.S. Basket Napoli,

Pallacanestro Varese Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first ...

and Gruppo Triboldi Basket in Italy,

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

and Olympias Patras in Greece and Saint-Quentin in France.Corey Albano LNB Profile
/ref> While playing with Panathinaikos he won the

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championship.

References

External links

Corey Albano
at basketball-reference.com
Corey Albano
at euroleague.net * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albano, Corey 1975 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American men's basketball players American people of Italian descent Basketball players from New York City Monmouth Hawks men's basketball players Olympias Patras B.C. players Pallacanestro Varese players Panathinaikos B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Scaligera Basket Verona players Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey Toms River High School South alumni Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players