Taranto Cras Basket is an Italian women's
basketball
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club from
Taranto
Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...
. Cras is an acronym from Centro Ricreativo d'Attività Sportive.
Cras Taranto has won the
Italian championship in 2003, 2009, 2010 and 2012. It reached the final of the 2009
Eurocup, lost to
Galatasaray SK
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, and it made its debut in the
Euroleague the following year. Its best result to date was reaching the quarterfinals in 2011.
Profile
in FIBA's website
Titles
* Serie A
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** 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012
* Coppa Italia
The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since.
History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
** 2003, 2012
* Suppercopa
** 2003, 2009, 2010
2011-12 squad
* Gintarė Petronytė
Gintarė Petronytė (born 19 March 1989) is a Lithuanian professional female basketball player, currently playing for Reyer Venezia in Italy.
Career
On 21 July 2010, Galatasaray Medical Park announced that Petronyte had joined the team on a tw ...
(1.96)
* Sara Giauro (1.90)
* Nicole Antibe
Nicole Antibe (born 11 April 1974 in Paris, France
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(1.87)
* Megan Mahoney
Megan Marie Mahoney (born February 13, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. During her 14-year career, Mahoney won the Italian championship three times, in 2009, 2010 and 2012, and the Icelandic championship in 2006. In 20 ...
(1.85)
* Abiola Wabara (1.83)
* Valentina Siccardi (1.82)
* Ilaria Zanoni (1.80)
* Stella Panella (1.77)
* Liron Cohen (1.73)
* Giulia Gatti (1.68)
References
Cras
Cras
Basketball teams established in 1961
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