Partenope Napoli Basket is an Italian amateur

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team from

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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History

Partenope Napoli Basket first took part in the top-tier level Italian first division, the LBA, from 1963 to 1965. After stabilizing itself in the top level Italian league in 1967, it stayed there until 1975, with a second-place finish in the 1968–69 season. The club won the 1968

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and the European-wide secondary level 1969–70 season's

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. The club played in the Italian second division, the Serie A2, between 1975 and 1978, and again for a solitary season in the 1997–98 season. The club then went

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at the end of that season. The club was then re-founded in 2001. The club played in the

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Italian 4th-tier level Serie C Basket, during the 2014–15 season.

Honours

Total titles: 2

Domestic competitions

: Winners (1): 1967–68 : ''Runners-up (2)'': 1968–69, 1970–71

European competitions

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: Winners (1): 1969–70 : ''Semifinalist (2)'': 1970–71, 1971–72

Notable players

1960's * Remo Maggetti * Renato Abbate *

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* Jim Williams * Lorenzo Angori * Giovanni Gavagnin * Carlos D'Aquila *

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1990's * Yamen Sanders * Sergio Mastroianni *

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* Dave Johnson

1970 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup winning squad

, Jim Williams,

, Carlos d'Aquila, Remo Maggetti, Giovanni Gavagnin, Francesco Ovi,

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, Vincenzo Errico, Manfredo Fucile, Renato Abbate, Leonardo Coen (Coach:

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)

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as: * Ignis Sud Napoli (1967–1968) * Fides Napoli (1968–1972) * Fag Napoli (1973–1976) * Cosatto Napoli (1976–1977) * Gis Napoli (1977–1978) * Pasta Baronia Napoli (1997–1998)

References

External links

Serie A historical results
Retrieved 24 August 2015
Eurobasket.com profile
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