Pallacanestro Pavia was an Italian professional

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club based in

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. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

The club was established in 1943 as Onda Pavia by industrialist Luigi Cazzani. In 1955–56, Pavia finished at third place in the

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, the national championship. It played in the first division until 1958 when it was expelled. Onda Pavia was refounded a few years later. At the end of the 1978–79 season the team was promoted to the third division

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. The club then climbed to the

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in 1985. With the addition of experienced coach

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and legendary player Oscar Schmidt, the side beat Sidis Reggio Emilia on 9 May 1991 in the playout to earn a return to Serie A. Despite the efforts made by Oscar, top scorer of the league with 38.6 points per game, the team only lasted one season in the top division, being relegated in 1992. After a few unremarkable years in the second division and the departure of Oscar, the side went bankrupt in 1995. In 1997, Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia was established as its successor and reached the second division in 2001. In 2005/2006 a 17-year-old

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, the eventual Italian NBA star, played its first professional championship with Pavia, and the team then had its best season in 2006/2007, losing a promotion playoff final. However, in June 2010 the side sold its right to play in the second division to

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, voluntarily relegating to the third division Serie A dilettanti. At the same time it retook the name Pallacanestro Pavia. After two years in that league, Pallacanestro Pavia again auto-relegated, this time to the fourth division Serie C after struggling to find financing. It only played a season at the level before choosing to move down to the sixth division Promozione. Pallacanestro Pavia's last participation in a championship was in the 2013–14 season, playing in the seventh division Prima Divisione. Since then, the club has disappeared.

Notable players

1950's *

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6 seasons: '52–'57 *

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2 seasons: '57–'58 1980's * Mimmo Giroldi 5 seasons: '84–'89 *

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3 seasons: '85–'88 *

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4 seasons: '85–'89 * Paolo Boesso 3 seasons: '86–'89 * Marcellus Starks 1 season: '87–'88 * Hernan Montenegro 2 seasons: '88–'90 * Mike Davis 1 season: '88–'89 *

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1 season: '88–'89 * Stefano Attruia 1 season: '89–'90 * Robert Lock 3 seasons: '89–'92 * Domenico Fantin 3 seasons: '89–'91, '92–'93 1990's * Moris Masetti 2 seasons: '90–'92 * Oscar Schmidt 3 seasons: '90–'93 * Bob Thornton 1 season: '92–'93 * Rod Griffin 1 season: '93–'94 *

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1 season: '93–'94 *

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2 seasons: '93–'95 * Randy Allen 1 season: '94–'95 2000's *

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1 season: '02-'03 *

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1 season: '03-'04 *

1 season: '05–'06 * Maximiliano Stanic 1 season: '06-'07 *

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1 season: '06-'07 * Jeff Viggiano 1 season: '08-'09

Retired numbers

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as : *Necchi Pavia: (1955–1957) *Annabella Pavia: (1985–1990) *Fernet Branca Pavia: (1990–1993) *Sacil HLB Pavia: (2001–2002) *Edimes Pavia: (2002–2009)

References

External links

Lega Basket Serie A history
Retrieved 16 July 2015
Eurobasket.com profile
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