Pallacanestro Trapani, known for sponsorship reasons as 2B Control Trapani,
is an Italian professional
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team that is based in
Trapani
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. The club's full name is Club Sportivo Pallacanestro Trapani. The club plays in the second division
Serie A2, as of the 2015-16 season.
Season by season
''Note: Statistics are correct as of 8 October 2020.''
Arena
The club played in the Palestra "Dante Alighieri" (capacity:300) from 1970 to 1982 and the Palestra "Tenente Alberti" (capacity:800) from 1982 to 1986.
After spending the 1986-87 season in the
Marsala
Marsala (, local ; la, Lilybaeum) is an Italian town located in the Province of Trapani in the westernmost part of Sicily. Marsala is the most populated town in its province and the fifth in Sicily.
The town is famous for the docking of Gius ...
based Palasport "Fortunato Bellina" (capacity:600), the side moved back to Trapani in the Palasport "Palagranata" (capacity:3,800) where it stayed until 1997.
Since then Trapani has played in the 4,575 seater PalaIlio. In August 2015, its name became the Pala Conad for sponsorship reasons.
Current roster
Notable players
Retired numbers
Other notable players
Head coaches
*Alberto Cardella
1967–68
*Giuseppe Vento
1968–73
*Franco Di Paola
1973–75
*Leonardo Mione
1975–77
*Antonino Fodale
1977–1978
*Leonardo Mione
1978–79
*Alberto Cardella
1979–80
*Rino Monaco
1980–81?
*Giuseppe Barbara
1980–81?
*Piero Musumeci
1981–82?
*Antonino Fodale
1981–82?
*Emilio Trivelli
1982–84
*Bruno Boero
1984–86
*Stefano Michelini
1986–88
*Gianfranco Benvenuti
1988–91
*Giancarlo Sacco
1991–92
*
Riccardo Sales
Riccardo Sales (14 August 1941 – 14 May 2006) was an Italian basketball player and coach. From 1969-1974 he coached Pallacanestro Milano 1958, before joining Nuova Pallacanestro Gorizia for several season. In 1977, Sales moved to Basket Brescia w ...
1992–93
*Giovanni Gebbia
1993–94 (Oct.)
*Giancarlo Sacco
1993 (Nov.)–94
*Gianfranco Benvenuti
-1994 (October)
*Riccardo Cantone
1994 (Oct.)–95 (Jan.)
*Giuseppe Barbara
1995 (Jan.) -
*Giovanni Papini
1995–96 (Feb.)
*Stefano Cardella
1995–96 (Feb.)
*Marco Morganti
1996–97
*Paolo Mollura
1997–98
*Giacomo Genovese
1998–99 (Dec.)
*Gianni Lambruschi
2000 (Jan.) -
*Marco Morganti
2001 (Jan.) -
*Gianni Montemurro
2001–02
*Massimo Bernardi
2002–03
*Tony Trullo
2003–04
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Luca Banchi
Luca Banchi (born August 1, 1965) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A and the Latvia men's national basketball team.
Club coaching career Italy
Banchi began working ...
2004–05
*Luigi Gresta
-2005 (Nov.)
*Giancarlo Sacco
-2005 (Nov.)–06
*Gianluca Tucci
2006–08
*Marco Calvani
2008–09 (Mar.)
*Marcello Perazzetti
09 (Mar.) -
*Giovanni Benedetto
2009–11
*Flavio Priulla
2011–13
*Lino Lardo
2013–15
*Ugo Ducarello
2015-18
*Daniele Parente
2018-present
Presidents
* Francesco Calamia
(1964–69)
* Giovanni Denaro
(1969–80)
* Giovanni Crimi
(1980–81)
* Vincenzo Garraffa
(1981–94)
* Francesco Osvaldo Todaro
(1994–97)
* Andrea Magaddino
(1997-09)
* Alessandro Massinelli
(2009–11)
* Pietro Basciano
(2011–''Present'')
Sponsorship names
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
* Pasta Poiatti Trapani (1984–1986)
* Olio Caruso Trapani (1986–1988)
* Pallacanestro Trapani (1988–1989)
* Vini Racine Trapani (1989–1990)
* Birra Messina Trapani (1990–1991)
* L'altra Sicilia Trapani (1991–1992)
* Tonno Auriga Trapani (1992–1996)
* Pallacanestro Trapani (1996–1998)
*
Banca del Popolo Trapani (1998–1999)
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Banca Popolare Sant'Angelo
Banca Popolare Sant'Angelo S.C.p.A. is an Italian cooperative bank based in Licata (in the Province of Agrigento) and Palermo, the capital of Sicily (in the province of the same name). The bank also has one branch in Lampedusa, the south most isl ...
Trapani (1999-2001)
* Basket Trapani (2001–2002)
* Satin Trapani (2002–2003)
* Basket Trapani (2003–2004)
*
Banca Nuova
Banca Nuova S.p.A. was an Italian bank headquartered in Palermo, Sicily island. The bank served the island (the region) mostly, with branches in Calabria region; It was a subsidiary of Banca Popolare di Vicenza (BPVi), in turn owned by Atlante, ...
Trapani (2004–2009)
* Basket Trapani (2009–2010)
* Shinelco Trapani (2010–2011)
* Gestamp Solar Trapani (2011–2012)
* Lighthouse Trapani (2012–2015)
* Lighthouse Conad Trapani (2015–2016)
* Lighthouse Trapani (2016-2018)
* 2B Control Trapani (2018–present)
References
External links
Official websiteSerie A historical results Retrieved 24 August 2015
Eurobasket.com profile
{{Serie A2 Basket
1964 establishments in Italy
Basketball teams established in 1964
Basketball teams in Sicily