Pallacanestro Petrarca Padova, is an Italian amateur
basketball
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club based in
Padua
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,
Veneto
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Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
. It plays in the fourth division Serie C as of the 2015-16 season.
History
The club played in the first division
Serie A
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from 1959 to 1969 and 1971 to 1973, taking part in the second division
Serie A2 from 1993 to 1997.
In July 2015, Petrarca Padova combined with Pro Pace Pallacanestro Mortise to form a new club.
Notable players
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Renzo Bariviera
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Dexter Cambridge
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Roberto Chiacig
Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player.
Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the Italian national team, of which he ...
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John Fox
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Chad Gillaspy
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Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...
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Doug Moe
Douglas Edwin Moe (born September 21, 1938) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. As a head coach with the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he was named the NBA Coach of the Year in 1988.
Ea ...
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Denis Marconato
Denis Marconato (born July 29, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position.
Professional career
Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with t ...
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Darren Morningstar
Head coaches
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Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Sp ...
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Ivan Mrázek
Ivo "Ivan" Mrázek (18 January 1926 – 4 April 2019) was a Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 5'7 " (1.71 m) tall, he was a point guard. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991.
Playing career Club career
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See also
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Fondazione Unione Sportiva Petrarca
References
External links
Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro profileSerie A historical results{{in lang, it Retrieved 24 August 2015
1934 establishments in Italy
Basketball teams established in 1934
Basketball teams in Veneto
Sport in Padua