basketball
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club that was based in
Naples
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,
Campania
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. The club's full name was Società Sportiva Basket Napoli. The team ceased activities in 2009.
For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names.
History
The team was playing in the second division
LegaDue
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as Serapide Pozzuoli when it was moved to Naples and came under the ownership of Mario Maione. After the 2001–2002 season, the club was
promoted
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to the first division
Serie A
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after winning the LegaDue. Basket Napoli took part in the
ULEB Cup 2004-05
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Italian Cup
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Tierre Brown
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Career
Brown graduated from McNeese State University and began his career with the NBA's Houston Rockets in 2001. He played fifteen games for the Cleveland Cav ...
1 season: '06-'07
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Larry O'Bannon
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O'Bannon attended Jefferso ...
1 season: '06-'07
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Tyrone Ellis
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1 season: '06-'07
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Ansu Sesay
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Sesay attended Willowridge High School in Houston, Texas. He led his team to the school's first state title in bask ...
2 seasons: '05-'07
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Michel Morandais
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College career
After playing with the youth teams of the French club Levallois Sporting Club, Morandais played college basketball in the United States, wi ...
2 seasons: '05-'07
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Lynn Greer
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1 season: '05-'06
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Jeff Trepagnier
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Trepagnier played basketball at Compton High School, in Compton, California.
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Michael Andersen
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Honours
Prokom Sopot
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3 seasons: '02-'05
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Bennett Davison
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Andre Hutson
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1 season: '01-'02
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LaMarr Greer
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Randolph Childress
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1 season: '00-'01
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Nikola Radulović
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Radulo ...
Venson Hamilton
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College career
A graduate of East Rutherford High School in Forest City, North Carolina, Hamilton played college basketball at the University of Ne ...
Gianluca Lulli
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2 seasons: '97-'99
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Darren Morningstar
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1 season: '97-'98
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Larry Middleton
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Alex English
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A South Carolina native, English played college basketball at the University of South Carolina. He was drafted in the second ...
1 season: '91-'92
1980's
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Russell Cross
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College car ...
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :
*Serapide Pozzuoli (1995–99)
*Record Napoli (1999–01)
*Pastificio di Nola Napoli (2001–02)
*Pompea Napoli (2002–05)
*Carpisa Napoli (2005–06)
*Eldo Basket Napoli (2006–08)