Teramo Basket was a professional

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club that is based in

Teramo Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo. The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines (Gran Sasso d'Italia) ...

, Italy. Established in 1960, Teramo played in the

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(LBA), Italy's top league, for 10 years before they were moved to the Serie B. The team played at

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. In 2012 the team was dissolved after financial problems.

History

The club was founded by Carlo Antonetti in 1973 under the name AICS (''Association of Italian Culture and Sports'') Teramo. After several championships played at regional level and successful youth teams, in the 1992-93 season Teramo Basket finally accomplished its first promotion to the national championship series C1. It represented an established basketball team playing in Serie A, the Italian professional basketball league, for 10 seasons consecutively. It ranked #3 in 2009 Italian league enabling the team to play the Eurocup in 2010. Due to a heavy situation of bankruptcy the team folded in July 2012 and disappeared from any basketball league. Teramo Basket had been an important launch pad for both Italian and American players such as

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and

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Notable players

Sponsorship names

Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it had been also known as:Lega A page on the history of Teramo Basket.
*Sanic Teramo (2002–03) *Navigo.it Teramo (2004–06) *Siviglia Wear Teramo (2006–08) *Bancatercas Teramo (2008–present)

References

External links

Official Site

Official Site
Defunct basketball teams in Italy Teramo Basketball teams established in 1973 Basketball teams disestablished in 2012 Sport in Abruzzo {{Italy-basketball-team-stub