Veroli Basket was an Italian professional
basketball
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team based in
Veroli
Veroli ( la, Verulae) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, central Italy, in the Latin Valley.
History
Veroli (''Verulae'') became a Roman municipium in 90 BC. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 AD, and was occupied ...
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Lazio
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. It ceased operations in February 2015 after financial problems.
History
After taking part in Centro Sportivo Italiano (a Christian sports association) competitions, the club was officially created as società Basket Veroli in 1968. The club was promoted to the national Serie C in 1974-75.
In 2002-03 it moved up to the
Serie B1, the third division, at the end of the 2006-07 season the side was promoted to the
LegaDue
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.
The club would win the 2009
LegaDue Cup, and the next two editions as well.
After suffering from financial problems and being unable to pay its players, Veroli withdrew from the Serie A2 Gold (the renamed second division) in February 2015, later ceasing activities.
Notable players
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Jarrius Jackson
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High school career
The Monroe, Louisiana native played for local Ouachita Parish High Sch ...
2 seasons: '10-'12
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Kyle Hines
Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He plays at the power forward and center positions.
Hines played college bas ...
2 seasons: '08-'10
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Afik Nissim
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Early life
Nissi ...
2 seasons: '08-'10
Notable coaches
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Andrea Trinchieri
Andrea Trinchieri (born August 6, 1968) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach for FC Bayern Munich (basketball), Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Coaching career
Clubs
Trinchieri was the Coach ...
1 season: '08-'09
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Fernando Gentile 1 season: '11-'12
References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
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1968 establishments in Italy
2015 disestablishments in Italy
Basketball teams established in 1968
Basketball teams in Lazio
Defunct basketball teams in Italy
Basketball teams disestablished in 2015