Partenope Napoli Basket

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Partenope Napoli Basket is an Italian amateur basketball team from Naples, Campania.

History[]

Partenope Napoli Basket first took part in the top-tier level Italian first division, the LBA, from 1963 to 1965. After stabilizing itself in the top level Italian league in 1967, it stayed there until 1975, with a second-place finish in the 1968–69 season. The club won the 1968 Italian Cup and the European-wide secondary level 1969–70 season's FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup.

The club played in the Italian second division, the Serie A2, between 1975 and 1978, and again for a solitary season in the 1997–98 season. The club then went bankrupt at the end of that season. The club was then re-founded in 2001.

The club played in the amateur Italian 4th-tier level Serie C Basket, during the 2014–15 season.[1]

Honours[]

Total titles: 2

Domestic competitions[]

Winners (1): 1967–68
Runners-up (2): 1968–69, 1970–71

European competitions[]

Winners (1): 1969–70
Semifinalist (2): 1970–71, 1971–72

Notable players[]

1970 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup winning squad[]

Miles Aiken, , Sauro Bufalini, , , Giovanni Gavagnin, , , , , , (Coach: )

Sponsorship names[]

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:

  • Ignis Sud Napoli (1967–1968)
  • Fides Napoli (1968–1972)
  • Fag Napoli (1973–1976)
  • Cosatto Napoli (1976–1977)
  • Gis Napoli (1977–1978)
  • Pasta Baronia Napoli (1997–1998)

References[]

  1. ^ Fantini, Daniele (27 January 2015). "Serie A Basket – Le squadre più scarse della storia della Serie A" [The teams with the less wins in Serie A history]. Yahoo.com (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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