Scafati Basket
Givova Scafati | |||
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Leagues | Serie A2 Basket | ||
Founded | 1969 | ||
Arena | PalaMangano | ||
Capacity | 3,700 | ||
Location | Scafati, Italy | ||
Team colors | Blue, Yellow, White | ||
Main sponsor | Givova | ||
President | Alessandro Rossano | ||
Team manager | Gino Guastaferro | ||
Ownership | Aniello Longobardi | ||
Championships | 1 Serie A2 Cup 1 LegaDue Cup 1 Legadue SuperCup | ||
Website | www | ||
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Scafati Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Givova Scafati, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Scafati, Campania. It plays in the second-division Serie A2 as of the 2015–16 season.
History[]
Scafati Basket traces its history to Silvio Pellico, a club founded by a group of students in 1949. That merged with Savoia in 1955 to form Scafatese Basket, which would be renamed Centro Sportivo Scafatese in 1969. The team played in the amateur regional Serie C and Serie D until the early 1990s when, under the presidency of Aniello Longobardi, it climbed up divisions to reach the first tier Serie A in 2006.
It was relegated from the Serie A in 2007–08.
Arena[]
The team has played its home games in the PalaMangano (named after former head coach ), it holds 3,700 seats.
Sponsorship names[]
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
- Rida Scafati (2001–2003)
- Eurorida Scafati (2003–2006)
- Legea Scafati (2006–2008)
- Harem Scafati (2008–2009)
- Bialetti Scafati (2009–2010)
- Sunrise Scafati (2010–2011)
- Givova Scafati (2011–present)
Notable players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Greg Newton 2 seasons: '00–'02
- Randolph Childress 2 seasons: '01–'03
- Michael Campbell 1 season: '01–'02
- Curtis Staples 1 season: '01–'02
- Lamont Barnes 1 season: '02–'03
- Jason Smith 1 season: '02–'03
- Maximiliano Stanic 3 seasons: '03–'06
- James Collins 1 season: '03–'04
- Vincenzo Esposito 1 season: '03–'04
- Josh Powell 1 season: '03–'04
- Darryl Wilson 2 seasons: '04–'06
- Harold Jamison 2 seasons: '04–'06
- Jamal Robinson 1 season: '04–'05
- Rick Apodaca 1 season: '06–'07
- Hector Romero 1 season: '07–'08
- Michael Andersen 1 season: '07–'08
- Marcus Hatten 1 season: '07–'08
- Dimitri Lauwers 3 seasons: '05–'08
- Luigi Datome 2 seasons: '06–'08
- Frankie Williams 1 season: '07–'08
- Rubén Wolkowyski 1 season: '07–'08
- Steponas Babrauskas 1 season: '07–'08
- Mike Lenzly 1 season: '08–'09
- Anthony Carter 1 season: '06–'07
References[]
External links[]
- Official Website (in Italian)
- Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro profile (in Italian) Retrieved 24 August 2015
- Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 24 August 2015
- 1969 establishments in Italy
- Basketball teams established in 1969
- Basketball teams in Campania