Basket Livorno

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Basket Livorno, also known for sponsorship reasons as TDShop.it Livorno is an Italian basketball club based in Livorno.[1]

In 2007/08 season it will play in the Italian LegADue (also known as Serie A2, second division of Italian professional basketball).

It got relegated from Serie A, the top division, after the 2006/07 season. Their home arena is PalaAlgida. Livorno was represented in the past in Serie A by two other teams, Libertas Livorno and Pallacanestro Livorno. Those teams have merged under the Libertas name in 1991, and the team went bankrupt in 1994. Currently Libertas plays in the lower levels of Italian basketball.

Basket Livorno was established in 1995 and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Bini Viaggi Livorno (1996-99), Mabo Livorno (2000-02), Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno (2002-04) and Villaggio Solidago Livorno (2004-05).[2] Their best result so far was 11th place in Serie A in the 2004/05 season.

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[edit] 2007-2008 Roster

5 Flag of the United States Rashad Anderson Shooting guard/Small forward
6 Flag of Italy Flag of Uruguay Mauricio Aguiar Small forward
7 Flag of Italy Matteo Spippoli Center
8 Flag of Italy Marco Giuri Point guard/Shooting guard
9 Flag of the United States Jermaine Boyette Shooting guard
10 Flag of Italy Lorenzo D'Ercole Point guard
13 Flag of Italy Gianni Cantagalli Point guard
14 Flag of Latvia Flag of the United States Troy Ostler Power forward
18 Flag of Italy Stefano Simeoli Small forward
19 Flag of Italy Andrea Cessel Center
20 Flag of Italy Riccardo Malagoli Power forward/Center

[edit] Notable past players

  • Flag of Italy Walter Santarossa 7 seasons: '96-'03
  • Flag of Italy Samuele Podestà 4 seasons: '96-'00
  • Flag of Argentina Flag of Italy Mario Gigena 3 seasons: '96-'99
  • Flag of Argentina Flag of Italy Silvio Gigena 3 seasons: '96-'99
  • Flag of Italy Alessandro Fantozzi 1 season: '96-'97
  • Flag of the United States John Turner 1 season: '96-'97
  • Flag of the United States Flag of Italy Dante Calabria 1 season: '96-'97
  • Flag of the United States Mark Baker 1 season: '97-'98
  • Flag of the United States Brent Dabbs 1 season: '97-'98
  • Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Croatia Ivica Marić 1 season: '98-'99
  • Flag of the United States Brad Miller 1 season: '98-'99
  • Flag of the United States Roy Rogers 1 season: '98-'99
  • Flag of the United States Tellis Frank 1 season: '99-'00
  • Flag of the United States Myron Brown 1 season: '99-'00
  • Flag of Italy Luca Garri 4 seasons: '00-'04
  • Flag of the United States Ken Barlow 2 seasons: '00-'02
  • Flag of the United States Tyrone Grant 2 seasons: '00-'02
  • Flag of Sweden Flag of the United States Miles Simon 1 season: '00-'01
  • Flag of the United States Rodney Elliott 2 seasons: '01-'03
  • Flag of the United States Robert Conley 2 seasons: '01-'03
  • Flag of Italy Tommaso Fantoni 5 seasons: '02-'07
  • Flag of Argentina Flag of Italy Antonio Porta 4 seasons: '02-'06
  • Flag of the United States Keith McLeod 1 season: '02-'03
  • Flag of Serbia Miladin Mutavdžić 1 season: '02-'03
  • Flag of the United States Charlie Bell 1 season: '03-'04
  • Flag of the United States Drew Nicholas 1 season: '04-'05
  • Flag of the United States Preston Shumpert 1 season: '04-'05
  • Flag of the United States Aloysius Anagonye 1 season: '04-'05
  • Flag of the United States Paul McPherson 2 seasons: '05-'07
  • Flag of the United States Chevon Troutman 1 season: '05-'06
  • Flag of the United States Lucas Recker 1 season: '05-'06
  • Flag of the United States Alan Daniels 1 season: '06-'07
  • Flag of the United States Jason Rowe 1 season: '06-'07
  • Flag of the United States Brandon Hunter 1 season: '06-'07

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