Scaligera Basket Verona

Scaligera Basket
Leagues	Serie A2 Gold
Founded	1951
History	1951-2002 2007-Present
Arena	PalaOlimpia (capacity: 5,350 seats)
Location	Verona, Italy
Team colors	Yellow and Blue
Head coach	Luigi Garelli
Championships	Italian Cup (1): 1991 Italian SuperCup (1): 1996 Korać Cup (1): 1998
Website	scaligerabasket.it
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Scaligera Basket Verona is an Italian basketball club based in Verona, which currently competes in Serie A2 Gold (Italian Second Division).

History

The "Scaligera" was first formed in Verona in 1951 and in the 1990s reached the Italian top league, where they played 10 years, gaining respect and trophies both in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. The club won the Italian Cup in the 1990–91 season, the Italian SuperCup in the 1996–97 season, and the Korać Cup in the 1997–98 season. In 2002 the club went bankrupt and a subsidiary team was created which regained the name "Scaligera" in 2010 competing again in professional level competitions.

Roster 2011–2012

Scaligera Basket Verona roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 4 ITA ! Brusamarello, Gabriele 70001850000000000001.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 700180000000000000080 kg (176 lb) 5 USA ! West, Mario 70001950000000000001.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 700198000000000000098 kg (216 lb) 9 ARG ! Porta (cestista), Antonio 70001860000000000001.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 700188000000000000088 kg (194 lb) 10 ITA ! Colli, Andrea 70002000000000000002.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 700195000000000000095 kg (209 lb) 11 ITA ! Boscagin, Giorgio 70001960000000000001.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 700187000000000000087 kg (192 lb) 6.0 !C 12 ITA ! Di Giuliomaria, Christian 70002100000000000002.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 7002108000000000000108 kg (238 lb) 6.0 !C 15 ITA ! Banti, Diego 70002040000000000002.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002106000000000000106 kg (234 lb) 18 ITA ! Mariani, Giacomo 70001910000000000001.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 700190000000000000090 kg (198 lb) 1.5 !G 20 SRB ! Vukcevic, Dusan 70002000000000000002.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 700188000000000000088 kg (194 lb) 6.0 !C 22 ITA ! Renzi (cestista), Andrea 70002090000000000002.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 7002105000000000000105 kg (231 lb) 31 USA ! Edwards, Shane 70002020000000000002.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 7002100000000000000100 kg (220 lb)	Head coach Vacant Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Honours

Total titles: (3)

Domestic

Italian Cup

• Winners (1): 1990-91

Italian Supercup

• Winners (1): 1996

European

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Runners-up (1): 1996-97

FIBA Korać Cup

• Winners (1): 1997-98

Notable players

External links

• Official Website (Italian)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile