Montecatini Sporting Club

Montecatini Sporting Club was an Italian basketball based in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany. The club ceased operations after the 2013-14 season.

History

Established in 1979, the first incarnation of the club, Montecatini Sporting Club, played in the first division Serie A from 1989 to 2001 (with spells in the second division Serie A2) before declaring bankruptcy in 2001.[1]

The club was reestablished in 2002 when a new ownership brought the sporting rights of neighbours Massa e Cozzile to play in the third division Serie B1. Promoted after one season, the side stayed in the second division LegaDue until 2008, before folding two years later.[1]

Montecatini Sporting Club 1949, formed by former player Andrea Niccolai, was formed to succeed the side in 2010, buying the sporting rights of Certaldo to play in the Serie C Dilettanti. The club would earn promotion and win the league's cup during its initial season.[1] Faced with problems raising a budget in order to play in the Serie C, Niccolai decided to withdraw the club (that did not have large debts) from the league on 9 July 2014.[2]

Notable players

2000's

  • United States Cory Carr 1 season: '06-'07
  • United States HL Coleman 1 season: '06-'07
  • Austria Bernd Volcic 1 season: '06-'07
  • United States Antonio Smith 1 season: '05-'06
  • United States Marc Salyers 1 season: '05-'06
  • United States Joe Troy Smith 1 season: '04-'05
  • Panama Michael Hicks 1 season: '04-'05
  • United States Jr Koch 1 season: '04-'05
  • Italy Massimiliano Monti 1 season: '04-'05
  • Italy Valerio Spinelli 1 season: '03-'04
  • United States Preston Shumpert 1 season: '03-'04
  • United States Ryan Hoover 1 season: '03-'04
  • United States Corsley Edwards 1 season: '03-'04
  • United States Charles Jones 1 season: '00-'01

1980's

  • Italy Mario Boni 11 seasons: '85-'94, '95-'96, '05-'06
  • Italy Andrea Niccolai 13 seasons: '84-'90, '98-'00, '05-'10

Sponsorship names

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

  • Sharp Montecatini (1987-1989)
  • Panapesca Montecatini (1989-1990)
  • Lotus Montecatini (1990-1992)
  • Bialetti Montecatini (1992-1994)
  • Panapesca Montecatini (1994-1996)
  • Chc Montecatini (1996-1997)
  • Snai Montecatini (1997-1999)
  • Zucchetti Montecatini (1999-2000)
  • BingoSNAI Montecatini (2000-2001)
  • Gloria Due Montecatini (2003-2004)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Guidi, Federico (9 July 2014). "Il sogno della pallacanestro iniziato sessant’anni fa" [The basketball dream started seventy years back]. IlTirreno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Mei, Lorenzo (9 July 2014). "È ufficiale, lo Sporting Montecatini dice addio al campionato di basket" [It's official, Sporting Montecatini says goodbye to the basketball league]. IlTirreno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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