Andrea Costa Imola

Andrea Costa Imola is an Italian professional basketball team based in Imola, Emilia-Romagna. The side is playing in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season.

History

Andrea Costa Basket was founded on 4 October 1967, with the name an hommage to a former Imola of the same name. The club started playing in the amateur Prima divisione before moving up to the Promozione after one season, staying there until 1980-81. Playing one season in Serie D, the side then was promoted to the Serie C2 where it would play from 1982 to 1986 after which it joined the Serie B2. It won the league on its first try, moving up to the highest amateur division, the Serie B1, where it would stay for eight years. At the end of the 1994-95 season, Andrea Costa won a promotion to the professional Serie A2.^[1]

The 1996-97 would see Imola beat favourites Livorno in the promotion playoffs and reach the Serie A. Under the leadership of Vincenzo Esposito, the side reached the playoffs in 1998-99, losing in the quarterfinals to rivals Fortitudo Bologna. The club managed to qualify for European competitions in 1999-2000 (Korać Cup) and 2000-01 (Saporta Cup) but would be relegated at the end of 2001. The next decade was more difficult for Imola, with the club relegated thrice on the court (2004, 2007, 2009) before being saved by other club's bankruptcties.^[1]

Arena

Andrea Costa played in the PalaRuggi until 1995, with the promotion to the Serie A2 meaning the side had to find a suitable arena, moving to the Palatenda. Another promotion to the Serie A in 1998, meant the side had to move again, this time to the PalaCattani in neighbouring Faenza.^[1] Later returning to the PalaRuggi, the side plays there as of the 2015-16 season.

Current Roster

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Andrea Costa Imola roster
Players	Coaches
{{ Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age 1.0 !PG 0 ITA ! Tassinari, Andrea 7000182000000000000♠1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001710000000000000♠71 kg (157 lb) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 1.0 !PG 2 USA ! Cohn, Travis 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001790000000000000♠79 kg (174 lb) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1989-06-03)3 June 1989 5.0 !C 5 ITA ! Maggioli, Michele 7000213000000000000♠2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 7002108000000000000♠108 kg (238 lb) 7001400000000000000♠40 – (1977-07-15)15 July 1977 5.0 !C 9 ITA ! Borra, Jacopo 7000219000000000000♠2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) 7002100000000000000♠100 kg (220 lb) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1990-05-09)9 May 1990	Head coach Massimiliano Menetti Assistant coach(es) Devis Cagnardi Donatas Slanina Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 1 September 2015

Notable former players

Sponsorship names

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015
• Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015