Scaligera Basket Verona

Scaligera Basket
Leagues Serie A2
Founded 1951
History Scaligera Basket
(1951–2002)
Scaligera Basket Verona
(2007–present)
Arena PalaOlimpia
Capacity 5,350
Location Verona, Veneto, Italy
Team colors Yellow and Blue
         
President Gianluigi Pedrollo
Head coach Marco Crespi
Championships 1 Korać Cup
1 Italian Cup
1 Italian SuperCup
1 Serie A2 Cup
Website scaligerabasket.it
Uniforms

Scaligera Basket Verona is an Italian professional basketball club based in Verona, Veneto, Italy. It competes in the second division Serie A2 as of the 2015-16 season.

History

"Scaligera" was founded in 1951. In the 1990s, the club reached the first division Serie A, staying that for ten years. They won the Italian Cup in 1991, the Italian SuperCup in 1997 and the FIBA Korać Cup in 1998.

In 2002, the club went bankrupt. A new organisation born in 2010 retook the "Scaligera" name.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Scaligera Basket Verona roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
PG 3 Italy Bernardi, Andrea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb)
PF 7 Italy Saccaggi, Lorenzo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb)
F 8 Italy Ricci, Gianpaolo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 10 Italy Petronio, Alessandro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
G 11 Italy Boscagin, Giorgio 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G 13 Italy Cortese, Riccardo 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
C 15 Italy Melchiori, Andrea 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 112 kg (247 lb)
G 17 Senegal Ba, Elhadji Adama 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F 20 Italy Da Ros, Matteo 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
C 23 Zimbabwe Chikoko, Vitalis 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 106 kg (234 lb)
PF 45 Italy Spanghero, Marco 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Alessandro De Pol
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Honours & achievements

Total titles: (4)

Domestic competitions

Winners (1): 1990-91
Winners (1): 1996
Winners (1): 2014-15

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 1996-97
Winners (1): 1997-98

Notable players


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