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Scafati Basket

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Scafati Basket
Scafati Basket logo
LeaguesLBA
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
ArenaPalaMangano
Capacity3,700
LocationScafati, Italy
Team colorsBlue, Yellow
   
Main sponsorGivova
PresidentAlessandro Rossano
Head coachMatteo Boniciolli
OwnershipAniello Longobardi
Championships1 Italian LNP Cup
1 LegaDue Cup
1 Italian LNP Supercup
Websitewww.scafatibasket.com

Scafati Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Givova Scafati, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Scafati, Campania. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

History[edit]

Scafati Basket traces its history to Silvio Pellico, a club founded by a group of students in 1949. That merged with Savoia in 1955 to form Scafatese Basket, which would be renamed Centro Sportivo Scafatese in 1969. The team played in the amateur regional Serie C and Serie D until the early 1990s when, under the presidency of Aniello Longobardi, it climbed up divisions to reach the first tier Serie A in 2006.

It was relegated from the Serie A in 2007–08.

Arena[edit]

The team has played its home games in the PalaMangano (named after former head coach Massimo Mangano), it holds 3,700 seats.

Sponsorship names[edit]

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

  • Rida Scafati (2001–2003)
  • Eurorida Scafati (2003–2006)
  • Legea Scafati (2006–2008)
  • Harem Scafati (2008–2009)
  • Bialetti Scafati (2009–2010)
  • Sunrise Scafati (2010–2011)
  • Givova Scafati (2011–present)

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Givova Scafati roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SG 4 United States Blakes, Gerry 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993
G 8 United States Henry, Sek 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 35 – (1989-06-27)27 June 1989
F 10 Italy Mouaha, Aristide 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (2000-08-18)18 August 2000
PF 12 United States Pinkins, Kruize 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1993-01-25)25 January 1993
PG 19 Poland Logan, David 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 41 – (1982-12-26)26 December 1982
PG 22 United States Robinson, Gerald 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 35 – (1989-02-10)10 February 1989
F 23 United States Rivers, Demetre 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1995-12-07)7 December 1995
C 25 Italy Pini, Giovanni 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-07-25)25 July 1992
G 32 Latvia Strēlnieks, Jānis 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1989-09-01)1 September 1989
C 45 United States Gamble, Julian 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 34 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989
C Italy Ulaneo, Scott 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
G United States Mason III, Frank 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-03-19)19 March 1995
SG Italy Miaschi, Federico 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-04-26)26 April 2000
PG Italy Zanelli, Alessandro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
G United States Gray, Rob 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 29 – (1995-03-19)19 March 1995
F United States Tolbert III, Sage 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1999-07-16)16 July 1999
SF Georgia (country) Babilodze, Levan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 25 – (1998-07-24)24 July 1998
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Damiano Pilot
  • Italy Domenico Chiariello
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Italy Elia Confessore

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: June 27, 2024

Notable players[edit]

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References[edit]

External links[edit]