Pistoia_Basket_2000
Pistoia Basket 2000
Basketball team in Tuscany, Italy
A.S. Pistoia Basket 2000, known for sponsorship reasons as Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Pistoia, Tuscany.
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| Leagues | LBA | ||
| Founded | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) | ||
| History | Pistoia Basket 2000 (2000–present) | ||
| Arena | PalaCarrara | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| Location | Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy | ||
| Team colors | Red White | ||
| President | Massimo Capecchi | ||
| Head coach | Nicola Brienza | ||
| Championships | 2 Italian Serie A2 1 Italian LNP Supercup | ||
| Website | pistoiabasket2000 | ||
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The city of Pistoia was formerly represented in the first division LBA by Olimpia Basket Pistoia during the 1990s. Pistoia Basket 2000 was promoted to the LBA in 2014, and is playing in that league as of the 2015–16 season.
The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, Pistoia asked to be repositioned to the second-tier Serie A2.[1]
- 2000–2019
- 2019–present
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Ariel Filloy- Davide Moretti
- Giacomo Galanda
- Daniele Magro
- Guido Rosselli
- Gregor Fucka
- Andrea Crosariol
- Valerio Amoroso
- Fabio Mian
Patrik Auda
Yakhouba Diawara
Carl Wheatle- Teddy Okereafor
Janis Porzingis
Aleksander Czyz
Wayne Blackshear- Ed Daniel
- Joseph Forte
- Linton Johnson
- Kyle Gibson
- Jamon Gordon
- Antonio Graves
- Langston Hall
- Dwight Hardy
- Michael Jenkins
- JaJuan Johnson
- Bobby Jones
- Alex Kirk
- Jerry McCullough
- Tyrus McGee
- Landon Milbourne
- Ronald Moore
- Jake Odum
- L.J. Peak
- Brad Wanamaker
- Deron Washington
- C.J. Williams
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
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| 2010–11 | 2 | LegaDue | 8th |
| 2011–12 | 2 | LegaDue | 2nd |
| 2012–13 | 2 | LegaDue | 1st |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Serie A | 8th |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Serie A | 9th |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Serie A | 6th |
| 2016–17 | 1 | LBA | 7th |
| 2017–18 | 1 | LBA | 13th |
| 2018–19 | 1 | LBA | 15th |
| 2019–20 | 1 | LBA | 15th |
| 2020–21 | 2 | Serie A2 | 9th |
| 2021–22 | 2 | Serie A2 | 3rd |
| 2022–23 | 2 | Serie A2 | 3rd |
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
- Cassa di Risparmio Pistoia (2002–05)
- Associazione Vivaisti Pistoiesi (2005–06)
- Power Dry Pistoia (2006–07)
- Carmatic Pistoia (2007–10)
- Tuscany Pistoia (2010–11)
- Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (2011–2016)
- The Flexx Pistoia (2016–2018)
- OriOra Pistoia (2018–2020)
- Estra Pistoia (2023-present)
- "Pistoia Basket, ufficiale la domanda di riposizionamento in A2". 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Official site
- Serie A profile (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015