Pistoia Basket 2000

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A.S. Pistoia Basket 2000, known for sponsorship reasons as Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Pistoia, Tuscany.

History

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

Serie A2.[1]

Symbols

  • 2000–2019
    2000–2019
  • 2019–present
    2019–present

Players

Current roster

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

Oriora Pistoia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2 Italy Della Rosa, Gianluca (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 27 – (1996-08-20)20 August 1996
PG 15 Italy Saccaggi, Lorenzo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1992-08-30)30 August 1992
C 16 Italy Del Chiaro, Angelo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 23 – (2001-03-02)2 March 2001
SF 23 United States Varnado, Jordon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 26 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997
PF
24 United Kingdom Wheatle, Carl 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1998-03-24)24 March 1998
PF
United States Hawkins, Ryan 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 26 – (1997-05-12)12 May 1997
PG United States Moore, Charlie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 26 – (1998-02-03)3 February 1998
G
United States Willis, Payton 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 26 – (1998-01-31)31 January 1998
C Canada Ogbeide, Derek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 27 – (1997-03-28)28 March 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Luca Angella
  • Italy Tommaso Della Rosa

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Updated: July 28, 2023

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.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos.
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

Trophies

  • LegaDue
Winners (1): 2012–13

Sponsorship names

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)

References

  1. ^ "Pistoia Basket, ufficiale la domanda di riposizionamento in A2". 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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