Established in 1949, the first incarnation of the club, Montecatini Sporting Club, played in the first division Serie A from 1989 to 2001 (with spells in the second division Serie A2) before declaring bankruptcy in 2001.[1]
The club was reestablished in 2002 when a new ownership brought the sporting rights of neighbours Massa e Cozzile to play in the third division Serie B1. Promoted after one season, the side stayed in the second division LegaDue until 2008, before folding two years later.[1]
Montecatini Sporting Club 1949, formed by former player Andrea Niccolai, was formed to succeed the side in 2010, buying the sporting rights of Certaldo to play in the Serie C Dilettanti. The club would earn promotion and win the league's cup during its initial season.[1] Faced with problems raising a budget in order to play in the Serie C, Niccolai decided to withdraw the club (that did not have large debts) from the league on 9 July 2014.[2]
Andrea Niccolai 13 seasons: '84-'90, '98-'00, '05-'10
Sponsorship names
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
Sharp Montecatini (1987–1989)
Panapesca Montecatini (1989–1990)
Lotus Montecatini (1990–1992)
Bialetti Montecatini (1992–1994)
Panapesca Montecatini (1994–1996)
Chc Montecatini (1996–1997)
Snai Montecatini (1997–1999)
Zucchetti Montecatini (1999–2000)
BingoSnai Montecatini (2000–2001)
Gloria Due Montecatini (2003–2004)
References
^ abcGuidi, Federico (9 July 2014). "Il sogno della pallacanestro iniziato sessant'anni fa" [The basketball dream started seventy years back]. IlTirreno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
^Mei, Lorenzo (9 July 2014). "È ufficiale, lo Sporting Montecatini dice addio al campionato di basket" [It's official, Sporting Montecatini says goodbye to the basketball league]. IlTirreno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links
Eurobasket.com profile Retrieved 23 August 2015
Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015
February 17, 2023
montecatiniterme, basketball, italian, basketball, team, that, based, montecatini, terme, tuscany, contents, history, notable, players, sponsorship, names, references, external, linkshistory, editestablished, 1949, first, incarnation, club, montecatini, sporti. Montecatiniterme Basketball is an Italian basketball team that is based in Montecatini Terme Tuscany Contents 1 History 2 Notable players 3 Sponsorship names 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEstablished in 1949 the first incarnation of the club Montecatini Sporting Club played in the first division Serie A from 1989 to 2001 with spells in the second division Serie A2 before declaring bankruptcy in 2001 1 The club was reestablished in 2002 when a new ownership brought the sporting rights of neighbours Massa e Cozzile to play in the third division Serie B1 Promoted after one season the side stayed in the second division LegaDue until 2008 before folding two years later 1 Montecatini Sporting Club 1949 formed by former player Andrea Niccolai was formed to succeed the side in 2010 buying the sporting rights of Certaldo to play in the Serie C Dilettanti The club would earn promotion and win the league s cup during its initial season 1 Faced with problems raising a budget in order to play in the Serie C Niccolai decided to withdraw the club that did not have large debts from the league on 9 July 2014 2 Notable players Edit2000 s Cory Carr 1 season 06 07 HL Coleman 1 season 06 07 Bernd Volcic 1 season 06 07 Antonio Smith 1 season 05 06 Marc Salyers 1 season 05 06 Joe Troy Smith 1 season 04 05 Michael Hicks 1 season 04 05 J R Koch 1 season 04 05 Massimiliano Monti 1 season 04 05 Valerio Spinelli 1 season 03 04 Preston Shumpert 1 season 03 04 Ryan Hoover 1 season 03 04 Corsley Edwards 1 season 03 04 Charles Jones 1 season 00 01 1980 s Mario Boni 11 seasons 85 94 95 96 05 06 Andrea Niccolai 13 seasons 84 90 98 00 05 10Sponsorship names EditThroughout the years due to sponsorship the club has been known as Sharp Montecatini 1987 1989 Panapesca Montecatini 1989 1990 Lotus Montecatini 1990 1992 Bialetti Montecatini 1992 1994 Panapesca Montecatini 1994 1996 Chc Montecatini 1996 1997 Snai Montecatini 1997 1999 Zucchetti Montecatini 1999 2000 BingoSnai Montecatini 2000 2001 Gloria Due Montecatini 2003 2004 References Edit a b c Guidi Federico 9 July 2014 Il sogno della pallacanestro iniziato sessant anni fa The basketball dream started seventy years back IlTirreno it in Italian Retrieved 23 August 2015 Mei Lorenzo 9 July 2014 E ufficiale lo Sporting Montecatini dice addio al campionato di basket It s official Sporting Montecatini says goodbye to the basketball league IlTirreno it in Italian Retrieved 23 August 2015 External links EditEurobasket com profile Retrieved 23 August 2015 Serie A historical results in Italian Retrieved 23 August 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montecatiniterme Basketball amp oldid 933582310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
