Veroli Basket was an Italian professional basketball team based in Veroli, Lazio. It ceased operations in February 2015 after financial problems.
| Veroli Basket | |||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Dissolved | 2015 | ||
| History | Veroli Basket (1968–2015) | ||
| Arena | Palazzetto dello Sport "Città di Frosinone" | ||
| Capacity | 3,552 | ||
| Location | Veroli, Lazio, Italy | ||
| Team colors | Red and Yellow | ||
| President | Leonardo Zeppieri | ||
| Head coach | Franco Marcelletti | ||
| Website | VeroliBasket.it (in Italian) | ||
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History
editAfter taking part in Centro Sportivo Italiano (a Christian sports association) competitions, the club was officially created as società Basket Veroli in 1968. The club was promoted to the national Serie C in 1974–75. In 2002-03 it moved up to the Serie B1, the third division, at the end of the 2006–07 season the side was promoted to the LegaDue.[1]
The club would win the 2009 LegaDue Cup,[2] and the next two editions as well.[3]
After suffering from financial problems and being unable to pay its players, Veroli withdrew from the Serie A2 Gold (the renamed second division) in February 2015, later ceasing activities.[4]
Notable players
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Gerald Lee 1 season: '11-'12
Jarrius Jackson 2 seasons: '10-'12- Kyle Hines 2 seasons: '08-'10
Afik Nissim 2 seasons: '08-'10
Notable coaches
edit- Andrea Trinchieri 1 season: '08-'09
- Fernando Gentile 1 season: '11-'12
References
edit- ^ "Storia" [History]. BasketVeroli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Veroli vince la Vanoli Cup" [Veroli wins the Vanoli Cup]. Eurosport.it (in Italian). 1 March 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Veroli fa il tris, a Jackson il premio Cimurri" [Veroli does the triple, the Cimurri prize to Jackson]. GazzettadiReggio.it (in Italian). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Canfora, Mario (13 February 2015). "Basket, in A-2 Gold si ritira un'altra squadra: dopo Forlì, addio Veroli" [Basketball, another team withdraws from the A-2 Gold: after Forlì, goodbye Veroli]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2015.