Pistoia Basket 2000

Pistoia Basket 2000
Leagues	Serie A
Founded	2000
Arena	PalaCarrara
Capacity	4,000
Location	Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Team colors	Red      White
President	Roberto Maltinti
Team manager	Giacomo Galanda
Head coach	Vincenzo Esposito
Championships	1 LegaDue
Website	pistoiabasket2000.com
Uniforms
Home Away

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 Serie A by Olimpia Basket Pistoia during the 1990s. Pistoia Basket 2000 was promoted to the Serie A in 2014 and is playing in that league as of the 2015-16 season.

Current roster

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

Pistoia Basket 2000 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 25 Moore, Ronald 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 27 – 14 July 1988 PG 12 Filloy, Ariel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 28 – 11 March 1987 PG 8 Mastellari, Martino 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 20 – 3 January 1996 G 5 Knowles, Preston 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – 29 March 1989 G/F 20 Blackshear, Wayne 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 23 – 11 February 1992 SF 11 Lombardi, Eric 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – 1 February 1993 SF 9 Antonutti, Michele 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – 19 February 1986 F/C 22 Thornton, Marcus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 23 – 12 August 1992 C 53 Kirk, Alex 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 24 – 14 November 1991 F/C 14 Severini, Luca 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 19 – 20 June 1996 F/C 15 Czyż, Olek 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 25 – 3 March 1990	Head coach Vincenzo Esposito Assistant coach(es) Fabio Bongi Marcello Billeri Luca Civinini Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: December 03, 2015

Season by season

Recent seasons^[1]

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	European competitions
2010–11	2	LegaDue	8	–	–
2011–12	2	LegaDue	2	Champion
2012–13	2	LegaDue	2	Runner-up	–
2013–14	1	Serie A	8	Quarterfinalist	–

Trophies

• (1) LegaDue

2013

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–present)

References

1. History / Eurobasket.com

External links

• Official site
• Serie A profile (Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015