Andrea Costa Imola, also known for sponsorship reasons as Aget Imola, is an Italian

Italy

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team from the town of Imola

Imola

thumb|250px|The Cathedral of Imola.Imola is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno river, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy...

 and named after Andrea Costa

Andrea Costa

Andrea Costa was an Italian socialist activist, born in Imola.He co-founded the Partito dei Lavoratori Italiani in 1892 after renouncing his anarchist principles in 1879. It is probable that this happened due to his marriage to Russian Socialist Anna Kulischov...

, a former mayor of Imola.

The team has played in LegADue

LegADue

Legadue or Lega2 is the second-highest division of professional club basketball in Italy since 2001-2002 season...

 (also known as Serie A2), the second division of Italian professional basketball, since the 2007-08 season. They had finished in a relegation

Promotion and relegation

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 spot in the 2008–09 season, but were reprieved for 2009–10 when Fortitudo Bologna

Fortitudo Bologna

Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna is an Legadue Basket professional basketball club that is based in Bologna. It's currently sponsored by Conad.-History:...

 and Livorno

Basket Livorno

Basket Livorno, also known for sponsorship reasons as TDShop.it Livorno was an Italian basketball club based in Livorno.In 2008/09 season it played in the Italian LegADue , but after that season the team finished its activity due to debits.It got relegated from Serie A, the top division, after the...

 were denied professional licenses due to financial issues.

It was established in 1967 and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Benati Imola (1990-91), Leonardo Imola (1991-93), Fanti Imola (1993-94), Casetti Imola (1995-98), Termal Imola (1998-99), Lineltex Imola (1999-2001), Fillattice Imola (2001-02), Esse.Ti Imola (2002-03), Zarotti Imola (2005-06) and Zarotti Andrea Costa Imola (2006-07).

Their best result is 9th place in the 1998-99 season in Serie A

Serie A (basketball)

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, the first division. They have participated in the past in the Korać Cup

Korac Cup

The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

 and Saporta Cup

Saporta Cup

Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...

.

2008/09 Roster

4		Brian Montonati	Power forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
6		Mattia Caroldi	Point guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
7		Roberto Rullo	Point guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... /Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
7		Tim Pickett Tim Pickett Tim Pickett is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association as an import...	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... /Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
8		Samuel Dal Fiume	Point guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
9		Peter Ezugwu	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
10		Riccardo Casagrande	Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
12		Michele Ferrari	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
14		Filippo Drei	Point guard Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
15		Matteo Bertazzoli	Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
16		Andrea Vitale	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... /Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
TBA		Sandis Valters Sandis Valters Sandis Valters is a Latvian professional basketball shooting guard, who plays for BK VEF Rīga. He is member of Latvia national basketball team....	Guard

Notable former players

Paolo Bortolon 4 seasons: '95-'99 Francesco Foiera 4 seasons: '95-'99 Bill Jones 3 seasons: '95-'98   Matthew Alosa 1 season: '96-'97 Gianluca Lulli 1 season: '96-'97 Steve Burtt Sr.

Steve Burtt Sr.

Steven Dwayne Burtt is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'2" point guard played in the NBA sporadically from 1984 until 1993...

 1 season: '97-'98 Vincenzo Esposito

Vincenzo Esposito

Vincenzo Esposito is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is 1.94 m tall and played as a shooting guard...

 5 seasons: '98-'01, '02-'03, '04-'05 Yamen Sanders 2 seasons: '98-'99, '00-'01 Christopher Jent 1 season: '98-'99 Brian Evans

Brian Evans (basketball)

Brian Keith Evans is an American professional basketball player who has formerly played in the NBA. A 6'8" and 220 lb forward, he played high school basketball at Terre Haute South, Indiana; Evans attended Indiana University from 1991–96, and played for the Hoosiers from 1992–96. Evans...

 1 season: '99-'00 Ian Lockhart

Ian Lockhart

Ian DeWitt Lockhart is a Bahamian professional basketball player. He is a 6'8" 240 lb forward and played collegiately at the University of Tennessee in Tennessee, United States. He now plays for the Piratas de Quebradillas...

 1 season: '99-'00 Marques Bragg

Marques Bragg

Marques Bragg is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves....

 1 season: '00-'01   Juan Manuel Moltedo 2 seasons: '00-'02 Kevin Thompson

Kevin Thompson (basketball)

Kevin Lamont Thompson is an American professional basketball player.Thompson, a 6'11" center, was selected 48th overall in the 1993 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His NBA career consisted of 14 games for the Blazers, averaging 0.9 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.-External links:* @...

 1 season: '00-'01 Harper Williams 1 season: '01-'02 Sylvester Gray

Sylvester Gray

Sylvester "Sly" Gray is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2nd round of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Memphis State University, Gray played in only one NBA season.As a member of the Heat during the 1988-89 season, he appeared in...

 1 season: '01-'02 Michael Hicks 2 seasons: '02-'03, '05-'06   Brian Shorter 1 season: '02-'03 Jobey Thomas 1 season: '03-'04 Elton Tyler 1 season: '03-'04 Gerrod Abram 1 season: '03-'04 Bingo Merriex 1 season: '04-'05 Michael Campbell 1 season: '04-'05 BJ McKie

BJ McKie

BJ McKie , is an American basketball player. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, McKie went to high school at Irmo High School and played for the University of South Carolina men's basketball team. In January 1999, he became the Gamecock's all time leading scorer, surpassing Alex English...

 1 season: '05-'06 David Brkic 1 season: '05-'06 Pietro Aradori 1 season: '06-'07 Darren Kelly 1 season: '06-'07   Nicholas James George 1 season: '06-'07   Donte Mathis 1 season: '06-'07