Basket Livorno, also known for sponsorship reasons as TDShop.it Livorno was an Italian basketball

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 club based in Livorno

Livorno

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.

In 2008/09 season it played in the Italian LegADue

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 (also known as Serie A2, second division of Italian professional basketball), but after that season the team finished its activity due to debits.

It got relegated from Serie A

Serie A (basketball)

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, the top division, after the 2006/07 season. Livorno was represented in the past in Serie A

Serie A (basketball)

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 by two other teams, Libertas Livorno

Libertas Livorno

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 and Pallacanestro Livorno. Those teams have merged under the Libertas name in 1991, and the team went bankrupt in 1994. Currently Libertas plays in the lower levels of Italian basketball.

Basket Livorno was established in 1995 and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Bini Viaggi Livorno (1996-99), Mabo Livorno (2000-02), Mabo Prefabbricati Livorno (2002-04) and Villaggio Solidago Livorno (2004-05). Their best result so far was 11th place in Serie A

Serie A (basketball)

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 in the 2004/05 season.

2008-2009 Roster

5		Rashad Anderson Rashad Anderson Rashad Shaheed Anderson is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Iowa Energy. He previously played guard/forward for the UConn Huskies. Rashad was drafted on November 5, 2009 by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Developmental League...	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...
6		Mauricio Aguiar Mauricio Aguiar Mauricio Aguiar is a Uruguayan professional basketball player. He is a long time member of the Uruguay national basketball team and is currently playing professionally with Vanoli Soresina of the Italian Serie A...	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...
7		Matteo Spippoli	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...
8		Marco Giuri	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...
9		Jermaine Boyette	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...
10		Lorenzo D'Ercole	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...
13		Gianni Cantagalli	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...
14		Troy Ostler	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...
18		Stefano Simeoli	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...
19		Andrea Cessel	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...
20		Riccardo Malagoli	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... /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...

Notable players

Walter Santarossa 7 seasons: '96-'03 Samuele Podestà 4 seasons: '96-'00   Mario Gigena 3 seasons: '96-'99   Silvio Gigena 3 seasons: '96-'99 Alessandro Fantozzi 1 season: '96-'97 John Turner

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 1 season: '96-'97   Dante Calabria

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 1 season: '96-'97 Mark Baker

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 1 season: '97-'98 Brent Dabbs 1 season: '97-'98   Ivica Marić

Ivica Maric

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 1 season: '98-'99 Brad Miller

Brad Miller (basketball)

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 1 season: '98-'99 Roy Rogers

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 1 season: '98-'99 Tellis Frank

Tellis Frank

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 1 season: '99-'00 Myron Brown

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 1 season: '99-'00 Luca Garri

Luca Garri

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 4 seasons: '00-'04 Ken Barlow

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 2 seasons: '00-'02 Tyrone Grant

Tyrone Grant

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 2 seasons: '00-'02   Miles Simon

Miles Simon

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 1 season: '00-'01 Rodney Elliott 2 seasons: '01-'03 Robert Conley

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 2 seasons: '01-'03 Tommaso Fantoni 5 seasons: '02-'07   Antonio Porta

Antonio Porta

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 4 seasons: '02-'06 Keith McLeod

Keith McLeod

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 1 season: '02-'03 Miladin Mutavdžić 1 season: '02-'03 Charlie Bell

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 1 season: '03-'04 Drew Nicholas

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 1 season: '04-'05 Preston Shumpert

Preston Shumpert

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 1 season: '04-'05 Aloysius Anagonye

Aloysius Anagonye

Aloysius Anagonye is a Nigerian American professional basketball player with the KK Union Olimpija of the Adriatic Basketball League. A graduate of Michigan State University in 2003, Anagonye has also played for the Basket Livorno and theSutor Basket Montegranaro in Italy...

 1 season: '04-'05 Paul McPherson

Paul McPherson

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 2 seasons: '05-'07 Chevon Troutman 1 season: '05-'06 Lucas Recker 1 season: '05-'06 Alan Daniels 1 season: '06-'07 Jason Rowe 1 season: '06-'07 Brandon Hunter

Brandon Hunter

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1 season: '06-'07

External links

• Basket Livorno Official Site