Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti
Encyclopedia
Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket (alternate names include: NSB and Nuova Sebastian Basket) was a basketball
team, founded in Rieti
in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples
. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
in 1980. In 2009, the club moved from Rieti
to Naples
, but was excluded from the league in April 2010 for financial reasons.
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, founded in Rieti
Rieti
Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
in 1998. In the 2009, last year of activity, the club moved the administrative headquarters and arena to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
History
The club is considered a successor to the AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti club which played in the Serie A in the 1970s and 1980s and won a Korać CupKorac 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...
in 1980. In 2009, the club moved from Rieti
Rieti
Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River...
to Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, but was excluded from the league in April 2010 for financial reasons.
2009–10 roster
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Davide Bonora | 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... |
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Dragisa Drobjnak | 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... |
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Mario Gigena | 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... |
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Kevin Kruger Kevin Kruger -Biography:The son of UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball coach Lon Kruger, he attended Arizona State University, but after playing 3 years and graduating because he was redshirted his freshman year, he transferred to UNLV to play for his dad... |
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... |
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Terrence Oglesby Terrence Oglesby Terrence Rønnestad Oglesby is an American-Norwegian professional basketball player. He is a shooting guard for the team CB Tarragona. Before moving to Europe to play professionally, he had played U.S. college basketball at Clemson University... |
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... |
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Robert Traylor Robert Traylor Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor was an American professional basketball player.-High school and college:... |
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... |
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Dimitris Tsaldaris | 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... |
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J. R. Reynolds | 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... |
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Damon Jones Damon Jones Damon Darron Jones is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" point guard–shooting guard, he played college basketball for three years with the University of Houston Cougars before declaring early for the 1997 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted.-High school career:Jones played for... |
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... |
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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... |
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Notable players
| David Hawkins David Hawkins (basketball) David Hawkins is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Beşiktaş. He is a 1.95 m tall shooting guard.-College career:... 1 season: '04-'05 DeMarco Johnson DeMarco Johnson DeMarco Antonio Johnson is an American professional basketball player.At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th pick of the 2nd round of the 1998 NBA Draft... 1 season: '04-'05 Jimmie Lee Hunter 1 season: '04-'05 Thomas Mobley 1 season: '05-'06 Marcus Melvin 2 seasons: '05-'07 Joe Troy Smith 1 season: '06-'07 |
Sponsorship names
Due to sponsorship deals, that club has also been known as:- Tris Rieti(2004-05)
- Noi Sport Monte Terminillo Rieti (2005-06)
- Solsonica Rieti (2006–09)
- Martos Napoli (2009-10)