Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 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 Pavia

Pavia

Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...

, also known for sponsorship reasons as Paul Mitchell Pavia.

In 2010/11 season it will play in the Italian 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, second division of Italian professional basketball).

It was established in 1997 and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Sacil HLB Pavia (2001-02) and Edimes Pavia (2002-09).

In 1948-1958 and 1991-92, Pavia was represented in the Serie A

Serie A (basketball)

Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...

 by a different club, Pallacanestro Pavia

Pallacanestro Pavia

Pallacanestro Pavia was an Italian professional basketball team from the town of Pavia.It was established in 1943 in and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Necchi Pavia , Annabella Pavia and Fernet Branca Pavia . It has participated in Serie A in 1948-1958 and 1991-92,...

. That club went bankrupt in 1995 and is currently defunct. Nuova Pallacanestro is commonly considered a successor to Pallacanestro.

2009/10 Roster

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6		Oscar Gugliotta	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...
8		Tommaso Raspino	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		Martin Colussi	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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14		Alberto Chiumenti	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...
15		Bernd Volcic	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...
17		Daniele Parente	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...

Notable players

Brandon Brantley 2 seasons: '01-'03 Randy Carter 2 seasons: '01-'02, '03-'04 David Evans 1 season: '01-'02 Chris Jent

Chris Jent

Chris Jent is a retired American professional basketball player and former coach in the NBA. He is currently an assistant coach at his alma mater, Ohio State.Jent was born in Orange, California and grew up in Sparta, New Jersey...

 1 season: '01-'02 Fabio Di Bella 1 season: '01-'02 Federico Bellina 4 seasons: '02-'06 Lonnie Cooper 2 seasons: '02-'03, '04-'05   Antwan Hoard 1 season: '02-'03 Deon Watson 1 season: '02-'03   Mike Iuzzolino

Mike Iuzzolino

Michael Alan Iuzzolino is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft. Iuzzolino, a 5 foot 10 inch point guard, played two years in the NBA, both with the Mavericks averaging 9.0 ppg in his career...

 1 season: '02-'03 Kenny Gregory

Kenny Gregory

William Kendrick Gregory is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is 6 ft 5 ¾ in in height. He currently plays for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-Amateur career:Gregory played high-school basketball at Independence High...

 2 seasons: '03-'05 Ivan Gatto 3 seasons: '03-'04, '05-'07 Malik Dixon 1 season: '03-'04 Jacob Jaacks

Jacob Jaacks

Jacob Brian Jaacks aka Jacob Crane is an American professional basketball player....

 1 season: '03-'04   Julio Mazzaro

Julio Mazzaro

Julio Eduardo Mázzaro is an Argentine basketball player who currently plays for Quimsa in Argentina. He played for River Plate and Boca Juniors in Argentina and Edimes Pavia in the LegADue league in Italy previously...

 1 season: '03-'04 Jeffrey Stern 1 season: '04-'05 Peter Ezugwu 2 seasons: '05-'07 Monty Mack 1 season: '05-'06 Ryan Hoover 1 season: '05-'06 Danilo Gallinari

Danilo Gallinari

Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player with Olimpia Milano of the Italian basketball league. He is also under contract with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, and is expected to return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends. He is 2.08 m in height and 102.1 kg in...

 1 season: '05-'06 Chris Monroe 1 season: '06-'07   Maximiliano Stanic 1 season: '06-'07 Simone Bagnoli 1 season: '06-'07   Jeffrey Viggiano

Jeffrey Viggiano

Jeffrey Donald "Jeff" Viggiano is an Italian professional basketball player currently with Italian league team Angelico Biella...

1 season: '08-'09