Viola Reggio Calabria - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Viola Reggio Calabria is the name traditionally given to the main men's professional basketball

Basketball

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team from the city Reggio Calabria

Reggio Calabria

Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...

, Italy

Italy

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. The team colors are black

Black

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and orange

Orange (colour)

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The name comes from the glorious Cestistica Piero Viola, a basketball team founded in 1966 by the judge Giuseppe Viola in honor of his died brother Piero. The Cestistica failed at the end of 1997, then a new team was founded in 1998 (Basket Viola Reggio Calabria) and soon transformed in Basket Viola Reggio Calabria until bankrupt at the end of 2007.

A new team (Team Basket Viola) has been founded in 2009, ready to start from Serie B Dilettanti

Serie B Dilettanti

Serie B Dilettanti is the fourth men's professional basketball league in Italy.Teams are divided into four groups by geographical contiguity. Promoted teams gain access to Serie A Dilettanti; relegated teams will play in Serie C Dilettanti....

, the fourth men's professional basketball league in Italy

Italy

Season 2009/2010

Number	Name	Position	Year	Height (cm)
	Massimo Di Lembo	Playmaker Playmaker In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals....	1977	180
	Alessandro Michelon	PM Playmaker In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals.... /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...	1977	188
	Gabriele Niccolai	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... /SF 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...	1972	192
	Giuseppe D’Iapico	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...	1973	190
	Claudio Negri	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... /SF 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...	1985	195
	Luca Dalla Vecchia	PF 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...	1978	204
	Marcelo Dip	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...	1984	205
	Vladimir Yasakov	PF 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...	1990	200
Coach	Massimo Bianchi	-	1955	-
Ass.	Gustavo Tolotti	-	1967	-

History

Cronistoria della Viola Basket Reggio Calabria

Coaches

All the coaches in the Viola Reggio Calabria history

Leader in caps Cap (sport) In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...	Caps
Gustavo Tolotti	379
More seasons in Viola RC	Seasons
Gustavo Tolotti, Alessandro Santoro	12
Top scorer in a single game	Points
Joe Bryant Joe Bryant Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant is a retired American professional basketball player, current coach, and the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Bryant was the head coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from August 22, 2005 until April 4, 2007... 09/11/1986 (Serie A2 LegADue Legadue or Lega2 is the second-highest division of professional club basketball in Italy since 2001-2002 season... , Facar PE - Standa RC 102-110)	69
Top scorer ever	Points
Dan Caldwell	3695
Top rebounder ever	Rebounds
Kim Hughes	1897
Top scorer of 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...	Season
Dan Caldwell	1989/90 (918 points)
Brian Oliver Brian Oliver Brian Darnell Oliver is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" and 210 lb shooting guard out of Georgia Tech, he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA in the 2nd round of the 1990 Draft...	1996/97 (735 points)

Season 2009/2010

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