S.S. Basket Napoli

S.S. Basket Napoli
S.S. Basket Napoli
Founded	1946
Dissolved	2009
Arena	PalaBarbuto; (capacity: 5,500)
Location	Naples, Italy
Team colors	White and Blue;
President	Mario Maione (owner)
Head coach	Maurizio Bartocci
Championships	1 Italian Cup; (2006)
Website	basketnapoli.it
Home	Away

S.S. Basket Napoli was an Italian professional basketball club that was based in Naples, Campania. The club's full name was Società Sportiva Basket Napoli. The team ceased activities in 2009.

For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names.

History

The team was playing in the second division LegaDue as Serapide Pozzuoli when it was moved to Naples and came under the ownership of Mario Maione. After the 2001–2002 season, the club was promoted to the first division Serie A after winning the LegaDue. Basket Napoli took part in the ULEB Cup 2004-05, in the 2006-07 EuroLeague and won the Italian Cup in 2006.

In September 2008, Basket Napoli was excluded from the Serie A along with Orlandina Basket due to financial problems.^[1] Restarting from the regional leagues, the side was dissolved in 2009.

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.