Pallacanestro Messina was an Italian professional basketball team based in Messina, Sicily.
History edit
Established in 1976, the club was admitted to the first division Serie A for the 2003-04 season after Virtus Bologna was excluded for financial irregularities.[1] Messina struggled on every front during that season, finishing dead last in the league whilst suffering from financial problems and a lack of interest from the public.[2] With debts too big to allow the club to even take part in other divisions and scaring off clubs that wanted to buy the side's sporting rights, Messina went bankrupt a few months after the season.[3]
Notable players edit
Agostino Li Vecchi 3 seasons: '99-'00, '02-'04
Gerrod Abram 2 seasons: '99-'01- Marques Bragg 2 seasons: '99-'00, '02-'03
- Charles Smith 1/2 season: '00
- Malcolm Mackey 1 season: '00-'01
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Scooter Barry 1 season: '00-'01 - Cristiano Grappasonni 1 season: '00-'01
- Chris Carrawell 1 season: '00-'01
- Brian Oliver 2 seasons: '01-'03
- Lamarr Greer 1 season: '01-'02
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Sharif Fajardo 1 season: '01-'02 - Manuel Vanuzzo 1 season: '01-'02
- Saddi Washington 1 season: '01-'02
- Herman Smith 1 season: '02-'03
- Leonardo Busca 1 season: '02-'03
- Matt Bonner 1 season: '03-'04
- Marlon Garnett 1 season: '03-'04
- Marquis Estill 1 season: '03-'04
- Leonardo Busca 1 season: '03-'04
- Vincent Yarbrough 1 season: '03-'04
Sponsorship names edit
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
- Ina Sicilia Barcellona (1999-2000)
- Media Broker Messina (2000-2001)
- Sicilia Messina (2003-2004)
References edit
- ^ "Fuori la Virtus, ripescata Messina" [Virtus is out, Messina retaken]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Tartamella, Fabio (7 May 2004). "Il sogno della Sicilia Basket finisce tra debiti e sconfitte" [Sicilia Basket's dream finished in debts and defeats]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). la Repubblica. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Tartamella, Fabio (19 June 2004). "Per il Messina troppi debiti per sopravvivere" [For Messina, too many debts to survive]. LaRepubblica.it. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
External links edit
- Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015