A.S. Pistoia Basket 2000, known for sponsorship reasons as Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia, is an Italian professional
basketball
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team based in
Pistoia
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Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
.
History
The city of Pistoia was formerly represented in the first division LBA by
Olimpia Basket Pistoia
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It played in Serie A (basketball), Serie A, the Italian top-level professional league, ...
during the 1990s.
Pistoia Basket 2000 was promoted to the LBA in 2014, and is playing in that league as of the 2015–16 season.
The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. In June 2020, Pistoia asked to be repositioned to the second-tier Serie A2.
Symbols
Pistoia Basket 2000 logo.png, 2000–2019
Pistoia Basket logo 2019.png, 2019–present
Players
Current roster
Notable players
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Ariel Filloy
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Davide Moretti
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Early life and career
In addition to basket ...
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Giacomo Galanda
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Professional career
Galanda was born in Udine, Friuli. ...
Gregor Fučka
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Professional career
Fučka pla ...
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Andrea Crosariol
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* Fabio Mian
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Patrik Auda
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Professional career
In May 2018, Auda signed with Scandone of the Lega Basket Ser ...
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Yakhouba Diawara
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Early career
Diawara started his career with French team JDA Dijon, and after ...
Joseph Forte
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Kyle Gibson
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Jamon Gordon
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Antonio Graves
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Career
After completing college with University of Pittsburgh, he played for Pittsburg ...
Alex Kirk
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College career
Kirk, a ...
Tyrus McGee
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College career
The Oklahoma native played collegiately f ...
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Landon Milbourne
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Jake Odum
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College career
Odum played colleg ...
Brad Wanamaker
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Deron Washington
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LegaDue
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:Winners (1): 2012–13
Sponsorship names
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
* Cassa di Risparmio Pistoia (2002–05)
*Associazione Vivaisti Pistoiesi (2005–06)
*Power Dry Pistoia (2006–07)
*Carmatic Pistoia (2007–10)
*Tuscany Pistoia (2010–11)
*Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia (2011–2016)
*The Flexx Pistoia (2016–2018)
*OriOra Pistoia (2018–2020)
*Estra Pistoia (2023-present)