Pallacanestro Roseto is an Italian professional
basketball
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club based in
Roseto degli Abruzzi
Roseto degli Abruzzi (), more commonly Roseto, is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is a beach resort on the Adriatic Sea and has about 24,000 inhabitants. Geographically, Roseto is positio ...
. They play in the third division
Serie B
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as of the 2024–25 season.
Sponsorship names
The club has had several denominations through the years due to sponsorship:
* Cover Jeans Roseto (1982–1983)
* Cordivari Roseto (1998–2001)
* Euro Roseto (2001–2004)
* Sedima Roseto (2004–2005)
* BT Roseto (2005–2006)
* Seven 2007 Roseto (2008–2009)
* Mec-Energy Roseto (2011–2013)
* Modus-FM Roseto (2013-2014)
* Industriale Sud - Roseto (2014-2015)
* Mec-Energy Roseto (2015–2016)
* Cimorosi Roseto (2016-2018)
* Sapori Veri Roseto (2018-2020)
* Liofilchem Roseto (2020-…)
Notable players
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Mario Boni (3 seasons: '99–'02)
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Leonardo Busca (3 seasons: '98–'00, '05–'06)
* {{flagicon, ITA
Paolo Moretti
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(2 seasons: '99–'01)
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Federico Pieri (2 seasons: '98–'99, '02–'03)
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Ian Lockhart (2 seasons: '00–'02)
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Peter Guarasci (1 season: '00–'01)
* {{flagicon, DOM
Luis Flores (1 season: '05–'06)
* {{flagicon, DOM
Jack Martínez (1 season: '05–'06)
* {{flagicon, FIN
Teemu Rannikko
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(1 season: '02–'03)
* {{flagicon, GER
Stephen Arigbabu
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Professional career
During his professional career, Arigb ...
(1 season: '04–'05)
* {{flagicon, GER
Misan Nikagbatse
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Professional career
Haldin started his professional career at TuS Lichterfelde B ...
(1 season: '04–'05)
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Giorgos Diamantopoulos (1 season: '05–'06)
* {{flagicon, GRE
Vangelis Mantzaris
Evangelos "Vangelis" Mantzaris (Greek language, Greek: Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Μάντζαρης; born April 16, 1990) is a Greek professional basketball player for Mykonos B.C., Mykonos of the Greek A2 Basket League, Greek A2 Elit ...
(1 season: '23–'24)
* {{flagicon, SRB
Miroslav Radošević (1 season: '02–'03)
* {{flagicon, SLO
Marko Milič
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(1 season: '02–'03)
* {{flagicon, ESP
Albert Miralles
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Professional career
NBA draft
Miralles was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 2004 NBA draft. The Miami Heat acquired his rights from the Toronto Rapto ...
(1 season: '03–'04)
* {{flagicon, USA
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
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(1 season: '04–'05)
* {{flagicon, USA
Andre Brown (1 season: '04–'05)
* {{flagicon, USA
George Gilmore
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(2 seasons: '00–'02)
* {{flagicon, USA
Adrian Griffin
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(1 season: '98–'99)
* {{flagicon, USA
Billy Keys (1 season: '03–'04)
* {{flagicon, USA
Rodney Monroe
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(1 season: '02–'03)
* {{flagicon, USA
Ansu Sesay
Ansu Martin Sesay Jr. (born July 29, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player.
High school and college career
Sesay attended Willowridge High School in Houston, Texas. He led his team to the school's first state title in baske ...
(1 season: '04–'05)
* {{flagicon, USA
Alvin Sims
Alvin Sims (born October 18, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Sims played with the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA), during the 1998–99 season.
College career
Sims, a tall shooting guard, a ...
(1 season: '01–'02)
* {{flagicon, USA
K'Zell Wesson (1 season: '03–'04)
External links
Official website
Basketball teams in Italy
Basketball teams established in 1946