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club based in

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. In 2011, following the dissolution of the club, a new team,

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, was founded.

History

Associazione Pallacanestro Udinese (APU) was founded in 1944. It wasn't a particularly notable organisation until businessman Rino Snaidero (head of the Snaidero Cucine kitchen furniture company) became the owner in 1965. With his backing the club, now known as Snaidero Udine, reached the first division

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in 1968. A new arena, named Palasport

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after the boxer of that name, was built in 1970. Star players such as foreigners

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and

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, as well as Italians

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and

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helped the side finish fifth and fourth in the Serie A in 1972 and 1973, the latter a historic best. The Snaidero family withdrew from the club in the 1970s, it would spend the rest of its existence in the second tier Serie A2 with a few parentheses in Serie A until disappearing in 1992. Another Udine side, Libertas Udine, would play in the Serie A2 for two seasons between 1993 and 1995 before itself ceasing activities in 1996. Edi Snaidero, the son of former owner Rino, relaunched Snaidero Cucine Udine in 1999, buying the rights of Palladio Vicenza to play in the 1999-2000 second division. The side, coached by

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and containing players such as Charles Smith and

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returned to the Serie A after one season, winning their best-of-five final promotion series. In their first season back in the elite, Snaidero qualified to the playoff quarterfinals but lost a five-game series against

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. That position was enough to play in Europe for the first time in 25 years, reaching the round of 16 in the

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. Having again lost in the playoff quarterfinals in 2001–02, Snaidero took part in the first-ever ULEB Cup in 2002-03, advancing to the eightfinals. Snaidero featured players like

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, who joined the Los Angeles Lakers having started with Snaidero's junior team. After indifferent results the next four seasons, the team hired coach

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before the start of the 2005-06 season. Snaidero went on to match its second-best ever ranking of fifth in the Serie A, thanks to a mix experience and youth with players such as Jerome Allen, Mian,

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, Jacob Jaacks and

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. Though they were swept in the playoffs, they earned the right to participate in the ULEB Cup again, reaching the Eighthfinals. In 2008-09, the side finished dead last in the Serie A, returning to the second division.

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entered the club as part owners over the summer of 2009. However they only played two more seasons in the second division before pulling out from the league, and professional basketball, in 2011.

Notable players

2000's *

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1 season: '06-'07 *

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1 season: '06-'07 * Jacob Jaacks 2 seasons: '05-'07 *

1 season: '05-'06 *

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1 season: '05-'06, 2 games *

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1 season: '04-'05 * John Wallace 1 season: '04-'05 *

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1 season: '04-'05 * Glenn Sekunda 3 seasons: '03-'06 * Eddie Shannon 2 seasons: '03-'05 * Siniša Kelečević 1 season: '03-'04 * Michael Hicks 1 season: '03-'04 *

1 season: '02-'03 * Mikhail Mikhailov 1 season: '02-'03 * Saša Vujačić 3 seasons: '01-'04 *

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2 seasons: '01-'03 *

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1 season: '01-'02 * Brent Scott 1 season: '01-'02 *

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1 season: '01-'02 *

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1 season: '00-'01 1990's *

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9 seasons: '99-'05, '06-'08, '09-'10 * - Teoman Alibegović 3 seasons: '99-'02 * Charles Smith 2 seasons: '99-'01 *

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1 season: '99-'00 *

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1 season: '91-'92 *

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1 season: '91-'92 *

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1 season: '91-'92 * - Henry Turner 1 season: '90-'91 *

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1 season: '90-'91 1980's *

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1 season: '89-'90 *

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3 seasons: '88-'91 * Michael Young 1 season: '88-'89 * Mark Crow 1 season: '88-'89 * Hank McDowell 2 seasons: '87-'89 *

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1 season: '87-'88 *

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1 season: '87-'88 *

Marco Solfrini Marco Solfrini (30 January 1958 – 24 March 2018)

2 seasons: '86-'88 *

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7 seasons: '82-'89 *

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7 season: '81-'85, '87-'90 1970's *

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12 seasons: '76-'79, '83-'92 *

1 season: '74-'75 *

6 seasons: '70-'76 1960's *

2 seasons: '68-'70 *

3 seasons: '67-'70

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as : * Snaidero Udine (1968–77) * Mobiam Udine (1977–80) * Tropic Udine (1980–82) * A.P.U. Udine (1982–83) * Gedeco Udine (1983–84) * Australian Udine (1984–85) * Fantoni Udine (1985–90) * Emmezeta Udine (1990–91) * Rex Udine (1991–92) * Snaidero Udine (1999–03) * Snaidero Cucine Udine (2003–11)

References

External links

Serie A historical results
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