Corey Albano | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 194 |
Nationality: | American / Italian |
Birth Date: | 28 July 1975 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York |
High School: | Toms River (Toms River, New Jersey) |
College: | Monmouth (1993–1997) |
Draft Year: | 1997 |
Career Start: | 1997 |
Career End: | 2010 |
Years1: | 1997–1999 |
Years2: | 1999–2001 |
Team2: | Scaligera Verona |
Years3: | 2001–2002 |
Team3: | Panathinaikos |
Years4: | 2002–2003 |
Team4: | Victoria Libertas Pesaro |
Years5: | 2003–2005 |
Team5: | S.S. Basket Napoli |
Years6: | 2005–2006 |
Years7: | 2006–2007 |
Team7: | Olympias Patras |
Years8: | 2007–2008 |
Team8: | Gruppo Triboldi Basket |
Years9: | 2009 |
Team9: | Saint-Quentin |
Years10: | 2009–2010 |
Team10: | Toms River Shooters |
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Corey Albano (born July 28, 1975) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player.
Albano grew up in Toms River, New Jersey played high school basketball at Toms River High School South, graduating in 1993.[1] After high school, he played college basketball at the Monmouth University, where he was a member of the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team, from 1993 until 1997. In 1996, as a Junior, Albano led the Monmouth Hawks to the school's first ever division 1 NCAA tournament appearance, where after going 20–9 they earned a 13 seed. During that 95–96 season, Albano was the team's leading scorer, averaging 17.2 points per game. The team has been back to the tournament 4 times since Albano led the Hawks there his Junior year.[2] [3]
Albano played for Ginásio C.F. in Portugal, Scaligera Verona, Victoria Libertas Pesaro, S.S. Basket Napoli, Pallacanestro Varese and Gruppo Triboldi Basket in Italy,[4] [5] Panathinaikos and Olympias Patras in Greece and Saint-Quentin in France.[6]
While playing with Panathinaikos he won the 2001–02 Euroleague championship.