Pallacanestro Pavia Explained

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Pallacanestro Pavia
Founded:1943
Dissolved:2014
History:Onda Pavia
(1943–1948)
Pallacanestro Pavia
(1948–1958; 1975–1995; 2010–2014)
Onda Pavia
(1958–1975)
Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia
(1997–2010)
Arena:PalaRavizza
Location:Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Colors:Blue, White

Pallacanestro Pavia was an Italian professional basketball club based in Pavia, Lombardy.

For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

History

The club was established in 1943 as Onda Pavia by industrialist Luigi Cazzani. In 1955–56, Pavia finished at third place in the Serie A, the national championship. It played in the first division until 1958 when it was expelled.[1]

Onda Pavia was refounded a few years later. At the end of the 1978–79 season the team was promoted to the third division Serie B. The club then climbed to the second division in 1985. With the addition of experienced coach Tonino Zorzi and legendary player Oscar Schmidt, the side beat Sidis Reggio Emilia on 9 May 1991 in the playout to earn a return to Serie A.

Despite the efforts made by Oscar, top scorer of the league with 38.6 points per game, the team only lasted one season in the top division, being relegated in 1992. After a few unremarkable years in the second division and the departure of Oscar, the side went bankrupt in 1995.

In 1997, Nuova Pallacanestro Pavia was established as its successor and reached the second division in 2001. In 2005/2006 a 17-year-old Danilo Gallinari, the eventual Italian NBA star, played its first professional championship with Pavia, and the team then had its best season in 2006/2007, losing a promotion playoff final.

However, in June 2010 the side sold its right to play in the second division to Scaligera Basket Verona, voluntarily relegating to the third division Serie A dilettanti. At the same time it retook the name Pallacanestro Pavia.[2]

After two years in that league, Pallacanestro Pavia again auto-relegated, this time to the fourth division Serie C after struggling to find financing.[3] It only played a season at the level before choosing to move down to the sixth division Promozione.[4]

Pallacanestro Pavia's last participation in a championship was in the 2013–14 season, playing in the seventh division Prima Divisione.[5] Since then, the club has disappeared.[6]

Notable players

1950's

1980's

1990's

2000's

Retired numbers

Pallacanestro Pavia retired numbers
N°PlayerPositionTenureDate Retired
11 1990–1993 1993

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dal debutto con l'Onda Pavia sino agli anni d'oro di Oscar . . 12 October 2008 . . Pavia . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Starting with Onda Pavia to the golden years of Oscar.
  2. Web site: Nuova, dopo 14 anni finisce l'avventura . . 29 June 2010 . . Pavia . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Nuova, the adventure ends after 14 years.
  3. Web site: Basket, Pavia dà l’addio alla Legatre . . 5 July 2012 . . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Pavia says goodbye to the third league.
  4. Web site: Pavia in Promo riparte da Baudino . . 15 July 2013 . . Pavia . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Pavia in promo[tion] starts from Baudino.
  5. Web site: Comunicato ufficiale n.2888 del 15/05/2014 . . 15 May 2014 . . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Official press released n.2888 of the 15 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Omnia sempre più "paviacentrica" . . 4 July 2015 . . Pavia . 16 July 2015 . Italian . Omnia more and more Pavia-centric.

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