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Friday, February 26, 2010

LEGHORN ALSO WAS A KEY PLAYER IN EUROPE

Even teams Leghorn were protagonists in European competitions.
Especially the Libertas and Pallacanestro Leghorn have played, a total of 3 times, their match Korac Cup (the trophy in the photo), former European competition which was founded in 1972, has seen its abolition in 2002.
Leghorn, in its small, has played its part in 1984/85 with the formation of Libertas Leghorn sponsored by Birra Peroni, in 1988/89 with the Pallacanestro Leghorn sponsored by Allibert and again in 1989/90 with the Libertas Leghorn sponsored by Enimont.
Then everything ended with the merger, but if they still existed two the two companies, who knows if we would be here to recount only those shares or other equity maybe we would be telling perhaps the most prestigious competitions.
In this blog post all games played, with all statistics possible for you to relive those great emotion.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

EX HEAD COACH OF THE LEGHORN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WIN THE ITALIAN CUP

As we all know basketball is no longer Leghorn at the highest levels of national basketball team so we are forced to go elsewhere to see how they are former Leghorn in different societies of Lega A and LegaDue.
Today worthy of note is the second consecutive victory in the Italian Cup by the Monte dei Paschi di Siena and then, consequently, the second consecutive win by Luca Banchi (in the photo), former coach to our city and now assistant coach of Pianigiani.
Luca Banchi has been trained for years in the youth sector of the Don Bosco Leghorn where he won as coach of the junior training, three league titles and head-coach of the first team of Don Bosco and Basket Leghorn.
From all the staff our most sincere congratulations!

Friday, February 19, 2010

PERSONALITIES - 2nd PART: OTELLO FORMIGLI

We continue our journey in the great personalities who have made great history of basketball in Leghorn. Today we will talk about Otello Formigli style is not invented, but with a style is born.
Its elegance, its tranquility, his jokes have made the history of basketball amaranth.
This was Otello Formigli. With him the ball into wedges in Leghorn knew the reputation experiencing epic moments.
From the pioneering invention exploits the "levers basketball" until long marriage to the Libertas: there are many events that have marked a career of sacrifice, common sense and a touch of humor.
Epica his proverbial calm in dealing with the embarrassment of scoring because even under twenty points, continued to encourage his teammates, saying, "Okay. You are good. Keep it up '."
Was his famous phrase: "The important thing is PUT THE BALL IN THE BASKET", reserved for its athletes without any distinction of valor.
Knew how to teach and defuse, amuse and bring the sport in the common fact of everyday life. An asset of inestimable value for a player and a coach who is.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

THE LEGHORN'S DERBIES - 13th PART

A DERBY OF THE SEASON 1986/87. BOTH THE LEGHORN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, BOSTON ENICHEM (LL - IN YELLOW JERSEY) AND ALLIBERT (PL - IN JERSEY RED), TO MILITANCY IN THE ITALIAN TOP DIVISION (SERIE A1). CAN BE HELD IN THE PHOTO ROD GRIFFIN (LL), MASSIMILIANO ALDI (PL), JEFF COOK (LL) AND LARRY BOSTON (PL).

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

FORMER PLAYERS OF THE LEGHORN'S BASKETBALL TEAM: CHEVON TROUTMAN

After attending high school Williamsport Area High School goes to college, where he played for four years with the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh. Here it remains until 2005, when he began his professional career in the Dominican Republic, through the Domingo Paulino Santiago first, and for the Metros de Santiago then, within a year.
Chevon Troutman lands in the season 2005/2006 to Leghorn where wearing the maroon jersey of Basket Leghorn (photo below). Just in the uniform of the Leghorn's basketball team is known by the general European public.
Fact, after having worn the jacket labronica, was hired by the Lyon-Villeurbanne (in the French league). Here has many satisfactions. In three years' residence in France has won the French Cup (2007/2008) and the French league (2008/2009).
Last summer, returns in Italy where it is put under contract by the formation of Air Avellino.
To date, Troutman is a player Air Avellino (photo above).