Pallacanestro Messina

Last updated January 02, 2020

Pallacanestro Messina was an Italian professional basketball team based in Messina, Sicily.

History

Established in 1976, the club was admitted to the first division Serie A for the 2003-04 season after Virtus Bologna was excluded for financial irregularities.^[1] Messina struggled on every front during that season, finishing dead last in the league whilst suffering from financial problems and a lack of interest from the public.^[2] With debts too big to allow the club to even take part in other divisions and scaring off clubs that wanted to buy the side's sporting rights, Messina went bankrupt a few months after the season.^[3]

Notable players

Agostino Li Vecchi 3 seasons: '99-'00, '02-'04
Gerrod Abram 2 seasons: '99-'01
Marques Bragg 2 seasons: '99-'00, '02-'03
Malcolm Mackey 1 season: '00-'01
Scooter Barry 1 season: '00-'01
Cristiano Grappasonni 1 season: '00-'01
Chris Carrawell 1 season: '00-'01
Brian Oliver 2 seasons: '01-'03
Lamarr Greer 1 season: '01-'02
Sharif Fajardo 1 season: '01-'02
Manuel Vanuzzo 1 season: '01-'02
Saddi Washington 1 season: '01-'02
Herman Smith 1 season: '02-'03
Leonardo Busca 1 season: '02-'03
Matt Bonner 1 season: '03-'04
Marlon Garnett 1 season: '03-'04
Marquis Estill 1 season: '03-'04
Leonardo Busca 1 season: '03-'04
Vincent Yarbrough 1 season: '03-'04

Sponsorship names

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

Ina Sicilia Barcellona (1999-2000)
Media Broker Messina (2000-2001)
Sicilia Messina (2003-2004)

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References

↑ "Fuori la Virtus, ripescata Messina" [Virtus is out, Messina retaken]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ Tartamella, Fabio (7 May 2004). "Il sogno della Sicilia Basket finisce tra debiti e sconfitte" [Sicilia Basket's dream finished in debts and defeats]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). la Repubblica . Retrieved 23 August 2015.
↑ Tartamella, Fabio (19 June 2004). "Per il Messina troppi debiti per sopravvivere" [For Messina, too many debts to survive]. LaRepubblica.it. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

Serie A historical results (in Italian) Retrieved 23 August 2015

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[1] "Fuori la Virtus, ripescata Messina" [Virtus is out, Messina retaken]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[2] Tartamella, Fabio (7 May 2004). "Il sogno della Sicilia Basket finisce tra debiti e sconfitte" [Sicilia Basket's dream finished in debts and defeats]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). la Repubblica . Retrieved 23 August 2015.

[3] Tartamella, Fabio (19 June 2004). "Per il Messina troppi debiti per sopravvivere" [For Messina, too many debts to survive]. LaRepubblica.it. Retrieved 23 August 2015.