Pallacanestro Trieste

History

A number of Trieste teams had played in the first division Serie A, the most successful of which was Società Ginnastica Triestina (from the 1930s to the 1960s) that won several national championships in the 1930s and 1940s. Three other top division Trieste sides were Lega Nazionale Trieste (1949-1951), San Giusto Trieste (1948-1949) and Polizia Civile Trieste (1949-1950).

Pallacanestro Trieste was established in 1975, it played in the top tier Serie A from 1982 to 1986, 1990 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2004, with a best result of third in 1994. That same year, it reached the FIBA Korać Cup final. The next season saw the team reaching the Italian Cup final.

After the 2003-04 season, the club went bankrupt and was relegated to the lower divisions.

After many years spent between the third and fourth division, in 2010 Eugenio Dalmasson was appointed Head Coach. Finally in 2012, the team reached the promotion to the second division with a win against Chieti in an epic game-5 in front of 6000 people.

On June 16, 2018, Trieste won the 2017–18 Serie A2 season after beating Novipiù Casale Monferrato at game 3 of league's playoffs, and returned in LBA, the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 14 years of absence.

On June 26, 2018, Luigi Scavone, the main owner of the title sponsor Alma Agenzia per il lavoro, became new president of Trieste, while the former president Gianluca Mauro became new CEO of the club.

On May 7, 2019, Gianluca Mauro became again president and CEO of the club looking for new sponsorship.

On November 29, 2019, the insurance company Allianz, became new title sponsor and main sponsor of Pallacanestro Trieste for the following three seasons. This sponsorship lapsed at the end of the 2021-2022 season.

In January, 2023, 90% of the club was acquired by San Francisco-based Cotogna Sports Group with the remaining 10% by Trieste-based Trieste Basket. Pallacanestro Trieste's first Board of Directors of the CSG era consists of five members, four of whom are nominated by Cotogna Sports Group: they are Richard de Meo (Chairman), Fitzann R. Reid (Vice Chairman), Connor Barwin (Vice Chairman), and Mario Ghiacci (Vice Chairman and General Manager); the fifth member is chosen by the minority shareholder, Trieste Basket srl, who have appointed Trieste manager Andrea Bochicchio.

Players

Current roster

• SPA Israel González
• ITA Francesco Nanni
• ITA Francesco Taccetti

Depth chart

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Italian League : Winners (5): 1930, 1932, 1934, 1939–40, 1940–41 (as Gimnastica Triestina) : 3rd place (1): 1993–94
• Italian Cup : Runners-up (1): 1995
• Serie A2 Basket : Winners (2): 2017–18, 2023–24
• Serie B1 north east division : Winners (1): 2011–12

European competitions

• FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) : Runners-up (1): 1993–94

Other competitions

• FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct) : Runners-up (1): 1993

Notable players

• ITA Alberto Tonut 8 seasons: '79-'84, '94-'97
• USA Marvin Barnes 1 season: '80
• USA Michael Jordan exhibition game in 1985
• ITA Davide Cantarello 5 seasons: '89-'94
• ITA Alessandro De Pol 5 seasons: '89-'94
• ITA Claudio Pilutti 5 seasons: '89-'94
• USA Terry Tyler 1 season: '89-'90
• SVN ITA Gregor Fučka 4 seasons: '90-'94
• ITA Dino Meneghin 3 seasons: '90-'93
• USA Sylvester Gray 2 seasons: '90-'92
• SER Dejan Bodiroga 2 seasons: '92-'94
• ITA Ferdinando Gentile 1 season: '93-'94
• USA Lemone Lampley 1 season: '93-'94
• USA Steve Burtt Sr. 2 seasons: '94-'95, '96-'97
• USA Kevin Thompson 1 season: '94-'95
• USA Pete Chilcutt 1 season: '94-'95
• USA Jevon Crudup 1 season: '95-'96
• ITA Aniello Laezza 5 seasons: '96-'01
• BIH SVN Teoman Alibegović 2 seasons: '96-'97, '98-'99
• USA Darnell Robinson 1 season: '96-'97
• BIH CRO Ivica Marić 4 seasons: '97-'98, '99-'00, '01-'03
• USA Irving Thomas 1 season: '97-'98
• USA Ed O'Bannon 1 season: '97-'98
• USA IRL Ron Rowan 1 season: '99-'00
• USA Conrad McRae 1 season: '99-'00
• USA ITA Dante Calabria 1 season: '00-'01
• USA ITA Casey Shaw 1 season: '00-'01
• SER GRE Milan Gurović 1 season: '00-'01
• USA Scoonie Penn 1 season: '00-'01
• USA Nate Erdmann 2 seasons: '01-'03
• CRO Siniša Kelečević 1 season: '02-'03
• USA Terrance Roberson 1 season: '02-'03
• USA PUR Sharif Fajardo 1 season: '03-'04
• USA Alvin Sims 1 season: '03-'04
• USA Billy Thomas 1 season: '03-'04
• USA Brian Oliver 1 season: '03-'04
• USAMNE Javonte Green 2 season: ‘16-‘18
• USA Ty-Shon Alexander 1 season: '22

Sponsorship names

In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:

• Arrigoni Trieste (1955–1956)
• Stock Trieste (1957–1960)
• Philco Trieste (1961–1963)
• Lloyd Adriatico Trieste (1974–1975)
• Hurlingham Trieste (1976–1981)
• Oece Trieste (1981–1982)
• Bic Trieste (1982–1984)
• Stefanel Trieste (1984–1994)
• Illy Caffè Trieste (1994–1996)
• Genertel Trieste (1996–1998)
• Lineltex Trieste (1997–1999)
• Telit Trieste (1999–2001)
• Coop Nordest Trieste (2001–2004)
• AcegasAps Trieste (2005–2013)
• Pallacanestro Trieste (2013–2015)
• Alma Pallacanestro Trieste (2015–2019)
• Pallacanestro Trieste (2019)
• Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste (2019–2022)
• Pallacanestro Trieste (2022–present)

Kit manufacturer

• 2017–2018: Macron
• 2018–2022: Adidas
• 2022–2025: Macron
• 2024–present: Nike

References

References

1. "World League 2003 Cities and competitions halls.".
2. [http://www.pallacanestrotrieste2004.it/societa/ Trieste history on the official team website]
3. . ["Basket, Trieste sbanca Casale: dopo 14 anni torna in Serie A!"](https://www.gazzetta.it/Basket/A2/16-06-2018/trieste-sbanca-casale-14-anni-torna-serie-a-270989060359.shtml).
4. . ["Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Luigi Scavone nuovo presidente, Gianluca Mauro amministratore delegato"](https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/278721/alma-pallacanestro-trieste-luigi-scavone-nuovo-presidente-gianluca-mauro-amministratore-delegato.html).
5. . ["Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Gianluca Mauro è il nuovo presidente"](http://www.triesteprima.it/sport/alma-pallacanestro-gianluca-mauro-nuovo-presidente-7-maggio-2019.html).
6. . ["Inizia l'era Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste"](http://web.legabasket.it/news/125741/inizia_l___era_allianz_pallacanestro_trieste).
7. "Formalizzato il passaggio del 90% delle quote a CSGI".
8. link. (2007-09-27)
9. "Nasce l'era dell'Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste".
10. [https://www.pallacanestrotrieste2004.it/12082017-1/ Macron sponsor tecnico di Alma Pallacanestro Trieste], pallacanestrotrieste2004.it, Retrieved 2 November 2017.
11. [https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/285059/trieste-adidas-nuovo-fornitore-tecnico.html Trieste: Adidas nuovo fornitore tecnico], Sportando.basketball, Retrieved 12 August 2018.
12. [https://www.pallacanestrotrieste2004.it/12082017-1/ Macron sponsor tecnico di Alma Pallacanestro Trieste], pallacanestrotrieste2004.it, Retrieved 2 November 2017.