RB Montecatini Terme, also known for sponsorship reasons as Agricola Gloria Montecatini is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 team from the town of Montecatini Terme

Montecatini Terme

Montecatini Terme is an Italian district of 21,095 inhabitants within the province of Pistoia in Tuscany. The most important center in Valdinievole...

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In 2007/08 season it will play in the Italian LegADue

LegADue

Legadue or Lega2 is the second-highest division of professional club basketball in Italy since 2001-2002 season...

 (also known as Serie A2, second division of Italian professional basketball).

It was established in 1979 in Massa e Cozzile

Massa e Cozzile

Massa e Cozzile is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northwest of Florence and about 14 km west of Pistoia, in the central part of the Valdinievole....

 and, in the past, due to sponsorship deals, has also been known as Dierre Massa e Cozzile (1999-2000), Madras Massa e Cozzile (2001-2002) and Gloria Due Montecatini (2003-2004). It has moved to Montecatini Terme in 2002. Their best result is 5th place in the second division in the 2003/04 season.

2008/09 Roster

		Mike Nardi Mike Nardi Mike Nardi is a 6'2" 170 lb American basketball player who attended St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Villanova University....	Guard
5		Rodney Elliot	Power forward Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...
7		Gabriele Niccolai	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
8		Nicola Natali	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
11		Darryl Wilson	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
13		Andrea Niccolai	Shooting guard Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... /Small forward Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...
15		Gino Cuccarolo	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
20		Mattia Soloperto	Center Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

Notable players

Valerio Spinelli 1 season: '03-'04 Preston Shumpert

Preston Shumpert

Mert Shumpert or Preston Anthony Shumpert is an American-Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Turkish club Galatasaray....

 1 season: '03-'04 Ryan Hoover 1 season: '03-'04 Corsley Edwards

Corsley Edwards

Corsley Edwards is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for Anwil Włocławek.Edwards was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round in the 2002 NBA Draft. In the season of 2003/04 he played as Center for RB Montecatini Terme in...

 1 season: '03-'04 Joe Troy Smith 1 season: '04-'05 Michael Hicks 1 season: '04-'05 Jr Koch 1 season: '04-'05 Massimiliano Monti 1 season: '04-'05 Mario Boni 1 season: '05-'06 Antonio Smith 1 season: '05-'06 Marc Salyers

Marc Salyers

Marc Douglas Salyers is a professional basketball player. He is a small forward-power forward.-College career:Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997–01....

 1 season: '05-'06 Cory Carr

Cory Carr

Cory Jermaine Carr is an American-born Israeli basketball player, formerly of the Chicago Bulls and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. During his college career, he scored 1,904 career points and grabbed 411 rebounds...

 1 season: '06-'07 HL Coleman 1 season: '06-'07 Bernd Volcic 1 season: '06-'07

External links

• Official Site