Scafati Basket

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Scafati Basket
Scafati Basket logo
LeaguesLBA
Founded1969 (1969)
ArenaPalaMangano
Capacity3,700
LocationScafati, Italy
Team colorsBlue, Yellow
   
Main sponsorGivova
PresidentAlessandro Rossano
Head coachMarco Ramondino
OwnershipAniello Longobardi
Championships1 Italian LNP Cup
1 LegaDue Cup
1 Italian LNP Supercup
Websitewww.scafatibasket.com

Scafati Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Givova Scafati, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Scafati, Campania. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

History

Scafati Basket traces its history to Silvio Pellico, a club founded by a group of students in 1949. That merged with Savoia in 1955 to form Scafatese Basket, which would be renamed Centro Sportivo Scafatese in 1969. The team played in the amateur regional Serie C and Serie D until the early 1990s when, under the presidency of Aniello Longobardi, it climbed up divisions to reach the first tier Serie A in 2006.

It was relegated from the Serie A in 2007–08.

Arena

The team has played its home games in the PalaMangano (named after former head coach Massimo Mangano), it holds 3,700 seats.

Sponsorship names

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

  • Rida Scafati (2001–2003)
  • Eurorida Scafati (2003–2006)
  • Legea Scafati (2006–2008)
  • Harem Scafati (2008–2009)
  • Bialetti Scafati (2009–2010)
  • Sunrise Scafati (2010–2011)
  • Givova Scafati (2011–present)

Players

Current roster

Givova Scafati roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 2 Canada Šakota, Luka 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2001-02-17)17 February 2001
PG 6 Italy Zanelli, Alessandro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
SF 7 United States Anim, Sacar 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1997-09-19)19 September 1997
C 8 Italy Ulaneo, Scott 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
PF 9 Lithuania Sorokas, Paulius 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992
SG 11 Italy Miaschi, Federico 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-04-26)26 April 2000
PF 12 United States Pinkins, Kruize 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 32 – (1993-01-25)25 January 1993
PG 20 Italy Cinciarini, Andrea 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 38 – (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
PG 21 Finland Maxhuni, Edon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-05-21)21 May 1998
F/C 32 Serbia Jovanović, Nikola 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 31 – (1994-01-06)6 January 1994
F/C 47 United Kingdom Akin, Daniel 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 26 – (1998-06-16)16 June 1998
Head coach
  • Italy Marco Ramondino
Assistant coach(es)
Physiotherapist(s)
  • Italy Elia Confessore
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 9, 2025

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

References