# Trapani Shark

Trapani Shark is an Italian professional basketball team that is based in Trapani, Sicily. The club plays in the top division Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), as of the 2023–24 season, and was recently purchased by Italian businessman Valerio Antonini. The team triumphed over rivals Blu Basket to win the 2023 Supercoppa LNP final

## Season by season

Note: Statistics are correct as of 8 October 2020.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W | L | Postseason | W | L | Italian Cup |
| 1958–59 | 6 | Prima Divisione | 2nd | | | no Playoff | | | no Cup |
| 1959–60 | 6 | Prima Divisione | 1st | | | Promoted | | | no Cup |
| 1960–61 | 5 | Promozione | 1st | | | Promoted | | | no Cup |
| 1961–62 | 4 | Serie C | 1st | | | Promoted | | | no Cup |
| 1962–63 | 3 | Serie B | 1st | 8 | 0 | Promoted $^{Playoff}$ | 6 | 2 | no Cup |
| 1963–64 | 2 | Serie A | 9th | 4 | 14 | Relegated | – | – | no Cup |
| 1964–65 | 3 | Serie B | ? | ? | ? | no Playoff | – | – | no Cup |
| 1965–66 | 3 | Serie C | 5th | 9 | 7 | no Playoff | – | – | no Cup |
| 1966–67 | 3 | Serie C | / | – | – | Withdrew | – | – | no Cup |
| 1967–68 | 4 | Serie D | ? | ? | ? | no Playoff | – | – | no Cup |
| 1968–69 | 4 | Serie D | ? | ? | ? | no Playoff | – | – | no Cup |
| 1969–70 | 4 | Serie D | ? | ? | ? | no Playoff | – | – | no Cup |
| 1970–71 | 4 | Serie D | ? | ? | ? | no Playoff | – | – | Fourth round |
| 1971–72 | 4 | Serie D | ? | ? | ? | Promoted | ? | ? | First round |
| 1972–73 | 3 | Serie C | 7th | 10 | 12 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1973–74 | 3 | Serie C | 12th | 6 | 16 | Relegated | – | – | no Cup |
| 1974–75 | 4 | Serie D | 1st | ? | ? | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 9 | 1 | no Cup |
| 1975–76 | 4 | Serie C | 1st | ? | ? | Runner–up$^{Playoff}$ | ? | ? | no Cup |
| 1976–77 | 4 | Serie C | 6th | 11 | 11 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1977–78 | 4 | Serie C | 1st | 6 | 4 | 3rd$^{Playoff}$ | 13 | 5 | no Cup |
| 1978–79 | 4 | Serie C1 | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 8th$^{Playoff}$ | 3 | 11 | no Cup |
| 1979–80 | 4 | Serie C1 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 6th$^{Playoff}$ | 4 | 10 | no Cup |
| 1980–81 | 4 | Serie C1 | 7th | 3 | 11 | Relegated | – | – | no Cup |
| 1981–82 | 5 | Serie C2 | 2nd | 17 | 5 | Promoted | – | – | no Cup |
| 1982–83 | 4 | Serie C1 | 2nd | 26 | 6 | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 2 | 1 | no Cup |
| 1983–84 | 3 | Serie B | 7th | 16 | 14 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1984–85 | 3 | Serie B | T-2nd | 22 | 8 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1985–86 | 3 | Serie B | T-2nd | 20 | 10 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1986–87 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 9th | 14 | 16 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1987–88 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 13th | 12 | 18 | Playout | 1 | 0 | no Cup |
| 1988–89 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 5th | 18 | 12 | DNQ | – | – | no Cup |
| 1989–90 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 2nd | 23 | 7 | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 2 | 0 | no Cup |
| 1990–91 | 2 | Serie A2 | 8th | 13 | 17 | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 6 | 4 | Last 32 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Serie A1 | 14th | 10 | 20 | Relegated$^{Playout}$ | 3 | 7 | Last 16 |
| 1992–93 | 2 | Serie A2 | 10th | 14 | 16 | 5th$^{Playoff}$ | 3 | 7 | Last 32 |
| 1993–94 | 2 | Serie A2 | 11th | 12 | 18 | DNQ | – | – | Last 16 |
| 1994–95 | 2 | Serie A2 | 14th | 11 | 23 | DNQ | – | – | Last 32 |
| 1995–96 | 2 | Serie A2 | 14th | 9 | 23 | Relegated | – | – | Last 32 |
| 1996–97 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 7th | 11 | 11 | 2nd$^{Playout}$ | 7 | 5 | no Cup |
| 1997–98 | 6 | Serie C2 | ? | ? | ? | Promoted | ? | ? | no Cup |
| 1998–99 | 4 | Serie B2 | 2nd | 18 | 8 | Runner–up$^{Promoted}$ | 5 | 3 | no Cup |
| 1999-00 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 13th | 10 | 16 | Playout | 3 | 2 | First round |
| 2000–01 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 12th | 12 | 14 | DNQ | – | – | Last 32 |
| 2001–02 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 6th | 14 | 12 | Quarter-finalist$^{Playoff}$ | 1 | 2 | Last 32 |
| 2002–03 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 4th | 19 | 11 | Runner–up$^{Playoff}$ | 5 | 3 | DNQ |
| 2003–04 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 2nd | 22 | 8 | Runner–up$^{Promoted}$ | 6 | 4 | DNQ |
| 2004–05 | 2 | Serie A2 | 10th | 13 | 17 | DNQ | – | – | DNQ |
| 2005–06 | 2 | Serie A2 | 16th | 4 | 26 | Relegated | – | – | DNQ |
| 2006–07 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 3rd | 19 | 11 | Quarter-finalist$^{Playoff}$ | 1 | 2 | First round |
| 2007–08 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 2nd | 18 | 8 | Runner–up$^{Playoff}$ | 7 | 2 | Runner–up$^{Wintercup}$ |
| 2008–09 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 5th | 13 | 13 | Quarter-finalist$^{Playoff}$ | 1 | 2 | DNQ |
| 2009–10 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 5th | 17 | 11 | Quarter-finalist$^{Playoff}$ | 1 | 2 | DNQ |
| 2010–11 | 3 | Serie B D'Ecc. | 1st | 22 | 8 | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 6 | 5 | Second round |
| 2011–12 | 5 | Div. Nazionale C | 1st | 30 | 0 | Promoted$^{Playoff}$ | 6 | 0 | Winner |
| 2012–13 | 4 | Div. Nazionale B | 3rd | 23 | 7 | Semi-finalist$^{Playoff}$ | 3 | 2 | DNQ |
| 2013–14 | 2 | Div. Nazionale A | 11th | 14 | 16 | DNQ | – | – | DNQ |
| 2014–15 | 2 | Serie A2 | 10th | 11 | 15 | DNQ | – | – | DNQ |
| 2015–16 | 2 | Serie A2 | 7th | 16 | 14 | Last 16$^{Playoff}$ | 2 | 3 | DNQ |
| 2016–17 | 2 | Serie A2 | 8th | 15 | 15 | Last 16$^{Playoff}$ | 0 | 3 | DNQ |
| 2017–18 | 2 | Serie A2 | 6th | 15 | 15 | Last 16$^{Playoff}$ | 1 | 3 | Quarter finals |
| 2018–19 | 2 | Serie A2 | 9th | 14 | 14 | Last 16$^{Playoff}$ | 2 | 3 | DNQ |
| 2019–20 | 2 | Serie A2 | season cancelled | season cancelled | season cancelled | season cancelled | season cancelled | season cancelled | Quarter finals |
| 2020–21 | 2 | Serie A2 | | | | | | | |
| 2022-23 | 2 | Serie A2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | Last 13-18 | | | Winner |
| 2023–24 | 2 | Serie A2 | 1st | 29 | 3 | Promoted $^{Playoff}$ | 9 | 2 | Semifinals |

## Logos

* Pallacanestro Trapani logo (2011–2018)
* Pallacanestro Trapani wordmark (2011–2018)
* Pallacanestro Trapani wordmark (2018–2023)
* Trapani Shark logo (2023–present)
* Trapani Shark alternative logo (2024–present)

## Arena

The club played in the Palestra "Dante Alighieri" (capacity:300) from 1970 to 1982 and the Palestra "Tenente Alberti" (capacity:800) from 1982 to 1986.
After spending the 1986-87 season in the Marsala based Palasport "Fortunato Bellina" (capacity:600), the side moved back to Trapani in the Palasport "Palagranata" (capacity:3,800) where it stayed until 1997.
Since then Trapani has played in the 4,575 seater PalaIlio. In August 2015, its name became the Pala Conad for sponsorship reasons.

## Current roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Amar Alibegović | Chris Horton | |
| PF | Akwasi Yeboah | Paul Eboua | |
| SF | John Petrucelli | Gabe Brown | Marco Mollura |
| SG | Langston Galloway | JD Notae | |
| PG | Justin Robinson | Stefano Gentile | Riccardo Rossato |

## Trapani Shark rebranding

In April 2023, businessman and sports personality Valerio Antonini made the purchase of the then-known Pallacanestro Trapani, along with FC Trapani 1905. Both teams have since been the recipient of major development and an associated rebranding to move both entities into a single multi-sports brand under the label Trapani Shark. An investment of €1,460,000 in the clubs facilities has seen the introduction of an NBA-style centre court monitor as an effort to modernise and globalise the club's image.

## Notable players
### Retired numbers

Pallacanestro Trapani retired numbers :
| № | Player | Position | Tenure | Date № retired |
| 12 | Francesco Mannella | G | 1982–1995 | 1992 and 2015 |
| 4 | Davide Virgilio | G | 1998–2013 | 2014 |

### Other notable players

| Reggie Johnson 1 seasons: '90–'91 Wendell Alexis 2 seasons: '91–'93 John Shasky 1 seasons: '91–'92 Ron Rowan 1 seasons: '93–'94 Stephen Howard 1 seasons: '93–'94 Bob Thornton 1 seasons: '94 Franjo Arapović 1 seasons: '95–'96 Augusto Binelli 2 seasons: '02–'04 Kris Clack 1 seasons: '04–'05 Chris Owens 1 seasons: '04–'05 Brent Darby 1 seasons: '04–'05 | Anthony Dobbins 1 seasons: '05 Greg Newton 1 seasons: '05 T. J. Sorrentine 1 seasons: '05 Chris Haslam 1 seasons: '05–'06 Juan Mendez 1 seasons: '05–'06 Ariel Svoboda 3 seasons: '10–'13 Robert Lowery 1 seasons: '13–'14 Andrea Renzi 6 seasons: '13–Present T.J. Bray 1 seasons: '14–'15 Alex Legion 1 seasons: '14–15 Tibor Pleiß 1 seasons: '24–25 |

## Head coaches

* Alberto Cardella 1967–68
* Giuseppe Vento 1968–73
* Franco Di Paola 1973–75
* Leonardo Mione 1975–77
* Antonino Fodale 1977–1978
* Leonardo Mione 1978–79
* Alberto Cardella 1979–80
* Rino Monaco 1980–81?
* Giuseppe Barbara 1980–81?
* Piero Musumeci 1981–82?
* Antonino Fodale 1981–82?
* Emilio Trivelli 1982–84
* Bruno Boero 1984–86
* Stefano Michelini 1986–88
* Gianfranco Benvenuti 1988–91
* Giancarlo Sacco 1991–92
* Riccardo Sales 1992–93
* Giovanni Gebbia 1993–94 (Oct.)
* Giancarlo Sacco 1993 (Nov.)–94
* Gianfranco Benvenuti -1994 (October)
* Riccardo Cantone 1994 (Oct.)–95 (Jan.)
* Giuseppe Barbara 1995 (Jan.) -
* Giovanni Papini 1995–96 (Feb.)
* Stefano Cardella 1995–96 (Feb.)
* Marco Morganti 1996–97
* Paolo Mollura 1997–98
* Giacomo Genovese 1998–99 (Dec.)
* Gianni Lambruschi 2000 (Jan.) -
* Marco Morganti 2001 (Jan.) -
* Gianni Montemurro 2001–02
* Massimo Bernardi 2002–03
* Tony Trullo 2003–04
* Luca Banchi 2004–05
* Luigi Gresta -2005 (Nov.)
* Giancarlo Sacco -2005 (Nov.)–06
* Gianluca Tucci 2006–08
* Marco Calvani 2008–09 (Mar.)
* Marcello Perazzetti 09 (Mar.) -
* Giovanni Benedetto 2009–11
* Flavio Priulla 2011–13
* Lino Lardo 2013–15
* Ugo Ducarello 2015–18
* Daniele Parente 2018–24
* Andrea Diana 2024–present
* Jasmin Repeša 2024–present

## Presidents

* Francesco Calamia (1964–69)
* Giovanni Denaro (1969–80)
* Giovanni Crimi (1980–81)
* Vincenzo Garraffa (1981–94)
* Francesco Osvaldo Todaro (1994–97)
* Andrea Magaddino (1997-09)
* Alessandro Massinelli (2009–11)
* Pietro Basciano (2011–2023)
* Valerio Antonini (2023–present)

## Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
* Pasta Poiatti Trapani (1984–1986)
* Olio Caruso Trapani (1986–1988)
* Pallacanestro Trapani (1988–1989)
* Vini Racine Trapani (1989–1990)
* Birra Messina Trapani (1990–1991)
* L'altra Sicilia Trapani (1991–1992)
* Tonno Auriga Trapani (1992–1996)
* Pallacanestro Trapani (1996–1998)
* Banca del Popolo Trapani (1998–1999)
* Banca Popolare Sant'Angelo Trapani (1999-2001)
* Basket Trapani (2001–2002)
* Satin Trapani (2002–2003)
* Basket Trapani (2003–2004)
* Banca Nuova Trapani (2004–2009)
* Basket Trapani (2009–2010)
* Shinelco Trapani (2010–2011)
* Gestamp Solar Trapani (2011–2012)
* Lighthouse Trapani (2012–2015)
* Lighthouse Conad Trapani (2015–2016)
* Lighthouse Trapani (2016-2018)
* 2B Control Trapani (2018–present)