Corey Albano

Corey Albano (born July 28, 1975) is an American-Italian former professional basketball player.

Corey Albano
Personal information
Born (1975-07-28) July 28, 1975
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican / Italian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolToms River (Toms River, New Jersey)
CollegeMonmouth (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2010
PositionPower forward
Career history
1997–1999Ginásio C.F.
1999–2001Scaligera Verona
2001–2002Panathinaikos
2002–2003Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2003–2005S.S. Basket Napoli
2005–2006Pallacanestro Varese
2006–2007Olympias Patras
2007–2008Gruppo Triboldi Basket
2009Saint-Quentin
2009–2010Toms River Shooters
Career highlights and awards

College career

Albano grew up in Toms River, New Jersey played high school basketball at Toms River High School South, graduating in 1993.[1] After high school, he played college basketball at the Monmouth University, where he was a member of the Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team, from 1993 until 1997. In 1996, as a Junior, Albano led the Monmouth Hawks to the school's first ever division 1 NCAA tournament appearance, where after going 20–9 they earned a 13 seed. During that 95–96 season, Albano was the team's leading scorer, averaging 17.2 points per game. The team has been back to the tournament 4 times since Albano led the Hawks there his Junior year.[2][3]

Professional career

Albano played for Ginásio C.F. in Portugal, Scaligera Verona, Victoria Libertas Pesaro, S.S. Basket Napoli, Pallacanestro Varese and Gruppo Triboldi Basket in Italy,[4][5] Panathinaikos and Olympias Patras in Greece and Saint-Quentin in France.[6]

While playing with Panathinaikos he won the 2001–02 Euroleague championship.

References
  1. Edelson, Stephen. "WATCH: Shore's greatest hoops players of the 90s", Asbury Park Press, February 16, 2016. Accessed November 22, 2017. "Corey Albano, Toms River South (1993) — Albano produced a rare double as a senior for the Indians, leading the Shore in both scoring (29.8 ppg) and rebounding (15.1 rpg), to go with 4.2 blocks."
  2. Corey Albano College Stats
  3. Corey Albano Monmouth Hawks Bio
  4. Corey Albano LegaBasket Profile
  5. "Corey Albano LegaDue Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  6. Corey Albano LNB Profile
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