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Corey Albano

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Corey Albano
Personal information
Born (1975-07-28) July 28, 1975 (age 49)
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

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

College career

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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

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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

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  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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