Dante John Calabria (born November 8, 1973) is an Italian-American former professional basketball player and coach. He is currently the head coach of Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
| Pistoia Basket 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 8, 1973 Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | Italian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Blackhawk (Chippewa, Pennsylvania) |
| College | North Carolina (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1996–2010 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Bini Viaggi Livorno |
| 1997–1998 | Fort Wayne Fury |
| 1998–1999 | JDA Dijon |
| 1999 | Pau Orthez |
| 2000 | Aris B.C. |
| 2000–2001 | Telit Trieste |
| 2001–2002 | Pamesa Valencia |
| 2002–2003 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2003–2004 | Oregon Scientific Cantú |
| 2004–2007 | Armani Jeans Milano |
| 2007–2008 | Upim Bologna |
| 2008–2009 | Triboldi Soresina |
| 2010 | Igea Sant'Antimo |
| As coach: | |
| 2011–2013 | UNC Wilmington (assistant) |
| 2014–2015 | Montverde Academy |
| 2015 | Basket Taranto |
| 2016–2017 | Keiser University (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Keiser University |
| 2018–2019 | Auxilium Torino (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Barry (assistant) |
| 2022–2024 | Bethel Park HS |
| 2024–present | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College career
editCalabria played college basketball at North Carolina under coach Dean Smith from 1992 to 1996. He was a member of the Tar Heels’ 1993 national championship team.
Professional career
editHe moved to Europe for his professional career, spending a good part of it in the Italian Serie A.
International career
editA dual national of United States and Italy, he played for the Italy national basketball team.
Coaching career
editIn 2011, Calabria was named director of basketball operations at UNC Wilmington under coach Buzz Peterson. In 2012, he was moved to a full assistant role with the departure of Brooks Lee.[1] Calabria then had coaching stints at Montverde Academy in Florida and at Basket Taranto in Italy, before joining NAIA school Keiser University as an assistant coach under Rollie Massimino.[2] After Massimino's death, Calabria was named Keiser's Interim Head Coach in September 2017,[3] with the Interim tag being removed in January 2018.[4]
In June 2018, Calabria became an assistant coach of Larry Brown for the Italian basketball club Auxilium Torino.[5] Calabria spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Barry University in Florida. He resigned in September 2021.[6] On May 25, 2022, he was named the head basketball coach of Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.[7]
On July 17, 2024, he signed with Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
References
edit- ^ "Seahawks Move Calabria To Assistant Post". UNCW Athletics. August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "West Xtra: Blackhawk grad is quite the 'playwright'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Calabria Named Interim Head Men's Basketball Coach". Keiser University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Keiser University Removes Interim Tag from Dante Calabria; Officially Names former UNC Standout as Second Head Coach in Program History". HoopDirt. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Larry Brown è a Torino: il momento della firma sul contratto con la Fiat" [Larry Brown is in Turin: the moment of the sign on the contract with Fiat] (in Italian). Sportando.basketball. June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Calabria Resigns As Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". Barry University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Dante Calabria Named Bethel Park High School Head Basketball Coach". InsideCarolina.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Estra Pistoia Basket, accordo triennale con coach Dante Calabria". pistoiabasket2000.com (in Italian). August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Serie A profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian) Retrieved 11 August 2015
- UNCW coaching bio