Giampaolo Ricci is the Power Forward of Derthona's All-Time Quintet in Serie A2
Voting for the best power forward in Derthona Basket's six-year history in the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship ended this morning, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. De'Mon Brooks, Giampaolo Ricci, and Paulius Sorokas, respectively, were the most voted for by fans—via the club's official website, www.derthonabasket.it , and the Derthona Basket app—during the first phase of the poll.
Giampaolo Ricci prevailed in the final, having fought a thrilling head-to-head with Paulius Sorokas: the Italian player prevailed only in the final stages of the contest, winning by just one vote over the Lithuanian winger.
Ricci wore the Derthona Basket jersey in the 2016/17 season in which the team then coached by Demis Cavina was the protagonist of an exhilarating return round (made up of 13 victories in 15 matches) which allowed the Lions to close the regular season on second place in the West Group, behind only Biella. Giampaolo played 29 regular season games in which he averaged 10.5 points and 6.2 rebounds. Numbers dropped in the playoffs - in which the Bianconeri prevailed over Mantua in the round of 91 before surrendering to Trieste, then a finalist, in the quarter-finals - which the winger born in 'XNUMX played despite a small fracture of the scaphoid in his right wrist.
His great willingness to take the field and fight together with his teammates even when injured was a gesture much appreciated by the Derthona fans, who have now included him in the All-Time Quintet of the six Serie A2 championships.
Created in collaboration with Gruppodigit, which this year joined the great team of Bertram Yachts Derthona partners and is attentive to the events of the Lions on and off the pitch, the final phase of the contest intends to involve the fans. Reliving the exploits and players of the recent past, whose talent, availability, intensity and energy put on the parquet have left an indelible memory in the memory of all fans.
The poll to elect the best center in Juventus' history in Serie A2 will begin in the next few hours: Luca Garri, Andrejs Gražulis, and Quirino De Laurentiis will be vying for a spot on the All-Time Five. To vote, as they did for the other four positions, fans can visit www.derthonabasket.it or the Derthona Basket app.
Spissu, Galloway, Alibegović, Ricci: Derthona's Dream Quintet in Serie A2 continues to take shape and will be completed by one of the three players indicated above in the center role.
