Viola Reggio Calabria is an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria. At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example three former players took part in the 2004 Olympics final. Viola still plays the PalaCalafiore (full name: Palasport Francesco Calafiore in dedication to a local sports journalist) , it is the biggest arena in Calabria and the seventh-largest in Italy, with more than 8,500 seats (also known as the PalaPentimele, from the Pentimele neighbourhood it is situated in). Viola won also 3 Campionato di Legadue 1984-1985 1988-89 1991-92.Joe Bryant played for 1 season ('86–'87) in Viola with him lived in Reggio his son Kobe Bryant,Manu Ginóbili played for 2 seasons ('98–'00) in Viola.
Viola Reggio Calabria is an Italian professional basketball club based in Reggio Calabria, Calabria. At its heyday the club was renowned for discovering talented players who would go on to play at the highest level, for example three former players took part in the 2004 Olympics final. Viola still plays the PalaCalafiore (full name: Palasport Francesco Calafiore in dedication to a local sports journalist) , it is the biggest arena in Calabria and the seventh-largest in Italy, with more than 8,500 seats (also known as the PalaPentimele, from the Pentimele neighbourhood it is situated in). Viola won also 3 Campionato di Legadue 1984-1985 1988-89 1991-92.Joe Bryant played for 1 season ('86–'87) in Viola with him lived in Reggio his son Kobe Bryant,Manu Ginóbili played for 2 seasons ('98–'00) in Viola