The Teramo a Spicchi market ends with a bang. In fact, a player with substance and quality like Bruno Duranti joins the red and white squad in 2023-24. A sportsman known locally for having already worn the Campli Basket jersey from the 2014/15 season (winning the then Serie C Nazionale championship) to the 2016/17 season (two years in Serie B ended with the memorable playoff semi-final for) Serie A2). An experience that propelled Duranti into a solid career that allowed him to permanently establish himself as an excellent Serie B player.
A career that is now experiencing a new phase in Abruzzo, fortunately for the person concerned: “I am very happy to return to the region”, confirms Bruno Duranti, and to have the opportunity to see again many people with whom I have remained connected close of time. But I’m even happier to play for an ambitious club like Teramo a Spicchi, where, among other things, I find a friend like coach Marco Di Marco. Knowing that he is an integral part of the staff certainly helped me in choosing Teramo. TaSp was looking for me and really wanted me and after talking to the coach and sporting director I understood that here is a project that is definitely right for me. It took some time for everything to materialize because I was waiting for convincing proposals to come in from the Serie B Nazionale, but then I understood what the right decision was.”
The 30-year-old, 197 centimeter tall full-back comes to the city with great motivation: “I will play a central role in Teramo. I’m one of the most experienced players on the team and I enjoy being able to support my younger teammates in their development. As the coach said I will make all my experience available to the group and I will try to help create a mentality of sacrifice and commitment. The championship will be difficult as several teams are able to make the leap into the category and it will take a lot of determination on our part. We must approach one opponent at a time and develop a precise identity over time. But there is a good mix of players and I am convinced that we will do well.”
Trainer Massimo Gramenti He is equally confident that Duranti will have a positive impact on the group: “The sporting director and I had the idea of introducing an important top-class full-back to the Rosengarten – confirms the Teramo coach a Spicchi – and with Bruno we did it . I have already had the opportunity to admire it in Campli in the past. He is a player with great physical energy, with a lot of experience in Serie B and many championships behind him as a protagonist. It comes from a good season in Montecatini e I am convinced that it will play a prominent role in this category. He will be one of the most experienced players in our team and as such he will also be required to take a leadership role in that regard and help his teammates, especially the younger ones who have less experience. I’m sure this role can cover him perfectly.”
In short, there are great expectations for the arrival of a player of this caliber in the city: “As already mentioned,” continues coach Gramenzi, “competitiveness is one of his main weapons and it must also be said that he has improved significantly throughout his career has.” when shooting from three points. You can see he’s been working a lot on the basics of shooting over the past few seasons. We expect a lot from him, but the player is aware of this aspect because we’ve already talked about it together. It will be a representative element of our team, an adhesive. He has the physique to play as a 4 and the ability to attack iron. He’s a great defender, a great competitive player. So I hope his attitude on the pitch and in training will be an encouragement to his teammates. After all, we have to be an aggressive team that knows how to bring the necessary fighting spirit into every training session and into every game. With this we want to make our audience even more passionate and identify the fans with the spirit of a team that fights for every ball.”
TaSp’s sporting director is pleased to have closed the red-white market with this prestigious move Davide Pilego: “With Bruno we will significantly increase the quality and physique of our squad. He is an experienced player and has many Serie B championships behind him in which he has played important roles. He can play from the 3rd and 4th row, he can attack the ring, shoot from 3 points, he is very good defensively in 1v1 and thanks to his physical strength and dynamism he can also contribute excellently to rebounding. We are convinced that it will become one of the most important points of reference for our team. Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to the club for the efforts that have allowed us to bring a really important player in this category to Teramo. The club have once again demonstrated their willingness to build a top team that can entertain and excite the Red and White fans.”
Bruno Giuseppe Duranti (1993, wing, 197 cm, 88 kg)
2006/13 Youth Blue Star Rome
2010/13 Blue Star Rome – DNB
2013/14 Basketball 1977 Ferentino – A2 Gold
2014/15 Campli Basket – National C (Championship won)
2015/17 Campli Basket – Serie B
2017/18 Palestrina Basketball – Serie B
2018/19 Basketball Lamezia/Virtus Arechi Salerno – Serie B
2019/20 Green Basketball Palermo – Serie B
2020/21 Cus Jonico Taranto – Serie B
2021/22 Viola Basketball Reggio Calabria – Serie B
2022/23 Gema Montecatini – Series B
