Dante Calabria resigns as high school basketball coach to lead professional team in Italy

Posted Jul 18, 2024
Dante Calabria has been all around the world during his basketball career. But he always seems to return to Italy. On Tuesday, Calabria informed players and Bethel Park School District that he was resigning as the boys basketball head coach. The North Carolina alumnus accepted a position as head coach of Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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