Superbasket Magazine

Superbasket Magazine is an Italian magazine dedicated to the coverage of European and world basketball. It was first published in 1979, being one of the oldest basketball publications in Europe.{{Cite web|title=Superbasket - Dicembre - Gennaio 2020|url=https://pocketmags.com/superbasket-magazine/dicembre-gennaio|access-date=2021-01-14|website=pocketmags.com}}

History and profile

Superbasket Magazine was founded by Aldo Giordani in 1979.{{cite news|title=Superbasketball (Italy)|url=http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/fanZone/partMaga/p/openNodeIDs/846/selNodeID/846/fe_fanZone_partMaga.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518233849/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/fanZone/partMaga/p/openNodeIDs/846/selNodeID/846/fe_fanZone_partMaga.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2007|access-date=20 June 2016|work=FIBA}} Every year of its existence until 2010, a panel of its journalists delivered the Mister Europa Player of the Year Award, which was based on European players' performances with their sport clubs and national teams.{{cite book|author=Prasidh Kumar Mishra|title=Sports Journalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jcfml8Fqy1wC&pg=PT149|access-date=20 June 2016|date=10 October 2010|publisher=Pinnacle Technology|isbn=978-1-61820-463-9|page=149}}

The magazine was headquartered in Milan until 1992 when it was moved to Bologna.

Due to financial issues, it had to shut down its publication from February 2012 to March 2014, when a monthly online version was introduced.

References

External links

[http://www.superbasket.it/ Magazine's Official website]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_lWcd9qadJVkTTFvMFz0Qf1.coid_9FRlHDPsIj2X5N4sgG43m0.articleMode_on.html FIBA Europe article on Mister Europa Award]

Category:1979 establishments in Italy

Category:2012 disestablishments in Italy

Category:Basketball magazines

Category:Defunct magazines published in Italy

Category:Italian-language magazines

Category:Magazines established in 1979

Category:Magazines disestablished in 2012

Category:Magazines published in Milan

Category:Mass media in Bologna

Category:Monthly magazines published in Italy

Category:Online magazines with defunct print editions

Category:Sports mass media in Italy

Category:Weekly magazines published in Italy