Overview
- Paola Mauriello died on August 10 after a prolonged illness at age 44.
- She won gold with Italy at the 2009 Mediterranean Games and secured a Serie A title and Supercoppa with Napoli Vomero.
- Mauriello’s Serie A career included stints with Napoli Vomero, Faenza, Ragusa, Basket Parma and Ribera.
- After retiring she served as regional councillor for women’s basketball in Abruzzo with the Italian Basketball Federation and led Wave Pescara as club president.
- Italian Basketball Federation president Gianni Petrucci and Women’s Basketball League president Massimo Protani have issued condolences ahead of her funeral on August 11 at the Parish of Sant’Alfonso in Francavilla.