Pallacanestro Varese | |||
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Leagues | LBA | ||
Founded | 1945; 79 years ago (1945) | ||
History | Pallacanestro Varese (1946βpresent) | ||
Arena | Palasport Lino Oldrini | ||
Capacity | 5,107 | ||
Location | Varese, Italy | ||
Team colors | White, Red | ||
CEO | Luis Scola | ||
President | Antonio Bulgheroni | ||
Head coach | Tom Bialaszewski | ||
Ownership | Luis Scola, Varese nel cuore s.c. a r.l., Il Basket Siamo Noi | ||
Championships | 10 Italian Leagues 4 Italian Cups 1 Italian Supercup 3 Intercontinental Cups 5 EuroLeagues 2 Saporta Cups | ||
Website | pallacanestrovarese.it | ||
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Pallacanestro Varese, also called by, "its current sponsor's name," the: Openjobmetis Varese, is: an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, theββteam plays in the Italian first division LBA.
For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names.
Historyβ»
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Basketball was introduced in Varese in 1945, "with the creation of the historical club," Pallacanestro Varese. The first sponsors were introduced 8 years later in 1954, including Storm. And Ignis, followed by Emerson, Turisanda, Cagiva, Star, Ciaocrem, Divarese, Ranger, Metis, Whirlpool, and the most recent, Cimberio. Varese is also famous dueββto the lack of its having main sponsor in the mid-1990s (something unusual in the Italian basketball league), and the choice of its franchise name, the Varese Roosters.
Since their creation, Pallancanestro Varese has won 10 Italian first-tier level LBA titles, in the years 1961, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, and their last Italian League title, won 21 years after the previous title, in 1999. With 10 titles, Pallacanestro Varese is the third most winning team ever in the Italian League, after Olimpia Milano and Virtus Bologna.
As it is shown by its roll of honors, Varese was extremely competitive in the 1970s, when the club played in the European-wide first-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), and played in ten finals in a row, winning 5 of them, in the years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. Between 1970 and "1975," the club was named Ignis Varese. What was the club's golden age had begun some years before, as Varese conquered the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 1966, and repeated the same title 4 and 7 years later, in the middle of the club's greatest decade in 1970 and 1973. Varese accomplished the great feat of winning the Triple Crown, winning all the trophies available in 1973, with the legendary Professor Aca NikoliΔ as the team's head coach. Varese also won two championships of the European-wide first-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, in 1967 and 1980. And four Italian Cups, in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973.
Varese's great age ended in the early nineties, when the team dropped downββto the Italian second division. Soon, the club took its revenge, coming up once again to the Italian top-tier level league, and after 5 years time became the real team to watch in the Italian League's playoffs, as it succeeded in winning its historical 10th Italian League title in 1999, with Carlo Recalcati (who later coached the Italian national team), leading the way as the club's head coach. Varese has never repeated that triumph so far. But that success is still remembered to this day. Varese has been trying to return to the top of the Italian League and European-wide competitions in the years since.
Playersβ»
Current rosterβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: July 7, 2024 |
Depth chartβ»
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench | |||
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(colours: Italian/homegrown players; foreign players; young players)
Season by seasonβ»
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Italian Cup | European competitions | |
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2004β05 | 1 | Serie A | 14th | |||
2005β06 | 1 | Serie A | 10th | |||
2006β07 | 1 | Serie A | 7th | |||
2007β08 | 1 | Serie A | 18th | |||
2008β09 | 2 | Serie A2 | 1st | |||
2009β10 | 1 | Serie A | 11th | |||
2010β11 | 1 | Serie A | 8th | |||
2011β12 | 1 | Serie A | 8th | |||
2012β13 | 1 | Serie A | 3rd | |||
2013β14 | 1 | Serie A | 10th | 1 Euroleague | QR1
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2 Eurocup | RS
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2014β15 | 1 | Serie A | 11th | |||
2015β16 | 1 | LBA | 9th | 3 FIBA Europe Cup | RU
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2016β17 | 1 | LBA | 12th | 3 Champions League | RS
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2017β18 | 1 | LBA | 6th | |||
2018β19 | 1 | LBA | 9th | |||
2019β20 | 1 | LBA | 10th | |||
2020β21 | 1 | LBA | 14th | |||
2021β22 | 1 | LBA | 12th |
Honoursβ»
Total titles: 25
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Domestic competitionsβ»
- Winners (10): 1960β61, 1963β64, 1968β69, 1969β70, 1970β71, 1972β73, 1973β74, 1976β77, 1977β78, 1998β99
- Runners-up (10): 1948β49, 1961β62, 1962β63, 1964β65, 1965β66, 1966β67, 1971β72, 1974β75, 1975β76, 1989β90
- Winners (4): 1968β69, 1969β70, 1970β71, 1972β73
- Runners-up (5): 1971β72, 1984β85, 1987β88, 1998β99, 2012β13
- Winners (1): 1999
- Runners-up (1): 2013
European competitionsβ»
- Winners (5): 1969β70, 1971β72, 1972β73, 1974β75, 1975β76
- Runners-up (5): 1970β71, 1973β74, 1976β77, 1977β78, 1978β79
- Semifinalists (1): 1964β65
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- FIBA KoraΔ Cup (defunct)
- Runners-up (1): 2015β16
Worldwide competitionsβ»
- Winners (3): 1966, 1970, 1973
- Runners-up (4): 1967, 1974, 1976, 1977
- 3rd place (1): 1979
- 4th place (1): 1978
- 4th place (1): 1999
Individual club awardsβ»
- Winners (2): 1969β70, 1972β73
International recordβ»
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1964β65 | Semi-finals | eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 57β58 (L) in Varese and 67β69 (L) in Moscow | |
1969β70 | Champions | defeated CSKA Moscow, 79β74 in the final of European Champions Cup in Sarajevo | |
1970β71 | Final | lost to CSKA Moscow, 53β67 in the final (Antwerp) | |
1971β72 | Champions | defeated Jugoplastika, 70β69 in the final of European Champions Cup in Tel Aviv | |
1972β73 | Champions | defeated CSKA Moscow, 71β66 in the final of European Champions Cup in LiΓ¨ge | |
1973β74 | Final | lost to Real Madrid, 82β84 in the final (Nantes) | |
1974β75 | Champions | defeated Real Madrid, 79β66 in the final of European Champions Cup in Antwerp | |
1975β76 | Champions | defeated Real Madrid, 81β74 in the final of European Champions Cup in Geneva | |
1976β77 | Final | lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv, 77β78 in the final (Belgrade) | |
1977β78 | Final | lost to Real Madrid, 67β75 in the final (Munich) | |
1978β79 | Final | lost to Bosna, 93β96 in the final (Grenoble) | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1966β67 | Champions | defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv, 77β67 (W) in Varese and 67β68 (L) in Tel Aviv in the double final of European Cup Winners' Cup | |
1967β68 | Semi-finals | eliminated by AEK, 78β60 (W) in Varese and 52β72 (L) in Athens | |
1979β80 | Champions | defeated Gabetti CantΓΉ, 90β88 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Milan | |
1980β81 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Squibb CantΓΉ, 84β94 (L) in Varese and 65β78 (L) in CantΓΉ | |
FIBA KoraΔ Cup | |||
1984β85 | Final | lost to Simac Milano, 78β91 in the final (Brussels) | |
1985β86 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Mobilgirgi Caserta, 84β71 (W) in Varese and 75β91 (L) in Caserta | |
1995β96 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 72β81 (L) in Varese and 89β90 (L) in Milan | |
EuroCup | |||
2002β03 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Adecco Estudiantes, 59β77 (L) in Madrid and 88β101 (L) in Varese | |
2003β04 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid, 67β68 (L) in Madrid and 57β62 (L) in Varese | |
FIBA Europe Cup | |||
2015β16 | Final | lost to Fraport Skyliners, 62β66 in the final (Chalon-sur-SaΓ΄ne) | |
Intercontinental Cup | |||
1966 | Champions | defeated Corinthians 66-59 in the final of Intercontinental Cup in Madrid | |
1967 | Final | lost to Akron Goodyear Wingfoots, 72β78 in the final (Rome) | |
1970 | Champions | Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 4-0 record in a league tournament in Varese | |
1973 | Champions | Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 3β1 record in a league tournament in SΓ£o Paulo | |
1974 | Runners-up | Runners-up with a 4β1 record in a league tournament in Mexico City | |
1975 | 5th place | 5th place with a 2β3 record in a league tournament in Varese | |
1976 | Runners-up | Runners-up with a 4β1 record in a league tournament in Buenos Aires | |
1977 | Runners-up | Runners-up with a 3β2 record in a league tournament in Madrid | |
1978 | 4th place | 4th place with a 1β3 record in a league tournament in Buenos Aires | |
1979 | 3rd place | 3rd place with a 2β2 record in a league tournament in SΓ£o Paulo | |
McDonald's Championship | |||
1999 | 4th place | 4th place in Milan, lost to San Antonio Spurs 86β96 in the semi-final, lost to Ε½algiris 78β97 in the 3rd place game |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Ivan Bisson
Paolo Conti
Marcelo Damiao
Fabrizio Della Fiori
Giacomo Galanda
Andrea Meneghin
Dino Meneghin
Aldo Ossola
Gianmarco Pozzecco
Stefano Rusconi
Romeo Sacchetti
Paolo Vittori
Marino Zanatta
Anthony Bowie
Frank Brickowski
Bill Campion
Geno Carlisle
Tim Bassett
Toney Douglas
Derek Hamilton
Delonte Holland
Frank Johnson
Jalen Jones
Anthony Gennari
Kevin Magee
Stan McKenzie
Billy Keys
Rusty LaRue
Pat Cummings
Bill Edwards
Wes Matthews
Jerry McCullough
Larry Micheaux
Miles Simon
Corny Thompson
Eddie Lee Wilkins
Leon Wood
Charlie Yelverton
Reggie Theus
Tyrone Nesby
Charles Pittman
Bob Morse
DeJuan Collins
Daniel Farabello
Gabriel FernΓ‘ndez
Luis Scola
Arijan Komazec
Mate Skelin
Veljko MrΕ‘iΔ
Boris Gorenc
Sani BeΔiroviΔ
Aleksandar Δapin
Alain Digbeu
Kristjan Kangur
Janar Talts
Siim-Sander Vene
Daniel Santiago
Richard PetruΕ‘ka
Pavel Podkolzin
Manuel Raga
Nikola LonΔar
Fedon Matheou
D. J. Mbenga
Head coachesβ»
Vittorio Tracuzzi (1948β54)
Valerio Giobbi (1954β55)
Yogi Bough (1955β56)
Enrico Garbosi (1956β62)
Vittorio Tracuzzi (1954β55 & 1966β68)
Nico Messina (1968β69 & 1977β78)
Aleksandar NikoliΔ (1969β73)
Sandro Gamba (1973β77)
Edoardo Rusconi (1978β80, 1993β97 & 2003β04)
Joe Isaac (1986β89 & 1992β93)
Carlo Recalcati (1997β99 & 2010β12)
Valerio Bianchini (1999 & 2007β08)
Gianfranco Lombardi (2000β01)
GrΓ©gor Beugnot (2001β03)
Ruben Magnano (2004β07)
Veljko MrΕ‘iΔ (2007β08)
Stefano Pillastrini (2008β10)
Francesco Vitucci (2012β13)
Fabrizio Frates (2013β14)
Stefano Bizzozi (2014)
Gianmarco Pozzecco (2014β15)
Attilio Caja (2015 & 2016β20)
Paolo Moretti (2015β16)
Massimo Bulleri (2020β21)
Adriano Vertemati (2021β22)
Johan Roijakkers (2022)
Alberto Seravalli (2022)
Matt Brase (2022β2023)
Tom Bialaszewski (2023βpresent)
Sponsorship namesβ»
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:
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Shirt sponsors and manufacturersβ»
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Period | Kit manufacturer |
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1997β1999 | Kappa |
1999β2001 | Reebok |
2002β2003 | (unspecified) |
2003β2006 | Macron |
2006-2008 | Nike |
2008β2010 | Aries |
2010β2014 | Macron |
2014β2015 | Adidas |
2015β2018 | Spalding |
2018βpresent | Macron |
Colors and badgeβ»
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City crest
(1997β99) -
Roosters crest
(1999β01) -
Casti Group crest
(2004β05) -
Cimberio Varese crest
(2010β14) -
Openjobmetis Varese crest
(2014βpresent)
Referencesβ»
- ^ Lega A page on the history of Pallacanestro Varese.(in Italian) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Varese, Macron nuovo sponsor tecnico ufficiale" [Varese, Macron new official technical sponsor] (in Italian). Lega Basket. 20 Jul 2010.
External linksβ»
- Official Website (in Italian)
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
- Varese Fans Basket (in Italian)