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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, the team plays in the Italian basketball league system, Italian first division Lega Basket Serie A, LBA.
For past club sponsorship names, see #Sponsorship names, sponsorship names.
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 Corporation, Whirlpool, and the most recent, Cimberio. Varese is also famous due to the lack of its having a 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 basketball league system, Italian first-tier level Lega Basket Serie A, 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 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano and Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, 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 professional club basketball system, European-wide first-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), and played EuroLeague Finals, 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 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1966, and repeated the same title 4 and 7 years later, in the middle of the club's greatest decade in 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1970 and 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1973. Varese accomplished the great feat of winning the Triple Crown (basketball), Triple Crown, winning all the trophies available in 1973, with the legendary Professor Aleksandar Nikolić, Aca Nikolić as the team's head coach. Varese also won two championships of the European-wide first-tier level FIBA Saporta Cup, FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, in 1967 and 1980, and four Italian Basketball Cup, Italian Cups, in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973.
Varese's great age ended in the early nineties, when the team dropped down to the Serie A2 Basket, 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 basketball team, 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.
Lega A page on the history of Pallacanestro Varese.
* Storm (1954–56) * Ignis (1956–75) * Mobilgirgi (1975–78) * Emerson (1978–80) * Turisanda (1980–81) * Cagiva (1981–83) * Star (1983–84) * Ciao Crem (1984–85) * Divarese (1985–89) * Ranger (1989–92) * Cagiva (1992–97) * No name sponsorship (1997–99) * Varese Roosters (1999–01) * Metis (2001–04) * Casti Group (2004–05) * Whirlpool Corporation, Whirlpool (2005–07) * Cimberio (2007–2014) * OpenjobMetis (2014–present)
Image:Varese-Stemma.png, City crest
(1997–99) Image:Varese Roosters Logo.jpg, Roosters crest
(1999–01) Image:Logo Varese.JPG, Casti Group crest
(2004–05) File:Logo Cimberio Varese.png, Cimberio Varese crest
(2010–14) File:Scudetto_Openjobmetis.jpg, Openjobmetis Varese crest
(2014–present)
Official Website
Eurobasket.com Team PageVarese Fans Basket
{{Navboxes, list1= {{Pallacanestro Varese 1969-70 Euroleague champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1971-72 Euroleague champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1972-73 Euroleague champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1974-75 Euroleague champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1975-76 Euroleague champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup Champions {{Pallacanestro Varese 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup Champions 1946 establishments in Italy Basketball teams established in 1946, Varese Basketball teams in Lombardy, Varese EuroLeague-winning clubs Sport in Varese
History
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 Corporation, Whirlpool, and the most recent, Cimberio. Varese is also famous due to the lack of its having a 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 basketball league system, Italian first-tier level Lega Basket Serie A, 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 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano and Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, 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 professional club basketball system, European-wide first-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague), and played EuroLeague Finals, 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 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1966, and repeated the same title 4 and 7 years later, in the middle of the club's greatest decade in 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1970 and 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1973. Varese accomplished the great feat of winning the Triple Crown (basketball), Triple Crown, winning all the trophies available in 1973, with the legendary Professor Aleksandar Nikolić, Aca Nikolić as the team's head coach. Varese also won two championships of the European-wide first-tier level FIBA Saporta Cup, FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, in 1967 and 1980, and four Italian Basketball Cup, Italian Cups, in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973.
Varese's great age ended in the early nineties, when the team dropped down to the Serie A2 Basket, 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 basketball team, 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.
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Season by season
Honours
Total titles: 25
Domestic competitions
* Lega Basket Serie A, Italian League : Winners (10): 1960–61, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70 Serie A (basketball), 1969–70, 1970–71 Serie A (basketball), 1970–71, 1972–73 Serie A (basketball), 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1998–99 : Runners-up (10): 1948–49, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1989–90 * Italian Basketball Cup, Italian Cup : Winners (4): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73 : Runners-up (5): 1971–72, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2012–13 * Italian Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup : Winners (1): 1999 : Runners-up (1): 2013European competitions
* EuroLeague : Winners (5): 1969-70 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1969–70, 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1971–72, 1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1972–73, 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1974–75, 1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1975–76 : Runners-up (5): 1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1970–71, 1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1973–74, 1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1976–77, 1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1977–78, 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1978–79 : Semifinalists (1): 1964-65 FIBA European Champions Cup, 1964–65 * FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct) : Winners (2): 1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 1966–67, 1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 1979–80 : Semifinalists (2): 1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 1967–68, 1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, 1980–81 * FIBA Korać Cup (defunct) : Runners-up (1): 1984–85 FIBA Korać Cup, 1984–85 : Semifinalists (1): 1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup, 1985–86 * FIBA Europe Cup : Runners-up (1): 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup, 2015–16Worldwide competitions
* FIBA Intercontinental Cup : Winners (3): 1966 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1966, 1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1970, 1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1973 : Runners-up (4): 1967 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1967, 1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1974, 1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1976, 1977 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1977 : 3rd place (1): 1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1979 : 4th place (1): 1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, 1978 * McDonald's Championship : 4th place (1): 1999 McDonald's Championship, 1999Individual club awards
* Triple Crown in Basketball, Triple Crown : Winners (2): 1969–70, 1972–73International record
Notable players
* 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 * Siim-Sander Vene * Anthony Bowie * Frank Brickowski * Bill Campion * Geno Carlisle * Tim Bassett * Toney Douglas * Derrick Hamilton (basketball), Derek Hamilton * Delonte Holland * Frank Johnson (basketball), Frank Johnson * Jalen Jones * Anthony Gennari * Kevin Magee (basketball), Kevin Magee * Stan McKenzie (basketball), Stan McKenzie * Billy Keys * Rusty LaRue * Pat Cummings * Bill Edwards (basketball), Bill Edwards * Wes Matthews * Jerry McCullough * Larry Micheaux * Corny Thompson * Eddie Lee Wilkins * Leon Wood * Charlie Yelverton * Reggie Theus * Tyrone Nesby * Charles Pittman (basketball), Charles Pittman * Bob Morse * DeJuan Collins * Daniel Farabello * Gabriel Fernández (basketball), Gabriel Fernández * Luis Scola * Arijan Komazec * Mate Skelin * Veljko Mršić * Boris Gorenc * Sani Bečirović * Aleksandar Ćapin * Alain Digbeu * Kristjan Kangur * Janar Talts * Daniel Santiago * Richard Petruška * Pavel Podkolzin * Manuel Raga * Nikola Lončar * Fedon Matheou * D. J. MbengaHead coaches
* Vittorio Tracuzzi (1948–54) * Valerio Giobbi (1954–55) * Yogi Bough (1955–56) * Enrico Garbosi (1956–62) * Vittorio Tracuzzi (1954–55 & 1966–68) * Nico Messina (1968–69 & 1977–78) * Aleksandar Nikolić (1969–73) * Sandro Gamba (1973–77) * Edoardo Rusconi (1978–80, 1993–97 & 2003–04) * Joe Isaac (1986–89 & 1992–93) * Carlo Recalcati (1997–99 & 2010–12) * Valerio Bianchini (1999 & 2007–08) * Gianfranco Lombardi (2000–01) * Grégor Beugnot (2001–03) * Ruben Magnano (2004–07) * Veljko Mršić (2007–08) * Stefano Pillastrini (2008–10) * Francesco Vitucci (2012–13) * Fabrizio Frates (2013–14) * Stefano Bizzozi (2014) * Gianmarco Pozzecco (2014–15) * Attilio Caja (2015 & 2016–20) * Paolo Moretti (2015–16) * Massimo Bulleri (2020–21) * Adriano Vertemati (2021–22) * Johan Roijakkers (2022) * Alberto Seravalli (2022–present)Sponsorship names
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:* Storm (1954–56) * Ignis (1956–75) * Mobilgirgi (1975–78) * Emerson (1978–80) * Turisanda (1980–81) * Cagiva (1981–83) * Star (1983–84) * Ciao Crem (1984–85) * Divarese (1985–89) * Ranger (1989–92) * Cagiva (1992–97) * No name sponsorship (1997–99) * Varese Roosters (1999–01) * Metis (2001–04) * Casti Group (2004–05) * Whirlpool Corporation, Whirlpool (2005–07) * Cimberio (2007–2014) * OpenjobMetis (2014–present)
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
Colors and badge
(1997–99) Image:Varese Roosters Logo.jpg, Roosters crest
(1999–01) Image:Logo Varese.JPG, Casti Group crest
(2004–05) File:Logo Cimberio Varese.png, Cimberio Varese crest
(2010–14) File:Scudetto_Openjobmetis.jpg, Openjobmetis Varese crest
(2014–present)
References
External links
Official Website
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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