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Italian basketball season Main article: Pallacanestro Varese
Pallacanestro Varese
2020-21 season
OwnerVarese nel cuore s.c. a r.l.
PresidentMarco Vittorelli
Head coachMassimo Bulleri
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
LBA14th of 15
SupercupGroup stage (3rd of 4)
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The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 76th in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Overview

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

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Players

Current roster

Openjobmetis Varese roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G 2 United States Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
C 3 United States Morse, Anthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 30 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994
F/C 4 Argentina Scola, Luis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 44 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980
PG 5 Italy De Nicolao, Giovanni 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 28 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996
PG 10 Italy Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
G/F 12 Latvia Strautiņš, Artūrs 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1998-10-23)23 October 1998
C 15 United States Egbunu, John 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 30 – (1994-10-31)31 October 1994
SF 19 Italy De Vico, Niccolò 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
F 21 Italy Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 36 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
PG 23 United States Douglas, Toney 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 38 – (1986-03-16)16 March 1986
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Vincenzo Cavazzana
  • Italy Alberto Seravalli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Anthony Morse John Egbunu
PF Luis Scola Giancarlo Ferrero
SF Artūrs Strautiņš Niccolò De Vico
SG Toney Douglas Anthony Beane
PG Michele Ruzzier Giovanni De Nicolao

5+5 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes

In

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
5 PG Italy Giovanni De Nicolao 24 Fortitudo Agrigento Italy 2 years June 2022 Free 12 June 2020
12 G/F Latvia Artūrs Strautiņš 21 Pallalcesto Amatori Udine Italy 2 + 1 years June 2022 + 2023 Free 16 June 2020
19 SF Italy Niccolò De Vico 22 Vanoli Cremona Italy 2 years June 2022 Free 23 June 2020
10 PG Italy Michele Ruzzier 22 Vanoli Cremona Italy 1 + 1 years June 2021 + 2022 Undisclosed 25 June 2020
11 PF Sweden Denzel Andersson 23 BC Luleå Sweden 1 + 1 years June 2021 + 2022 Free 27 June 2020
4 F/C Argentina Luis Scola 40 Olimpia Milano Italy 1 + 1 years June 2021 + 2022 Free 1 July 2020
3 C United States Anthony Morse 26 Andrea Costa Imola Italy 1 years June 2021 Free 8 July 2020
22 SF United States Jalen Jones 27 Capital City Go-Go United States 1 years June 2021 Undisclosed 9 November 2020
2 G United States Anthony Beane 26 Virtus Roma Italy 1+1 years June 2021 + 2022 Free 14 December 2020
15 C United States John Egbunu 26 Busan KT Sonicboom South Korea End of the season June 2021 Free 28 January 2021
  1. In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
9 PF Estonia Siim-Sander Vene 29 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada Spain End of contract Free 26 May 2020
8 F Italy Nicola Natali 31 Pallacanestro Forlì Italy End of contract Free 8 June 2020
14 PG United States Josh Mayo 32 Napoli Basket Italy Mutual consent Undisclosed 21 June 2020
1 G/F United States Justin Carter 33 Zadar Croatia End of contract Free 1 July 2020
6 SF Italy Gianmarco De Vita 22 Pallacnestro Castronno Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020
11 C United States Jeremy Simmons 30 Tofaş Bursa Turkey End of contract Free 1 July 2020
15 PG Italy Matteo Tambone 26 VL Pesaro Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020
18 C Italy Luca Gandini 34 Dinamo Sassari Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020
12 SG Italy Omar Seck 19 Oleggio Magic Basket Italy Loan contract Undisclosed 17 July 2020
22 SF United States Jalen Jones 27 Free agent Mutual consent Undisclosed 8 January 2021
11 PF Sweden Denzel Andersson 24 BC Luleå Sweden Mutual consent Free 27 June 2020
7 PG Latvia Ingus Jakovičs 27 Budivelnyk Kiyv Ukraine Transfer Undisclosed 24 February 2021
  1. Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
21 F Italy Giancarlo Ferrero 31 Pallacanestro Trapani Italy 4 + 2 + 1 years 2021 + 2022 Free 4 July 2015
7 PG Latvia Ingus Jakovičs 27 Ventspils Italy 1 + 1+1 year June 2021 + 2022 Free 30 August 2019
23 PG United States Toney Douglas 34 Estudiantes Spain 1 + 1 June 2021 Free 2 March 2020

Coach

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Italy Massimo Bulleri 42 Basket Ravenna Italy 1+1 years June 2021 8 September 2020 Italy Attilio Caja 5 September 2020 Sacked
Italy Attilio Caja 59 Virtus Roma Italy 3 + 3 years June 2022 23 December 2016

Unsuccessful deals

The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.

Signing date Withdrawal date Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Moved to
29 June 2020 9 July 2020 G United States Jason Rich 34 Gaziantep Basketbol Turkey 1 year Free agent

Competitions

Supercup

Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 6 6 0 576 433 +143 Advance to Final Four
2 Germani Basket Brescia 6 3 3 499 515 −16
3 Openjobmetis Varese 6 2 4 500 548 −48
4 S.Bernardo Cantù 6 1 5 444 523 −79
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A

Main article: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
12 Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna 28 10 18 2179 2291 −112
13 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 28 10 18 2271 2364 −93
14 Openjobmetis Varese 28 10 18 2271 2433 −162
15 Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 28 9 19 2179 2313 −134 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Virtus Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

See also

References

  1. "Giovanni De Nicolao È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis". pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 June 2020.
  2. "Artūrs Strautiņš, Nuova Firma per La Pallacanestro Varese". pallacanestrovarese.it. 16 June 2020.
  3. "Openjobmetis, Ecco La Firma Di Niccolò De Vico" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 June 2020.
  4. "Michele Ruzzier È Il Nuovo Playmaker Della Pallacanestro Varese" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 25 June 2020.
  5. "Denzel Andersson È Un Nuovo Giocatore Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 27 June 2020.
  6. "Luis Scola È Un Nuovo Giocatore Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 1 July 2020.
  7. "Nuova Firma per Varese. Ecco Anthony Morse" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 8 July 2020.
  8. "JALEN JONES NUOVO INNESTO PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 November 2020.
  9. "ANTHONY BEANE È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 14 December 2020.
  10. "JOHN EGBUNU NUOVA FIRMA PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 28 January 2021.
  11. "El Montakit Fuenlabrada incorpora a Siim-Sander Vene" (in Spanish). baloncestofuenlabrada.com. 26 May 2020.
  12. @PallVarese (8 June 2020). "Nicola, dopo 3 stagioni le nostre strade si separano" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "Bentornato 'Sindaco': Natali è un giocatore di Forlì!" (in Italian). pallacanestroforli2015.it. 3 July 2020.
  14. "Botto di mercato della Gevi, arriva a Napoli Josh Mayo" (in Italian). napolibasket.eu. 21 June 2020.
  15. "Dobrodošao Justin Carter" (in Croatian). kkzadar.hr. 18 September 2020.
  16. "Jeremy Simmons Tofaş'ta" (in Turkish). tofasspor.com. 14 July 2020.
  17. "La VL ingaggia Matteo Tambone" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 22 July 2020.
  18. "Luca Gandini: esperienza al servizio del Banco" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 15 July 2020.
  19. "Qualita' per Essere Protagonista: Benvenuto Omar Seck!" (in Italian). oleggiobasket.eu. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  20. "Nuovi Tesseramenti e Risoluzioni" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 8 January 2021.
  21. "Årets forward återvänder till BC Luleå" (in Swedish). bclulea.se. 20 January 2021.
  22. "RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON INGUS JAKOVIČS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 24 February 2021.
  23. "Будівельник підсилився латвійським захисником" (in Ukrainian). fbu.ua. 25 February 2021.
  24. "Varese, Giancarlo Ferrero Has Officially Signed up". pallacanestrovarese.it. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  25. "Giancarlo Ferrero with the Red & Whites Once More". pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  26. "Giancarlo Ferrero Extends His Contract with Varese". pallacanestrovarese.it. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  27. "Ingus Jakovičs Nuovo Innesto per La Pallacanestro Varese" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 30 August 2019.
  28. "Varese Prolunga Il Contratto Di Ingus Jakovičs" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  29. "Ingus Jakovičs Di Nuovo Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 July 2020.
  30. "Toney Douglas È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 2 March 2019.
  31. "Massimo Bulleri è il nuovo allenatore della OpenJobMetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 8 September 2020.
  32. "Attilio Caja Sollevato Dall'incarico Di Allenatore" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 5 September 2020.
  33. "ATTILIO CAJA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DI VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 December 2016.
  34. "ATTILIO CAJA E VARESE INSIEME PER ALTRE DUE STAGIONI" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 February 2018.
  35. "VARESE E COACH ATTILIO CAJA INSIEME FINO AL 2022" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 28 May 2019.
  36. "Jason Rich È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 29 June 2020.
  37. "Comunicato Stampa Su Jason Rich" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 July 2020.
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