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Pallacanestro Varese

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Professional basketball club
Openjobmetis Varese
Openjobmetis Varese logo
LeaguesLBA
Founded1945; 80 years ago (1945)
HistoryPallacanestro Varese
(1946–present)
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
Capacity5,107
LocationVarese,Italy
Team colorsWhite, Red
  
CEOLuis Scola
PresidentAntonio Bulgheroni
General managerMaksim Horowitz andZachary Sogolow
Head coachIoannis Kastritis
OwnershipLuis Scola, Varese nel cuore s.c. a r.l., Il Basket Siamo Noi
Championships10Italian Leagues
4Italian Cups
1Italian Supercup
3Intercontinental Cups
5EuroLeagues
2Saporta Cups
Websitepallacanestrovarese.it

Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, theOpenjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based inVarese,Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in theItalian first divisionLBA.

For past club sponsorship names, seesponsorship names.

History

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Varese captainOttorino Flaborea lifts theFIBA European Champions Cup trophy after defeatingCSKA Moscow in the final atSarajevo'sSkenderija on 4 April 1970—the first of the club's five European titles during the 1970s.

Basketball was introduced inVarese 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 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 10Italian first-tier levelLBA 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, afterOlimpia Milano andVirtus Bologna.

As it is shown by its roll of honors, Varese was extremely competitive in the 1970s, when the club played in theEuropean-wide first-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now calledEuroLeague), and playedin ten finals in a row, winning 5 of them, in the years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. Between 1956 and 1975, the club was namedIgnis Varese. What was the club's golden age had begun some years before, as Varese conquered theFIBA Intercontinental Cup in1966, and repeated the same title 4 and 7 years later, in the middle of the club's greatest decade in1970 and1973. Varese accomplished the great feat of winning theTriple Crown, winning all the trophies available in 1973, with the legendary ProfessorAca Nikolić as the team'shead coach. Varese also won two championships of the European-wide first-tier levelFIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, in 1967 and 1980, and fourItalian Cups, in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973.

Varese's great age ended in the early nineties, when the team dropped down to theItalian 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, withCarlo Recalcati (who later coached theItalian 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

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Current roster

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

Openjobmetis Varese roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF2ItalyAlviti, Davide2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)29 –(1996-11-05)5 November 1996
G4United StatesMoore, Tazé1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)27 –(1998-06-29)29 June 1998
G5ArgentinaVilla, Mauro1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)21 –(2004-07-07)7 July 2004
F7ItalyAssui, Elisée1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)104 kg (229 lb)19 –(2006-01-03)3 January 2006
PF8FinlandNkamhoua, Olivier2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)101 kg (223 lb)25 –(2000-05-02)2 May 2000
PG13ItalyLibrizzi, Matteo1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)70 kg (154 lb)23 –(2002-04-06)6 April 2002
C15United StatesRenfro, Nate2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)28 –(1996-12-11)11 December 1996
C34ItalyLadurner, Maximilian2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb)23 –(2001-12-06)6 December 2001
PG42United StatesMoody, Stefan1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)83 kg (183 lb)32 –(1993-10-06)6 October 1993
SG55United StatesFreeman, Allerik1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)31 –(1994-10-30)30 October 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Matteo Jemoli
  • Italy Federico Renzetti
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated:October 8, 2025

Season by season

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SeasonTierLeaguePos.Italian CupEuropean competitions
2004–051Serie A14th
2005–061Serie A10th
2006–071Serie A7th
2007–081Serie A18th
2008–092Serie A21st
2009–101Serie A11th
2010–111Serie A8th
2011–121Serie A8th
2012–131Serie A3rd
2013–141Serie A10th1Euroleague
QR1
2Eurocup
RS
2014–151Serie A11th
2015–161LBA9th3FIBA Europe Cup
RU
2016–171LBA12th3Champions League
RS
2017–181LBA6th
2018–191LBA9th
2019–201LBA10th
2020–211LBA14th
2021–221LBA12th
2022–231LBA13thQuarterfinalist
2023–241LBA14th3Champions League
QR2
4FIBA Europe Cup
SF
2024–251LBA12th

Honours

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Total titles: 25

Palasport Lino Oldrini
Adrian Banks

Domestic competitions

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Winners (10): 1960–61, 1963–64, 1968–69,1969–70,1970–71,1972–73, 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
Winners (4): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73
Runners-up (5): 1971–72, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2012–13
Winners (1): 1999
Runners-up (1): 2013

European competitions

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Winners (5):1969–70,1971–72,1972–73,1974–75,1975–76
Runners-up (5):1970–71,1973–74,1976–77,1977–78,1978–79
Semifinalists (1):1964–65
Winners (2):1966–67,1979–80
Semifinalists (2):1967–68,1980–81
Runners-up (1):1984–85
Semifinalists (1):1985–86
Runners-up (1):2015–16

Worldwide competitions

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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 awards

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Winners (2): 1969–70, 1972–73

International record

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Main article:Pallacanestro Varese in European and worldwide competitions
SeasonAchievementNotes
EuroLeague
1964–65Semi-finalseliminated byCSKA Moscow, 57–58 (L) inVarese and 67–69 (L) inMoscow
1969–70ChampionsdefeatedCSKA Moscow, 79–74 in the final of European Champions Cup inSarajevo
1970–71Finallost toCSKA Moscow, 53–67 in the final (Antwerp)
1971–72ChampionsdefeatedJugoplastika, 70–69 in the final of European Champions Cup inTel Aviv
1972–73ChampionsdefeatedCSKA Moscow, 71–66 in the final of European Champions Cup inLiège
1973–74Finallost toReal Madrid, 82–84 in the final (Nantes)
1974–75ChampionsdefeatedReal Madrid, 79–66 in the final of European Champions Cup inAntwerp
1975–76ChampionsdefeatedReal Madrid, 81–74 in the final of European Champions Cup inGeneva
1976–77Finallost toMaccabi Tel Aviv, 77–78 in the final (Belgrade)
1977–78Finallost toReal Madrid, 67–75 in the final (Munich)
1978–79Finallost toBosna, 93–96 in the final (Grenoble)
FIBA Saporta Cup
1966–67ChampionsdefeatedMaccabi Tel Aviv, 77–67 (W) inVarese and 67–68 (L) inTel Aviv in the double final ofEuropean Cup Winners' Cup
1967–68Semi-finalseliminated byAEK, 78–60 (W) inVarese and 52–72 (L) inAthens
1979–80ChampionsdefeatedGabetti Cantù, 90–88 in the final ofEuropean Cup Winners' Cup inMilan
1980–81Semi-finalseliminated bySquibb Cantù, 84–94 (L) inVarese and 65–78 (L) inCantù
FIBA Korać Cup
1984–85Finallost toSimac Milano, 78–91 in the final (Brussels)
1985–86Semi-finalseliminated byMobilgirgi Caserta, 84–71 (W) inVarese and 75–91 (L) inCaserta
1995–96Quarter-finalseliminated byStefanel Milano, 72–81 (L) inVarese and 89–90 (L) inMilan
EuroCup
2002–03Quarter-finalseliminated byAdecco Estudiantes, 59–77 (L) inMadrid and 88–101 (L) inVarese
2003–04Quarter-finalseliminated byReal Madrid, 67–68 (L) inMadrid and 57–62 (L) inVarese
FIBA Europe Cup
2015–16Finallost toFraport Skyliners, 62–66 in the final (Chalon-sur-Saône)
Intercontinental Cup
1966ChampionsdefeatedCorinthians 66-59 in the final ofIntercontinental Cup inMadrid
1967Finallost toAkron Goodyear Wingfoots, 72–78 in the final (Rome)
1970ChampionsIntercontinental Cup Champions with a 4-0 record in a league tournament inVarese
1973ChampionsIntercontinental Cup Champions with a 3–1 record in a league tournament inSão Paulo
1974Runners-upRunners-up with a 4–1 record in a league tournament inMexico City
19755th place5th place with a 2–3 record in a league tournament inVarese
1976Runners-upRunners-up with a 4–1 record in a league tournament inBuenos Aires
1977Runners-upRunners-up with a 3–2 record in a league tournament inMadrid
19784th place4th place with a 1–3 record in a league tournament inBuenos Aires
19793rd place3rd place with a 2–2 record in a league tournament inSão Paulo
McDonald's Championship
19994th place4th place inMilan, lost toSan Antonio Spurs 86–96 in the semi-final, lost toŽalgiris 78–97 in the 3rd place game

Notable players

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

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one officialNBA match at any time.
See also:Category:Pallacanestro Varese players

Head coaches

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Sponsorship names

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Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:[1]

  • 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(2005–07)
  • Cimberio(2007–2014)
  • OpenjobMetis(2014–present)

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

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PeriodKit manufacturer
1997–1999Kappa
1999–2001Reebok
2002–2003(unspecified)
2003–2006Macron[2]
2006-2008Nike
2008–2010Aries
2010–2014Macron[2]
2014–2015Adidas
2015–2018Spalding
2018–presentMacron[2]

Colors and badge

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  • City crest (1997–99)
    City crest
    (1997–99)
  • Roosters crest (1999–01)
    Roosters crest
    (1999–01)
  • Casti Group crest (2004–05)
    Casti Group crest
    (2004–05)
  • Cimberio Varese crest (2010–14)
    Cimberio Varese crest
    (2010–14)
  • Openjobmetis Varese crest (2014–present)
    Openjobmetis Varese crest
    (2014–present)

References

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  1. ^Lega A page on the history of Pallacanestro Varese.(in Italian)Archived 2011-07-22 at theWayback Machine
  2. ^abc"Varese, Macron nuovo sponsor tecnico ufficiale" [Varese, Macron new official technical sponsor] (in Italian).Lega Basket. 20 Jul 2010.

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