| APU Old Wild West Udine | |||
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| League | LBA | ||
| Founded | 2011 | ||
| History | Amici Pallacanestro Udinese 2011–present | ||
| Arena | PalaCarnera | ||
| Capacity | 3,470 | ||
| Location | Udine,Italy | ||
| Team colors | White, Black and Orange | ||
| Main sponsor | Old Wild West | ||
| President | Alessandro Pedone | ||
| Head coach | Adriano Vertemati | ||
| Team captain | Mirza Alibegović | ||
| Championships | 1Italian LNP Cup | ||
| Website | apudine.it | ||
APU Udine, officiallyAmici Pallacanestro Udinese, also known for sponsorship reasons asAPU Old Wild West Udine, is an Italian professionalbasketball team of the city ofUdine,Friuli-Venezia Giulia.[1] The team currently plays inLBA, Italy's national top–tier league. Despite being a distinct club, APU Udinede facto inherited the fanbase ofSnaidero Udine, the historic club of the town dissolved in 2011.
Amici Pallacanestro Udinese was founded on 29 June 2011;[2] the club's aim was to inherit the fanbase ofAssociazione Pallacanestro Udinese, better known for sponsorship reasons as Snaidero Udine, a historic club of the Italian Serie A.[3] The acronym APU is in fact the same used in the past for the previous city's club.
After five seasons within the minor leagues of Italian basketball, on 11 June 2016, the team, led by coach Lino Lardo, won the Final Four inMontecatini Terme, defeatingForlì and achieving the promotion toSerie A2, Italy's national second league.[4]
In the 2016–17 season, coach Lino Lardo and his staff were fully confirmed. Moreover, the backbone of the roster was confirmed too: Manuel Vanuzzo, Joel Zacchetti, Riccardo Truccolo, Mauro Pinton, Michele Ferrari and Vittorio Nobile were joined by Gino Cuccarolo, Andrea Traini and the two American players,Stan Okoye andAllan Ray. The results, albeit fluctuating, allowed Udine to always stay outside the play-out area.
In the following season, the roster was largely confirmed and Udine succeeded in reaching the playoffs for the first time in its history. However, after having ousted 3–1Derthona Basket in the eightfinals, APU Udine was eliminated 1–3 byJunior Casale in the quarterfinals.
In 2018–19 season, Demis Cavina became the new head coach of the team, while the roster was notably completed with the shooting guardTrevis Simpson, the power forwardMarshawn Powell, as well as the Italian point guard Lorenzo Penna and the Serbian-Italian small forwardStefan Nikolić. In January 2019, Cavina was sacked and Alberto Martellossi was signed as new coach. In the following playoffs, Udine was eliminated 3–1 byPallacanestro Biella in the first round.
In May 2019,Alessandro Ramagli was appointed as new head coach of the team. Moreover, the club signedMichele Antonutti, a veteran Italian power forward, the American centerGerald Beverly and the shooting guard T. J. Cromer. However, the season was later cancelled in March 2020, due to the broke out of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
In June 2020,Matteo Boniciolli became the new coach.[5] Beyond Antonutti and Andrea Amato, the roster was notably completed with two Italian point guards,Marco Giuri andFederico Mussini, the American shooting guardDominique Johnson and the centerNana Foulland.[6] For the playoffs the club signed also the Italian guardFabio Mian.[7] The team lost theItalian LNP Cup final againstBasket Napoli for 80–69.[8] Moreover, in the playoffs, Udine ousted 3–1 Trapani in the quarterfinals and 3–2Scafati Basket in the semifinals. However, it was eliminated 3–1 byBasket Napoli in the finals.[9]
For the first time in the history, the club promoted toLBA which they clinched as a top seed inSerie A2 during the 2024–25 season after 16 years which their last appearance since the 2008–09 season; which their previous team,Pallalcesto Amatori Udine previously played since until they pulled out from professional basketball in 2011 and it merged the club after.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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