2021–22 Pallacanestro Varese season

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 77th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: Pallacanestro Varese
Pallacanestro Varese
2021-22 season
OwnerVarese nel cuore s.c. a r.l.
PresidentMarco Vittorelli
Head coachAdriano Vertemati
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
LBARegular season
SupercupGroup stage (3rd of 3)

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

Players

Current roster

Openjobmetis Varese roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 3 Kell, Trey 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1996-04-05)5 April 1996
SF 5 Gentile, Alessandro 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1991-11-12)12 November 1991
G 7 Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 27 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
PF 9 Sorokas, Paulius 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1992-08-25)25 August 1992
PG 10 De Nicolao, Giovanni 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 25 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996
PG 13 Librizzi, Matteo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 19 – (2002-04-06)6 April 2002
C 15 Egbunu, John 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 27 – (1994-10-31)31 October 1994
PF 18 Virginio, Nicolò 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2003-03-18)18 March 2003
F 21 Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
SF 22 Jones, Jalen 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 28 – (1993-05-27)27 May 1993
C 30 Caruso, Guglielmo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999
PG 45 Keene, Marcus 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1995-05-06)6 May 1995
Head coach
  • Adriano Vertemati
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vincenzo Cavazzana
  • Alberto Seravalli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 7 December 2021

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C John Egbunu Guglielmo Caruso
PF Paulius Sorokas Giancarlo Ferrero Nicolò Virginio
SF Alessandro Gentile Jalen Jones
SG Marcus Keene Anthony Beane Matteo Librizzi
PG Trey Kell Giovanni De Nicolao

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
5SFAlessandro Gentile28Estudiantes1 yearJune 2022Free25 June 2021[1]
30CGuglielmo Caruso22Santa Clara Broncos2+1 yearsJune 2023 + 2024Free10 July 2021[2]
3PGTrey Kell25Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski1 yearJune 2022Free14 July 2021[3]
11SGElijah Wilson26Dąbrowa Górnicza1 yearJune 2022Free19 July 2021[4]
9PFPaulius Sorokas28Chieti1 yearJune 2022Free21 July 2021[5]
6PGAndrea Amato27APU Udine3 monthsDecember 2021Free24 September 2021[6]
45PGMarcus Keene[Note IN]26Cedevita Olimpija1 yearJune 2022Free16 November 2021[7]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
10PGMichele Ruzzier23Virtus BolognaExit option€15,00030 June 2021[8][9]
3CAnthony Morse27Pallacanestro PiacentinaEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[10]
4F/CLuis Scola41RetiredEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[11]
23SGToney Douglas35IraklisEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[12]
12G/FArtūrs Strautiņš22Reggio EmiliaExit optionUndisclosed4 July 2020[13][14]
19SFNiccolò De Vico24Basket TorinoTransferUndisclosed20 July 2021[15][16]
11SGElijah Wilson[Note OUT]26Start LublinTransferUndisclosed24 November 2021[17][18]
6PGAndrea Amato[Note OUT]27Pallacanestro NardòMutual consentUndisclosed7 December 2021[19][20]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
21FGiancarlo Ferrero32Pallacanestro Trapani4 + 3 yearsJune 2022Free4 July 2015[21][22][23]
5PGGiovanni De Nicolao25Fortitudo Agrigento2 yearsJune 2022Free12 June 2020[24]
22SFJalen Jones28Capital City Go-Go1 + 1 yearsJune 2021Undisclosed9 November 2020[25]
2GAnthony Beane26Virtus Roma2 yearsJune 2022Free14 December 2020[26]
15CJohn Egbunu26Busan KT Sonicboom1 + 1 yearsJune 2022Free28 January 2021[27][28]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Adriano Vertemati 40 Bayern Munich (assistant) 2 years June 2023 15 June 2021[29] Massimo Bulleri 19 May 2021[30] Mutual consent

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2021 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 4 4 0 350 304 +46 Advance to Final Eight
2 Vanoli Cremona 4 1 3 319 337 −18
3 Openjobmetis Varese 4 1 3 299 327 −28
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A
Main article: 2021–22 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
12 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 11 4 7 850 899 −49
13 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 11 4 7 850 879 −29
14 Vanoli Cremona 11 3 8 880 921 −41
15 Fortitudo Kigili Bologna 11 3 8 891 908 −17 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Openjobmetis Varese 11 3 8 839 969 −130
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2021. Source: LBA

References
  1. "ALESSANDRO GENTILE TORNA IN ITALIA. È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 25 June 2021.
  2. "GUGLIELMO CARUSO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCOROSSO". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 10 July 2021.
  3. "TREY KELL É IL NUOVO PLAYMAKER DELLA OPENJOBMETIS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 14 July 2021.
  4. "ELIJAH WILSON È BIANCOROSSO". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 19 July 2021.
  5. "BENVENUTO PAULIUS SOROKAS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 21 July 2021.
  6. "ANDREA AMATO NUOVO INNESTO PER LA OPENJOBMETIS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 24 September 2021.
  7. "MARCUS KEENE È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 16 November 2021.
  8. "MICHELE RUZZIER ESCE DAL CONTRATTO CON IL CLUB BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 30 June 2020.
  9. "Michele Ruzzier nuovo acquisto di Virtus Segafredo Bologna". virtus.it (in Italian). 5 July 2021.
  10. "Colpaccio Bakery: dalla massima serie italiana arriva Anthony Morse". bakerybasket.it (in Italian). 17 July 2021.
  11. "LUIS SCOLA NUOVO AMMINISTRATORE DELEGATO DEL CLUB BIANCOROSSO". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 20 September 2021.
  12. "Στον ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ο Toney Douglas". iraklis-bc.gr (in Greek). 22 August 2021.
  13. "RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON ARTŪRS STRAUTIŅŠ". pallacanestrovarese.it. 4 July 2020.
  14. "Arturs Strautins torna in biancorosso". pallacanestroreggiana.it. 4 July 2020.
  15. "RISOLTO IL CONTRATTO CON NICCOLÒ DE VICO". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 20 July 2020.
  16. "Niccolò De Vico è un nuovo giocatore della Reale Mutua Basket Torino". baskettorinoofficial.com (in Italian). 20 July 2020.
  17. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE TRA ELIJAH WILSON E PALLACANESTRO VARESE". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 29 November 2021.
  18. @StartLublin (24 November 2021). "ELIJAH WILSON nowym zawodnikiem Czerwono-Czarnych!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE TRA ANDREA AMATO E PALLACANESTRO VARESE". pallacanestrovarese.it (in Italian). 7 December 2021.
  20. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ANDREA AMATO". pallacanestronardo.it (in Italian). 7 December 2021.
  21. "Varese, Giancarlo Ferrero Has Officially Signed up". pallacanestrovarese.it. 4 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  22. "Giancarlo Ferrero with the Red & Whites Once More". pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  23. "Giancarlo Ferrero Extends His Contract with Varese". pallacanestrovarese.it. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  24. "Giovanni De Nicolao È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis". pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 June 2020.
  25. "JALEN JONES NUOVO INNESTO PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 November 2020.
  26. "ANTHONY BEANE È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 14 December 2020.
  27. "JOHN EGBUNU NUOVA FIRMA PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 28 January 2021.
  28. "JOHN EGBUNU È ANCORA BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 22 July 2021.
  29. "ADRIANO VERTEMATI È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DELLA PALLACANESTRO VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 15 June 2021.
  30. "SI SEPARANO LE STRADE DI VARESE E MASSIMO BULLERI" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 19 May 2021.
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