2019–20 Pallacanestro Varese season

The 2019–20 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 75th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Pallacanestro Varese
2019-20 season
PresidentMarco Vittorelli
Head coachAttilio Caja
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
LBAseason cancelled (10th)

Overview edit

The 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone.[1] Varese ended the championship in 10th position.

Kit edit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

 
 
 
 
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Players edit

The team composition is the same as the last game played on January 26[2] before the interruption of the championship[3] due to the coronavirus pandemic.

L. J. Peak left the team before the official early end of the season, he was transferred to Cluj-Napoca and replaced by Justin Carter that never played for the team.

Jason Clark left earlier as well, in order to join his family in US during the pandemic. Toney Douglas was called to replace him, but, like Carter, he didn't play any games either.

Current roster edit

Openjobmetis Varese roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
G/F 1   Carter, Justin (**) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 37 – (1987-04-21)21 April 1987
SG 3   Peak, L. J. (*) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1996-02-02)2 February 1996
SG 5   Clark, Jason (*) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 34 – (1990-01-16)16 January 1990
SF 6   De Vita, Gianmarco 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
PG 7   Jakovičs, Ingus 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993
F 8   Natali, Nicola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 35 – (1988-09-01)1 September 1988
PF 9   Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
C 11   Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
SG 12   Seck, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – (2001-05-25)25 May 2001
PG 14   Mayo, Josh 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 36 – (1987-07-15)15 July 1987
PG 15   Tambone, Matteo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1994-05-14)14 May 1994
C 18   Gandini, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 38 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985
F 21   Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 35 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
PG 23   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)
  •   Vincenzo Cavazzana
  •   Alberto Seravalli

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Left the team after the last match
  • (**) Joined the team before the
    interruption and never played
  •   Injured

Updated: March 2, 2020

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

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jeremy Simmons Luca Gandini
PF Siim-Sander Vene Nicola Natali
SF Justin Carter Gianmarco De Vita Giancarlo Ferrero
SG Toney Douglas Ingus Jakovičs Omar Seck
PG Josh Mayo Toney Douglas Matteo Tambone

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

Squad changes edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
3 SG   L. J. Peak 23 Pistoia   1 year June 2020 Free 7 June 2019 [4]
11 C   Jeremy Simmons 29 Poderosa Montegranaro   1 + 1 year June 2020 + 2021 Free 23 June 2019 [5]
14 PG   Josh Mayo 31 Bonn   2 years June 2021 Free 27 June 2019 [6]
9 PF   Siim-Sander Vene 28 Gran Canaria   1 year June 2020 Free 1 July 2019 [7]
4 G/F   Milenko Tepić 32 P.A.O.K.   1 year June 2020 Free 21 July 2019 [8]
5 G/F   Jason Clark 29 Skyliners Frankfurt   1 year June 2020 Free 25 July 2019 [9]
18 C   Luca Gandini 33 Basket Ravenna   1 year June 2020 Free 28 July 2019 [10]
6 SF   Gianmarco De Vita 22 Pallacanestro Gallaratese   1 year June 2020 Free 16 August 2019 [11]
7 PG   Ingus Jakovičs 26 Ventspils   1 year June 2020 Free 30 August 2019 [12][13]
10 C   Riccardo Cervi 28 Reggio Emilia   end of the season June 2020 Free 27 November 2019 [14]
1 G/F   Justin Carter 32 Chorale Roanne   end of the season June 2020 Free 30 January 2020 [15]
23 PG   Toney Douglas 33 Estudiantes   end of the season June 2020 Free 2 March 2020 [16]

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
2 SF   Dominique Archie 31 Champagne Châlons-Reims   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [17]
4 SG   Aleksa Avramović 24 Unicaja   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [18]
5 G/F   Christian Gatto 22 Robur et Fides Varese   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [19]
7 C   Antonio Iannuzzi 28 New Basket Brindisi   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [20]
10 G/F   Jean Salumu 28 Pistoia   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [21]
11 SF     Thomas Scrubb 27 SIG Strasbourg   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [22]
13 F/C   Damiano Verri 33 Basket Sette Laghi   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [23]
16 C   Tyler Cain 31 Brescia   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [24]
26 PG   Ronald Moore 31 Élan Béarnais   end of contract Free 1 July 2019 [25]
4 G/F   Milenko Tepić 32 Iraklis Thessaloniki   mutual consent Undisclosed 6 November 2019 [26][27]
10 C   Riccardo Cervi 28 Pallacanestro Trieste   transfer Undisclosed 14 January 2020 [28][29]
3 SG   L. J. Peak 23 Cluj-Napoca   transfer Undisclosed 29 January 2020 [30][31]
5 G/F   Jason Clark 30 Free agent mutual consent Undisclosed 2 March 2020 [32]

Confirmed edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
21 F   Giancarlo Ferrero 31 Pallacanestro Trapani   4 + 2 + 1 years 2021 + 2022 Free 4 July 2015 [33][34][35]
15 PG   Matteo Tambone 25 Basket Ravenna   2 + 2 years June 2020 Free 20 June 2017 [36][37]
8 F   Nicola Natali 31 Junior Casale Monferrato   2 + 1 years June 2020 Free 21 June 2017 [38][39]

Coach edit

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Attilio Caja
58
Virtus Roma
1 + 2 + 3
2022
23 December 2016

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
8 Pompea Fortitudo Bologna 21 11 10 1624 1670 −46 Qualification for Champions League
9 Dolomiti Energia Trento 21 11 10 1635 1665 −30 Qualification for EuroCup
10 Openjobmetis Varese 19 9 10 1570 1522 +48
11 S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù 20 9 11 1533 1580 −47
12 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 21 9 12 1741 1763 −22 Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

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