Pallacanestro Treviso
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Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League
professional basketball
club from Treviso
, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group
. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
in 1982, although it retains Pallacanestro Treviso as its legal name to this day. With the deep pockets of the Benetton family
backing them, the club emerged in the 1990s as a major force in both Italy and Europe. The club's first Italian League title came in 1992 with the legendary Toni Kukoč
on the team.
Kukoc helped Benetton to reach the Euroleague
final in 1993, while also helping them win three consecutive Italian Cup crowns. The team won the Saporta Cup
title in 1995 with players like Orlando Woolridge
and Petar Naumoski
. Benetton added another Italian League domestic title in 1997, another Euroleague Final Four appearance in 1998, a Saporta Cup title in 1999, and the Italian Cup title in 2000.
Benetton won the Italian League championship and reached the Euroleague Final Four in both 2002 and 2003. Benetton won its fifth Italian League championship in 2006. In 2007, the team won its eighth Italian Cup title.
3 seasons: '90-'93 Fabrizio Frates 1 season: '93-'94-
Mike D'Antoni
4 seasons: '94-'97, '01-'02 Željko Obradović
2 seasons: '97-'99 Piero Bucchi 2 seasons: '99-'01 Ettore Messina
3 seasons: '02-'05 David Blatt
2 seasons: '05-'07 Alessandro Ramagli Sep.-Nov. '07 Oktay Mahmuti
seasons:'07-'08
Serie A (basketball)
Lega Basket Serie A is the highest level club competition in Italian professional basketball where play determines the national champion. The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals and semifinals series are best-of-five, and...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
club from Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group
Benetton Group
Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....
. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
History
The club was founded in 1954 and was purchased by Benetton GroupBenetton Group
Benetton Group S.p.A. is a global luxury fashion brand, based in Treviso, Italy. The name comes from the Benetton family who founded the company in 1965. Benetton Group is listed in Milan....
in 1982, although it retains Pallacanestro Treviso as its legal name to this day. With the deep pockets of the Benetton family
Benetton family
Four members of the Italian Benetton family founded the Benetton Group S.p.A. fashion company in 1965. The three brothers and one sister were all born in Treviso, Veneto, Italy. Their father owned a bicycle shop...
backing them, the club emerged in the 1990s as a major force in both Italy and Europe. The club's first Italian League title came in 1992 with the legendary Toni Kukoč
Toni Kukoc
Toni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
on the team.
Kukoc helped Benetton to reach the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
final in 1993, while also helping them win three consecutive Italian Cup crowns. The team won the Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
title in 1995 with players like Orlando Woolridge
Orlando Woolridge
Orlando Vernada Woolridge is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.- Early life and education :...
and Petar Naumoski
Petar Naumoski
Petar Naumoski is a former Macedonian basketball player who had successful years especially in Turkey and Italy. He is a 1.94 m point-guard and a very skillful playmaker. He once served as Sport Minister of the Republic of Macedonia...
. Benetton added another Italian League domestic title in 1997, another Euroleague Final Four appearance in 1998, a Saporta Cup title in 1999, and the Italian Cup title in 2000.
Benetton won the Italian League championship and reached the Euroleague Final Four in both 2002 and 2003. Benetton won its fifth Italian League championship in 2006. In 2007, the team won its eighth Italian Cup title.
Current roster
Depth Chart
| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive | |||||
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| C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well... |
Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" forward. Adrien formerly served as captain for the University of Connecticut Huskies.-High school:... |
Gino Cuccarolo | PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low... |
Brian Scalabrine Brian Scalabrine Brian David Scalabrine is an American professional basketball power forward who plays for the Italian club Benetton Treviso. Raised in Enumclaw, Washington, Scalabrine attended the University of Southern California after transferring from Highline Community College... |
Vlad Moldoveanu | Jakub Wojciechowski | |||
| SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall... |
Alessandro Gentile Alessandro Gentile Alessandro Gentile is an Italian professional basketball player.-Personal:Gentile is the son of former Italian national player, Ferdinando Gentile and younger brother of professional basketball player Stefano Gentile.... |
Daniele Sandri | SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team... |
E'Twaun Moore E'Twaun Moore E'Twaun Donte Moore is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association, who is playing with Italy's Benetton Treviso during the lockout. Moore was drafted by the Celtics in the 2011 NBA Draft after playing college basketball at Purdue... |
Sani Bečirovič Sani Becirovic Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions... |
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| PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that... |
Stefan Markovic Stefan Marković Stefan Marković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.99 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... |
Massimo Bulleri Massimo Bulleri Massimo Bulleri is a basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece... |
Andrea De Nicolao | Massimo Minto 8 seasons: '82-'84, '85-'90 Massimo Iacopini 10 seasons: '85-'95 Mike Davis 1 season: '87-'88 Mark Olberding Mark Olberding Mark Allen Olberding is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from the University of Minnesota, Olberding played 12 seasons in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the San Diego Sails , San Antonio Spurs , Chicago Bulls ,... 1 season: '87-'88 Kyle Macy 2 seasons: '88-'89 Dan Gay 3 seasons: '88-'90- Vinny Del NegroVinny Del Negro Vincent Joseph "Vinny" Del Negro is a retired American basketball player. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, and was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 2008 until 2010.-Early life:... 2 seasons: '90-'92 Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoc Toni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were... 2 seasons: '91-'93 Stefano Rusconi Stefano Rusconi Stefano Rusconi is an Italian professional basketball player.The 208 cm center was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1990 NBA Draft, they have traded his NBA rights to the Phoenix Suns in 1991 for the rights to Miloš Babić... 7 seasons: '91-'98 Denis Marconato Denis Marconato Denis Marconato is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 211 cm tall and he plays at the center position, in which he's considered to have been one of the best defensive players of his era in Europe.-Pro career:Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990 and with them... 12 seasons: '92-'95, '96-'05 Terry Teagle Terry Teagle Terry Michael Teagle is a retired American professional basketball player whose career lasted from 1982 to 1993.... 1 season: '92-'93 Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis is a former Italian basketball player. A 2.03 m small forward, Pittis was an excellent all-around player.- Career :... 11 seasons: '93-'04 Winston Garland Winston Garland Winston Kinnard Garland is an American former professional basketball player on the point guard position. He played collegiately at the Southeastern Community College for two seasons , and then at theMissouri State University for the two following seasons... 1 season: '93-'94 Rafael Addison Rafael Addison Rafael Addison is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is 6'7", 215 lbs.... 1 season: '93-'94-  Petar NaumoskiPetar Naumoski Petar Naumoski is a former Macedonian basketball player who had successful years especially in Turkey and Italy. He is a 1.94 m point-guard and a very skillful playmaker. He once served as Sport Minister of the Republic of Macedonia... 2 seasons: '94-'95, '00-'01 Orlando Woolridge Orlando Woolridge Orlando Vernada Woolridge is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.- Early life and education :... 1 season: '94-'95 Henry Williams Henry Williams (basketball) Henry Williams is a retired American basketball player.- College career :Williams played college basketball for UNC Charlotte under coach Jeff Mullins from 1988 through 1992. In his four years with the 49ers, Williams remains the 49ers' all-time leading scorer with 2,383 points. The school has... 4 seasons: '95-'99 Željko Rebrača Željko Rebraca Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan... 4 seasons: '95-'99 Davide Bonora 4 seasons: '95-'99-  Marcelo NicolaMarcelo Nicola Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and competed many years in the Euroleague.-Pro career:Nicola was selected 50th overall in the 1993 NBA... 6 seasons: '98-'04 Tyus Edney Tyus Edney Tyus Dwayne Edney is an American professional basketball player. A point guard for UCLA from 1991–1995, Edney led the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA National Championship. He also led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 Euroleague title... 4 seasons: '99-'00, '01-'04 Jeff Sheppard Jeff Sheppard Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard is a retired American professional and collegiate basketball player.Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City.... 1 season: '99-'00 Marcus Brown Marcus Brown Marcus James Brown is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" , he played as a shooting guard. Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. athletes to ever play abroad... 1 season: '00-'01 Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica... 4 seasons: '00-'04 Boštjan Nachbar 2 seasons: '00-'02-  Alan Tomidy 2 seasons: '00-'02 Sergei ChikalkinSergei Chikalkin Sergei Chikalkin is a Russian professional basketball player. The 1.96 m 95 kg shooting guard is known for his long-range shooting accuracy. Started his career as a pro in 1995 with BK Samara... 1 season: '01-'02 Charlie Bell Charlie Bell (basketball) Charlie Will Bell III is an American professional basketball guard for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA.-Career:He began playing basketball at Flint Southwestern Academy High School, and had an excellent college career at Michigan State University, appearing in three NCAA Final Fours, and... 1 season: '01-'02 Nikoloz Tskitishvili Nikoloz Tskitishvili Nikoloz Tskitishvili is a Georgian professional basketball player. He is a 7'0", 245 lb. forward-center, who was selected 5th overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2002 NBA Draft.-Pro career:... 1 season: '01-'02 |
Trajan Langdon Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon is a retired American professional basketball player. A 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University with the Duke Blue Devils.-Biography:... 1 season: '02-'03 Andrea Bargnani Andrea Bargnani Andrea Bargnani , nicknamed "Il Mago" , is an Italian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was selected first overall in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is a power forward/center standing at 213 cm and weighing 113.4 kg... 3 seasons: '03-'06 Uros Slokar Uroš Slokar Uroš Slokar is a Slovenian professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.-Pro career:After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benneton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine... 3 seasons: '03-'06 Maurice Evans Maurice Evans (basketball) Maurice Eugene Evans is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb... 1 season: '03-'04 Jermaine Jackson Jermaine Jackson (basketball) Jermaine Jackson is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Jackson was undrafted in 1999 following a college career at the University of Detroit Mercy and began his professional career with the Detroit Pistons , going on to play for the Toronto Raptors , Atlanta Hawks and... 1 season: '03-'04 Ramūnas Šiškauskas Ramunas Šiškauskas Ramūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint... 2 seasons: '04-06 Marcus Goree Marcus Goree Marcus Goree is an American professional basketball player.-College career:His collegiate team was West Virginia University Mountaineers where he played three seasons from 1997 to 2000.-Pro career:... 3 seasons: '04-'07 Nikolaos Zisis 2 seasons: '05-'07 Drew Nicholas Drew Nicholas #REDIRECT Target page nameAndrew "Drew" Lawrence Nicholas is an American professional basketball player... 1 season: '05-'06 Pops Mensah-Bonsu Pops Mensah-Bonsu Nana Papa Yaw Dwene "Pops" Mensah-Bonsu is a British professional basketball player of Ghanaian descent.-Amateur career:... 1 season: '07-'08 Donatas Motiejūnas Donatas Motiejunas Donatas Motiejūnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He plays the power forward and center positions. He is nicknamed "D-Mo" by Houston Rockets fans. Motiejūnas was selected twentieth overall in the 2011 NBA Draft.... 2 seasons: '09-'11 |
Coaches
Mario De Sisti 2 seasons: '79-'81 Piero Pasini 1 season: '81-'82 Gianmaria Conte incomplete 1 season: '82-'83 Gianfranco Lombardi incomplete 1 season: '82-'83 Mauro Di Vincenzo 1 season: '83-'84 Massimo Mangano incomplete 2 seasons: '84-'86 Lajos Toth incomplete 1 season: '85-'86 Riccardo Sales incomplete 4 seasons: '86-'90 Emanuele Molin incomplete 1 season: '89-'90 Petar SkansiPetar Skansi
Petar Skansi is a former Croatian basketball player and coach. During his playing career he played for Jugoplastika and Scavolini Pesaro....
3 seasons: '90-'93 Fabrizio Frates 1 season: '93-'94-
Mike D'AntoniMike D'Antoni
Michael Andrew "Mike" D'Antoni is an Italian-American former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous...
4 seasons: '94-'97, '01-'02 Željko Obradović
Željko Obradovic
Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...
2 seasons: '97-'99 Piero Bucchi 2 seasons: '99-'01 Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina is an Italian professional basketball coach currently working as a consultant for Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He has won 4 Euroleague championships as a head coach...
3 seasons: '02-'05 David Blatt
David Blatt
David Blatt is an American-Israeli professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. Today, Blatt is one of the most successful American coaches in European basketball, and is currently the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Russia national basketball team.-Playing...
2 seasons: '05-'07 Alessandro Ramagli Sep.-Nov. '07 Oktay Mahmuti
Oktay Mahmuti
Oktay Mahmuti is a Turkish professional basketball coach. Mahmuti was born to Turkish parents living in Skopje. Mahmuti graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy...
seasons:'07-'08
Sponsorship names
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:- Pall. Treviso (1962–63)
- Liberti Treviso (1979–81)
- Benetton Treviso (1982–present)