Pallacanestro Varese
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Notable players
| Ivano Bisson Paolo Conti Paolo Conti Paolo Conti is a former Italian football goalkeeper.He played for 9 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, U.C. Sampdoria and ACF Fiorentina.... Marcelo Damiao Alessandro De Pol Fabrizio Della Fiori Fabrizio Della Fiori Fabrizio Della Fiori is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, losing the final against Yugoslavia.-References:... Massimo Ferraiuolo Guido Iellini Andrea Meneghin Andrea Meneghin Andrea Meneghin is an Italian retired professional basketball player and active coach. Son of Dino Meneghin, one of the greatest Italian players in history, Andrea played against his father during the latter's last season as a pro.Standing at 2.00 m, Meneghin was an offense oriented shooting guard... Daniel Farabello Daniel Farabello Daniel Edgardo Farabello is an Argentine basketball player with Basket Club Ferrara of Italy's Serie A. A member of the Argentina national basketball team, Farabello competed with the squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2006 FIBA World Championship.-External links:**... Gabriel Fernández Gabriel Fernández (basketball) Gabriel Fernández is an Argentine basketball player, and member of the national team. He was a member of the 2004 Olympic Gold Medal squad... Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec Arijan Komazec is a retired Croatian basketball player.He was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team and then the Croatian National Team after gained independence. He was a part of the Croatian team that won the Silver Medal in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympics... Alain Digbeu Alain Digbeu Alain Digbeu is a French professional basketball player. He was drafted by the NBA pro club the Atlanta Hawks with the 49th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. He is 6'6" in height and 220 lbs. in weight... Fedon Matheou Nikola Loncar Nikola Lončar Nikola Lončar is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He played for KK Partizan , Real Madrid Baloncesto, Pallacanestro Varese, Paris Basket Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, CB Breogán, CB Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.Playing for KK Partizan, Lončar won the 1992... Boris Gorenc 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... Tim Bassett Tim Bassett Eugene Timothy "Tim" Bassett is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the University of Georgia.... Anthony Bowie Anthony Bowie Anthony Lee Bowie is an American basketball player. He is a former NBA shooting guard, most renowned for his stint with the Orlando Magic... Frank Brickowski Frank Brickowski Francis Anthony Brickowski is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.-College and overseas career:... Geno Carlisle Geno Carlisle Geno Marcellus Carlisle is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 3", 200-lb. point guard has played in Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Greece, Kuwait, the American Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association.-Collegiate career:Carlisle began his collegiate basketball... DeJuan Collins DeJuan Collins DeJuan Collins is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'2" in height and he weighs 190 pounds . Collins is best known as a scorer, also organizing and leading his team's game... Pat Cummings Pat Cummings Pat Cummings is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6-foot-9½ center with an accurate shooting touch, Cummings spent the most productive stretch of his 12-year career with the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, averaging better than 12 points and 8 rebounds for... John Deveraux D. J. Mbenga Bill Edwards Bill Edwards (basketball) William Allen Edwards , popularly nicknamed Dolla Bill, is a retired American professional basketball player... Antony Gennari Derek Hamilton Derrick Hamilton (basketball) Derrick Lamont Hamilton is a former professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, Hamilton was a college hoops star at The University of Southern Mississippi, with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in the late 1980s... Delonte Holland Delonte Holland Delonte Jermaine Holland is an American professional basketball player.-External links:* at legabasket.it* at euroleague.net* at legaduebasket.it... Cedric Hordges Frank Johnson Frank Johnson (basketball) Franklin Lenard Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player and coach.-Playing career:... Billy Keys Billy Keys William "Billy" Amar Keys is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'2" in height and 205 lbs. in weight... Rusty LaRue Rusty LaRue Rusty LaRue is an American former multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. He later played for the Chicago Bulls team that won the 1998 National Basketball Association Championship... Kevin Magee Kevin Magee (basketball) Kevin Dornell Magee , was an American basketball player. He played in the power forward position, height 6-8 and weight 230 .... Wes Matthews Wes Matthews Wesley Joel Matthews is a retired American basketball player.-Basketball career:A 6'1" point guard from the University of Wisconsin–Madison - after graduating from Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1977 - Matthews was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th pick of... Jerry McCullough |
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered as the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all time greats. A 2.06 m tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto... Luigi Mentasti Nico Messina Larry Micheaux Larry Micheaux Larry Wayne Micheaux is a retired American professional basketball player.-College:An all-state basketball player as a senior at E. E... Bob Morse Bob Morse Robert "Bob" Morse is an American former basketball player.His tremendous scoring ability helped the great Ignis Varese of the seventies to lift three Euroleague titles in seven consecutive final appearances.On February 3, 2008, Morse was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to... Alberto Mottini Veljko Mršić Tyrone Nesby Tyrone Nesby Tyrone Lamont Nesby is a retired American professional basketball player.Undrafted in the 1998 NBA Draft, Nesby played in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Washington Wizards .In Europe he played for Olympia Larissa , Metis Varese , Reflex and Lietuvos... Norman Nolan Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola is an Italian former basketball player who was a playmaker with a great ability to set the rhythm for his team.... Richard Petruška Richard Petruška Richard Petruška is a retired Slovak basketball player. A 6'10" and 260 lbs forward-center, he played college basketball at Loyola Marymount and University of California, Los Angeles in the U.S.Petruška was selected by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association with the 46th... Charles Pittman Charles Pittman (basketball) Charles E. 'Charlie' Pittman is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" 220 lb forward.... Pavel Podkolzin Pavel Podkolzin Pavel Podkolzin is a Russian professional basketball player formerly in the NBA and the NBA Development League. He is a and center.-Pro career:... Gianmarco Pozzecco Gianmarco Pozzecco Gianmarco Pozzecco is a retired Italian basketball player, an all-around offensive talent. He won, for seven years, the ranking for the top assistmen in Italian League.- Career :... Manuel Raga Manuel Raga Manuel Raga Navarro is a retired Mexican basketball player.-Career:Nicknamed the "Flying Mexican", Raga played professionally for Pallacanestro Varese in Italy from 1968 to 1973 and won 3 Euroleague championships.In 1970, he became the first player from an international league to be selected in... Enrico Ravaglia Edoardo Rusconi 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... Romeo Sacchetti Romeo Sacchetti Romeo Sacchetti is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... Daniel Santiago Daniel Santiago Daniel Gregg Santiago is a American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player, currently playing at the center position for the Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico. Santiago is the fourth player from Puerto Rico to play in a NBA game... Mate Skelin Mate Skelin Mate Skelin is a retired Croatian basketball player. Currently he is a General manager in KK Cedevita.-References:*... Reggie Theus Corny Thompson Corny Thompson Cornelius "Corny" Allen Thompson is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" 225 lb power forward who occasionally also played the center position... Francesco Vescovi Paolo Vittori Derrel Washington Terry White Terry White Terry White is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.-References:*... Eddie Lee Wilkins Eddie Lee Wilkins Eddie Lee Wilkins is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New York Knicks in the 6th round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'10" forward/center from Gardner-Webb University, Wilkins played in 6 NBA seasons. He played for the Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers... Leon Wood Leon Wood Osie Leon Wood III , is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'3" shooting guard from Saint Monica Catholic High School and California State University-Fullerton, Wood played in six NBA seasons for... Charlie Yelverton Charlie Yelverton Charlie Yelverton is a former American basketball player. A 1.88 m tall guard-forward, he was drafted 25th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1971 NBA Draft, but only appeared in one NBA season. He then headed to Europe and Ignis Varese... Marino Zanatta Cristiano Zanus Fortes Antonio Zorzi |
Notable coaches
Aleksandar NikolićAleksandar Nikolic
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić was a renowned Bosnian Serb basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball...
Nico Messina Sandro Gamba
Sandro Gamba
Alessandro Gamba , better known as Sandro Gamba, is an Italian basketball coach and former professional basketball player....
Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati is an Italian basketball coach and a former player.He has been the coach of the Italy national basketball team from 2001 to 2009 and has led them to the silver medal in the 2004 Olympics and bronze medal in the Eurobasket 2003.As a player on the club level, he played for...
Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano
Rubén Magnano
Ruben Magnano is an Argentine basketball coach. He previously served as coach of the Argentina national basketball team, guiding them to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In January 2010, he became coach of the Brazil national basketball team.-Notes:...
Sponsorship names
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:- 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-present)
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
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| 1997–1999 | Kappa Kappa (company) Kappa is an Italian company specialized at the manufacture of sporting clothes and accessories, that started as a sock and underwear manufacturer in 1916 in Turin.-Logo:... |
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| 1999–2001 | Reebok Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle... |
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| 2003–2007 | Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
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| 2003–2007 | Macron Macron (sportswear) Macron is an Italian association football, basketball, baseball, rugby, handball, futsal, and volleyball sportswear manufacturer. It has links throughout Europe and its headquarters are located in Crespellano, Italy. It was founded in 1971... |