2020–21 Pallacanestro Varese season

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 76th in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: Pallacanestro Varese
Pallacanestro Varese
2020-21 season
OwnerVarese nel cuore s.c. a r.l.
PresidentMarco Vittorelli
Head coachAttilio Caja
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
LBARegular season
SupercupGroup stage (3rd)

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

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Players

Current roster

Openjobmetis Varese roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 2 Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
C 3 Morse, Anthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1994-04-13)13 April 1994
F/C 4 Scola, Luis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 40 – (1980-04-30)30 April 1980
PG 5 De Nicolao, Giovanni 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996
PG 7 Jakovičs, Ingus 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993
PG 10 Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
G/F 12 Strautiņš, Artūrs 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 22 – (1998-10-23)23 October 1998
SF 19 De Vico, Niccolò 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
F 21 Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
PG 23 Douglas, Toney 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1986-03-16)16 March 1986
C Egbunu, John 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – (1994-10-31)31 October 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vincenzo Cavazzana
  • Alberto Seravalli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 28 January 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 Anthony Morse John Egbunu
PF Luis Scola Giancarlo Ferrero
SF Artūrs Strautiņš Niccolò De Vico
SG Toney Douglas Ingus Jakovičs
PG Michele Ruzzier Anthony Beane Giovanni De Nicolao

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
5PGGiovanni De Nicolao24Fortitudo Agrigento2 yearsJune 2022Free12 June 2020[1]
12G/FArtūrs Strautiņš21Pallalcesto Amatori Udine2 + 1 yearsJune 2022 + 2023Free16 June 2020[2]
19SFNiccolò De Vico22Vanoli Cremona2 yearsJune 2022Free23 June 2020[3]
10PGMichele Ruzzier22Vanoli Cremona1 + 1 yearsJune 2021 + 2022Undisclosed25 June 2020[4]
11PFDenzel Andersson23BC Luleå1 + 1 yearsJune 2021 + 2022Free27 June 2020[5]
4F/CLuis Scola40Olimpia Milano1 + 1 yearsJune 2021 + 2022Free1 July 2020[6]
3CAnthony Morse26Andrea Costa Imola1 yearsJune 2021Free8 July 2020[7]
22SFJalen Jones[Note IN]27Capital City Go-Go1 yearsJune 2021Undisclosed9 November 2020[8]
2GAnthony Beane[Note IN]26Virtus Roma1 yearsJune 2021Free14 December 2020[9]
CJohn Egbunu[Note IN]26Busan KT Sonicboomend of the seaonsJune 2021Free28 January 2021[10]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
9PFSiim-Sander Vene29Baloncesto Fuenlabradaend of contractFree26 May 2020[11]
8FNicola Natali31Pallacanestro Forlìend of contractFree8 June 2020[12][13]
14PGJosh Mayo32Napoli Basketmutual consentUndisclosed21 June 2020[14]
1G/FJustin Carter33Zadarend of contractFree1 July 2020[15]
6SFGianmarco De Vita22Free agentend of contractFree1 July 2020
11CJeremy Simmons30Tofaş Bursaend of contractFree1 July 2020[16]
15PGMatteo Tambone26VL Pesaroend of contractFree1 July 2020[17]
18CLuca Gandini34Dinamo Sassariend of contractFree1 July 2020[18]
12SGOmar Seck19Oleggio Magic Basketloan contractUndisclosed17 July 2020[19]
22SFJalen Jones[Note OUT]27Free agentmutual consentUndisclosed8 January 2021[20]
11PFDenzel Andersson[Note OUT]24BC Luleåmutual consentFree27 June 2020[21]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
21FGiancarlo Ferrero31Pallacanestro Trapani4 + 2 + 1 years2021 + 2022Free4 July 2015[22][23][24]
7PGIngus Jakovičs27Ventspils1 + 1+1 yearJune 2021 + 2022Free30 August 2019[25][26][27]
23PGToney Douglas33Estudiantes1 + 1June 2021Free2 March 2020[28]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Massimo Bulleri 43 Basket Ravenna 1+1 years June 2021 8 September 2020[29] Attilio Caja 5 September 2020[30] sacked
Attilio Caja 58 Virtus Roma 3 + 3 years[31][32][33] June 2022 23 December 2016

Unsuccessful deals

The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.

Signing date Withdrawal date Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Moved to
29 June 2020[34] 9 July 2020[35] G Jason Rich 34 Gaziantep Basketbol 1 year retired

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 6 6 0 576 433 +143 Advance to Final Four
2 Germani Basket Brescia 6 3 3 499 515 −16
3 Openjobmetis Varese 6 2 4 500 548 −48
4 S.Bernardo Cantù 6 1 5 444 523 −79
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: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
12 Dolomiti Energia Trento 18 6 12 1385 1440 −55
13 Vanoli Cremona 18 6 12 1516 1577 −61
14 Openjobmetis Varese 16 5 11 1292 1425 −133
15 Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 18 5 13 1403 1514 −111 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Virtus Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: LBA

References
  1. "Giovanni De Nicolao È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis". pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 June 2020.
  2. "Artūrs Strautiņš, Nuova Firma per La Pallacanestro Varese". pallacanestrovarese.it. 16 June 2020.
  3. "Openjobmetis, Ecco La Firma Di Niccolò De Vico" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 June 2020.
  4. "Michele Ruzzier È Il Nuovo Playmaker Della Pallacanestro Varese" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 25 June 2020.
  5. "Denzel Andersson È Un Nuovo Giocatore Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 27 June 2020.
  6. "Luis Scola È Un Nuovo Giocatore Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 1 July 2020.
  7. "Nuova Firma per Varese. Ecco Anthony Morse" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 8 July 2020.
  8. "JALEN JONES NUOVO INNESTO PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 November 2020.
  9. "ANTHONY BEANE È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 14 December 2020.
  10. "JOHN EGBUNU NUOVA FIRMA PER LA OPENJOBMETIS VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 28 January 2021.
  11. "El Montakit Fuenlabrada incorpora a Siim-Sander Vene" (in Spanish). baloncestofuenlabrada.com. 26 May 2020.
  12. @PallVarese (8 June 2020). "Nicola, dopo 3 stagioni le nostre strade si separano" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "Bentornato 'Sindaco': Natali è un giocatore di Forlì!" (in Italian). pallacanestroforli2015.it. 3 July 2020.
  14. "Botto di mercato della Gevi, arriva a Napoli Josh Mayo" (in Italian). napolibasket.eu. 21 June 2020.
  15. "Dobrodošao Justin Carter" (in Croatian). kkzadar.hr. 18 September 2020.
  16. "Jeremy Simmons Tofaş'ta" (in Turkish). tofasspor.com. 14 July 2020.
  17. "La VL ingaggia Matteo Tambone" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 22 July 2020.
  18. "Luca Gandini: esperienza al servizio del Banco" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 15 July 2020.
  19. "Qualita' per Essere Protagonista: Benvenuto Omar Seck!" (in Italian). oleggiobasket.eu. 17 July 2020.
  20. "Nuovi Tesseramenti e Risoluzioni" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 8 January 2021.
  21. "Årets forward återvänder till BC Luleå" (in Swedish). bclulea.se. 20 January 2021.
  22. "Varese, Giancarlo Ferrero Has Officially Signed up". pallacanestrovarese.it. 4 July 2015.
  23. "Giancarlo Ferrero with the Red & Whites Once More". pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 June 2017.
  24. "Giancarlo Ferrero Extends His Contract with Varese". pallacanestrovarese.it. 2 June 2019.
  25. "Ingus Jakovičs Nuovo Innesto per La Pallacanestro Varese" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 30 August 2019.
  26. "Varese Prolunga Il Contratto Di Ingus Jakovičs" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 12 October 2019.
  27. "Ingus Jakovičs Di Nuovo Biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 July 2020.
  28. "Toney Douglas È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 2 March 2019.
  29. "Massimo Bulleri è il nuovo allenatore della OpenJobMetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 8 September 2019.
  30. "Attilio Caja Sollevato Dall'incarico Di Allenatore" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 5 September 2019.
  31. "ATTILIO CAJA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DI VARESE" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 December 2016.
  32. "ATTILIO CAJA E VARESE INSIEME PER ALTRE DUE STAGIONI" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 23 February 2018.
  33. "VARESE E COACH ATTILIO CAJA INSIEME FINO AL 2022" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 28 May 2019.
  34. "Jason Rich È Un Nuovo Giocatore Della Openjobmetis" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 29 June 2020.
  35. "Comunicato Stampa Su Jason Rich" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 9 July 2020.
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