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

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

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Players

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

Openjobmetis Varese roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G/F 1 United States Carter, Justin (**) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 36 – (1987-04-21)21 April 1987
SG 3 United States Peak, L. J. (*) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1996-02-02)2 February 1996
SG 5 United States Clark, Jason (*) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-01-16)16 January 1990
SF 6 Italy De Vita, Gianmarco 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
PG 7 Latvia Jakovičs, Ingus 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993
F 8 Italy Natali, Nicola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 35 – (1988-09-01)1 September 1988
PF 9 Estonia Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
C 11 United States Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 34 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
SG 12 Italy Seck, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 22 – (2001-05-25)25 May 2001
PG 14 United States Mayo, Josh 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 36 – (1987-07-15)15 July 1987
PG 15 Italy Tambone, Matteo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 29 – (1994-05-14)14 May 1994
C 18 Italy Gandini, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 37 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985
F 21 Italy Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 35 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
PG 23 United States Douglas, Toney (**) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 37 – (1986-03-16)16 March 1986
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Vincenzo Cavazzana
  • Italy Alberto Seravalli

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

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)

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
3SGUnited StatesL. J. Peak23PistoiaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free7 June 2019[4]
11CUnited StatesJeremy Simmons29Poderosa MontegranaroItaly1 + 1 yearJune 2020 + 2021Free23 June 2019[5]
14PGUnited StatesJosh Mayo31BonnGermany2 yearsJune 2021Free27 June 2019[6]
9PFEstoniaSiim-Sander Vene28Gran CanariaSpain1 yearJune 2020Free1 July 2019[7]
4G/FSerbiaMilenko Tepić32P.A.O.K.Greece1 yearJune 2020Free21 July 2019[8]
5G/FUnited StatesJason Clark29Skyliners FrankfurtGermany1 yearJune 2020Free25 July 2019[9]
18CItalyLuca Gandini33Basket RavennaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free28 July 2019[10]
6SFItalyGianmarco De Vita22Pallacanestro GallarateseItaly1 yearJune 2020Free16 August 2019[11]
7PGLatviaIngus Jakovičs26VentspilsItaly1 yearJune 2020Free30 August 2019[12][13]
10CItalyRiccardo Cervi28Reggio EmiliaItalyend of the seasonJune 2020Free27 November 2019[14]
1G/FUnited StatesJustin Carter32Chorale RoanneFranceend of the seasonJune 2020Free30 January 2020[15]
23PGUnited StatesToney Douglas33EstudiantesSpainend of the seasonJune 2020Free2 March 2020[16]

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
2SFUnited StatesDominique Archie31Champagne Châlons-ReimsFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
4SGSerbiaAleksa Avramović24UnicajaSpainend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
5G/FItalyChristian Gatto22Robur et Fides VareseItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
7CItalyAntonio Iannuzzi28New Basket BrindisiItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
10G/FBelgiumJean Salumu28PistoiaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
11SFCanada United KingdomThomas Scrubb27SIG StrasbourgFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[22]
13F/CItalyDamiano Verri33Basket Sette LaghiItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[23]
16CUnited StatesTyler Cain31BresciaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[24]
26PGUnited StatesRonald Moore31Élan BéarnaisFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[25]
4G/FSerbiaMilenko Tepić32Iraklis ThessalonikiGreecemutual consentUndisclosed6 November 2019[26][27]
10CItalyRiccardo Cervi28Pallacanestro TriesteItalytransferUndisclosed14 January 2020[28][29]
3SGUnited StatesL. J. Peak23Cluj-NapocaRomaniatransferUndisclosed29 January 2020[30][31]
5G/FUnited StatesJason Clark30Free agentmutual consentUndisclosed2 March 2020[32]

Confirmed

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
21FItalyGiancarlo Ferrero31Pallacanestro TrapaniItaly4 + 2 + 1 years2021 + 2022Free4 July 2015[33][34][35]
15PGItalyMatteo Tambone25Basket RavennaItaly2 + 2 yearsJune 2020Free20 June 2017[36][37]
8FItalyNicola Natali31Junior Casale MonferratoItaly2 + 1 yearsJune 2020Free21 June 2017[38][39]

Coach

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

Competitions

Serie A

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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