Basket Torino

Basket Torino, for sponsorship reasons Reale Mutua Torino, is an Italian basketball club based in Turin. Established in 2019 as successor of Auxilium Torino, the club will make its debut in the 2019–20 Serie A2 Basket.

For the defunct basketball club from Turin, see Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino.
Basket Torino
Basket Torino logo
LeaguesSerie A2
Founded31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
ArenaPalaRuffini
Capacity3,971
LocationTurin, Piedmont, Italy
Team colorsYellow, Blue
   
Main sponsorReale Mutua
PresidentDavid Avino
General managerLoredano Vecchi
Head coachFranco Ciani
Team captainNiccolò De Vico
OwnershipDavid Avino
Websitebaskettorinoofficial.com

History

In June 2019, Auxilium Torino was dissolved after the club was declared bankrupt after months of financial struggles, which had led to relegation from the Lega Basket Serie A in May.[1] As a result, Reale Mutua Basket Torino was founded after Stefano Sardara moved his club Dinamo Academy Cagliari from Cagliari to Turin.[2] The team will make its debut in the 2019–20 season in the Serie A2 Basket, Italy's second tier. Stefano Sardara was the majority holder with 75% while the Una Mole di Basket organization owns 25% of the club. On 21 June 2019, Demis Cavina was announced as head coach.[3] On 5 July 2019, the team's logo featuring a Turin bull was presented.[4]

In the club's debut 2019–20 season, Torino was first in the West Division with an 18–8 record,[5] before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, a group of Turkish investors led by basketball coach Ergin Ataman became owners of the club.[6]

In the 2021 the team competes in the Green Division of A2 league. A season without the live support of fans due to COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season ends with 18-7 record, first place. In the post season "fase ad orologio" Torino catches the second place with a record of 6-4 and get the chance to play home in the key matches of the playoffs "Silver Tournament". Quarter of Finals are won 3-0 against Mantova, Semifinals are won 3-0 against Verona, Finals are lost 2-3 against Tortona that got the promotion to LBA serie A.

In July 2021 the ownership moves from Stefano Sardara and Ergin Ataman to David Avino that will held the role of president of Basket Torino.

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorships reasons, the team has been known as:

  • Reale Mutua Torino (2019–present)

Players

Current roster
Reale Mutua Torino Basket roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Iraq Mayfield, DeMario 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – (1991-05-31)31 May 1991
PG 3 Italy Vencato, Luca 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 28 – (1995-05-31)31 May 1995
SF 4 Albania Taflaj, Celis 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1998-03-12)12 March 1998
PG 8 Italy Schina, Matteo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2001-03-16)16 March 2001
PF 9 United States Jackson Jr., Ron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – (1997-05-02)2 May 1997
PF 12 Italy Poser, Federico 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1999-08-17)17 August 1999
C 15 Italy Doneda, Simone Injured 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 22 – (2001-10-06)6 October 2001
C 18 Italy Guariglia, Tommaso 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-08-08)8 August 1997
SF 21 Italy De Vico, Niccolò Injured (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 29 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
SG 40 Italy Pepe, Simone 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 30 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993
Head coach
  • Italy Franco Ciani
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Alessandro Iacozza
  • Italy Marco Siragusa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: June 10, 2023

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

References
  1. "Basket: decretato il fallimento dell'Auxilium Torino, ma la pallacanestro del capoluogo piemontese ha un futuro". 28 June 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Torino will have a new team in Serie A2 named Reale Mutua Torino. Sardara majority shareholder". Sportando. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "Reale Mutua Torino, Demis Cavina è il nuovo coach". Sportando. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. "Reale Mutua Basket Torino presenta il nuovo logo". Sportando. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. "Serie A2 Basketball 2019-2020, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - eurobasket".
  6. "Ergin Ataman is one of the new owners of Reale Mutua Torino". Sportando.
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