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.

Main article: Pallacanestro Varese
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

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Away
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Players

The team composition is the same as the last game played on January 26th[2] before the interruption of the championship[3] due 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 Carter, Justin (**) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – (1987-04-21)21 April 1987
SG 3 Peak, L. J. (*) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1996-02-02)2 February 1996
SG 5 Clark, Jason (*) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1990-01-16)16 January 1990
SF 6 De Vita, Gianmarco 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1997-08-04)4 August 1997
PG 7 Jakovičs, Ingus 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1993-04-18)18 April 1993
F 8 Natali, Nicola 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1988-09-01)1 September 1988
PF 9 Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
C 11 Simmons, Jeremy 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1989-08-11)11 August 1989
SG 12 Seck, Omar 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 19 – (2001-05-25)25 May 2001
PG 14 Mayo, Josh 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 32 – (1987-07-15)15 July 1987
PG 15 Tambone, Matteo 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 26 – (1994-05-14)14 May 1994
C 18 Gandini, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 34 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985
F 21 Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vincenzo Cavazzana
  • Alberto Seravalli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Left the team after the last match
  • (**) Joined the team before the
    interruption and never played
  • 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)

Squad changes

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
3SGL. J. Peak23Pistoia1 yearJune 2020Free7 June 2019[4]
11CJeremy Simmons29Poderosa Montegranaro1 + 1 yearJune 2020 + 2021Free23 June 2019[5]
14PGJosh Mayo31Bonn2 yearsJune 2021Free27 June 2019[6]
9PFSiim-Sander Vene28Gran Canaria1 yearJune 2020Free1 July 2019[7]
4G/FMilenko Tepić32P.A.O.K.1 yearJune 2020Free21 July 2019[8]
5G/FJason Clark29Skyliners Frankfurt1 yearJune 2020Free25 July 2019[9]
18CLuca Gandini33Basket Ravenna1 yearJune 2020Free28 July 2019[10]
6SFGianmarco De Vita22Pallacanestro Gallaratese1 yearJune 2020Free16 August 2019[11]
7PGIngus Jakovičs26Ventspils1 yearJune 2020Free30 August 2019[12][13]
10CRiccardo Cervi28Reggio Emiliaend of the seasonJune 2020Free27 November 2019[14]
1G/FJustin Carter32Chorale Roanneend of the seasonJune 2020Free30 January 2020[15]
23PGToney Douglas33Estudiantesend of the seasonJune 2020Free2 March 2020[16]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
2SFDominique Archie31Champagne Châlons-Reimsend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
4SGAleksa Avramović24Unicajaend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
5G/FChristian Gatto22Robur et Fides Vareseend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
7CAntonio Iannuzzi28New Basket Brindisiend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
10G/FJean Salumu28Pistoiaend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
11SF Thomas Scrubb27SIG Strasbourgend of contractFree1 July 2019[22]
13F/CDamiano Verri33Basket Sette Laghiend of contractFree1 July 2019[23]
16CTyler Cain31Bresciaend of contractFree1 July 2019[24]
26PGRonald Moore31Élan Béarnaisend of contractFree1 July 2019[25]
4G/FMilenko Tepić32Iraklis Thessalonikimutual consentUndisclosed6 November 2019[26][27]
10CRiccardo Cervi28Pallacanestro TriestetransferUndisclosed14 January 2020[28][29]
3SGL. J. Peak23Cluj-NapocatransferUndisclosed29 January 2020[30][31]
5G/FJason Clark30Free agentmutual consentUndisclosed2 March 2020[32]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
21FGiancarlo Ferrero31Pallacanestro Trapani4 + 2 + 1 years2021 + 2022Free4 July 2015[33][34][35]
15PGMatteo Tambone25Basket Ravenna2 + 2 yearsJune 2020Free20 June 2017[36][37]
8FNicola Natali31Junior Casale Monferrato2 + 1 yearsJune 2020Free21 June 2017[38][39]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
 Attilio Caja
58
 Virtus Roma
1 + 2 + 3
2022
23 December 2016
[40][41][42]

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

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