2021–22 Pallacanestro Varese season

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 77th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Pallacanestro Varese
2021–22 season
OwnerVarese nel cuore s.c. a r.l.
PresidentMarco Vittorelli
Head coachAdriano Vertemati
ArenaPalasport Lino Oldrini
LBARegular season
SupercupGroup stage (3rd of 3)

Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

Players

Current roster

Openjobmetis Varese roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
G 7 Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 27 – (1994-05-06)6 May 1994
G 8 Woldetensae, Tomas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (1998-04-30)30 April 1998
PF 9 Sorokas, Paulius 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1992-08-25)25 August 1992
PG 10 De Nicolao, Giovanni 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 25 – (1996-06-10)10 June 1996
F 11 Vene, Siim-Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 31 – (1990-11-12)12 November 1990
G/F 12 Reyes, Justin 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 27 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995
PG 13 Librizzi, Matteo 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 20 – (2002-04-06)6 April 2002
PF 18 Virginio, Nicolò 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 19 – (2003-03-18)18 March 2003
F 21 Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 33 – (1988-08-29)29 August 1988
C 30 Caruso, Guglielmo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 22 – (1999-07-03)3 July 1999
PG 45 Keene, Marcus 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 26 – (1995-05-06)6 May 1995
Head coach
  • Alberto Seravalli
Assistant coach(es)
  • Vincenzo Cavazzana
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: April 14, 2022

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 Guglielmo Caruso
PF Paulius Sorokas Giancarlo Ferrero Nicolò Virginio
SF Siim-Sander Vene
SG Marcus Keene Anthony Beane Matteo Librizzi
PG Trey Kell Tomas Woldetensae Giovanni De Nicolao

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
5SFAlessandro Gentile28Estudiantes1 yearJune 2022Free25 June 2021[1]
30CGuglielmo Caruso22Santa Clara Broncos2+1 yearsJune 2023 + 2024Free10 July 2021[2]
3PGTrey Kell25Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski1 yearJune 2022Free14 July 2021[3]
11SGElijah Wilson26Dąbrowa Górnicza1 yearJune 2022Free19 July 2021[4]
9PFPaulius Sorokas28Chieti1 yearJune 2022Free21 July 2021[5]
6PGAndrea Amato27APU Udine3 monthsDecember 2021Free24 September 2021[6]
45PGMarcus Keene[Note IN]26Cedevita Olimpija1 yearJune 2022Free16 November 2021[7]
11FSiim-Sander Vene[Note IN]31Limoges CSP6 monthsJune 2022Free4 January 2022[8]
12G/FJustin Reyes[Note IN]26Capitanes de Ciudad de México6 monthsJune 2022Free17 January 2022[9]
8GTomas Woldetensae[Note IN]23Chieti Basket 19746 monthsJune 2022Free11 February 2022[10]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
10PGMichele Ruzzier23Virtus BolognaExit option€15,00030 June 2021[11][12]
3CAnthony Morse27Pallacanestro PiacentinaEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[13]
4F/CLuis Scola41RetiredEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[14]
23SGToney Douglas35IraklisEnd of contractFree1 July 2021[15]
12G/FArtūrs Strautiņš22Reggio EmiliaExit optionUndisclosed4 July 2020[16][17]
19SFNiccolò De Vico24Basket TorinoTransferUndisclosed20 July 2021[18][19]
11SGElijah Wilson[Note OUT]26Start LublinTransferUndisclosed24 November 2021[20][21]
6PGAndrea Amato[Note OUT]27Pallacanestro NardòMutual consentUndisclosed7 December 2021[22][23]
15CJohn Egbunu[Note OUT]27Hapoel JerusalemMutual consentUndisclosed25 December 2021[24][25]
22SFJalen Jones[Note OUT]28JL BourgMutual consentUndisclosed4 January 2022[26][27]
5SFAlessandro Gentile[Note OUT]29Free agentMutual consentFree27 January 2022[28]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

–

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
21FGiancarlo Ferrero32Pallacanestro Trapani4 + 3 yearsJune 2022Free4 July 2015[29][30][31]
5PGGiovanni De Nicolao25Fortitudo Agrigento2 yearsJune 2022Free12 June 2020[32]
22SFJalen Jones28Capital City Go-Go1 + 1 yearsJune 2021Undisclosed9 November 2020[33]
2GAnthony Beane26Virtus Roma2 yearsJune 2022Free14 December 2020[34]
15CJohn Egbunu26Busan KT Sonicboom1 + 1 yearsJune 2022Free28 January 2021[35][36]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Alberto Seravalli 38 Pallacanestro Varese (assistant) End of the season June 2022 14 April 2022[37] Johan Roijakkers 14 April 2022[37] Sacked
Johan Roijakkers 41 Brose Bamberg End of the season June 2022 12 January 2022[38] Adriano Vertemati 11 January 2022[39] Sacked
Adriano Vertemati 40 Bayern Munich (assistant) 2 years June 2023 15 June 2021[40] Massimo Bulleri 19 May 2021[41] Mutual consent

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2021 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 4 4 0 350 304 +46 Advance to Final Eight
2 Vanoli Cremona 4 1 3 319 337 −18
3 Openjobmetis Varese 4 1 3 299 327 −28
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: 2021–22 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
10 NutriBullet Treviso 29 12 17 2283 2425 −142 24
11 Happy Casa Brindisi 29 12 17 2358 2400 −42 24
12 Openjobmetis Varese 29 12 17 2374 2545 −171 24
13 Dolomiti Energia Trento 29 11 18 2240 2335 −95 22
14 GeVi Napoli 29 11 18 2309 2370 −61 22
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: LBA

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