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.

Pallacanestro Varese

2020-21 season
Owner	Varese nel cuore s.c. a r.l.
President	Marco Vittorelli
Head coach	Attilio Caja
Arena	Palasport Lino Oldrini
LBA	Regular season
Supercup	Group stage (3rd)

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Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis

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Players

Current roster

Openjobmetis Varese roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age G 2 Beane, Anthony 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – 6 May 1994 C 3 Morse, Anthony 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – 13 April 1994 F/C 4 Scola, Luis 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 40 – 30 April 1980 PG 5 De Nicolao, Giovanni 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 24 – 10 June 1996 PG 7 Jakovičs, Ingus 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – 18 April 1993 PG 10 Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 27 – 9 February 1993 G/F 12 Strautiņš, Artūrs 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 22 – 23 October 1998 SF 19 De Vico, Niccolò 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 26 – 19 July 1994 F 21 Ferrero, Giancarlo (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – 29 August 1988 PG 23 Douglas, Toney 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – 16 March 1986 C Egbunu, John 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 26 – 31 October 1994	Head coach Massimo Bulleri Assistant coach(es) Vincenzo Cavazzana Alberto Seravalli Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster 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.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
5	PG		Giovanni De Nicolao	24	Fortitudo Agrigento		2 years	June 2022	Free	12 June 2020	[1]
12	G/F		Artūrs Strautiņš	21	Pallalcesto Amatori Udine		2 + 1 years	June 2022 + 2023	Free	16 June 2020	[2]
19	SF		Niccolò De Vico	22	Vanoli Cremona		2 years	June 2022	Free	23 June 2020	[3]
10	PG		Michele Ruzzier	22	Vanoli Cremona		1 + 1 years	June 2021 + 2022	Undisclosed	25 June 2020	[4]
11	PF		Denzel Andersson	23	BC Luleå		1 + 1 years	June 2021 + 2022	Free	27 June 2020	[5]
4	F/C		Luis Scola	40	Olimpia Milano		1 + 1 years	June 2021 + 2022	Free	1 July 2020	[6]
3	C		Anthony Morse	26	Andrea Costa Imola		1 years	June 2021	Free	8 July 2020	[7]
22	SF		Jalen Jones^[Note IN]	27	Capital City Go-Go		1 years	June 2021	Undisclosed	9 November 2020	[8]
2	G		Anthony Beane^[Note IN]	26	Virtus Roma		1 years	June 2021	Free	14 December 2020	[9]
	C		John Egbunu^[Note IN]	26	Busan KT Sonicboom		end of the seaons	June 2021	Free	28 January 2021	[10]

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   In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
9	PF		Siim-Sander Vene	29	Baloncesto Fuenlabrada		end of contract	Free	26 May 2020	[11]
8	F		Nicola Natali	31	Pallacanestro Forlì		end of contract	Free	8 June 2020	[12][13]
14	PG		Josh Mayo	32	Napoli Basket		mutual consent	Undisclosed	21 June 2020	[14]
1	G/F		Justin Carter	33	Zadar		end of contract	Free	1 July 2020	[15]
6	SF		Gianmarco De Vita	22	Free agent		end of contract	Free	1 July 2020
11	C		Jeremy Simmons	30	Tofaş Bursa		end of contract	Free	1 July 2020	[16]
15	PG		Matteo Tambone	26	VL Pesaro		end of contract	Free	1 July 2020	[17]
18	C		Luca Gandini	34	Dinamo Sassari		end of contract	Free	1 July 2020	[18]
12	SG		Omar Seck	19	Oleggio Magic Basket		loan contract	Undisclosed	17 July 2020	[19]
22	SF		Jalen Jones^[Note OUT]	27	Free agent		mutual consent	Undisclosed	8 January 2021	[20]
11	PF		Denzel Andersson^[Note OUT]	24	BC Luleå		mutual consent	Free	27 June 2020	[21]

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   Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
21	F		Giancarlo Ferrero	31	Pallacanestro Trapani		4 + 2 + 1 years	2021 + 2022	Free	4 July 2015	[22][23][24]
7	PG		Ingus Jakovičs	27	Ventspils		1 + 1+1 year	June 2021 + 2022	Free	30 August 2019	[25][26][27]
23	PG		Toney Douglas	33	Estudiantes		1 + 1	June 2021	Free	2 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

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

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.