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
LeaguesSerie A2
Founded31 May 2019 (2019-05-31)
ArenaPalaRuffini
Capacity4,500
LocationTurin, Piedmont, Italy
Team colorsYellow, Blue
   
Main sponsorReale Mutua
PresidentRenato Nicolai
General managerViola Frongia
Head coachDemis Cavina
Team captainMirza Alibegović
OwnershipStefano Sardara, Ergin Ataman
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]

Sponsorship names

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

  • Reale Mutua Torino (2019–present)

Players

Current roster
As of 26 January 2020
Basket Torino roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 5 Alibegović, Mirza (C)
F 9 Cappelletti, Alessandro
C 35 Diop, Ousmane
F 26 Traini, Andrea
F/C 12 Campani, Luca
F 15 Pinkins, Kruize
G 6 Marks, Derrick
SF 17 Toscano, Daniele
G 70 Bushati, Franko 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 35 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985
C 10 Cassar, Kurt
G 23 Jakimovski, Andrej
Head coach
  • Demis Cavina
Assistant coach(es)
  • Alessandro Iacozza
  • Marco Spanu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: 24 July 2020

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". Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Torino will have a new team in Serie A2 named Reale Mutua Torino. Sardara majority shareholder". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "Reale Mutua Torino, Demis Cavina è il nuovo coach". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  4. "Reale Mutua Basket Torino presenta il nuovo logo". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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