Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma logo
Leagues Lega A
Euroleague
Founded 1960
History Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
(1960-present)
Arena PalaLottomatica
(capacity: 11,200)
Location Rome
Team colors Red, Yellow and Blue
              
President Claudio Toti (owner)
Head coach Slovenia Saso Filipovski
Championships Italian Championships: 1 (1983)
Italian Supercups: 1
(2000)
Korać Cups: 2
(1986, 1992)
Euroleague Championships: 1
(1984)
Intercontinental Cups: 1
(1984)
Website virtusroma.it
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Lottomatica Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club was founded in 1960. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

Well-known players who have played with the club have included: George Gervin, Michael Cooper, Anthony Parker, Dino Radja, Carlton Myers, Brian Shaw, Rick Mahorn, Danny Ferry, Gregor Fučka, Larry Wright, Brandon Jennings and Dejan Bodiroga, who became the team's GM after his retirement from playing.

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History

The club was founded originally founded only a few hundred yards from St. Peter's Square, as the result of the merger of two existing Roman sides in the lower divisions; San Saba and Gruppo Borgo Cavalleggeri, taking the name Virtus Aurelia. Only a short while after its foundation, the name was changed into the final and current Pallacanestro Virtus Roma.

The four founders were Rino Saba, Paolo Ragni, Pileri, Franco Polidori and Armando Polidori, who was elected first president.

The immediately following years saw the military-style training in small groups, practicing outside under the arches of Porta Cavalry. The situation changed in the early seventies when in 1972 Polidori entered into negotiations between the president and some officials of the Banco di Roma, sponsor of the training works committee, which took part in sports sponsorship. Being involved with sponsorship of the team, which at that time still hobbled in series C, ambitious bank executives who were seeking greater visibility, then aimed at the direct acquisition of Virtus Roma basketball operations. The colors were set as blue, yellow and red.

Arena

Today, the team plays its home games in the PalaLottomatica, seating 11,200 spectators.

Roster

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma rosterG
5 Italy Giachetti, Jacopo (INJ) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) &1000000000000002700000027
F/C 6 Italy Gigli, Angelo (INJ) 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 104 kg (229 lb) &1000000000000002800000028
G 7 United States Smith, Charles 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) &1000000000000003600000036
F 8 Italy Tonolli, Alessandro (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) &1000000000000003700000037
G 9 Republic of Macedonia Washington, Darius 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 88 kg (194 lb) &1000000000000002500000025
G 10 Italy Vitali, Luca 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 85 kg (187 lb) &1000000000000002500000025
C 11 Italy Crosariol, Andrea 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) &1000000000000002700000027
C 12 France Traore, Ali 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) &1000000000000002600000026
F 13 Italy Datome, Luigi 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) &1000000000000002300000023
G/F 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Đedović, Nihad 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) &1000000000000002100000021
G 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gordić, Nemanja 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) &1000000000000002300000023
G 17 Italy Marchetti, Gianluca 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) &1000000000000001800000018
F/C 19 Montenegro Dašić, Vladimir 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 106 kg (234 lb) &1000000000000002300000023
F/C 20 Italy Iannilli, Andrea 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) &1000000000000002700000027
Head coach
  • Slovenia Sašo Filipovski
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Draško Prodanović
  • Italy Antimo Martino


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Playing only in Euroleague
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-12-01


Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Inactive
C Uroš Slokar Andrea Crosariol
PF Vladimir Dašić Alessandro Tonolli
SF Clay Tucker Nihad Đedović Luigi Datome
SG Charles Smith Darius Washington
PG Luca Vitali Nemanja Gordić Gianluca Marchetti Jacopo Giachetti


Honors

Notable players

Coaching history

Coach Jasmin Repeša and his players during a timeout.
  • Maurizio Polidori - 1972-73
  • Francesco Della Penna - 1973-74
  • Alessandro Lisotti - 1974-76
  • Nello Paratore - 1976-81
  • Giancarlo Asteo - 1981-82
  • Paolo Di Fonzo - 1982
  • Valerio Bianchini - 1982-85
  • Mario De Sisti - 1985-86
  • Giuseppe Guerrieri - 1986-88
  • Giancarlo Primo - 1988-89
  • Petar Skansi - 1989
  • Valerio Bianchini - 1989-91
  • Paolo Di Fonzo - 1991-92
  • Franco Casalini - 1992-94
  • Nevio Ciaralli - 1994
  • Attilio Caja - 1994-99
  • Valerio Bianchini - 1999
  • Marco Calvani - 1999
  • Cesare Pancotto - 1999-00
  • Marco Calvani - 2000
  • Attilio Caja - 2000-02
  • Piero Bucchi - 2002-05
  • Svetislav Pešić - 2005-06
  • Jasmin Repeša - 2006-08
  • Nando Gentile - 2008-09
  • Matteo Boniciolli - 2009-11
  • Sašo Filipovski - 2011-present

Sponsorship names

Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:[1]

  • Banco Roma (1971-88)
  • Phonola Roma (1988-89)
  • Il Messaggero Roma (1989-92)
  • Burghy Roma (1993-94)
  • Teorematour Roma (1994-95)
  • Nuova Tirrena Roma (1995-96)
  • Telemarket Roma (1996-97)
  • Calze Pompea Roma (1996-99)
  • Adr Roma (1999-01)
  • Würth Roma (2001-02)
  • Lottomatica Roma (2002-present)

References

  1. ^ Lega A page on the history of Virtus Roma. (Italian)

External links

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