| Benetton Basket | ||||
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| Leagues | Lega Basket Serie A | |||
| Founded | 1954 | |||
| History | Associazione Pallacanestro Treviso (1954-1970s) A.P. Treviso (1970s-1991) Pallacanestro Treviso s.r.l (1991-Present) |
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| Arena | Palaverde (5,134 seats) |
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| Location | Treviso, Italy | |||
| Team colors | Green and White |
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| President | Giorgio Buzzavo (owner) | |||
| Head coach | Saša Đorđević | |||
| Championships | Italian Championships (5): 1992, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006 Italian Cups (8): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 Italian Super Cups (4): 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006 Saporta Cups (2): 1995, 1999 |
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| Website | benettonbasket.it | |||
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Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.
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The club was founded in 1954 and was purchased by Benetton Group in 1982, although it retains Pallacanestro Treviso as its legal name to this day. With the deep pockets of the Benetton family backing them, the club emerged in the 1990s as a major force in both Italy and Europe. The club's first Italian League title came in 1992 with the legendary Toni Kukoč on the team.
Kukoc helped Benetton to reach the Euroleague final in 1993, while also helping them win three consecutive Italian Cup crowns. The team won the Saporta Cup title in 1995 with players like Orlando Woolridge and Petar Naumoski. Benetton added another Italian League domestic title in 1997, another Euroleague Final Four appearance in 1998, a Saporta Cup title in 1999, and the Italian Cup title in 2000.
Benetton won the Italian League championship and reached the Euroleague Final Four in both 2002 and 2003. Benetton won its fifth Italian League championship in 2006. In 2007, the team won its eighth Italian Cup title.
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Roster • updated 26 September 2011 |
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Reserve | Inactive |
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| C | Jeff Adrien | Gino Cuccarolo | ||
| PF | Vlad Moldoveanu | Jakub Wojciechowski | ||
| SF | Jeff Viggiano | Daniele Sandri | ||
| SG | E'Twaun Moore | Sani Bečirovič | ||
| PG | Stefan Markovic | Massimo Bulleri | Andrea De Nicolao |
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Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:[1]
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