Pallacanestro Cantù

Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below. Among European basketball teams, Cantù has won more international trophies than any other team (on par with Real Madrid).

Roster

Notable players

• Pierluigi Marzorati 22 seasons: '69–'91, '06
• Antonello Riva 16 seasons: '77–'89, '98–'01
• Giuseppe Bosa 15 seasons: '80–'95
• C. J. Kupec 1 season: '81–'82
• Jim Brewer 3 seasons: '82–'85
• Wallace Bryant 1 season: '82–'83
• - Dan Gay 9 seasons: '85–'87, '00–'05
• Alberto Rossini 11 seasons: '87–'98
• Alessandro Zorzolo 11 seasons: '87–'92, '94–'00, '05–'06
• Jeff Turner 2 seasons: '87–'89
• Greg Stokes 1 season: '88–'89
• Eros Buratti 8 seasons: '89–'90, '91–'92, '94–'00
• Andrea Gianolla 5 seasons: '89–'94, '95–'96
• - Pace Mannion 4 seasons: '89–'93
• Davide Pessina 2 seasons: '89–'91
• Roosevelt Bouie 2 seasons: '89–'91
• Adrian Caldwell 2 seasons: '91–'93
• Alberto Tonut 3 seasons: '91–'94
• Michael Curry 1 season: '93–'94
• Geert Hammink 1 season: '93–'94
• Mitchell Anderson 1 season: '94–'95
• Thurl Bailey 2 seasons: '95–'97
• Jerry Reynolds 1 season: '96–'97
• Pete Myers 1 season: '96–'97
• Walter Berry 1 season: '97–'98
• Brian Oliver 1 season: '97–'98
• - Ron Rowan 1 season: '98–'99
• Louis Roe 1 season: '98–'99
• Glen Whisby 1 season: '98–'99
• Terrence Rencher 1 season: '99–'00

Coaches

• Larry Strong – 1954–55
• Isidoro Marsan – 1956–58
• Gianni Corsolini – 1958–60
• Vittorio Tracuzzi – 1960–62
• Gianni Corsolini – 1962–65
• Arnaldo Taurisano – 1965–66
• Borislav Stanković – 1966–69
• Arnaldo Taurisano – 1969–79
• Valerio Bianchini – 1979–82
• Giancarlo Primo – 1982–83
• Gianni Asti – 1983–84
• Carlo Recalcati – 1984–90
• Fabrizio Frates – 1990–92
• Antonio Díaz-Miguel – 1993–94
  (6 games)
• Bruno Arrigoni – 1993–94
  (34 games)
• Giancarlo Sacco – 1994–95
  (incl. 5 games in the '95–'96 season)
• Bruno Arrigoni – 1995
  (1 game in the '95–'96 season)
• Gianfranco Lombardi – 1995–97
  (incl. 32 games in the '95–'96 season)
• Virginio Bernardi – 1997
  (6 games in the '97–'98 season)
• Massimo Magri – 1997–98
  (23 games)
• Fabrizio Frates – 1998–99
• Franco Ciani – 1999–2000
  (incl. 11 games in the '00–'01 season)
• Stefano Sacripanti – 2000–07
  (incl. 23 games in the '00–'01 season)
• Luca Dalmonte – 2007–2009
• Andrea Trinchieri – 2009–Present

Sponsorship names

In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:^[1]

• Milenka Cantù (1954–55)
• Oransoda Cantù (1956–58, 1965–69)
• Fonte Levissima Cantù (1958–65)
• Forst Cantù (1970–77)
• Gabetti Cantù (1977–80)
• Squibb Cantù (1980–82)
• Ford Cantù (1982–83)
• Jollycolombani Cantù (1983–85)
• Arexons Cantù (1985–87)
• Vismara Cantù (1987–90)
• Shampoo Clear Cantù (1990–94)
• Polti Cantù (1994–99)
• Canturina Cantù (1999–2000)
• Poliform Cantù (2000–01)
• Oregon Scientific Cantù (2001–04)
• Vertical Vision Cantù (2004–06)
• Tisettanta Cantù (2006–08)
• NGC Cantù (2008–09)
• NGC Medical Cantù (2009–10)
• Bennet Cantù (2010–Present)

References

External links

• Official Club Site (Italian)
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• Italian League Team Profile (Italian)
• Il Cantu Club Forum (Italian)