| Pallacanestro Virtus Roma | ||||
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| Leagues | Lega A Euroleague |
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| Founded | 1960 | |||
| History | Pallacanestro Virtus Roma (1960-present) |
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| Arena | PalaLottomatica (capacity: 11,200) |
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| Location | Rome | |||
| Team colors | Red, Yellow and Blue |
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| President | Claudio Toti (owner) | |||
| Head coach | Saso Filipovski | |||
| Championships | Italian Championships: 1 (1983) Italian Supercups: 1 (2000) Korać Cups: 2 (1986, 1992) Euroleague Championships: 1 (1984) Intercontinental Cups: 1 (1984) |
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| Website | virtusroma.it | |||
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Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea 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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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.
Today, the team plays its home games in the PalaLottomatica, seating 11,200 spectators.
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| Pos. | Starter | Bench | Bench | Inactive |
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| C | Uroš Slokar | Andrea Crosariol | ||
| PF | Vladimir Dašić | Alessandro Tonolli | ||
| SF | Clay Tucker | Nihad Đedović | Luigi Datome | |
| SG | Tyreke Evans | Marco Mordente | ||
| PG | Anthony Maestranzi | Nemanja Gordić | Gianluca Marchetti |
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Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:[1]
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