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Benetton Basket
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President Giorgio Buzzavo
Address Strada del Nascibem, 1/B
31100 Treviso - Italy
Tel. +39 0422 324 235
Fax +39 0422 324 335
Arena PALAVERDE
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Roster
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4
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DE NICOLAO, ANDREA
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Italy
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Guard
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1.80
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1988
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5
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KUS, DAVOR
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Croatia
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Guard
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1.90
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1978
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6
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FABI, AGUSTIN
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Italy
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Forward
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1.99
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1991
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7
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HUKIC, JASMIN
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Bosnia - Herzegovina
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Forward
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2.02
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1979
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8
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GRANT, TYRONE
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USA
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Forward
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2.02
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1977
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9
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RIVERS, KELVIN
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USA
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Guard
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2.00
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1987
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10
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NICEVIC, SANDRO
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Croatia
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Center
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2.10
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1976
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11
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MOTIEJUNAS, DONATAS
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Lithuania
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Forward
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2.13
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1990
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12
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SANDRI, DANIELE
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Italy
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Guard
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1.96
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1990
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13
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HACKETT, DANIEL
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Italy
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Guard
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1.99
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1987
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14
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NEAL, GARY
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USA
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Guard
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1.93
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1984
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15
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GENTILE, ALESSANDRO
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Italy
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Guard
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1.96
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1992
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18
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WALLACE, C.J.
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USA
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Forward
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2.06
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1982
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19
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RENZI, ANDREA
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Italy
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Forward
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2.07
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1989
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The Club
Having been eliminated from the Euroleague qualifying rounds, Benetton Treviso now enters the Eurocup regular season with high expectations after reaching last year’s quarterfinals and plans not to settle for anything less than fighting for the championship. A classic European power, Benetton is well known for its outstanding organization and of course for its string of successes over the years both at home in Italy and in European club competitions. Founded in 1954, the team became a giant with the arrival of the Benetton family as owners in 1982 and has remained a force to be reckoned with ever since. Its first Italian League title came in 1992 when the legendary Toni Kukoc arrived. He helped Benetton reach the Euroleague final in 1993 and also sparked a string of three consecutive Italian Cup crowns.
The last of those coincided, in 1995, with the club's first European success, a Saporta Cup title in which Orlando Woolridge and Petar Naumoski played a critical role. Benetton added its second domestic title in 1997, another Final Four appearance in 1998, a Saporta Cup in 1999 – with Zeljko Obradovic as head coach and Zeljko Rebraca as its star player – and the Italian Cup in 2000. Benetton capped off its 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons by twice winning the Italian League and reaching the Euroleague Final Four. Benetton returned to the Euroleague title game in 2003, but FC Barcelona won the final on its home court despite a strong Benetton roster that featured players like Tyus Edney, Jorge Garbajosa, Riccardo Pittis and Trajan Langdon. Even though Benetton won its Top 16 group in 2004-05, Tau Ceramica stood in its way to the Final Four. Benetton won its fifth Italian League at the end of the 2005-06 season in which the team also returned to the Euroleague Top 16, but missed the Quarterfinal Playoffs on a tiebreaker. In 2007, Benetton lifted its eighth Italian Cup title and was one win away from reaching the Euroleague playoffs in a strange season marked by off-court decisions that caused the team to miss the Italian playoffs for the first time since 1990. The following season, Benetton won its regular season group in its ULEB Cup debut, but lost in the Last 32 round against Red Star. Last season, Benetton advanced to the Italian league semifinals as well as won its Eurocup regular season and Last 16 groups to reach the Final Eight, where the team lost against soon-to-be champ Lietuvos Rytas in the quarterfinals. Nevertheless, Oktay Mahmuti was chosen as the Eurocup Coach of the Year. Now the heralded coach will put last year’s experience to the goal of steering his squad to this season’s Eurocup.
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Saporta Cup
1995, 1999
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Italian National Championship
1991-92, 1996-97, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2005-06
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Italian National Cup
1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
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Italian Supercup
1998, 2001, 2002, 2006 |
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