2008-09 club profile: Benetton Basket Treviso
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 When the subject is well-organized clubs at the very elite of European basketball, Benetton Treviso always jumps immediately to mind. Benetton always seems to have everything under control and now enters the Eurocup with the goal of fighting for the trophy. Founded in 1954, the team became a giant with the arrival of the Benetton family as owners in 1982. Things ever since have changed,
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Benetton Basket Roster 2008-09
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| Name |
Pos.
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Height
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| Dashaun Wood |
G
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1.80
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| Matteo Soragna |
F
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1.99
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| Domen Lorbek |
F
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1.98
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| Giuliano Maresca |
G
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1.91
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| Sandro Nicevic |
C
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2.10
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| Roberto Rullo |
G
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1.92
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| Daniele Sandri |
G
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1.96
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| Radoslav Rancik |
F
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2.07
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| Gary Neal |
G
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1.93
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| Niccolo Cazzolato |
G
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1.93
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| Charles Judson Wallace |
C
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2.04
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| Andrea Renzi |
C
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2.10
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| Oktay Mahmuti |
Head Coach |
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as its first Italian League title came in 1992 when the legendary Toni Kukoc arrived to the team. He helped Benetton to reach the Euroleague final in 1993, while also sparking 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 and the Italian Cup in 2000. Benetton capped off its 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons by winning the Italian League and reaching the Euroleague Final Four in both. Benetton returned to the Euroleague title game in 2003, but FC Barcelona stood on its way to glory. Even though Benetton won its Top 16 group in 2004-05, Tau Ceramica topped Benetton in the playoffs. Benetton won its fifth Italian League title to cap a 2005-06 season in which the team returned to the Top 16, but missed the Euroleague Quarterfinal Playoffs by points differential. 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. Last season, Benetton won its regular season group in its ULEB Cup debut, but lost in the Last 32 round against Red Star. After two seasons of transition, Benetton hopes to stay loyal to its tradition and to be ready to reach high in 2008-09.
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