Umana Reyer Venezia
Umana Reyer Venezia logo
NicknameOrogranata
LeaguesLBA
EuroCup
Founded1925 (1925)
ArenaPalasport Giuseppe Taliercio
Capacity3,509
LocationVenice, Italy
Team colorsGarnet Red, Gold, White
     
PresidentFederico Casarin
Head coachNeven Spahija
OwnershipLuigi Brugnaro
Championships1 FIBA Europe Cup
4 Italian Leagues
1 Italian Cup
Websitereyer.it

S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in Italy, as well as the EuroCup. Reyer operates both men's and women's professional teams, both playing in their respective first divisions as of the 2017–18 season. The men's team has been crowned the Italian champions four times, as they won the LBA in 1942, 1943, 2017 and 2019.

History

The Reyer team that won league titles in 1942 and 1943
Tyrus McGee playing for Venezia

The team was founded in 1872 as gymnastics club Società Sportiva Costantino Reyer, by the gymnastics teacher Peter Gallo in Venice. The basketball section was founded in 1925. In the 1941–42 and 1942–43 season, Reyer won back-to-back Italian league titles. In 1944, the team also won the Italian championship, but the victory was not approved by the Italian Federation.

The club, under the name Carrera Venezia, participated in the 1980–81 FIBA Korać Cup and managed to reach the final where the club was defeated 104–105 by Joventut Freixenet that took place in Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona at March 19.

In 2006–07, Reyer was the amateur champion of Italy, and promoted to the LegaDue. In the 2010–11 season, the team finally promoted back to the Lega Basket Serie A.

In the 2016–17 season, Reyer reached the LBA Finals for the first time since 1944.[1] Reyer claimed its third national championship on 20 June 2017, after beating Trento 4–2 in the series.[2] Reyer also played in the Basketball Champions League that season and advanced to the Final Four, where the team finished in fourth place.[3]

In the 2017–18 season, coming off of its national championship, Venezia participated in its second straight Champions League season. In Group C, Reyer finished in the sixth-place after holding an 8–6 record. The team was transferred to the FIBA Europe Cup for the play-offs, where it beat Egis Körmend, Nizhny Novgorod and Donar in order to reach the Finals. In the Finals, Reyer faced fellow Italian side Sidigas Avellino. Reyer won the finals 158–148 on aggregate, and on 2 May 2018 the club won the FIBA Europe Cup, its first ever European trophy.[4]

On 22 June 2019 Umana Reyer Venezia won their 4th Italian league title by beating Banco di Sardegna Sassari in game 7 of the LBA finals.[5]

On 16 February 2020 Venezia went to win its first Italian Cup ever by beating Happy Casa Brindisi 73–67 in the Finals in the Adriatic Arena of Pesaro.[6]

Honours

Total titles: 4

Domestic competitions

Winners (4): 1941–42, 1942–43, 2016–17, 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 1945–46
Winners (1): 2019–20
Runners-up (2): 2017, 2019

European competitions

Runners-up (1): 1980–81
Winners (1): 2017–18

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Umana Reyer Venezia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 00 Italy Tessitori, Amedeo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 29 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
PG 0 Italy Spissu, Marco 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995
G/F 7 Italy Casarin, Davide 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 20 – (2003-05-22)22 May 2003
PG 10 Italy De Nicolao, Andrea 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 32 – (1991-08-21)21 August 1991
F 11 United States O’Connell, Alex 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 24 – (1999-06-02)2 June 1999
F 14 Georgia (country) Janelidze, Giga 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1995-04-03)3 April 1995
PF 22 United States Parks, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
PF 23 United States Italy Brooks, Jeff 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1989-06-12)12 June 1989
F 25 United States Simms, Aamir 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 24 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999
F 33 Canada United States Wiltjer, Kyle 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 31 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
SF 55 United States Brown Jr., Barry 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1996-12-21)21 December 1996
G 59 United States Tucker, Rayjon 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1997-09-24)24 September 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: August 29, 2023

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Mitchell Watt Amedeo Tessitori
PF Jeff Brooks Jordan Parks
SF Riccardo Moraschini
SG Kendrick Ray Adam Mokoka
PG Jayson Granger Marco Spissu Andrea De Nicolao

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Italian Cup European competitions
2010–11 2 LegaDue 2nd
2011–12 1 Serie A 7th
2012–13 1 Serie A 8th
2013–14 1 Serie A 11th
2014–15 1 Serie A 4th Quarterfinalist
2015–16 1 Serie A 4th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupL32
2016–17 1 LBA 1st Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League4th
2017–18 1 LBA 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueRS
4 FIBA Europe CupC
2018–19 1 LBA 1st Quarterfinalist 3 Champions LeagueT16
2019–20 1 LBA 7th Champion 2 EuroCupQF
2020–21 1 LBA 4th Quarterfinalist 2 EurocupRS
2021–22 1 LBA 6th 2 EurocupT16

Source: Eurobasket.com

Head coaches

Sponsorship names

Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as :

  • Noalex Venezia: (1966–1970)
  • Splügen Venezia (1970–1973)
  • Canon Venezia: (1973–1980)
  • Carrera Venezia: (1980–1984)
  • Giomo Venezia: (1984–1987)
  • Hitachi Venezia: (1987–1990)
  • Scaini Venezia: (1991–1993)
  • Acqua Lora Venezia: (1993–1994)
  • San Benedetto: (1994–1995)
  • Reyer Venezia: (1995-1996)
  • Panto Venezia: (1998–2001)
  • Acqua Pia Antica Marcia: (2005–2006)
  • Umana Reyer Venezia: (2006–present)

References

  1. ↑ "Venezia makes history by advancing to the Finals". Eurohoops.net. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  2. ↑ Reyer Venezia crowned Italian league champion!
  3. ↑ "AS Monaco v Umana Reyer Venezia". BasketballCL.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  4. ↑ Reyer Venezia conquer FIBA Europe Cup after defeating Sidigas Avellino
  5. ↑ "Reyer Venezia wins Italian LBA championship". sportando.basketball. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "National cups roundup: February 16, 2020". euroleague.net. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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