Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Leagues	Lega A; Euroleague
Founded	1960
History	Pallacanestro Virtus Roma; (1960-present)
Arena	PalaLottomatica; (capacity: 11,200)
Location	Rome
Team colors	Red, Yellow and Blue;
President	Claudio Toti (owner)
Head coach	Saso Filipovski
Championships	Italian Championships: 1 (1983); Italian Supercups: 1; (2000-01); Korać Cups: 2; (1986, 1992); Euroleague Championships: 1; (1984); Intercontinental Cups: 1; (1984)
Website	virtusroma.it
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Home	Away

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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.

[edit] History

The club was 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.

[edit] Arena

Today, the team plays its home games in the Palatiziano, seating 3 500 spectators.

[edit] Roster

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
4.0 !F	8	Italy !	Tonolli, Alessandro (C)	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	&1000000000000003700000037
6.0 !C	11	Italy !	Crosariol, Andrea	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	&1000000000000002700000027
1.5 !G	12	Italy !	Mordente, Marco	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	&1000000000000003300000033
4.0 !F	13	Italy !	Datome, Luigi	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	&1000000000000002400000024
2.5 !G/F	14	Bosnia and Herzegovina !	Đedović, Nihad	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	&1000000000000002200000022
5.5 !F/C	15	MNE !	Dašić, Vladimir	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	&1000000000000002300000023
1.5 !G	16	Bosnia and Herzegovina !	Gordić, Nemanja	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	&1000000000000002300000023
1.5 !G	17	Italy !	Marchetti, Gianluca	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	&1000000000000001800000018
1.0 !PG	18	Italy !	Maestranzi, Anthony	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	&1000000000000002700000027
2.5 !G/F	24	USA !	Tucker, Clay	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	&1000000000000003100000031
5.5 !F/C	55	SLO !	Slokar, Uroš	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	&1000000000000002800000028
1.5 !G	TBA	USA !	Evans, Tyreke	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	&1000000000000002200000022

Head coach

Lino Lardo

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(*) Playing only in Euroleague

Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-25-11

[edit] Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench
C	Uroš Slokar	Andrea Crosariol
PF	Michalis Kakiouzis	Alessandro Tonolli
SF	Clay Tucker	Nihad Đedović	Luigi Datome
SG	Tyreke Evans	Marco Mordente
PG	Anthony Maestranzi	Nemanja Gordić	Gianluca Marchetti