Reyer Venezia

Last updated
Umana Reyer Venezia
Reyer Venezia logo 2022.png
NicknameOrogranata
Leagues LBA
EuroCup
Founded1925;100 years ago (1925)
Arena Palasport Giuseppe Taliercio
Capacity3,509
Location Venice, Italy
Team colorsGarnet Red, Gold, White
   
PresidentFederico Casarin
Head coach Neven Spahija
Ownership Luigi Brugnaro
Championships1 FIBA Europe Cup
4 Italian Leagues
1 Italian Cup
Website reyer.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.

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History

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The Reyer team that won league titles in 1942 and 1943
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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 nationalities not displayed.

Umana Reyer Venezia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
C 00 Flag of Italy.svg Tessitori, Amedeo 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)97 kg (214 lb)30 – (1994-10-07)7 October 1994
SG 2 Flag of the United States.svg McGruder, Rodney 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)93 kg (205 lb)33 – (1991-07-29)29 July 1991
PF 4 Flag of Italy.svg Lever, Alessandro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)104 kg (229 lb)26 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
PG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Munford, Xavier 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)78 kg (172 lb)32 – (1992-06-01)1 June 1992
G/F 7 Flag of Italy.svg Casarin, Davide 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)86 kg (190 lb)21 – (2003-05-22)22 May 2003
PG 8 Flag of Argentina.svg Fernández, Juan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)83 kg (183 lb)34 – (1990-07-22)22 July 1990
G 9 Flag of Italy.svg Moretti, Davide 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)81 kg (179 lb)26 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
PG 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ennis, Tyler 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)88 kg (194 lb)30 – (1994-08-24)24 August 1994
F 14 Flag of Georgia.svg Janelidze, Giga 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)90 kg (198 lb)29 – (1995-04-03)3 April 1995
C 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kabengele, Mfiondu 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)113 kg (249 lb)27 – (1997-08-14)14 August 1997
PF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Parks, Jordan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)96 kg (212 lb)30 – (1994-04-06)6 April 1994
PF 24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wheatle, Carl 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)88 kg (194 lb)26 – (1998-03-24)24 March 1998
F 25 Flag of the United States.svg Simms, Aamir 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb)25 – (1999-02-17)17 February 1999
F 33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wiltjer, Kyle 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)109 kg (240 lb)32 – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: October 22, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
C Amedeo Tessitori Mfiondu Kabengele Alessandro Lever
PF Aamir Simms Jordan Parks
SF Kyle Wiltjer Carl Wheatle Giga Janelidze
SG Xavier Munford Davide Moretti
PG Tyler Ennis Juan Fernández

(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 nationalities 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 LeaguePos. Italian Cup European competitions
2010–112 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 Eurocup L32
2016–17 1 LBA 1st Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League 4th
2017–18 1 LBA 3rd Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League RS
4 FIBA Europe Cup C
2018–19 1 LBA 1st Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League T16
2019–20 1 LBA 7th Champion 2 EuroCup QF
2020–21 1 LBA 4th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RS
2021–22 1 LBA 6th2 Eurocup T16
2022–23 1 LBA 4th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup T8
2023–24 1 LBA 4th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup RS
2024–25 1 LBA ? 2 Eurocup  ?}

Source: Eurobasket.com

Head coaches

Sponsorship names

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

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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. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (22 June 2019). "Reyer Venezia wins Italian LBA championship". sportando.basketball. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "National cups roundup: February 16, 2020". euroleague.net. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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