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{{short description|Italian youth basketball club}}
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| founded       = {{Start date and age|1954}}
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| history       = {{Collapsible list|'''Duomo Folgore'''<br/>(1954–1970)<br/>'''Associazione Pallacanestro Treviso''' <br/>(1970–1991)<br/>'''Pallacanestro Treviso'''<br/>(1991–present)}}
| arena         = [[Palaverde]]
| capacity = 5,344
| location      = [[Treviso]], [[Veneto]], [[Italy]]
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| president     = Giorgio Buzzavo
| coach         = [[Marcelo Nicola]]
| championships   = '''2''' [[FIBA Saporta Cup]]s<br>'''5''' [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian Leagues]]<br>'''8''' [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cups]]
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'''Pallacanestro Treviso''', named '''Benetton Basket''' due to a long running sponsorship by the [[Benetton Group]] and widely referred to as '''Benetton Treviso''', is an Italian youth [[basketball]] club based in [[Treviso]], [[Veneto]].

The club was previously a successful professional club until 2012 when the Benetton Group decided to withdraw from professional basketball, though they retained the youth section at La Ghirada, the sports complex they own. For past club sponsorship names, see [[#Sponsorship names|sponsorship names]].

==History==
Founded in 1954 as '''Duomo Folgore''', it remained in obscurity for the first few decades of its existence though it did reach the first division [[Lega Basket Serie A]] in 1962. However the club only stayed there one season, finishing the league in last place, after which it was hampered by financial problems.<ref name=EuroCup>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/features/club-scene/i/93954/the-club-scene-benetton-basket |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617213720/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/features/club-scene/i/93954/the-club-scene-benetton-basket |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |title=The club scene: Benetton Basket |last=Sachs |first=Frankie |date=23 February 2012 |website=[[Eurocup Basketball]] |access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>

Duomo Folgore was renamed '''Associazione Pallacanestro Treviso''' sometime during the 1970s, with new ownership.
It then moved up the divisions, reaching the national [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]] in 1979.<ref name=BenettonBasket>{{cite web |url=http://www.benettonbasket.it/societa/la-storia/ |title=La storia / 70 anni di basket a Treviso |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Pallacanestro Treviso |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=it |trans-title=The History / 70 years of basketball in Treviso |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109080042/http://www.benettonbasket.it/societa/la-storia/ |archive-date=9 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 1980-81 the team finished third in the league, earning a return to the Serie A.<ref name=LegaBasket>{{cite web |url=http://web.legabasket.it/team/10184/pall__treviso/storia |title=Pall. Treviso - storia |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Lega Basket Serie A]] |access-date=17 June 2015 |language=it |trans-title=Pall. Treviso - history}}</ref>

The [[Benetton Group]] started sponsoring the club during the 1981-82 season, which ended with a relegation to the A2.
The following year, Benetton would become the majority owners of Pallacanestro Treviso, moving into the newly constructed [[PalaVerde]], owned and financed by the family.<ref name=BenettonBasket />
Promoted in 1985, it stayed in Serie A one-season before going back down. Another promotion followed in 1987, this one would see the club start a permanent stay in the elite.<ref name=LegaBasket />

In 1991, the club legally became '''Pallacanestro Treviso''' (it was commonly called '''Benetton Treviso''' at the time), with its status changing from an association to a [[Limited liability company#Italy|limited liability company (s.r.l.)]].<ref name=BenettonBasket />
That year would spark a new era for Benetton Basket, with the arrival of the legendary [[Toni Kukoč]] from the [[three-peat]] European Champions of [[KK Split|POP 84]], but also of [[Stefano Rusconi]] from [[Pallacanestro Varese|Cagiva Varese]] and [[Nino Pellacani]], the team would beat [[U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro|Scavolini Pesaro]] to win their first Serie A title in 1992.<ref name=EuroCup />

The next season, Benetton won the [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] and reached the [[1993 FIBA European League Final Four|Final Four]] of the [[EuroLeague|FIBA European League]] (Europe's elite continental competition) that take place in [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], and in the semifinal defeated [[P.A.O.K. BC|PAOK]] 79–77. In the [[1992–93 FIBA European League#Final|final]], Benetton although it was the favorite of the match, lost to [[Limoges CSP]] 55–59.<ref name=EuroCup />

Though Kukoč left for the [[NBA]] in the summer, [[Riccardo Pittis]] joined the club that won another Italian Cup that year.
They would win their first European title, the [[FIBA Saporta Cup|FIBA European Cup]] against [[Saski Baskonia|Taugrés]], in 1995, thanks to players such as [[Orlando Woolridge]] and [[Petar Naumoski]], and also became third successive Italian Cup that garnished the trophy cabinet.<ref name=EuroCup />

Benetton added another Serie A title in 1997, a second [[FIBA Saporta Cup]] in [[1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup|1999]] against [[Valencia Basket|Pamesa Valencia]], and an Italian cup in 2000.
During the 2001–02 season they won the [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]] and the league.
The next year they did even better with a treble, winning the Supercup, Cup and league but they didn't manage to won the Euroleague title defeated in the final by [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]].<ref name=EuroCup />

Adding more league titles after that, Benetton Basket reached the [[Euroleague Final Four]] on a few occasions but never managed to win the title.

=== Struggles ===
{{see also|Universo Treviso Basket}}
In February 2011, the Benetton family announced they would be withdrawing their support for professional basketball, effectively calling time on Treviso's top flight status if no other backer could be found.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Basket/Italia/16-02-2011/benetton-fa-passo-indietro-80178559439.shtml?refresh_ce-cp |title=Benetton fa un passo indietro. Dal 2012 basta basket e volley |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |location=Treviso |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=19 June 2015 |language=it |trans-title=Benetton takes a step back. From 2012 it will withdraw from basketball and volleyball}}</ref>

Well-wishers such as former players [[Paolo Vazzoler]] and Pittis tried to rouse support for a new club, Treviso Basket 2012. However their application to take Benetton Basket's place in the Serie A was rejected.
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.repubblica.it/ultimora/sport/BASKET-TREVISO-SOCIETA-PRONTA-A-RICORSO-PER-ESCLUSIONE-DA-A/news-dettaglio/4196909 |title=Basket, Treviso: Societa' pronta a ricorso per eclusione da A |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[la Repubblica]] |location=Treviso |access-date=19 June 2015 |language=it |trans-title=Basketball, Treviso:The society is ready to appeal against its exclusion for the [Serie] A}}</ref>

Since then Benetton Basket has focused only on youth development, with the Under 17 squad their most senior.<ref name=BenettonBasket />
Treviso is represented in professional basket by [[Universo Treviso Basket]]—the renamed Treviso Basket 2012—who, as of April 2022, play in the [[Lega Basket Serie A]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pianetabasket.com/primo-piano/live-a2-playoff-finale-gara-3-la-decide-david-logan-treviso-vince-con-fatica-e-ritorna-in-serie-a-183232 |title=Playoff Finale Gara 3 - La decide David Logan, Treviso vince con fatica e ritorna in serie A!|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=pianetabasket.com|access-date=29 April 2022 |language=Italian |trans-title=Final Playoffs Game-3 - David Logan killed the match, Treviso wins and returns to Serie A!}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Total titles: (15)'''

===Domestic competitions===
* '''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]]'''
: '''Winners (5)''': 1991–92, 1996–97, 2001–02, [[2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A|2002–03]], [[2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A|2005–06]]
: Runners-up (4): 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–00
* '''[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]'''
: '''Winners (8)''': 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07
: Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1997–98
* '''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]]'''
: '''Winners (4)''': 1997, 2001, 2002, 2006
: Runners-up (5): 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007

===European competitions===
* '''[[EuroLeague]]'''
: Runners-up (2): [[1992–93 FIBA European League|1992–93]], [[2002–03 Euroleague|2002–03]]
: 3rd place (2): [[1997–98 FIBA Euroleague|1997–98]], [[2001–02 Euroleague|2001–02]]
: Final Four (4): [[1993 FIBA European League Final Four|1993]], [[1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four|1998]], [[2002 Euroleague Final Four|2002]], [[2003 Euroleague Final Four|2003]]
* '''[[FIBA Saporta Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (2)''': [[1994–95 FIBA European Cup|1994–95]], [[1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup|1998–99]]
* '''[[FIBA Korać Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: Semifinalists (1): [[1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup|1996–97]]
* '''[[EuroCup Basketball]]'''
: 4th place (1): [[2010–11 Eurocup Basketball|2010–11]]

===Other competitions===
* '''[[FIBA International Christmas Tournament]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: 4th place (1): [[1991 XXVII FIBA International Christmas Tournament|1991]]

==Top performances in European & Worldwide competitions==
{{Main|Pallacanestro Treviso in international competitions}}
{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Season
! Achievement
! Notes
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[EuroLeague]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1992–93 FIBA European League|1992–93]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[PAOK B.C.|PAOK]] 79-77 in the semi-final, lost to [[Limoges CSP]] 55-59 in the final ([[Athens]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1995–96 FIBA European League|1995–96]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated 2–1 by [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]], 67-70 ('''L''') in [[Athens]], 83-69 ('''W''') and 64-65 ('''L''') in [[Treviso]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague|1997–98]]
| align="center" bgcolor= #CD7F32 | '''Final Four'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in [[Barcelona]], lost to [[AEK B.C.|AEK]] 66–69 in the semi-final, defeated [[KK Partizan|Partizan]] 96-89 for the 3rd place game
|-
| align="center" | [[2000–01 Euroleague|2000–01]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated 2–1 by [[AEK B.C.|AEK]], 89-97 ('''L''') in [[Athens]], 90-74 ('''W''') in [[Treviso]] and 56-71 ('''L''') in [[Athens]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2001–02 Euroleague|2001–02]]
| align="center" bgcolor= #CD7F32 | '''Final Four'''
| align="left" | 3rd place in [[Bologna]], lost to [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] 82–90 in the semi-final, no game for 3rd place
|-
| align="center" | [[2002–03 Euroleague|2002–03]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Mens Sana 1871 Basket|Montepaschi Siena]] 65-62 in the semi-final, lost to [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] 65-76 in the final ([[Barcelona]])
|-
| align="center" | [[2004–05 Euroleague|2004–05]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated 2–0 by [[Saski Baskonia|Tau Cerámica]], 59-98 ('''L''') in [[Treviso]], 64-66 ('''L''') in [[Vitoria-Gasteiz]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Saporta Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1994–95 FIBA European Cup|1994–95]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Saski Baskonia|Taugrés]] 94-86 in the final of [[FIBA Saporta Cup|European Cup]] in [[Istanbul]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup|1998–99]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Valencia Basket|Pamesa Valencia]] 64-60 in the final of [[FIBA Saporta Cup|Saporta Cup]] in [[Zaragoza]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Korać Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1996–97 FIBA Korać Cup|1996–97]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Aris B.C.|Aris]], 73-77 ('''L''') in [[Thessaloniki]], 87-86 ('''W''') in [[Treviso]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[EuroCup Basketball]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2008–09 Eurocup Basketball|2008–09]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | lost to [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] 79-85 in the quarter-final of Final Eight in [[Turin]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2010–11 Eurocup Basketball|2010–11]]
| align="center" | '''Final Four'''
| align="left" | 4th place in [[Treviso]], lost to [[CB Sevilla|Cajasol]] 63-75 in the semi-final, lost to [[KK Cedevita|Cedevita]] 57-59 in the 3rd place game
|}
{{clear}}

==Players==
===FIBA Hall of Famers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#009136; color: white;"| Pallacanestro Treviso Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#009136; color: white;"|Players
|-
! No. || Nat. || Name || Position || Tenure || Inducted
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|CRO}} || [[Toni Kukoč]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1991–1993 || 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/famers|title=FIBA.basketball|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Notable players===
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
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'''2010's'''
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Scalabrine]] <small> 1/2 season: '11</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[E'Twaun Moore]] <small> 1/2 season: '11</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Adrien]] <small> 1/2 season: '11</small>
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Gal Mekel]]
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'''2000's'''
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Donatas Motiejūnas]] <small>2 seasons: '09-'11</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Dixon]] <small>1&1/2 seasons: '08-'09, '10</small>
*{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Pops Mensah-Bonsu]] <small>1 season: '07-'08</small>
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Engin Atsür]] <small>1 season:'07-'08</small>
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Zisis]] <small>2 seasons: '05-'07</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Drew Nicholas]] <small>1 season: '05-'06</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Mordente]] <small>4 seasons:'04-'08</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcus Goree]] <small>3 seasons: '04-'07</small>
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Ramūnas Šiškauskas]] <small>2 seasons: '04-06</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Bargnani]] <small>3 seasons: '03-'06</small>
*{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Uroš Slokar]] <small>3 seasons: '03-'06</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Maurice Evans (basketball)|Maurice Evans]] <small>1 season: '03-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jermaine Jackson (basketball)|Jermaine Jackson]] <small>1 season: '03-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Manuchar Markoishvili]] <small>2 season: '02-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trajan Langdon]] <small>1 season: '02-'03</small>
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Chikalkin]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Bell (basketball)|Charlie Bell]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Nikoloz Tskitishvili]] <small>1 season: '01-'02</small>
*{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Andrés Guibert]] <small>1/2 season: '01</small>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jorge Garbajosa]] <small>4 seasons: '00-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Boštjan Nachbar]] <small>2 seasons: '00-'02</small>
*{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Alan Tomidy]] <small>2 seasons: '00-'02</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marcus Brown]] <small>1 season: '00-'01</small>
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'''1990's'''
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] <small>4 seasons: '99-'00, '01-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Sheppard]] <small>1 season: '99-'00</small>
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Nicola]] <small>6 seasons: '98-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Williams (basketball)|Henry Williams]] <small>4 seasons: '95-'99</small>
*{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Željko Rebrača]] <small>4 seasons: '95-'99</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Bonora]] <small>4 seasons: '95-'99</small>
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Petar Naumoski]] <small>2 seasons: '94-'95, '00-'01</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Orlando Woolridge]] <small>1 season: '94-'95</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Pittis]] <small>11 seasons: '93-'04</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Winston Garland]] <small>1 season: '93-'94</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rafael Addison]] <small>1 season: '93-'94</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Denis Marconato]] <small>12 seasons: '92-'95, '96-'05</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Teagle]] <small>1 season: '92-'93</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Rusconi]] <small>7 seasons: '91-'98</small>
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Toni Kukoč]] <small>2 seasons: '91-'93</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vinny Del Negro]] <small>2 seasons: '90-'92</small>
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'''1980's'''
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gay]] <small>3 seasons: '88-'90</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Macy]] <small>2 seasons: '88-'89</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Davis (basketball, b. 1956)|Mike Davis]] <small>1 season: '87-'88</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Olberding]] <small>1 season: '87-'88</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Iacopini]] <small>10 seasons: '85-'95</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Minto]] <small>8 seasons: '82-'84, '85-'90</small>
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==Head coaches==
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mario De Sisti]] <small>(2 seasons: 1979–81)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piero Pasini]] <small>(1 season: 1981-82)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmaria Conte]] <small>(incomplete 1 season: 1982–83)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianfranco Lombardi]] <small>(incomplete 1 season: 1982–83)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Di Vincenzo]] <small>(1 season: 1983–84)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Mangano]] <small>(incomplete 2 seasons: 1984–86)</small>
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Lajos Toth]] <small>(incomplete 1 season: 1985–86)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Sales]] <small>(incomplete 4 seasons: 1986–90)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Emanuele Molin]] <small>(incomplete 1 season: 1989–90)</small>
*{{flagicon|YUG}} {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Petar Skansi]] <small>(3 seasons: 1990-93)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Frates]] <small>(1 season: 1993–94)</small>
*{{flagicon|USA}} {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mike D'Antoni]] <small>(4 seasons: 1994–97, 2001–02)</small>
*{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Željko Obradović]] <small>(2 seasons: 1997–99)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piero Bucchi]] <small>(2 seasons: 1999-01)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ettore Messina]] <small>(3 seasons: 2002–05)</small>
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[David Blatt]] <small>(2 seasons: 2005-07)</small>
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Ramagli]] <small>(Sep.-Nov. 2007)</small>
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Oktay Mahmuti]] <small>(seasons: 2007-09)</small>
*{{flagicon|HRV}} [[Jasmin Repeša]] <small>(seasons: 2010-11)</small>
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Aleksandar Đorđević]] <small>(1 season: 2011–12)</small>

==Sponsorship names==
Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the club has been known as:
*'''Faram Treviso''' (1977–1979)
*'''Liberti Treviso''' (1979–1981)
*'''Benetton Basket''' (1981–2012)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.benettonbasket.it}} {{in lang|it}}
*[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/?clubcode=TRE 2011–12 Eurocup profile]

{{Pallacanestro Treviso 1994–95 FIBA European Cup champions}}
{{Pallacanestro Treviso 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup champions}}

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