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{{Short description|Professional basketball club}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| current       = 
| name          = Openjobmetis Varese
| nickname      = 
| logo          = Pallacanestro Varese logo 2014.png
| image_size    = 150
| leagues       = [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| founded       = {{start date and age|1945}}
| history       = '''Pallacanestro Varese'''<br/>(1946–present)
| arena         = [[Palasport Lino Oldrini]]
| capacity      = 5,107 
| location      = [[Varese]], [[Italy]]
| colors        = White, Red<br/>{{color box|white}} {{color box|#b90b0d}}
| owner         = [[Luis Scola]], Varese nel cuore s.c. a r.l., Il Basket Siamo Noi
| ceo           = [[Luis Scola]]
| president     = [[Antonio Bulgheroni]]
| General Manager(s)     = [[Maksim Horowitz]] and [[Zachary Sogolow]]
| championships = '''10''' [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian Leagues]]<br/>'''4''' [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cups]]<br/>'''1''' [[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]]<br/>'''3''' [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cups]]<br/>'''5''' [[EuroLeague]]s<br/>'''2''' [[FIBA Saporta Cup|Saporta Cups]]
| coach         = [[Ioannis Kastritis]]
| website       = [https://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/? pallacanestrovarese.it]
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'''Pallacanestro Varese''', also called by its current sponsor's name, the '''Openjobmetis Varese''', is an Italian professional basketball club based in [[Varese]], [[Lombardy]]. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the [[Italian basketball league system|Italian first division]] [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]].

For past club sponsorship names, see [[#Sponsorship names|sponsorship names]].

==History==
[[File:1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup Final.jpg|thumb|250px|Varese captain [[Ottorino Flaborea]] lifts the [[1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup|FIBA European Champions Cup]] trophy after defeating [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] in the final at [[Sarajevo]]'s [[Dvorana Mirza Delibašić|Skenderija]] on 4 April 1970—the first of the club's five European titles during the 1970s.]]

Basketball was introduced in [[Varese]] in 1945, with the creation of the historical club, Pallacanestro Varese. The first sponsors were introduced 8 years later in 1954, including Storm and Ignis, followed by Emerson, Turisanda, [[Cagiva]], Star, Ciaocrem, Divarese, Ranger, Metis, [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]], and the most recent, Cimberio. Varese is also famous due to the lack of its having a main sponsor in the mid-1990s (something unusual in the Italian basketball league), and the choice of its franchise name, the Varese Roosters.

Since their creation, Pallancanestro Varese has won 10 [[Italian basketball league system|Italian first-tier level]] [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]] titles, in the years 1961, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, and their last Italian League title, won 21 years after the previous title, in 1999. With 10 titles, Pallacanestro Varese is the third most winning team ever in the Italian League, after [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Olimpia Milano]] and [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]].

As it is shown by its roll of honors, Varese was extremely competitive in the 1970s, when the club played in the [[European professional club basketball system|European-wide first-tier level]] FIBA European Champions Cup (now called [[EuroLeague]]), and played [[EuroLeague Finals|in ten finals in a row]], winning 5 of them, in the years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. Between 1956 and 1975, the club was named '''Ignis Varese'''. What was the club's golden age had begun some years before, as Varese conquered the [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]] in [[1966 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1966]], and repeated the same title 4 and 7 years later, in the middle of the club's greatest decade in [[1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1970]] and [[1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1973]]. Varese accomplished the great feat of winning the [[European Basketball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]], winning all the trophies available in 1973, with the legendary Professor [[Aleksandar Nikolić|Aca Nikolić]] as the team's [[head coach]]. Varese also won two championships of the European-wide first-tier level [[FIBA Saporta Cup|FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup]], in 1967 and 1980, and four [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]s, in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973.

Varese's great age ended in the early nineties, when the team dropped down to the [[Serie A2 Basket|Italian second division]]. Soon, the club took its revenge, coming up once again to the Italian top-tier level league, and after 5 years time became the real team to watch in the Italian League's playoffs, as it succeeded in winning its historical 10th Italian League title in 1999, with [[Carlo Recalcati]] (who later coached the [[Italian national basketball team|Italian national team]]), leading the way as the club's head coach. Varese has never repeated that triumph so far, but that success is still remembered to this day. Varese has been trying to return to the top of the Italian League and European-wide competitions in the years since.

==Players==
=== Current roster ===
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
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{{player3 |num = 0  |nat = NGA |first = Kaodirichi|last = Akobundu-Ehiogu|pos = F |m = 2.08 |kgs = 86 |year = 1999 |month = 10|date = 07}}
{{player3 |num = 2  |nat = ITA |first = Davide    |last = Alviti         |pos = SF|m = 2.00 |kgs = 88 |year = 1996 |month = 11|date = 05}}
{{player3 |num = 3  |nat = GRE |first = Elijah    |last = Mitrou-Long    |pos = G |m = 1.87 |kgs = 84 |year = 1996 |month = 12|date = 15 | nat2=CAN}}
{{player3 |num = 5  |nat = VIR |first = Justin    |last = Gray           |pos = F |m = 1.98 |kgs = 95 |year = 1995 |month = 12|date = 15 | dab=basketball, born 1995}}
{{player3 |num = 8  |nat = USA |first = Desonta   |last = Bradford       |pos = SG|m = 1.93 |kgs = 86 |year = 1996 |month = 04|date = 12}}
{{player3 |num = 13 |nat = ITA |first = Matteo    |last = Librizzi       |pos = PG|m = 1.80 |kgs = 70 |year = 2002 |month = 04|date = 06}}
{{player3 |num = 20 |nat = ITA |first = Ethan     |last = Esposito       |pos = SF|m = 2.01 |kgs = 104|year = 1999 |month = 10|date = 22}}
{{player3 |num = 24 |nat = ITA |first = Elisee    |last = Assui N’guessan|pos = SF|m = 1.91 |kgs = 105|year = 2006 |month = 01|date = 03}}
{{player3 |num = 28 |nat = ITA |first = Abdel     |last = Fall           |pos = C |m = 2.02 |kgs = 98 |year = 1991 |month = 01|date = 24}}
{{player3 |num = 50 |nat = USA |first = Jaylen    |last = Hands          |pos = PG|m = 1.91 |kgs = 86 |year = 1999 |month = 02|date = 12}}
{{player3 |num = 92 |nat = USA |first = Jaron     |last = Johnson        |pos = F |m = 2.01 |kgs = 98 |year = 1992 |month = 05|date = 05}}
{{player3 |num =  |nat = FIN |first = Olivier     |last = Nkamhoua       |pos = PF |m = 2.03 |kgs = 101 |year = 2000 |month = 05|date = 02}}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{Basketball roster footer
| head_coach =
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Kastritis]]
| asst_coach = 
* {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Renzetti
| roster_url = https://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/squadra
| accessdate = {{dts|2025|06|28}}
}}

==Season by season==
{|  class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left"
!Season
!Tier
!League
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position after playoffs}}
![[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]
! colspan=2 | European competitions
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A|2004–05]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 14th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-

|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A|2005–06]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 10th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A|2006–07]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 7th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A|2007–08]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" bgcolor=#fcc | 18th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-

|style="background:#efefef;"| 2008–09
| align="center"| 2
| [[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]]
| align="center" style="background:#BBF3BB"  | 1st
|
| colspan=2 |
|-

|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2009–10 Lega Basket Serie A|2009–10]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 11th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-

|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A|2010–11]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 8th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-

|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A|2011–12]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 8th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2012–13]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 3rd
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|rowspan=2 style="background:#efefef;"| [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A|2013–14]]
| rowspan=2 align="center"| 1
| rowspan=2|[[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| rowspan=2 align="center" | 10th
| rowspan=2|
| <small>'''1'''</small> [[2013–14 Euroleague|Euroleague]] || {{center|{{Tooltip|QR1|First qualifying round}}}}
|-
| <small>'''2'''</small> [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]] || {{center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular Season}}}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A|2014–15]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A]]
| align="center" | 11th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A|2015–16]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 9th
|
| <small>'''3'''</small> [[2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup|FIBA Europe Cup]] ||  bgcolor=silver | {{center|{{Tooltip|RU|Runner-up}}}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2016–17 Lega Basket Serie A|2016–17]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 12th
|
| <small>'''3'''</small> [[2016–17 Basketball Champions League|Champions League]] || {{center|{{Tooltip|RS|Regular season}}}}
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2017–18 LBA season|2017–18]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 6th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2018–19 LBA season|2018–19]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 9th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2019–20 LBA season|2019–20]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 10th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2020–21 LBA season|2020–21]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 14th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|style="background:#efefef;"| [[2021–22 LBA season|2021–22]]
| align="center"| 1
| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]]
| align="center" | 12th
|
| colspan=2 |
|-
|}

== Honours ==
'''Total titles: 25'''
[[File:PalaWhirlpool.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Palasport Lino Oldrini]]]]
[[File:Adrian Banks (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Adrian Banks]]]]
===Domestic competitions===
* '''[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]]'''
: '''Winners (10)''': 1960–61, 1963–64, 1968–69, [[1969–70 Serie A (basketball)|1969–70]], [[1970–71 Serie A (basketball)|1970–71]], [[1972–73 Serie A (basketball)|1972–73]], 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1998–99
: Runners-up (10): 1948–49, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1989–90
* '''[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]]'''
: '''Winners (4)''': 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73
: Runners-up (5): 1971–72, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1998–99, 2012–13
* '''[[Italian Basketball Supercup|Italian Supercup]]'''
: '''Winners (1)''': 1999
: Runners-up (1): 2013

===European competitions===
* '''[[EuroLeague]]'''
: '''Winners (5)''': [[1969-70 FIBA European Champions Cup|1969–70]], [[1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup|1971–72]], [[1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup|1972–73]], [[1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup|1974–75]], [[1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup|1975–76]]
: Runners-up (5): [[1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup|1970–71]], [[1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup|1973–74]], [[1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup|1976–77]], [[1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup|1977–78]], [[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup|1978–79]]
: Semifinalists (1): [[1964-65 FIBA European Champions Cup|1964–65]]
* '''[[FIBA Saporta Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: '''Winners (2)''': [[1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1966–67]], [[1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1979–80]]
: Semifinalists (2): [[1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]], [[1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1980–81]]
* '''[[FIBA Korać Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
: Runners-up (1): [[1984–85 FIBA Korać Cup|1984–85]]
: Semifinalists (1): [[1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup|1985–86]]
* '''[[FIBA Europe Cup]]'''
: Runners-up (1): [[2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup|2015–16]]

===Worldwide competitions===
* '''[[FIBA Intercontinental Cup]]'''
: '''Winners (3)''': [[1966 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1966]], [[1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1970]], [[1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1973]]
: Runners-up (4): [[1967 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1967]], [[1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1974]], [[1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1976]], [[1977 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1977]]
: 3rd place (1): [[1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1979]]
: 4th place (1): [[1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1978]]
* '''[[McDonald's Championship]]'''
: 4th place (1): [[1999 McDonald's Championship|1999]]

===Individual club awards===
* '''[[European Basketball Triple Crown|Triple Crown]]'''
: '''Winners (2)''': 1969–70, 1972–73

==International record==
{{Main|Pallacanestro Varese in European and worldwide 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" | [[1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup|1964–65]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], 57–58 ('''L''') in [[Varese]] and 67–69 ('''L''') in [[Moscow]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1969–70 FIBA European Champions Cup|1969–70]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], 79–74 in the final of European Champions Cup in [[Sarajevo]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1970–71 FIBA European Champions Cup|1970–71]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], 53–67 in the final ([[Antwerp]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup|1971–72]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[KK Split|Jugoplastika]], 70–69 in the final of European Champions Cup in [[Tel Aviv]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1972–73 FIBA European Champions Cup|1972–73]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]], 71–66 in the final of European Champions Cup in [[Liège]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1973–74 FIBA European Champions Cup|1973–74]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], 82–84 in the final ([[Nantes]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup|1974–75]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], 79–66 in the final of European Champions Cup in [[Antwerp]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1975–76 FIBA European Champions Cup|1975–76]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], 81–74 in the final of European Champions Cup in [[Geneva]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup|1976–77]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], 77–78 in the final ([[Belgrade]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1977–78 FIBA European Champions Cup|1977–78]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], 67–75 in the final ([[Munich]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup|1978–79]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[KK Bosna Royal|Bosna]], 93–96 in the final ([[Grenoble]])
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Saporta Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1966–67 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1966–67]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]], 77–67 ('''W''') in [[Varese]] and 67–68 ('''L''') in [[Tel Aviv]] in the double final of [[FIBA Saporta Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1967–68 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1967–68]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[AEK B.C.|AEK]], 78–60 ('''W''') in [[Varese]] and 52–72 ('''L''') in [[Athens]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1979–80 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1979–80]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Pallacanestro Cantù|Gabetti Cantù]], 90–88 in the final of [[FIBA Saporta Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[Milan]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1980–81 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1980–81]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Pallacanestro Cantù|Squibb Cantù]], 84–94 ('''L''') in [[Varese]] and 65–78 ('''L''') in [[Cantù]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Korać Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1984–85 FIBA Korać Cup|1984–85]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Simac Milano]], 78–91 in the final ([[Brussels]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup|1985–86]]
| align="center" | '''Semi-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[JuveCaserta Basket|Mobilgirgi Caserta]], 84–71 ('''W''') in [[Varese]] and 75–91 ('''L''') in [[Caserta]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1995–96 FIBA Korać Cup|1995–96]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Stefanel Milano]], 72–81 ('''L''') in [[Varese]] and 89–90 ('''L''') in [[Milan]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2002–03 ULEB Cup|2002–03]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[CB Estudiantes|Adecco Estudiantes]], 59–77 ('''L''') in [[Madrid]] and 88–101 ('''L''') in [[Varese]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2003–04 ULEB Cup|2003–04]]
| align="center" | '''Quarter-finals'''
| align="left" | eliminated by [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]], 67–68 ('''L''') in [[Madrid]] and 57–62 ('''L''') in [[Varese]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Europe Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup|2015–16]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Skyliners Frankfurt|Fraport Skyliners]], 62–66 in the final ([[Chalon-sur-Saône]])
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1966 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1966]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (basketball)|Corinthians]] 66-59 in the final of [[FIBA Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] in [[Madrid]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1967 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1967]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Akron Wingfoots|Akron Goodyear Wingfoots]], 72–78 in the final ([[Rome]])
|-
| align="center" | [[1970 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1970]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 4-0 record in a league tournament in [[Varese]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1973 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1973]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 3–1 record in a league tournament in [[São Paulo]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1974]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Runners-up'''
| align="left" | Runners-up with a 4–1 record in a league tournament in [[Mexico City]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1975 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1975]]
| align="center" | '''5th place'''
| align="left" | 5th place with a 2–3 record in a league tournament in [[Varese]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1976 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1976]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Runners-up'''
| align="left" | Runners-up with a 4–1 record in a league tournament in [[Buenos Aires]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1977 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1977]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Runners-up'''
| align="left" | Runners-up with a 3–2 record in a league tournament in [[Madrid]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1978 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1978]]
| align="center" | '''4th place'''
| align="left" | 4th place with a 1–3 record in a league tournament in [[Buenos Aires]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup|1979]]
| align="center" bgcolor= #CD7F32 | '''3rd place'''
| align="left" | 3rd place with a 2–2 record in a league tournament in [[São Paulo]]
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | [[McDonald's Championship]]
|-
| align="center" | [[1999 McDonald's Championship|1999]]
| align="center" | '''4th place'''
| align="left" | 4th place in [[Milan]], lost to [[San Antonio Spurs]] 86–96 in the semi-final, lost to [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] 78–97 in the 3rd place game
|}
{{clear}}

==Notable players==
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
{{see also|:Category:Pallacanestro Varese players}}
{{div col|colwidth=14em}}
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ivan Bisson]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Conti]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcelo Damiao]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Della Fiori]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giacomo Galanda]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Meneghin]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Dino Meneghin]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Aldo Ossola]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmarco Pozzecco]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Rusconi]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Romeo Sacchetti]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Vittori]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marino Zanatta]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Bowie]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Brickowski]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Campion]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Geno Carlisle]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Bassett]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Toney Douglas]] 
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Derrick Hamilton (basketball)|Derek Hamilton]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Delonte Holland]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jalen Jones]] 
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Gennari]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Magee (basketball)|Kevin Magee]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan McKenzie (basketball)|Stan McKenzie]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Keys]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rusty LaRue]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pat Cummings]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Edwards (basketball)|Bill Edwards]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wes Matthews]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry McCullough]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Micheaux]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Miles Simon]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corny Thompson]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Lee Wilkins]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leon Wood]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charlie Yelverton]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Reggie Theus]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyrone Nesby]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Pittman (basketball)|Charles Pittman]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Morse]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[DeJuan Collins]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Daniel Farabello]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Fernández (basketball)|Gabriel Fernández]]
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Luis Scola]]
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Arijan Komazec]]
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Mate Skelin]]
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Veljko Mršić]]
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Boris Gorenc]]
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Sani Bečirović]]
* {{flagicon|SVN}} [[Aleksandar Ćapin]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Digbeu]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Antero Lehto]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Teemu Rannikko]]
* {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kristjan Kangur]]
* {{flagicon|EST}} [[Janar Talts]]
* {{flagicon|EST}} [[Siim-Sander Vene]]
* {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Daniel Santiago]]
* {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Richard Petruška]]
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Pavel Podkolzin]]
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Manuel Raga]]
* {{flagicon|SER}} [[Nikola Lončar]]
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Fedon Matheou]]
* {{flagicon|BEL}} [[D. J. Mbenga]]
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==Head coaches==
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* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittorio Tracuzzi]] <small>(1948–54)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valerio Giobbi]] <small>(1954–55)</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Yogi Bough]] <small>(1955–56)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Garbosi]] <small>(1956–62)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittorio Tracuzzi]] <small>(1954–55 & 1966–68)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nico Messina]] <small>(1968–69 & 1977–78)</small>
* {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Aleksandar Nikolić]] <small>(1969–73)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Sandro Gamba]] <small>(1973–77)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Edoardo Rusconi]] <small>(1978–80, 1993–97 & 2003–04)</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Isaac]] <small>(1986–89 & 1992–93)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Recalcati]] <small>(1997–99 & 2010–12)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valerio Bianchini]] <small>(1999 & 2007–08)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianfranco Lombardi]] <small>(2000–01)</small>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Grégor Beugnot]] <small>(2001–03)</small>
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Ruben Magnano]] <small>(2004–07)</small>
* {{flagicon|HRV}} [[Veljko Mršić]] <small>(2007–08)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Pillastrini]] <small>(2008–10)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Vitucci]] <small>(2012–13)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Frates]] <small>(2013–14)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stefano Bizzozi]] <small>(2014)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianmarco Pozzecco]] <small>(2014–15)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Attilio Caja]] <small>(2015 & 2016–20)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Moretti]] <small>(2015–16)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Bulleri]] <small>(2020–21)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Vertemati]] <small>(2021–22)</small>
* {{flagicon|NED}} [[Johan Roijakkers]] <small>(2022)</small>
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alberto Seravalli]] <small>(2022)</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Brase]] <small>(2022–2023)</small>
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Bialaszewski]] <small>(2023–2024)</small>
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Herman Mandole]] <small>(2024–2025)</small>
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Kastritis]] <small>(2025–present)</small>
{{div col end}}

== Sponsorship names ==
Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:<ref>[http://web.legabasket.it/team/history.phtml?id=VA Lega A page on the history of Pallacanestro Varese.{{in lang|it}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041517/http://web.legabasket.it/team/history.phtml?id=VA |date=2011-07-22 }}</ref>

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* Storm <small>(1954–56)</small>
* Ignis <small>(1956–75)</small>
* Mobilgirgi <small>(1975–78)</small>
* Emerson <small>(1978–80)</small>
* Turisanda <small>(1980–81)</small>
* [[Cagiva]] <small>(1981–83)</small>
* Star <small>(1983–84)</small>
* Ciao Crem <small>(1984–85)</small>
* Divarese <small>(1985–89)</small>
* Ranger <small>(1989–92)</small>
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* [[Cagiva]] <small>(1992–97)</small>
* No name sponsorship <small>(1997–99)</small>
* Varese Roosters <small>(1999–01)</small>
* Metis <small>(2001–04)</small>
* Casti Group <small>(2004–05)</small>
* [[Whirlpool Corporation|Whirlpool]] <small>(2005–07)</small>
* Cimberio <small>(2007–2014)</small>
* OpenjobMetis <small>(2014–present)</small>
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{{col-end}}

== Shirt sponsors and manufacturers ==
{{refimprove section|date=February 2015}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
|-
|1997–1999
|[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
|-
|1999–2001
|[[Reebok]]
|-
|2002–2003
|(unspecified)
|-
|2003–2006
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]<ref name="legavarese2010" />
|-
|2006-2008
|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2008–2010
|[[Ariès|Aries]]
|-
|2010–2014
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]<ref name="legavarese2010" />
|-
|2014–2015
|[[Adidas]]
|-
|2015–2018
|[[Spalding (sports equipment)|Spalding]]
|-
|2018–present
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]<ref name="legavarese2010" />
|}

==Colors and badge==
<gallery>
Image:Varese-Stemma.png|City crest <br />(1997–99)
Image:Varese Roosters Logo.jpg|'''Roosters''' crest <br />(1999–01)
Image:Logo Varese.JPG|'''Casti Group''' crest <br />(2004–05)
File:Logo Cimberio Varese.png|'''Cimberio Varese''' crest <br />(2010–14)
File:Scudetto_Openjobmetis.jpg|'''Openjobmetis Varese''' crest <br />(2014–present)
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="legavarese2010"><!--this is likely a Macro press release, but there is no explicit evidence of that-->{{cite web | url=http://www.legabasket.it/news/107390/varese__macron_nuovo_sponsor_tecnico_ufficiale | date=20 Jul 2010 |trans-title=Varese, Macron new official technical sponsor | title=Varese, Macron nuovo sponsor tecnico ufficiale | language=it | publisher=[[Lega Basket]] }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/ Official Website] {{in lang|it}}
*[http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=ITA&Team=88 Eurobasket.com Team Page]
*[https://www.varesefansbasket.it/ Varese Fans Basket] {{in lang|it}}

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