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Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù logo
Leagues	Italian League Eurocup
Founded	1936
History	Associazione Pallacanestro Cantù 1936–Present
Arena	Palasport Pianella (capacity: 3,910) PalaDesio (capacity: 6,700–8,000)
Location	Cantù, Italy
Team colors	White and Blue
President	Anna Cremascoli
Championships	2 European Championships 2 Intercontinental Cups 4 Saporta Cups 4 Korać Cups 3 Italian Championships 2 Italian Supercups
Website	pallacanestrocantu.com
Uniforms
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Pallacanestro Cantù, known for sponsorship reasons as Acqua Vitasnella Cantù domestically and FoxTown Cantù in European competitions, is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below. Among European basketball teams, Cantù has won more international trophies than any other team (on par with Real Madrid).

History

The club won two Euroleague championships in a row, in 1982 and 1983.

Arenas

Cantù plays at Palasport Pianella, an arena with a capacity of 3,910. They also play at PalaDesio, an arena with a capacity of 6,700-8,000, in order to meet Euroleague arena standards.

Current roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Bench	Reserve
C	Giorgi Shermadini	Eric Williams
PF	Metta World Peace	Ivan Buva	Giacomo Maspero
SF	DeQuan Jones	Awudu Abass
SG	James Feldeine	Marco Laganà
PG	Darius Johnson-Odom	Stefano Gentile	Giacomo Bloise

Titles

Total titles: 17

Domestic competitions

18px Italian League

• Winners (3): 1967-68, 1974–75, 1980–81

18px Italian Supercup

• Winners (2): 2003, 2012

European competitions

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• Winners (2): 1981-82, 1982-83

18px FIBA Saporta Cup

• Winners (4): 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1980-81
• Runners-up (1): 1979-80

18px FIBA Korać Cup

• Winners (4): 1973, 1973-74, 1974-75, 1990–91
• Runners-up (1): 1988-89

Worldwide competitions

18px FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Winners (2): 1975, 1982
• Runners-up (1): 1983

Results

Season by season results of the club in national, cup and international competitions. Number before European competitions declare the level of the competitions.

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	Italian Cup	European competitions
2009–10	1	Serie A	4	Quarterfinalist	–	–
2010–11	1	Serie A	2	Finalist	Finalist	2 Eurocup	RS
2011–12	1	Serie A	3	Quarterfinalist	Finalist	1 Euroleague	<center>T16
2012–13	1	Serie A	7	Semifinalist	–	1 Euroleague	<center>RS
2013–14	1	Serie A	3	Quarterfinalist	Quarterfinalist	2 Eurocup	<center>L32
2014–15	1	Serie A			–	2 Eurocup	<center>RS

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
Euroleague
1968-69	Quarter-final group stage	3rd place in a group with Spartak Brno, Standard Liège and Maccabi Tel Aviv
1975-76	Semi-finals	eliminated by Mobilgirgi Varèse, 85-95 (L) in Varese, 70-78 (L) in Cantù
1981-82	European Champions	defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv, 86-80 in the final of European Champions Cup in Cologne
1982-83	European Champions	defeated Billy Milano, 69-68 in the final of European Champions Cup in Grenoble
1983-84	Semi-final group stage	3rd place in a group with FC Barcelona, Banco di Roma Virtus, Bosna, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Limoges CSP
Saporta Cup
1976–77	Cup Winner's Cup Winners	defeated Radnički Belgrade, 87-86 in the final of European Cup Winner's Cup in Palma de Mallorca
1977–78	Cup Winner's Cup Winners	defeated Synudine Bologna, 84-82 in the final of European Cup Winner's Cup in Milan
1978–79	Cup Winner's Cup Winners	defeated EBBC Den Bosch, 83-73 in the final of European Cup Winner's Cup in Porec
1979-80	Final	lost to Emerson Varèse, 88-90 in the final (Milan)
1980–81	Cup Winner's Cup Winners	defeated FC Barcelona, 86-82 in the final of European Cup Winner's Cup in Rome
Korać Cup
1972–73	Korać Cup Winners	defeated Maes Pils Mechelen, 106-85 (W) in Cantù, 85-94 (L) in Mechelen in the double finals of Korać Cup
1973–74	Korać Cup Winners	defeated Partizan, 99-86 (W) in Cantù, 75-68 (W) in Belgrade in the double finals of Korać Cup
1974–75	Korać Cup Winners	defeated FC Barcelona, 71-69 (W) in Barcelona, 110-85 (W) in Cucciago in the double finals of Korać Cup
1984–85	Quarter-final group stage	2nd place in a group with Crvena Zvezda, Libor 43 and Hapoel Haifa
1986–87	Quarter-final group stage	2nd place in a group with Limoges CSP, Spartak Leningrad and Šibenka
1987–88	Quarter-final group stage	2nd place in a group with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Jugoplastika Split and CAI Zaragoza
1988-89	Final	lost to Partizan, 89-76 (W) in Cucciago, 82-101 (L) in Belgrade
1990–91	Korać Cup Winners	defeated Real Madrid, 73-71 (W) in Madrid, 95-93 (W) in Cucciago
1991–92	Semi-finals	eliminated by Scavolini Pesaro, 76-74 (W) in Cucciago, 86-89 (L) in Pesaro
1992–93	Semi-finals	eliminated by Philips Milano, 74-72 (W) in Cucciago, 72-85 (L) in Milan
Intercontinental Cup
1975	Intercontinental Cup Champions	Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 4-1 record in a league tournament in Cantù
1982	Intercontinental Cup Champions	Intercontinental Cup Champions with a 5-0 record in a league tournament in Den Bosch
1983	Runner-up	Runner-up with a 3-2 record in a league tournament (Buenos Aires)

Notable players

• Pierluigi Marzorati 22 seasons: '69–'91, '06
• Antonello Riva 16 seasons: '77–'89, '98–'01
• Giuseppe Bosa 15 seasons: '80–'95
• C. J. Kupec 1 season: '81–'82
• Jim Brewer 3 seasons: '82–'85
• Wallace Bryant 1 season: '82–'83
• - Dan Gay 9 seasons: '85–'87, '00–'05
• Alberto Rossini 11 seasons: '87–'98
• Alessandro Zorzolo 11 seasons: '87–'92, '94–'00, '05–'06
• Jeff Turner 2 seasons: '87–'89
• Greg Stokes 1 season: '88–'89
• Eros Buratti 8 seasons: '89–'90, '91–'92, '94–'00
• Andrea Gianolla 5 seasons: '89–'94, '95–'96
• - Pace Mannion 4 seasons: '89–'93
• Davide Pessina 2 seasons: '89–'91
• Roosevelt Bouie 2 seasons: '89–'91
• Adrian Caldwell 2 seasons: '91–'93
• Alberto Tonut 3 seasons: '91–'94
• Michael Curry 1 season: '93–'94
• Geert Hammink 1 season: '93–'94
• Mitchell Anderson 1 season: '94–'95
• Thurl Bailey 2 seasons: '95–'97
• Jerry Reynolds 1 season: '96–'97
• Pete Myers 1 season: '96–'97
• Walter Berry 1 season: '97–'98
• Brian Oliver 1 season: '97–'98

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• Louis Roe 1 season: '98–'99
• Glen Whisby 1 season: '98–'99
• Terrence Rencher 1 season: '99–'00

- Casey Shaw 2 seasons: '99–'00, '06–'07 Bootsy Thornton 3 seasons: '00–'03 Travis Williams 1 season: '00–'01 Diego Fajardo 1 season: '00–'01 - Shaun Stonerook 4 seasons: '01–'05 Samuel Hines 3 seasons: '01–'04 Jerry McCullough 2 seasons: '01–'03 Template:Country data ISR- Vlad Mavrin 4 seasons: '02–'03, '04–'07 Tyson Wheeler 2 seasons: '02–'04 Nathaniel Johnson 1 season: '03–'04 - Dante Calabria 1 season: '03–'04 Sofoklis Schortsanitis 1 season:'03-'04 Rimantas Kaukėnas 1 season: '04–'05 Albert Miralles 1 season: '04–'05 Kebu Stewart 1 season: '05–'06 Rowan Barrett 1 season: '05–'06 Goran Jurak 1 season: '05–'06 Michael-Hakim Jordan 1 season: '06–'07 Eric Williams 1 season: '06–'07 Sundiata Gaines 1 season: '08–'09

Coaches

• James Strong – 1954–55
• Isidoro Marsan – 1956–58
• Gianni Corsolini – 1958–60
• Vittorio Tracuzzi – 1960–62
• Gianni Corsolini – 1962–65
• Arnaldo Taurisano – 1965–66 and 1969–79
• Borislav Stanković – 1966–69
• Valerio Bianchini – 1979–82
• Giancarlo Primo – 1982–83
• Gianni Asti – 1983–84
• Carlo Recalcati – 1984–90
• Fabrizio Frates – 1990–92
• Antonio Díaz-Miguel – 1993–94
  (6 games)
• Bruno Arrigoni – 1993–94
  (34 games)
• Giancarlo Sacco – 1994–95
  (incl. 5 games in the '95–'96 season)
• Bruno Arrigoni – 1995
  (1 game in the '95–'96 season)
• Gianfranco Lombardi – 1995–97
  (incl. 32 games in the '95–'96 season)
• Virginio Bernardi – 1997
  (6 games in the '97–'98 season)
• Massimo Magri – 1997–98
  (23 games)
• Fabrizio Frates – 1998–99
• Franco Ciani – 1999–2000
  (incl. 11 games in the '00–'01 season)
• Stefano Sacripanti – 2000–07
  (incl. 23 games in the '00–'01 season)
• Luca Dalmonte – 2007–2009
• Andrea Trinchieri – 2009–2013
• Stefano Sacripanti – 2013-present

Sponsorship names

In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:

• Milenka Cantù (1954–55)
• Oransoda Cantù (1956–58, 1965–69)
• Fonte Levissima Cantù (1958–65)
• Forst Cantù (1970–77)
• Gabetti Cantù (1977–80)
• Squibb Cantù (1980–82)
• Ford Cantù (1982–83)
• Jollycolombani Cantù (1983–85)
• Arexons Cantù (1985–87)
• Vismara Cantù (1987–90)
• Shampoo Clear Cantù (1990–94)
• Polti Cantù (1994–99)
• Canturina Cantù (1999–2000)
• Poliform Cantù (2000–01)
• Oregon Scientific Cantù (2001–04)
• Vertical Vision Cantù (2004–06)
• Tisettanta Cantù (2006–08)
• NGC Cantù (2008–09)
• NGC Medical Cantù (2009–10)
• Bennet Cantù (2010–12)
• chebolletta Cantù (2012)
• Mapooro Cantù (2012, Euroleague Basketball competitions)
• Lenovo Cantù (2013)
• FoxTown Cantù (2013–present, Euroleague Basketball competitions)
• Acqua Vitasnella Cantù (2013–present)

External links

• Official Club Site
• Eurobasket.com Team Profile
• Italian League Team Profile
• Il Cantu Club Forum

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