# 2020–21 Pallacanestro Varese season

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Varese's 76th in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

## Kit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Openjobmetis
| Away | Home |

## Players
### Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Anthony Morse | John Egbunu |
| PF | Luis Scola | Giancarlo Ferrero |
| SF | Artūrs Strautiņš | Niccolò De Vico |
| SG | Toney Douglas | Anthony Beane |
| PG | Michele Ruzzier | Giovanni De Nicolao |
5+5 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| 5 | PG | Giovanni De Nicolao | 24 | Fortitudo Agrigento | 2 years | June 2022 | Free | 12 June 2020 |
| 12 | G/F | Artūrs Strautiņš | 21 | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine | 2 + 1 years | June 2022 + 2023 | Free | 16 June 2020 |
| 19 | SF | Niccolò De Vico | 22 | Vanoli Cremona | 2 years | June 2022 | Free | 23 June 2020 |
| 10 | PG | Michele Ruzzier | 22 | Vanoli Cremona | 1 + 1 years | June 2021 + 2022 | Undisclosed | 25 June 2020 |
| 11 | PF | Denzel Andersson | 23 | BC Luleå | 1 + 1 years | June 2021 + 2022 | Free | 27 June 2020 |
| 4 | F/C | Luis Scola | 40 | Olimpia Milano | 1 + 1 years | June 2021 + 2022 | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 3 | C | Anthony Morse | 26 | Andrea Costa Imola | 1 years | June 2021 | Free | 8 July 2020 |
| 22 | SF | Jalen Jones | 27 | Capital City Go-Go | 1 years | June 2021 | Undisclosed | 9 November 2020 |
| 2 | G | Anthony Beane | 26 | Virtus Roma | 1+1 years | June 2021 + 2022 | Free | 14 December 2020 |
| 15 | C | John Egbunu | 26 | Busan KT Sonicboom | End of the season | June 2021 | Free | 28 January 2021 |
* ^ In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 9 | PF | Siim-Sander Vene | 29 | Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | | End of contract | Free | 26 May 2020 |
| 8 | F | Nicola Natali | 31 | Pallacanestro Forlì | | End of contract | Free | 8 June 2020 |
| 14 | PG | Josh Mayo | 32 | Napoli Basket | | Mutual consent | Undisclosed | 21 June 2020 |
| 1 | G/F | Justin Carter | 33 | Zadar | | End of contract | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 6 | SF | Gianmarco De Vita | 22 | Pallacnestro Castronno | | End of contract | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 11 | C | Jeremy Simmons | 30 | Tofaş Bursa | | End of contract | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 15 | PG | Matteo Tambone | 26 | VL Pesaro | | End of contract | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 18 | C | Luca Gandini | 34 | Dinamo Sassari | | End of contract | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 12 | SG | Omar Seck | 19 | Oleggio Magic Basket | | Loan contract | Undisclosed | 17 July 2020 |
| 22 | SF | Jalen Jones | 27 | Free agent | Free agent | Mutual consent | Undisclosed | 8 January 2021 |
| 11 | PF | Denzel Andersson | 24 | BC Luleå | | Mutual consent | Free | 27 June 2020 |
| 7 | PG | Ingus Jakovičs | 27 | Budivelnyk Kiyv | | Transfer | Undisclosed | 24 February 2021 |
* ^ Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

#### Confirmed

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| 21 | F | Giancarlo Ferrero | 31 | Pallacanestro Trapani | 4 + 2 + 1 years | 2021 + 2022 | Free | 4 July 2015 |
| 7 | PG | Ingus Jakovičs | 27 | Ventspils | 1 + 1+1 year | June 2021 + 2022 | Free | 30 August 2019 |
| 23 | PG | Toney Douglas | 34 | Estudiantes | 1 + 1 | June 2021 | Free | 2 March 2020 |

#### Coach

| Nat. | Name | Age. | Previous team | Previous team | Type | Ends | Date | Replaces | Replaces | Date | Type |
| | Massimo Bulleri | 42 | Basket Ravenna | | 1+1 years | June 2021 | 8 September 2020 | | Attilio Caja | 5 September 2020 | Sacked |
| | Attilio Caja | 59 | Virtus Roma | | 3 + 3 years | June 2022 | 23 December 2016 |

#### Unsuccessful deals

The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.
| Signing date | Withdrawal date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Moving from | Type | Moved to | Moved to |
| 29 June 2020 | 9 July 2020 | G | | Jason Rich | 34 | Gaziantep Basketbol | | 1 year | Free agent | Free agent |

## Competitions
### Supercup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 6 | 6 | 0 | 576 | 433 | +143 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | Germani Basket Brescia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 499 | 515 | −16 | |
| 3 | Openjobmetis Varese | 6 | 2 | 4 | 500 | 548 | −48 | |
| 4 | S.Bernardo Cantù | 6 | 1 | 5 | 444 | 523 | −79 | |

### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 12 | Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2179 | 2291 | −112 | |
| 13 | Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2271 | 2364 | −93 | |
| 14 | Openjobmetis Varese | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2271 | 2433 | −162 | |
| 15 | Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2179 | 2313 | −134 | Relegation to Serie A2 |
| 16 | Virtus Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |