He won 19 trophies in Treviso

He was inspired by the green banners hanging from the ceiling of the Palaverde: Maurizio Gherardini, born in 1955, is the architect who in 14 years won Benetton Basket 5 league titles, 8 Italian Cups (record), two Saporta Cups and four Super Cups. touching the Euroleague twice. Then he was in the NBA and Europe, but in Treviso he remains very close: here at home and family. Player with Libertas Forlì (1971-80) then assistant coach until 1982, general manager without leaving his job in the bank and collaborating with various newspapers.

He arrived in Treviso in 1992 as attorney general. Member, from 1998 to 2000, of the FIBA ​​commission and, from 2001 to 2006, of the Euroleague board. In 2001 he was voted manager of the year by Gazzetta dello Sport, in 2003 he received the basketball Oscar Pietro Reverberi, in 2004 the GIBA basketball Oscar and finally, in 2006, the election as best manager of the Basketball League. So the leap into the NBA. In June 2006 he started as vice president of the Toronto Raptors, where he brought the “wizard” Andrea Bargnani as the first pick of the draft. After Bryan Colangelo’s departure from Toronto, Gherardini left the Canadian franchise to join the Oklahoma City Thunder staff. Si.Fo.