Maxima Roma

Maxima Roma
Maxima Roma logo
LeaguesLBA
EuroCup
Founded2026
HistoryMaxima Roma
2026–present
ArenaPalaEur
Capacity11,200
LocationRome, Lazio, Italy
Team colorsGold, Black and White
     
PresidentPaul Matiasic
Head coachMatteo Cotelli
Websitemaximaroma.it

Maxima Roma is an Italian professional basketball team based in Rome, Lazio. The club plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest level of competition in Italy, and in the EuroCup.

History

Maxima Roma was founded in 2026. The club was established through the acquisition and relocation of the sporting licence of Pallacanestro Brescia by American entrepreneur Paul Matiasic, following approval from the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). The transaction transferred Brescia's Serie A licence to Rome, allowing the newly formed club to compete in the 2026–27 Lega Basket Serie A season.

Although the club inherited Brescia's sporting rights and league membership, Maxima Roma was created as a new organization with its own identity, branding and management. The establishment of Maxima Roma generated significant discussion within Italian basketball, as it brought an end to Pallacanestro Brescia's presence in the top division after years of success.

In September 2026, former AS Roma captain Francesco Totti officially joined Maxima Roma's management structure as a senior advisor to club ownership, with responsibilities centered on strategic development, institutional representation, and community engagement.

Players

Current roster

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

Maxima Roma roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F/C 00 United States Brown, John 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 34 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
C 2 Croatia Bilan, Miro 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 37 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
PG 3 United States Holiday, Aaron 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 30 – (1996-09-30)30 September 1996
PF 4 United States Tyson, Hunter 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (2000-06-13)13 June 2000
SG 5 United States Italy Alibegović, Mirza 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1992-09-25)25 September 1992
PG 8 Italy Carnevale, Francesco 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 19 – (2007-05-11)11 May 2007
SF 10 Italy Bresciani, Andrea 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 18 – (2008-01-04)4 January 2008
SG 11 United States Jamaica Lemar, Brynton 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
G/F 16 Italy Veronesi, Giovanni 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1998-03-21)21 March 1998
G 17 United States Moon, Xavier 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 31 – (1995-01-02)2 January 1995
PG 23 Italy Bonacini, Federico 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1999-01-23)23 January 1999
SF 24 United Kingdom Wheatle, Carl 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1998-03-24)24 March 1998
C 29 Italy Camara, Gora 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 25 – (2001-04-12)12 April 2001
F 32 United States Ryan, Matt 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1997-04-17)17 April 1997
PF 77 Montenegro Dožić, Andrija 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 19 – (2007-07-28)28 July 2007
Head coach
  • Italy Matteo Cotelli
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Gianpaolo Alberti
  • Italy Alessandro Lotesoriere
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 3, 2026

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Miro Bilan ° Gora Camara †
PF Hunter Tyson * John Brown * Andrija Dožić °
SF Carl Wheatle ° Giovanni Veronesi † Andrea Bresciani ‡ Matt Ryan *
SG Aaron Holiday * Mirza Alibegović † Brynton Lemar ^
PG Xavier Moon * Federico Bonacini † Francesco Carnevale †

Notes: LBA clubs can choose between two main roster composition and foreign player formulas:

  • 5+5 Formula: 5 Italian players and 5 foreign players.
  • 3+4+5 Formula: 5 Italian players, 3 non-EU (European Union) foreigners, and 4 EU foreigners (including countries from the Cotonou Agreement).

Blue † – Homegrown player; Red * – Non-EU foreign player; Purple °; – EU Foreign player Gold ^; – Cotonou Agreement player Green ‡ – youth player

References

  1. ↑ "Maxima Roma". EuroCup. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Un'altra squadra nella Capitale: Matiasic compra Brescia e la porta a Roma". Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Brescia chiude e cede il titolo alla nuova Maxima Roma di Paul Matiasic: si crea un binomio nella capitale a caccia di un posto in NBA Europe". EuroSport. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dan Peterson: "Coloro che aiuteranno Nba a metter piedi in Europa saranno i primi a sparire. E le promozioni in A si conquistano sul parquet: a Brescia cancellato un lavoro di 20 anni"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Francesco Totti joins Maxima Roma: 'I want to give this city a team to be proud of'". Euroleague Basketball. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Francesco Totti joins Maxima Roma as advisor". Eurohoops. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
  1. ↑ A homegrown player (known in Italy as an atleta di formazione italiana) is defined by where they received their basketball training, rather than their actual passport or nationality. To be officially classified as a homegrown player by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP), an athlete must complete at least four seasons in an Italian club’s youth academy (between the ages of 14 and 21), appearing in a minimum of 14 games per season. In EuroCup, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of Homegrown players.
  2. ↑ A non-EU foreigner is a player from a country with no special trade or labor agreement with the European Union. In professional basketball, this primarily applies to players from the United States, Canada, Australia, and parts of Asia or non-EU Europe who do not possess a secondary European passport.
  3. ↑ "EU Foreign" players: An EU foreign player is a player who holds citizenship in a European Union (EU) member state (or an associated territory) but is not a citizen of the country where the league is based. Minimum of 4 EU Foreign players must be included on the active roster using the 3+4+5 formula
  4. ↑ "Cotonou Agreement" players: A Cotonou Agreement player (often called a "Cotonou player") is a basketball player who holds a passport from one of the 79 African, Caribbean, or Pacific (ACP) nations that signed the Cotonou Agreement with the European Union. In the LBA, these athletes are treated exactly like EU citizens and do not count against strict non-EU import quotas. The Cotonou Agreement is a political and trade treaty originally signed in 2000. Following a legal precedent known as the Kolpak ruling, European courts determined that citizens of countries with trade agreements guaranteeing non-discrimination against workers must have the same right to free movement of labor as EU citizens. Because of this ruling, if an LBA club chooses the 3+4+5 team-building formula, Cotonou players can be signed to fill the 4 EU foreigner roster spots, leaving the team’s 3 non-EU spots completely open for American or other traditional import players.
  5. ↑ "Youth" players: players who are under the age of 20. In the context of European basketball and the LBA, youth players act as a bridge for clubs to fill out their active game-day rosters while meeting domestic requirements. To satisfy the "Italian player" requirement in the 5+5 or 3+4+5 formulas, a player does not technically have to be born in Italy. They can qualify as "homegrown" (Italian-trained) if they spent at least three consecutive seasons in an Italian club's youth academy between the ages of 15 and 21.