Venezia inks Marena Whittle

Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A1) agreed terms with 32-year old Australian guard Marena Whittle (180cm-1994, college: NDSU, agency: LBM Management) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. She played last season at Dandenong Rangers in Australian NBL One. In 6 games just recently she had very impressive stats: 20.7ppg, 7.7rpg, 3.8apg, and 2.8spg. Last season she played at Flame in the Chinese league.
She is a very experienced player. Whittle has played in five different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America). She has also played professionally in China, Hungary (Szekszard), New Zealand (Pouakai), and Spain (Estudiantes).
Among many awards, she was voted to the Eurobasket.com All-Hungarian League All-Imports Team in 2025.
Whittle graduated from North Dakota State University in 2016 and this will be her eleventh (!!!) season as a professional player.


Umana Reyer Venezia roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Ivana Dojkic
Francesca Pan
Francesca Pasa

Forward:
Alyssa Ustby

Center:
Alexia Chery