Venezia welcomes back Smorto

Umana Reyer Venezia (Serie A1) signed 27-year-old 178cm shooting guard Giovanna Smorto for the upcoming season. She is returning to Venezia, where she previously played. Smorto is experienced in the Italian League, most recently playing for A.S. Velcofin InterLock Vicenza in Serie A2. In 6 games last season, she averaged 12.0ppg, 8.0rpg, 4.0apg, and 1.3spg. In the 2024-25 season, she played for O.ME.PS Battipaglia.
She has played also in Germany (Herner), Italy (Broni, Scrivia, Lucca, Pordenone, and Campobasso) and Germany.
Her team finished as the runner-up in the regular season in Italian A2 Group North in 2023.


Umana Reyer Venezia roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Ivana Dojkic
Francesca Pan
Francesca Pasa

Forward:
Alyssa Ustby

Center:
Alexia Chery