2020–21 Aquila Basket Trento season

The 2020–21 season is Aquila Basket Trento's 26th in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Aquila Basket Trento
2020-21 season
OwnerAquila Basket Trento 2013 S.R.L.
PresidentLuigi Longhi
Head coachEmanuele Molin
ArenaPalaTrento
LBA8th of 15
0Playoffs0Quarterfinals
EuroCupTop 16 (3rd of 4)
SupercupGroup stage (4th of 4)

Overview

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Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Dolomiti Energia

EuroCup

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Serie A

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Players

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Current roster

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Dolomiti Energia Trento roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 1   Martin, Kelvin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-09-10)10 September 1989
PF 7   Pascolo, Davide 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1990-12-14)14 December 1990
G/F 8   Conti, Luca 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2000-12-20)20 December 2000
PG 9   Browne, Gary 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
PG 10   Forray, Andrés Pablo (C) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 38 – (1986-03-20)20 March 1986
SG 11   Sanders, Victor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-02-16)16 February 1995
F/C 14   Mezzanotte, Andrea 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 26 – (1998-04-08)8 April 1998
SG 20   Morgan, Jeremy 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 29 – (1995-05-08)8 May 1995
C 22   Williams, JaCorey 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 30 – (1994-06-12)12 June 1994
C 23   Ladurner, Maximilian 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 22 – (2001-12-06)6 December 2001
C 25   Lechthaler, Luca 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 115 kg (254 lb) 38 – (1986-02-23)23 February 1986
PF 32   Maye, Luke 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Davide Dusmet

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 16 May 2021

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

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C JaCorey Williams Maximilian Ladurner Luca Lechthaler
PF Luke Maye Andrea Mezzanotte Davide Pascolo
SF Kelvin Martin Luca Conti
SG Jeremy Morgan Victor Sanders
PG Gary Browne Andrés Pablo Forray

6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
11 SG   Victor Sanders 25 Antwerp Giants   1 year June 2021 Free 2 July 2020 [1]
20 SG   Jeremy Morgan 25 Crailsheim Merlins   1 year June 2021 Free 4 July 2020 [2]
8 SF   Luca Conti 19 Poderosa Montegranaro   1 year June 2021 Free 6 July 2020 [3]
9 SF   Gary Browne 27 Darüşşafaka   1 year June 2021 Free 14 July 2020 [4]
32 F   Luke Maye 23 Wisconsin Herd   1 year June 2021 Free 18 July 2020 [5]
22 C   JaCorey Williams 26 PAOK   1 year June 2021 Free 1 August 2020 [6]
1 SF   Kelvin Martin 30 New Basket Brindisi   1 year June 2021 Free 14 August 2020 [7]
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
13 PG   Justin Knox 27 Wonju DB Promy   End of contract Free 16 June 2020 [8]
20 G   Alessandro Voltolini 18 Assigeco Piacenza   On loan Free 16 June 2020 [9][10]
0 F   Rashard Kelly 24 Gaziantep Basketbol   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [11]
1 SG   James Blackmon 25 Beşiktaş   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [12]
4 PG     Aaron Craft 29 Retired End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [13]
9 SG   Fabio Mian 28 Vanoli Cremona   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [14]
34 SG     Matteo Picarelli 19 UMBC Retrievers   Mutual consent Free 1 July 2020 [15]
5 SF   Alessandro Gentile 27 Estudiantes   Mutual consent Undisclosed 6 July 2020 [16][17]

Confirmed

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
10 PG     Andrés Pablo Forray 34 Fulgor Libertas Forlì   9 + 3 year June 2023 Free 22 February 2011 [18][19][20]
25 C   Luca Lechthaler 34 Scandone Avellino   5 + 1 years June 2021 Free 6 August 2015 [21]
14 F/C   Andrea Mezzanotte 22 Blu Basket Treviglio   4 year June 2022 Free 23 July 2018 [22]
7 PF   Davide Pascolo 29 Olimpia Milano   2 + 3 year June 2023 Free 24 July 2018 [23][24]

Coach

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Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Start Date Status End Date
  Emanuele Molin 60 Aquila Basket Trento (assistant)   1 year June 2021 31 January 2021 [25] Active
  Nicola Brienza 39 Pallacanestro Cantù   3 years June 2022 10 June 2019 [26] sacked 31 January 2021 [25]

Competitions

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Supercup

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Umana Reyer Venezia 6 4 2 462 434 +28 Advance to Final Four
2 De' Longhi Treviso 6 3 3 475 459 +16
3 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 6 3 3 428 467 −39
4 Dolomiti Energia Trento 6 2 4 467 472 −5
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
6 De' Longhi Treviso 28 14 14 2353 2468 −115 Qualification to Playoffs
7 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 28 14 14 2253 2249 +4
8 Dolomiti Energia Trento 28 13 15 2191 2228 −37
9 Germani Basket Brescia 28 11 17 2299 2389 −90
10 Vanoli Cremona 28 11 17 2370 2395 −25
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
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13 May 2021
Game 1
AX Armani Exchange Milano 88–62
(Series: 1-0)
Aquila Basket Trento Assago (Milan)
17:30 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 23-14, 23-17, 26-11
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Shields 16
Rebs: Moraschini, Hines 7
Asts: Rodríguez, Shields, Hines 4
PIR: Hines 23
Boxscore Pts: Browne 16
Rebs: Williams 6
Asts: Sanders 5
PIR: Browne 17
Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Andrea Bongiorni, Gianluca Capotorto
14 May 2021
Game 2
AX Armani Exchange Milano 93–79
(Series: 2-0)
Aquila Basket Trento Assago (Milan)
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 23-21, 26-14, 24-18, 20-26
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player Pts: LeDay 19
Rebs: Biligha 6
Asts: Rodríguez 7
PIR: Moraschini, Rodríguez 21
Boxscore Pts: Morgan 17
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Browne 6
PIR: Browne, Morgan, Williams 18
Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Lorenzo Baldini, Martino Galasso
16 May 2021
Game 3
Aquila Basket Trento 65–74
(Series: 0-3)
AX Armani Exchange Milano Trento
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 13-16, 16-16, 20-22
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: Martin, Williams 8
Asts: Sanders 4
PIR: Martin, Williams 17
Boxscore Pts: Punter 14
Rebs: Moraschini 9
Asts: Rodríguez, Delaney 4
PIR: Moraschini 24
Arena: BLM Group Arena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Mark Bartoli, Christian Borgo

Eurocup

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   Herbalife Gran Canaria 10 8 2 831 765 +66 Advance to Top 16
2   Cedevita Olimpija 10 7 3 838 737 +101
3   Dolomiti Energia Trento 10 6 4 738 713 +25
4   Nanterre 92 10 4 6 791 806 −15
5   Frutti Extra Bursaspor 10 3 7 853 907 −54
6   Promitheas 10 2 8 757 880 −123
Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Top 16

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   Metropolitans 92 6 4 2 435 441 −6 Advance to quarterfinals
2   Lokomotiv Kuban 6 3 3 489 464 +25
3   Dolomiti Energia Trento 6 3 3 441 446 −5
4   Partizan NIS 6 2 4 395 409 −14
Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ecco il primo nuovo arrivo: Victor Sanders è bianconero!" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Jeremy Morgan è un giocatore della Dolomiti Energia Trentino" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Luca Conti nel roster della Dolomiti Energia Trentino" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "In cabina di regia c'è Gary Browne!" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Luke Maye" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Sotto le plance energia e talento: arriva JaCorey Williams" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Potenza ed esperienza, l'ala piccola è Kelvin Martin" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "DB, 저스틴 녹스와 계약… 외국선수 구성 완료" (in Korean). naver.com. 16 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Alessandro Voltolini in prestito a Piacenza" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 16 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Alessandro Voltolini è un nuovo giocatore dell'Assigeco Piacenza" (in Italian). uccassigecopiacenza.it. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rashard Kelly Gaziantep Basketbolda!" (in Turkish). gaziantepbasketbol.com.tr. 22 July 2020.
  12. ^ "James Blackmon at Beşiktaş" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. 23 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Aaron Craft: «Lascio il basket, farò il medico»" (in Italian). corriere.it. 21 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Fabio Mian è un giocatore della Vanoli Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 4 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Matteo Picarelli vola in NCAA, giocherà per UMBC" (in Italian). sportando.basketball. 13 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Si dividono le strade di Ale Gentile e Dolomiti Energia Trentino" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 6 July 2020.
  17. ^ "ACB: Regresa Alessandro Gentile" (in Italian). movistarestudiantes.com. 29 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Toto Forray mercoledì festeggia le 300 partite in maglia Aquila!" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 5 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Il Capitano Toto Forray in bianconero fino al 2021!" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 3 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Toto Forray capitano bianconero fino al 2023!" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 11 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Dolomiti Energia, con Lechthaler pacchetto lunghi al completo". aquilabasket.it (in Italian). Aquila Basket Trento. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  22. ^ "Dolomiti Energia, colpo azzurro fra presente e futuro: preso Andrea Mezzanotte". aquilabasket.it (in Italian). Aquila Basket Trento. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  23. ^ "La Dolomiti Energia riabbraccia Pascolo: "Dada" torna in bianconero" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 24 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Davide Pascolo e Dolomiti Energia Trentino insieme fino al 2023" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 17 June 2020.
  25. ^ a b "Brienza sollevato dall'incarico di capo allenatore" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 31 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Dolomiti Energia, ufficiale l'arrivo di coach Nicola Brienza" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 10 June 2019.