2020–21 New Basket Brindisi season

The 2020–21 season is New Basket Brindisi's 29th in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

New Basket Brindisi
2020-21 season
OwnerNew Basket Brindisi S.p.A.
PresidentFernando Marino
Head coachFrancesco Vitucci
ArenaPalaPentassuglia
LBA2nd of 15
0Playoffs0Semifinals
BCLPlay-offs (3rd of 4)
Italian CupSemifinals
SupercupGroup stage (2nd of 4)

Overview

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Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Happy Casa

Basketball Champions League

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Serie A

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Players

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Current roster

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Happy Casa Brindisi roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
SF 00   Bostic, Josh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 37 – (1987-05-12)12 May 1987
SF 3   Motta, Felipe 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003
F/C 5   Krubally, Ousman 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1988-03-13)13 March 1988
PG 6   Zanelli, Alessandro (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 32 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
SG 7   Harrison, D'Angelo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 31 – (1993-08-14)14 August 1993
SG 9   Visconti, Riccardo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-10-08)8 October 1998
PF 10   Gaspardo, Raphael 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-08-03)3 August 1993
PG 15   Thompson, Darius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 29 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
C 18   Cattapan, Riccardo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 27 – (1997-07-05)5 July 1997
G 21   Guido, Alessandro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 22 – (2002-10-03)3 October 2002
F 22   Udom, Mattia 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1993-11-17)17 November 1993
SF 31   Bell, James 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
F/C 33   Perkins, Nick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 28 – (1996-10-15)15 October 1996
PF 35   Willis, Derek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Alberto Morea
  •   Mattia Consoli

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 2 June 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 Nick Perkins Ousman Krubally Riccardo Cattapan
PF Derek Willis Raphael Gaspardo Mattia Udom
SF Josh Bostic James Bell Felipe Motta
SG D'Angelo Harrison Riccardo Visconti
PG Darius Thompson Alessandro Zanelli Alessandro Guido

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
31 SF   James Bell 28 Promitheas Patras   2 years June 2022 Free 11 July 2020 [1]
35 F   Derek Willis 25 ratiopharm Ulm   1 year June 2021 Free 17 July 2020 [2]
22 F   Mattia Udom 26 Scaligera Verona   2 years June 2022 Free 20 July 2020 [3]
9 SG   Riccardo Visconti 21 Pallacanestro Mantovana   2 years June 2022 Free 21 July 2020 [4]
5 F/C     Ousman Krubally 32 ESSM Le Portel   1 year June 2021 Free 22 July 2020 [5]
7 SG   D'Angelo Harrison 26 Maccabi Rishon LeZion   1 year June 2021 Free 3 August 2020 [6]
33 F/C   Nick Perkins 23 Niigata Albirex   1 year June 2021 Free 9 August 2020 [7]
3 SF     Felipe Motta[Note IN] 17 Basket Ceglie Messapica   Youth system 18 December 2020 [8]
00 SF   Josh Bostic[Note IN] 33 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia   End of the season June 2021 Undisclosed 22 February 2021 [9]
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    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season
No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
0 SG     Adrian Banks 34 Fortitudo Bologna   End of contract Free 6 June 2020 [10][11]
35 F   Iris Ikangi 26 Cestistica San Severo   Exit option Free 26 June 2020 [12][13]
00 F/C   John Brown 28 UNICS Kazan   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [14]
1 SF   Kelvin Martin 30 Aquila Basket Trento   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [15]
2 F   Dominique Sutton 33 Al-Ahli   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [16]
12 G   Luca Campogrande 24 Virtus Roma   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [17]
33 PF   Tyler Stone 28 Nanterre 92   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [18]

Confirmed

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
6 PG   Alessandro Zanelli 28 Legnano Basket Knights   2 + 2 year June 2022 Free 5 June 2018 [19][20]
10 PF   Raphael Gaspardo 26 Reggio Emilia   1 + 2 year June 2022 Free 29 June 2019 [21][22]
18 C   Riccardo Cattapan 22 Junior Casale   1 + 1 year June 2021 Free 18 July 2019 [23][24]
15 PG   Darius Thompson 25 ZZ Leiden   1 + 1 year June 2021 Free 23 July 2019 [25][26]

Froum youth team

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Transfer fee Date Source
21 G   Alessandro Guido 17 Youth system 25 July 2020 [27]

Coach

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Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Francesco Vitucci
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Auxilium Torino
1 + 3
June 2022
14 December 2017

Competitions

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Supercup

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 6 4 2 563 484 +79 Advance to Final Four
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 4 2 528 470 +58
3 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 6 4 2 498 435 +63
4 Virtus Roma 6 0 6 394 594 −200
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.

Italian Cup

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Brindisi qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 2nd position. They played the quarterfinal against the 7th ranking Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste.

12 February 2021
Quarterfinals
Happy Casa Brindisi 93–81 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Assago (Milan)
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 18-20, 23-23, 27-20
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Gaspardo 17
Rebs: Udom 9
Asts: Thompson 9
PIR: Udom 23
Boxscore Pts: Doyle 16
Rebs: Delía 8
Asts: Doyle 10
PIR: Henry
Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni
14 February 2021
Semifinal
Happy Casa Brindisi 69–74 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 16-26, 17-11, 24-22
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Thompson 19
Rebs: Udom, Willis 7
Asts: Thompson 7
PIR: Thompson 24
Boxscore Pts: J. Robinson 23
Rebs: Cain 14
Asts: J. Robinson 4
PIR: J. Robinson 23
Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Martolini, Andrea Bongiorni

Serie A

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 28 22 6 2385 2099 +286 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 28 20 8 2395 2212 +183
3 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 28 19 9 2397 2168 +229
4 Umana Reyer Venezia 28 19 9 2257 2142 +115
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 28 18 10 2527 2437 +90
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
Happy Casa Brindisi 85–64
(Series: 1-0)
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 22-10, 14-17, 28-19
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Harrison 16
Rebs: Perkins 10
Asts: Thompson 6
PIR: Willis 21
Boxscore Pts: Doyle 12
Rebs: Alviti 6
Asts: Da Ros, Doyle 2
PIR: Upson 19
Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Denis Quarta, Christian Borgo
14 May 2021
Game 2
Happy Casa Brindisi 86–54
(Series: 2-0)
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 15-14, 28-16, 18-13
Eurosport Player Pts: Perkins 17
Rebs: Krubally 10
Asts: Harrison 7
PIR: Perkins 20
Boxscore Pts: Alviti 14
Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 4
Asts: Fernández, Cavaliero 3
PIR: Alviti 14
Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Michele Rossi, Alessandro Martolini, Giacomo Dori
17 May 2021
Game 3
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 77–79
(Series: 0-3)
Happy Casa Brindisi Trieste
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 21-22, 18-16, 18-16
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player Pts: Henry 22
Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 7
Asts: Delía 3
PIR: Henry 24
Boxscore Pts: Perkins 19
Rebs: Willis 8
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Willis 30
Arena: Allianz Dome
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Vicino, Alessandro Nicolini
Semifinals
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23 May 2021
Game 1
Happy Casa Brindisi 66–73
(Series: 0-1)
Segafredo Virtus Bologna Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 13-15, 21-21, 16-20
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Willis 15
Rebs: Willis 13
Asts: Thompson 4
PIR: Willis 30
Boxscore Pts: Teodosić 24
Rebs: Gamble 7
Asts: Teodosić 4
PIR: Teodosić 20
Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Fabrizio Paglialunga
25 May 2021
Game 2
Happy Casa Brindisi 74–83
(Series: 0-2)
Segafredo Virtus Bologna Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 20-20, 18-21, 18-23
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Harrison 16
Rebs: Willis 8
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Willis 16
Boxscore Pts: Belinelli, Teodosić 16
Rebs: Ricci 11
Asts: Marković 5
PIR: Ricci 20
Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Lorenzo Baldini
2 June 2021
Game 3
Segafredo Virtus Bologna 78–75
(Series: 3-0)
Happy Casa Brindisi Bologna
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 24-23, 18-13, 23-22
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Teodosić 29
Rebs: Weems 7
Asts: Teodosić, Marković 5
PIR: Teodosić 29
Boxscore Pts: Harrison 15
Rebs: Harrison, Willis 9
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Harrison 21
Arena: Segafredo Arena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli, Denny Borgioni

Champions League

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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   San Pablo Burgos 6 5 1 543 470 +73 11 Advance to Playoffs
2   Happy Casa Brindisi 6 4 2 521 508 +13 10
3   Filou Oostende 6 2 4 484 517 −33 8
4   Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 1 5 451 504 −53 7

Play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Hapoel Holon 6 4 2 472 483 −11 10 Advance to Final Eight
2   Pınar Karşıyaka 6 3 3 491 471 +20 9
3   Happy Casa Brindisi 6 3 3 503 501 +2 9
4   Tofaş 6 2 4 478 489 −11 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Accordo biennale con James Bell" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "UN'ALA TIRATRICE DEL KENTUCKY PER LA HAPPY CASA BRINDISI: DEREK WILLIS" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mattia James Udom è un nuovo giocatore biancoazzurro" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 20 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Riccardo Visconti sposa il progetto Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Ingaggiato Ousman Krubally" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "D'Angelo Harrison è la nuova guardia della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Nick Perkins completa il roster della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 9 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Il giovane talento Felipe Motta si unisce alla prima squadra" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Josh Bostic è un nuovo giocatore della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 February 2021.
  10. ^ @HappycasaNBB (11 June 2020). "Il nostro capitano ha deciso di proseguire la carriera altrove rifiutando le nostre offerte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Adrian Banks è un giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 11 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Rescissione contrattuale con Iris Ikangi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 26 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Iris Ikangi e la Cestistica di nuovo insieme" (in Italian). cestisticasansevero.com. 2 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Welcome to Kazan, John!". unics.ru. 9 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Potenza ed esperienza, l'ala piccola è Kelvin Martin" (in Italian). aquilabasket.it. 14 August 2020.
  16. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (28 July 2020). "Al-Ahli announces Dominique Sutton". Sportando (in Arabic). sportando.basketball.
  17. ^ @VirtusRoma (6 August 2020). "Primo arrivo per la Virtus Roma 2020-21" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Recrutement : le scoreur Tyler Stone, nouveau poste 4 de Nanterre 92 !". nanterre92.com. 12 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Il play italiano Alessandro Zanelli firma con la Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 5 June 2018.
  20. ^ "#IORESTOABRINDISI – Rinnovo biennale con Alessandro Zanelli" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 25 June 2020.
  21. ^ "Accordo siglato con l'ala italiana Raphael Gaspardo" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 July 2019.
  22. ^ "#iorestoaBrindisi – Rinnovo biennale con Gaspardo" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 5 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Riccardo Cattapan entra a far parte del roster 2019/2020". newbasketbrindisi.it (in Italian). New Basket Brindisi. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  24. ^ @HappycasaNBB (26 July 2020). "Conferma per @rikicatta" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Il top scorer Darius Thompson alla corte della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 23 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Darius Thompson rimane in biancoazzurro" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 12 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Alessandro Guido entra a far parte del roster della prima squadra" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 25 July 2020.
  28. ^ "Happy Casa Brindisi, il nuovo coach è Frank Vitucci" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 14 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Fr3nk – Rinnovo fino al 2022 con coach Vitucci" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 14 June 2019.