2019–20 New Basket Brindisi season

The 2019–20 season is New Basket Brindisi's 28th in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Main article: New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi
2019-20 season
PresidentFernando Marino
Head coachFrancesco Vitucci
ArenaPalaPentassuglia
LBAseason cancelled (5th)
BCLRegular season
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
SupercoppaSemifinals

Brindisi

The 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone.[1] Brindisi ended the championship in 5th position.

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Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Happy Casa

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Players

Current roster

Happy Casa Brindisi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
F 00 Brown, John 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 28 – (1992-01-28)28 January 1992
SG 0 Banks, Adrian (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986
G/F 1 Martin, Kelvin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1989-09-10)10 September 1989
F 2 Sutton, Dominique 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 33 – (1986-10-20)20 October 1986
PG 6 Zanelli, Alessandro 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
PF 10 Gaspardo, Raphael 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 27 – (1993-08-03)3 August 1993
G 12 Campogrande, Luca 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (1996-04-30)30 April 1996
SG 15 Thompson, Darius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
C 18 Cattapan, Riccardo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 23 – (1997-07-05)5 July 1997
PF 33 Stone, Tyler 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991
F 35 Ikangi, Iris 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1994-02-21)21 February 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Alberto Morea
  • Mattia Consoli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: February 9, 2020

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

Depth chart

Brindisi starts the season with the 5+5 format, but in January they pay the so called "luxury tax" of 40 thousand euros, that moves the team to the 6+6 format.[2] In this new format the team can play with one foreign player more, a total of six, in the Italian championship.

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Tyler Stone Riccardo Cattapan
PF John Brown Raphael Gaspardo
SF Kelvin Martin Iris Ikangi Dominique Sutton
SG Adrian Banks Luca Campogrande
PG Darius Thompson Alessandro Zanelli

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

Squad changes

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
1SFKelvin Martin29Virtus Bologna1 yearJune 2020Free22 June 2019[3]
35FIris Ikangi25Scaligera Verona2 years (opt. out 2020)June 2021Free23 June 2019[4]
10PFRaphael Gaspardo25Reggio Emilia1 yearJune 2020Free29 June 2019[5]
7CAntonio Iannuzzi28Varese1 yearJune 2020Free18 July 2019[6]
18CRiccardo Cattapan22Junior Casale1 yearJune 2020Free18 July 2019[7]
15SGDarius Thompson24ZZ Leiden1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free23 July 2019[8]
12GLuca Campogrande23Scandone Avellino1 yearJune 2020Free27 July 2019[9]
33PFTyler Stone27Piratas de Quebradillas1 yearJune 2020Free31 July 2019[10]
4C Bogdan Radosavljević26ratiopharm Ulm2 monthsNovember 2019Free19 September 2019[11]
2FDominique Sutton33Anhui Dragons1 yearJune 2020Undisclosed12 December 2019[12]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
1SF Erik Rush31Fulgor Libertas Forlìend of contractFree1 July 2019[13]
3PFTony Gaffney34Ironi Nahariyaend of contractFree1 July 2019[14]
9G/FRiccardo Moraschini28Olimpia Milanoend of contractFree1 July 2019[15]
10GWes Clark24Pallacanestro Cantùend of contractFree1 July 2019[16]
11GDevondrick Walker26Chorale Roanne Basketend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
13PGPhil Greene26Arka Gdyniaend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
15GNicolò Cazzolato30Valsesia Basket Borgosesiaend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
18C Jakub Wojciechowski29Legia Warszawaend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
21SGJeremy Chappell32Reyer Veneziaend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
4C Bogdan Radosavljević26Alba Berlinend of contractFree21 November 2019[22][23]
7CAntonio Iannuzzi28Napoli BaskettransferUndisclosed16 January 2020[24][25]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
6PGAlessandro Zanelli27Legnano Basket Knights1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free5 June 2018[26]
0SG Adrian Banks33Hapoel Tel Aviv2 yearJune 2020Free5 July 2018[27]
00F/CJohn Brown27Universo Treviso Basket1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free5 July 2018[28][29]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
 Francesco Vitucci
56
 Auxilium Torino
1 + 3
2022
14 December 2017
[30][31]

Competitions

SuperCup
Main article: 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

Brindisi took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 Italian Basketball Cup runner-up. They lost the competition at the semifinal against Reyer Venezia.

21 September 2019
Semifinals
 Umana Reyer Venezia 78–73 New Basket Brindisi Bari
20:45 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 17–14, 31–11, 24–29
Eurosport Pts: Daye 26
Rebs: Bramos, Watt 5
Asts: Daye 4		 Boxscore Pts: Banks 23
Rebs: Radivojević 8
Asts: Martin 3		 Arena: PalaFlorio

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
3 Germani Basket Brescia 21 14 7 1707 1554 +153 Qualification for EuroCup
4 AX Armani Exchange Milano 21 14 7 1687 1555 +132 Already qualified for EuroLeague
5 Happy Casa Brindisi 21 13 8 1776 1696 +80 Qualification for Champions League
6 Vanoli Cremona 20 12 8 1627 1617 +10
7 Umana Reyer Venezia 21 11 10 1638 1582 +56 Qualification for EuroCup
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

Basketball Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 Basketball Champions League
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Casademont Zaragoza 14 10 4 1136 1094 +42 24 Advance to round of 16
2 JDA Dijon 14 9 5 1159 1069 +90 23
3 Telekom Baskets Bonn 14 8 6 1143 1146 −3 22
4 Beşiktaş Sompo Sigorta 14 7 7 1068 1079 −11 21
5 Falco 14 6 8 1115 1109 +6 20
6 Neptūnas 14 6 8 1137 1166 −29 20
7 PAOK 14 5 9 1143 1186 −43 19
8 Happy Casa Brindisi 14 5 9 1203 1255 −52 19
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2020. Source: Basketball Champions League

Italian Cup

Brindisi qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 7th place. They lost in the finals against Umana Reyer Venezia.

14 February 2020
Quarter finals
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 86–91 Happy Casa Brindisi Pesaro
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 16–13, 23–25, 25–27
Eurosport, Rai Sport Pts: Pierre 21
Rebs: Pierre 9
Asts: Evans 5
PIR: Pierre 31		 Boxscore Pts: Banks 37
Rebs: Banks 8
Asts: John Brown 4
PIR: Banks 41		 Arena: Adriatic Arena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Mark Bartoli
15 February 2020 Happy Casa Brindisi 78–53 Pompea Fortitudo Bologna Pesaro
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–12, 19–13, 14–16
Eurosport, Rai Sport Pts: Brown 18
Rebs: Banks 7
Asts: Thompson 7
PIR: Brown 26		 Boxscore Pts: Cinciarini, Sims 10
Rebs: Daniel, Sims 9
Asts: Sims 2
PIR: Sims 11		 Arena: Adriatic Arena
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni
16 February 2020 Umana Reyer Venezia 73–67 Happy Casa Brindisi Pesaro
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 16–22, 16–13, 23–24
Eurosport, Rai Sport Pts: Watt 17
Rebs: Watt 10
Asts: Tonut 4
PIR: Watt 19		 Boxscore Pts: Banks 27
Rebs: Brown 12
Asts: Thompson 4
PIR: Banks 26		 Arena: Adriatic Arena
Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Saverio Lanzarini, Manuel Mazzoni
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