2019–20 Saski Baskonia season

The 2019–20 season was Kirolbet Baskonia's 61st in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 20th consecutive season in the EuroLeague. It was the second consecutive season under head coach Velimir Perasović, who signed in November 2018 and was replaced with Duško Ivanović in December 2019.

Kirolbet Baskonia
2019–20 season
PresidentJosé Antonio Querejeta
Head coachDuško Ivanović
ArenaBuesa Arena
Liga ACB8th[lower-alpha 1]
0Playoffs0Winners
EuroLeague13th[lower-alpha 2]
Highest home attendanceLiga ACB: 11,589
Baskonia 74–82 Burgos
(22 December 2019)
EuroLeague: 13,628
Baskonia 76–74 Barcelona
(2 January 2020)
Lowest home attendanceLiga ACB: 7,625
Baskonia 105–82 Estudiantes
(27 September 2019)
EuroLeague: 8,725
Baskonia 73–72 Berlin
(6 March 2020)
Average home attendanceLiga ACB: 8,931
EuroLeague: 10,661
Biggest winBaskonia 93–60 Bayern
(1 November 2019)
Biggest defeatPanathinaikos 100–68 Baskonia
(28 November 2019)

Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 were CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 were CET (UTC+1).

Players

Squad information

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

Kirolbet Baskonia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 6 Christon, Semaj 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 27 – (1992-11-01)1 November 1992
C 12 Diop, Ilimane 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1995-04-04)4 April 1995
SG 30 Dragić, Zoran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-06-22)22 June 1989
C 50 Eric, Micheal 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 31 – (1988-08-24)24 August 1988
C 19 Fall, Youssoupha 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) 25 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995
PG 17 García, Sergi 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (1997-02-17)17 February 1997
SF 29 Garino, Patricio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1993-05-17)17 May 1993
SF 5 González, Miguel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1999-03-20)20 March 1999
PG 15 Granger, Jayson 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 30 – (1989-09-15)15 September 1989
PG 7 Henry, Pierriá 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993
SG 11 Janning, Matt 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 32 – (1988-06-22)22 June 1988
PG 47 Kurucs, Artūrs 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 20 – (2000-01-19)19 January 2000
PG 10 López, Lautaro 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 21 – (1999-01-08)8 January 1999
PF 33 Polonara, Achille 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
SF 8 Sedekerskis, Tadas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (1998-01-17)17 January 1998
PF 23 Shengelia, Tornike (C) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 28 – (1991-10-05)5 October 1991
SF 31 Shields, Shavon 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 26 – (1994-06-05)5 June 1994
PG 3 Vildoza, Luca 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Transactions
See also: List of 2019–20 EuroLeague transactions

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
19CYoussoupha Fall24SIG StrasbourgLoan returnJune 20226 June 2019[1]
50CMicheal Eric31DarüşşafakaEnd of contractJune 20219 July 2019[2]
7PGPierriá Henry26UNICSEnd of contractJune 202017 July 2019[3]
22SGNik Stauskas25Cleveland CavaliersEnd of contractJune 20201 August 2019[4]
33PFAchille Polonara27Dinamo SassariTransferJune 202128 August 2019[5]
17PGSergi García22Valencia BasketTransferJune 20205 December 2019[6]
6PGSemaj Christon27Limoges CSPTransferJune 202027 January 2020[7]
30SGZoran Dragić30ratiopharm UlmTransferJune 202030 January 2020[8]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
9PGMarcelo Huertas36Iberostar TenerifeEnd of contract11 June 2019[9]
7PFJohannes Voigtmann26CSKA MoscowEnd of contract28 June 2019[10]
32SGDarrun Hilliard26CSKA MoscowEnd of contract3 July 2019[11]
17CVincent Poirier25Boston CelticsTransfer15 July 2019[12]
8SFTadas Sedekerskis21NeptūnasLoan26 July 2019[13]
21PFJalen Jones26Capital City Go-GoEnd of contract27 October 2019[14]
22SGNik Stauskas26Free agentSeason ending surgery12 February 2020[15][16]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly matches

Torneo Liberbank Ciudad de Oviedo

Euskal Kopa
Main article: Euskal Kopa

Trofeo Araba/Álava Saria

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Liga ACB 27 September 2019 30 June 2020 Round 1 Winners 30 17 0 13 2,472 2,405 +67 056.67
EuroLeague 4 October 2019 6 March 2020 Round 1 13th[lower-alpha 2] 28 12 0 16 2,059 2,155 −96 042.86
Total 58 29 0 29 4,531 4,560 −29 050.00
Source: Competitions

Liga ACB
Main article: 2019–20 Liga ACB

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
6 MoraBanc Andorra 23 13 10 1865 1814 +51 Qualification to playoffs
7 Valencia Basket 23 12 11 1950 1794 +156
8 Kirolbet Baskonia 23 12 11 1926 1886 +40
9 Unicaja 23 12 11 1823 1798 +25
10 San Pablo Burgos 23 12 11 1840 1874 −34
Source: ACB

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
23 12 11 1926 1886  +40 6 6 991 942  +49 6 5 935 944  −9

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultWLLLWWLWLWLWWLLLWWLLWWWVVVVVVVVVVV
Position179139795117109671112101010111088
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; V = Void

Matches

Playoffs
Main article: 2020 ACB Playoffs
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Barça 5 4 1 432 400 +32 Qualification to the semifinals
2 Kirolbet Baskonia 5 3 2 402 379 +23
3 Unicaja 5 3 2 418 395 +23
4 Iberostar Tenerife 5 2 3 381 406 −25
5 Club Joventut Badalona 5 2 3 423 429 −6
6 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 5 1 4 359 406 −47
Source: ACB
Semifinals
Final

EuroLeague
Main article: 2019–20 EuroLeague

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
11 Olympiacos 28 12 16 2243 2282 −39
12 A|X Armani Exchange Milan 28 12 16 2163 2236 −73
13 Kirolbet Baskonia 28 12 16 2059 2155 −96
14 Crvena zvezda mts 28 11 17 2079 2108 −29
15 LDLC ASVEL 28 10 18 2073 2284 −211
Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
28 12 16 2059 2155  −96 9 5 1047 1047  0 3 11 1012 1108  −96

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHHHAHAAHAHH
ResultWLLWLWLLWWLLWLLLWLLLWLLWLWWWVVVVVV
Position571279710101099119111313121414151314161415131313
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; V = Void

Matches

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  PIR per game

Liga ACB
Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Semaj Christon 4424:11.611.333.6253.32.81.30.09.08.3
Ilimane Diop 28414:07.506.312.8583.40.20.50.95.77.6
Zoran Dragić 11116:26.643.264.7521.41.40.40.07.15.6
Micheal Eric 282015:35.601.000.5533.60.30.40.77.06.1
Youssoupha Fall 24612:36.701.000.5973.90.10.30.65.46.5
Sergi García 12111:36.493.172.5001.41.80.90.11.92.9
Patricio Garino 8625:52.595.394.8472.61.50.80.910.310.4
Miguel González 1115:35.333.0001.0000.30.10.00.20.6–0.1
Jayson Granger 8212:03.315.4571.0001.32.40.50.03.43.5
Pierriá Henry 251925:33.539.417.7453.43.91.60.010.612.8
Matt Janning 301821:59.469.386.7871.31.60.60.17.85.4
Artūrs Kurucs 1015:151.000.5001.0000.02.00.01.06.08.0
Achille Polonara 30112:55.631.392.7482.90.50.50.35.36.6
Tadas Sedekerskis 1030:45.250.500.0005.03.00.01.05.08.0
Tornike Shengelia 292932:09.543.296.7186.12.81.20.315.918.3
Shavon Shields 282227:06.550.361.8074.01.11.10.211.512.3
Nik Stauskas 18717:36.474.315.8471.51.40.40.27.25.0
Luca Vildoza 19923:16.448.315.8682.82.71.30.38.07.5

Source: ACB

EuroLeague
Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Semaj Christon 7525:14.543.286.7271.13.70.30.09.18.0
Ilimane Diop 27010:37.609.286.7582.00.30.30.53.73.7
Zoran Dragić 5117:23.375.357.7062.00.40.60.07.86.0
Micheal Eric 282214:58.552.000.4572.70.30.80.65.74.4
Youssoupha Fall 28613:33.615.000.4524.80.10.20.65.87.3
Sergi García 1517:01.286.273.0000.70.50.20.00.90.3
Patricio Garino 10418:58.320.320.9313.50.60.50.16.75.9
Miguel González 625:031.000.333.0000.50.20.00.00.81.5
Pierriá Henry 251824:39.481.295.7293.63.41.60.07.910.4
Matt Janning 281322:41.338.285.9092.01.50.80.06.03.9
Lautaro López 103:10.000.000.0000.02.00.00.00.0–1.0
Achille Polonara 27012:31.408.225.6432.80.20.60.43.14.2
Tornike Shengelia 282830:24.586.391.7695.62.91.00.515.918.5
Shavon Shields 262125:21.512.346.8573.41.00.40.29.58.5
Nik Stauskas 221220:31.408.422.7812.11.60.50.29.06.8
Luca Vildoza 16723:08.490.2881.0001.93.21.10.47.16.9

Source: EuroLeague

Notes
  1. Regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Youssoupha Fall back to Baskonia after loan in Jeep Elite". Sportando. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "Baskonia adds big man Eric". EuroLeague.net. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "Baskonia signs All-EuroCup guard Henry". EuroLeague.net. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. "Baskonia lands shooting guard Stauskas". EuroLeague.net. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. "Baskonia lands Polonara at frontcourt". EuroLeague.net. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. "Baskonia adds young guard Garcia". EuroLeague.net. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. "Baskonia lands Semaj Christon". EuroLeague.net. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. "Baskonia tabs veteran Dragic". EuroLeague.net. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. "Marcelinho Huertas, Baskonia part ways". Sportando. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. "Johannes Voigtmann, Baskonia part ways". Sportando. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. "CSKA brings scorer Hilliard aboard". EuroLeague.net. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. "Celtics Sign Vincent Poirier". Boston Celtics. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. "Tadas Sedekerskis will play on loan at Neptunas Klaipeda". Sportando. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. "GO-GO ANNOUNCE DRAFT PICKS, TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". Capital City Go-Go. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  15. "Kirolbet Baskonia parts ways with Nik Stauskas". Sportando. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  16. "Nik Stauskas says he will undergo season ending surgery following departure from Baskonia". Sportando. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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