2020–21 New Basket Brindisi season

Main article: New Basket Brindisi

New Basket Brindisi

2020-21 season
Owner	New Basket Brindisi S.p.A.
President	Fernando Marino
Head coach	Francesco Vitucci
Arena	PalaPentassuglia
LBA	2nd of 15
0Playoffs	0Semifinals
BCL	Play-offs (3rd of 4)
Italian Cup	Semifinals
Supercup	Group stage (2nd of 4)

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.

Overview

Kit

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Basketball Champions League

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Serie A

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Italian Cup

Players

Current roster

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 Francesco Vitucci Assistant coach(es) Alberto Morea Mattia Consoli Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster 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

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

In

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]

1. In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out

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

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

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

Coach

Nat.	Name	Age.	Previous team		Type	Ends	Date	Source
	Francesco Vitucci	57	Auxilium Torino		1 + 3	June 2022	14 December 2017	[28][29]

Competitions

Supercup

Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup

Pos	Team v t e	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

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.

Happy Casa Brindisi v 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

Happy Casa Brindisi v Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro

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

Regular season

Main article: 2020–21 LBA season

Pos	Team v t e	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

Main article: 2021 LBA Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Happy Casa Brindisi v Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste

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

Happy Casa Brindisi v Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste

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

Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste v Happy Casa Brindisi

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

Happy Casa Brindisi v Segafredo Virtus Bologna

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

Happy Casa Brindisi v Segafredo Virtus Bologna

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

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v Happy Casa Brindisi

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

Main article: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Regular season

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: Champions League

Play-offs

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: Champions League

See also

• 2020–21 LBA season
• 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
• 2021 Italian Basketball Cup
• 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup

References

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