2019–20 Pallacanestro Reggiana season

The 2019–20 season is Reggio Emilia's 46th in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Pallacanestro Reggiana
2019-20 season
PresidentMaria Licia Ferrarini
Head coachMaurizio Buscaglia
ArenaPalaBigi
LBAseason cancelled (12th)

Overview

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] Reggio Emilia ended the championship in 12th position.

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: GrissinBon

Home
Away
Away

Players

The team composition is the same as the last game played on February 9th[2] before the interruption of the championship[3] due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dererk Pardon and Gal Mekel left the team before the early end of the season. The first due to an injury that compromised the rest of the season, while Mekel was transferred to Unicaja Málaga.

Current roster

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 1 Johnson-Odom, Darius 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 31 – (1989-09-29)29 September 1989
PG 2 Cherry, Will 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1991-02-08)8 February 1991
SF 3 Fontecchio, Simone 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1995-09-12)12 September 1995
C 5 Pardon, Dererk (*) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 24 – (1996-10-01)1 October 1996
PG 7 Candi, Leonardo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 23 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997
PG 8 Poeta, Giuseppe (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 35 – (1985-09-12)12 September 1985
G/F 9 Vojvoda, Dávid 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1990-09-04)4 September 1990
PG 15 Soviero, Jacopo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 20 – (2001-01-12)12 January 2001
C 22 Owens, Josh 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 32 – (1988-12-07)7 December 1988
PF 30 Upshaw, Reggie 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (1995-04-07)7 April 1995
G 33 Cipolla, Alessandro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 20 – (2000-02-16)16 February 2000
PF 35 Diouf, Mouhamet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 19 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001
PG 99 Mekel, Gal (*) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 32 – (1988-03-04)4 March 1988
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Federico Fucà
  • Giuseppe Di Paolo

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Left the team after the last match
  • Injured

Updated: 5 March 2020

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

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Josh Owens
PF Reggie Upshaw Mouhamet Diouf
SF Simone Fontecchio Dávid Vojvoda
SG Darius Johnson-Odom Leonardo Candi Alessandro Cipolla
PG Will Cherry Giuseppe Poeta Jacopo Soviero

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

In

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
10F/CLuca Infante37Eurobasket Roma1 yearJune 2020Free20 June 2019[4]
8PGGiuseppe Poeta33Auxilium Torino2 yearsJune 2021Free24 June 2019[5]
5CDererk Pardon22Northwestern Wildcats1 yearJune 2020Free17 July 2019[6]
3SFSimone Fontecchio23Olimpia Milano1 yearJune 2020Free18 July 2019[7]
9G/FDávid Vojvoda28Szolnoki Olaj2 years (exit 2020)June 2020Free19 July 2019[8]
30PFReggie Upshaw24Andorra2 years (exit 2020)June 2020Free30 July 2019[9]
33GAlessandro Cipolla19Aurora Desio4 yearsJune 2023Free31 July 2019[10]
22CJosh Owens30Hapoel Jerusalem1 yearJune 2020Free10 August 2019[11]
99PG Gal Mekel31Zenit Saint Petersburg2 years (opt-out 2020)June 2021Free15 August 2019[12]
2PGWill Cherry28Olympiacosend of seasonJune 2020Free26 January 2020[13]

Out

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
4PGFederico Mussini23V.L. Pesaroend of contractFree1 July 2019[14]
5PGBryon Allen27Zadarend of contractFree1 July 2019[15]
6G Michael Dixon28Al Ittihad Alexandriaend of contractFree1 July 2019[16]
8G/FPatrick Richard29Clujend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
9PFPablo Aguilar30Iberostar Tenerifeend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
10PFRaphael Gaspardo25New Basket Brindisiend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
12F/CDarel Poirier21Windy City Bullsend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
14CRiccardo Cervi28Pallacanestro Vareseend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
16CBenjamin Ortner36Retiredend of contractFree1 July 2019
18PGPedro Llompart37Lucentum Alicanteend of contractFree1 July 2019[22]
19SFNiccolò De Vico24Vanoli Cremonaend of contractFree1 July 2019[23]
10F/CLuca Infante37Pallacanestro MantovanatransferUndisclosed28 January 2020[24][25]
5CDererk Pardon23Free agentmutual consentFree3 March 2020[26]
99PG Gal Mekel32Unicaj MálagatransferUndisclosed5 March 2020[27][28]

Out on loan

  • Federico Bonacini at Pallacanestro Trapani
  • Alessandro Vigori at Pallacanestro Mantovana

Confirmed

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
7PGLeonardo Candi22Fortitudo Bologna5 yearJune 2021Free22 June 2017[29]
1GDarius Johnson-Odom29Iowa Wolves2 years (out. 2020)June 2021Free25 March 2019[30][31]

From youth team

No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
15PGJacopo Soviero19youth teamYouth system30 January 2020[32]
SGCarlo Porfilio18youth teamYouth system6 March 2020[33]

Coach

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Maurizio Buscaglia
51
Aquila Basket Trento
3
2022
7 June 2019[34]
Stefano Pillastrini 19 May 2019[35] mutual consent

Competitions

Serie A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
10 Openjobmetis Varese 19 9 10 1570 1522 +48
11 S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù 20 9 11 1533 1580 47
12 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 21 9 12 1741 1763 22 Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup
13 De' Longhi Treviso 21 8 13 1620 1664 44
14 Virtus Roma 21 7 14 1639 1787 148
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

References

  1. "Emergenza COVID-19. La FIP dichiara conclusa la stagione 2019/2020 del Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). fip.it. 7 April 2020.
  2. "Oriora Pistoia-Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 86-79" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 9 February 2020.
  3. "Lega Basket, confermata la sospensione del campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 9 March 2020.
  4. "LUCA INFANTE TORNA IN BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 June 2018.
  5. "Giuseppe Poeta è il primo acquisto del mercato biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 24 June 2019.
  6. "Dererk Pardon è biancorosso!" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 17 July 2019.
  7. "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Simone Fontecchio" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 18 July 2019.
  8. "Dall'Ungheria arriva Dávid Vojvoda" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 19 July 2019.
  9. "FIRMATO REGGIE UPSHAW!" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 30 July 2019.
  10. "Primo contratto professionistico per Alessandro Cipolla" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 31 July 2019.
  11. "Energia ed atletismo sotto i tabelloni: firmato Josh Owens" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 10 August 2019.
  12. "La Grissin Bon ha il suo regista: ecco Gal Mekel" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 15 August 2019.
  13. "La Grissin Bon aggiunge Will Cherry al suo organico" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 26 January 2020.
  14. "Federico Mussini firma con la VL" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 23 July 2019.
  15. "SLUŽBENO: Bryon Allen novi je branič Zadrana!". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). KK Zadar. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. "رسمياً : سلة الاتحاد السكندري تتعاقد مع صانع الألعاب الأمريكي مايكل ديكسون". itthadclub.com (in Arabic). Al Ittihad Alexandria. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  17. "Patrick Richard și Rareş Uţă au semnat cu U-Banca Transilvania". u-bt.ro (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  18. "El Iberostar Tenerife ficha a Pablo Aguilar". cbcanarias.net. Iberostar Tenerife. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  19. "Accordo siglato con l'ala italiana Raphael Gaspardo". newbasketbrindisi.it (in Italian). New Basket Brindisi. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  20. "Go-Go Acquires First-Round Draft Pick And Returning Rights To CJ Fair From Bulls". gleague.nba.com. 17 October 2019.
  21. "RICCARDO CERVI È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA OPENJOBMETIS" (in Italian). pallacanestrovarese.it. 27 November 2019.
  22. "¡Bienvenido a casa, Pedro Llompart!". fundacionlucentum.com (in Spanish). Fundacion Lucentum. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  23. "Niccolò De Vico è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona". vanolibasket.com (in Italian). Guerino Vanoli Basket. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  24. "Risolto il contratto con Luca Infante" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 28 January 2020.
  25. "Luca Infante è un nuovo giocatore della Pallacanestro Mantovana!" (in Italian). stings.it. 28 January 2020.
  26. "Risolto il contratto con Dererk Pardon" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 3 March 2020.
  27. "Risolto il contratto con Gal Mekel" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 5 March 2020.
  28. "Gal Mekel, nuevo director de orquesta" (in Spanish). unicajabaloncesto.com. 5 March 2020.
  29. "Firmato Leonardo Candi con un accordo quinquennale" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 June 2017.
  30. "DOPPIO COLPO, ARRIVANO JOHNSON-ODOM E POIRIER" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 25 March 2019.
  31. "Johnson-Odom resta in biancorosso!" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 25 July 2019.
  32. "Primo contratto professionistico per Jacopo Soviero" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 30 January 2020.
  33. "Primo contratto professionistico per Carlo Porfilio" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 6 March 2020.
  34. "MAURIZIO BUSCAGLIA È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  35. "Reggio Emilia, coach Stefano Pillastrini part ways" (in Italian). sportando.basketball. 19 May 2019.
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