2020–21 Fortitudo Bologna season

The 2020–21 season is Fortitudo Bologna's 89th in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna
2020-21 season
OwnerComitato per la Fondazione Fortitudo
PresidentChristian Pavani
Head coachLuca Dalmonte
ArenaPalaBigi
LBARegular season
BCLRegular season (4th)
SupercupGroup stage (3rd)

Overview

After a successful, although incomplete, 2019-20 season as a newly promoted team, Bologna was able to raise the bar of the ambition and compete in the Basketball Champions League for the 2020-21 season.[1]

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Lavoropiù

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Players

Current roster

Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 1 Banks, Adrian 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1986-02-09)9 February 1986
G/F 4 Aradori, Pietro 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1988-10-09)9 October 1988
SG 6 Mancinelli, Stefano (C) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 37 – (1983-03-17)17 March 1983
SG 10 Saunders, Wesley 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1993-06-16)16 June 1993
C 16 Hunt, Dario 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1989-05-02)2 May 1989
PG 21 Fantinelli, Matteo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1993-11-24)24 November 1993
PG 25 Baldasso, Tommaso 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 23 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998
C 28 Cusin, Marco 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 35 – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985
F 33 Withers, Todd 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
F/C 35 Totè, Leonardo 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 23 – (1997-07-08)8 July 1997
PG 43 Sabatini, Gherardo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 26 – (1994-05-13)13 May 1994
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Stefano Comuzzo
  • Simone Bianchi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 21 January 2021

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 Dario Hunt Leonardo Totè Marco Cusin
PF Todd Withers Stefano Mancinelli
SF Pietro Aradori
SG Adrian Banks Wesley Saunders
PG Matteo Fantinelli Tommaso Baldasso Gherardo Sabatini

5+5 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
35F/CLeonardo Totè22V.L. Pesaro3 yearsJune 2023Free8 June 2020[2]
1SGAdrian Banks34New Basket Brindisi2 yearsJune 2022Free11 June 2020[3]
43PGGherardo Sabatini26Urania Milano1 yearsJune 2021Free13 June 2020[4]
33FTodd Withers24Grand Rapids Drive1 yearJune 2021Free2 July 2020[5]
12GMattia Palumbo19Blu Basket 19714 yearsJuly 2024Free19 July 2020[6]
11G/FTre'Shaun Fletcher25Ura Basket1 yearsJune 2021Free20 July 2020[7]
28CMarco Cusin[Note IN]35JuveCaserta1 yearsJune 2021Undisclosed30 October 2020[8]
10SGWesley Saunders[Note IN]27Monaco1 yearJune 2021Free4 November 2020[9]
16CDario Hunt[Note IN]31Virtus Roma1 yearJune 2021Free14 December 2020[10]
25PGTommaso Baldasso[Note IN]22Virtus Roma1 yearJune 2021Free28 December 2020[11]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
5SGDaniele Cinciarini37Basket Ravennaend of contractFree1 July 2020[12]
11GJerome Dyson33Spójnia Stargardend of contractFree1 July 2020[13]
14CHenry Sims30Incheon Electroland Elephantsend of contractFree1 July 2020[14]
22F/CEd Daniel30Iraklisend of contractFree1 July 2020[15]
24PGRok Stipčević34Krka Novo Mestoend of contractFree1 July 2020[16]
10PFMaarty Leunen34Pallacanestro CantùtransferUndisclosed15 July 2020[17][18]
9FNicolò Dellosto[Note OUT]20Kleb Ferraramutual consentUndisclosed15 December 2020[19][20]
11G/FTre'Shaun Fletcher[Note OUT]26Pistoia Basketmutual consentUndisclosed29 December 2020[21][22]
22F/CEthan Happ[Note OUT]24Dinamo SassaritransferUndisclosed18 January 2021[23][24]
12GMattia Palumbo[Note OUT]20Scafati Basketon loanUndisclosed21 January 2021[25][26]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
6PFStefano Mancinelli37Auxilium Torino5 yearsJune 2021Free6 July 2016[27]
21PGMatteo Fantinelli27Universo Treviso Basket1 + 2June 2021Free20 June 2018[28][29]
9FNicolò Dellosto19Reggio EmiliaN/AN/AYouth system6 August 2019[30]
4G/FPietro Aradori32Virtus Bologna4 yearsJune 2023Free12 August 2019[31]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Last team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Luca Dalmonte 57 Scaligera Verona 1 June 2021 7 December 2020[32] Romeo Sacchetti 6 December 2020[33] sacked
Romeo Sacchetti 66 Vanoli Cremona 2 June 2022 27 May 2020[34] Antimo Martino 27 May 2020[35] mutual consent

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 6 5 1 490 428 +62 Advance to Final Four
2 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 6 3 3 479 477 +2
3 Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna 6 3 3 506 496 +10
4 Vanoli Cremona 6 1 5 408 482 −74
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A
Main article: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
9 Germani Basket Brescia 17 7 10 1389 1440 −51
10 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 18 7 11 1357 1450 −93
11 Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna 16 6 10 1264 1311 −47
12 Dolomiti Energia Trento 18 6 12 1385 1440 −55
13 Vanoli Cremona 18 6 12 1516 1577 −61
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: LBA

Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Brose Bamberg 6 6 0 509 429 +80 12 Advance to Playoffs
2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 4 2 476 441 +35 10
3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 2 4 445 451 −6 8
4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 0 6 383 492 −109 6
Source: Champions League

    References
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    2. "Leonardo Totè è un giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 8 June 2020.
    3. "Adrian Banks è un giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 11 June 2020.
    4. "Gherardo Sabatini è un giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 13 June 2020.
    5. "Todd Withers è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 2 July 2020.
    6. "Mattia Palumbo è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 19 July 2020.
    7. "Tre'Shaun Fletcher è un giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 20 July 2020.
    8. "Marco Cusin è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo Lavoropiù!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 30 October 2020.
    9. "Wesley Saunders è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo Lavoropiù!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 4 November 2020.
    10. "Dario Hunt è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo Lavoropiù!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 14 December 2020.
    11. "Tommaso Baldasso è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo Lavoropiù!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 28 December 2020.
    12. "Daniele Cinciarini è un nuovo giocatore dell'OraSì" (in Italian). basketravenna.it. 22 July 2020.
    13. "Jerome Dyson w biało-bordowej drużynie!" (in Polish). spojniastargard.com. 24 December 2020.
    14. "전자랜드가 외국선수 구성을 마쳤다" (in Korean). etelephants.com. 9 July 2020.
    15. "Ο Ed Daniel στον ΗΡΑΚΛΗ" (in Greek). iraklis-bc.gr. 25 July 2020.
    16. "ROK STIPČEVIĆ NOVI ČLAN KK KRKA" (in Slovenian). basket.krka.si. 20 August 2020.
    17. "Risoluzione del contratto con Maarty Leunen" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 15 July 2020.
    18. "UN ALTRO GRANDE RITORNO: MAARTEN LEUNEN DI NUOVO A CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 21 July 2020.
    19. "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Nicolò Dellosto" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 15 December 2020.
    20. "FIRMATO NICOLO' DELLOSTO" (in Italian). klebbasketferrara.com. 15 December 2020.
    21. "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Tre'Shaun Fletcher" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 29 December 2020.
    22. "Tre'Shaun Fletcher è un nuovo giocatore della GTG Pistoia" (in Italian). pistoiabasket2000.com. 29 December 2020.
    23. "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto con Ethan Happ" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 18 January 2020.
    24. "Ethan Happ completa lo scacchiere biancoblu" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 18 January 2020.
    25. "Mattia Palumbo in prestito alla Givova Scafati Basket" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 21 January 2021.
    26. "COLPO GIVOVA SCAFATI: INGAGGIATO L'ESTERNO MATTIA PALUMBO" (in Italian). scafatibasket.com. 21 January 2021.
    27. "UFFICIALE – Mancinelli si ricongiunge alla promessa sposa Fortitudo Bologna" (in Italian). pianetabasket.com. 6 July 2016.
    28. "Matteo Fantinelli è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 20 June 2018.
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