2020–21 Pallacanestro Cantù season

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Cantù's 84th in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
2020-21 season
OwnerTutti Insieme Cantù S.r.l.
PresidentRoberto Allievi
Head coachPiero Bucchi
ArenaPalaDesio
LBARegular season
SupercupGroup stage (4th)

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Players

Current roster

Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G 0 Gaines, Frank 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1990-07-07)7 July 1990
PF 1 Thomas, Donte 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 24 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
PG 2 Smith, Jaime 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 31 – (1989-07-11)11 July 1989
PF 3 Kennedy, Sha'markus 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 22 – (1998-06-27)27 June 1998
G/F 9 Procida, Gabriele 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 18 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002
PF 10 Leunen, Maarty 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 35 – (1985-09-03)3 September 1985
PF 11 La Torre, Andrea (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 23 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
C 13 Bigby-Williams, Kavell 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 25 – (1995-10-07)7 October 1995
G 22 Johnson, Jazz 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 24 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996
PF 23 Bayehe, Jordan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 21 – (1999-10-16)16 October 1999
SG 25 Baparapè, Biram 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 23 – (1997-04-25)25 April 1997
G/F 32 Pecchia, Andrea 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 23 – (1997-11-16)16 November 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marco Gandini
  • Antonio Visciglia
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: 26 January 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 Sha'markus Kennedy Kavell Bigby-Williams Jordan Bayehe
PF Donte Thomas Maarty Leunen
SF Andrea Pecchia Gabriele Procida Andrea La Torre
SG Frank Gaines Biram Baparapè
PG Jaime Smith Jazz Johnson

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
1PFDonte Thomas24Donar Groningen1 yearJune 2021Free22 June 2020[1]
23PFJordan Bayehe20Roseto Sharks2 yearsJune 2022Free27 June 2020[2]
3CSha'markus Kennedy22McNeese State Cowboys1 yearJune 2021Free4 July 2020[3]
2PGJaime Smith31Dinamo Sassari1 yearJune 2021Free11 July 2020[4]
8SGJames Woodard26Medi Bayreuth1 yearJune 2021Free16 July 2020[5]
10PFMaarty Leunen34Fortitudo Bologna1 yearJune 2021Free21 July 2020[6]
22GJazz Johnson23Nevada Wolf Pack1 yearJune 2021Free29 July 2020[7]
13F/CKavell Bigby-Williams[Note IN]25Fort Wayne Mad Ants1 yearJune 2021Free14 December 2020[8]
0GFrank Gaines[Note IN]30Bnei Herzliya Basket1 yearJune 2021Undisclosed4 January 2021[9]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
13CKevarrius Hayes23ASVELend of contractFree8 June 2020[10]
22SGJason Burnell23Dinamo Sassariend of contractFree1 July 2020[11]
10GWes Clark25SIG Strasbourgend of contractFree26 June 2020[12]
27CAlessandro Simioni22Basket Ravennaend of contractFree1 July 2020[13]
0SGRodney Purvis26Bergamo Basket 2014end of contractFree1 July 2020[14]
1SGCameron Young23Free agentend of contractFree1 July 2020
19PF Jeremiah Wilson32Al-Ittihad Jeddahend of contractFree1 July 2020[15]
20G Joe Ragland30Hapoel Eilatend of contractFree1 July 2020[16]
8SGJames Woodard[Note OUT]26PeristeriTransferUndisclosed19 January 2021[17][18]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
25SGBiram Baparapè23USA Basket Empoli3 yearJune 2021Free19 September 2018[19]
11PFAndrea La Torre23Amici Udinese3 yearJune 2021Free8 November 2018[20]
32G/FAndrea Pecchia23Treviglio1 + 1 yearJune 2021Free25 June 2019[21][22]
9SGGabriele Procida17Team ABC Cantù1 + 4 yearsJune 2024Free24 August 2019[23][24]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Start Date Status End date
Piero Bucchi 62 Virtus Roma end of the season June 2021 26 January 2021[25] active
Cesare Pancotto 66 Poderosa Montegranaro 2 years June 2021 11 June 2019[26][27] sacked 25 January 2021[28]

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 6 6 0 576 433 +143 Advance to Final Four
2 Germani Basket Brescia 6 3 3 499 515 −16
3 Openjobmetis Varese 6 2 4 500 548 −48
4 S.Bernardo Cantù 6 1 5 444 523 −79
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 Qualification
12 Dolomiti Energia Trento 18 6 12 1385 1440 −55
13 Vanoli Cremona 18 6 12 1516 1577 −61
14 Openjobmetis Varese 16 5 11 1292 1425 −133
15 Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 18 5 13 1403 1514 −111 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Virtus Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: LBA

References
  1. "A CANTU' ARRIVA IL PRIMO AMERICANO, È L'ALA DONTE THOMAS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 22 June 2020.
  2. "UN NUOVO VOLTO PER PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ: INGAGGIATO JORDAN BAYEHE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 27 June 2020.
  3. "SHA'MARKUS KENNEDY È IL NUOVO CENTRO AMERICANO DI CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 4 July 2020.
  4. "UN COLPO DA NOVANTA: JAIME SMITH TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA CANTURINA" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 11 July 2020.
  5. "UN ESTERNO IN RAMPA DI LANCIO: JAMES WOODARD È BIANCOBLÙ!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 16 July 2020.
  6. "UN ALTRO GRANDE RITORNO: MAARTEN LEUNEN DI NUOVO A CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 21 July 2020.
  7. "ENERGIA E TALENTO AL SERVIZIO DELLA SQUADRA: JAZZ JOHNSON CHIUDE IL MERCATO BIANCOBLÙ!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 29 July 2020.
  8. "L'ACQUA S.BERNARDO SI RINFORZA SOTTO CANESTRO CON KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 14 December 2020.
  9. "FRANK GAINES TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA DELLA PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 4 January 2020.
  10. "LDLC ASVEL mise sur Kevarrius HAYES" (in French). ldlcasvel.com. 8 June 2020.
  11. "Il Banco apre le danze: ecco Jason Burnell" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 12 June 2020.
  12. "Le puissant Wes Clark choisit Strasbourg" (in French). sigstrasbourg.fr. 25 June 2020.
  13. "OraSì Ravenna, da Cantù arriva il lungo Alessandro Simioni" (in Italian). basketravenna.it. 25 June 2020.
  14. "BERGAMO PIAZZA IL COLPO, IN GIALLONERO ARRIVA RODNEY PURVIS!" (in Italian). bb14.it. 9 August 2020.
  15. "Jeremiah Wilson signs with Al-Ittihad". sportando.basketball. 4 December 2020.
  16. "החתמה מרשימה: ג'ו רגלנד מגיע לאילת" (in Hebrew). basket.co.il. 31 July 2020.
  17. "SI SEPARANO LE STRADE DI PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ E JAMES WOODARD" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 19 January 2020.
  18. "Ο Γούνταρντ στο Περιστέρι [vid]" (in Greek). peristeribc.gr. 20 January 2020.
  19. "UFFICIALE A - Cantù, confermato Biram Baparapè" (in Italian). pianetabasket.com. 19 September 2018.
  20. "Cantù, triennale con Andrea La Torre" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 8 November 2018.
  21. "COLPO ANDREA PECCHIA: L'ESTERNO CLASSE 1997 È CANTURINO!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 25 June 2019.
  22. "UNA CONFERMA IMPORTANTE: ANDREA PECCHIA RINNOVA CON CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 6 June 2020.
  23. "CANTÙ RIMONTA, DIVERTE E BATTE LA VIRTUS BOLOGNA ALLA PRIMA" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 24 August 2019.
  24. "GABRIELE PROCIDA E PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ SI LEGANO CON UN CONTRATTO PLURIENNALE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 19 June 2020.
  25. "PIERO BUCCHI NUOVO CAPO ALLENATORE DELL'ACQUA S.BERNARDO CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 26 January 2021.
  26. "UNA FIGURA DI GRANDE ESPERIENZA: CESARE PANCOTTO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 11 June 2019.
  27. "RINNOVATO IL CONTRATTO DI COACH CESARE PANCOTTO" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 12 May 2020.
  28. "COMUNICATO STAMPA: CESARE PANCOTTO" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 25 January 2021.
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