2019–20 Dinamo Sassari season

The 2019–20 season is Dinamo Sassari's 60th in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Main article: Dinamo Sassari
Dinamo Sassari
2019-20 season
PresidentStefano Sardara
Head coachGianmarco Pozzecco
ArenaPalasport Roberta Serradimigni
LBAseason cancelled (2nd)
BCLRound of 16
Coppa ItaliaQuarter finals
SupercoppaWinners
Serie A jersey
Team colours
Serie A
Champions League jersey
Team colours
Champions League

Overview

Sassari comes from a very successful 2018–19 season both in the Italian league and European league. They won, indeed, the FIBA Europe Cup and for the first time of the history of the club, Sassari added a European level trophy in their palmares.

In Italy, Sassari reached the finals and lost the series at the last best of 4 match, interrupting an incredible series of 15 consecutive wins in the Italian league.

Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was hired during the 2018-19 season[1] and, since his establishment, he lost only four games in the finals against Reyer Venezia after winning 23 consecutive games amongst Europe Cup and Serie A.

He got his contract extended for the next three years [2] and immediately won the 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup in the new season.

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.[3] Sassari ended the championship in 2nd position.

Kit

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear / Sponsor: Banco di Sardegna

Lega Basket Serie A
Serie A Home jersey
Team colours
Serie A Home
Serie A Away jersey
Team colours
Serie A Away

FIBA Basketball Champions League
Champions League jersey
Team colours
Champions League
Champions League jersey
Team colours
Champions League

Players

Before the early end of the season Sassari hired Jaime Smith who played for the team the previous year. During his presentation conference, on 3 March, coach Pozzecco declared that Curtis Jerrells wouldn't play anymore for the team[4] but he was never officially released.

Current roster

Banco di Sardegna Sassari roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 0 Italy Spissu, Marco 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995
C 2 Croatia Bilan, Miro 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 34 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
PG 3 United States Smith, Jaime 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 34 – (1989-07-11)11 July 1989
G/F 7 Italy Bucarelli, Lorenzo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 25 – (1998-03-06)6 March 1998
G/F 8 Italy Devecchi, Giacomo (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 38 – (1985-04-02)2 April 1985
PF 9 Lithuania Sorokas, Paulius 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-04-25)25 April 1992
F 11 United States Evans, Dwayne 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 31 – (1992-01-25)25 January 1992
C 15 Italy Magro, Daniele 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 112 kg (247 lb) 36 – (1987-04-14)14 April 1987
SF 21 Canada Pierre, Dyshawn 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1993-11-17)17 November 1993
G 22 Italy Gentile, Stefano 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 34 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989
C 23 The Bahamas Coleby, Dwight 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – (1994-01-16)16 January 1994
SG 31 Italy Vitali, Michele 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1991-10-31)31 October 1991
PG 55 United States Jerrells, Curtis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1987-02-05)5 February 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Edoardo Casalone
  • Italy Giorgio Gerosa
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 16, 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 Miro Bilan Dwight Coleby Daniele Magro
PF Dwayne Evans Paulius Sorokas
SF Dyshawn Pierre Lorenzo Bucarelli Giacomo Devecchi
SG Michele Vitali Stefano Gentile
PG Marco Spissu Jaime Smith Curtis Jerrells

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
2CCroatiaMiro Bilan29ASVELFrance1 yearJune 2020Free13 July 2019[5]
11FUnited StatesDwayne Evans27ratiopharm UlmGermany1 yearJune 2020Free23 July 2019[6]
31SGItalyMichele Vitali27AndorraSpain3 yearsJune 2022Free24 July 2019[7]
55PGUnited StatesCurtis Jerrells32Olimpia MilanoItaly1 yearJune 2020Free1 August 2019[8]
1F/CUnited StatesJamel McLean31Lokomotiv KubanRussia1 yearJune 2020Free28 August 2019[9]
7SFItalyLorenzo Bucarelli21Dinamo CagliariItalyreturn from loanJune 2020Free28 August 2019[10]
9PFLithuaniaPaulius Sorokas27Spirou CharleroiBelgium1 yearJune 2020Free18 September 2019[11]
23CThe BahamasDwight Coleby26İTÜ BasketTurkeyend of seasonJune 2020Free20 January 2020[12]
3PGUnited StatesJaime Smith30Teksüt BandırmaTurkeyend of seasonJune 2020Free2 March 2020[13]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
2PGUnited StatesJaime Smith29Bandirma BanvitTurkeyend of contractFree1 July 2019[14]
3SGUnited StatesTyrus McGee28Élan BéarnaisFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[15]
4SGKosovoScott Bamforth29BudućnostMontenegroend of contractFree1 July 2019[16]
5G/FUnited StatesTerran Petteway26PistoiaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
6G/FUnited StatesJustin Carter32Chorale RoanneFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
25PGUnited StatesRashawn Thomas24Partizan BelgradeSerbiaend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
35PFItalyOusmane Diop19TorinoItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
45CUnited StatesJack Cooley28Ryukyu Golden KingsJapanend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
33PFItalyAchille Polonara27Saski BaskoniaSpaintransfer100.000 €28 August 2019[22][23]
1F/CUnited StatesJamel McLean31Nagoya Diamond DolphinsJapanmutual consentUndisclosed13 January 2020[24][25]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
8G/FItalyGiacomo Devecchi34Sutor MontegranaroItaly4 yearsJune 2023Free27 July 2006[26]
21SGUnited StatesDyshawn Pierre25Basketball Löwen BraunschweigGermany1 + 1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free28 June 2017[27][28][29]
0PGItalyMarco Spissu24Virtus BolognaItaly3 yearJune 2022return from loan15 July 2017[30][31]
22SGItalyStefano Gentile30Virtus BolognaItaly2 + 2 yearJune 2021Free25 June 2018[32][33]
15CItalyDaniele Magro32PistoiaItaly1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free1 July 2018[34][35]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Italy
 Gianmarco Pozzecco
51
 Fortitudo Bologna
Italy
3
2022
11 February 2019
[1][2]

Competitions

SuperCup
Main article: 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

Sassari took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 LBA Finals runner-up and won the competition against Reyer Venezia.

21 September 2019
Semifinals
 Vanoli Cremona 94–1010(OT) Banco di Sardegna Sassari Bari
18:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–30, 20–20, 18–21, Overtime: 7–14
Eurosport Pts: Matthew Tiby 25
Rebs: Saunders 6
Asts: Diener 5
PIR: Matthew Tiby, Diener 20		 Boxscore Pts: Evans 18
Rebs: McLean, Evans 9
Asts: Spissu 7
PIR: Evans, Spissu 25		 Arena: PalaFlorio
22 September 2019
Finals
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 83–800(OT) Umana Reyer Venezia Bari
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 19–13, 17–24, 11–21, Overtime: 14–11
Eurosport Pts: Jerrells 19
Rebs: Evans 8
Asts: three players 3
PIR: McLean 21		 Boxscore Pts: Chappell 19
Rebs: Bramos, Watt 7
Asts: Chappell, Stone 3
PIR: Chappell 21		 Arena: PalaFlorio

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 20 18 2 1719 1500 +219 Qualification for EuroCup
2 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 20 15 5 1703 1506 +197 Qualification for Champions League
3 Germani Basket Brescia 21 14 7 1707 1554 +153 Qualification for EuroCup
4 AX Armani Exchange Milano 21 14 7 1687 1555 +132 Already qualified for EuroLeague
5 Happy Casa Brindisi 21 13 8 1776 1696 +80 Qualification for Champions League
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

Basketball Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 Basketball Champions League

After the successes of the previous year, Dinamo Sassari was promoted to the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League as winner of the FIBA Europe Cup.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Turkey Türk Telekom 14 11 3 1173 1075 +98 25 Advance to round of 16
2 Italy Dinamo Sassari 14 11 3 1181 1088 +93 25
3 Belgium Filou Oostende 14 8 6 1059 1085 −26 22
4 Lithuania Lietkabelis 14 7 7 1079 1077 +2 21
5 Spain Baxi Manresa 14 7 7 1095 1069 +26 21
6 Israel Hapoel Holon 14 6 8 1164 1170 −6 20
7 France SIG Strasbourg 14 4 10 1082 1155 −73 18
8 Poland Polski Cukier Toruń 14 2 12 1231 1345 −114 16
Source: Basketball Champions League

Playoffs

The 2019–20 Basketball Champions League playoffs start from the round of 16 and is structured on a best-of-three basis until the final four.

Round of 16

The second match was played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, where Sassari was coming after two days without training.[36]

Italian Cup

Sassari qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 2nd place. They lost the first match in the quarter finals against Happy Casa Brindisi.

14 February 2020
Quarter finals
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 86–91 Happy Casa Brindisi Pesaro
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 16–13, 23–25, 25–27
Eurosport, Rai Sport Pts: Pierre 21
Rebs: Pierre 9
Asts: Evans 5
PIR: Pierre 31		 Boxscore Pts: Banks 37
Rebs: Banks 8
Asts: John Brown 4
PIR: Banks 41		 Arena: Adriatic Arena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Mark Bartoli

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