2019–20 Vanoli Cremona season

The 2019–20 season is Vanoli Cremona's 21st in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Main article: Guerino Vanoli Basket
Vanoli Cremona
2019-20 season
PresidentAldo Vanoli
Head coachRomeo Sacchetti
ArenaPalasport Mario Radi
LBAseason cancelled (6th)
Coppa ItaliaQuarter finals
SupercoppaSemifinalist

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] Cremona ended the championship in 6th position.

Kit

Supplier: Errea / Sponsor: Vanoli

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Third jersey
Team colours
Third

Players

Current roster

Vanoli Cremona roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 1 United States Saunders, Wesley 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1993-06-16)16 June 1993
SG 2 United States Mathews, Jordan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1994-06-22)22 June 1994
PG 5 Italy Sanguinetti, Giacomo 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 33 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990
PG 7 Italy Diener, Travis (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 41 – (1982-03-01)1 March 1982
PG 10 Italy Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 30 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
C 13 Croatia Sobin, Josip 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 34 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989
G/F 21 Italy De Vico, Niccolò 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 29 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994
F/C 22 United States Happ, Ethan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-05-07)7 May 1996
G/F 23 Serbia Stojanović, Vojislav 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1997-04-14)14 April 1997
SG 31 Finland Palmi, Topias 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 29 – (1994-08-26)26 August 1994
F 45 Italy Akele, Nicola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 25 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Flavio Fioretti
  • Italy Simone Bianchi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: February 9, 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 Josip Sobin
PF Ethan Happ Vojislav Stojanović Nicola Akele
SF Jordan Mathews Niccolò De Vico
SG Wesley Saunders Topias Palmi
PG Travis Diener Michele Ruzzier Giacomo Sanguinetti

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
45FItalyNicola Akele21Roseto SharksItaly3 yearsJune 2022Free11 June 2019[2]
31SGFinlandTopias Palmi24KatajaFinland3 yearsJune 2022Free27 June 2019[3]
21G/FItalyNiccolò De Vico24Reggio EmiliaItaly3 yearsJune 2022Free10 July 2019[4]
2SGUnited StatesJordan Mathews25Team FOG NæstvedDenmark1 yearsJune 2020Free18 July 2019[5]
22F/CUnited StatesMatt Tiby20BüyükçekmeceTurkey1 yearsJune 2020Free24 July 2019[6]
13CCroatiaJosip Sobin30Anwil WłocławekPoland1 yearJune 2020Free19 September 2019[7]
22F/CUnited StatesEthan Happ23OlympiacosGreece2 years loanJune 2021Free7 November 2019[8]
15G/FUnited StatesMalachi Richardson23Hapoel HolonIsrael1 yearJune 2020Undisclosed16 December 2019[9]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
8PFItalyGiampaolo Ricci27Virtus BolognaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[10]
12CAustralia SudanMangok Mathiang26BahçeşehirTurkeyend of contractFree1 July 2019[11]
16SFItalyDario Boccasavia20Juvi CremonaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[12]
22SFUnited StatesDrew Crawford28GaziantepTurkeyend of contractFree1 July 2019[13]
23PFUnited StatesPeyton Aldridge23Afyon BelediyeTurkeyend of contractFree1 July 2019[14]
22F/CUnited StatesMatt Tiby20Gießen 46ersGermanymutual consentUndisclosed7 November 2019[15][16]
6PFItalyGiulio Gazzotti28Amici UdineseItalymutual consentUndisclosed4 December 2019[17]
15G/FUnited StatesMalachi Richardson24free agentmutual consentUndisclosed11 January 2020[18]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
10PGItalyMichele Ruzzier26Fortitudo BolognaItaly2 + 2 yearsJune 2021Free5 July 2017[19][20]
6PFItalyGiulio Gazzotti28V.L. PesaroItaly2 + 1 yearsJune 2020Free23 July 2017[21][22]
7PGItaly United StatesTravis Diener37Dinamo SassariItaly1 + 1 + 1 yearsJune 2020Free25 July 2017[23][24][25]
1SGUnited StatesWesley Saunders26KatajaFinland1 + 1 yearsJune 2020Free26 July 2018[26][27]
23G/FSerbiaVojislav Stojanović22Auxilium TorinoItaly3 yearsJune 2021Free26 November 2018[28]
5PGItalyGiacomo Sanguinetti29Mens Sana SienaItaly1 yearsJune 2020Free26 March 2019[29][30]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Italy
 Romeo Sacchetti
66
 New Basket Brindisi
Italy
3 + 3 years
2022
15 June 2017
[31][32]

Unsuccessful deals

The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.

Signing date Withdrawal date Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Moved to
15 July 2019[33]
24 September 2019[34]
F/C
United States
 Darrell Williams
30
 Le Portel France
1 year
 İTÜ B.K.[35] Turkey

Competitions

SuperCup
Main article: 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

Cremona took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 Italian Basketball Cup winner. They lost the competition at the semifinal, after one overtime against Banco di Sardegna Sassari.

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

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
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
6 Vanoli Cremona 20 12 8 1627 1617 +10
7 Umana Reyer Venezia 21 11 10 1638 1582 +56 Qualification for EuroCup
8 Pompea Fortitudo Bologna 21 11 10 1624 1670 −46 Qualification for Champions League
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

Italian Cup

Cremona qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 5th place. They lost the first match in the quarter finals against AX Armani Exchange Milano.

13 February 2020
Quarter finals
 AX Armani Exchange Milano 86–62 Vanoli Cremona Pesaro
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 16–19, 16–20, 26–11
Eurosport, Rai Sport [ Boxscore] Arena: Adriatic Arena

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. "Il primo acquisto della Vanoli Basket è Nicola Akele: accordo fino al 2022" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 June 2019.
  3. "Topias Palmi è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 27 June 2019.
  4. "Niccolò De Vico è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 10 July 2019.
  5. "Jordan Mathews è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 18 July 2019.
  6. "MATT TIBY è UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VANOLI BASKET CREMONA" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  7. "Josip Sobin è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 19 September 2019.
  8. "Ethan Happ è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 November 2019.
  9. "Malachi Richardson è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 16 December 2019.
  10. "Virtus Segafredo, anche Giampaolo Ricci è bianconero". virtus.it (in Italian). Virtus Bologna. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  11. "Mangok Mathiang signs with Bahcesehir". sportando.basketball. Sportando. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. "DARIO BOCCASAVIA AGGREGATO ALLA JUVI FERRARONI CREMONA BASKET 1952". juvicremona1952.it (in Italian). Juvi Cremona 1952. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. "Drew Crawford signs with Gaziantep". basketinside.com. BasketInside. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. "Afyon Belediye'den 3 Yabancı Transferi". eurohoops.net (in Turkish). Eurohoops. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  15. "Risoluzione consensuale con Matthew Tiby" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 7 November 2019.
  16. "Matthew Tiby übernimmt für Petrasek – Power Forward für die JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers" (in German). jobstairs-giessen46ers.de. 15 November 2019.
  17. "Giulio Gazzotti è un nuovo giocatore Apu Oww" (in Italian). apudine.it. 4 December 2019.
  18. "Risolto il contratto con Malachi Richardson" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 February 2020.
  19. "Michele Ruzzier è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 5 July 2017.
  20. "Michele Ruzzier e la Vanoli Basket Cremona insieme fino al 2021!" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 28 March 2019.
  21. "Giulio Gazzotti è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 23 July 2017.
  22. "Giulio Gazzotti alla Vanoli Basket Cremona anche la Stagione 2018-19" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 1 July 2018.
  23. "Travis Diener è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 25 July 2017.
  24. "Travis Diener e la Vanoli Basket Cremona insieme anche la stagione 2018-19" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 6 July 2018.
  25. "Travis Diener rinnova con la Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 5 July 2019.
  26. "Roster 2018/2019: Wesley Saunders è un nuovo giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 July 2018.
  27. "RWesley Saunders con la Vanoli Basket anche nella stagione 2019/2020" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 10 June 2019.
  28. "Vojislav Stojanovic è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 November 2018.
  29. "Giacomo Sanguinetti è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 March 2019.
  30. "Giacomo Sanguinetti rinnova con la Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 28 June 2019.
  31. "Meo Sacchetti è il nuovo allenatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 15 June 2017.
  32. "Coach Meo Sacchetti con la Vanoli Cremona sino al 2022!" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 20 February 2019.
  33. "Darrell Williams è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 15 July 2019.
  34. "Risoluzione consensuale con l'atleta Darrell Williams" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 24 September 2019.
  35. "Darrell Williams signs with Sigortam ITU Basket". sportando.basketball. 24 September 2019.
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