2019–20 Virtus Roma season

The 2019–20 season is Virtus Roma's 60th in existence and the club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Main article: Virtus Roma
Virtus Roma
2019-20 season
PresidentClaudio Toti
Head coachPiero Bucchi
ArenaPalaLottomatica
LBAseason cancelled (14th)

Overview

Virtus Roma comes back to the Serie A after five years in Serie A2. Roma gained the promotion to the highest Italian league by ending the 2018–19 Serie A2 season at the first place in the West division.

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] Roma ended the championship in 14th position.

Kit

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear

Serie A Home jersey
Team colours
Serie A Home
Serie A Away jersey
Team colours
Serie A Away

Players

Due to the early conclusion of the season the new hire Corey Webster couldn't play any game, while Jaylen Barford, coming from Pesaro, was called only in the last game against Sassari.[2]

Current roster

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 United States Barford, Jaylen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 27 – (1996-01-23)23 January 1996
F/C 2 Italy Cusenza, Kevin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-01-31)31 January 1993
PF 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alibegović, Amar 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 28 – (1995-03-31)31 March 1995
G 9 New Zealand Webster, Corey (*) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 34 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988
SG 10 Italy Rullo, Roberto 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1990-02-05)5 February 1990
PG 13 Italy Baldasso, Tommaso 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1998-01-29)29 January 1998
F 21 United States White, James 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 41 – (1982-10-21)21 October 1982
F/C 22 Italy Pini, Giovanni 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-07-25)25 July 1992
G/F 25 United States Farley, Liam 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 29 – (1994-09-20)20 September 1994
SG 34 Italy Spinosa, Giovanni 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 25 – (1997-12-30)30 December 1997
F/C 41 United States Jefferson, Davon 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 36 – (1986-11-03)3 November 1986
SG 44 United States Buford, William 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 33 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990
SG 77 Czech Republic Kyzlink, Tomáš 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 30 – (1993-06-18)18 June 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Daniele Michelutti
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Joined the team before the
    interruption and never played
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 8, 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 Davon Jefferson Kevin Cusenza
PF Amar Alibegović Giovanni Pini
SF James White Tomáš Kyzlink Liam Farley
SG William Buford Roberto Rullo Giovanni Spinosa
PG Jaylen Barford Tommaso Baldasso Corey Webster

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
10SGItalyRoberto Rullo29Dinamo CagliariItaly1 yearJune 2020Free17 July 2019[3]
3FUnited StatesMichael Moore25Borås BasketSweden1 yearJune 2020Free18 July 2019[4]
22F/CItalyGiovanni Pini26Fortitudo BolognaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free23 July 2019[5]
11GUnited StatesJerome Dyson32Bnei HerzliyaIsrael1 yearJune 2020Free26 July 2019[6]
41F/CUnited StatesDavon Jefferson32Capitanes de AreciboPuerto Rico1 yearJune 2020Free29 July 2019[7]
77SGCzech RepublicTomáš Kyzlink26Reyer VeneziaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free3 August 2019[8]
25G/FUnited StatesLiam Farley24BowdoinUnited States1 yearJune 2020Free9 August 2019[9]
34SGItalyGiovanni Spinosa21Smit RomaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free9 August 2019[9]
44SGUnited StatesWilliam Buford29LavrioGreece1 yearJune 2020Free23 August 2019[10]
2F/CItalyKevin Cusenza26Fortitudo RomaItaly1 yearJune 2020Free30 August 2019[11]
21FUnited StatesJames White37Benedetto XIV CentoItaly1 yearJune 2020Free24 December 2019[12]
0SGUnited StatesJaylen Barford24V.L. PesaroItalyend of the seasonJune 2020Undisclosed19 February 2020[13]
9GNew ZealandCorey Webster31Zhejiang LionsChinaend of the seasonJune 2020Free29 February 2020[14]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
10GItalyMassimo Chessa23Napoli BasketItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[15]
11PGUnited StatesNic Moore27Champagne Châlons-ReimsFranceend of contractFree1 July 2019[16]
12G/FItalyDaniele Sandri28Napoli BasketItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
14SGItalyAndrea Saccaggi30Cestistica San SeveroItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
15F/CItalyAristide Landi25PistoiaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
17GItalyRoberto Prandin33Scagliera VeronaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
21F/CUnited StatesHenry Sims29Fortitudo BolognaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
33SFItalyMarco Santiangeli27Assigeco PiacenzaItalyend of contractFree1 July 2019[22]
3FUnited StatesMichael Moore25Latina BasketItalytransferUndisclosed30 December 2019[23]
11GUnited StatesJerome Dyson32Fortitudo BolognaItalytransferUndisclosed26 February 2020[24][25]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
13PGItalyTommaso Baldasso25Auxilium TorinoItaly3 + 3 yearsJune 2022Free13 July 2016[26][27]
7PFBosnia and Herzegovina ItalyAmar Alibegović28St. John's Red StormUnited States2 yearsJune 2020Free4 July 2018[28]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Italy
 Piero Bucchi
61
 JuveCaserta
Italy
2 years
2020
4 March 2018
[29]

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
16 July 2019[30]
23 August 2019[31]
G
United States
 Skyler Flatten
24
 South Dakota State Jackrabbits United States
1 year
 Miami Heat[32] United States

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
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
15 OriOra Pistoia 21 7 14 1559 1735 −176
16 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 21 6 15 1574 1690 −116
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

References
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  18. "La Allianz Pazienza San Severo va sul sicuro: firmato Andrea Saccaggi" (in Italian). cestisticasansevero.com. 20 July 2019.
  19. "Aristide Landi è un nuovo giocatore della OriOra" (in Italian). pistoiabasket2000.com. 24 June 2019.
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  25. "Jerome Dyson è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo Pompea!" (in Italian). fortitudo103.it. 26 February 2020.
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