2020–21 New Basket Brindisi season

The 2020–21 season is New Basket Brindisi's 29th in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: New Basket Brindisi
New Basket Brindisi
2020-21 season
OwnerNew Basket Brindisi S.p.A.
PresidentFernando Marino
Head coachFrancesco Vitucci
ArenaPalaPentassuglia
LBA2nd of 15
0Playoffs0Semifinals
BCLPlay-offs (3rd of 4)
Italian CupSemifinals
SupercupGroup stage (2nd of 4)

Overview

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Happy Casa

Basketball Champions League
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

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

Players

Current roster

Happy Casa Brindisi roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SF 00 United States Bostic, Josh 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 36 – (1987-05-12)12 May 1987
SF 3 Italy Motta, Felipe 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 20 – (2003-04-02)2 April 2003
F/C 5 The Gambia Krubally, Ousman 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 35 – (1988-03-13)13 March 1988
PG 6 Italy Zanelli, Alessandro (C) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1992-06-07)7 June 1992
SG 7 United States Harrison, D'Angelo 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 30 – (1993-08-14)14 August 1993
SG 9 Italy Visconti, Riccardo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 25 – (1998-10-08)8 October 1998
PF 10 Italy Gaspardo, Raphael 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1993-08-03)3 August 1993
PG 15 United States Thompson, Darius 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 28 – (1995-05-04)4 May 1995
C 18 Italy Cattapan, Riccardo 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 26 – (1997-07-05)5 July 1997
G 21 Italy Guido, Alessandro 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2002-10-03)3 October 2002
F 22 Italy Udom, Mattia 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 29 – (1993-11-17)17 November 1993
SF 31 United States Bell, James 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1992-01-07)7 January 1992
F/C 33 United States Perkins, Nick 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 113 kg (249 lb) 27 – (1996-10-15)15 October 1996
PF 35 United States Willis, Derek 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1995-06-21)21 June 1995
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Alberto Morea
  • Italy Mattia Consoli
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 2 June 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 Nick Perkins Ousman Krubally Riccardo Cattapan
PF Derek Willis Raphael Gaspardo Mattia Udom
SF Josh Bostic James Bell Felipe Motta
SG D'Angelo Harrison Riccardo Visconti
PG Darius Thompson Alessandro Zanelli Alessandro Guido

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
31SFUnited StatesJames Bell28Promitheas PatrasGreece2 yearsJune 2022Free11 July 2020[1]
35FUnited StatesDerek Willis25ratiopharm UlmGermany1 yearJune 2021Free17 July 2020[2]
22FItalyMattia Udom26Scaligera VeronaItaly2 yearsJune 2022Free20 July 2020[3]
9SGItalyRiccardo Visconti21Pallacanestro MantovanaItaly2 yearsJune 2022Free21 July 2020[4]
5F/CThe Gambia United StatesOusman Krubally32ESSM Le PortelFrance1 yearJune 2021Free22 July 2020[5]
7SGUnited StatesD'Angelo Harrison26Maccabi Rishon LeZionIsrael1 yearJune 2021Free3 August 2020[6]
33F/CUnited StatesNick Perkins23Niigata AlbirexJapan1 yearJune 2021Free9 August 2020[7]
3SFItaly BrazilFelipe Motta[Note IN]17Basket Ceglie MessapicaItalyYouth system18 December 2020[8]
00SFUnited StatesJosh Bostic[Note IN]33UNAHOTELS Reggio EmiliaItalyEnd of the seasonJune 2021Undisclosed22 February 2021[9]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
0SGUnited States IsraelAdrian Banks34Fortitudo BolognaItalyEnd of contractFree6 June 2020[10][11]
35FItalyIris Ikangi26Cestistica San SeveroItalyExit optionFree26 June 2020[12][13]
00F/CUnited StatesJohn Brown28UNICS KazanRussiaEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[14]
1SFUnited StatesKelvin Martin30Aquila Basket TrentoItalyEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[15]
2FUnited StatesDominique Sutton33Al-AhliBahrainEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[16]
12GItalyLuca Campogrande24Virtus RomaItalyEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[17]
33PFUnited StatesTyler Stone28Nanterre 92FranceEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[18]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
6PGItalyAlessandro Zanelli28Legnano Basket KnightsItaly2 + 2 yearJune 2022Free5 June 2018[19][20]
10PFItalyRaphael Gaspardo26Reggio EmiliaItaly1 + 2 yearJune 2022Free29 June 2019[21][22]
18CItalyRiccardo Cattapan22Junior CasaleItaly1 + 1 yearJune 2021Free18 July 2019[23][24]
15PGUnited StatesDarius Thompson25ZZ LeidenNetherlands1 + 1 yearJune 2021Free23 July 2019[25][26]

Froum youth team
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeTransfer feeDateSource
21GItalyAlessandro Guido17Youth system25 July 2020[27]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Italy
 Francesco Vitucci
57
 Auxilium Torino
Italy
1 + 3
June 2022
14 December 2017
[28][29]

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 6 4 2 563 484 +79 Advance to Final Four
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 4 2 528 470 +58
3 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 6 4 2 498 435 +63
4 Virtus Roma 6 0 6 394 594 −200
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.

Italian Cup

Brindisi qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 2nd position. They played the quarterfinal against the 7th ranking Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste.

12 February 2021
Quarterfinals
 Happy Casa Brindisi 93–81 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Assago (Milan)
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 18-20, 23-23, 27-20
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Gaspardo 17
Rebs: Udom 9
Asts: Thompson 9
PIR: Udom 23		 Boxscore Pts: Doyle 16
Rebs: Delía 8
Asts: Doyle 10
PIR: Henry		 Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni
14 February 2021
Semifinal
 Happy Casa Brindisi 69–74 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 16-26, 17-11, 24-22
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Thompson 19
Rebs: Udom, Willis 7
Asts: Thompson 7
PIR: Thompson 24		 Boxscore Pts: J. Robinson 23
Rebs: Cain 14
Asts: J. Robinson 4
PIR: J. Robinson 23		 Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Martolini, Andrea Bongiorni

Regular season
Main article: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 28 22 6 2385 2099 +286 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 28 20 8 2395 2212 +183
3 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 28 19 9 2397 2168 +229
4 Umana Reyer Venezia 28 19 9 2257 2142 +115
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 28 18 10 2527 2437 +90
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

Playoffs
Main article: 2021 LBA Playoffs
Quarterfinals
13 May 2021
Game 1
 Happy Casa Brindisi 85–64
(Series: 1-0)		 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 21-18, 22-10, 14-17, 28-19
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Harrison 16
Rebs: Perkins 10
Asts: Thompson 6
PIR: Willis 21		 Boxscore Pts: Doyle 12
Rebs: Alviti 6
Asts: Da Ros, Doyle 2
PIR: Upson 19		 Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Denis Quarta, Christian Borgo
14 May 2021
Game 2
 Happy Casa Brindisi 86–54
(Series: 2-0)		 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 15-14, 28-16, 18-13
Eurosport Player Pts: Perkins 17
Rebs: Krubally 10
Asts: Harrison 7
PIR: Perkins 20		 Boxscore Pts: Alviti 14
Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 4
Asts: Fernández, Cavaliero 3
PIR: Alviti 14		 Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Michele Rossi, Alessandro Martolini, Giacomo Dori
17 May 2021
Game 3
 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 77–79
(Series: 0-3)		 Happy Casa Brindisi Trieste
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 21-22, 18-16, 18-16
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player Pts: Henry 22
Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 7
Asts: Delía 3
PIR: Henry 24		 Boxscore Pts: Perkins 19
Rebs: Willis 8
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Willis 30		 Arena: Allianz Dome
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Vicino, Alessandro Nicolini
Semifinals
23 May 2021
Game 1
 Happy Casa Brindisi 66–73
(Series: 0-1)		 Segafredo Virtus Bologna Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 13-15, 21-21, 16-20
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Willis 15
Rebs: Willis 13
Asts: Thompson 4
PIR: Willis 30		 Boxscore Pts: Teodosić 24
Rebs: Gamble 7
Asts: Teodosić 4
PIR: Teodosić 20		 Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Fabrizio Paglialunga
25 May 2021
Game 2
 Happy Casa Brindisi 74–83
(Series: 0-2)		 Segafredo Virtus Bologna Brindisi
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 20-20, 18-21, 18-23
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Harrison 16
Rebs: Willis 8
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Willis 16		 Boxscore Pts: Belinelli, Teodosić 16
Rebs: Ricci 11
Asts: Marković 5
PIR: Ricci 20		 Arena: PalaPentassuglia
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Lorenzo Baldini
2 June 2021
Game 3
 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 78–75
(Series: 3-0)		 Happy Casa Brindisi Bologna
19:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 24-23, 18-13, 23-22
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Teodosić 29
Rebs: Weems 7
Asts: Teodosić, Marković 5
PIR: Teodosić 29		 Boxscore Pts: Harrison 15
Rebs: Harrison, Willis 9
Asts: Thompson 5
PIR: Harrison 21		 Arena: Segafredo Arena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli, Denny Borgioni

Champions League
Main article: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Spain San Pablo Burgos 6 5 1 543 470 +73 11 Advance to Playoffs
2 Italy Happy Casa Brindisi 6 4 2 521 508 +13 10
3 Belgium Filou Oostende 6 2 4 484 517 −33 8
4 Turkey Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 1 5 451 504 −53 7
Source: Champions League

    Play-offs
    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
    1 Israel Hapoel Holon 6 4 2 472 483 −11 10 Advance to Final Eight
    2 Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 6 3 3 491 471 +20 9
    3 Italy Happy Casa Brindisi 6 3 3 503 501 +2 9
    4 Turkey Tofaş 6 2 4 478 489 −11 8
    Source: Champions League

      See also

      References
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      2. "UN'ALA TIRATRICE DEL KENTUCKY PER LA HAPPY CASA BRINDISI: DEREK WILLIS" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 17 July 2020.
      3. "Mattia James Udom è un nuovo giocatore biancoazzurro" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 20 July 2020.
      4. "Riccardo Visconti sposa il progetto Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 21 July 2020.
      5. "Ingaggiato Ousman Krubally" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 July 2020.
      6. "D'Angelo Harrison è la nuova guardia della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 3 August 2020.
      7. "Nick Perkins completa il roster della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 9 August 2020.
      8. "Il giovane talento Felipe Motta si unisce alla prima squadra" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 18 February 2020.
      9. "Josh Bostic è un nuovo giocatore della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 February 2021.
      10. @HappycasaNBB (11 June 2020). "Il nostro capitano ha deciso di proseguire la carriera altrove rifiutando le nostre offerte" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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      12. "Rescissione contrattuale con Iris Ikangi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 26 June 2020.
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      14. "Welcome to Kazan, John!". unics.ru. 9 July 2020.
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      18. "Recrutement : le scoreur Tyler Stone, nouveau poste 4 de Nanterre 92 !". nanterre92.com. 12 July 2020.
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