2020–21 Pallacanestro Reggiana season

The 2020–21 season is Reggio Emilia's 47th in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Main article: Pallacanestro Reggiana
Pallacanestro Reggiana
2020-21 season
OwnerStefano Landi
Veronica Bartoli
Enrico San Pietro
Graziano Sassi
Andrea Baroni
PresidentMaria Licia Ferrarini
Head coachAttilio Caja
ArenaPalaBigi
LBA11th of 15
Europe CupQuarterfinals
Italian CupQuarter finals
SupercupGroup stage (2nd of 4)

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: UNAHOTELS

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Players

Current roster

UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 United States Lemar, Brynton 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 28 – (1995-01-23)23 January 1995
SG 3 Finland Koponen, Petteri 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 35 – (1988-04-13)13 April 1988
PG 7 Italy Candi, Leonardo (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997
PF 8 Italy Baldi Rossi, Filippo 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1991-10-26)26 October 1991
G 9 Italy Porfilio, Carlo 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 22 – (2001-04-09)9 April 2001
PG 11 United States Taylor, Brandon 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 29 – (1994-08-01)1 August 1994
G 14 Italy Giannini, Marco 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 22 – (2001-08-31)31 August 2001
C 15 United States Virgin Islands Elegar, Frank 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 36 – (1986-12-03)3 December 1986
C 16 The Gambia Cham, Ibrahima 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2003-09-15)15 September 2003
PF 23 United States Johnson, Justin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-05-23)23 May 1996
G 32 Italy Bonacini, Federico 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 24 – (1999-01-23)23 January 1999
PF 35 Italy Diouf, Mouhamet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001
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 Federico Fucà
  • Italy Andrea Bonacina
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 May 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 Frank Elegar Mouhamet Diouf Ibrahima Cham
PF Justin Johnson Filippo Baldi Rossi
SF Tomáš Kyzlink Carlo Porfilio
SG Brynton Lemar Petteri Koponen Marco Giannini
PG Brandon Taylor Leonardo Candi Federico Bonacini

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

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
77SGCzech RepublicTomáš Kyzlink27Virtus RomaItaly2 years (opt. out 2021)June 2022Free26 June 2020[1]
32GItalyFederico Bonacini21Pallacanestro TrapaniItalyEeturn from loanFree1 July 2020
11FUnited StatesBrandon Taylor25Le Mans SartheFrance1 yearJune 2021Free10 July 2020[2]
8PFItalyFilippo Baldi Rossi28Virtus BolognaItaly2 yearsJune 2022Undisclosed16 July 2020[3]
45GLatviaJānis Blūms38VEF RīgaLatvia1 yearJune 2021Free28 July 2020[4]
5SFUnited StatesJosh Bostic33Arka GdyniaPoland1 yearJune 2021Free4 August 2020[5]
15CBritish Virgin Islands GuyanaFrank Elegar34Unicaja MálagaSpain1 yearJune 2021Free14 August 2020[6]
23PFUnited StatesJustin Johnson24Pistoia Basket 2000Italy1 yearJune 2021Free19 August 2020[7]
14GItalyMarco Giannini19Polisportiva Arena Montecchio
(double subscription from youth team)		Italy1 yearJune 2021Free19 August 2020[8]
2SFUnited StatesDominique Sutton[Note IN]34Al-AhliBahrainEnd of the seasonJune 2021Undisclosed8 January 2021[9]
3SGFinlandPetteri Koponen[Note IN]32Bayern MunichGermanyEnd of the seasonJune 2021Free14 January 2021[10]
21CUnited StatesHenry Sims[Note IN]30Incheon Electroland ElephantsSouth KoreaEnd of the seasonJune 2021Undisclosed14 February 2021[11]
0SGUnited States JamaicaBrynton Lemar[Note IN]26GaziantepTurkeyEnd of the seasonJune 2021Undisclosed14 February 2021[12]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
9G/FHungaryDávid Vojvoda29Alba FehérvárHungaryExit optionFree21 April 2020[13]
30PFUnited StatesReggie Upshaw25Maccabi HaifaIsraelExit optionFree27 May 2020[14]
22CUnited StatesJosh Owens31BahçeşehirTurkeyEnd of contractFree30 June 2020[15]
2PGUnited StatesWill Cherry29Free agentEnd of contractFree1 July 2020
3SFItalySimone Fontecchio24Alba BerlinGermanyEnd of contractFree1 July 2020[16]
15PGItalyJacopo Soviero19Bologna Basket 2016ItalyLoan contractUndisclosed17 July 2020[17][18]
1GUnited StatesDarius Johnson-Odom34Orléans Loiret BasketFranceExit optionFree21 July 2020[19]
33GItalyAlessandro Cipolla20Stella Azzurra RomaItalyLoan contractUndisclosed22 July 2020[20][21]
8PGItalyGiuseppe Poeta34Vanoli CremonaItalyTransferUndisclosed5 August 2020[22][23]
45GLatviaJānis Blūms[Note OUT]38RetiredMutual consentUndisclosed9 December 2020[24]
5SFUnited StatesJosh Bostic[Note OUT]33Happy Casa BrindisiItalyTransferUndisclosed22 February 2021[25][26]
2SFUnited StatesDominique Sutton[Note OUT]34Al-AhliBahrainMutual consentUndisclosed26 February 2021[27][28]
21CUnited StatesHenry Sims[Note OUT]31Free agentMutual consentUndisclosed30 April 2021[29]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
7PGItalyLeonardo Candi23Fortitudo BolognaItaly5 yearJune 2022Free22 June 2017[30]
35PFItalyMouhamet Diouf18youth teamJune 2023Youth systemSeptember 2019
9SGItalyCarlo Porfilio19youth teamYouth system6 March 2020[31]

From youth team
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeTransfer feeDate
9GItalyCarlo Porfilio19Youth systemSeptember 2020
16CThe GambiaIbrahima Cham17Youth systemSeptember 2020
32GItalyFederico Bonacini21Youth systemSeptember 2020

Coach

Coach Maurizio Buscaglia was replaced by Antimo Martino but his contract was valid until he was called by Brescia for the role of head coach.[32]

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
Italy Attilio Caja 59 Pallacanestro Varese Italy End of the season + 1 year June 2022 16 March 2021[33] Italy Antimo Martino 15 March 2021[34] Sacked
Italy Antimo Martino 41 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 2 + 1 June 2023 (opt. out 2022) 28 May 2020[35] Italy Maurizio Buscaglia 27 May 2020[36] Mutual consent

Competitions

Supercup
Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 6 5 1 490 428 +62 Advance to Final Four
2 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 6 3 3 479 477 +2
3 Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna 6 3 3 506 496 +10
4 Vanoli Cremona 6 1 5 408 482 −74
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

Reggio Emilia qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 8th position. They played the quarterfinal against the first ranking AX Armani Exchange Milan.

11 February 2021
Quarterfinals
 AX Armani Exchange Milano 80–52 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Assago (Milan)
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 19-10, 22-12, 18-9, 21-21
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Punter, LeDay 15
Rebs: Shields 9
Asts: Rodríguez 9
PIR: LeDay 20		 Boxscore Pts: Baldi Rossi 13
Rebs: Diouf 9
Asts: Baldi Rossi 5
PIR: Baldi Rossi 13		 Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Mark Bartoli, Fabrizio Paglialunga

Serie A
Main article: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
9 Germani Basket Brescia 28 11 17 2299 2389 −90
10 Vanoli Cremona 28 11 17 2370 2395 −25
11 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 28 10 18 2122 2261 −139
12 Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna 28 10 18 2179 2291 −112
13 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 28 10 18 2271 2364 −93
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

Fiba Europe Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Iraklis 3 3 0 251 225 +26 6 Advance to round of 16
2 Italy UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 3 2 1 232 226 +6 5
3 Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3 1 2 227 215 +12 4
4 Hungary Egis Körmend 3 0 3 221 265 −44 3
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Playoffs
23 March 2021
Round of 16
 CSU Sibiu Romania 61–65 Italy UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Oradea, Romania
15:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 19-13, 13-17, 14-18
YouTube Pts: Hardy 15
Rebs: Hardy 10
Asts: Rathan-Mayes 4
PIR: Hardy 28		 Boxscore Pts: Lemar 16
Rebs: Sims 8
Asts: Taylor 8
PIR: Sims 14		 Arena: Arena Antonio Alexe
Referees: Anastasios Manos, Can Mavisu, Kyriacos Christou
25 March 2021
Quarterfinals
 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Italy 64–71 Romania CSM U Oradea Oradea, Romania
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 16-16, 12-15, 18-19
YouTube Pts: Taylor 16
Rebs: Elegar 6
Asts: Baldi Rossi 3
PIR: Elegar 18		 Boxscore Pts: Green 15
Rebs: Marković 6
Asts: Valeika 6
PIR: Green 17		 Arena: Arena Antonio Alexe
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Gvidas Gedvilas, Sinsa Prpa

See also

References
  1. "Tomáš Kyzlink è il primo acquisto biancorosso" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 26 June 2020.
  2. "Ingaggiato Brandon Taylor, è lui il nuovo play" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 10 July 2020.
  3. "Filippo Baldi Rossi è biancorosso!" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 16 July 2020.
  4. "Unahotels, Ecco Janis Blums" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 28 July 2020.
  5. "UNAHOTELS, ingaggiato Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 4 August 2020.
  6. "La UNAHOTELS ha il suo big man: ingaggiato Frank Elegar" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 14 August 2020.
  7. "UNAHOTELS, firmato Justin Johnson" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 19 August 2020.
  8. "Primo contratto professionistico per Marco Giannini" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 4 September 2020.
  9. "UNAHOTELS, ecco Dominique Sutton" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 8 January 2021.
  10. "Petteri Koponen è biancorosso!" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 14 January 2021.
  11. "UNAHOTELS, firmato il big man Henry Sims" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. "Brynton Lemar rafforza la UNAHOTELS" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  13. "Vojvoda nálunk folytatja" (in Hungarian). albakosar.hu. 21 April 2020.
  14. "הפורוורד רג'י אפשואו מצטרף לירוקים עד לתום העונה" (in Hebrew). mhbasket.co.il. 27 May 2020.
  15. @BKBasketbol (30 June 2020). "Bu sezon pota altımız ona emanet!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Italienischer Nationalspieler Simone Fontecchio erhält Dreijahresvertrag" (in Italian). albaberlin.de. 7 July 2020.
  17. "Soviero estende e va in prestito al Bologna Basket 2016" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 17 July 2020.
  18. "Dalla Pallacanestro Reggiana al Bologna Basket 2016: ecco la promessa Jacopo Soviero" (in Italian). bolognabasket2016.it. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. "Darius JOHNSON-ODOM" (in French). orleansloiretbasket.fr. 21 July 2020.
  20. "Alessandro Cipolla ceduto in prestito alla Stella Azzurra" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 July 2020.
  21. "Alessandro Cipolla è un nuovo giocatore della Stella" (in Italian). stellazzurra.it. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  22. "Risolto il contratto con Giuseppe Poeta" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 5 August 2020.
  23. "Giuseppe Poeta è un giocatore della Vanoli Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 5 August 2020.
  24. "Risoluzione consensuale con Janis Blums" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 12 December 2020.
  25. "Risolto il contratto di Josh Bostic" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 February 2021.
  26. "Josh Bostic è un nuovo giocatore della Happy Casa Brindisi" (in Italian). newbasketbrindisi.it. 22 February 2021.
  27. "Risolto il contratto con Dominique Sutton" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 26 February 2021.
  28. "Dominique Sutton re-joins Al-Ahli in Bahrain". sportando.basketball. 13 March 2021.
  29. "Risoluzione consensuale con Henry Sims" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  30. "Firmato Leonardo Candi con un accordo quinquennale" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 22 June 2017.
  31. "Primo contratto professionistico per Carlo Porfilio" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 6 March 2020.
  32. "Risolto il contratto di Maurizio Buscaglia" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 1 December 2020.
  33. "Attilio Caja è il nuovo allenatore della Pallacanestro Reggiana" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 16 March 2020.
  34. "Antimo Martino sollevato dall'incarico di capo allenatore" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 15 March 2020.
  35. "Antimo Martino è il nuovo coach" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 28 May 2020.
  36. "Maurizio Buscaglia sollevato dall'incarico di capo allenatore" (in Italian). pallacanestroreggiana.it. 27 May 2020.
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