2020–21 Pallacanestro Cantù season

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Main article: Pallacanestro Cantù
Pallacanestro Cantù
2020-21 season
OwnerTutti Insieme Cantù S.r.l.
PresidentRoberto Allievi
Head coachPiero Bucchi
ArenaPalaDesio
LBARelegated to Serie A2
(15th of 15)
SupercupGroup stage (4th of 4)

The 2020–21 season is Pallacanestro Cantù's 84th in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Overview[edit]

Kit[edit]

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear / Sponsor: S.Bernardo

Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away

Players[edit]

Current roster[edit]

Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 0 United States Gaines, Frank 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 33 – (1990-07-07)7 July 1990
PF 1 United States Thomas, Donte 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 28 – (1996-05-06)6 May 1996
PG 2 United States Smith, Jaime 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 34 – (1989-07-11)11 July 1989
G/F 9 Italy Procida, Gabriele 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 21 – (2002-06-01)1 June 2002
PF 10 United States Leunen, Maarty 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 38 – (1985-09-03)3 September 1985
PF 11 Italy La Torre, Andrea (C) 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 26 – (1997-06-14)14 June 1997
G 22 United States Johnson, Jazz 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1996-09-26)26 September 1996
PF 23 Cameroon Bayehe, Jordan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 24 – (1999-10-16)16 October 1999
SG 25 Italy Baparapè, Biram 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 27 – (1997-04-25)25 April 1997
G/F 32 Italy Pecchia, Andrea 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 26 – (1997-11-16)16 November 1997
C 77 Croatia Radić, Ivica 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 33 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Marco Gandini
  • Italy Antonio Visciglia
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[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ivica Radić Jordan Bayehe
PF Donte Thomas Maarty Leunen
SF Andrea Pecchia Gabriele Procida Andrea La Torre
SG Frank Gaines Biram Baparapè
PG Jaime Smith Jazz Johnson

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

Squad changes[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
1 PF United States Donte Thomas 24 Donar Groningen Netherlands 1 year June 2021 Free 22 June 2020 [1]
23 PF Cameroon Italy Jordan Bayehe 20 Roseto Sharks Italy 2 years June 2022 Free 27 June 2020 [2]
3 C United States Sha'markus Kennedy 22 McNeese State Cowboys United States 1 year June 2021 Free 4 July 2020 [3]
2 PG United States Jaime Smith 31 Dinamo Sassari Italy 1 year June 2021 Free 11 July 2020 [4]
8 SG United States James Woodard 26 Medi Bayreuth Germany 1 year June 2021 Free 16 July 2020 [5]
10 PF United States Maarty Leunen 34 Fortitudo Bologna Italy 1 year June 2021 Free 21 July 2020 [6]
22 G United States Jazz Johnson 23 Nevada Wolf Pack United States 1 year June 2021 Free 29 July 2020 [7]
13 F/C United Kingdom Kavell Bigby-Williams[Note IN] 25 Fort Wayne Mad Ants United States 1 year June 2021 Free 14 December 2020 [8]
0 G United States Frank Gaines[Note IN] 30 Bnei Herzliya Basket Israel 1 year June 2021 Undisclosed 4 January 2021 [9]
77 C Croatia Ivica Radić[Note IN] 30 Anwil Włocławek Poland 1 year June 2021 Undisclosed 27 March 2021 [10]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
13 C United States Kevarrius Hayes 23 ASVEL France End of contract Free 8 June 2020 [11]
22 SG United States Jason Burnell 23 Dinamo Sassari Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [12]
10 G United States Wes Clark 25 SIG Strasbourg France End of contract Free 26 June 2020 [13]
27 C Italy Alessandro Simioni 22 Basket Ravenna Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [14]
0 SG United States Rodney Purvis 26 Bergamo Basket 2014 Italy End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [15]
1 SG United States Cameron Young 23 Cherkaski Mavpy Ukraine End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [16]
19 PF United States Portugal Jeremiah Wilson 32 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [17]
20 G Liberia United States Joe Ragland 30 Hapoel Eilat Israel End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [18]
8 SG United States James Woodard[Note OUT] 26 Peristeri Greece Transfer Undisclosed 19 January 2021 [19][20]
13 F/C United Kingdom Kavell Bigby-Williams[Note OUT] 25 Antwerp Giants Belgium Transfer Undisclosed 11 March 2021 [21][22]
3 C United States Sha'markus Kennedy[Note OUT] 21 Rasta Vechta Germany Transfer Undisclosed 1 April 2021 [23][24]
  1. ^
    Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed[edit]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
25 SG Italy Biram Baparapè 23 USA Basket Empoli Italy 3 year June 2021 Free 19 September 2018 [25]
11 PF Italy Andrea La Torre 23 Amici Udinese Italy 3 year June 2021 Free 8 November 2018 [26]
32 G/F Italy Andrea Pecchia 22 Treviglio Italy 1 + 1 year June 2021 Free 25 June 2019 [27][28]
9 SG Italy Gabriele Procida 17 Team ABC Cantù Italy 1 + 4 years June 2024 Free 24 August 2019 [29][30]

Coach[edit]

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Start Date Status End date
Italy Piero Bucchi 62 Virtus Roma Italy end of the season June 2021 26 January 2021[31] active
Italy Cesare Pancotto 65 Poderosa Montegranaro Italy 2 years June 2021 11 June 2019[32][33] Sacked 25 January 2021[34]

Competitions[edit]

Supercup[edit]

Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 6 6 0 576 433 +143 Advance to Final Four
2 Germani Basket Brescia 6 3 3 499 515 −16
3 Openjobmetis Varese 6 2 4 500 548 −48
4 S.Bernardo Cantù 6 1 5 444 523 −79
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 LBA season
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
12 Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna 28 10 18 2179 2291 −112
13 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 28 10 18 2271 2364 −93
14 Openjobmetis Varese 28 10 18 2271 2433 −162
15 Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 28 9 19 2179 2313 −134 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Virtus Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A CANTU' ARRIVA IL PRIMO AMERICANO, È L'ALA DONTE THOMAS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "UN NUOVO VOLTO PER PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ: INGAGGIATO JORDAN BAYEHE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "SHA'MARKUS KENNEDY È IL NUOVO CENTRO AMERICANO DI CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. ^ "UN COLPO DA NOVANTA: JAIME SMITH TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA CANTURINA" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ^ "UN ESTERNO IN RAMPA DI LANCIO: JAMES WOODARD È BIANCOBLÙ!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "UN ALTRO GRANDE RITORNO: MAARTEN LEUNEN DI NUOVO A CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ "ENERGIA E TALENTO AL SERVIZIO DELLA SQUADRA: JAZZ JOHNSON CHIUDE IL MERCATO BIANCOBLÙ!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "L'ACQUA S.BERNARDO SI RINFORZA SOTTO CANESTRO CON KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  9. ^ "FRANK GAINES TORNA A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA DELLA PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 4 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  10. ^ "IVICA RADIC NUOVO RINFORZO PER L'ACQUA S.BERNARDO CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ "LDLC ASVEL mise sur Kevarrius HAYES" (in French). ldlcasvel.com. 8 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Il Banco apre le danze: ecco Jason Burnell" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 12 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Le puissant Wes Clark choisit Strasbourg" (in French). sigstrasbourg.fr. 25 June 2020.
  14. ^ "OraSì Ravenna, da Cantù arriva il lungo Alessandro Simioni" (in Italian). basketravenna.it. 25 June 2020.
  15. ^ "BERGAMO PIAZZA IL COLPO, IN GIALLONERO ARRIVA RODNEY PURVIS!" (in Italian). bb14.it. 9 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Черкаські Мавпи підсилилися американським захисником" (in Ukrainian). fbu.ua. 25 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Jeremiah Wilson signs with Al-Ittihad". sportando.basketball. 4 December 2020.
  18. ^ "החתמה מרשימה: ג'ו רגלנד מגיע לאילת" (in Hebrew). basket.co.il. 31 July 2020.
  19. ^ "SI SEPARANO LE STRADE DI PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ E JAMES WOODARD" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Ο Γούνταρντ στο Περιστέρι [vid]" (in Greek). peristeribc.gr. 20 January 2020.
  21. ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  22. ^ "Nieuwe center voor Telenet Giants Antwerp" (in Dutch). antwerpgiants.be. 11 March 2021.
  23. ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: SHA'MARKUS KENNEDY" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. ^ "NEUER BIG MAN: SHA'MARKUS KENNEDY IST DA!" (in Italian). rasta-vechta.de. 10 April 2021.
  25. ^ "UFFICIALE A - Cantù, confermato Biram Baparapè" (in Italian). pianetabasket.com. 19 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Cantù, triennale con Andrea La Torre" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 8 November 2018.
  27. ^ "COLPO ANDREA PECCHIA: L'ESTERNO CLASSE 1997 È CANTURINO!" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  28. ^ "UNA CONFERMA IMPORTANTE: ANDREA PECCHIA RINNOVA CON CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  29. ^ "CANTÙ RIMONTA, DIVERTE E BATTE LA VIRTUS BOLOGNA ALLA PRIMA" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 24 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  30. ^ "GABRIELE PROCIDA E PALLACANESTRO CANTÙ SI LEGANO CON UN CONTRATTO PLURIENNALE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  31. ^ "PIERO BUCCHI NUOVO CAPO ALLENATORE DELL'ACQUA S.BERNARDO CANTÙ" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 26 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ "UNA FIGURA DI GRANDE ESPERIENZA: CESARE PANCOTTO È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 11 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  33. ^ "RINNOVATO IL CONTRATTO DI COACH CESARE PANCOTTO" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 12 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  34. ^ "COMUNICATO STAMPA: CESARE PANCOTTO" (in Italian). pallacanestrocantu.com. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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