2020–21 Dinamo Sassari season

The 2020–21 season is Dinamo Sassari's 61st in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Dinamo Sassari
2020-21 season
OwnerPolisportiva Dinamo s.r.l.
PresidentStefano Sardara
Head coachGianmarco Pozzecco
ArenaPalasport Roberta Serradimigni
LBA5th of 15
0Playoffs0Quarterfinals
BCLPlay-offs (4th of 4)
Italian CupQuarter finals
SupercupSemifinals

Overview edit

Kit edit

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear / Sponsor: Banco di Sardegna

Lega Basket Serie A edit

 
 
 
 
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Players edit

Current roster edit

Banco di Sardegna Sassari roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 0   Spissu, Marco 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-02-05)5 February 1995
C 2   Bilan, Miro 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 121 kg (267 lb) 34 – (1989-07-21)21 July 1989
F 3   Treier, Kaspar 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (1999-09-19)19 September 1999
G 4   Pušica, Vasilije 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 28 – (1995-09-12)12 September 1995
G 5   Chessa, Massimo 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 36 – (1988-04-30)30 April 1988
SG 6   Krušlin, Filip 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 35 – (1989-03-18)18 March 1989
F/C 7   Happ, Ethan 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 28 – (1996-05-07)7 May 1996
G/F 8   Devecchi, Giacomo (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 39 – (1985-04-02)2 April 1985
PG 10   Katić, Toni 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 31 – (1992-07-09)9 July 1992
PG 13   Re, Marco Antonio 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 23 – (2000-07-13)13 July 2000
SF 14   Burnell, Jason 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 26 – (1997-08-15)15 August 1997
F 20   Bendžius, Eimantas 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 34 – (1990-04-23)23 April 1990
C 21   Gandini, Luca 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 38 – (1985-11-07)7 November 1985
G 22   Gentile, Stefano 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 34 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Edoardo Casalone
  •   Giorgio Gerosa

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: 21 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 Inactive
C Miro Bilan Luca Gandini
PF Eimantas Bendžius Ethan Happ
SF Jason Burnell Kaspar Treier Giacomo Devecchi
SG Stefano Gentile Filip Krušlin Marco Antonio Re
PG Marco Spissu Toni Katić Massimo Chessa Vasilije Pušica

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
14 SF   Jason Burnell 23 Pallacanestro Cantù   1 year June 2021 Free 12 June 2020 [1]
4 G   Vasilije Pušica 24 VL Pesaro   1 year June 2021 Free 23 June 2020 [2]
23 F/C   Justin Tillman 24 Hapoel Gilboa Galil   1 year June 2021 Free 24 June 2020 [3]
3 F   Kaspar Treier 20 Basket Ravenna   3 year June 2023 Free 3 July 2020 [4]
6 SG   Filip Krušlin 31 Cedevita Olimpija   1 year June 2021 Free 4 July 2020 [5]
20 F   Eimantas Bendžius 30 Rytas Vilnius   1+1 years June 2021 Free 7 July 2020 [6]
21 C   Luca Gandini 34 Pallacanestro Varese   1 year June 2021 Free 15 July 2020 [7]
10 PG   Toni Katić[Note IN] 28 Cibona   1 year June 2021 Undisclosed 7 November 2020 [8]
5 G   Massimo Chessa[Note IN] 32 Napoli Basket   End of season June 2021 Free 14 January 2021 [9]
7 F/C   Ethan Happ[Note IN] 24 Fortitudo Bologna   End of season June 2021 Undisclosed 18 January 2021 [10][11]
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    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
23 C   Dwight Coleby 26 Merkezefendi Basket   End of contract Free 28 June 2020 [12]
3 PG   Jaime Smith 30 Pallacanestro Cantù   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [13]
7 SF   Lorenzo Bucarelli 22 Eurobasket Roma   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [14]
9 PF   Paulius Sorokas 28 Chieti Basket 1974   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [15]
11 F   Dwayne Evans 28 Ryukyu Golden Kings   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [16]
15 C   Daniele Magro 33 Brescia Leonessa   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [17]
21 SG   Dyshawn Pierre 26 Fenerbahçe   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [18]
31 SG   Michele Vitali 28 Brose Bamberg   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [19]
55 PG   Curtis Jerrells 33 Anwil Włocławek   End of contract Free 1 July 2020 [20]
23 F/C   Justin Tillman[Note OUT] 24 Bursaspor   Transfer Undisclosed 8 January 2021 [21][22]
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    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
8 G/F   Giacomo Devecchi 35 Sutor Montegranaro   4 years June 2023 Free 27 July 2006 [23]
0 PG   Marco Spissu 25 Virtus Bologna   3 year June 2022 Return from loan 15 July 2017 [24][25]
22 SG   Stefano Gentile 30 Virtus Bologna   2 + 3 year June 2023 Free 25 June 2018 [26][27][28]
2 C   Miro Bilan 30 ASVEL   1 + 1 year June 2021 Free 13 July 2019 [29]

Coach edit

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
Gianmarco Pozzecco
47
Fortitudo Bologna
3 years
June 2022
11 February 2019

Competitions edit

Supercup edit

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 counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Final Four edit

18 September 2019
Semifinal
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 76–88 Segafredo Virtus Bologna Bologna
20:45 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 18-21, 17-22, 17-26
Eurosport Pts: Bilan 24
Rebs: Bilan 13
Asts: Spissu 6
PIR: Bilan 37
Boxscore Pts: Abass, Teodosić 13
Rebs: Gamble 8
Asts: Teodosić 6
PIR: Abass 16
Arena: Segafredo Arena
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Valerio Grigioni, Denis Quarta

Italian Cup edit

Sassari qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 3rd position. They played the quarterfinal against the 6th ranking Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro.

12 February 2021
Quarterfinals
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 110–1150(OT) Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 27-25, 23-21, 23-29Overtime: 11-16
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Bendžius 22
Rebs: Spissu 10
Asts: Spissu 9
PIR: Spissu 34
Boxscore Pts: Robinson 27
Rebs: Filipovity 13
Asts: Robinson 27
PIR: Drell
Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Michele Rossi, Lorenzo Baldini, Christian Borgo

Serie A edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
3 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 28 19 9 2397 2168 +229 Qualification to Playoffs
4 Umana Reyer Venezia 28 19 9 2257 2142 +115
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 28 18 10 2527 2437 +90
6 De' Longhi Treviso 28 14 14 2353 2468 −115
7 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 28 14 14 2253 2249 +4
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals edit
13 May 2021
Game 1
Umana Reyer Venezia 92–910(OT)
(Series: 1-0)
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Mestre (Venice)
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 14-24, 21-19, 27-20, 19-18, Overtime: 11-10
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Chappell 19
Rebs: Stone 8
Asts: De Nicolao 6
PIR: Stone 23
Boxscore Pts: Bilan 19
Rebs: Bilan 11
Asts: Spissu 4
PIR: Bilan 34
Arena: Taliercio
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Fabrizio Paglialunga
14 May 2021
Game 2
Umana Reyer Venezia 83–78
(Series: 2-0)
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Mestre (Venice)
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 16-23, 20-7, 26-24
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Tonut 25
Rebs: Watt 7
Asts: Stone, Watt 4
PIR: Tonut 27
Boxscore Pts: Happ 14
Rebs: Burnell, Bendžius, Gentile 9
Asts: Spissu 5
PIR: Happ 20
Arena: Taliercio
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni
16 May 2021
Game 3
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 75–60
(Series: 1-2)
Umana Reyer Venezia Sassari
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 22-12, 24-14, 15-16, 14-18
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Spissu, Bendžius 13
Rebs: Bilan 7
Asts: Spissu, Burnell 4
PIR: Spissu, Happ 15
Boxscore Pts: Tonut 17
Rebs: Stone, Daye 7
Asts: Tonut, Daye 3
PIR: Daye 18
Arena: PalaSerradimigni
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Andrea Bongiorni
18 May 2021
Game 4
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 86–73
(Series: 2-2)
Umana Reyer Venezia Sassari
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 20-6, 11-29, 28-24, 27-14
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 Pts: Bendžius 25
Rebs: Burnell 8
Asts: Spissu 5
PIR: Bendžius 27
Boxscore Pts: Jerrells 14
Rebs: Chappell 9
Asts: Chappell 5
PIR: Chappell 19
Arena: PalaSerradimigni
Referees: Michele Rossi, Alessandro Martolini, Guido Giovannetti
20 May 2021
Game 5
Umana Reyer Venezia 93–91
(Series: 3-2)
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Mestre (Venice)
21:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 24-23, 12-26, 27-28, 30-14
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player Pts: Daye 20
Rebs: Tonut 7
Asts: Tonut 4
PIR: Tonut, Daye 22
Boxscore Pts: Bilan 26
Rebs: Bendžius 9
Asts: Spissu, Gentile 5
PIR: Bilan 27
Arena: Taliercio
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli, Denny Borgioni

Champions League edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Iberostar Tenerife 6 4 2 552 507 +45 10 Advance to Playoffs
2   Dinamo Sassari 6 4 2 524 529 −5 10
3   Bakken Bears 6 3 3 523 507 +16 9
4   Galatasaray 6 1 5 495 551 −56 7

Play-offs edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   ERA Nymburk 6 5 1 532 497 +35 11 Advance to Final Eight
2   Casademont Zaragoza 6 4 2 521 522 −1 10
3   Brose Bamberg 6 2 4 513 504 +9 8
4   Dinamo Sassari 6 1 5 502 545 −43 7

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "Una combo di ferro alla corte di Poz" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Il Banco spicca il volo con Justin Tillman" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Il futuro biancoblu si chiama Kaspar Treier" (in Italian). dinamobasket.com. 3 July 2020.
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