2019–20 Reyer Venezia season

The 2019–20 season is Reyer Venezia's 148th in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Reyer Venezia

2019-20 season
President	Federico Casarin
Head coach	Walter De Raffaele
Arena	Palasport Giuseppe Taliercio
LBA	season cancelled (7th)
EuroCup	season cancelled (quarter finals)
Coppa Italia	Winners
Supercoppa	Runners-up

Overview

Venezia participates to the 2018-19 edition of the Lega Basket Serie A as the defending champions, after having won in the 2018-19 season.

They won the Italian Cup and they managed to qualify to the playoffs of the EuroCup Basketball.

Unfortunately, though, 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] Virtus Bologna ended the championship in 1st position. Followed also the early termination of the EuroCup season where Bologna had reached the quarter finals and Venezia was the only Italian team at winning something, the Italian Cup.

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Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Umana

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Players

Current roster

Umana Reyer Venezia roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PF 0 Udanoh, Ike 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 31 – 2 August 1989 PG 3 Casarin, Davide 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 17 – 22 May 2003 G 5 Stone, Julyan 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 32 – 7 December 1988 G/F 6 Bramos, Michael (C) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 33 – 27 May 1987 SG 7 Tonut, Stefano 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – 7 November 1993 PF 9 Daye, Austin 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 32 – 5 June 1988 PG 10 De Nicolao, Andrea 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 29 – 21 August 1991 PG 12 Filloy, Ariel 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 33 – 11 March 1987 C 14 Vidmar, Gašper 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 33 – 14 September 1987 SG 15 Goudelock, Andrew 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 32 – 7 December 1988 SG 21 Chappell, Jeremy 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 33 – 10 June 1987 F/C 22 Mazzola, Valerio 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 32 – 7 March 1988 C 29 Pellegrino, Francesco 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – 6 August 1991 G/F 30 Cerella, Bruno 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – 30 July 1986 C 50 Watt, Mitchell 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 102 kg (225 lb) 31 – 14 December 1989	Head coach Walter De Raffaele Assistant coach(es) Gianluca Tucci Alberto Billio Massimo Galli Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: February 25, 2019

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	Bench 3
C	Mitchell Watt	Gašper Vidmar	Francesco Pellegrino
PF	Austin Daye	Valerio Mazzola	Ike Udanoh
SF	Michael Bramos	Bruno Cerella
SG	Jeremy Chappell	Stefano Tonut	Davide Casarin
PG	Andrea De Nicolao	Julyan Stone	Andrew Goudelock	Ariel Filloy

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

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
12	PG		Ariel Filloy	32	Scandone Avellino		1 year	June 2020	Free	5 July 2019	[2]
0	PF		Ike Udanoh	29	Scandone Avellino		1 year	June 2020	Free	9 July 2019	[3]
21	SG		Jeremy Chappell	32	New Basket Brindisi		1 year	June 2020	Free	22 July 2019	[4]
29	C		Francesco Pellegrino	27	Amici Udinese		1 year	June 2020	Free	29 July 2019	[5]
15	SG		Andrew Goudelock	30	Shandong Heroes		1 year	June 2020	Undisclosed	21 October 2019	[6]

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
1	G/F		D. J. Kennedy	29	Pınar Karşıyaka		end of contract	Free	1 July 2019	[7]
17	SF		Deron Washington	33	Pallacanestro Trieste		end of contract	Free	1 July 2019
19	C		Paul Biligha	29	Olimpia Milano		end of contract	Free	1 July 2019	[8]
21	G		Marco Giuri	30	JuveCaserta		end of contract	Free	1 July 2019	[9]
77	SG		Tomáš Kyzlink	26	Virtus Roma		end of contract	Free	1 July 2019	[10]
0	PG		MarQuez Haynes	32	Paris Basketball		mutual consent	Undisclosed	10 July 2019	[11][12]

Confirmed

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
7	SG		Stefano Tonut	25	Pallacanestro Trieste		2 + 5 years	June 2023	Free	1 July 2015	[13][14]
6	SF		Michael Bramos	32	Panathinaikos		6 years	June 2021	Free	28 August 2015	[15]
10	PG		Andrea De Nicolao	28	Reggio Emilia		2 + 2 years	June 2021	Free	13 July 2017	[16][17]
50	C		Mitchell Watt	29	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai		1 + 3 years	June 2021	Free	18 July 2017	[18][19][20]
30	G/F		Bruno Cerella	33	Olimpia Milano		1 + 1 + 1 years	June 2020	Free	22 August 2017	[21][22][23]
9	PF		Austin Daye	31	Hapoel Jerusalem		2 + 1 years	June 2020	Free	29 January 2018	[24][25][26]
22	PF		Valerio Mazzola	31	Auxilium Torino		2 years	June 2020	Free	18 July 2018	[27]
5	PG		Julyan Stone	30	Charlotte Hornets		2 + 1 years	June 2020 + 2021	Free	25 July 2018	[28]
14	C		Gašper Vidmar	32	Banvit		1 + 1 years	June 2020	Free	3 October 2018	[29][30]

Coach

Nat.	Name	Age.	Last team		Type	Ends	Date	Source
	Walter De Raffaele	50	Reyer Venezia (assistant)		1 + 1 + 3	2021	12 March 2016	[31]

Competitions

SuperCup

Venezia took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 LBA Finals and Italian Championship winners. They lost in the finals against Dinamo Sassari, team against which Venezia won the championship finals.

Umana Reyer Venezia v New Basket Brindisi

21 September 2019 Semifinals	Umana Reyer Venezia	78–73	New Basket Brindisi	Bari
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 17–14, 31–11, 24–29
Eurosport	Pts: Daye 26 Rebs: Bramos, Watt 5 Asts: Daye 4	Boxscore	Pts: Banks 23 Rebs: Radivojević 8 Asts: Martin 3	Arena: PalaFlorio

Banco di Sardegna Sassari v Umana Reyer Venezia

22 September 2019 Finals	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	83–800(OT)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Bari
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 19–13, 17–24, 11–21, Overtime: 14–11
Eurosport	Pts: Jerrells 19 Rebs: Evans 8 Asts: three players 3 PIR: McLean 21	Boxscore	Pts: Chappell 19 Rebs: Bramos, Watt 7 Asts: Chappell, Stone 3 PIR: Chappell 21	Arena: PalaFlorio

Serie A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
5	Happy Casa Brindisi	21	13	8	1776	1696	+80	Qualification for Champions League
6	Vanoli Cremona	20	12	8	1627	1617	+10
7	Umana Reyer Venezia	21	11	10	1638	1582	+56	Qualification for EuroCup
8	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	21	11	10	1624	1670	−46	Qualification for Champions League
9	Dolomiti Energia Trento	21	11	10	1635	1665	−30	Qualification for EuroCup

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

EuroCup

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Umana Reyer Venezia	10	8	2	759	713	+46	Advance to Top 16
2	Partizan NIS	10	7	3	767	722	+45
3	Tofaş	10	5	5	804	822	−18
4	Rytas	10	4	6	800	811	−11
5	Lokomotiv Kuban	10	4	6	797	780	+17
6	Limoges CSP	10	2	8	748	827	−79

Source: EuroCup Basketball
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Top 16

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Promitheas	6	4	2	440	383	+57	Advance to quarterfinals
2	Umana Reyer Venezia	6	4	2	452	462	−10
3	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	6	2	4	474	501	−27
4	Germani Brescia Leonessa	6	2	4	421	441	−20

Source: EuroCup Basketball
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

Venezia qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 8th place. They won the competition for the first time in their history.

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v Umana Reyer Venezia

13 February 2020 Quarter finals	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	81–820(OT)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Pesaro
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 21-16, 15-13, 21-18, Overtime: 13-14
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Marković 18 Rebs: Hunter 10 Asts: Teodosić 6 PIR: Weems 20	Boxscore	Pts: Tonut 16 Rebs: Vidmar 11 Asts: De Nicolao 3 PIR: Vidmar 17	Arena: Adriatic Arena

AX Armani Exchange Milano v Umana Reyer Venezia

15 February 2020 Semifinals	AX Armani Exchange Milano	63–67	Umana Reyer Venezia	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 9–14, 13–25, 19–13
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Rodríguez 15 Rebs: Scola, Tarczewski 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3 PIR: Scola 19	Boxscore	Pts: Watt 16 Rebs: Watt 10 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Watt 15	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Tolga Sahin, Manuel Mazzoni, Guido Giovannetti

Umana Reyer Venezia v Happy Casa Brindisi

16 February 2020	Umana Reyer Venezia	73–67	Happy Casa Brindisi	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 16–22, 16–13, 23–24
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Watt 17 Rebs: Watt 10 Asts: Tonut 4 PIR: Watt 19	Boxscore	Pts: Banks 27 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Thompson 4 PIR: Banks 26	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Saverio Lanzarini, Manuel Mazzoni

References

1. "Emergenza COVID-19. La FIP dichiara conclusa la stagione 2019/2020 del Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). fip.it. 7 April 2020.
2. "Ufficiale: Ariel Filloy è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer!". reyer.it (in Italian). Reyer Venezia. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
3. "Ufficiale: Ike Udanoh è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer!". reyer.it (in Italian). Reyer Venezia. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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7. "D.J. Kennedy Pınar Karşıyaka'da" (in Turkish). kskbasketbol.net. 25 September 2019.
8. ""Passo dopo passo sono al top per migliorare ancora": è il giorno di Paul Biligha". olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). Olimpia Milano. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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25. "Accordo biennale tra Umana Reyer e Austin Daye!" (in Italian). reyer.it. 6 July 2018.
26. "Austin Daye vestirà orogranata anche nella stagione 2019-2020" (in Italian). reyer.it. 27 July 2019.
27. "Valerio Mazzola è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer" (in Italian). reyer.it. 18 July 2018.
28. "L'Umana Reyer firma un accordo biennale (+1) con Julyan Stone" (in Italian). reyer.it. 25 July 2018.
29. "Ufficiale: Gašper Vidmar è un giocatore dell'Umana Reyer!" (in Italian). reyer.it. 3 October 2018.
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