2020–21 Saski Baskonia season

The 2020–21 season is TD Systems Baskonia's 62nd in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 21st consecutive season in the EuroLeague. It is the second consecutive season under head coach Duško Ivanović.

TD Systems Baskonia
2020–21 season
PresidentJosé Antonio Querejeta
Head coachDuško Ivanović
ArenaBuesa Arena
Liga ACBRegular season
EuroLeagueRegular season
Copa del ReyQuarterfinals
SupercopaSemifinalist

Times up to 24 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 25 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1).

Overview

Pre-season

TD Systems Baskonia officially set its sights on the 2020–21 season as the club started its training camp for the coming campaign on August 11. Baskonia came into 2019–20 having played in the playoffs the previous four seasons, including the Final Four in 2015–16. But the team last season slumped to a 12–16 record and 13th place in the standings when the COVID-19 outbreak ended the campaign. Head coach Duško Ivanović joined the club in December 2019 and helped Baskonia take the 2020 Spanish League title. He guided Baskonia to the EuroLeague Finals in 2001 and to the EuroLeague Championship Game in 2005. Now, with new additions such as Rokas Giedraitis, Alec Peters and Tonye Jekiri, the club aims to return to the EuroLeague Playoffs, at least, in 2020–21.[1]

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

TD Systems Baskonia roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
C 12 Diop, Ilimane 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 25 – (1995-04-04)4 April 1995
SG 30 Dragić, Zoran 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-06-22)22 June 1989
C 19 Fall, Youssoupha 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) 26 – (1995-01-12)12 January 1995
SF 31 Giedraitis, Rokas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 28 – (1992-08-16)16 August 1992
PG 7 Henry, Pierriá 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 28 – (1993-01-20)20 January 1993
C 5 Jekiri, Tonye 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 26 – (1994-07-23)23 July 1994
SG 47 Kurucs, Artūrs 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 21 – (2000-01-19)19 January 2000
PF 25 Peters, Alec 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1995-04-13)13 April 1995
PF 33 Polonara, Achille 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
SF 2 Raieste, Sander 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 21 – (1999-03-31)31 March 1999
SF 8 Sedekerskis, Tadas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (1998-01-17)17 January 1998
PG 3 Vildoza, Luca (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 25 – (1995-08-11)11 August 1995
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: September 11, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Youssoupha Fall Tonye Jekiri Ilimane Diop
PF Achille Polonara Alec Peters
SF Rokas Giedraitis Tadas Sedekerskis Sander Raieste
SG Zoran Dragić Artūrs Kurucs
PG Pierriá Henry Luca Vildoza

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player

Transactions
See also: List of 2020–21 EuroLeague transactions

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
31SFRokas Giedraitis27ALBA BerlinTransferJune 20234 July 2020[2]
25PFAlec Peters25Anadolu EfesEnd of contractJune 202210 July 2020[3]
5CTonye Jekiri25LDLC ASVELEnd of contractJune 202211 July 2020[4]
0SGKhadeen Carrington24MHP RIESEN LudwigsburgEnd of contractJune 202219 July 2020[5]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
1PFAjdin Penava23Belfius Mons-HainautEnd of contract7 July 2020[6]
10PGLautaro López21Inter BratislavaEnd of contract7 July 2020[6]
50CMicheal Eric31Türk TelekomEnd of contract7 July 2020[7]
11SGMatt Janning32Baxi ManresaEnd of contract7 July 2020[8]
23PFTornike Shengelia28CSKA MoscowTransfer9 July 2020[9]
31SFShavon Shields26AX Armani Exchange MilanEnd of contract9 July 2020[10]
17PGSergi García23MoraBanc AndorraEnd of contract9 July 2020[11]
6PGSemaj Christon27TofaşEnd of contract22 July 2020[12]
29SFPatricio Garino27ŽalgirisEnd of contract24 July 2020[13]
15PGJayson Granger30ALBA BerlinEnd of contract1 August 2020[14]
5SFMiguel González21ZTE Real Canoe NCLoan1 August 2020[15]
0SGKhadeen Carrington24MonacoContract release11 September 2020[16]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

Euskal Kopa
Main article: Euskal Kopa

Friendly matches

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Liga ACB 20 September 2020 Round 1 21 16 0 5 1,745 1,602 +143 076.19
EuroLeague 2 October 2020 Round 1 23 10 0 13 1,821 1,809 +12 043.48
Copa del Rey 12 February 2021 Quarterfinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Supercopa de España 12 September 2020 Semifinals Semifinalist 1 0 0 1 68 72 −4 000.00
Total 45 26 0 19 3,634 3,483 +151 057.78

Last updated: 4 February 2021

Source: Competitions

Liga ACB
Main article: 2020–21 Liga ACB

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
2 Barça 20 17 3 1733 1468 +265 Qualification to playoffs
3 Lenovo Tenerife 21 17 4 1852 1675 +177
4 TD Systems Baskonia 21 16 5 1745 1602 +143
5 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 21 15 6 1837 1692 +145
6 Valencia Basket 21 15 6 1813 1680 +133
Updated to match(es) played on 3 February 2021. Source: ACB
Rules for classification: 1) Win–loss record; 2) Head–to–head record; 3) Head–to–head point difference; 4) Point difference; 5) Points scored; 6) Sum of quotients of points scored (Note: Head–to–head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[17]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
21 16 5 1745 1602  +143 10 1 920 784  +136 6 4 825 818  +7

Last updated: 4 February 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHRHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHRHAHAA
ResultWWWLLWLWWWWRWWWWLWWWLWR
Position9445757444454444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; R = Rest

Matches

EuroLeague
Main article: 2020–21 EuroLeague

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
11 Valencia Basket 23 11 12 1862 1885 −23
12 Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 22 10 12 1717 1697 +20
13 TD Systems Baskonia 23 10 13 1821 1809 +12
14 LDLC ASVEL 23 9 14 1756 1836 −80
15 Panathinaikos OPAP 22 8 14 1728 1771 −43
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2021. Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
23 10 13 1821 1809  +12 7 5 946 882  +64 3 8 875 927  −52

Last updated: 4 February 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHHAHHAAHAAAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWLLLLWWWWLLLWWWLLLLW
Position21110781013141311109101111109101213131313
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss

Matches

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2021 Copa del Rey

Quarterfinals

Supercopa de España
Main article: 2020 Supercopa de España

Semifinals

References
  1. "Baskonia looks for rebound with start of training camp". EuroLeague.net. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. "Baskonia signs forward Giedraitis". EuroLeague.net. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "Baskonia adds forward Peters". EuroLeague.net. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "Baskonia adds rebounding ace Jekiri". EuroLeague.net. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. "Baskonia pens combo-guard Carrington for two years". EuroLeague.net. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. "Mila esker, Ajdin y Lautaro". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. "Micheal Eric, Baskonia part ways". Sportando. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. "Baskonia, Matt Janning officially part ways". Sportando. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. "CSKA acquires star forward Shengelia for 3 years". Euroleague.net. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. "Milan tabs small forward Shields". EuroLeague.net. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. "¡Gracias por todo, Sergi García!". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. "Tofas Bursa lands Semaj Christon". Sportando. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. "Zalgiris brings in forward Garino". EuroLeague.net. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. "Jayson Granger finaliza su etapa como baskonista". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  15. "Miguel González jugará cedido en el Real Canoe de LEB Oro la próxima temporada". Saski Baskonia (in Spanish). 1 August 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  16. "Baskonia releases Khadeen Carrington". Sportando. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  17. "ACB Estatutos y Normas Reguladoras 2018/19". test.multiwebdia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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