2019–20 Vanoli Cremona season

Main article: Guerino Vanoli Basket

Vanoli Cremona2019-20 season

President| Aldo Vanoli
Head coach| Romeo Sacchetti
Arena| Palasport Mario Radi
LBA| season cancelled (6th)
Coppa Italia| Quarter finals
Supercoppa| Semifinalist

2020–21 ->

The 2019–20 season is Vanoli Cremona's 21st in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

## Overview

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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] Cremona ended the championship in 6th position.

## Kit

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Supplier: Errea / Sponsor: Vanoli

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## Players

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### Current roster

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Vanoli Cremona roster

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SG | 1 |  | Saunders, Wesley | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 88 kg (194 lb)  |  31 – (1993-06-16)16 June 1993  |
SG | 2 |  | Mathews, Jordan | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  30 – (1994-06-22)22 June 1994  |
PG | 5 |  | Sanguinetti, Giacomo | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)  | 84 kg (185 lb)  |  34 – (1990-03-21)21 March 1990  |
PG | 7 |  | Diener, Travis (C) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | 79 kg (174 lb)  |  42 – (1982-03-01)1 March 1982  |
PG | 10 |  | Ruzzier, Michele | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | 82 kg (181 lb)  |  31 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993  |
C | 13 |  | Sobin, Josip | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 105 kg (231 lb)  |  34 – (1989-08-31)31 August 1989  |
G/F | 21 |  | De Vico, Niccolò | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  | 93 kg (205 lb)  |  30 – (1994-07-19)19 July 1994  |
F/C | 22 |  | Happ, Ethan | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | 108 kg (238 lb)  |  28 – (1996-05-07)7 May 1996  |
G/F | 23 |  | Stojanović, Vojislav | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)  | 98 kg (216 lb)  |  27 – (1997-04-14)14 April 1997  |
SG | 31 |  | Palmi, Topias | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | 91 kg (201 lb)  |  29 – (1994-08-26)26 August 1994  |
F | 45 |  | Akele, Nicola | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  | 98 kg (216 lb)  |  26 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997  |

Head coach

*   * Romeo Sacchetti

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Flavio Fioretti
*   * Simone Bianchi

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: February 9, 2020

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

### Depth chart

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Pos.  | Starting 5  | Bench 1  | Bench 2  |  |

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C |  Josip Sobin  |  |  |  |
PF |  Ethan Happ  |  Vojislav Stojanović  |  Nicola Akele  |  |
SF |  Jordan Mathews  |  Niccolò De Vico  |  |  |
SG |  Wesley Saunders  |  Topias Palmi  |  |  |
PG |  Travis Diener  |  Michele Ruzzier  |  Giacomo Sanguinetti  |  |

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

### Squad changes

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#### In

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date | Source

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45 | F |  | Nicola Akele | 21 | Roseto Sharks |  | 3 years | June 2022 | Free | 11 June 2019 | [2]
31 | SG |  | Topias Palmi | 24 | Kataja |  | 3 years | June 2022 | Free | 27 June 2019 | [3]
21 | G/F |  | Niccolò De Vico | 24 | Reggio Emilia |  | 3 years | June 2022 | Free | 10 July 2019 | [4]
2 | SG |  | Jordan Mathews | 25 | Team FOG Næstved |  | 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 18 July 2019 | [5]
22 | F/C |  | Matt Tiby | 20 | Büyükçekmece |  | 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 24 July 2019 | [6]
13 | C |  | Josip Sobin | 30 | Anwil Włocławek |  | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 19 September 2019 | [7]
22 | F/C |  | Ethan Happ | 23 | Olympiacos |  | 2 years loan | June 2021 | Free | 7 November 2019 | [8]
15 | G/F |  | Malachi Richardson | 23 | Hapoel Holon |  | 1 year | June 2020 | Undisclosed | 16 December 2019 | [9]

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date | Source

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8 | PF |  | Giampaolo Ricci | 27 | Virtus Bologna |  | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 | [10]
12 | C |  | Mangok Mathiang | 26 | Bahçeşehir |  | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 | [11]
16 | SF |  | Dario Boccasavia | 20 | Juvi Cremona |  | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 | [12]
22 | SF |  | Drew Crawford | 28 | Gaziantep |  | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 | [13]
23 | PF |  | Peyton Aldridge | 23 | Afyon Belediye |  | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 | [14]
22 | F/C |  | Matt Tiby | 20 | Gießen 46ers |  | mutual consent | Undisclosed | 7 November 2019 | [15][16]
6 | PF |  | Giulio Gazzotti | 28 | Amici Udinese |  | mutual consent | Undisclosed | 4 December 2019 | [17]
15 | G/F |  | Malachi Richardson | 24 | free agent | mutual consent | Undisclosed | 11 January 2020 | [18]

#### Confirmed

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date | Source

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10 | PG |  | Michele Ruzzier | 26 | Fortitudo Bologna |  | 2 + 2 years | June 2021 | Free | 5 July 2017 | [19][20]
6 | PF |  | Giulio Gazzotti | 28 | V.L. Pesaro |  | 2 + 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 23 July 2017 | [21][22]
7 | PG |  | Travis Diener | 37 | Dinamo Sassari |  | 1 + 1 + 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 25 July 2017 | [23][24][25]
1 | SG |  | Wesley Saunders | 26 | Kataja |  | 1 + 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 26 July 2018 | [26][27]
23 | G/F |  | Vojislav Stojanović | 22 | Auxilium Torino |  | 3 years | June 2021 | Free | 26 November 2018 | [28]
5 | PG |  | Giacomo Sanguinetti | 29 | Mens Sana Siena |  | 1 years | June 2020 | Free | 26 March 2019 | [29][30]

#### Coach

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Nat.  | Name  | Age.  | Previous team  | Type  | Ends  | Date  | Source

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| Romeo Sacchetti |

| New Basket Brindisi |

3 + 3 years

2022

15 June 2017

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#### Unsuccessful deals

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The following deal never activated and the player's contract was withdrawn before the beginning of the season.

Signing date  | Withdrawal date  | Pos.  | Nat.  | Name  | Age  | Moving from  | Type  | Moved to

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15 July 2019[33]

24 September 2019[34]

F/C

| Darrell Williams |

| Le Portel |  |

1 year

| İTÜ B.K.[35] |

## Competitions

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### SuperCup

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Main article: 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

Cremona took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 Italian Basketball Cup winner. They lost the competition at the semifinal, after one overtime against Banco di Sardegna Sassari.

Vanoli Cremona v Banco di Sardegna Sassari 21 September 2019

Semifinals

| Vanoli Cremona | 94-1010(OT) | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Bari

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18:00 (CEST)  | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–30, 20–20, 18–21, Overtime: 7–14
Eurosport | Pts: Matthew Tiby 25
Rebs: Saunders 6
Asts: Diener 5
PIR: Matthew Tiby, Diener 20  | Boxscore | Pts: Evans 18
Rebs: McLean, Evans 9
Asts: Spissu 7
PIR: Evans, Spissu 25  | Arena: PalaFlorio

### Serie A

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Main article: 2019–20 LBA season

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4  | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 21  | 14  | 7  | 1687  | 1555  | +132  | Already qualified for EuroLeague
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

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

### Italian Cup

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Cremona qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 5th place. They lost the first match in the quarter finals against AX Armani Exchange Milano.

AX Armani Exchange Milano v Vanoli Cremona 13 February 2020

Quarter finals

| AX Armani Exchange Milano | 86-62 | Vanoli Cremona | Pesaro

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 16–19, 16–20, 26–11
Eurosport, Rai Sport |  | [ Boxscore]  |  | Arena: Adriatic Arena

## References

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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. ^ "Il primo acquisto della Vanoli Basket è Nicola Akele: accordo fino al 2022" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 June 2019.
3. ^ "Topias Palmi è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 27 June 2019.
4. ^ "Niccolò De Vico è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 10 July 2019.
5. ^ "Jordan Mathews è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 18 July 2019.
6. ^ "MATT TIBY è UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DELLA VANOLI BASKET CREMONA" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
7. ^ "Josip Sobin è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 19 September 2019.
8. ^ "Ethan Happ è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 November 2019.
9. ^ "Malachi Richardson è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 16 December 2019.
10. ^ "Virtus Segafredo, anche Giampaolo Ricci è bianconero". virtus.it (in Italian). Virtus Bologna. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
11. ^ "Mangok Mathiang signs with Bahcesehir". sportando.basketball. Sportando. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
12. ^ "DARIO BOCCASAVIA AGGREGATO ALLA JUVI FERRARONI CREMONA BASKET 1952". juvicremona1952.it (in Italian). Juvi Cremona 1952. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
13. ^ "Drew Crawford signs with Gaziantep". basketinside.com. BasketInside. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
14. ^ "Afyon Belediye'den 3 Yabancı Transferi". eurohoops.net (in Turkish). Eurohoops. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
15. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con Matthew Tiby" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 7 November 2019.
16. ^ "Matthew Tiby übernimmt für Petrasek – Power Forward für die JobStairs GIESSEN 46ers" (in German). jobstairs-giessen46ers.de. 15 November 2019.
17. ^ "Giulio Gazzotti è un nuovo giocatore Apu Oww" (in Italian). apudine.it. 4 December 2019.
18. ^ "Risolto il contratto con Malachi Richardson" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 11 February 2020.
19. ^ "Michele Ruzzier è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 5 July 2017.
20. ^ "Michele Ruzzier e la Vanoli Basket Cremona insieme fino al 2021!" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 28 March 2019.
21. ^ "Giulio Gazzotti è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 23 July 2017.
22. ^ "Giulio Gazzotti alla Vanoli Basket Cremona anche la Stagione 2018-19" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 1 July 2018.
23. ^ "Travis Diener è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 25 July 2017.
24. ^ "Travis Diener e la Vanoli Basket Cremona insieme anche la stagione 2018-19" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 6 July 2018.
25. ^ "Travis Diener rinnova con la Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 5 July 2019.
26. ^ "Roster 2018/2019: Wesley Saunders è un nuovo giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 July 2018.
27. ^ "RWesley Saunders con la Vanoli Basket anche nella stagione 2019/2020" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 10 June 2019.
28. ^ "Vojislav Stojanovic è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 November 2018.
29. ^ "Giacomo Sanguinetti è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 26 March 2019.
30. ^ "Giacomo Sanguinetti rinnova con la Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 28 June 2019.
31. ^ "Meo Sacchetti è il nuovo allenatore della Vanoli Basket" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 15 June 2017.
32. ^ "Coach Meo Sacchetti con la Vanoli Cremona sino al 2022!" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 20 February 2019.
33. ^ "Darrell Williams è un giocatore della Vanoli Basket Cremona" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 15 July 2019.
34. ^ "Risoluzione consensuale con l'atleta Darrell Williams" (in Italian). vanolibasket.com. 24 September 2019.
35. ^ "Darrell Williams signs with Sigortam ITU Basket". sportando.basketball. 24 September 2019.

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* LBA
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* Italian Basketball Cup
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Women's basketball|

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* Allianz Trieste
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