2019–20 FC Barcelona Bàsquet season

The 2019–20 season is FC Barcelona's 94th in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 21st consecutive season in the EuroLeague. It is the third consecutive season under head coach Svetislav Pešić, who signed in February 2018.

FC Barcelona
2019–20 season
PresidentJosep Maria Bartomeu
Head coachSvetislav Pešić
ArenaPalau Blaugrana
Liga ACBPostponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
0Playoffs0Group stage
EuroLeagueCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Copa del ReyQuarterfinalist
SupercopaRunners-up

Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1).

Overview

On 6 July 2019, Nikola Mirotić of the Milwaukee Bucks signed a three-year contract with Barcelona.[1] It was reported that Mirotić' contract was worth € 26 million, making him the highest-paid basketball player in Europe.[2]

Players

Squad information

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

FC Barcelona roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 21 Abrines, Álex 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 26 – (1993-08-01)1 August 1993
SF 30 Claver, Víctor 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 31 – (1988-08-30)30 August 1988
C 0 Davies, Brandon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 28 – (1991-07-25)25 July 1991
SF 8 Hanga, Ádám 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 31 – (1989-04-12)12 April 1989
PG 13 Heurtel, Thomas 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1989-04-10)10 April 1989
SG 22 Higgins, Cory 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 31 – (1989-06-14)14 June 1989
SG 24 Kuric, Kyle 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1989-08-25)25 August 1989
PF 33 Mirotić, Nikola 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 29 – (1991-02-11)11 February 1991
PF 18 Oriola, Pierre 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1992-09-25)25 September 1992
PG 3 Pangos, Kevin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 27 – (1993-01-26)26 January 1993
C 14 Pustovyi, Artem 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 28 – (1992-06-25)25 June 1992
SG 5 Ribas, Pau 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 33 – (1987-03-02)2 March 1987
PF 10 Šmits, Rolands 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 25 – (1995-06-25)25 June 1995
C 44 Tomić, Ante (C) 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 33 – (1987-02-17)17 February 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured
Updated: May 14, 2020

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Ante Tomić Brandon Davies Artem Pustovyi
PF Nikola Mirotić Pierre Oriola Rolands Šmits
SF Víctor Claver Ádám Hanga Álex Abrines
SG Cory Higgins Kyle Kuric Pau Ribas
PG Thomas Heurtel Kevin Pangos

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

Transactions
See also: List of 2019–20 EuroLeague transactions

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsDateSource
22SGCory Higgins30CSKA MoscowEnd of contractJune 20222 July 2019[3]
0CBrandon Davies27ŽalgirisTransferJune 20213 July 2019[4]
33PFNikola Mirotić28Milwaukee BucksEnd of contractJune 20226 July 2019[5]
21SFÁlex Abrines25Oklahoma City ThunderEnd of contractJune 202112 July 2019[6]
23PGMalcolm Delaney30Guangdong Southern TigersEnd of contractJune 202012 September 2019[7]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeDateSource
1CKevin Séraphin29Free agentEnd of contract16 July 2019[8]
6PFChris Singleton29Anadolu EfesEnd of contract16 July 2019[8]
9SGJaka Blažič29Cedevita OlimpijaEnd of contract16 July 2019[8]
23PGMalcolm Delaney31Free agentContract termination14 May 2020[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly match

Lliga Catalana
Main article: Lliga Catalana

Torneo Xacobeo

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L PF PA PD Win %
Liga ACB 27 September 2019 Round 1 23 19 0 4 2,041 1,847 +194 082.61
EuroLeague 4 October 2019 6 March 2020 Round 1 3rd[10] 28 22 0 6 2,357 2,193 +164 078.57
Copa del Rey 13 February 2020 Quarterfinals Quarterfinalist 1 0 0 1 78 82 −4 000.00
Supercopa de España 21 September 2019 22 September 2019 Semifinals Runners-up 2 1 0 1 150 154 −4 050.00
Total 54 42 0 12 4,626 4,276 +350 077.78

Last updated: 8 March 2020

Source: Competitions

Liga ACB
Main article: 2019–20 Liga ACB

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Barça 23 19 4 2041 1847 +194 Qualification to playoffs
2 Real Madrid 23 18 5 1988 1758 +230
3 Casademont Zaragoza 23 16 7 1911 1810 +101
4 Iberostar Tenerife 22 14 8 1802 1736 +66
5 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 23 14 9 1906 1908 −2
Source: ACB

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
23 19 4 2041 1847  +194 9 2 998 868  +130 10 2 1043 979  +64

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWWLWWLWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWVVVVVVVVVVV
Position85654333222222222221111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; V = Void

Matches

Playoffs
Main article: 2020 ACB Playoffs
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Barça 5 4 1 432 400 +32 Qualification to the semifinals
2 Kirolbet Baskonia 5 3 2 402 379 +23
3 Unicaja 5 3 2 418 395 +23
4 Iberostar Tenerife 5 2 3 381 406 −25
5 Club Joventut Badalona 5 2 3 423 429 −6
6 RETAbet Bilbao Basket 5 1 4 359 406 −47
Source: ACB
Semifinals

EuroLeague
Main article: 2019–20 EuroLeague

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
1 Anadolu Efes 28 24 4 2432 2166 +266
2 Real Madrid 28 22 6 2371 2165 +206
3 Barcelona 28 22 6 2357 2193 +164
4 CSKA Moscow 28 19 9 2305 2125 +180
5 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 28 19 9 2291 2164 +127
Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPDWLPFPAPD
28 22 6 2357 2193  +164 11 2 1131 1026  +105 11 4 1226 1167  +59

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHAAAHHHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAAHHHAHHA
ResultWWWWWLWLWWLWWWWWLLLWWWWWWWWWVVVVVV
Position6212121311223223335543233333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; V = Void

Matches

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2020 Copa del Rey

Quarterfinals

Supercopa de España
Main article: 2019 Supercopa de España

Semifinals

Final

Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3FG%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  PIR per game

Copa del Rey
Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Álex Abrines 1011:301.000.000.0001.00.00.00.02.0–1.0
Víctor Claver 1125:36.000.833.0004.03.01.01.015.020.0
Brandon Davies 1013:43.200.000.7504.00.00.00.05.04.0
Malcolm Delaney 1130:00.000.333.5006.08.00.00.010.012.0
Ádám Hanga 1015:10.000.500.0003.02.00.00.03.06.0
Cory Higgins 1129:42.286.167.7503.02.00.00.010.04.0
Kyle Kuric 108:19.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0–5.0
Nikola Mirotić 1131:45.667.364.8338.01.02.00.025.024.0
Pierre Oriola 1018:101.000.000.0002.02.00.00.02.03.0
Ante Tomić 1116:021.000.000.0004.01.01.01.06.08.0

Source: ACB

Supercopa de España
Player GP GS MPG 2FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
Víctor Claver 2216:54.500.500.5004.51.50.50.07.010.0
Brandon Davies 2123:37.619.000.5004.02.01.50.514.515.0
Malcolm Delaney 2020:23.286.500.8003.02.00.00.010.512.0
Ádám Hanga 2016:22.000.250.0002.00.00.00.51.52.0
Cory Higgins 2230:21.438.1111.0003.52.01.50.514.012.5
Kyle Kuric 2017:28.500.2001.0001.51.00.00.54.55.0
Nikola Mirotić 2224:22.539.273.8335.50.00.50.014.010.5
Pierre Oriola 2011:33.500.000.0001.50.00.50.51.02.0
Kevin Pangos 2218:26.667.143.0002.05.01.00.03.55.5
Rolands Šmits 204:01.333.000.0000.50.00.00.01.0–1.0
Ante Tomić 2116:20.167.000.8334.50.50.00.03.52.5

Source: ACB

References
  1. "Nikola Mirotic signs for Barça". www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Mirotic's salary reportedly between € 3,9Μ and € 5,2 per season". Eurohoops. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. "Cory Higgins: a first class reinforcement for Barça". www.fcbarcelona.com. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. "Agreement in principle to sign Brandon Davies". www.fcbarcelona.com. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "Nikola Mirotic signs for Barça". www.fcbarcelona.com. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. "Agreement to sign Álex Abrines until 2021". www.fcbarcelona.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. "Barcelona lands former All-Euroleague guard Delaney". EuroLeague.net. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "Confirmada la plantilla del Barça 2019/20". www.fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  9. "Agreement for termination of Malcolm Delaney's contract". www.fcbarcelona.com. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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