2019–20 Victoria Libertas Pesaro season

The 2019–20 season is Victoria Libertas Pesaro's 74th in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.

Main article: U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro
Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2019-20 season
PresidentArio Costa
Head coachGiancarlo Sacco
ArenaAdriatic Arena
LBAseason cancelled (17th)

Overview

For the 2019-20 season, Pesaro entrusts the team to the young and promising coach Federico Perego, coming from a 5 years experience in the German Basketball Bundesliga as assistant coach of Brose Bamberg and head coach in the second half of his last year.

But the season has an horrible start with a streak of 10 consecutive losses that forces the team to replace Perego with Giancarlo Sacco[1]. Sacco's nomination is a comeback as he started his coaching career with Pesaro in 1984 until 1987 and again as head coach in the 1998-99 season.

However, even with the new coach, Pesaro did not manage to interrupt the losing streak until the first match of the second half of the season against Fortitudo Bologna[2], after 16 consecutive losses.

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.[3] Pesaro ended the championship in the last 17th position with only one match won.

Kit

Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Prosciutto Carpegna DOP

Home
Away
Away

Players

The team composition is the same as the last game played on February 9th[4] before the interruption of the championship[5] due the coronavirus pandemic.

Before the official conclusion of the season, four players left the team. Clint Chapman first and Jaylen Barford, who moved to Virtus Roma, left in search for better opportunities, while Troy Williams and Zach Thomas were released after the pandemic to rejoin their families in the US.

Current roster
Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
SG 0 Barford, Jaylen (*) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 24 – (1996-01-23)23 January 1996
G/F 3 Drell, Henri 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 20 – (2000-04-25)25 April 2000
PG 4 Mussini, Federico 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 24 – (1996-03-12)12 March 1996
SF 5 Williams, Troy (*) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1994-12-30)30 December 1994
G 8 Pušica, Vasilije 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 24 – (1995-09-12)12 September 1995
PG 9 Calbini, Lorenzo 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb) 17 – (2002-12-20)20 December 2002
SG 11 Miaschi, Federico 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 20 – (2000-04-26)26 April 2000
SF 12 Eboua, Paul 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 20 – (2000-02-15)15 February 2000
C 13 Chapman, Clint (*) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 31 – (1989-03-06)6 March 1989
F 15 Alessandrini, Nicolas 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 19 – (2001-05-08)8 May 2001
F/C 20 Basso, Beniamino 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 19 – (2001-02-24)24 February 2001
PF 23 Thomas, Zach (C *) 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 24 – (1996-06-21)21 June 1996
C 35 Totè, Leonardo 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 22 – (1997-07-08)8 July 1997
PF 41 Zanotti, Simone 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 27 – (1992-12-31)31 December 1992
Head coach
  • Giancarlo Sacco
Assistant coach(es)
  • Paolo Calbini
  • Luca Pentucci
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (*) Left the team after the last match
  • Injured
Updated: March 10, 2020

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
C Leonardo Totè Simone Zanotti
PF Paul Eboua Beniamino Basso
SF Lorenzo Calbini Nicolas Alessandrini
SG Federico Miaschi
PG Vasilije Pušica Federico Mussini

5+5 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes

In
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
11SGFederico Miaschi19Trapani1 yearJune 2020Free29 June 2019[6]
4PGFederico Mussini23Reggio Emilia1 yearJune 2020Free5 July 2019[7]
35SFLeonardo Totè21Aurora Jesi1 yearJune 2020Free6 July 2019[8]
12SF Paul Eboua19Roseto Sharks1 yearJune 2020Free9 July 2019[9]
0PGJaylen Barford23Greensboro Swarm1 yearJune 2020Free12 July 2019[10]
23PFZach Thomas23Okapi Aalstar2 yearsJune 2021Free17 July 2019[11]
3G/FHenri Drell19Baunach Young Pikes3 yearsJune 2022Free19 July 2019[12]
8GVasilije Pušica23Partizan Belgrade1 yearJune 2020Free3 August 2019[13]
16CTautvydas Lydeka35Derthona Basket2 monthsOctober 2019Free31 August 2019[14]
13CClint Chapman30Rasta Vechta1 yearJune 2020Free1 October 2019[15]
5SFTroy Williams24Stockton Kings1 yearJune 2020Free12 December 2019[16]

Out
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer feeDateSource
1SGJames Blackmon24Aquila Basket Trentoend of contractFree1 July 2019[17]
2PFErik McCree25BCM Gravelines-Dunkerqueend of contractFree1 July 2019[18]
3PGDominic Artis25Dąbrowa Górniczaend of contractFree1 July 2019[19]
7G/FLamond Murray24Rethymno Cretan Kingsend of contractFree1 July 2019[20]
9PGMark Lyons29Hapoel Tel Avivend of contractFree1 July 2019[21]
20CAndrea Ancellotti31Latina Basketend of contractFree1 July 2019[22]
32PGDiego Monaldi26Napoli Basketend of contractFree1 July 2019[23]
35F/CAleksandr Šaškov19Olimpia Milano return from loan Free1 July 2019[24]
44G/FDez Wells27San Miguel Beermenend of contractFree1 July 2019[25]
55CEgidijus Mockevičius26Fuenlabradaend of contractFree1 July 2019[26]
16CTautvydas Lydeka36Sintek–Dzūkijaend of contractFree1 November 2019[27]
13CClint Chapman30free agentmutual consentUndisclosed17 February 2020[28]
0PGJaylen Barford24Virtus Romamutual consentUndisclosed19 February 2020[29][30]
5SFTroy Williams24free agentmutual consentUndisclosed9 March 2020[31]
23PFZach Thomas23free agentmutual consentUndisclosed10 March 2020[32]

Confirmed
No.Pos.Nat.NameAgeMoving fromTypeEndsTransfer feeDateSource
41CSimone Zanotti27San Crispino Basket P.S. Elpidio1 + 1 yearJune 2020Free11 July 2018[33][34]

Coach
Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Replaces Date Type
 Giancarlo Sacco
62
 Legnano Basket Knights
1 year
2020
5 December 2019[1]
Federico Perego
5 December 2019[1]
 sacked
 Federico Perego
34
 Brose Bamberg
2 years
2021
14 June 2019[35]
Matteo Boniciolli 14 May 2019[36] resigned

Unsuccessful deals

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 Moved to Type
5 August 2019[37]
22 August 2019[38]
F/C
DeJuan Blair
30
 Austin Spurs
1 year
 free agent

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2019–20 LBA season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD
13 De' Longhi Treviso 21 8 13 1620 1664 −44
14 Virtus Roma 21 7 14 1639 1787 −148
15 OriOra Pistoia 21 7 14 1559 1735 −176
16 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 21 6 15 1574 1690 −116
17 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 20 1 19 1583 1849 −266
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2020. Source: LBA

References
  1. "La VL saluta Coach Federico Perego e si affida a Giancarlo Sacco" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 5 December 2019.
  2. "La VL sbanca il PalaDozza e vince 80-77 contro la Fortitudo" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 11 January 2020.
  3. "Emergenza COVID-19. La FIP dichiara conclusa la stagione 2019/2020 del Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). fip.it. 7 April 2020.
  4. "Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro-Happy Casa Brindisi 77-103" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 9 February 2020.
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  8. "Leonardo Totè arriva in casa VL". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. "Paul Eboua è un nuovo giocatore della VL!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  10. "Nuova guardia per la VL: Jaylen Barford!". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. "Per la Vuelle un'ala che arriva dagli States: Zach Thomas". victorialibertas.it (in Italian). U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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  17. "Colpo sul perimetro: arriva James Blackmon!". aquilabasket.it (in Italian). Aquila Basket Trento. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. "Erik McCree première recrue étrangère du BCM !". bcmbasket.com (in French). BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  19. "Z ziemi włoskiej do polskiej. Dominic Artis poprowadzi grę MKS-u!" (in Polish). mksdabrowa.pl. 19 August 2019.
  20. "Ο LAMOND MURRAY Jr ΣΤΗ ΘΕΣΗ ΤΟΥ JARVIS GARRETT" (in Greek). mksdabrowa.pl. 14 October 2019.
  21. "מארק ליונס חתם בהפועל ת"א" (in Hebrew). hapoeluta.org. 29 September 2019.
  22. "Benacquista innesto importante, dalla Serie A arriva Andrea Ancellotti" (in Italian). latinabasket.it. 23 July 2019.
  23. "Colpo GeVi Napoli Basket, arriva il play Diego Monaldi: "Carico per questa nuova avventura". napolibasket.eu (in Italian). GeVi Napoli Basket. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  24. "UFFICIALE A - Alexander Shashkov è un nuovo giocatore della VL" (in Italian). pianetabasket.com. 10 October 2018.
  25. "San Miguel bringing in Dez Wells in bid to complete Grand Slam". spin.ph. SPIN. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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  30. "La Virtus Roma ingaggia Jaylen Barford". virtusroma.it (in Italian). Virtus Roma. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  31. "Troy Williams lascia la VL" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 9 March 2020.
  32. "Zach Thomas torna negli USA" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 10 March 2020.
  33. "VL Pesaro, firmata l'ala grande Simone Zanotti" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 11 July 2018.
  34. "Simone Zanotti ancora in maglia VL" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 4 July 2019.
  35. "Federico Perego è il nuovo Coach della VL" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 14 June 2019.
  36. "Il bilancio del Presidente Costa: "Orgogliosi di essere in serie A: serve più positività"" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 14 May 2019.
  37. "DeJuan Blair "al centro" della Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro!" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 5 August 2019.
  38. "Risolto il contratto con DeJuan Blair" (in Italian). victorialibertas.it. 22 August 2019.
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