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2020–21 Reyer Venezia Season
The 2020–21 season is Reyer Venezia's 149th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball. Overview Venezia starts the season with the confirmation of all the technical staff as it was the most successful Italian team of the 2019-20 season. As a matter of fact they were the only Italian team at winning something as they won the Italian Cup while the Italian championship along with all the European competition were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kit Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Umana Players Current roster Depth chart Squad changes In Out Confirmed From youth team Coach On loan Competitions Supercup Final Four Italian Cup Bologna qualified to the 2021 Italian Basketball Cup by ending the first half of the LBA season in the 5th position. They played the quarterfinal against the 4th ranking Segafredo Virtus Bologna. Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyer Venezia
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in Italy, as well as the EuroCup. Reyer operates both men's and women's professional teams, both playing in their respective first divisions as of the 2017–18 season. The men's team has been crowned the Italian champions four times, as they won the LBA in 1942, 1943, 2017 and 2019. History The team was founded in 1872 as gymnastics club Società Sportiva Costantino Reyer, by the gymnastics teacher Peter Gallo in Venice. The basketball section was founded in 1925. In the 1941–42 and 1942–43 season, Reyer won back-to-back Italian league titles. In 1944, the team also won the Italian championship, but the victory was not approved by the Italian Federation. The club, under the name Carrera Venezia, participated in the 1980–81 FIBA K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Italy
The COVID-19 pandemic in Italy is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 January 2020, when two Chinese tourists in Rome tested positive for the virus. One week later an Italian man repatriated to Italy from the city of Wuhan, China, was hospitalized and confirmed as the third case in Italy. Clusters of cases were later detected in Lombardy and Veneto on 21 February, with the first deaths on 22 February. By the beginning of March, the virus had spread to all regions of Italy. On 31 January, the Italian government suspended all flights to and from China and declared a state of emergency. In February, eleven municipalities in northern Italy were identified as the centres of the two main Italian clusters and placed under quarantine. The majority of positive cases in other regions traced back to these two clusters. On 8 March 2020, Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallacanestro Trieste
Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They play in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2018–19 season. The Allianz Dome serves as the club's home arena. History A number of Trieste teams had played in the first division Serie A, the most successful of which was Società Ginnastica Triestina (from the 1930s to the 1960s) that won several national championships in the 1930s and 1940s. Three other top division Trieste sides were Lega Nazionale Trieste (1949-1951), San Giusto Trieste (1948-1949) and Polizia Civile Trieste (1949-1950). Pallacanestro Trieste was established in 1975, it played in the top tier Serie A from 1982 to 1986, 1990 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2004, with a best result of third in 1994. That same year, it reached the FIBA Korać Cup final. The next season saw the team reaching the Italian Cup final. After the 2003-04 season, the club went bankrupt and was relegated to the lower divisions. After ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Udanoh
Ike Joseph Udanoh (born August 2, 1989) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. He is a power forward. Professional career On June 11, 2018, Udanoh signed a deal with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù. On August 23, 2018, he was named team captain. On February 24, 2019 he has signed with Sidigas Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On July 7, 2019, he has signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On June 23, 2020, he continued to play in Italy and signed with Pallacanestro Trieste. On January 7, 2021, he transfers to the LNB Pro A in France, signing with SIG Strasbourg. On December 18, 2023, he signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Włocławek
Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (in English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and internationally in the European North Basketball League. Their home arena is Hala Mistrzów. The club has won the PLK championship three times – in 2003, 2018 and 2019. The club has also won four Polish Basketball Cup, Polish Cup titles and three Polish Basketball Supercup, Polish Supercup titles. History In the 2017–18 PLK season, 2017–18 season, Anwil finished first in the regular season with a 24–8 record. In the following 2017–18 PLK season#Playoffs, playoffs, Anwil beat Turów Zgorzelec in the quarterfinals and defending champions Basket Zielona Góra, Zielona Góra in the semifinals. On 4 June 2018, Włocławek won its second PLK title after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 65–73 in Game 6 of the finals. Anw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Jerrells
Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. (born February 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Zamalek of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. High school Jerrells was a four-year starter at Del Valle High School in his hometown, Austin, Texas. College career Jerrells played college basketball at Baylor University. He was the first player in Bears history to lead the team in scoring and assists all four seasons. He became the second player in BU history with 1,000 points, 400 assists and 100 steals. As a freshman, Jerrells started every game and led the team in scoring, assists, steals and minutes played. In his sophomore season, Jerrells again started every game and led the team in scoring, assists and minutes. He was named 2007 All-Big 12 honorable mention by league's coaches and media and was chosen to 2007 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team. As a junior, Jerrells was a consensus first team All-Big 12 selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niners Chemnitz
Niners Chemnitz e.V., also named Chemnitz 99, is a German basketball club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. Currently, the team plays in the Basketball Bundesliga. Since its foundation, the team has played in Germany's lower divisions but moved up second division ProA in 2002. It promoted to Germany's prime league Basketball Bundesliga for the first time in 2020. History The club was formed in 1999 as "BV Chemnitz 99" by the fusion of the clubs ''BG Chemnitz'' and ''Lok Chemnitz''. In 2001, BV Chemnitz 99 began a cooperation with the Chemnitz University of Technology, which is why "TU" was added to the team name. In the summer of 2002, the division of the men's team (BV TU Chemnitz 99) and the women's team ( Chemcats Chemnitz) followed. For the men's team, the nickname ''Niners'' evolved through the foundation year 1999. On 28 May 2015, Chemnitz hired Argentine Rodrigo Pastore as new head coach. In 2017, the nickname Niners was officially adopted as new club name. In the 2019–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wes Clark (basketball)
Wes Clark (born December 12, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga. College career As a junior at Missouri, Clark averaged 9.8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists per game. He was dismissed from the team in February 2016 due to failing to meet the academic standards. Clark decided to transfer to Buffalo, whose coach Nate Oats was Clark's coach at Romulus Senior High School. As a senior at Buffalo, Clark averaged 15.5 points and 5.4 assists per game. Professional career After completing his collegiate eligibility, Clark participated in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship. On August 2, 2018, Clark signed a deal with the Italian club New Basket Brindisi for the 2018–19 LBA season. On July 23, 2019, he has signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Clark averaged 14.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. On June 25, 2020, he signed in France with SIG Strasbourg competin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season. It was formerly a major side in Europe, winning the 1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague), and at one time being one of only 13 clubs to hold a EuroLeague A license. However, its standing later waned, and Virtus became less competitive in both Europe and the domestic LBA - which it had won in 1983 – before being voluntarily relegated to the Italian second division in July 2015. In December 2020, Virtus was dissolved after the club was declared bankrupt after months of financial struggles. For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names. History The club was formed by the merger of two Roman sides, San Saba and Gruppo Borgo Cavalleggeri, under the name Virtus Aurelia in the late 1960s, the founding date of San Saba, 1960, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Campogrande
Luca Campogrande (born 30 April 1996) is an Italian basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) shooting guard. Professional career Luca Campogrande grew up in the youth sector of Sam Basket Roma, where he achieved the title of ''Italian U-19 Elite champion'' in 2015. The following year he went to Fortitudo Bologna, for the first time he played in Serie A2 League, where he signed a two-year deal. On 11 July 2017 he went to Ponderosa Montegranaro. On 6 July 2018 Campogrande signed a deal with LBA club Sidigas Avellino. On 27 July 2019 he signed with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On 6 August 2020 he was the first who signed for Virtus Roma for the 2020–21 season. After Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems, Campogrande, like all the Roma players, was made free agent. After that he first joined Reyer Venezia for trainings and soon after, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universo Treviso Basket
Universo Treviso Basket (diminutive TvB), known for sponsorship reasons as NutriBullet Treviso, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Treviso, Veneto. Founded in 2012, it plays in the Italian basketball first division Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) since the 2019–20 season. Despite being a distinct club, Universo Treviso ''de facto'' inherited the fanbase of Pallacanestro Treviso, the historic club of the town. History 2012–2014: Beginnings Following the Benetton family's planned withdrawal from professional basketball that would occur in July 2012 and see Benetton Treviso without backing, the Universo Treviso consortium was launched in March 2012 with the goal to assure the club's continued presence as a professional outfit. Former players, led by Riccardo Pittis who served as the consortium's guarantor, were at the basis of the initiative. After overcoming some economic struggles, thanks to the efforts of Pittis, Claudio Coldebella and Paolo Vazzoler (who was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Fotu
Isaac Fotu (born 18 December 1993) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. He also represents the New Zealand national team in international competition. Early life Born in York, England to a Tongan father and an English mother, Fotu and his family moved to New Zealand when he was seven and settled down in Auckland. As a teenager, Fotu attended Rangitoto College and played club basketball for the North Harbour Basketball Association, representing the club at U17, U19 and U21 levels. In June 2011, he was named to the all-star five of the Nike All-Asia Camp in China, an invitation-only tournament for some of the best young high school players throughout Asia and Oceania. On 4 July 2011, Fotu signed with the New Zealand Breakers as a non-contracted development player for the 2011–12 NBL season. Being non-contracted still allowed him to pursue opportunities in the American college system without jeopardising his amateur status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
