2021–22 Pallacanestro Reggiana season

The 2020–21 season is Reggio Emilia's 48th in existence and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Pallacanestro Reggiana
2021–22 season
OwnerStefano Landi
Veronica Bartoli
Enrico San Pietro
Graziano Sassi
Andrea Baroni
PresidentMaria Licia Ferrarini
Head coachAttilio Caja
ArenaPalaBigi
LBARegular season
Europe CupRunners-up
SupercupGroup stage (2nd of 3)

Kit edit

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: UNAHOTELS

Players edit

Current roster edit

UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 1   Thompson Jr., Stephen 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 27 – (1997-03-23)23 March 1997
F/C 5   Hopkins, Mikael 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 30 – (1993-06-23)23 June 1993
PG 7   Candi, Leonardo (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 27 – (1997-03-30)30 March 1997
PF 8   Baldi Rossi, Filippo 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 32 – (1991-10-26)26 October 1991
G/F 12   Strautiņš, Artūrs 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 25 – (1998-10-23)23 October 1998
PG 13   Crawford, Bryant 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 27 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997
PG 20   Cinciarini, Andrea 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 37 – (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
PF 23   Johnson, Justin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 27 – (1996-05-23)23 May 1996
F 31   Olisevičius, Osvaldas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 31 – (1993-01-10)10 January 1993
PF 35   Diouf, Mouhamet 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 22 – (2001-09-10)10 September 2001
G 55   Larson, Tyler 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1991-12-31)31 December 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Federico Fucà
  •   Francesco Taccetti

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  •   Injured

Updated: February 28, 2022

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

Depth chart edit

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Mikael Hopkins Mouhamet Diouf
PF Justin Johnson Filippo Baldi Rossi
SF Osvaldas Olisevičius Artūrs Strautiņš
SG Stephen Thompson Jr. Leonardo Candi Federico Bonacini
PG Andrea Cinciarini Bryant Crawford Tyler Larson

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Squad changes edit

In edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
12 SF   Artūrs Strautiņš 22 Pallacanestro Varese   1+1 years June 2022 + 2023 Free 4 July 2021 [1]
31 F   Osvaldas Olisevičius 28 Medi Bayreuth   1 year June 2022 Free 10 July 2021 [2]
13 PG   Bryant Crawford 24 Juventus Utena   2 year June 2023 (opt. 2022) Free 11 July 2021 [3]
1 G   Stephen Thompson Jr. 24 Stella Azzurra Roma   2 years (opt. 2022) June 2023 Free 16 July 2021 [4]
5 F/C   Mikael Hopkins 28 Cedevita Olimpija   1 year June 2022 Free 1 August 2021 [5]
20 PG   Andrea Cinciarini 35 Olimpia Milano   3 years June 2024 Undisclosed 10 August 2021 [6]
G   Tyler Larson[Note IN] 30 VL Pesaro   4 months June 2022 Undisclosed 28 February 2022 [7]
  1. ^
    In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to Type Transfer fee Date Source
77 SG   Tomáš Kyzlink 27 USK Praha   Exit option Undisclosed 25 May 2021 [8][9]
0 SG     Brynton Lemar 26 Enisey Krasnoyarsk   End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [10]
3 SG   Petteri Koponen 33 Helsinki Seagulls   End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [11]
11 F   Brandon Taylor 26 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque   End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [12]
14 G   Marco Giannini 19 Lions Bisceglie   End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [13]
15 C     Frank Elegar 35 Napoli Basket   End of contract Free 1 July 2021 [14]

Confirmed edit

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Type Ends Transfer fee Date Source
7 PG   Leonardo Candi 24 Fortitudo Bologna   5 year June 2022 Free 22 June 2017 [15]
35 PF   Mouhamet Diouf 19 youth team June 2023 Youth system September 2019
32 G   Federico Bonacini 22 Pallacanestro Trapani   Return from loan Free 1 July 2020
8 PF   Filippo Baldi Rossi 29 Virtus Bologna   2 years June 2022 Undisclosed 16 July 2020 [16]
23 PF   Justin Johnson 24 Pistoia Basket 2000   1 + 2 years (opt. out 2022) June 2023 Free 19 August 2020 [17][18]
16 C   Ibrahima Cham 17 youth team Youth system September 2020

Coach edit

Coach Maurizio Buscaglia was replaced by Antimo Martino but his contract was valid until he was called by Brescia for the role of head coach.[19]

Nat. Name Age. Previous team Type Ends Date Source
  Attilio Caja 60 Pallacanestro Varese   2 years June 2022 16 March 2021 [20]

On loan edit

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from Moving to Date Contract Ends
G   Alessandro Cipolla 21 Stella Azzurra Roma   Urania Milano[21][22]   20 July 2021 4 years[23] June 2024
G   Carlo Porfilio 20 Reggio Emilia   Pallacanestro Biella[24][25]   28 July 2021
PG   Jacopo Soviero 20 Bologna Basket 2016   Pallacanestro Biella[24][25]   28 July 2021 [26]

Competitions edit

Supercup edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Umana Reyer Venezia 4 4 0 329 281 +48 Advance to Final Eight
2 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 4 2 2 302 284 +18
3 Fortitudo Bologna 4 0 4 270 336 −66
Source: LegaBasket Serie A
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Serie A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
5 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 17 13 2331 2297 +34 34 Qualification to Playoffs
6 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 17 13 2541 2449 +92 34
7 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 30 15 15 2409 2401 +8 30
8 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 30 14 16 2408 2518 −110 28
9 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 30 14 16 2390 2464 −74 28
Source: LBA

Europe Cup edit

Regular season edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Avtodor 6 5 1 562 463 +99 11 Advance to second round
2   Reggiana 6 4 2 497 457 +40 10
3   Casademont Zaragoza 6 2 4 484 515 −31 8
4   Hapoel Gilboa Galil 6 1 5 443 551 −108 7

Second round edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Reggiana 6 5 1 408 402 +6 11 Advance to Quarter Finals
2   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 6 3 3 473 453 +20 9
3   Telenet Giants Antwerp 6 2 4 493 475 +18 8
4   Kyiv-Basket 6 2 4 374 418 −44 7

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia   151–143   Legia Warsaw 71–68 80–75

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia   164–146   Bakken Bears 72–74 92–72

Finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bahçeşehir Koleji     UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 20 Apr 27 Apr

References edit

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