2020–21 Universo Treviso Basket season

Main article: Universo Treviso Basket

The 2020–21 season is Universo Treviso Basket's 9th in existence (6th after the re-foundation) and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.

Universo Treviso Basket

2020-21 season
Owner	Consorzio Universo Treviso
President	Paolo Vazzoler
Head coach	Massimiliano Menetti
Arena	Palaverde
LBA	6th of 15
0Playoffs	0Quarterfinals
Supercup	Group stage (2nd of 4)
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Current roster

De'Longhi Treviso roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age SG 1   Logan, David 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 41 – (1982-12-26)26 December 1982 PG 4   Russell, DeWayne 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 F/C 8   Vildera, Giovanni 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 29 – (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 F 9   Bartoli, Vittorio 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 21 – (2002-06-11)11 June 2002 PG 12   Imbrò, Matteo (C) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 30 – (1994-02-12)12 February 1994 PG 13   Piccin, Lorenzo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 21 – (2002-11-18)18 November 2002 F/C 15   Chillo, Matteo 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 30 – (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 C 21   Mekowulu, Christian 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 29 – (1995-03-17)17 March 1995 SF 24   Sokołowski, Michał 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 31 – (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 F 45   Akele, Nicola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 26 – (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 G/F 52   Lockett, Trent 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1990-12-10)10 December 1990	Head coach   Massimiliano Menetti Assistant coach(es)   Francesco Tabellini   Lorenzo Pomes Legend (C) Team captain   Injured Roster Updated: 17 May 2021

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 1	Bench 2
C	Christian Mekowulu	Giovanni Vildera
PF	Nicola Akele	Matteo Chillo
SF	Michał Sokołowski	Trent Lockett	Vittorio Bartoli
SG	David Logan	Lorenzo Piccin ^[Note]
PG	DeWayne Russell	Matteo Imbrò

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

1. Piccin was offered a professional contract at the end of January 2021^[1]

Squad changes

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
30	SF		Jeffrey Carroll	25	Bergamo Basket		1 year	June 2021	Free	22 May 2020	^[2]
8	F/C		Giovanni Vildera	25	Rieti		1 year	June 2021	Free	18 June 2020	^[3]
21	C		Christian Mekowulu	25	Pallacanestro Orzinuovi		1 year	June 2021	Free	20 June 2020	^[4]
45	PF		Nicola Akele	24	Vanoli Cremona		1 year	June 2021	Undisclosed	26 June 2020	^[5]
4	PG		DeWayne Russell	26	Crailsheim Merlins		1 year	June 2021	Free	30 June 2020	^[6]
4	SG		Tyler Cheese	23	Akron Zips		1 year	June 2021	Free	8 July 2020	^[7]
24	SF		Michał Sokołowski^[Note IN]	27	Legia Warszawa		1 year	June 2021	Undisclosed	16 October 2020	^[8]
52	G/F		Trent Lockett^[Note IN]	30	Hapoel Jerusalem		End of the season	June 2021	Free	29 January 2021	^[9]

1. In players: Players who signed after the beginning of the season

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
6	SF		Ivan Almeida	31	Ironi Nahariya		End of contract	Free	26 May 2020	^[10]
0	C		Amedeo Tessitori	25	Virtus Bologna		End of contract	Free	5 June 2020	^[11]
11	F		Jordan Parks	26	Napoli Basket		End of contract	Free	27 June 2020	^[12]
4	PF		Davide Alviti	23	Pallacanestro Trieste		End of contract	Free	1 July 2020	^[13]
5	PG		Aleksej Nikolić	25	Partizan Belgrade		Return from loan	Free	1 July 2020	^[14]
16	SG		Lorenzo Uglietti	26	Napoli Basket		End of contract	Free	1 July 2020	^[15]
20	F/C		Luca Severini	24	Derthona Basket		End of contract	Free	1 July 2020	^[16]
24	PF		Isaac Fotu	26	Reyer Venezia		End of contract	Free	1 July 2020	^[17]
	PG		Manuel Saladini	18	Benedetto XIV Cento		End of contract	Free	1 July 2020	^[18]
4	SG		Tyler Cheese^[Note OUT]	23	Vilpas Vikings		Mutual consent	Free	26 October 2020	^[19]
30	SF		Jeffrey Carroll^[Note OUT]	26	Pallacanestro Biella		Transfer	Undisclosed	25 January 2021	^[20]^[21]

1. Out players: Players who left before the end of the season

Confirmed

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from		Type	Ends	Transfer fee	Date	Source
12	PG		Matteo Imbrò	26	Basket Ferentino		2 + 2 years	2021	Free	30 June 2017	^[22]^[23]
15	F/C		Matteo Chillo	27	Fortitudo Bologna		2 + 1 years	2021	Free	30 July 2018	^[24]^[25]
1	SG		David Logan	37	Busan KT Sonicboom		5 months + 2 years	2021	Free	9 February 2019	^[26]^[27]

From youth team

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Transfer fee	Date
9	F		Vittorio Bartoli	18	Youth system	September 2020
13	PG		Lorenzo Piccin	17	Youth system	September 2020

Coach

Nat.	Name	Age.	Previous team		Type	Ends	Date	Source
	Massimiliano Menetti	47	Reggio Emilia		3 + 3 years	June 2023	7 June 2018	^[28]^[29]

Competitions

Supercup

Main article: 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Umana Reyer Venezia	6	4	2	462	434	+28	Advance to Final Four
2	De' Longhi Treviso	6	3	3	475	459	+16
3	Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste	6	3	3	428	467	−39
4	Dolomiti Energia Trento	6	2	4	467	472	−5

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

Regular season

Main article: 2020–21 LBA season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
4	Umana Reyer Venezia	28	19	9	2257	2142	+115	Qualification to Playoffs
5	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	28	18	10	2527	2437	+90
6	De' Longhi Treviso	28	14	14	2353	2468	−115
7	Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste	28	14	14	2253	2249	+4
8	Dolomiti Energia Trento	28	13	15	2191	2228	−37

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA

Playoffs

Main article: 2021 LBA Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v De' Longhi Treviso

13 May 2021 Game 1	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	91–72 (Series: 1-0)	De' Longhi Treviso	Bologna
19:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 27-17, 21-26, 24-18, 19-11
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player	Pts: Gamble 17 Rebs: Ricci 8 Asts: Teodosić 9 PIR: Gamble 24	Boxscore	Pts: Logan 17 Rebs: Mekowulu 8 Asts: Sokołowski 4 PIR: Mekowulu 19	Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Tolga Sahin, Mark Bartoli, Alessandro Nicolini

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v De' Longhi Treviso

14 May 2021 Game 2	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	88–83 (Series: 2-0)	De' Longhi Treviso	Bologna
20:45 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 25-15, 22-21, 25-29
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player	Pts: Belinelli 24 Rebs: Hunter 12 Asts: Teodosić 8 PIR: Teodosić 26	Boxscore	Pts: Mekowulu 23 Rebs: Sokołowski 8 Asts: Sokołowski 7 PIR: Mekowulu 35	Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Guido Giovannetti, Giulio Pepponi

De' Longhi Treviso v Segafredo Virtus Bologna

17 May 2021 Game 3	De' Longhi Treviso	100–1050(OT) (Series: 0-3)	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	Villorba (Treviso)
20:45 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 25-24, 36-22, 9-22, 23-25, Overtime: 7-12
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player	Pts: Logan 25 Rebs: Mekowulu 7 Asts: Logan, Russell 6 PIR: Logan 29	Boxscore	Pts: Pajola 25 Rebs: Ricci 9 Asts: Pajola, Teodosić 7 PIR: Pajola 29	Arena: Palaverde Referees: Roberto Begnis, Denny Borgioni, Denis Quarta

See also

•  Sports portal
•  Italy portal

• 2020–21 LBA season
• 2020 Italian Basketball Supercup

References

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