# 2019–20 Virtus Roma season

The 2019–20 season is Virtus Roma's 60th in existence and the club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball.

## Overview

Virtus Roma comes back to the Serie A after five years in Serie A2. Roma gained the promotion to the highest Italian league by ending the 2018–19 Serie A2 season at the first place in the West division.
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. Roma ended the championship in 14th position.

## Kit

Supplier: EYE Sport Wear
| Serie A Home | Serie A Away |

## Players

Due to the early conclusion of the season the new hire Corey Webster couldn't play any game, while Jaylen Barford, coming from Pesaro, was called only in the last game against Sassari.

### Current roster

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

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Davon Jefferson | Kevin Cusenza | |
| PF | Amar Alibegović | Giovanni Pini | |
| SF | James White | Tomáš Kyzlink | Liam Farley |
| SG | William Buford | Roberto Rullo | Giovanni Spinosa |
| PG | Jaylen Barford | Tommaso Baldasso | Corey Webster |
6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date |
| 10 | SG | Roberto Rullo | 29 | Dinamo Cagliari | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 17 July 2019 |
| 3 | F | Michael Moore | 25 | Borås Basket | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 18 July 2019 |
| 22 | F/C | Giovanni Pini | 26 | Fortitudo Bologna | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 23 July 2019 |
| 11 | G | Jerome Dyson | 32 | Bnei Herzliya | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 26 July 2019 |
| 41 | F/C | Davon Jefferson | 32 | Capitanes de Arecibo | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 29 July 2019 |
| 77 | SG | Tomáš Kyzlink | 26 | Reyer Venezia | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 3 August 2019 |
| 25 | G/F | Liam Farley | 24 | Bowdoin | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 9 August 2019 |
| 34 | SG | Giovanni Spinosa | 21 | Smit Roma | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 9 August 2019 |
| 44 | SG | William Buford | 29 | Lavrio | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 23 August 2019 |
| 2 | F/C | Kevin Cusenza | 26 | Fortitudo Roma | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 30 August 2019 |
| 21 | F | James White | 37 | Benedetto XIV Cento | 1 year | June 2020 | Free | 24 December 2019 |
| 0 | SG | Jaylen Barford | 24 | V.L. Pesaro | end of the season | June 2020 | Undisclosed | 19 February 2020 |
| 9 | G | Corey Webster | 31 | Zhejiang Lions | end of the season | June 2020 | Free | 29 February 2020 |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer fee | Date |
| 10 | G | Massimo Chessa | 23 | Napoli Basket | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 11 | PG | Nic Moore | 27 | Champagne Châlons-Reims | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 12 | G/F | Daniele Sandri | 28 | Napoli Basket | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 14 | SG | Andrea Saccaggi | 30 | Cestistica San Severo | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 15 | F/C | Aristide Landi | 25 | Pistoia | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 17 | G | Roberto Prandin | 33 | Scagliera Verona | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 21 | F/C | Henry Sims | 29 | Fortitudo Bologna | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 33 | SF | Marco Santiangeli | 27 | Assigeco Piacenza | end of contract | Free | 1 July 2019 |
| 3 | F | Michael Moore | 25 | Latina Basket | transfer | Undisclosed | 30 December 2019 |
| 11 | G | Jerome Dyson | 32 | Fortitudo Bologna | transfer | Undisclosed | 26 February 2020 |

#### Confirmed

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Moving from | Type | Ends | Transfer fee | Date | Source |
| 13 | PG | | Tommaso Baldasso | 26 | Auxilium Torino | | 3 + 3 years | June 2022 | Free | 13 July 2016 | |
| 7 | PF | | Amar Alibegović | 29 | St. John's Red Storm | | 2 years | June 2020 | Free | 4 July 2018 | |

#### Coach

| Nat. | Name | Age. | Previous team | Previous team | Type | Ends | Date | Source |
| | Piero Bucchi | 61 | JuveCaserta | | 2 years | 2020 | 4 March 2018 | |

#### 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 | Moving from | Type | Moved to | Moved to |
| 16 July 2019 | 23 August 2019 | G | | Skyler Flatten | 24 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | | 1 year | Miami Heat | |

## Competitions
### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1741 | 1763 | −22 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup |
| 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 | |