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1970–71 Serie A (basketball)
The 1970–71 Serie A basketball championship was the 48th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season ran from 18 October 1970 to 28 March 1971, twelve teams played 22 games each. As both Ignis Varese and Simmenthal Milano were tied first with the same head-to-head record (having only lost once apiece, to each other) a single playoff game decided the title, the third ever played between the two squads (one on-the-court win per side, respectively in 1962 and 1966). Varese won the game played in Rome to earn their third straight championship, fifth overall (and the single spot in the 1971–72 FIBA European Champions Cup, European Champions Cup). The other end of the league table also saw a tie, with three teams on the same points for two relegation spots, hence playoffs were also played where Libertas Livorno and Cecchi Biella (both newly promoted) were relegated back to the Serie A2 Basket, Serie B. Preseas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969–70 Serie A (basketball)
The 1969–70 Serie A basketball championship was the 47th season of the Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season ran from 2 November 1969 to 12 April 1970, twelve teams played 22 games each. The team ranked first at the end of the season, Ignis Varese, was crowned champion (earning the single spot in the European Champions Cup) whilst the two lowest ranked teams, Splugen Brau Gorizia and Brill Cagliari, were relegated to the Serie A. Ignis Varese won their second consecutive league title, fourth overall. Season narrative Preseason All clubs were allowed only one foreign player though the two clubs engaged in European competition ( Ignis Varese and Fides Napoli) recruited another one to play in those competitions and All'Onesta' Milano's Tony Gennari, an American of Italian heritage, had controversially been naturalised as an Italian a few years prior. Nearly all of those foreigners were American, with Varese's Manuel Raga - from Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |