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2017–18 LBA Season
The 2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A, was the 96th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, which is highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on October 1, 2017, and ended on May 9, 2018, with the playoffs started on May 12 (due to some Italian clubs, Reggio Emilia, Avellino and Venezia, are qualifying for the 2018 EuroCup Playoffs and the 2018 Champions League Playoffs) and finished on June 15, 2018. As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches. Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions. Venezia finished the regular season as top seeded team for the first time in its history. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals. Teams Promotion and relegation (pre-season) A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2016–17 season and one promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PosteMobile
PosteMobile S.p.A. is an Italian telecommunications company owned by Poste Italiane S.p.A., which operates in the mobile telephony sector as mobile virtual network operator ( Full MVNO) on the Wind network and, since 2018, it also offers fixed telephony and Internet services. Since December 2016, PosteMobile is the title sponsor of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). The Ministry of Economic Development has assigned the operator PosteMobile five decades of the prefix 371 (371-1, 371-3, 371-4, 371-5, 371-6). History On April 5, 2007, the agreement between Poste Italiane and Vodafone Italia was made official which envisages the birth of PosteMobile S.p.A. It was precisely on November 15 of the same year that the company began to enter the mobile phone sector, starting the sale of SIM cards initially available only to postal employees. On November 26, PosteMobile launches its first public offer: after about 10 days from the launch, customers increased to reach 40,000 people. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flexx Pistoia
A.S. Pistoia Basket 2000, known for sponsorship reasons as OriOra Pistoia, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Pistoia, Tuscany. History The city of Pistoia was formerly represented in the first division LBA by Olimpia Basket Pistoia during the 1990s. Pistoia Basket 2000 was promoted to the LBA in 2014, and is playing in that league as of the 2015–16 season. The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, Pistoia asked to be repositioned to the second-tier Serie A2. Players Current roster Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Ariel Filloy * Davide Moretti * Giacomo Galanda * Daniele Magro * Guido Rosselli * Gregor Fucka * Andrea Crosariol * Valerio Amoroso * Fabio Mian * Patrik Auda * Yakhouba Diawara * Carl Wheatle * Teddy Okereafor * Janis Porzingis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one of the oldest ones in Europe. Virtus is the second most titled basketball club in Italy after Olimpia Milano, having won 16 Italian national championships, 8 Italian National Cups and 3 Italian Supercups. Moreover, it is one of the most successful teams in European competitions, having won two EuroLeagues, one EuroCup, one FIBA Saporta Cup, one EuroChallenge and one Basketball Champions League. It currently plays in the Italian first division LBA as well as in the EuroLeague. The club is owned by the coffee entrepreneur Massimo Zanetti. Some of the club's star players over the years have included: Gianni Bertolotti, Tom McMillen, Carlo Caglieris, Renato Villalta, Marco Bonamico, Jim McMillian, Krešimir Ćosić, Roberto Brunamonti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Serie A2 Basket
The 2016–17 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Citroën, is the 43rd season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 2, 2016, and will end in June 2017 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals. Rules The season is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team plays the others in its subgroup twice, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East #1 against West #8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams. Teams By region Venues East West Personnel and sponsorship East West Regular season East Group league table West Group league table Coppa Italia At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table play the LNP Cup, known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroLeague Basketball
Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been organizing the EuroLeague competition since the year 2000, beginning with the 2000–01 season. Since 2002, it has also organized the EuroLeague Final Four. It also oversees the European national basketball league rankings, and the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. It is headquartered in Barcelona. Company structure Euroleague Commercial Assets S.A. (ECA) is the limited liability company, acting pursuant to Luxembourg law, with registered office in rue Beaumont 17, L-1219 Luxembourg. It is governed by the statutes and the resolutions of the governing bodies, the owners of which are the clubs participating in the EuroLeague and a number of leagues. The General Assembly is the ECA body of representation and governance, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 LBA Finals
The 2018 LBA Finals was the championship series of the 2017–18 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The second placed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Mediolanum Forum) and the 5th placed Dolomiti Energia Trento contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 5 to June 15, 2018. These were the second Finals for Trento and the 18th for Milano. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 28th title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals. Andrew Goudelock of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs. Road to the finals Italian Basketball Supercup Regular season series Series Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 EA7 Emporio Armani Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molten Corporation
is a sports equipment and auto part, automotive parts company based in Hiroshima, Japan, Hiroshima, Japan. Molten is mostly known for manufacturing balls for several team sports, with a range of products that includes football (ball), American footballs, ball (association football), association footballs, basketball (ball), basketballs, dodgeballs, handballs and volleyball (ball), volleyballs. Notably, Molten basketballs are the official balls for all FIBA worldwide competitions, and numerous domestic leagues outside of North America. Molten is also the official volleyballs producer for USA Volleyball and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA men's volleyball tournament, men's and NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, women's championships. History Founded in 1958, Molten is the world's largest ball and sports equipment manufacturer. Molten USA, Inc. was established in 1983 to bring these quality sports balls to the United States, U.S. marketplace. Original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Basketball Champions League
The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 6 May 2018. The Final Four, which was held 4–6 May, was hosted at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. Hosts AEK Athens won their first Champions League title after defeating Monaco in the final. UCAM Murcia finished in third place while MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg was fourth. Format changes For the 2017–18 season, the league went back to the initial format of the 2016–17 season, which includes a regular season of four groups of eight teams, followed by a knock-out stage. 24 teams will be qualified directly, while eight teams will come from the three qualifying rounds that will be implemented. In the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, two-legged series will be played, and the season will be capped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs
The 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs began on 6 March and end on 13 or 16 April 2018 with the second or third leg, if necessary, of the 2018 EuroCup Finals, to decide the champions of the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball. Eight teams compete in the playoffs. Times up to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1), thereafter (third leg semifinals and finals) times are CEST (UTC+2). Format The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball Top 16. Each tie in the playoffs, apart from the final, is played with a best-of-three-games format. The team that performed better in the Top 16 will play the games first and third, if necessary, at home. Qualified teams Standings Bracket Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 6 March, the second legs were played on 9 March and the third legs, if necessary, were played on 14 March 2018. First leg Second leg Third leg Semifinals The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidigas Avellino
S.S. Felice Scandone was an Italian professional basketball club based in Avellino, Campania. Founded in 1948, the team has been a regular in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the first tier of basketball in Italy, for 19 years (2000/01 to 2018/19). The club won the Italian Cup championship in 2008 and made several appearances in European club competitions, having played for 1 season in EuroLeague ( 2008/09), 3 seasons in FIBA Champions League (2016/17 to 2018/19) and reached FIBA Europe Cup final in season 2017/18. The club ceased its activities at the end of 2020/2021 season, due to bankruptcy. History The club was founded in 1948 as Felice Scandone Sports Society (S.S.), merging with Libertas Avellino two years later and CSI-Cestistica Irpina in 1968. After going between leagues from 1974 to 1995, the club settled in Serie B1. Two seasons later, coach Gianluca Tucci guided the team to the second division Serie A2. The turn of the millennium saw the side reach the first divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Basketball League System
The Italian basketball league system or Italian basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Italy. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently nine different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the 2nd-tier Serie A2 Basket, the 3rd-tier Serie B Basket, the 4th-tier Serie C Gold Basket, the 5th-tier Serie C Regionale, the 6th-tier Serie D Regionale, the 7th-tier Promozione, the 8th-tier Prima Divisione, and the 9th-tier Seconda Divisione. The tier pyramid Other competitions *Italian Cup *Italian Supercup * Italian Legadue Cup See also *League system *European professional club basketball system *Spanish basketball league system *Greek basketball league system *French basketball league system *Russian basketball league system *Turkish basketball league system *Serbian basketball league system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
