The 2016–17 LBA season, was the 95th season of the
Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the
highest-tier level professional
basketball
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league in
Italy
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. The regular season started on 2 October 2016 and finished on 7 May 2017, with the playoffs started on 12 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the
2017 EuroLeague Final Four or for the
2017 Champions League Playoffs) and finished between 16 and 22 June depending on results.
As in previous years,
Molten Corporation
is a sports equipment and automotive parts company based in Hiroshima, Japan.
Molten is mostly known for manufacturing balls for several team sports, with a range of products that includes American footballs, association footballs, basketbal ...
provided the official ball for all matches.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.
Umana Reyer Venezia won their 3rd title by beating
Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the
finals
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the
2015–16 season and one promoted from the
2015–16 Serie A2.
Germani Basket Brescia is the promoted club from the
Serie A2 Citroën after beating
Fortitudo Bologna
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Kiğılı Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division.
Histo ...
at game 5 of
league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the
Italian basketball league system
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after 28 years of absence from
Serie A
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.
Brescia
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replaced
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 ...
who was relegated during the previous season.
Number of teams by region
;Notes
:
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champion.
:
2015–16 Serie A2 champion.
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
:1. On the back of shirt.
:2. On the shorts.
Managerial Changes
Changes from 2015–16
New League's Title Sponsor
From the end of the
2015–16 season,
Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tie ...
has a new
sponsor. The
Turkish brand
Beko
Beko ( ; stylized as beko) is a Turkish major appliance and consumer electronics brand of Arçelik A.Ş. controlled by Koç Holding.
History
Beko Elektronik A.Ş. was founded by Vehbi Koç, the founder of Koç Holding (who also founded Ar ...
left Serie A after four years of sponsorship.
Beko decided to focus just on their sponsorship of the
Spanish
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* Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...
football team
Barcelona
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.
In December 2016, took place in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
the assembly of
Lega Basket
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during which the president Egidio Bianchi has communicated to all the clubs to have reached the multi-year agreement with
PosteMobile, an Italy-based
mobile virtual network operator
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owned by
Poste italiane Group, that will become the Title Sponsor of the LBA.
Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
#5 foreigners from countries outside the
European Union
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#3 foreigners from countries outside the E.U., 4 foreigners from E.U. countries (also including those from countries signatory of the
Cotonou Agreement
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)
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, and the 3+4+5 formula, with five Italian players, three foreigners from countries outside the E.U. and four foreigners from E.U. countries or "Cotonou Countries".
At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500,000 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200,000 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a
round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams will be eliminated, while the last one qualified team will be
relegated
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and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level
Serie A2 Basket
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. The matchdays are from 2 October 2016 to 7 May 2017.
League Table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Updated to games played on 7 May 2017
Source
LBA
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Playoffs
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playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven. The playoffs will start on 12 May 2017 to finish between 16 and 22 June depending on result.
Final standings
Individual statistics
:''As of 7 May 2017.''
Points
Assists
Steals
Rebounds
Blocks
Valuation
Individual game highs
Updated: 16 May 2017. Source
LBA
Awards
Finals MVP
*
Melvin Ejim (
Umana Reyer Venezia)
Most Valuable Player
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*
Marcus Landry
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(
Germani Basket Brescia)
Best Player Under 22
*
Diego Flaccadori (
Dolomiti Energia Trento)
Best Coach
*
Vincenzo Esposito (
The Flexx Pistoia)
Best Executive
*
Giuseppe Sindoni
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Josephus, Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name ...
(
Betaland Capo d'Orlando
Orlandina Basket, known as Infodrive Capo d'Orlando for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Capo d'Orlando, Sicily. It plays in the second tier Serie A2 Basket.
Founded in 1978, it was one of the youn ...
)
Round MVP
Serie A clubs in European competitions
Source
EuroLeagueChampions League
Supercup
The 2016
Italian Supercup was the 22nd edition of the
super cup
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tournament of the Italian
basketball
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. It opened the season on 24 and 25 September 2016. It was contested in
Milan
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's
Mediolanum Forum
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.
Qualified for the tournament were
league winners and
cup
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winners
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, cup finalists
Sidigas Avellino, cup semifinalists
Vanoli Cremona and league finalist
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing
Sidigas Avellino 72-90.
Krunoslav Simon
Krunoslav Simon (born 24 June 1985) is a Croatian professional basketball currently playing for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League.
Professional career
After spending his youth years in KK Maksimir and KK Zrinjevac, Simon joined KK Zagr ...
led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots.
Ricky Hickman added 15 while
Zoran Dragić
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had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon and
Davide Pascolo
Davide Pascolo (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian professional basketball player for Assigeco Piacenza of the Italian Serie A2, second tier national league, on a loan contract from Aquila Basket Trento. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, his p ...
allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.
Cup
The 49th edition of the
Italian Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was contested between 16 and 19 February 2017 in
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Arimin ...
. Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2016–17 Serie A season.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano rallied to beat
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach the finals. In Sunday's final, Milan will play
Banco di Sardegna Sassari which downed
Germani Basket Brescia 77-70.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended the
Italian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the
final
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on Sunday.
Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points,
Rakim Sanders
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scored 15 points and
Milan Mačvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. A
Josh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman's triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36. A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three and
Davide Pascolo
Davide Pascolo (born 14 December 1990) is an Italian professional basketball player for Assigeco Piacenza of the Italian Serie A2, second tier national league, on a loan contract from Aquila Basket Trento. At a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, his p ...
converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play by
Gani Lawal
Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Trotamundos in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
High school career
During his time at Norcross H ...
sparked a Sassari comeback. A
David Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan's points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line.
Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 and
Rok Stipčević 11.
Ricky Hickman was named Finals MVP of the competition.
References
External links
Lega Basket website Retrieved 14 June 2016
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