The Lega Basket A (officially: ''Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A'',

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: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the

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, of the top division of Italian professional men's

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, the

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(

: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in

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. Basket League is a founding member of ULEB. Basket League organizes the LBA, the

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, the

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, and the Italian All Star Game. Discussions have been held as to the possibility of Basket League gaining more autonomy, similarly to that of the corresponding football organization,

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. It is the sole professional

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in Italy outside football. The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970, in

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, and included the clubs that participated in both the first division

and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division

clubs.

Presidents

Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present. *1970–72: Adalberto Tedeschi *1972–77: Giancarlo Tesini *1977–79: Gianni Corsolini *1979–84: Luciano Acciari *1984–92: Gianni De Michelis *1992–94: Giulio Malgara *1994–96: Roberto Allievi *1996–98: Angelo Rovati *1998–00: Alfredo Cazzola *2000–01: Sergio D'Antoni *2001–02: Marco Madrigali *2002–07: Enrico Prandi *2007: Umberto Pieraccioni *2007–08: Francesco CorradoBasket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella

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*2009–14: Valentino Renzi *2014: Fernando Marino *2016–2020: Egidio Bianchi *2020–present: Umberto Gandini

References

External links

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Italian Basketball Federation Official Site
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball governing bodies in Europe Basketball in Italy Lega Basket Serie A Bas Professional sports leagues in Italy

History

Presidents

See also

References

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