The 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A BEKO, was the 94th season of the

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, the highest professional

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league in

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. The regular season started on 4 October 2015 and finished on 4 May 2015, with the playoffs starting on 7 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2016 Euroleague Final Four) and finished between 13 and 16 June, depending on results.

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was the defending champion. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the

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Teams

Venues and locations

: Pasta Reggia Caserta took the place of Acea Roma which has renounced to the 2015–16 Serie A.

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial Changes

Changes from 2014–15

The season saw historic

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(one match every week) joined by

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(two matches every week) in broadcasting the league's games for television, after an agreement with Lega Basket covering the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.

Rules

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, and is replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level

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. Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas: #5 foreigners from countries outside the

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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

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) In early September 2015, nine squads had chosen the 5+5 formula and seven the 3+4+5.

Regular season

Standings

Calendar

Statistical leaders

:''As of 04 May 2016.''

Points

Assists

Steals

Rebounds

Blocks

Valuation

Playoffs

The

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playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven.

Serie A clubs in European competitions

Supercup

The 2015

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was the 21st edition of the

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tournament in Italian

. It opened the season on 26 and 27 September 2015. Qualified for the tournament were league winners and cup winners

, cup finalists EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and league finalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and

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. These four teams competed for the title in

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. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia went on to win its first Supercoppa ever beating EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.

All Star Game

The league's All Star Game was contested on 10 January 2016 at PalaTrento in the city of

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. The two teams were Dolomiti Energia Team and Cavit Team, for sponsorship reasons. The Cavit Team's head coach was the American

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. The event was organized in a match between the two All Star teams, the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest. All teams' players had been voted by the Serie A supporters. Cavit Team won the game 154–148. Alex Kirk was named MVP of the 2016 Serie A All Star Game.

Cup

The 48th edition of the

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, knows as the Beko Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was contested between 19 and 21 February 2016 in

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at the

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. Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2015–16 Serie A. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 5th Italian Cup since over 20 years.

Awards

:''As of 04 May 2016.''

Most Valuable Player

Best Player Under 22

Best Coach

Best Executive

Finals MVP

Source:

Notes

References

External links

Lega Basket website
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