2016–17 LBA season
| Lega Basket Serie A | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Duration | 2 October 2016 – June 2017 |
| Games played | 240 (Regular season) 24–41 (Playoffs) |
| Teams | 16 |
| TV partner(s) | RAI, Sky Italia[1] |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Sassari 96–73 Brescia (15 October 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Venezia 59–76 Trento (16 October 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Cantù 92–99 Venezia (2 October 2016) |
| Winning streak | 3 games EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 9 October 2016. | |
The 2016–17 Lega Basket Serie A will be the 95th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season will start on 2 October 2016 and will finish on 7 May 2017, with the playoffs starting on 12 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2017 Euroleague Final Four or for the 2017 Champions League Playoffs) to finish between 16 and 22 June depending on results.[2]
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano are the defending champions.
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 at game 5 of league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years of absence from Serie A.[3][4]
Brescia replace Virtus Bologna who was relegated during the previous season.
Number of teams by region
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari |  Stefano Sardara |
Federico Pasquini |
Giacomo Devecchi |
Eyesportwear | Banco di Sardegna, Tirrenia Navigazione |
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | Roberto Enzo Sindoni |
Gennaro Di Carlo |
 Sandro Nicević |
Legea | Betaland |
| Consultinvest Pesaro | Ario Costa |
Piero Bucchi |
Giulio Gazzotti |
Erreà | Consultinvest, ButanGas1 |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Luigi Longhi |
Maurizio Buscaglia |
 Andrés Pablo Forray |
Spalding | Dolomiti Energia |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Livio Proli |
Jasmin Repeša |
Andrea Cinciarini |
Armani | EA7 Emporio Armani, BMW,1 Aon2 |
| Enel Brindisi | Fernando Marino |
Romeo Sacchetti |
Marco Cardillo |
Bitre Sport | Enel |
| FIAT Torino | Antonio Forni |
Francesco Vitucci |
Giuseppe Poeta |
Spalding | FIAT |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Graziella Bragaglio |
Andrea Diana |
Alessandro Cittadini |
Erreà | Germani Trasporti, A2A |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Maria Licia Ferrarini |
Massimiliano Menetti |
Pietro Aradori |
Sportika | Grissin Bon, Mapei1 |
| Juvecaserta | Raffaele Iavazzi |
Sandro Dell'Agnello |
Marco Giuri |
Givova | Pasta Reggia, Fortune Investment & Co. |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Stefano Coppa |
Paolo Moretti |
Daniele Cavaliero |
Spalding | Openjobmetis, Teva |
| Red October Cantù |  Dmitry Gerasimenko |
 Rimas Kurtinaitis |
Craig Callahan |
Macron | Red October, Intesa Sanpaolo1 |
| Sidigas Avellino | Giuseppe Sampietro |
Stefano Sacripanti |
 Marques Green |
Joma | Sidigas |
| The Flexx Pistoia | Roberto Maltinti |
Vincenzo Esposito |
Michele Antonutti |
Erreà | The Flexx, Hitachi |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Luigi Brugnaro |
Walter De Raffaele |
Tomas Ress |
Erreà | Umana |
| Vanoli Cremona | Aldo Vanoli |
Cesare Pancotto |
Fabio Mian |
Erreà | Vanoli Ferramenta |
Managerial Changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enel Brindisi | Piero Bucchi |
Signed by Consultinvest Pesaro | 24 April 2016[7] | Pre-season | Romeo Sacchetti |
5 May 2016[8] |
| Consultinvest Pesaro | Riccardo Paolini |
End of contract | 30 May 2016[9] | Piero Bucchi |
1 June 2016[10] | |
| Red October Cantù | Sergei Bazarevich |
30 June 2016[11] | Rimas Kurtinaitis |
2 August 2016[12] |
Changes from 2015–16
New League's Title Sponsor
From the end of the 2015–16 season, Lega Basket Serie A has no sponsor. The Turkish brand Beko left Serie A after four years of sponsorship. Beko decided to focus just on their sponsorship of the Spanish football team Barcelona.[13]
Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
- 5 foreigners from countries outside the European Union
- 3 foreigners from countries outside the E.U., 4 foreigners from E.U. countries (also including those from countries signatory of the Cotonou Agreement)
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".[14]
At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500.000,00 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200.000,00 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.[15]
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 and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from 2 October 2016 to 7 May 2017.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 217 | 1.092 | 6 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 205 | 1.107 | 4 | |
| 3 | Juvecaserta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 250 | 0.988 | 4 | |
| 4 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 236 | 1.042 | 4 | |
| 5 | Sidigas Avellino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 237 | 1.055 | 4 | |
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 254 | 231 | 1.100 | 4 | |
| 7 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 237 | 1.021 | 4 | |
| 8 | Vanoli Cremona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 246 | 252 | 0.976 | 2 | |
| 9 | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 232 | 0.966 | 2 | |
| 10 | FIAT Torino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 255 | 0.953 | 2 | |
| 11 | Germani Basket Brescia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 228 | 0.930 | 2 | |
| 12 | Red October Cantù | 3 | 1 | 2 | 225 | 243 | 0.926 | 2 | |
| 13 | The Flexx Pistoia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 251 | 0.888 | 2 | |
| 14 | Openjobmetis Varese | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 231 | 1.022 | 2 | |
| 15 | Consultinvest Pesaro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 223 | 1.000 | 2 | |
| 16 | Enel Brindisi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 228 | 232 | 0.983 | 2 | Relegation to Serie A2 |
Results
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
Template:Fb rbr pos footer| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 4 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | 14 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juvecaserta | 7 | 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sidigas Avellino | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 5 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 13 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIAT Torino | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germani Basket Brescia | 15 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Red October Cantù | 11 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Flexx Pistoia | 16 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Openjobmetis Varese | 12 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consultinvest Pesaro | 2 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Enel Brindisi | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| Leader of the Regular Season | |
| Qualification to Playoffs | |
| Relegation to Serie A2 |
Statistical leaders
- As of 17 October 2016.[16]
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  D. J. White |
FIAT Torino | 21.3 |
| 2. | Elston Turner |
Vanoli Cremona | 21.0 |
| 3. |  Jarrod Jones |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 20.7 |
| 4. |  Amath M'Baye |
Enel Brindisi | 20.0 |
| 5. | Tu Holloway |
Vanoli Cremona | 19.3 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zabian Dowdell |
Red October Cantù | 9.0 |
| 2. | Dominic Waters |
Red October Cantù | 7.0 |
| 3. | Chris Wright |
FIAT Torino | 6.7 |
| 4. | Eric Maynor |
Openjobmetis Varese | 6.7 |
| 5. | Marques Green |
Sidigas Avellino | 6.7 |
Steals
| Rank | Name | Team | SPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marques Green |
Sidigas Avellino | 3.0 |
| 2. | Deron Washington |
FIAT Torino | 2.3 |
| 3. |  Retin Obasohan |
Sidigas Avellino | 2.3 |
| 4. | David Moss |
Germani Basket Brescia | 2.3 |
| 5. | Marcus Landry |
Germani Basket Brescia | 2.3 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jarrod Jones |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 12.0 |
| 2. | O. D. Anosike |
Openjobmetis Varese | 11.3 |
| 3. |  Landry Nnoko |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 11.0 |
| 4. | Johndre Jefferson |
Dolomiti Energia Trento | 10.3 |
| 5. | Deron Washington |
FIAT Torino | 9.3 |
Blocks
| Rank | Name | Team | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Norvel Pelle |
Openjobmetis Varese | 4.3 |
| 2. |  Gabriel Olaseni |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 2.0 |
| 3. |  Gani Lawal |
Red October Cantù | 2.0 |
| 4. | Danny Agbelese |
Enel Brindisi | 2.0 |
| 5. | Riccardo Cervi |
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 1.7 |
Valuation
| Rank | Name | Team | VPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. J. White |
FIAT Torino | 27.0 |
| 2. | Jarrod Jones |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 26.7 |
| 3. | Durand Scott |
Enel Brindisi | 23.0 |
| 4. | Amath M'Baye |
Enel Brindisi | 23.0 |
| 5. | Tu Holloway |
Vanoli Cremona | 23.0 |
Awards
Player of the week
| Date | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Tonut |
Umana Reyer Venezia | 35 |
 Aleksander Czyż |
Juvecaserta | ||
| 2 | D. J. White |
FIAT Torino | 35 |
| 3 | Jarrod Jones |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 28 |
| Retin Obasohan |
Sidigas Avellino |
Playoffs
The Serie A playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven.
Serie A clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Euroleague | Regular season |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | FIBA Champions League | Regular season |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Regular season | |
| Sidigas Avellino | Regular season | |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Regular season |
Supercup
The 2016 Italian Supercup was the 22nd edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. It opened the season on 24 and 25 September 2016. It was contested in Milan's Mediolanum Forum.[21]
Qualified for the tournament were league winners and cup winners EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, cup finalists Sidigas Avellino, cup semifinalists Vanoli Cremona and league finalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.[22]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano went on to win its first Supercoppa ever beating Sidigas Avellino.
All Star Game
The league's All Star Game will be contested on 15 January 2017.[23]
It will be 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.
Cup
The 49th edition of the Italian Cup will be contested between 17 and 19 Jenuary 2017.[24] 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.
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External links
- Lega Basket website Template:It icon Retrieved 14 June 2016
