2020–21 LBA season
LBA | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2020–21 | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 26, 2020 - June 2021 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 102/210 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 15 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Eurosport, Rai Sport | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Top seed | AX Armani Exchange Milano | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Milano 104-64 Treviso (October 4, 2020) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | R.Emilia 56-85 Cremona (December 6, 2020) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Venezia 99-92 Sassari (October 25, 2020) Treviso 101-90 Cremona (December 16, 2020) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 9 games AX Armani Exchange Milano Happy Casa Brindisi | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 7 games Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna | ||||||||||||
All statistics correct as of February 4, 2021. |
The 2020–21 LBA season is the 99th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 26, 2020, and is scheduled to finish on May 2, 2021.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
For he new season, after the first wave of coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the Serie A league decided to bring the number of teams from 17 of the previous season, to 18. Because the 2019–20 season was interrupted without winners and relegated, it was decided that one team from the Serie A2 had to be promoted to the Serie A.[1]
But four teams, Roma,[2] Pistoia, Cremona[3] and U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro,[4] were going through financial trouble which put at risk their participation to the 2020–21 season. Among them only Pistoia couldn't finalize the subscription[5] and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.
Basket Torino first and then Scaligera Verona[6][7] were invited to the highest league but they both declined, so that the final number of the teams was set to be 16.
Virtus Roma withdrawal
In December Virtus Roma had to face an unsustainable financial crisis. Claudio Toti (owner of the team) was looking for an exchange of ownership but no relevant offer was made that could save the team from an inevitable bankruptcy.[8] At the end, on December 9, the final decision was taken and the official withdrawal from the league was submitted to the Italian Basketball Federation.[9] At that moment Roma had played 9 games with only 2 wins and was holding the 15th position in the league table.
All the games from Virtus Roma were voided and the team disappeared from the official website.[10]
Number of teams by region
Venues and locations
Source:[27]
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Referees
A total of 38 FIP officials set to work on the 2020-21 season in Lega Basket Serie A:[44]
- Beniamino Manuel Attard (Siracusa)
- Lorenzo Baldini (Florence)
- Mark Bartoli (Trieste)
- Roberto Begnis (Cremona)
- Mauro Belfiore (Naples)
- Gabriele Bettini (Bologna)
- Andrea Bongiorni (Pisa)
- Matteo Boninsegna (Milan)
- Denny Borgioni (Rome)
- Christian Borgo (Vicenza)
- Federico Brindisi (Turin)
- Gianluca Capotorto (Rome)
- Guido Federico Di Francesco (Teramo)
- Giacomo Dori (Venice)
- Massimiliano Filippini (Bologna)
- Martino Galasso (Siena)
- Guido Giovannetti (Terni)
- Valerio Grigioni (Rome)
- Saverio Lanzarini (Bologna)
- Carmelo Lo Guzzo (Pisa)
- Alessandro Martolini (Rome)
- Manuel Mazzoni (Grosseto)
- Dario Morelli (Brindisi)
- Alessandro Nicolini (Palermo)
- Sergio Noce (Latina)
- Fabrizio Paglialunga (Taranto)
- Carmelo Paternicò (Enna)
- Giulio Pepponi (Perugia)
- Alessandro Perciavalle (Turin)
- Marco PierantozziE (Ascoli Piceno)
- Denis Quarta (Turin)
- Michele Rossi (Arezzo)
- Tolga Ozge Sahin (Messina)
- Gianluca Sardella (Rimini)
- Andrea ValzaniE (Milan)
- Alessandro Vicino (Bologna)
- Marco Vita (Ancona)
- Notes
- ^E Newly promoted
Changes from 2019 to 2020
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Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
- 5 foreigners plus #5 Italian or homegrown players
- 6 foreigners plus #6 Italian or homegrown players
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, or the 6+6 formula.
As in previous seasons, LBA clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people.[45]
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from September 26, 2020, to May 2, 2021.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2385 | 2099 | +286 | Qualification to Playoffs |
2 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2395 | 2212 | +183 | |
3 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2397 | 2168 | +229 | |
4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2257 | 2142 | +115 | |
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2527 | 2437 | +90 | |
6 | De' Longhi Treviso | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2353 | 2468 | −115 | |
7 | Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2253 | 2249 | +4 | |
8 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2191 | 2228 | −37 | |
9 | Germani Basket Brescia | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2299 | 2389 | −90 | |
10 | Vanoli Cremona | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2370 | 2395 | −25 | |
11 | UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2122 | 2261 | −139 | |
12 | Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2179 | 2291 | −112 | |
13 | Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2271 | 2364 | −93 | |
14 | Openjobmetis Varese | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2271 | 2433 | −162 | |
15 | Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2179 | 2313 | −134 | Relegation to Serie A2 |
16 | Virtus Roma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
Positions by round
Leader | |
Qualification to Playoffs | |
Relegation to Serie A2 |
Results
Results by round
W = Win; L = Loss; - = Postponed; C = Cancelled; V = Void
Statistics
As of February 4, 2021
Individual statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 390 | 24.4 |
2. | ![]() |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | 16 | 355 | 22.2 |
3. | ![]() |
Happy Casa Brindisi | 14 | 293 | 20.9 |
4. | ![]() |
Openjobmetis Varese | 15 | 313 | 20.9 |
5. | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 316 | 19.8 |
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
Openjobmetis Varese | 15 | 304 | 20.3 |
2. | ![]() |
De' Longhi Treviso | 17 | 334 | 19.6 |
3. | ![]() |
Happy Casa Brindisi | 14 | 266 | 19.0 |
4. | ![]() |
Vanoli Cremona | 17 | 317 | 18.6 |
5. | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 284 | 17.8 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | ![]() |
Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro | 16 | 145 | 9.1 |
2. | ![]() |
Vanoli Cremona | 16 | 138 | 8.6 |
3. | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 136 | 8.5 |
4. | ![]() |
Happy Casa Brindisi | 14 | 110 | 7.9 |
5. | ![]() |
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | 16 | 126 | 7.9 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 17 | 127 | 7.5 |
2. | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 106 | 6.6 |
3. | ![]() |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | 13 | 77 | 5.9 |
4. | ![]() |
Vanoli Cremona | 17 | 100 | 5.9 |
5. | ![]() |
De' Longhi Treviso | 17 | 97 | 5.7 |
Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Games | Totals | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steals | ![]() |
Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 10 | 19 | 1.9 |
Blocks | ![]() |
Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù | 15 | 32 | 2.1 |
Turnovers | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 50 | 3.1 |
2P% | ![]() |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16 | 103/155 | 66.5% |
3P% | ![]() |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | 15 | 32/55 | 58.2% |
FT% | ![]() |
Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù | 11 | 43/46 | 93.5% |
Individual game highs
Source: RealGM
Team statistics
Category | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Rating | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 108.2 |
Points | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 91.4 |
Points Allowed | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 75.4 |
Rebounds | Happy Casa Brindisi | 39.9 |
Assists | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 22.6 |
Steals | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 8.4 |
Blocks | Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna | 3.7 |
Turnovers1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 10.8 |
FT % | Germani Basket Brescia | 85.0% |
2-Point % | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 56.7% |
3-Point % | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 42.6% |
- Notes
- ^1 The team with the least turnovers per game
Playoffs
The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals are best of five formats, while the finals series are best of seven format. The playoffs will start in May 2021, to finish in June 2021, depending on result.
Serie A clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
AX Armani Exchange Milano | EuroLeague | Regular season |
Dolomiti Energia Trento | EuroCup | Top 16 |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | ||
Germani Brescia | Regular season | |
Umana Reyer Venezia | ||
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Champions League | Play-Offs |
Happy Casa Brindisi | ||
Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna | Regular season | |
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 |
Supercup
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External links
- Lega Basket website (in Italian)