The 2023–24 LBA season was the 102nd season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system.
| LBA | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Lega Basket Serie A | |||||||||
| Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 September 2023 – June 2024 | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Marco Belinelli | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | AX Armani Exchange Milano (31th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Nikola Mirotic | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Teams
editPromotion and relegation
editTrieste and Verona ended, respectively, on 15th and 16th place and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.
Pistoia and Cremona were two best teams in Serie A2 and therefore promoted to Serie A.
Number of teams by region
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Venues and locations
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| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity | 2022–23 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Sassari | PalaSerradimigni | 5,000[1] | 4th |
| Bertram Derthona Basket Tortona | Tortona | PalaFerraris | 3,510[2] | 3rd |
| Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | Pesaro | Vitifrigo Arena | 10,323[3] | 8th |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Milan | Mediolanum Forum | 12,331[4] | 1st |
| Estra Pistoia | Pistoia | PalaCarrara | 3,916[5] | Promoted to LBA |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Trento | BLM Group Arena | 4,360[6] | 6th |
| Germani Brescia | Brescia | PalaLeonessa | 5,200[7] | 9th |
| Givova Scafati | Scafati | PalaMangano | 3,700[8] | 10th |
| Gevi Napoli | Naples | PalaBarbuto | 5,500[9] | 12th |
| Happy Casa Brindisi | Brindisi | PalaPentassuglia | 3,534[10] | 7th |
| NutriBullet Treviso | Treviso | PalaVerde | 5,134[11] | 11th |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Varese | Enerxenia Arena | 5,107[12] | 13th |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Venice | Palasport Taliercio | 3,506[13] | 5th |
| UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | Reggio Emilia | PalaBigi | 4,530[14] | 14th |
| Vanoli Cremona | Cremona | PalaRadi | 3,519[15] | Promoted to LBA |
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Bologna | Segafredo Arena | 9,980[16] | 2nd |
Source:[17]
Regular season
editIn the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from 30 September 2023 to 5 May 2024.
Points scored in overtime counts toward tiebreakers. Tiebreakers are based on articule 62 of Regolamento Esecutivo Gare.[18]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2668 | 2305 | +363 | 44[a] | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2412 | 2235 | +177 | 44[a] | |
| 3 | Germani Brescia | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2618 | 2353 | +265 | 42 | |
| 4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2488 | 2356 | +132 | 38 | |
| 5 | UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2403 | 2406 | −3 | 32 | |
| 6 | Estra Pistoia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2432 | 2514 | −82 | 30[b] | |
| 7 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2498 | 2557 | −59 | 30[b] | |
| 8 | Bertram Derthona Tortona | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2411 | 2378 | +33 | 28[c] | |
| 9 | Generazione Vincente Napoli Basket | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2587 | 2613 | −26 | 28[c] | |
| 10 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2394 | 2482 | −88 | 28[c] | |
| 11 | Vanoli Basket Cremona | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2406 | 2389 | +17 | 24[d] | |
| 12 | Givova Scafati | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2481 | 2626 | −145 | 24[d] | |
| 13 | NutriBullet Treviso | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2434 | 2545 | −111 | 24[d] | |
| 14 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2618 | 2702 | −84 | 24[d] | |
| 15 | Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2417 | 2626 | −209 | 20[e] | Relegation to Serie A2 |
| 16 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2275 | 2455 | −180 | 20[e] |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: LBA
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Virtus Bologna 164-157 Milano
- ^ a b Pistoia 178-158 Trento
- ^ a b c Derthona 3-1, Napoli 3-1, Sassari 0-4, Derthona 173-153 Napoli
- ^ a b c d Cremona 3-3, Scafati 3-3, Treviso 3-3, Varese 3-3, Cremona 488-480 (1.017), Scafati 562-554 (1.014), Treviso 530-529 (1.002), Varese 531-548 (0.969)
- ^ a b Pesaro 159-154 Brindisi
Playoffs
editTeams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
Playoffs are played in 2-2-1 format where better seed hosts first, second and fifth game while worse seed host third and fourth game.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 92 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 92 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bertram Derthona Tortona | 80 | 77 | 91 | 82 | 63 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 103 | 79 | 73 | 96 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 89 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 74 | 83 | 66 | 95 | 83 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | 82 | 75 | 78 | 92 | 67 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 75 | 72 | 78 | 73 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 86 | 64 | 81 | 85 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 84 | 104 | 83 | 87 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 85 | 93 | 68 | 69 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 95 | 77 | 96 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Germani Brescia | 89 | 66 | 86 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Germani Brescia | 79 | 97 | 98 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Estra Pistoia | 70 | 75 | 77 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (C) | 41 | 31 | 10 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
| 2 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 43 | 29 | 14 | |
| 3 | Germani Brescia | 36 | 24 | 12 | |
| 4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 39 | 23 | 16 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 5 | UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | 35 | 18 | 17 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 6 | Estra Pistoia | 33 | 15 | 18 | |
| 7 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 34 | 16 | 18 | Qualification to EuroCup |
| 8 | Bertram Derthona Tortona | 35 | 16 | 19 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 9 | Generazione Vincente Napoli Basket | 30 | 14 | 16 | |
| 10 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 14 | 16 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
| 11 | Vanoli Basket Cremona | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| 12 | Givova Scafati | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| 13 | NutriBullet Treviso | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| 14 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| 15 | Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro (R) | 30 | 10 | 20 | Relegation to Serie A2 |
| 16 | Happy Casa Brindisi (R) | 30 | 10 | 20 |
Awards
edit| Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season MVP | |||
| SG | Marco Belinelli
|
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | [19] |
| Finals MVP | |||
| PF | Nikola Mirotić
|
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | [20] |
| Top Scorer | |||
| PG | Nico Mannion
|
Openjobmetis Varese | [21] |
| Domestic Player of the Year | |||
| PG | Nico Mannion
|
Openjobmetis Varese | [22] |
| Best Young Player | |||
| C |  Mouhamed Faye
|
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia | [23] |
| Best Defender | |||
| SG | John Petrucelli
|
Germani Brescia | [24] |
| Sixth Man of the Year | |||
| SG |  Gabriel Lundberg
|
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | [25] |
| Most Improved Player | |||
| SG |  C. J. Massinburg
|
Germani Brescia | [26] |
| Coach of the Year | |||
| HD | Nicola Brienza
|
Estra Pistoia | [27] |
| All-LBA Team | |||
| PG | Payton Willis
|
Estra Pistoia | [28] |
| SG | Rayjon Tucker
|
Umana Reyer Venezia | |
| SF | Marco Belinelli
|
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | |
| PF |  Tornike Shengelia
|
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | |
| C |  Miro Bilan
|
Germani Brescia | |
Italian clubs in European competitions
edit| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Virtus Segafredo Bologna | EuroLeague | Play-in |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Regular Season | |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | EuroCup | Regular season |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Regular Season | |
| Bertram Derthona Tortona | Champions League | Play-ins |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Play-ins | |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Qualifying rounds | |
| Happy Casa Brindisi | Qualifying rounds | |
| Openjobmetis Varese | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarterfinals |
| Happy Casa Brindisi | Regular season |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Banco di Sardegna Sassari (in Italian)
- ^ Bertram Yachts Derthona Basket
- ^ Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro (in Italian)
- ^ EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (in Italian)
- ^ Estra Pistoia (in Italian)
- ^ Dolomiti Energia Trento (in Italian)
- ^ Germani Brescia (in Italian)
- ^ Givova Scafati (in Italian)
- ^ GeVi Napoli (in Italian)
- ^ Happy Casa Brindisi (in Italian)
- ^ NutriBullet Treviso Basket
- ^ Openjobmetis Varese (in Italian)
- ^ Umana Reyer Venezia (in Italian)
- ^ UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia (in Italian)
- ^ Vanoli Cremona (in Italian)
- ^ Virtus Segafredo Bologna
- ^ Legabasket.it
- ^ https://fip.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RE-Gare-approvato-dal-CF-14-luglio-2023-del-n-38.pdf
- ^ "LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2024: Marco Belinelli è l'MVP | LBA". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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- ^ "LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2024: Marco Belinelli è l'MVP | LBA". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2024: Marco Belinelli è l'MVP | LBA". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2024: Marco Belinelli è l'MVP | LBA". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "LBA Awards - I vincitori dell'edizione 2024: Marco Belinelli è l'MVP | LBA". www.legabasket.it. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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External links
edit- Lega Basket website (in Italian)