2015–16_Lega_Basket_Serie_A
The 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A BEKO, was the 94th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
Quick Facts Lega Basket Serie A, Season ...
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| Season | 2015–16 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 4 October 2015 - June 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 240 (Regular season) 24–41 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner(s) | RAI, Sky Italia | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  James Nunnally | ||||||||||||
| Relegated | Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna | ||||||||||||
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| Champions | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (27th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | Umana Reyer Venezia Sidigas Avellino | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Rakim Sanders | ||||||||||||
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| Biggest home win | Milano 87–50 Sassari (2 January 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Brindisi 53–79 Reggio Emilia (13 December 2015) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Bologna 115–109 Brindisi (24 January 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 12,683 Milano 94–90 Torino (6 March 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 3,967[1] | ||||||||||||
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2016. | |||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Banco di Sardegna Sassari was the defending champion.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the finals.
Number of teams by region
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Venues and locations
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- ◆ Pasta Reggia Caserta took the place of Acea Roma which has renounced to the 2015–16 Serie A.
Personnel and sponsorship
More information Team, Chairman ...
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| Acqua Vitasnella Cantù |  Dmitry Gerasimenko | Sergei Bazarevich | Macron | Acqua Vitasnella |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari |  Stefano Sardara | Federico Pasquini | Eyesportwear | Banco di Sardegna |
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | Roberto Enzo Sindoni | Gennaro Di Carlo | Legea | Betaland |
| Consultinvest Pesaro | Ario Costa | Riccardo Paolini | Erreà | Consultinvest |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Luigi Longhi | Maurizio Buscaglia | Spalding | Dolomiti Energia |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Livio Proli |  Jasmin Repeša | Armani | EA7 Emporio Armani |
| Enel Brindisi | Fernando Marino | Piero Bucchi | Bitre Sport | Enel |
| Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | Roberto Maltinti | Vincenzo Esposito | Erreà | Giorgio Tesi Group |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Maria Licia Ferrarini | Massimiliano Menetti | Sportika | Grissin Bon |
| Manital Torino | Antonio Forni | Francesco Vitucci | Spalding | Manital |
| Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna | Alberto Bucci | Giorgio Valli | Macron | Obiettivo Lavoro |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Stefano Coppa | Paolo Moretti | Spalding | Openjobmetis |
| Pasta Reggia Caserta | Nicola Cecere | Sandro Dell'Agnello | – | Pasta Reggia |
| Sidigas Avellino | Giuseppe Sampietro | Stefano Sacripanti | Joma | Sidigas |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Federico Casarin | Walter De Raffaele | Erreà | Umana |
| Vanoli Cremona | Aldo Vanoli | Cesare Pancotto | Erreà | Vanoli Ferramenta |
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Managerial Changes
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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| Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | Stefano Sacripanti | Resigned | 6 June 2015 | Pre-season | Fabio Corbani | 11 June 2015 |
| Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | Paolo Moretti | End of contract | 13 June 2015 | Vincenzo Esposito | 22 July 2015 | |
| Pasta Reggia Caserta | Vincenzo Esposito | End of contract | 21 June 2015 | Sandro Dell'Agnello | 23 June 2015 | |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Attilio Caja | End of contract | 24 June 2015 | Paolo Moretti | 25 June 2015 | |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Luca Banchi | Resigned | 25 June 2015 | Jasmin Repeša | 6 July 2015 | |
| Sidigas Avellino | Francesco Vitucci | Resigned | 1 July 2015 | Stefano Sacripanti | 2 July 2015 | |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Romeo Sacchetti | Sacked | 21 November 2015 | 6th (4–3) | Marco Calvani | 24 November 2015 |
| Manital Torino | Luca Bechi | Sacked | 14 December 2015 | 16th (2–9) | Francesco Vitucci | 18 December 2015 |
| Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | Fabio Corbani | Sacked | 18 December 2015 | 11th (4–7) | Sergei Bazarevich | 18 December 2015 |
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | Giulio Graccioli | Sacked | 28 December 2015 | 15th (4–10) | Gennaro Di Carlo | 30 December 2015 |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Carlo Recalcati | Sacked | 14 February 2016 | 9th (10–10) | Walter De Raffaele | 14 February 2016 |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Marco Calvani | Sacked | 7 March 2016 | 9th (11–11) | Federico Pasquini | 7 March 2016 |
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The season saw historic public broadcaster RAI (one match every week) joined by Sky Italia (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.[4]
The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 30 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. The Quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven. The last placed club is relegated, and is replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket.
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)
In early September 2015, nine squads had chosen the 5+5 formula and seven the 3+4+5.[5][6]
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2452 | 2205 | 1.112 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2424 | 2263 | 1.071 | 42 | |
| 3 | Sidigas Avellino | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2389 | 2307 | 1.036 | 40 | |
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2258 | 2213 | 1.020 | 38 | |
| 5 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2320 | 2230 | 1.040 | 32 | |
| 6 | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2311 | 2320 | 0.996 | 32 | |
| 7 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2509 | 2439 | 1.029 | 32 | |
| 8 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2292 | 2274 | 1.008 | 30 | |
| 9 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2252 | 2344 | 0.961 | 28 | |
| 10 | Enel Brindisi | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2320 | 2351 | 0.987 | 26 | |
| 11 | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2422 | 2405 | 1.007 | 24 | |
| 12 | Consultinvest Pesaro | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2282 | 2355 | 0.969 | 24 | |
| 13 | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2058 | 2205 | 0.933 | 22 | |
| 14 | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2171 | 2288 | 0.949 | 22 | |
| 15 | Manital Torino | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2261 | 2401 | 0.942 | 22 | |
| 16 | Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2239 | 2360 | 0.949 | 22 | Relegation to Serie A2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2016. Source: Legabasket
Calendar
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Statistical leaders
- As of 04 May 2016.[7]
Points
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| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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| 1. |  Austin Daye | Consultinvest Pesaro | 21.3 |
| 2. | Adrian Banks | Enel Brindisi | 19.0 |
| 3. | James Nunnally | Sidigas Avellino | 18.4 |
| 4. | D. J. White | Manital Torino | 17.1 |
| 5. |  David Logan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 17.0 |
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Assists
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| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
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| 1. | Peyton Siva | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 6.5 |
| 2. | Ronald Moore | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 6.1 |
| 3. |  Walter Hodge | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 5.5 |
| 4. | Mike Green | Umana Reyer Venezia | 5.3 |
| 5. | Roko Ukić | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 5.2 |
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Steals
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| Rank | Name | Team | SPG |
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| 1. | Peyton Siva | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 2.0 |
| 2. | Deron Washington | Vanoli Cremona | 2.0 |
| 3. | David Logan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 1.9 |
| 4. | Jerome Dyson | Manital Torino | 1.7 |
| 5. |  Bobby Jones | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 1.7 |
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Rebounds
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| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
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| 1. | Dario Hunt | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 9.9 |
| 2. | Austin Daye | Consultinvest Pesaro | 9.0 |
| 3. | Alex Oriakhi | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 8.8 |
| 4. | D. J. White | Manital Torino | 8.6 |
| 5. | JaJuan Johnson | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 8.2 |
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Blocks
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| Rank | Name | Team | BPG |
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| 1. | Riccardo Cervi | Sidigas Avellino | 1.4 |
| 2. | Dario Hunt | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 1.4 |
| 3. | JaJuan Johnson | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 1.4 |
| 4. |  Ndudi Ebi | Manital Torino | 1.3 |
| 5. | Alex Kirk | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 1.3 |
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Valuation
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| Rank | Name | Team | VPG |
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| 1. | Austin Daye | Consultinvest Pesaro | 22.4 |
| 2. | D. J. White | Manital Torino | 21.7 |
| 3. | Adrian Banks | Enel Brindisi | 19.7 |
| 4. | David Logan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 19.4 |
| 5. | Alex Kirk | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 17.7 |
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Main article: 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Playoffs
The Serie A playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven.
- As of 13 June 2016.[8]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sidigas Avellino | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sidigas Avellino | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 0 | ||||||||||||
More information Team, Competition ...
| Team | Competition | Progress |
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| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Eurocup | Round of 32 |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | EuroLeague | Quarterfinals |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Eurocup | Semifinals |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Eurocup | Round of 32 |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Eurocup | Round of 32 |
| Enel Brindisi | Eurocup | Regular Season |
| Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 32 |
| Openjobmetis Varese | FIBA Europe Cup | Final |
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Main article: 2015 Italian Basketball Supercup
The 2015 Italian Supercup was the 21st edition of the super cup tournament in Italian basketball. It opened the season on 26 and 27 September 2015. Qualified for the tournament were league winners and cup winners Banco di Sardegna Sassari, cup finalists EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and league finalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and Umana Reyer Venezia. These four teams competed for the title in Turin's PalaRuffini.[9][10] Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia went on to win its first Supercoppa ever beating EA7 Emporio Armani Milano.
The league's All Star Game was contested on 10 January 2016 at PalaTrento in the city of Trento. The two teams were Dolomiti Energia Team and Cavit Team, for sponsorship reasons. The Cavit Team's head coach was the American Dan Peterson. 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.
Main article: 2016 Italian Basketball Cup
The 48th edition of the Italian Cup, knows as the Beko Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was contested between 19 and 21 February 2016 in Milan at the Mediolanum Forum.[2] 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.
- As of 04 May 2016.[11]
Most Valuable Player
Main article: Lega Basket Serie A MVP
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | Team | Votes |
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| SF | James Nunnally | Sidigas Avellino | 90 |
| PF | Davide Pascolo | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 41 |
| SG | Krunoslav Simon | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 38 |
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Best Player Under 22
Main article: Lega Basket Serie A awards
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | Team | Votes |
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| SG | Diego Flaccadori | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 187 |
| SF | Simone Fontecchio | Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna | 83 |
| PG | Tommaso Laquintana | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 75 |
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Best Coach
Main article: Lega Basket Serie A awards
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | Team | Votes |
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| 1. | Cesare Pancotto | Vanoli Cremona | 146 |
| 2. | Stefano Sacripanti | Sidigas Avellino | 134 |
| 3. | Maurizio Buscaglia | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 49 |
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Best Executive
Main article: Lega Basket Serie A awards
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | Team | Votes |
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| 1. | Nicola Alberani | Sidigas Avellino | 122 |
| 2. | Andrea Conti | Vanoli Cremona | 84 |
| 3. | Salvatore Trainotti | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 65 |
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Finals MVP
Main article: Lega Basket Serie A Finals MVP
Source: [12]
- "Quasi 4 mila spettatori nella regular season: è il dato di affluenza più alto dal 1997-98" [Almost 4000 spectators in the regular season: it is the highest number turnout since 1997-98 season]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Serie A Beko 2015-16: diramato il calendario" [Serie A Beko 2015-16: the calendar is announced]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). 29 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Canfora, Mario (16 July 2015). "Basket, Serie A: Roma si retrocede in A-2. Caserta ripescata" [Basketball, Serie A: Roma relegates itself to A-2. Caserta retaken]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Rome. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- "Basket in tv: a Rai e Sky i diritti tv delle prossime due stagioni" [Basketball on television: the tv rights for the next season for Rai and Sky]. Serie A (in Italian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Varriale, Maurizio (24 February 2015). "Anche il basket ha il "problema" stranieri. Petrucci: "Scendere almeno al 50%"" [Basketball also has the "foreigner" issue. Petrucci: "Take it down to at least 50"]. it.IBtimes.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- Rocca, Massimo (2 September 2015). "Basket, il bilancio: Serie A sempre più americana. Dyson disoccupato tricolore" [Basketball, report: Serie A even more American. Dyson an unemployed champion]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Statistiche - individuali" [Statistics - individual]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Risultati" [Results]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "Beko Supercoppa 2015: si riparte da Dinamo - Reggio Emilia" [Beko Supercup 2015: starting again from Dinamo - Reggio Emilia]. DinamoBasket.com (in Italian). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "La Beko Supercoppa 2015 a Torino" [The Beko Supercup 2015 in Turin]. LegaBasket.it (in Italian). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "I premi della 'regular season' a Nunnally, Pancotto, Alberani e Flaccadori" [Regular Season's Awards goes to Nunnally, Pancotto, Alberani and Flaccadori]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- "Scudetto e titolo di MVP: il bis di Rakim Sanders che migliora tutte le sue cifre" [Second MVP award won by Rakim Sanders who improved all his statistics]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- Lega Basket website (in Italian) Retrieved 2 September 2015