2019–20_LBA_season
The 2019–20 LBA season was the 98th 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 25, 2019, and was scheduled to finish on April 26, 2020. However, the season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| LBA | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Duration | October 25, 2019 – June 2020 |
| Number of games | 186 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| TV partner(s) | Rai Sport, Eurosport[1] |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Segafredo Virtus Bologna |
| Finals | |
| Champions | None declared |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Sassari 108–72 Roma (November 2, 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Trieste 62–92 Varese (September 29, 2019) Roma 53-83 Brescia (December 22, 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Brindisi 108–99 Pesaro (October 20, 2019) |
| Winning streak | 10 games Segafredo Virtus Bologna |
| Losing streak | 16 games Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro |
| Highest attendance | 10,003 AX Milano 90-78 Sassari (November 24, 2019)[2] |
| Average attendance | 581,082 (4,273 per match)[3] (First half of the season) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of March 8, 2020. | |
On March 8, 2020, the Italian government halted the league until April 3, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Italy.[4] On April 7, 2020, after a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season.[5] Virtus Bologna ended the season first, with 18 wins and 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.[6]
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.[7]
Umana Reyer Venezia are the defending champions.[8]
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 Serie A2.[9]
- Teams promoted from Serie A2
Fortitudo Pompea Bologna and Virtus Roma are the two promoted clubs from the Serie A2 Basket as they ranked first on the league table at the end of the Regular Season. They returned to the top division, respectively, following a hiatus 10 and 4 years.[10][12] De' Longhi Treviso is the winner team of the 2019 Serie A2 Playoffs and is the third promoted club to LBA.[11]
The three promoted clubs from Serie A2 replaced Fiat Torino, which were relegated during the previous season after deducted 8 points by the Federal Council due to financial irregularities.[13]
On July 12, 2019, after the resignation of Sidigas Avellino to play in LBA for financial difficulties, the LBA agreed to play a 17-team league.[14]
Number of teams by region
Venues and locations
Source:[34]
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste |  Eugenio Dalmasson | Andrea Coronica | Adidas | Allianz |
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | Ettore Messina | Andrea Cinciarini | Armani | AX Armani Exchange |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Gianmarco Pozzecco | Giacomo Devecchi | Eye Sport | Banco di Sardegna |
| Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | Giancarlo Sacco |  Zach Thomas | Erreà | Carpegna Prosciutto |
| De' Longhi Treviso | Massimiliano Menetti | Matteo Imbrò | Erreà | De'Longhi |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Nicola Brienza |  Andrés Pablo Forray | Spalding | Dolomiti Energia |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Vincenzo Esposito | David Moss | Erreà | Germani Trasporti, UBI Banca |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Maurizio Buscaglia | Giuseppe Poeta | Adidas | Grissin Bon, Mapei |
| Happy Casa Brindisi | Francesco Vitucci | Adrian Banks | Adidas | Enel |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Attilio Caja | Giancarlo Ferrero | Macron | Openjobmetis |
| OriOra Pistoia | Michele Carrea | Gianluca Della Rosa | Erreà | OriOra, Conad |
| Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | Antimo Martino | Stefano Mancinelli | Nike | Pompea |
| S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | Cesare Pancotto | Andrea La Torre | Eye Sport | Acqua S.Bernardo, Cinelandia |
| Segafredo Virtus Bologna |  Aleksandar Đorđević | Filippo Baldi Rossi | Macron | Segafredo Zanetti |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Walter De Raffaele |  Michael Bramos | Erreà | Umana |
| Vanoli Cremona | Romeo Sacchetti | Travis Diener | Erreà | Ferramenta Vanoli |
| Virtus Roma | Piero Bucchi | Eye Sport | BMW |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OriOra Pistoia | Paolo Moretti | End of contract | 12 May 2019[35] | Pre-season | Michele Carrea | 10 June 2019[35] |
| Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | Matteo Boniciolli | Resigned | 14 May 2019[36] | Federico Perego | 14 June 2019[37] | |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Andrea Diana | Mutual consent | 17 May 2019[38] | Vincenzo Esposito | 26 May 2019[39] | |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Stefano Pillastrini | Sacked | 19 May 2019[40] | Maurizio Buscaglia | 7 June 2019[41] | |
| S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | Nicola Brienza | Sacked | 28 May 2019[42] | Cesare Pancotto | 14 June 2019[43] | |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Maurizio Buscaglia | Sacked | 30 May 2019[44] | Nicola Brienza | 10 June 2019[45] | |
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | Simone Pianigiani | Sacked | 11 June 2019[46] | Ettore Messina | 11 June 2019[47] | |
| VL Pesaro | Federico Perego | Sacked | 5 December 2019[48] | 17th (0–10) | Giancarlo Sacco | 5 December 2019[48] |
The 2019-20 edition of LBA, due to the expansion of the number of teams (from 16 to 18), will take place over 34 rounds and should start earlier than usual, September 25, 2019. Also, it will be the introduction of midweek matches, otherwise it would not be possible to end the season by June 9 (the date set by FIBA due to the pre-Olympic tournament starting July 3, 2020). More specifically, the first four days of the 2019-20 LBA, thanks to the double shifts, will take place from September 25, to the weekend of October 5–6, 2019. Four rounds in just 10 days.[49]
Due to the expansion of the number of teams, at the end of the 2018–19 LBA season there were three promotions from the Serie A2 and just one relegation. For the next years, there will be two relegations and two promotions to maintain the number of clubs in LBA.[9]
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
- 5 foreigners plus #5 Italian players
- 6 foreigners plus #6 Italian 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.[50]
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 two qualified teams will be relegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from September 25, 2019, to April 26, 2020.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1719 | 1500 | +219 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 2 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1703 | 1506 | +197 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Germani Basket Brescia | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1707 | 1554 | +153 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 4 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1687 | 1555 | +132 | Already qualified for EuroLeague |
| 5 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1776 | 1696 | +80 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 6 | Vanoli Cremona | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1627 | 1617 | +10 | |
| 7 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1638 | 1582 | +56 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 8 | Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1624 | 1670 | −46 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 9 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1635 | 1665 | −30 | Qualification for EuroCup |
| 10 | Openjobmetis Varese | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1570 | 1522 | +48 | |
| 11 | S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1533 | 1580 | −47 | |
| 12 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1741 | 1763 | −22 | Qualification for FIBA Europe Cup |
| 13 | De' Longhi Treviso | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1620 | 1664 | −44 | |
| 14 | Virtus Roma | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1639 | 1787 | −148 | |
| 15 | OriOra Pistoia | 21 | 7 | 14 | 1559 | 1735 | −176 | |
| 16 | Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1574 | 1690 | −116 | |
| 17 | Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1583 | 1849 | −266 |
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16. In italics, the team did not play any game in that round.
| 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Germani Basket Brescia | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Happy Casa Brindisi | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | 17 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Openjobmetis Varese | 16 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| De' Longhi Treviso | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Virtus Roma | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| OriOra Pistoia | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 9 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Results
| Home \ Away | TRI | AXM | SAS | PES | TVS | TRE | BRE | REG | BRI | VAR | PIS | FBO | CTU | VBO | VEN | CRE | ROM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | — | 67–85 | 83–82 | 69–61 | 76–74 | 72–80 | 62–92 | 89–69 | 86–96 | 85–89 | 72–81 | ||||||
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | 88–73 | — | 90–78 | 91–67 | 81–69 | 65–73 | 89–78 | 89–92 | 93–69 | 83–63 | 77–74 | ||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 59–65 | — | 99–79 | 87–90 | 100–81 | 93–87 | 86–80 | 91–77 | 84–74 | 108–72 | |||||||
| Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro | 76–82 | 65–71 | 82–107 | — | 95–101 | 65–90 | 77–103 | 72–80 | 72–87 | 79–94 | 63–74 | ||||||
| De' Longhi Treviso | 53–75 | 79–101 | — | 72–68 | 91–83 | 79–84 | 87–72 | 78–66 | 84–94 | ||||||||
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | 80–53 | 73–76 | 85–75 | 76–71 | — | 63–56 | 81–103 | 78–67 | 88–75 | 79–71 | 77–83 | 90–79 | 79–89 | 82–88 | |||
| Germani Basket Brescia | 76–74 | 78–72 | 101–74 | 92–66 | — | 90–82 | 82–86 | 91–74 | 86–74 | 80–82 | 70–64 | 91–76 | |||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 87–86 | 76–84 | 81–87 | — | 81–74 | 84–72 | 85–73 | 59–79 | 85–104 | 85–71 | 96–88 | ||||||
| Happy Casa Brindisi | 74–77 | 77–83 | 108–99 | 81–74 | 88–78 | 87–72 | — | 100–67 | 64–69 | 75–71 | 88–81 | ||||||
| Openjobmetis Varese | 91–85 | 52–74 | 103–87 | 81–86 | 102–78 | — | 83–60 | 93–91 | 99–69 | ||||||||
| OriOra Pistoia | 76–72 | 70–78 | 91–79 | 75–86 | 71–74 | 86–79 | 91–60 | — | 77–69 | 78–88 | 84–71 | 67–81 | |||||
| Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 85–80 | 77–80 | 77–69 | 93–68 | 74–88 | 86–69 | 78–72 | 79–76 | 82–71 | — | 89–82 | 95–92 | |||||
| S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | 70–87 | 77–74 | 78–72 | 82–93 | 75–92 | 92–93 | 74–67 | 82–84 | — | 81–77 | 74–76 | ||||||
| Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 83–70 | 106–89 | 84–79 | 99–87 | 87–80 | 90–60 | 94–62 | 89–70 | — | 75–70 | 74–67 | ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 78–73 | 70–71 | 55–54 | 98–92 | 79–73 | 79–69 | 80–70 | 76–46 | 71–83 | — | 67–55 | 79–77 | |||||
| Vanoli Cremona | 88–78 | 82–78 | 89–87 | 95–93 | 93–89 | 93–72 | 80–73 | 54–78 | 78–66 | — | 103–92 | ||||||
| Virtus Roma | 82–72 | 73–79 | 92–83 | 69–81 | 53–83 | 63–87 | 80–81 | 79–75 | 68–97 | 97–94 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
- As of February 10, 2020.[51]
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Adrian Banks | Happy Casa Brindisi | 21.2 |
| 2. | Ethan Happ | Vanoli Cremona | 18.0 |
| 3. | Pietro Aradori | Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 16.8 |
| 4. | Terran Petteway | OriOra Pistoia | 16.3 |
| 5. | Jaylen Barford | Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro | 16.0 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stefan Marković | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 6.7 |
| 2. | Luca Vitali | Germani Basket Brescia | 6.6 |
| 3. | Miloš Teodosić | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 6.1 |
| 4. | Gal Mekel | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 5.6 |
| 5. | Aaron Craft | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 5.2 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeremy Simmons | Openjobmetis Varese | 9.3 |
| 2. | Henry Sims | Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 8.9 |
| 3. | Ethan Happ | Vanoli Cremona | 8.9 |
| 4. | Davon Jefferson | Virtus Roma | 8.3 |
| 5. |  Angus Brandt | OriOra Pistoia | 7.9 |
Valuation
| Rank | Name | Team | VPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ethan Happ | Vanoli Cremona | 23.4 |
| 2. | Henry Sims | Pompea Fortitudo Bologna | 22.3 |
| 3. | Adrian Banks | Happy Casa Brindisi | 22.2 |
| 4. | Davon Jefferson | Virtus Roma | 20.2 |
| 5. |  Miro Bilan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 19.7 |
Other statistics
| Category | Player | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steals | Aaron Craft | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 2.0 |
| Blocks | Kevarrius Hayes | S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Cantù | 2.6 |
| Turnovers | Jerome Dyson | Virtus Roma | 3.4 |
| 2P% | Josh Owens | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 69.9% |
| 3P% | Michele Vitali | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 51.9% |
| FT% | Awudu Abass | Germani Basket Brescia | 89.2% |
Individual game highs
Source: RealGM
Round MVP
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 2020, to finish in June 2020, depending on result.
| Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | EuroLeague | Regular season | |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | EuroCup | Top 16 | [73] |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Top 16 | ||
| Segafredo Virtus Bologna | Quarterfinals | ||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Quarterfinals | ||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Champions League | Top 16 | [74][75] |
| Happy Casa Brindisi | Regular season | ||
The 2019 Italian Supercup, also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons,[76] was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. The Supercup opened the 2019–20 season on 21 and 22 September 2019, and it was contested in the PalaFlorio in Bari.[77]
Qualified for the tournament were Vanoli Cremona and New Basket Brindisi,[78] as Italian Cup finalists, while Umana Reyer Venezia and Banco di Sardegna Sassari as LBA Playoffs finalist.[79]
AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.[80]
Banco di Sardegna Sassari went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 83–80 in the Finals.[81] Curtis Jerrells was named MVP of the competition.[82]
The 52nd edition of the Italian Cup will be contested from 13 to 16 of February 2020.[83] Adriatic Arena in Pesaro will host the Cup.[84] First eight ranked teams at the end of the first half of the regular season will qualified for the tournament.
Vanoli Cremona are the defending champions.[85][86]
Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight are Brescia, Brindisi, Cremona, Fortitudo Bologna, Milano, Sassari and Venezia, Virtus Bologna.[87]
Umana Reyer Venezia put it hands on the Italian Cup for the first time in club history after a 73–67 victory over Happy Casa Brindisi in the final in Pesaro. Mitchell Watt tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Reyer, which started the game on a 15-2 tear and led the rest of the way. Brindisi fought back and closed the gap a number of times, but Reyer was always up to the challenge. Austin Daye scored 9 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help put the game on ice. Stefano Tonut also scored 13 and Michael Bramos added 12 for the victors. Adrian Banks paced Brindisi with 27 points in defeat.[88] Austin Daye was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.[89]
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