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Serie A2 Basket
Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro Logo.png
Founded 1974; 44 years ago (1974)
First season 1974–75
Country
 Italy
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 32
Level on pyramid
 2

Promotion to		 LBA

Relegation to		 Serie B
Domestic cup(s) Coppa Italia LNP
Supercup Supercoppa LNP
Current champions
Pallacanestro Trieste
(1st title)
Most championships
15 teams
(1 title each)
TV partners Sportitalia
Website www.legapallacanestro.com

2017–18 Serie A2 Basket

Serie A2 Basket, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Citroën, is a professional men's basketball league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian league pyramid, below the first division LBA and above the third division Serie B, with promotion/relegation occurring between these leagues.


It is run by the Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP), itself regulated by the FIP, the Italian federation.




Contents






  • 1 Names


  • 2 History


  • 3 Competition format


  • 4 Current clubs


  • 5 League champions


  • 6 MVP


  • 7 Best Coach


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Names






 

  • 1974–2001: Serie A2 Basket

  • 2001–2013: LegaDue Basket

  • 2013–2014: DNA Gold Basket

  • 2014–present: Serie A2 Basket



History


The league was created in May 1974, by the Lega Basket, the organisation in charge of running the LBA (to this day), that decided to create a new second division with 10 clubs. The two that were relegated during that season, and 8 from the now-former second tier Serie B, chosen with an on and off the court criteria.


The 1975–76 season saw 12 clubs take part, after a complicated system had seen a transfer of clubs from the Serie A1 to the A2.[1]


In June 2001, the LegaDue was created to replace the Serie A2. Lega Basket now took part in running the league, though a system of promotion and relegation between the leagues remained.[2]


During the 2013 summer, another revamp was decided. The LegaDue was amalgamated with the third division DNA, to form a two-tiered league, the DNA (Divisione Nazionale A) Gold and DNA Silver. The two DNA's had separate season's, but the first ranked team in DNA Silver joined the seven best Gold teams to compete for the single promotion spot in the Serie A. The next best eight Silver squads fought for one spot in the next Gold season, whilst the three worst teams were relegated.[3]


The next season saw the league retake its Serie A2 moniker, keeping a similar but tweaked hybrid model, with the eight best Gold and the four best Silver teams taking part in the promotion playoffs (still for the one spot), whilst the last two Gold and the penultimate and ante-penultimate Silver squads play a relegation play out (the last ranked Silver team was relegated outright).[4]



Competition format


For the 2015–16 season, the Serie A2 Basket is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West.


Each team plays the others in its subgroup twice, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East #1 against West #8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams.[5]



Current clubs













































































































West Group East Group
Team
 City
 Team
 City
Pallacanestro Biella
Biella
 Alma Trieste
Trieste
Basket Agropoli
Agropoli
 Ambalt Recanati
Recanati
Latina Basket
Latina
 Andrea Costa Imola
Imola
Legnano Knights
Legnano
 Assigeco Piacenza
Piacenza
Basket Ferentino
Ferentino
 Aurora Basket Jesi
Jesi
Scafati Basket
Scafati
 Bondi Ferrara
Ferrara
Pallacanestro Trapani
Trapani
 De' Longhi Treviso
Treviso
Mens Sana 1871 Basket
Siena
 Dinamica Mantova
Mantova
Fortitudo Agrigento
Agrigento
 G.S.A. Udine
Udine
A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale
Casale Monferrato
 Kontatto Bologna
Bologna
NPC Rieti
Rieti
 OraSì Ravenna
Ravenna
Derthona Tortona
Tortona
 Proger Chieti
Chieti
Blu Basket 1971
Treviglio
 Roseto Sharks
Roseto degli Abruzzi
Eurobasket Roma
Rome
 Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Bologna
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Rome
 Tezenis Verona
Verona
Viola Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
 Unieuro Forlì
Forlì


League champions





























































































Season
 Champions
 Other promoted team
2001–02 Pastificio di Nola Napoli -
2002–03 Sanic Teramo
Pallacanestro Messina
2003–04 Bipop Reggio Emilia
Sicc Cucine Jesi
2004–05 Upea Capo d'Orlando
Caffè Maxim Bologna
2005–06 Eurorida Scafati
Premiata Montegranaro
2006–07 Sebastiani Rieti
Scavolini Pesaro
2007–08 Carife Ferrara
Pepsi Caserta
2008–09 Pallacanestro Varese
Vanoli Soresina
2009–10 Enel Brindisi
Dinamo Sassari
2010–11 A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale
Reyer Venezia
2011–12 Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia
Enel Brindisi
2012–13 Pistoia Basket 2000 -
2013–14 Aquila Basket Trento -
2014–15 Manital Torino -
2015–16 Centrale del Latte Brescia -
2016–17 Segafredo Virtus Bologna -
2017–18 Alma Pallacanestro Trieste -


MVP











































Season
MVP
 Team
2009–10
United States Omar Thomas
New Basket Brindisi
2010–11
United States Ricky Hickman
Junior Casale
2011–12
United States Dwight Hardy
Pistoia Basket
2012–13
United States Casper Ware
Junior Casale
2013–14
Italy Davide Pascolo
Aquila Basket Trento
2014–15[6]
United States Darryl Monroe
Tezenis Verona
2015–16[7]
United States Damian Hollis
Centrale del Latte Brescia


Best Coach









































































Season
Coach
 Team
2003–04
Italy Fabrizio Frates
Pallacanestro Reggiana
2004–05
Italy Giovanni Perdichizzi
Orlandina Basket
2005–06
Italy Luca Dalmonte
Basket Club Ferrara
2006–07
Italy Giampiero Ticchi
Basket Rimini Crabs
2007–08
Italy Sandro Dell'Agnello
Basket Livorno
2008-09
Italy Andrea Trinchieri
Veroli Basket
2009–10
Italy Luigi Garelli
Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano
2010–11
Italy Giulio Griccioli
Scafati Basket
2011–12
Italy Massimiliano Menetti
Pallacanestro Reggiana
2012–13
Italy Alberto Martelossi
Basket Brescia Leonessa
2013–14
Italy Maurizio Buscaglia
Aquila Basket Trento
2014–15[6]
Italy Alessandro Ramagli
Scaligera Basket Verona
2015–16[8]
Italy Eugenio Dalmasson
Trieste


See also


  • Italian LNP Cup


References





  1. ^ "Storia della Lega Basket" [Lega Basket history] (PDF). Lega Basket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Storia della Lega Basket" [Lega Basket history] (PDF). Lega Basket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.


  3. ^ Sciascia, Giuseppe (4 October 2013). "Al via Lega Gold e Silver. Nuova formula e tanti big" [At the start of the Gold and Silver League. A new formula and so many stars]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.


  4. ^ Banzola, Alberto (3 October 2014). "Basket, Serie A2: al via domenica l'ultima stagione divisa in due" [Basketball, Serie A2: at the start [of the league] on Sunday, the last season divided in two]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.


  5. ^ "Comunicato LNP sulle delibere del Consiglio Federale" [LNP press release on the Federal Council resolutions]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


  6. ^ ab "Serie A2 Gold, Monroe e Ramagli i migliori della stagione 2014-15" [Serie A2 Gold, Monroe and Ramagli the 2014-15 season's best]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


  7. ^ "Damian Hollis è il Novipiù MVP della finale" [Damian Hollis is the Novipiù MVP of the final]. basketnet.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2016.


  8. ^ Eugenio Dalmasson (Alma Trieste) allenatore dell’anno per la Serie A2 Citroen (in Italian).




External links



  • Official website (in Italian)










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