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2022–23 LBA season

The 2022–23 LBA season is the 101st season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system.

LBA
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Season2022–23
Dates2 October 2022 – 23 June 2023
Number of teams16
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Colbey Ross
LBA Finals
ChampionsAX Armani Exchange Milano (30th title)
  Runners-upVirtus Segafredo Bologna
Finals MVPItaly Luigi Datome
Statistical leaders
Points United States Frank Bartley 19.5
Rebounds United States Trevor Thompson 8.1
Assists Italy Andrea Cinciarini 10.0
Lega Basket Serie A seasons

Teams edit

Promotion and relegation edit

Fortitudo Bologna and Vanoli Cremona ended, respectively, on 15th and 16th place and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.

Scafati and Verona were two best teams in Serie A2 and therefore promoted to Serie A.

Number of teams by region edit

Number of teams Region Team(s)
3   Lombardy AX Armani Exchange Milano
Germani Basket Brescia
Openjobmetis Varese
  Veneto NutriBullet Treviso
Umana Reyer Venezia
Tezenis Verona
2   Campania Gevi Napoli
Givova Scafati
  Emilia-Romagna UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia
Virtus Segafredo Bologna
1   Apulia Happy Casa Brindisi
  Friuli-Venezia Giulia Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste
  Marche Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro
  Sardinia Banco di Sardegna Sassari
  Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Dolomiti Energia Trento
  Piedmont Bertram Derthona Tortona

Venues and locations edit

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Location of teams in 2022–23 LBA season
Team Home city Arena Capacity 2021–22 result
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Trieste Allianz Dome 6,943[1] 9th
AX Armani Exchange Milano Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,331[2] 1st
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Sassari PalaSerradimigni 5,000[3] 4th
Bertram Derthona Basket Tortona Tortona PalaFerraris 3,510[4] 3rd
Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro Pesaro Vitifrigo Arena 10,323[5] 8th
Dolomiti Energia Trento Trento BLM Group Arena 4,360[6] 13th
Germani Brescia Brescia PalaLeonessa 5,200[7] 5th
Givova Scafati Scafati PalaMangano 3,700[8] promoted to LBA
Gevi Napoli Naples PalaBarbuto 5,500[9] 14th
Happy Casa Brindisi Brindisi PalaPentassuglia 3,534[10] 11th
NutriBullet Treviso Treviso PalaVerde 5,134[11] 10th
Openjobmetis Varese Varese Enerxenia Arena 5,107[12] 12th
Tezenis Verona Verona PalaOlimpia 5,200[13] promoted to LBA
Umana Reyer Venezia Venice Palasport Taliercio 3,506[14] 6th
UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia PalaBigi 4,530[15] 7th
Virtus Segafredo Bologna Bologna Segafredo Arena 9,980[16] 2nd

Source:[17]

Managerial changes edit

Referees edit

Regular season edit

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from 2 October 2022, to May 2023.

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 30 23 7 2481 2191 +290 46 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 30 23 7 2542 2334 +208 46
3 Bertram Derthona Basket 30 18 12 2407 2337 +70 36
4 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 17 13 2510 2402 +108 34
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 17 13 2530 2413 +117 34
6 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 15 15 2288 2335 −47 30
7 Happy Casa Brindisi 30 15 15 2494 2446 +48 30
8 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 30 14 16 2531 2613 −82 28
9 Germani Basket Brescia 30 14 16 2474 2426 +48 28
10 Givova Scafati 30 12 18 2378 2414 −36 24
11 NutriBullet Treviso 30 12 18 2433 2609 −176 24
12 GeVi Napoli 30 12 18 2379 2515 −136 24
13 Openjobmetis Varese[a] 30 17 13 2726 2722 +4 23
14 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 30 11 19 2287 2312 −25 22
15 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 30 11 19 2345 2519 −174 22 Relegation to Serie A2
16 Tezenis Verona 30 9 21 2353 2570 −217 18
Source: LBA
Notes:
  1. ^ 11 point deducted.[18]

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2023 LBA 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 2023, to finish in June 2023, depending on result.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 94 86 83 94
 
 
 
 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 68 57 88 80
 
 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 95 80 93
 
 
 
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 72 75 61
 
 Umana Reyer Venezia 82 55 69 83
 
 
 
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 79 81 80 87
 
 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 92 79 61 89 79 66 67
 
 
 
 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 82 76 69 93 72 85 55
 
 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 104 109 100
 
 
 
 Happy Casa Brindisi 68 95 95
 
 Virtus Segafredo Bologna 84 108 89
 
 
 
 Bertram Derthona Tortona 61 78 82
 
 Bertram Derthona Tortona 79 84 76 82
 
 
 Dolomiti Energia Trentino 78 81 79 81
 

Awards edit

Pos. Player Team Ref.
MVP
PG   Colbey Ross Varese [19]
Finals MVP
SF   Luigi Datome Olimpia Milano [20]
Top Scorer
SG   Frank Bartley Pallacanestro Trieste [21]
Domestic Player of the Year
SG   Marco Belinelli Virtus Bologna [22]
Best Young Player
PG   Matteo Spagnolo Trento [23]
Best Defender
SG   John Petrucelli Brescia [24]
Sixth Man of the Year
SG   Marco Belinelli Virtus Bologna [25]
Most Improved Player
C   Ousmane Diop Dinamo Sassari [26]
Revealing Player of the Year
PG   Colbey Ross Varese [27]
Best Coach
HD   Marco Ramondino Derthona [28]
All-Italian League Team
PG   Colbey Ross Varese [29]
SG   Semaj Christon Derthona
SF   Marco Belinelli Virtus Bologna
PF   Nicolò Melli Olimpia Milano
C   JaCorey Williams Napoli

Serie A clubs in European competitions edit

In the 2022–23 season, Olimpia Milano and Virtus Bologna participate in the EuroLeague. Brescia, Trento and Venezia participate in the EuroCup. Reggio Emilia and Sassari participate in the Champions League. Brindisi participates in the Europe Cup.[30]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pallacanestro Trieste (in Italian)
  2. ^ EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (in Italian)
  3. ^ Banco di Sardegna Sassari (in Italian)
  4. ^ Bertram Yachts Derthona Basket
  5. ^ Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro (in Italian)
  6. ^ Dolomiti Energia Trento (in Italian)
  7. ^ Germani Brescia (in Italian)
  8. ^ Givova Scafati (in Italian)
  9. ^ GeVi Napoli (in Italian)
  10. ^ Happy Casa Brindisi (in Italian)
  11. ^ NutriBullet Treviso Basket
  12. ^ Openjobmetis Varese (in Italian)
  13. ^ Tezenis Verona (in Italian)
  14. ^ Umana Reyer Venezia (in Italian)
  15. ^ UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia (in Italian)
  16. ^ Virtus Segafredo Bologna
  17. ^ Legabasket.it
  18. ^ "Corte Federale di appello. Ridott ad 11 punti la penalizzazione dell'Openjobmetis Varese" (in Italian). FIP. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  19. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  20. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  21. ^ "Home Page". m.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  22. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  23. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  24. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  25. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  26. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  27. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  28. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  29. ^ "LBA Awards 2023, all award winners unveiled". Sportal.eu. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  30. ^ Cristaldi, Laura (2022-06-23). "Coppe europee 2022–23: Sassari e Reggio Emilia in BCL si aggiungono a Venezia, Brescia e Trento in EuroCup e Olimpia e Virtus in Eurolega". All-Around (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-07.

External links edit

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