2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals

2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals
Dates	June 3–15, 2015
MVP	Rakim Sanders

The 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals was the championship series of the 2015–16 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The 2015–16 regular season champion EA7 Emporio Armani Milano possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Mediolanum Forum) and the second placed Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 3 to 15, 2016.^[1] These were the second Finals for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title bt beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the Finals.^[2]

Rakim Sanders of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.^[3]

Road to the finals edit

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	30	22	8	2452	2205	+247
2	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	30	21	9	2424	2263	+161
3	Sidigas Avellino	30	20	10	2389	2307	+82
4	Vanoli Cremona	30	19	11	2258	2213	+45
5	Umana Reyer Venezia	30	16	14	2320	2230	+90
6	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia	30	16	14	2311	2320	−9
7	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	30	16	14	2509	2439	+70
8	Dolomiti Energia Trento	30	15	15	2292	2274	+18

9	Openjobmetis Varese	30	14	16	2252	2344	−92
10	Enel Brindisi	30	13	17	2320	2351	−31
11	Acqua Vitasnella Cantù	30	12	18	2422	2405	+17
12	Consultinvest Pesaro	30	12	18	2282	2355	−73
13	Betaland Capo d'Orlando	30	11	19	2058	2205	−147
14	Pasta Reggia Caserta	30	11	19	2171	2288	−117
15	Manital Torino	30	11	19	2261	2401	−140
16	Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna	30	11	19	2239	2360	−121

Source: Legabasket

Best league record

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	30	22	8	2452	2205	+247
2	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	30	21	9	2424	2263	+161
3	Sidigas Avellino	30	20	10	2389	2307	+82
4	Vanoli Cremona	30	19	11	2258	2213	+45
5	Umana Reyer Venezia	30	16	14	2320	2230	+90
6	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia	30	16	14	2311	2320	−9
7	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	30	16	14	2509	2439	+70
8	Dolomiti Energia Trento	30	15	15	2292	2274	+18

9	Openjobmetis Varese	30	14	16	2252	2344	−92
10	Enel Brindisi	30	13	17	2320	2351	−31
11	Acqua Vitasnella Cantù	30	12	18	2422	2405	+17
12	Consultinvest Pesaro	30	12	18	2282	2355	−73
13	Betaland Capo d'Orlando	30	11	19	2058	2205	−147
14	Pasta Reggia Caserta	30	11	19	2171	2288	−117
15	Manital Torino	30	11	19	2261	2401	−140
16	Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna	30	11	19	2239	2360	−121

Source: Legabasket

2nd best league record

Defeated the 8th seeded Dolomiti Energia Trento, 3-1

Quarterfinals

Defeated the 7th seeded Banco di Sardegna Sassari, 3-0

Defeated the 5th seeded Umana Reyer Venezia, 4-2

Semifinals

Defeated the 3rd seeded Sidigas Avellino, 4-3

Regular season series edit

3 June 2016	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	74–72	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Reggio Emilia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 12–17, 17–21, 24–26
Rai Sport 1	Pts: De Nicolao 17 Rebs: Veremeenko 7 Asts: Aradori, De Nicolao 4 PIR: De Nicolao 25	Boxscore	Pts: Gentile 18 Rebs: McLean 14 Asts: Cinciarini 4 PIR: Simon 16	Arena: PalaBigi Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Gianluca Mattioli, Stefano Ursi

3 June 2016	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	84–80	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	Milan
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 17–15, 19–18, 22–19
Rai Sport 1	Pts: Simon 25 Rebs: Lafayette, Batista 6 Asts: Lafayette 5 PIR: Simon 27	Boxscore	Pts: Della Valle 28 Rebs: Polonara 7 Asts: Aradori 6 PIR: Della Valle 27	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Enrico Sabetta, Gianluca Sardella

Series edit

Game 1 edit

3 June 2016	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	87–80 (Series: EA7 Milano leads series, 1–0)	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	Milan
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 27–14, 19–18, 21–27
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Gentile 15 Rebs: Simon 8 Asts: Simon 5 PIR: McLean 27	Boxscore	Pts: Kaukėnas 27 Rebs: Polonara 8 Asts: De Nicolao 6 PIR: Kaukėnas 30	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Enrico Sabetta, Massimiliano Filippini

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	15	4	4
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	8	1	4
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	13	2	0
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	4	8	5
C	51	Esteban Batista	6	6	0
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	13	6	2
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	8	2	2
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	2	0	2
C	13	Milan Mačvan	14	7	0
SG	14	Manuel Pastori	DNP
C	15	Daniele Magro	DNP
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	4	1	1
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SF	4	Pietro Aradori	2	1	1
PF	6	Achille Polonara	9	8	3
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	7	0	0
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	6	3	6
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	27	0	5
Reserves:
PG	5	Derek Needham	6	3	0
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	6	0	4
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	0	0	0
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	8	5	0
PG	14	Luca Degli Esposti Castori	DNP
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	9	1	2
PF	17	Lever Alessandro	DNP
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Game 2 edit

5 June 2016	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	94–73 (Series: EA7 Milano leads series, 2–0)	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	Milan
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–21, 18–17, 25–11
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Gentile 23 Rebs: Kalnietis 6 Asts: Lafayette 6 PIR: Gentile, Sanders 26	Boxscore	Pts: Della Valle 20 Rebs: De Nicolao 5 Asts: three players 3 PIR: De Nicolao 14	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Paolo Taurino, Roberto Begnis, Gianluca Sardella

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	23	4	1
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	14	6	3
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	19	5	1
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	10	2	1
C	51	Esteban Batista	2	1	1
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	6	5	2
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	12	2	6
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	3	2	0
C	13	Milan Mačvan	0	2	0
PG	14	Francesco Villa	0	0	0
C	15	Daniele Magro	0	2	0
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	5	0	1
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	6	Achille Polonara	5	3	1
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	20	0	3
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	12	5	3
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	11	2	3
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	9	0	2
Reserves:
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	DNP
PG	5	Derek Needham	3	0	0
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	6	2	0
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	0	1	0
PG	14	Luca Degli Esposti Castori	0	0	0
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	7	3	2
PF	17	Lever Alessandro	0	0	0
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Game 3 edit

7 June 2016	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	81–72 (Series: EA7 Milano leads series, 2–1)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Reggio Emilia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 21–15, 15–18, 23–21
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Lavrinovič 20 Rebs: Polonara 10 Asts: Needham 6 PIR: Della Valle 20	Boxscore	Pts: Simon 14 Rebs: Kalnietis 6 Asts: Gentile, Cinciarini 4 PIR: three players 15	Arena: PalaBigi Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Tolga Sahin, Alessandro Martolini, Carmelo Lo Guzzo

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	6	Achille Polonara	9	10	1
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	17	4	5
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	5	5	3
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	2	3	1
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	10	5	3
Reserves:
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	DNP
PG	5	Derek Needham	10	4	6
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	20	0	2
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	0	1	1
PG	14	Luca Degli Esposti Castori	DNP
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	8	3	0
PF	17	Lever Alessandro	DNP
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	2	2	4
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	13	6	2
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	9	0	4
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	3	5	3
C	51	Esteban Batista	3	1	1
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	13	3	0
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	4	1	1
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	3	0	1
C	13	Milan Mačvan	8	4	0
SF	14	Restelli Lorenzo	DNP
C	15	Daniele Magro	0	0	1
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	14	0	2
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

Game 4 edit

9 June 2016	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	81–76 (Series: Series tied, 2–2)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Reggio Emilia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 20–17, 18–16, 22–21
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Aradori, Lavrinovič 15 Rebs: Polonara 8 Asts: De Nicolao 4 PIR: Aradori 23	Boxscore	Pts: Sanders 21 Rebs: Batista 7 Asts: Cerella, Kalnietis 4 PIR: McLean 18	Arena: PalaBigi Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Gianluca Mattioli, Manuel Mazzoni

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	6	Achille Polonara	10	8	1
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	13	6	1
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	4	1	4
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	10	2	1
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	11	3	2
Reserves:
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	15	4	2
PG	5	Derek Needham	3	1	2
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	15	6	1
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	0	0	1
PG	14	Luca Degli Esposti Castori	DNP
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	0	4	0
PF	17	Lever Alessandro	DNP
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	7	6	1
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	11	4	4
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	0	5	2
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	21	6	0
C	51	Esteban Batista	5	7	0
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	17	2	0
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	3	3	1
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	0	2	4
C	13	Milan Mačvan	2	5	0
SF	14	Davide Vercesi	DNP
C	15	Daniele Magro	DNP
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	10	2	3
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

Game 5 edit

11 June 2016	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	97–73 (Series: EA7 Milano leads series, 3–2)	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	Milan
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 29–8, 23–23, 22–29, 23–13
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Kalnietis 16 Rebs: Kalnietis, Simon 8 Asts: Simon 4 PIR: Kalnietis 26	Boxscore	Pts: Aradori 14 Rebs: Polonara 9 Asts: De Nicolao 4 PIR: Aradori, Polonara 17	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Tolga Sahin, Emanuele Aronne

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	11	3	3
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	16	8	3
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	4	1	0
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	14	4	2
C	51	Esteban Batista	8	4	1
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	0	1	2
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	12	2	1
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	8	2	0
C	13	Milan Mačvan	10	5	3
SG	14	Andrea Pecchia	0	0	0
C	15	Daniele Magro	0	0	0
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	14	8	4
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	6	Achille Polonara	10	9	1
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	11	3	2
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	10	1	4
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	4	4	0
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	7	0	2
Reserves:
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	14	2	1
PG	5	Derek Needham	0	0	0
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	12	6	0
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	2	0	0
PG	14	Luca Degli Esposti Castori	0	0	0
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	3	2	1
PF	17	Lever Alessandro	0	0	0
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Game 6 edit

13 June 2016	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	70–74 (Series: EA7 Milano won series, 4–2)	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Reggio Emilia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 19–8, 12–16, 20–29
Rai Sport 1 Sky Sport	Pts: Kaukėnas 18 Rebs: Polonara 8 Asts: De Nicolao, Kaukėnas 4 PIR: Kaukėnas 20	Boxscore	Pts: Gentile 16 Rebs: Batista 9 Asts: Sanders 5 PIR: Batista 23	Arena: PalaBigi Attendance: 3,800 Referees: Enrico Sabetta, Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Martolini

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PF	6	Achille Polonara	12	8	1
PG	8	Amedeo Della Valle	13	4	2
PG	9	Andrea De Nicolao	3	3	4
C	12	Vladimir Veremeenko	6	7	1
SG	13	Rimantas Kaukėnas	18	3	4
Reserves:
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	8	6	1
PG	5	Derek Needham	5	3	0
C	7	Darjuš Lavrinovič	2	3	1
PG	10	Salvatore Parrillo	0	0	0
PG	14	Federico Bonacini	DNP
SF	15	Ojārs Siliņš	3	2	1
Head coach:
Massimiliano Menetti

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Serie A Finals MVP: Rakim Sanders
Game rules: Game played under FIBA rules.

2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A Winners
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 27th title

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	5	Alessandro Gentile	16	4	2
PG	9	Mantas Kalnietis	7	2	1
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	3	4	2
SG	21	Rakim Sanders	13	2	5
C	51	Esteban Batista	10	9	4
Reserves:
PF	1	Jamel McLean	0	0	0
PG	3	Oliver Lafayette	3	4	1
SF	7	Bruno Cerella	0	2	0
C	13	Milan Mačvan	7	2	2
SF	14	Andrea Pecchia	DNP
C	15	Daniele Magro	DNP
SF	43	Krunoslav Simon	15	7	4
Head coach:
Jasmin Repeša

Rosters edit

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano edit

Olimpia Milano roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
F/C	1	McLean, Jamel	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	36 – (1988-04-18)18 April 1988
CG	3	Lafayette, Oliver	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	40 – (1984-05-06)6 May 1984
G/F	5	Gentile, Alessandro	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	31 – (1992-11-12)12 November 1992
G/F	7	Cerella, Bruno	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	37 – (1986-07-30)30 July 1986
PG	9	Kalnietis, Mantas	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	37 – (1986-09-06)6 September 1986
F/C	13	Mačvan, Milan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	120 kg (265 lb)	34 – (1989-11-16)16 November 1989
C	15	Magro, Daniele	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	37 – (1987-04-14)14 April 1987
PG	20	Cinciarini, Andrea	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	37 – (1986-06-21)21 June 1986
G/F	21	Sanders, Rakim	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	34 – (1989-07-08)8 July 1989
SG	22	Jenkins, Charles	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	35 – (1989-02-28)28 February 1989
C	27	Barać, Stanko	2.17 m (7 ft 1 in)	127 kg (280 lb)	37 – (1986-08-14)14 August 1986
G/F	43	Simon, Krunoslav	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	38 – (1985-06-24)24 June 1985
C	51	Batista, Esteban	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	122 kg (269 lb)	40 – (1983-09-02)2 September 1983

Head coach

Jasmin Repeša

Assistant coach(es)

Mario Fioretti
Massimo Cancellieri

Athletic trainer(s)

Giustino Danesi

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: January 04, 2016

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia edit

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
G/F	4	Aradori, Pietro	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	35 – (1988-12-09)9 December 1988
PG	5	Needham, Derek	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	33 – (1990-11-20)20 November 1990
PG		Bonacini, Federico	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	25 – (1999-01-23)23 January 1999
F	6	Polonara, Achille	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	32 – (1991-11-23)23 November 1991
F/C	7	Lavrinovič, Darjuš	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	110 kg (243 lb)	44 – (1979-11-01)1 November 1979
G	8	Della Valle, Amedeo	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	31 – (1993-04-11)11 April 1993
PG	9	De Nicolao, Andrea	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	32 – (1991-08-21)21 August 1991
PG	10	Parrillo, Salvatore	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	31 – (1992-12-02)2 December 1992
SG	11	Strautiņš, Artūrs	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	25 – (1998-10-23)23 October 1998
C	12	Veremeenko, Vladimir	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	107 kg (236 lb)	39 – (1984-07-21)21 July 1984
SG	13	Kaukėnas, Rimantas	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	47 – (1977-04-11)11 April 1977
SF	15	Siliņš, Ojārs	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	30 – (1993-07-20)20 July 1993
PF	17	Lever, Alessandro	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	104 kg (229 lb)	25 – (1998-12-04)4 December 1998
PG	18	Gentile, Stefano	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	34 – (1989-09-20)20 September 1989
C	19	Mitt, Arnold	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	25 – (1998-06-02)2 June 1998
C	20	Golubović, Vladimir	2.12 m (6 ft 11 in)	113 kg (249 lb)	38 – (1986-02-24)24 February 1986

Head coach

Massimiliano Menetti

Assistant coach(es)

Devis Cagnardi
Donatas Slanina

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: 1 September 2015

References edit

^ Schedule Playoffs Finals on Legabasket.com
^ "Olimpia Milano, è il 27° titolo della storia" [Olimpia Milano, it's their 27th title of their history]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
^ "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.

External links edit

Official website

[1] Schedule Playoffs Finals on Legabasket.com

[2] "Olimpia Milano, è il 27° titolo della storia" [Olimpia Milano, it's their 27th title of their history]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[3] "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.

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