Serie A2 (basketball)
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| Organising body | Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| First season | 1974–75 |
| Country | Italy |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | LBA |
| Relegation to | Serie B |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia LNP |
| Supercup | Supercoppa LNP |
| Current champions | Scaligera Verona (2021-22) |
| Most championships | 18 teams (1 title each) |
| TV partners | LNP |
| Website | legapallacanestro.com |
Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a 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.
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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] Since the 2018–19 season the Playoffs winner is the third promoted team to LBA. The two other promoted clubs, which are also the top seeded on the League Table at the end of the Regular Season, have to face a final of two matches to decide the winner of the Serie A2.[6] Since the 2019–20 season the Playoffs winners (2 tournaments) are promoted to LBA.
Current clubs (2020-2021)
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 | – |
| 2018–19 | Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna | Virtus Roma & Treviso |
| 2019–20 | Not assigned[lower-alpha 1] | – |
| 2020–21 | GeVi Napoli & Bertram Tortona | – |
| 2021–22 | Scaligera Verona | – |
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[7] | United States Darryl Monroe | Tezenis Verona |
| 2015–16[8] | 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[7] | Italy Alessandro Ramagli | Scaligera Basket Verona |
| 2015–16[9] | Italy Eugenio Dalmasson | Trieste |
| 2019–20 | NOT ASSIGNED | |
| 2020–21 | Italy Alessandro Ramagli | Scaligera Basket Verona |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ↑ "Storia della Lega Basket" [Lega Basket history] (PDF). Lega Basket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Storia della Lega Basket" [Lega Basket history] (PDF). Lega Basket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Fortitudo - Virtus sarà la finale per il campione d'Italia Serie A2" [Fortitudo - Virtus will be the Final for the champion of the Italian Serie A2]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Eugenio Dalmasson (Alma Trieste) allenatore dell’anno per la Serie A2 Citroen (in Italian).
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
