2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A
Season	2004–05
Duration	October 3, 2004 – June 5, 2005
Games played	34
Teams	18
Regular season
Top seed	Benetton Treviso
Season MVP	Massimo Bulleri
Relegated	Sicc Cucine Jesi Scavolini Pesaro
Finals
Champions	Climamio Bologna 2nd title
Runners-up	Armani Jeans Milano
Semifinalists	Benetton Treviso Lottomatica Roma
Finals MVP	Gianluca Basile
Statistical leaders
Points Drew Nicholas 22.8 Rebounds Casey Shaw 9.4 Assists Tyson Wheeler 4.7
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 83rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season ran from October 3, 2004 to May 2005, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked team, Sicc Cucine Jesi and the bankrupt club Scavolini Pesaro, were relegated to the Legadue. Climamio Bologna won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against Armani Jeans Milano.

Regular Season 2004/05

Rank	Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Coach
1	Benetton Treviso	34	28	6	2,836	2,457	Ettore Messina
2	Climamio Bologna	34	25	9	2,897	2,619	Jasmin Repeša
3	Montepaschi Siena	34	25	9	2,875	2,593	Carlo Recalcati
4	Armani Jeans Milano	34	24	10	2,680	2,486	Lino Lardo
5	Vertical Vision Cantù	34	22	12	2,911	2,745	Stefano Sacripanti
6	Lottomatica Roma	34	18	16	2,761	2,728	Piero Bucchi (first 17 games, 9-8) Guido Saibene (next 1 game, 0-1) Svetislav Pešić (last 16 games, 9-7)
7	Sedima Roseto	34	16	18	2,692	2,844	Neven Spahija
8	Pompea Napoli	34	16	18	2,885	2,943	Andrea Mazzon (first 7 games, 3-4) Maurizio Bartocci (next 1 game, 0-1) Attilio Caja (next 11 games, 5-6) Maurizio Bartocci (last 15 games, 8-7)
9	Scavolini Pesaro	34	15	19	2,709	2,753	Phil Melillo (first 13 games, 7-6) Marco Crespi (last 21 games, 8-13)
10	Navigo.it Teramo	34	15	19	2,709	2,753	Cesare Pancotto
11	Villaggio Solidago Livorno	34	14	20	2,815	2,893	Walter De Raffaele
12	Air Avellino	34	14	20	2,737	2,995	Zare Markovski
13	Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia	34	13	21	2,657	2,576	Fabrizio Frates
14	Casti Group Varese	34	13	21	2,736	2,891	Giulio Cadeo (first 8 games, 3-5) Gianni Molina (next 1 game, 0-1) Ruben Magnano (last 25 games, 10-15)
15	Snaidero Cucine Udine	34	13	21	2,675	2,834	Teoman Alibegović
16	Lauretana Biella	34	12	22	2,747	2,831	Alessandro Ramagli
17	Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria	34	12	22	2,720	2,950	Alessandro Giuliani (first 27 games, 7-20) Antonio Zorzi (last 7 games, 5-2)
18	Sicc Cucine Jesi	34	11	23	2,751	2,899	Luigi Gresta (first 18 games, 5-13) Slobodan Subotić (last 16 games, 6-10)

Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Scavolini Pesaro has gone bankrupt after the season and moved to Serie B, sparing Reggio Calabria relegation.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

• Benetton Treviso - Pompea Napoli 3-0 (94-75, 86-75, 86-73)
• Climamio Bologna - Sedima Roseto 3-0 (95-84, 77-72, 73-70)
• Lottomatica Roma - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (88-86, 82-78, 79-85, 87-78)
• Armani Jeans Milano - Vertical Vision Cantù 3-0 (83-77, 92-83, 94-83)

Semifinals

• Armani Jeans Milano - Benetton Treviso 3-2 (60-82, 58-49, 61-80, 69-58, 61-57)
• Climamio Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-1 (78-64, 65-76, 80-61, 63-62)

Finals

• Climamio Bologna - Armani Jeans Milano 3-1 (77-70, 66-73, 80-71, 67-65)

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	PPG
1.	Drew Nicholas		Villaggio Solidago Livorno	22.8
2.	Jamel Thomas		Navigo.it Teramo	20.2
3.	Charles Smith		Scavolini Pesaro	19.6
4.	Mike Penberthy		Pompea Napoli	19.2
5.	Norman Nolan		Casti Group Varese	18.9
6.	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf		Sedima Roseto	18.7
7.	Preston Shumpert		Villaggio Solidago Livorno	18.1
8.	Duane Woodward		Sedima Roseto	17.2
9.	Raymond Tutt		Sicc Cucine Jesi	16.7
10.	Mario Austin		Lauretana Biella	16.7

Assists

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	APG
1.	Tyson Wheeler		Navigo.it Teramo	4.7
2.	Misan Nikagbatse		Sedima Roseto	4.0
3.	Cookie Belcher		Lauretana Biella	3.8
4.	Sani Bečirovič		Casti Group Varese	3.8
5.	Duane Woodward		Sedima Roseto	3.6
6.	Gianmarco Pozzecco		Climamio Bologna	3.5
7.	Kiwane Garris		Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia	3.4
8.	Nate Green		Air Avellino	3.4
9.	Jerry McCullough		Armani Jeans Milano	3.2
10.	Tyus Edney		Lottomatica Roma	2.9

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	RPG
1.	Casey Shaw		Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria	9.4
2.	Brooks Sales		Navigo.it Teramo	9.0
3.	Chris Massie		Air Avellino	8.6
4.	James Singleton		Armani Jeans Milano	8.4
5.	Jacob Jaacks		Lauretana Biella	8.2
6.	Damon Williams		Air Avellino	8.2
7.	Aloysius Anagonye		Villaggio Solidago Livorno	8.1
8.	Joseph Blair		Armani Jeans Milano	8.0
9.	Denis Marconato		Benetton Treviso	7.5
10.	Mason Rocca		Pompea Napoli	7.4

See also

• LBA