Serie A2 (Basketball)

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Serie A2
Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro.png
Founded1974;48 years ago (1974)
First season1974–75
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
SupercupSupercoppa LNP
Most championships 18 teams
(1 title each)
TV partners LNP  [ it ]
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.

Contents

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

Names

 
  • 1974–2001: Serie A2 Basket
  • 2001–2013: LegaDue Basket
  • 2013–2014: DNA Gold Basket
  • 2014–present: Serie A2

History

Logo used from 2013 until 2019 Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro Logo.png
Logo used from 2013 until 2019

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)

A GroupB Group
TeamCityTeamCity
Agribertocchi Orzinuovi Orzinuovi Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Latina
2B Control Trapani Trapani Givova Scafati Scafati
BCC Treviglio Treviglio Allianz Pazienza Cestistica San Severo San Severo
Apu Old Wild West Udine Udine GeVi Napoli Naples
Benfapp Capo d'Orlando Capo d'Orlando Tramec Cento Cento
Bergamo Basket 2014 Bergamo Kleb Basket Ferrara Ferrara
Bertram Tortona Tortona Unieuro Forlì Forlì
Edilnol Biella Biella OraSì Ravenna Ravenna
Pompea Mantova Mantova Eurobasket Roma Rome
Urania Milano Milano Chieti Basket 1974 Chieti
Assigeco Piacenza Piacenza OriOra Pistoia Pistoia
Tezenis Verona Verona Zeus Energy Group Rieti Rieti
Novipiù Casale Monferrato Casale Monferrato Stella Azzura Roma Rome
Reale Mutua Torino Turin

League champions

SeasonChampionsOther 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
2018–19 GEVI Napoli - Bertram Tortona

MVP

Season MVP Team
2009–10 Flag of the United States.svg Omar Thomas New Basket Brindisi
2010–11 Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Hickman Junior Casale
2011–12 Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Hardy Pistoia Basket
2012–13 Flag of the United States.svg Casper Ware Junior Casale
2013–14 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Pascolo Aquila Basket Trento
2014–15 [7] Flag of the United States.svg Darryl Monroe Tezenis Verona
2015–16 [8] Flag of the United States.svg Damian Hollis Centrale del Latte Brescia

Best Coach

Season Coach Team
2003–04 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Frates Pallacanestro Reggiana
2004–05 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Perdichizzi Orlandina Basket
2005–06 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Dalmonte Basket Club Ferrara
2006–07 Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero Ticchi Basket Rimini Crabs
2007–08 Flag of Italy.svg Sandro Dell'Agnello Basket Livorno
2008-09 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Trinchieri Veroli Basket
2009–10 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Garelli Nuova Pallacanestro Vigevano
2010–11 Flag of Italy.svg Giulio Griccioli Scafati Basket
2011–12 Flag of Italy.svg Massimiliano Menetti Pallacanestro Reggiana
2012–13 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Martelossi Basket Brescia Leonessa
2013–14 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Buscaglia Aquila Basket Trento
2014–15 [7] Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Ramagli Scaligera Basket Verona
2015–16 [9] Flag of Italy.svg Eugenio Dalmasson Trieste
2019–20NOT ASSIGNED
2020–21 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Ramagli Scaligera Basket Verona

See also

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