The Lega Basket Serie A, officially abbreviated as LBA, is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920, run by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro. It is the highest-tier level of the Italian league system. The LBA plays under FIBA rules and currently consists of 17 teams, with the lowest-placed team relegated to the Serie A2 and replaced by the winner of the play-offs of that tier.
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), since the 2019–20 season.
Bobby Ray Jones Jr. is an American-born naturalised-Equatorial Guinean professional basketball player for Scaligera Basket of the Italian Serie A2. He notably played for five different NBA teams in a single season (2007–08), later moving to Italy to continue his career.
Angelo Gigli is an Italian professional basketball player who plays for Basket Ferentino of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He has also represented the Italian national team internationally. Standing at 2.09 m, he is a left-handed power forward and center.
Trevor Mbakwe is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Before turning pro, he played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team. Mbakwe stands 6 feet 8 inches (203 cm) tall. He is from St. Paul, Minnesota and attended St. Bernards High School.
The Italian LNP Cup, known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Italian basketball teams organized by Italy's second league in the Italian basketball league system, the Serie A2 Basket. The tournament is organised by the Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP), the organisation responsible for running the national second division Serie A2, third division Serie B, and fourth division Serie C championships.
Riccardo Cervi is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Gerald Anthony Robinson Jr. is an American professional basketball player for V.L. Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 1.85 m (6'1"), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
The 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A was the 93rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
Dario Nathan Henry Hunt is an American professional basketball player for Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the FIBA Basketball Champions League. He played four years of college basketball for Nevada, where he was a three-time WAC All-Defensive Team member and a two-time second-team All-WAC honoree. Hunt's professional career has been spent mostly in Europe, with stints in Ukraine, Austria, Italy, France, and Belgium. He has also played in the NBA Development League. In 2019, he moved to Australia to play for the Perth Wildcats.
Jamil Wilson is an American professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Oregon and Marquette University.
Anthony Beane is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Christopher Evans is an American professional basketball player who last played for Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays the power forward position. After playing five years of college basketball at Coastal Carolina, Wabash Valley and Kent State, Evans entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
The 2019–20 LBA season was the 98th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 25, 2019, and was scheduled to finish on April 26, 2020. However, the season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Antimo Martino is an Italian basketball head coach, currently managing Pallacanestro Reggiana in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
Luca Campogrande is an Italian basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and EuroCup Basketball. He is a 6 ft 6 in shooting guard.
The 2019–20 season is Virtus Roma's 60th in existence and the club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball.
The 2019–20 season is Fortitudo Bologna's 88th in existence and the new club's 1st season in the Lega Basket Serie A after the promotion in the top flight of Italian basketball.
The 2020–21 season is Virtus Roma's 61st in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top tier Italian basketball.
The 2020–21 LBA season was the 99th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system. The regular season started on September 26, 2020, and was scheduled to finish on May 2, 2021.
