Serie A2 Basket
Season2016–17
Duration2 October 2016 – June 2017
Number of games480 (Regular season)
45–75 (Playoffs)
Number of teams32
TV partner(s)Sky Italia
Regular season
Top seedDe' Longhi Treviso (East)
Angelico Biella (West)
RelegatedAmbalt Recanati
Basket Agropoli
Proger Chieti
Finals
ChampionsSegafredo Virtus Bologna
  Runners-upAlma Trieste
SemifinalistsOraSì Ravenna
Kontatto Bologna
Records
Highest attendance9,000[1]
Virtus Bologna 87–86 Fortitudo
(6 January 2017)
All statistics correct as of 20 June 2017.

The 2016–17 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Citroën, is the 43rd season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 2, 2016, and will end in June 2017 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.[2]

Rules

The season 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.[3]

Teams

By region

Number of teams Region Team(s)
7  Emilia-RomagnaAndrea Costa Imola
Assigeco Piacenza
Bondi Ferrara
Kontatto Bologna
OraSì Ravenna
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Unieuro Forlì
5  LazioBenacquista Assicurazioni Latina
FMC Ferentino
NCP Rieti
Roma Gas & Power Roma
UniCusano Roma
3  LombardyDinamica Mantova
Europromotion Legnano
Remer Treviglio
 PiedmontAngelico Biella
Novipiù Casale Monferrato
Orsi Tortona
2  AbruzzoRoseto Sharks
Proger Chieti
 CampaniaBasket Agropoli
Givova Scafati
 Friuli-Venezia GiuliaAlma Trieste
G.S.A. Udine
 MarcheAurora Basket Jesi
Ambalt Recanati
 SicilyMoncada Agrigento
Lighthouse Trapani
 VenetoDe' Longhi Treviso
Tezenis Verona
1  CalabriaViola Reggio Calabria
 TuscanyMens Sana Siena

Venues

Personnel and sponsorship

East

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alma TriesteItaly Eugenio DalmassonItaly Andrea CoronicaAthletesAlma
Andrea Costa ImolaItaly Giampiero TicchiArgentina Patricio PratoMacron
Assigeco PiacenzaItaly Marco AndreazzaItaly Luca InfanteJomaAssigeco
Aurora Basket JesiItaly Damiano CagnazzoItaly Marco MaganzaGivovaTermoforgia
Basket RecanatiItaly Giancarlo SaccoItaly Attilio PieriniMacron
Bondi FerraraItaly Adriano FurlaniItaly Riccardo Cortese2T SportBondi
De' Longhi TrevisoItaly Stefano PillastriniItaly Matteo FantinelliErreàDe'Longhi
Dinamica MantovaItaly Alberto MartelossiItaly Lorenzo GergatiErreàDinamica Generale
G.S.A. UdineItaly Lino LardoItaly Manuel VanuzzoMacronG.S.A. Gruppo Servizi Associati
Kontatto BolognaItaly Matteo BoniciolliItaly Stefano MancinelliKontattoKontatto
OraSì RavennaItaly Antimo MartinoSan Marino Andrea RaschiMacronOraSì
Proger ChietiItaly Massimo GalliItaly Luigi SergioSportikaProger
Roseto SharksItaly Emanuele Di PaolantonioItaly Robert FultzErreàVisitroseto.it
Segafredo Virtus BolognaItaly Alessandro RamagliItaly Andrea MicheloriMacronSegafredo Zanetti
Tezenis VeronaItaly Luca DalmonteItaly Giorgio BoscaginErreàTezenis
Unieuro ForlìItaly Giorgio ValliItaly Matteo FrassinetiErreàUnieuro

West

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Angelico BiellaItaly Michele CarreaItaly Niccolò De VicoErreàAngelico
Basket AgropoliItaly Alessandro FinelliItaly Riccardo SantolamazzaGivova
Benacquista LatinaItaly Franco GramenziItaly Lorenzo UgliettiJomaBenacquista Assicurazioni
FMC FerentinoItaly Riccardo PaoliniItaly Angelo GigliErreàFMC
Givova ScafatiItaly Giovanni PerdichizziItaly Tommaso FantoniGivovaGivova
Lighthouse TrapaniItaly Ugo DucarelloArgentina Demián FilloyEyesportwearLighthouse
Mens Sana SienaItaly Giulio GriccioliItaly Simone FlaminiMacronSoundreef
Moncada AgrigentoItaly Franco CianiArgentina Albano Maximo ChiarastellaErreàMoncada Energy Group
Novipiù Casale MonferratoItaly Marco RamondinoItaly Niccolò MartinoniMacronNovipiù
NPC RietiItaly Luciano NunziItaly Nicolò BenedusiJoma
Orsi TortonaItaly Demis CavinaItaly Luca GarriErreàORSI
Remer TreviglioItaly Adriano VertematiItaly Emanuele RossiGruppo Remer
Roma Gas & Power RomaItaly Davide BonoraItaly Daniele BonessioSpaldingRoma Gas & Power
TWS LegnanoItaly Mattia FerrariItaly Federico MaioccoBitre SportT.W.S.
UniCusano RomaItaly Fabio CorbaniItaly Giuliano MarescaEyesportwearUniversità Niccolò Cusano
Viola Reggio CalabriaItaly Antonio PaternosterArgentina Agustin FabiBitre Sport

Regular season

East Group league table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 De' Longhi Treviso 30 21 9 2102 1987 1.058 42 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 30 21 9 2450 2216 1.106 42
3 Alma Trieste 30 21 9 2355 2139 1.101 42
4 OraSì Ravenna 30 19 11 2311 2230 1.036 38
5 Kontatto Bologna 30 18 12 2269 2198 1.032 36
6 Roseto Sharks 30 17 13 2351 2340 1.005 34
7 Dinamica Mantova 30 17 13 2389 2307 1.036 34
8 Tezenis Verona 30 17 13 2199 2105 1.045 34
9 G.S.A. Udine 30 16 14 2193 2176 1.008 32
10 Assigeco Piacenza 30 12 18 2184 2289 0.954 24
11 Aurora Basket Jesi 30 12 18 2391 2460 0.972 24
12 Bondi Ferrara 30 12 18 2360 2441 0.967 24
13 Andrea Costa Imola 30 11 19 2271 2394 0.949 22
14 Proger Chieti 30 10 20 2291 2426 0.944 20 Qualification to Relegation play-out
15 Unieuro Forlì 30 9 21 2153 2313 0.931 18
16 Ambalt Recanati 30 7 23 2217 2465 0.899 14 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2017. Source: Lega Pallacanestro

West Group league table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Angelico Biella 30 24 6 2468 2277 1.084 48 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Orsi Tortona 30 21 9 2362 2266 1.042 42
3 Europromotion Legnano 30 19 11 2252 2186 1.030 38
4 Moncada Agrigento 30 17 13 2238 2198 1.018 34
5 UniCusano Roma 30 17 13 2659 2588 1.027 34
6 Remer Treviglio 30 16 14 2455 2396 1.025 32
7 Novipiù Casale Monferrato 30 16 14 2163 2068 1.046 32
8 Lighthouse Trapani 30 15 15 2369 2380 0.995 30
9 Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina 30 15 15 2377 2363 1.006 30
10 Roma Gas & Power Roma 30 14 16 2279 2345 0.972 28
11 Mens Sana Siena 30 14 16 2193 2270 0.966 28
12 NPC Rieti 30 13 17 2327 2305 1.010 26
13 FMC Ferentino 30 12 18 2321 2357 0.985 24
14 Givova Scafati 30 11 19 2377 2366 1.005 22 Qualification to Relegation play-out
15 Viola Reggio Calabria 30 9 21 2251 2426 0.928 18
16 Basket Agropoli 30 7 23 2104 2404 0.875 14 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2017. Source: Lega Pallacanestro

Coppa Italia

At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table play the LNP Cup, known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, from 3 to 5 March 2017.[4]

Bracket

Quarter-finals
3 March 2017 		Semifinals
4 March 2017 		Final
5 March 2017
         
1W Angelico Biella 86
4E Dinamica Generale Mantova 78
1W Angelico Biella 89
2E De' Longhi Treviso 81
2E De' Longhi Treviso 73
3W UniCusano Roma 72
1W Angelico Biella 68
1E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 69
2W TWS Legnano 55
3E Alma Trieste 84
3E Alma Trieste 74
1E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 86
1E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 95
4W Moncada Agrigento 63

Playout

The league play-out are played between the 14th and 15th placed teams of each group in two elimination rounds. The series will be played in a best-of-five format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth game will be played at home of the team that got the better ranking at the end of the regular season, the third and the eventual fourth will be played at home the lower ranked team.

All matches will be played between 30 April and 24 May 2017 (eventual Game 5).

Semifinals Finals
      
14E Proger Chieti 1
15W Viola Reggio Calabria 3
14E Proger Chieti 1
15E Unieuro Forlì 3
14W Givova Scafati 3
15E Unieuro Forlì 2

Playoffs

The league's playoffs are played between the first and the eighth of each group in four rounds: eightfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. All series are played in a best-of-five format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth match will be played at home of the best-placed team, the second, the third and the fourth, at the end of the regular season.

All matches are played between 30 April and 21 June 2017 (eventual Game 5).

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1W Angelico Biella 2
8E Tezenis Verona 3
8E Tezenis Verona 0
4E OraSì Ravenna 3
4E OraSì Ravenna 3
5W UniCusano Roma 1
4E OraSì Ravenna 0
2E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 3
3W Europromotion Legnano 1
6E Roseto Sharks 3
6E Roseto Sharks 1
2E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 3
2E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 3
7W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 1
2E Segafredo Virtus Bologna 3
3E Alma Trieste 0
1E De' Longhi Treviso 3
8W Lighthouse Trapani 0
1E De' Longhi Treviso 1
5E Kontatto Bologna 3
4W Moncada Agrigento 1
5E Kontatto Bologna 3
5E Kontatto Bologna 2
3E Alma Trieste 3
3E Alma Trieste 3
6W Remer Treviglio 2
3E Alma Trieste 3
2W Orsi Tortona 1
2W Orsi Tortona 3
7E Dinamica Mantova 2

Source: LNP

Sponsors

  • Novi
  • Oiko
  • Dalla Riva Sportfloors
  • Sportsystem
  • Panorama
  • Best Union Company
  • OpenSky
  • Sicur Green System

References

  1. ↑ "Basket, in 9mila all'Unipol Arena per l'attesissimo derby" [Basketball, 9 thousand in Unipol Arena for the highly anticipated derby]. www.trc.tv (in Italian). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Serie A2 Citroën 2016/2017: i calendari dei gironi Est ed Ovest" [Serie A2 Citroën 2016/2017: East and West groups Calendars]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 25 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Squadre di Serie A2" [Serie A2 Teams]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coppa Italia LNP, Turkish Airlines sarà il title sponsor" [Italian LNP Cup, Turkish Airlines new title sponsor]. sportando.com (in Italian). 24 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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