2016–17 LBA season

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The 2016–17 LBA season, was the 95th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile,[5] the highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on 2 October 2016 and finished on 7 May 2017, with the playoffs started on 12 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four or for the 2017 Champions League Playoffs) and finished between 16 and 22 June depending on results.[6]

Season2016–17
Duration2 October 2016 – 20 June 2017
Games played240 (Regular season)
24–41 (Playoffs)
Teams16
Quick facts Serie A PosteMobile1, Season ...
Serie A PosteMobile1
Season2016–17
Duration2 October 2016 – 20 June 2017
Games played240 (Regular season)
24–41 (Playoffs)
Teams16
TV partnersRAI, Sky Italia[1]
Regular season
Top seedEA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Season MVPUnited States Marcus Landry
RelegatedVanoli Cremona
Finals
ChampionsUmana Reyer Venezia
(3rd title)
Runners-upDolomiti Energia Trento
Semi-finalistsEA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Sidigas Avellino
Finals MVPCanada Melvin Ejim[2]
Awards
Best Young PlayerItaly Diego Flaccadori
Statistical leaders
Points United States Marcus Landry 19.6
Rebounds Nigeria O. D. Anosike 11.1
Assists Italy Luca Vitali 7.1
Index Rating Hungary Jarrod Jones 22.6
Records
Biggest home winCapo d'Orlando 96–53 Cantù
(30 October 2016)
Biggest away winVanoli Cremona 59–78 Trento
(29 January 2017)
Highest scoringBrindisi 106–108 Reyer Venezia
(7 January 2017)
Winning streak10 games
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Losing streak7 games
Juvecaserta
Vanoli Cremona
Highest attendance11,146
EA7 Milano 93–79 Brescia
(12 February 2017)[3]
Average attendance3,863[4]
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2017.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to PosteMobile.
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As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.[7]

Umana Reyer Venezia won their 3rd title by beating Dolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of the finals.[8]

Teams

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2015–16 season and one promoted from the 2015–16 Serie A2.[9]

Germani Basket Brescia is the promoted club from the Serie A2 Citroën after beating Fortitudo Bologna at game 5 of league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 28 years of absence from Serie A.[10][11]

Brescia replaced Virtus Bologna who was relegated during the previous season.[12]

Number of teams by region

More information Number of teams, Region ...
Number of teams Region Team(s)
5 LombardyEA7 Emporio Armani Milano LBA
Germani Basket Brescia A2
Openjobmetis Varese
Red October Cantù
Vanoli Cremona
2 CampaniaJuvecaserta
Sidigas Avellino
1 ApuliaEnel Brindisi
Emilia-RomagnaGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia
MarcheConsultinvest Pesaro
PiedmontFiat Torino
SardiniaBanco di Sardegna Sassari
SicilyBetaland Capo d'Orlando
Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolDolomiti Energia Trento
TuscanyThe Flexx Pistoia
VenetoUmana Reyer Venezia
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Notes
^LBA 2015–16 LBA champion.
^A2 2015–16 Serie A2 champion.

Venues and locations

Location of teams in 2016–17 Lega Basket Serie A
More information Team, Home city ...
Team Home city Arena Capacity 2015–16 season
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Sassari PalaSerradimigni 5,000[13] Quarterfinals 2016 playoffs
Betaland Capo d'Orlando Capo d'Orlando PalaFantozzi 3,508[14] 13th in Serie A
Consultinvest Pesaro Pesaro Adriatic Arena 6,119[15] 12th in Serie A
Dolomiti Energia Trento Trento PalaTrento 4,360[16] Quarterfinals 2016 playoffs
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Milan Mediolanum Forum 12,700[17] Serie A Champions
Enel Brindisi Brindisi PalaPentassuglia 3,534[18] 10th in Serie A
Fiat Torino Turin PalaRuffini 4,500[19] 15th in Serie A
Germani Basket Brescia Brescia PalaGeorge[20] 5,500[21] Serie A2 winner
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia Land Rover Arena
(Bologna)		 5,570[22] Runners-up 2016 playoffs
PalaBigi 4,600[23]
Juvecaserta Caserta PalaMaggiò 6,387[24] 14th in Serie A
Openjobmetis Varese Varese PalA2A 5,100[25] 9th in Serie A
Red October Cantù Cantù PalaBancoDesio[26] (Desio) 6,700[27] 11th in Serie A
Sidigas Avellino Avellino PalaDelMauro 5,195[28] Semifinals 2016 playoffs
The Flexx Pistoia Pistoia PalaCarrara 4,000[29] Quarterfinals 2016 playoffs
Umana Reyer Venezia Venice Taliercio 3,506[30] Semifinals 2016 playoffs
Vanoli Cremona Cremona PalaRadi 3,527[31] Quarterfinals 2016 playoffs
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Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, Chairman ...
Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Banco di Sardegna SassariItaly Stefano SardaraItaly Federico PasquiniItaly Giacomo DevecchiEyesportwearBanco di Sardegna, Tirrenia Navigazione
Betaland Capo d'OrlandoItaly Roberto Enzo SindoniItaly Gennaro Di CarloCroatia Sandro NicevićLegeaBetaland
Consultinvest PesaroItaly Ario CostaAlbania Spiro LekaItaly Giulio GazzottiErreàConsultinvest, ButanGas1
Dolomiti Energia TrentoItaly Luigi LonghiItaly Maurizio BuscagliaArgentina Andrés Pablo ForraySpaldingDolomiti Energia
EA7 Emporio Armani MilanoItaly Livio ProliCroatia Jasmin RepešaItaly Andrea CinciariniArmaniEA7 Emporio Armani, BMW,1 Aon2
Enel BrindisiItaly Fernando MarinoItaly Romeo SacchettiItaly Marco CardilloBitre SportEnel
Fiat TorinoItaly Antonio ForniItaly Francesco VitucciItaly Giuseppe PoetaSpaldingFiat Automobiles
Germani Basket BresciaItaly Graziella BragaglioItaly Andrea DianaUnited States David MossErreàGermani Trasporti, A2A
Grissin Bon Reggio EmiliaItaly Maria Licia FerrariniItaly Massimiliano MenettiItaly Pietro AradoriSportikaGrissin Bon, Mapei1
JuvecasertaItaly Raffaele IavazziItaly Sandro Dell'AgnelloItaly Marco GiuriGivovaPasta Reggia, Fortune Investment & Co.
Openjobmetis VareseItaly Stefano CoppaItaly Attilio CajaItaly Daniele CavalieroSpaldingOpenjobmetis, Teva
Red October CantùRussia Dmitry GerasimenkoItaly Carlo RecalcatiItaly Craig CallahanMacronRed October, Intesa Sanpaolo1
Sidigas AvellinoItaly Giuseppe SampietroItaly Stefano SacripantiNorth Macedonia Marques GreenJomaSidigas
The Flexx PistoiaItaly Roberto MaltintiItaly Vincenzo EspositoItaly Michele AntonuttiErreàThe Flexx, Conad, Hitachi
Umana Reyer VeneziaItaly Luigi BrugnaroItaly Walter De RaffaeleItaly Tomas RessErreàUmana
Vanoli CremonaItaly Aldo VanoliItaly Paolo LeporeItaly Fabio MianErreàVanoli Ferramenta
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1. ^On the back of shirt.
2. ^On the shorts.

Managerial Changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Enel BrindisiItaly Piero BucchiSigned with Consultinvest Pesaro24 April 2016[32]Pre-seasonItaly Romeo Sacchetti5 May 2016[33]
Consultinvest PesaroItaly Riccardo PaoliniEnd of contract30 May 2016[34]Italy Piero Bucchi1 June 2016[35]
Red October CantùRussia Sergei Bazarevich30 June 2016[36]Lithuania Rimas Kurtinaitis2 August 2016[37]
Red October CantùLithuania Rimas KurtinaitisResigned30 November 2016[38][39]14th (2–7)Ukraine Kyrylo Bol'shakov (interim)1 November 2016[40]
Vanoli CremonaItaly Cesare PancottoSacked13 December 2016[41]16th (2–9)Italy Paolo Lepore13 December 2016[42]
Openjobmetis VareseItaly Paolo MorettiSacked22 December 2016[43]14th (4–8)Italy Attilio Caja23 December 2016[44]
Red October CantùUkraine Kyrylo Bol'shakovEnd of interim spell27 February 2017[45]13th (7–13)Italy Carlo Recalcati27 February 2017[46]
Consultinvest PesaroItaly Piero BucchiResigned7 March 2017[47]15th (7–14)Albania Spiro Leka9 March 2017[48]
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Changes from 2015–16

New League's Title Sponsor

From the end of the 2015–16 season, Lega Basket Serie A has a new sponsor. The Turkish brand Beko left Serie A after four years of sponsorship. Beko decided to focus just on their sponsorship of the Spanish football team Barcelona.[49]

In December 2016, took place in Rome the assembly of Lega Basket during which the president Egidio Bianchi has communicated to all the clubs to have reached the multi-year agreement with PosteMobile, an Italy-based mobile virtual network operator owned by Poste italiane Group, that will become the Title Sponsor of the LBA.[50][51]

Rules

Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:

  1. 5 foreigners from countries outside the European Union
  2. 3 foreigners from countries outside the E.U., 4 foreigners from E.U. countries (also including those from countries signatory of the Cotonou Agreement)

Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, and the 3+4+5 formula, with five Italian players, three foreigners from countries outside the E.U. and four foreigners from E.U. countries or "Cotonou Countries".[52]

At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500,000 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200,000 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.[53]

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams will be eliminated, while the last one qualified team will be relegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-level Serie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from 2 October 2016 to 7 May 2017.

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 30 23 7 2584 2384 +200 Qualification to playoffs
2 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 21 9 2447 2330 +117
3 Sidigas Avellino 30 19 11 2392 2285 +107
4 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 18 12 2352 2201 +151
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 17 13 2301 2218 +83
6 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 17 13 2458 2443 +15
7 The Flexx Pistoia 30 15 15 2306 2298 +8
8 Betaland Capo d'Orlando 30 15 15 2291 2315 −24
9 Enel Brindisi 30 14 16 2495 2465 +30
10 Germani Basket Brescia 30 13 17 2360 2453 −93
11 Fiat Torino 30 13 17 2455 2551 −96
12 Openjobmetis Varese 30 13 17 2319 2402 −83
13 JuveCaserta 30 12 18 2337 2430 −93
14 Red October Cantù 30 11 19 2335 2476 −141
15 Consultinvest Pesaro 30 10 20 2285 2420 −135
16 Vanoli Cremona (R) 30 9 21 2370 2416 −46 Relegation to Serie A2
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Source: LBA
(R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, SAS ...
Home \ Away SAS ORL PES TRE EA7 BRI TOR BRE REG CAS VAR CTU AVE PIS VEN CRE
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 74–64 86–59 69–66 75–82 79–78 96–64 96–73 82–72 95–77 78–72 80–65 70–75 81–75 85–89 82–83
Betaland Capo d'Orlando 72–65 98–88 63–71 65–71 86–82 90–77 71–67 59–62 74–71 76–71 96–53 68–76 79–64 90–82 79–76
Consultinvest Pesaro 76–71 70–68 73–78 90–79 96–102 65–66 76–63 81–91 83–67 83–87 78–73 55–60 57–59 84–78 63–73
Dolomiti Energia Trento 57–66 85–76 97–91 74–92 84–48 70–74 99–59 80–84 76–66 84–68 68–77 77–75 99–91 65–57 90–77
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 86–77 90–74 88–84 76–98 99–86 81–74 93–79 99–79 100–80 79–71 89–71 87–81 104–70 88–80 86–78
Enel Brindisi 76–61 87–75 93–94 69–61 70–68 87–79 83–91 78–82 100–72 80–58 90–82 94–74 86–85 106–108 94–82
Fiat Torino 79–87 91–92 83–79 76–67 97–100 90–88 86–91 85–73 80–77 89–76 87–76 84–79 91–95 90–93 85–82
Germani Basket Brescia 56–48 89–90 99–68 74–80 80–97 81–91 96–89 93–88 64–62 78–87 76–56 91–87 97–79 79–84 95–66
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 86–80 80–70 87–80 75–87 91–87 98–84 91–80 103–70 85–86 73–68 90–77 89–90 77–68 85–79 66–83
Juvecaserta 77–70 91–86 82–87 84–67 74–78 86–82 83–76 89–83 78–75 80–86 79–85 82–86 74–65 58–61 79–75
Openjobmetis Varese 76–83 74–72 93–78 83–80 82–98 91–81 79–86 68–74 81–71 93–74 82–92 77–79 75–70 60–73 78–75
Red October Cantù 90–69 73–79 77–68 77–91 79–85 83–77 77–89 81–65 98–83 82–83 72–85 75–74 73–71 92–99 72–71
Sidigas Avellino 77–65 94–65 79–62 79–69 80–68 76–73 86–83 92–79 81–86 79–75 75–82 92–86 83–67 78–80 85–78
The Flexx Pistoia 68–69 75–59 87–83 84–78 85–74 89–81 89–73 86–62 85–71 77–64 97–64 94–87 67–59 71–78 64–59
Umana Reyer Venezia 71–84 84–69 85–61 59–76 88–84 86–65 89–70 78–70 73–74 98–92 87–81 93–72 78–75 74–62 81–73
Vanoli Cremona 77–78 82–86 71–73 59–78 72–76 69–84 117–82 80–86 101–91 82–95 85–71 93–82 73–86 87–67 91–82
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Source: LBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.

More information Team \ Round ...
Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano421111111111111111111111111111
Umana Reyer Venezia617678554332222222332222222222
Sidigas Avellino835422333444433333223333333333
Dolomiti Energia Trento1472346111211121311111313111211644654466564
Banco di Sardegna Sassari5106854678889876546465566744445
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia1084533222223344474557877555656
The Flexx Pistoia1612131391015912911109999119799111110888777
Betaland Capo d'Orlando131591489766766755755876445677898
Enel Brindisi3111615117887677568129121011109889109989
Germani Basket Brescia15141116161612111011101212107810898810101212910101110
Fiat Torino99109131110109109810111110610111011799101111111211
Openjobmetis Varese1241410101391313141414141416161415161614141313111212121012
Juvecaserta71332654455556810687121212131414141414141413
Red October Cantù11161271212141414131213131212131313131313121211131313131314
Consultinvest Pesaro2515111414131516151515151514141514141415151515161515151515
Vanoli Cremona168121515161615161616161615151616151516161616151616161616
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Updated to games played on 7 May 2017
Source: LBA

Leader of the Regular Season
Qualification to Playoffs
Relegation to Serie A2

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 LBA Playoffs

The LBA playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven. The playoffs will start on 12 May 2017 to finish between 16 and 22 June depending on result.

Quarter-finals Semifinals Final
         
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 3
8 Betaland Capo d'Orlando 1
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 1
4 Dolomiti Energia Trento 4
4 Dolomiti Energia Trento 3
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 0
4 Dolomiti Energia Trento 2
2 Umana Reyer Venezia 4
2 Umana Reyer Venezia 3
7 The Flexx Pistoia 1
2 Umana Reyer Venezia 4
3 Sidigas Avellino 2
3 Sidigas Avellino 3
6 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 0

Final standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Umana Reyer Venezia (C, O) 46 32 14 2447 2330 +117 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Dolomiti Energia Trento 44 27 17 2352 2201 +151 Qualification to EuroCup
3 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 39 27 12 2584 2384 +200 Qualification to EuroLeague
4 Sidigas Avellino 39 24 15 2392 2285 +107 Qualification to Champions League group stage
5 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 33 17 16 2301 2218 +83
6 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 33 17 16 2458 2443 +15 Qualification to EuroCup
7 The Flexx Pistoia[a] 34 16 18 2306 2298 +8
8 Betaland Capo d'Orlando 34 16 18 2291 2315 −24 Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
9 Enel Brindisi 30 14 16 2495 2465 +30
10 Germani Basket Brescia 30 13 17 2360 2453 −93
11 Fiat Torino 30 13 17 2455 2551 −96 Qualification to EuroCup
12 Openjobmetis Varese 30 13 17 2319 2402 −83
13 Juvecaserta 30 12 18 2337 2430 −93
14 Red October Cantù 30 11 19 2335 2476 −141
15 Consultinvest Pesaro 30 10 20 2285 2420 −135
16 Vanoli Cremona (R) 30 9 21 2370 2416 −46 Relegation to Serie A2 Basket
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Source: LBA
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The Flexx Pistoia resigned to play European competitions for the 2017–18 season.

Individual statistics

As of 7 May 2017.[54]

Points

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team PPG
1.United States Marcus LandryGermani Basket Brescia19.6
2.Dominican Republic Édgar SosaJuvecaserta19.3
3.Hungary Jarrod JonesConsultinvest Pesaro19.2
4.United States JaJuan JohnsonRed October Cantù19.0
5.Liberia Joe RaglandEnel Brindisi17.8
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Assists

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team APG
1.Italy Luca VitaliGermani Basket Brescia7.1
2.Dominican Republic Édgar SosaJuvecaserta5.9
3.United States Chris WrightFiat Torino 5.5
4.United States Eric MaynorOpenjobmetis Varese5.5
5.United States Zabian DowdellRed October Cantù5.4
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Steals

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team SPG
1.United States Aaron CraftDolomiti Energia Trento2.0
2.North Macedonia Marques GreenSidigas Avellino1.8
3.United States David MossGermani Basket Brescia1.7
4.Liberia Joe RaglandSidigas Avellino1.6
5.Hungary Jarrod JonesConsultinvest Pesaro1.5
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Rebounds

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team RPG
1.Nigeria O. D. AnosikeOpenjobmetis Varese11.1
2.Hungary Jarrod JonesConsultinvest Pesaro10.1
3.United States Mitchell WattJuvecaserta9.0
4.United States Deron WashingtonFiat Torino8.6
5.United States D. J. WhiteFiat Torino8.0
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Blocks

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team BPG
1.Antigua and Barbuda Norvel PelleOpenjobmetis Varese2.1
2.Italy Riccardo CerviGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia2.0
3.United States Mitchell WattJuvecaserta1.8
4.United States JaJuan JohnsonRed October Cantù1.4
5.Nigeria Gani LawalBanco di Sardegna Sassari1.3
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Valuation

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Team VPG
1.Hungary Jarrod JonesConsultinvest Pesaro22.6
2.United States JaJuan JohnsonRed October Cantù21.3
3.United States Mitchell WattJuvecaserta19.9
4.United States D. J. WhiteFiat Torino19.6
5.Liberia Joe RaglandSidigas Avellino18.4
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Individual game highs

More information Category, Player ...
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PIR United States JaJuan JohnsonRed October Cantù46
United States Terran PettewayThe Flexx Pistoia
Points United States Terran PettewayThe Flexx Pistoia
43
Rebounds Nigeria O. D. AnosikeOpenjobmetis Varese
21
Assists Italy Luca VitaliGermani Basket Brescia
18
Blocks Netherlands Antilles Norvel PelleOpenjobmetis Varese
7
Three pointers United States Terran PettewayThe Flexx Pistoia
10
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Updated: 16 May 2017. Source: LBA

Awards

Main article: Lega Basket Serie A awards

Finals MVP

Most Valuable Player

Best Player Under 22

Best Coach

Best Executive

Round MVP

More information Round, Player ...
Round Player Team PIR Ref
1Italy Stefano TonutUmana Reyer Venezia35[60]
2United States D. J. WhiteFiat Torino35[61]
3Belgium Retin ObasohanSidigas Avellino28[62]
4United States D. J. White (2)Fiat Torino28[63]
5Italy Pietro AradoriGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia35[64]
6Italy Bruno FitipaldoBetaland Capo d'Orlando44[65]
7United States Deron WashingtonFiat Torino32[66]
8United States Terran PettewayThe Flexx Pistoia46[67]
9United States Tu HollowayVanoli Cremona42[68]
10Dominican Republic Edgar SosaJuvecaserta33[69]
11United States JaJuan JohnsonRed October Cantù46[70]
12United States David LightyDolomiti Energia Trento36[71]
13Italy Pietro Aradori (2)Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia25[72]
14United States Tashawn ThomasVanoli Cremona35[73]
15Croatia Krunoslav SimonEA7 Emporio Armani Milano34[74]
16Croatia Rok StipčevićBanco di Sardegna Sassari29[75]
Croatia Hrvoje PerićUmana Reyer Venezia
17Ukraine Kyrylo FesenkoSidigas Avellino36[76]
18Italy Achille PolonaraGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia32[77]
19United States Nic MooreEnel Brindisi25[78]
United States Nathan BootheThe Flexx Pistoia
20United States Marcus LandryGermani Basket Brescia32[79]
21United States Jamel McLeanEA7 Emporio Armani Milano29[80]
United States JaJuan Johnson (2)Red October Cantù
22United States JaJuan Johnson (3)Red October Cantù39[81]
23United States Dominique SuttonDolomiti Energia Trento26[82]
United States Dominique JohnsonOpenjobmetis Varese
24United States Trevor LaceyBanco di Sardegna Sassari30[83]
25United States Ronald MooreThe Flexx Pistoia36[84]
26United States Rotnei ClarkeConsultinvest Pesaro43[85]
27United States JaJuan Johnson (4)Red October Cantù34[86]
28United States Mitchell WattJuvecaserta39[87]
29Hungary Jarrod JonesConsultinvest Pesaro36[88]
30United States Mitchell Watt (2)Juvecaserta31[89]
United States Dominique SuttonDolomiti Energia Trento
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Serie A clubs in European competitions

More information Team, Competition ...
TeamCompetitionProgressRef
EA7 Emporio Armani MilanoEuroLeagueRegular season
[90]
Banco di Sardegna SassariBasketball Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
[91][92]
Openjobmetis VareseRegular season
Sidigas AvellinoRound of 16
Umana Reyer VeneziaSemi-finals
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Source: EuroLeague Champions League

Supercup

Main article: 2016 Italian Basketball Supercup

The 2016 Italian Supercup was the 22nd edition of the super cup tournament of the Italian basketball. It opened the season on 24 and 25 September 2016. It was contested in Milan's Mediolanum Forum.[93]

Qualified for the tournament were league winners and cup winners EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, cup finalists Sidigas Avellino, cup semifinalists Vanoli Cremona and league finalist Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.[94]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing Sidigas Avellino 72-90. Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots. Ricky Hickman added 15 while Zoran Dragić had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon and Davide Pascolo allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.[95]

Cup

Main article: 2017 Italian Basketball Cup

The 49th edition of the Italian Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[96] was contested between 16 and 19 February 2017 in Rimini.[97][98] Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2016–17 Serie A season.

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano rallied to beat Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach the finals.[99] In Sunday's final, Milan will play Banco di Sardegna Sassari which downed Germani Basket Brescia 77-70.[100]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended the Italian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in the final on Sunday. Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points, Rakim Sanders scored 15 points and Milan Mačvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. A Josh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman's triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36. A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three and Davide Pascolo converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play by Gani Lawal sparked a Sassari comeback. A David Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan's points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line. Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 and Rok Stipčević 11.[101]

Ricky Hickman was named Finals MVP of the competition.[102]

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