2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A
Lega Basket Serie A | |
---|---|
Champions |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 1st title |
Runners-up | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
Semifinalists |
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Umana Reyer Venezia |
Relegated | Pasta Reggia Caserta |
Teams | 16 |
Duration | 12 October 2014 – 26 June 2015 |
Top seed | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
Awards | |
MVP | Tony Mitchell |
Finals MVP | Rakim Sanders |
Best Young Player | Simone Fontecchio |
Best Coach | Maurizio Buscaglia |
Statistical leaders | |
PIR |
19.4 |
Points |
20.7 |
Rebounds |
10.9 |
Assists |
6.2 |
The 2014–15 Lega Basket Serie A was the 93rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy
The regular season started on 12 October 2014 and finished on 10 May 2015,[1] after all teams had played 30 games each. The eight best ranked teams advanced to the play-off phase whilst Pasta Reggia Caserta was relegated to the Serie A2 after finishing last in the league table.
The play-offs started on 18 May 2015 and finished on 26 June 2015, Banco di Sardegna Sassari won their first title by beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 7 of the finals.
Teams
Season narrative
Supercup
The Italian Supercup opened the season on October 4 and 5 at Sassari's PalaSerradimigni, in a final four format. The previous year's League and cup runners-up Montepaschi Siena (also defending champions) did not participate after declaring bankruptcy over the summer. League champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano comfortably dispatched Enel Brindisi (third in the 2014 cup) 71-59 in the first semifinal on the back of Linas Kleiza's and Joe Ragland's long-distance shooting (17 and 16 points respectively) in a mistake-strewn game. The other semifinal saw cup-holders Banco di Sardegna Sassari have an easy 89-73 win over Acea Roma (league semifinalist), with the hosts always leading and coach Romeo Sacchetti rotating his squad.[2]
The final saw Sassari add a second title to their prior cup win, downing Milano 96-88. The Sardinians started the game on the front foot, leading the first quarter 29-14 while Milano struggled to score (0-for-6 from three). They continued to drive the game at the start of the second quarter but Milano found a way back into the game thanks to stronger defense and a stellar MarShon Brooks to answer with a 15-0 run from 36-18 down, with Sassari then finding their scoring shoes to finish the half 50-40. Three's from Ragland and Kleiza helped Milano claw back at the lead but Brooks missed the shot to equalise, with the quarter ending on 72-68. Sassari would stay in front for the rest of the game, with Supercup MVP Jerome Dyson entertaining the fans. Brooks led all scorers with 26 points, followed for Milano by Ragland (17) and Kleizia (16) whilst Dyson paced the winners with 25 and three other players had 14 points.[3]
All Star Game
The All Star Game was played on 17 January 2015 in Verona's PalaOlimpia, players from EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were absent as the club was involved in Euroleague games at the same period.[4] An entertaining defense-free game between Dolomiti Energia and Named Sport sponsored squads finished 146-143 for the latter, with a token appearance by former star player and Named Sport coach Gianmarco Pozzecco at the end of the game. Christian Eyenga was named game MVP whilst Andy Rautins won the three-point contest and the pair of Tony Mitchell and Kader Kam (from freestyle group Da Move) won the dunk contest.[5]
Cup
The Italian Cup was held from 20 to 22 February at the PalaDesio in Desio. Banco di Sardegna Sassari won its second successive title by beating EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 101–94 in the final. David Logan was named the Cup final MVP.
Playoffs
Banco di Sardegna Sassari surprised regular season leaders and competition favourites EA7 Emporio Armani Milano in a semifinal game 7 overtime victory to reach the finals for a historic first time.[6]
Finals
Having won the decisive game 6 after three overtimes,[7] Banco di Sardegna Sassari overcame hosts Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 73-75 during game 7 at the PalaBigi to win their first ever Serie A title. Sassari's Jerome Dyson's was named Finals MVP.[8][9]
Regular season
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2584 | 2202 | 1.173 | 52 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2400 | 2221 | 1.081 | 44 | |
3 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2317 | 2219 | 1.044 | 42 | |
4 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2440 | 2402 | 1.016 | 38 | |
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2549 | 2435 | 1.047 | 38 | |
6 | Enel Brindisi | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2280 | 2231 | 1.022 | 32 | |
7 | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2389 | 2354 | 1.015 | 30 | |
8 | Granarolo Bologna[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2331 | 2416 | 0.965 | 28 | |
9 | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2307 | 2332 | 0.989 | 26 | |
10 | Acea Roma | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2143 | 2210 | 0.970 | 24 | |
11 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2418 | 2475 | 0.977 | 24 | |
12 | Vanoli Cremona | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2308 | 2348 | 0.983 | 24 | |
13 | Sidigas Avellino | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2283 | 2341 | 0.975 | 24 | |
14 | Upea Capo d'Orlando | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2094 | 2222 | 0.942 | 20 | |
15 | Consultinvest Pesaro | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2169 | 2463 | 0.881 | 16 | |
16 | Pasta Reggia Caserta[lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2253 | 2394 | 0.941 | 15 | Relegation to Serie A2 Gold |
Notes:
Results
Home \ Away | AVE | BOL | BRI | CAN | CAP | CAS | CRE | MIL | PES | PIS | REG | ROM | SAS | TRE | VAR | VEN |
Sidigas Avellino | 96–79 | 77–80 | 76–79 | 65–75 | 70–74 | 84–79 | 73–69 | 69–60 | 73–69 | 88–94 | 74–70 | 70–83 | 84–72 | 67–91 | 71–76 | |
Granarolo Bologna | 77–78 | 75–68 | 108–76 | 74–69 | 79–73 | 70–83 | 58–81 | 89–85 | 90–67 | 78–66 | 90–77 | 80–75 | 88–78 | 86–78 | 79–83 | |
Enel Brindisi | 81–67 | 75–64 | 76–75 | 78–73 | 60–72 | 81–65 | 73–85 | 92–56 | 89–77 | 56–79 | 84–54 | 76–74 | 82–74 | 69–71 | 74–81 | |
Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 74–65 | 89–67 | 63–73 | 93–67 | 83–72 | 79–76 | 83–64 | 83–67 | 76–80 | 64–63 | 60–70 | 79–75 | 110–84 | 91–83 | 73–77 | |
Upea Capo d'Orlando | 67–81 | 63–72 | 66–65 | 79–71 | 68–64 | 57–74 | 71–57 | 69–70 | 71–74 | 67–73 | 70–73 | 72–71 | 67–68 | 84–71 | 67–54 | |
Pasta Reggia Caserta | 91–105 | 81–76 | 69–78 | 95–107 | 70–83 | 66–81 | 78–82 | 80–73 | 59–63 | 75–65 | 54–53 | 94–87 | 88–90 | 78–82 | 84–73 | |
Vanoli Cremona | 88–81 | 81–76 | 87–72 | 71–63 | 76–78 | 81–77 | 61–67 | 73–80 | 75–81 | 87–88 | 71–74 | 87–99 | 77–82 | 64–53 | 84–91 | |
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 95–78 | 117–92 | 77–68 | 83–64 | 98–69 | 78–71 | 94–61 | 96–61 | 78–77 | 118–68 | 77–56 | 97–80 | 90–75 | 79–69 | 80–71 | |
Consultinvest Pesaro | 62–77 | 67–70 | 93–101 | 83–103 | 62–60 | 80–70 | 74–89 | 61–84 | 82–86 | 75–74 | 89–87 | 71–75 | 57–76 | 85–96 | 89–90 | |
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 61–68 | 72–73 | 70–83 | 88–87 | 94–73 | 87–76 | 76–83 | 73–79 | 84–53 | 92–78 | 94–84 | 81–84 | 86–69 | 87–103 | 82–90 | |
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 96–72 | 66–56 | 67–63 | 86–74 | 77–65 | 95–74 | 69–70 | 77–76 | 91–73 | 71–59 | 87–83 | 74–66 | 63–58 | 86–70 | 70–67 | |
Acea Roma | 81–72 | 90–84 | 80–58 | 75–78 | 67–63 | 75–62 | 63–50 | 68–79 | 76–80 | 70–63 | 66–56 | 75–84 | 68–75 | 87–78 | 62–72 | |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 81–75 | 89–76 | 87–78 | 86–69 | 70–68 | 95–84 | 88–82 | 111–112 | 92–64 | 96–78 | 87–74 | 72–61 | 84–92 | 71–79 | 88–80 | |
Dolomiti Energia Trento | 92–85 | 96–81 | 95–83 | 83–71 | 90–73 | 73–66 | 116–114 | 84–102 | 77–65 | 86–72 | 69–78 | 82–68 | 104–82 | 78–65 | 66–93 | |
Openjobmetis Varese | 66–73 | 83–73 | 82–93 | 93–84 | 80–73 | 84–80 | 86–82 | 97–105 | 70–80 | 67–71 | 112–118 | 78–73 | 113–117 | 70–76 | 53–67 | |
Umana Reyer Venezia | 79–71 | 96–71 | 76–71 | 80–68 | 90–67 | 88–76 | 82–56 | 74–84 | 84–72 | 66–63 | 59–68 | 74–57 | 90–100 | 90–80 | 98–95 |
Statistical leaders
Points
Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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1. | Tony Mitchell | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 20.7 |
2. | Allan Ray | Granarolo Bologna | 17.2 |
3. | LaQuinton Ross | Consultinvest Pesaro | 17.1 |
4. | David Logan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16.8 |
5. | Jerome Dyson | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 16.2 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | APG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Andrea Cinciarini | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 6.2 |
2. | Luca Vitali | Vanoli Cremona | 5.7 |
3. | Ronald Moore | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 5.2 |
4. | Langston Hall | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 5.1 |
5. | Jerome Dyson | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 4.3 |
Steals
Rank | Name | Team | SPG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Jerome Dyson | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 2.0 |
2. | Ádám Hanga | Sidigas Avellino | 1.9 |
3. | Ronald Moore | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 1.7 |
4. | David Logan | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 1.6 |
5. | Bobby Jones | Acea Virtus Roma | 1.5 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | O. D. Anosike | Sidigas Avellino | 10.9 |
2. | James Mays | Enel Brindisi | 9.4 |
3. | Shane Lawal | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 9.2 |
4. | Dario Hunt | Upea Capo d'Orlando | 8.5 |
5. | Achille Polonara | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 8.4 |
Blocks
Rank | Name | Team | BPG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Shane Lawal | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 2.0 |
2. | Riccardo Cervi | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 1.8 |
3. | Marco Cusin | Vanoli Cremona | 1.2 |
4. | Delroy James | Enel Brindisi | 1.1 |
5. | Dario Hunt | Upea Capo d'Orlando | 1.1 |
Valuation
Rank | Name | Team | VPG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Luca Vitali | Vanoli Cremona | 19.4 |
2. | Shane Lawal | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 18.7 |
3. | Dejan Ivanov | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 18.3 |
4. | James Mays | Enel Brindisi | 18.2 |
5. | Achille Polonara | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 18.1 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | Granarolo Bologna | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Acqua Vitasnella Cantu | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Enel Brindisi | 2 | ||||||||||||
Awards
- Salvatore Trainotti (Dolomiti Energia Trento)[12]
References
- ↑ "Calendario Serie A Beko 2014-15" [2014-15 Serie A Beko calendar] (PDF). Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 24 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Basket, Supercoppa Italiana: Milano batte Brindisi, in finale contro Sassari" [Basketball, Italian Supercup: Milano beats Brindisi, [is] in final against Sassari]. Repubblica.it (in Italian). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Canfora, Mario (5 October 2014). "Basket, Supercoppa. Finale: Sassari-Milano 96-88" [Basketball, Supercup: finals: Sassari-Milano 96-88]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Sassari. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "Basket, All Star Game senza i milanesi impegnati in Eurolega" [Basketball, All Star Game without the Milanese caught up in the Euroleague]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Oriani, Massimo (17 January 2015). "Basket, All Star Game, che festa: e alla fine gioca pure il Poz" [Basketball, All Star Game, what a party: and at the end the Poz also played]. Gazzetta.it (in Italian). Verona. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ Di Schiavi, Vincenzo (10 June 2015). "Basket, semifinale gara-7, storica Sassari, Milano abdica all'overtime" [Basketball, semifinals game 7, historic Sassari, Milan abdicates in overtime]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Di Schiavi, Vincenzo (24 June 2015). "Basket, finale gara-6: Sassari-Reggio Emilia 115-108 dopo 3 supplementari" [Basketball, finals game 6: Sassari-Reggio Emilia 115-108 after 3 overtimes]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Sassari. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Domestic roundup: June 26". Euroleague. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Di Schiavi, Vincenzo (26 June 2015). "Basket, finale scudetto, gara-7: Reggio Emilia-Sassari 73-75" [Basketball, championship finals, game 7: Reggio Emilia-Sassari 73-75]. La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Italiani in serie A: solo il 47 per cento eleggibili per la Nazionale, i premi alle società, le penalizzazione di Virtus Bologna e Sutor Montegranaro, l'Istant Replay" [Italians in Serie A: only 47 per cent are eligible for the national team, prizes to societies, the penalties for Virtus Bologna and Sutor Montegranato, Instant Replay]. Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (in Italian). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ "Consiglio federale a Milano. Lega di Serie A e diritti televisivi, Serie A2 campionato unico, JuveCaserta penalizzata di un punto" [Federal council in Milan. Serie A league and television rights, single Serie A2 championship, JuveCaserta penalised of a point]. Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro (in Italian). 21 February 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Basket, Lega Awars 2015: pioggia di premi su Trento, Mitchell MVP di serie A1, Trainotti dirigente dell'anno, Buscaglia coach of the year" [Basketball, Lega Awards 2015: heap of awards for Trento, Mitchell Serie A MVP, Trainotti executive of the year, Buscaglia coach of the year]. GazzettadelleValli.it (in Italian). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ Aquino, Luca (8 May 2015). "Virtus, Fontecchio nominato miglior giovane dell'anno" [Virtus, Fontecchio named best young player of the year]. Corriere di Bologna (in Italian). RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "Banco di Sardegna, Sanders MVP e top scorer della finale" [Rakim Sanders is the MVP and top scorer of the finals]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.