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 finished on May 2, 2021.
On 11 June, Virtus Segafredo Bologna won its 16th title, defeating 4–0 AX Armani Exchange Milano in the national finals.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
For he new season, after the first wave of coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the Serie A league decided to bring the number of teams from 17 of the previous season, to 18. Because the 2019–20 season was interrupted without winners and relegated, it was decided that one team from the Serie A2 had to be promoted to the Serie A.[1]
But four teams, Roma,[2] Pistoia, Cremona[3] and U.S. Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro,[4] were going through financial trouble which put at risk their participation to the 2020–21 season. Among them only Pistoia couldn't finalize the subscription[5] and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.
Basket Torino first and then Scaligera Verona[6][7] were invited to the highest league but they both declined, so that the final number of the teams was set to be 16.
Virtus Roma withdrawal
In December Virtus Roma had to face an unsustainable financial crisis. Claudio Toti (owner of the team) was looking for an exchange of ownership but no relevant offer was made that could save the team from an inevitable bankruptcy.[8] At the end, on December 9, the final decision was taken and the official withdrawal from the league was submitted to the Italian Basketball Federation.[9] At that moment Roma had played 9 games with only 2 wins and was holding the 15th position in the league table.
All the games from Virtus Roma were voided and the team disappeared from the official website.[10]
Venues and locations
Location of teams in
2020–21 LBA seasonSource:[27]
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Referees
A total of 38 FIP officials set to work on the 2020–21 season in Lega Basket Serie A:[46]
- Notes
- ^E Newly promoted to the Serie A
Changes from 2019 to 2020
Rules
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
- 5 foreigners plus #5 Italian or homegrown players
- 6 foreigners plus #6 Italian or homegrown players
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, or the 6+6 formula.
As in previous seasons, LBA clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people.[47]
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from September 26, 2020, to May 2, 2021.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA
Positions by round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA
W = Win; L = Loss; - = Postponed; V = Void
Statistics
As of May 10, 2021
Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Other statistics
Individual game highs
Source: RealGM
Team statistics
- Notes
- ^1 The team with the least turnovers per game
Awards
Playoffs
The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals are best of five formats, while the finals series are best of seven format. The playoffs will start in May 2021, to finish in June 2021, depending on result.
Serie A clubs in European competitions
See also
References
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- ^ "La Scaligera Verona ringrazia la LBA ma decide di proseguire il suo percorso in A2" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 25 June 2020.
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- ^ "Attilio Caja Sollevato Dall'incarico Di Allenatore" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Massimo Bulleri è il nuovo allenatore della OpenJobMetis" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Le strade di Germani Brescia e Vincenzo Esposito si separano" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 1 December 2019.
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- ^ "Fortitudo Lavoropiù Bologna, il nuovo coach è Luca Dalmonte" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù, esonerato il coach Cesare Pancotto" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Acqua S. Bernardo Cantù, Piero Bucchi è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Dolomiti Energia Trentino, Nicola Brienza sollevato dall'incarico di capo allenatore" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 31 January 2021.
- ^ "UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, Antimo Martino sollevato dall'incarico di capo allenatore" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Attilio Caja è il nuovo allenatore dell'UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 16 March 2021.
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- ^ "LBA Awards, JaCorey Williams premiato come giocatore rivelazione della stagione regolare". legabasket.it (in Italian). 8 June 2021.
- ^ "LBA Awards, Kyle Hines premiato come miglior difensore della stagione regolare". legabasket.it (in Italian). 8 June 2021.
- ^ "LBA Awards, Frank Vitucci premiato come miglior allenatore della stagione regolare". legabasket.it (in Italian). 8 June 2021.
- ^ "LBA Awards, Simone Giofrè premiato come miglior Dirigente della stagione regolare". legabasket.it (in Italian). 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Estra Pistoia, il direttore sportivo Sambugaro commenta il mercato: "Siamo una squadra giovane, tutta da scoprire. Varnado ha fatto una scelta di orgoglio restando qui" | LBA".
External links
- Lega Basket website (in Italian)
