2017–18 Serie A2 Basket

The 2017–18 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Old Wild West, is the 44th season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on September 29, 2017, and will end in June 2018 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.[1]

Serie A2 Basket
Season2017–18
Teams32
Games played480 (Regular season)
45–75 (Playoffs)
Dates29 September 2017 – June 2018
TVSportitalia
Final positions
Top seedAlma Pallacanestro Trieste (East)
Novipiù Casale Monferrato (West)
ChampionsAlma Trieste (1st title)
Runners-upNovipiù Casale Monferrato
SemifinalistsConsultinvest Bologna
De' Longhi Treviso
PromotedAlma Pallacanestro Trieste
RelegatedAgribertocchi Orzinuovi
Cuore Basket Napoli
Metextra Reggio Calabria
Awards
Finals MVP Daniele Cavaliero
Statistical leaders
Index Rating B.J. Raymond 25.2
Points Devin Ebanks 21.7
Rebounds Mike Hall 13.1
Assists Matteo Fantinelli 7.0
All statistics correct as of 17 June 2018.

Rules

The season is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team plays twice each team in its subgroup, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East No. 1 against West No. 8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams.[2]

Teams

By region
Number of teams Region Team(s)
6  Emilia-RomagnaAndrea Costa Imola Basket
Assigeco Piacenza
Bondi Ferrara
Consultinvest Bologna
OraSì Ravenna
Unieuro Forlì
5  LombardyAgribertocchi Orzinuovi
Bergamo Basket
Dinamica Generale Mantova
FCL Contract Legnano
Remer Treviglio
4  LazioBenacquista Assicurazioni Latina
Leonis Roma
NPC Rieti
Virtus Roma
3  PiedmontBertram Tortona
Eurotrend Biella
Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2  CampaniaCuore Napoli Basket
Givova Scafati
 Friuli-Venezia GiuliaAlma Pallacanestro Trieste
G.S.A. Udine
 MarcheTermoforgia Jesi
XL Extralight Montegranaro
 SicilyLighthouse Trapani
Moncada Agrigento
 VenetoDe' Longhi Treviso
Tezenis Verona
1  AbruzzoRoseto Sharks
 CalabriaMetextra Reggio Calabria
 SardiniaPasta Cellino Cagliari
 TuscanySoundreef Siena


Venues

Regular season

East Group league table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 30 22 8 2479 2230 +249 44 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Consultinvest Bologna 30 21 9 2260 2228 +32 42
3 De' Longhi Treviso 30 20 10 2454 2187 +267 40
4 G.S.A. Udine 30 18 12 2254 2183 +71 36
5 XL Extralight Montegranaro 30 18 12 2412 2332 +80 36
6 Tezenis Verona 30 18 12 2345 2302 +43 36
7 Bondi Ferrara 30 17 13 2396 2342 +54 34
8 Termoforgia Jesi 30 17 13 2385 2364 +21 34
9 OraSì Ravenna 30 16 14 2308 2253 +55 32
10 Andrea Costa Imola Basket 30 15 15 2284 2261 +23 30
11 Dinamica Generale Mantova 30 14 16 2276 2347 −71 28
12 Unieuro Forlì 30 12 18 2340 2353 −13 24
13 Bergamo Basket 30 11 19 2298 2446 −148 22
14 Assigeco Piacenza 30 11 19 2167 2301 −134 22 Qualification to Relegation playout
15 Roseto Sharks 30 6 24 2336 2576 −240 12
16 Agribertocchi Orzinuovi (E) 30 4 26 2322 2611 −289 8 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source: Lega Pallacanestro
(E) Eliminated.

West Group league table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Novipiù Casale Monferrato 30 22 8 2307 2147 +160 44 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Givova Scafati 30 20 10 2375 2247 +128 40
3 FCL Contract Legnano 30 18 12 2352 2230 +122 36
4 Eurotrend Biella 30 18 12 2425 2292 +133 36
5 Orsi Tortona 30 17 13 2410 2393 +17 34
6 Lighthouse Trapani 30 15 15 2354 2355 −1 30
7 Moncada Agrigento 30 15 15 2381 2411 −30 30
8 Remer Treviglio 30 15 15 2438 2490 −52 30
9 Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina 30 14 16 2448 2429 +19 28
10 NPC Rieti 30 14 16 2314 2315 −1 28
11 Soundreef Siena 30 14 16 2406 2375 +31 28
12 Pasta Cellino Cagliari 30 14 16 2427 2546 −119 28
13 Leonis Roma 30 12 18 2241 2253 −12 24
14 Virtus Roma 30 11 19 2343 2435 −92 22 Qualification to Relegation playout
15 Cuore Basket Napoli 30 3 27 2210 2582 −372 6
16 Metextra Reggio Calabria[lower-alpha 1] (E) 30 18 12 2356 2287 +69 2 Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source: Lega Pallacanestro
(E) Eliminated.
Notes:
  1. 34 points deducted to Reggio Calabria for irregularities of the surety required entry to the league.[3]

Coppa Italia

At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table played the LNP Cup.

Bracket
Quarter-finals
2 March 		Semifinals
3 March 		Final
4 March
         
1E Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 66
4W Bertram Tortona 91
4W Bertram Tortona 95
2W Eurotrend Biella 79
2W Eurotrend Biella 82
3E GSA Udine 75
4W Bertram Tortona 89
4E OraSì Ravenna 57
1W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 67
4E OraSì Ravenna 75
4E OraSì Ravenna 78
2E Consultinvest Bologna 62
2E Consultinvest Bologna 81
3W Lighthouse Trapani 71

Source: [4]

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-three 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.

Semifinals Finals
      
14E Assigeco Piacenza 2
15W Cuore Basket Napoli 0
15W Cuore Basket Napoli 0
15E Roseto Sharks 2
14W Virtus Roma 2
15E Roseto Sharks 1

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.

First round Second round Semi-finals Finals
            
1E Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 3
8W Remer Treviglio 0
1E Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 3
5E XL Extralight Montegranaro 1
4W Eurotrend Biella 1
5E XL Extralight Montegranaro 3
1E Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 3
3E De' Longhi Treviso 0
3E De' Longhi Treviso 3
6W Lighthouse Trapani 1
3E De' Longhi Treviso 3
7E Bondi Ferrara 0
2W Givova Scafati 2
7E Bondi Ferrara 3
1E Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 3
1W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 0
1W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 3
8E Termoforgia Jesi 0
1W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 3
4E G.S.A. Udine 1
4E G.S.A. Udine 3
5W Orsi Tortona 1
1W Novipiù Casale Monferrato 3
2E Consultinvest Bologna 1
3W FCL Contract Legnano 0
6E Tezenis Verona 3
6E Tezenis Verona 1
2E Consultinvest Bologna 3
2E Consultinvest Bologna 3
7W Moncada Agrigento 0

References
  1. "Calendario 2018-19" [2018-19 calendar]. legapallacanestro.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "Squadre di Serie A2" [Serie A2 Teams]. LegaPallacanestro.com (in Italian). 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. "Tribunale Federale, il verdetto: 34 punti di penalizzazione in classifica per Reggio Calabria" [Federal Court, the verdict: 34 points of penalization on the League Table for Reggio Calabria]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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