2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A
Champions Benetton Treviso
1st title
Runners-up Skipper Bologna
Semifinalists Lottomatica Roma
Montepaschi Siena
Relegated Carifac Fabriano
Teams 18
Games played 34
Duration 22 September 2002 - 17 June 2003
Top seed Benetton Treviso
Awards
MVP Italy Massimo Bulleri
Statistical leaders
Points

Slovenia Boris Gorenc

22.4

Rebounds

Turkey Mirsad Türkcan

10.7

Assists

Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco

4.8

The 2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A, known as the Foxy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

The regular season ran from 22 September 2002 to 3 May 2003, the playoffs ran from 7 May 2003 to 17 June 2003.[1]

Benetton Treviso won their first ever title after beating Skipper Bologna 3-1 in the finals series.

Regular season

Pos[2] Teams P W L PF PA Qualification or relegation
1Benetton Treviso 34 30 4 3093 2691 Playoffs
2Lottomatica Roma 34 25 9 2670 2507
3Oregon Scientific Cantù 34 25 9 2718 2601
4Montepaschi Siena 34 22 12 2813 2603
5Pippo Milano 34 20 14 2743 2645
6Skipper Bologna 34 18 16 2796 2704
7Pompea Napoli 34 18 16 2735 2737
8Euro Roseto 34 17 17 2682 2657
9Tris Reggio Calabria 34 17 17 2607 2559
10Lauretana Biella 34 15 19 2746 2685
11Acegas Trieste 34 15 19 2680 2820
12Metis Varese 34 14 20 2695 2733
13Scavolini Pesaro 34 14 20 2736 2892
14Virtus Bologna[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 21 2659 2749
15Air Avellino 34 13 21 2728 2854
16Mabo Livorno 34 13 21 2637 2791
17Snaidero Udine 34 13 21 2656 2698
18Carifac Fabriano 34 4 30 2460 2928 Relegation to Legadue

Individual Statistics, Regular Season

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.Slovenia Boris GorencMetis Varese22.4
2.United States J.J. EubanksViola Reggio Calabria19.6
3.United States Jamel ThomasLauretana Biella19.4
4.United States Alphonso FordMontepaschi Siena18.8
5.Italy Carlton MyersLottomatica Roma18.5

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1.Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco Skipper Bologna4.8
2.United States Tyus EdneyBenetton Treviso4.2
3.United States Jerry McCulloughOregon Scientific Cantù3.8
4.Republic of Macedonia Petar NaumoskiPippo Milano3.6
5.Italy Riccardo PittisBenetton Treviso3.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1.Turkey Mirsad TürkcanMontepaschi Siena10.7
2.Croatia Ante GrgurevićAir Avellino9.7
3.United States Warren KiddPippo Milano9.2
4.Italy Roberto ChiacigMontepaschi Siena8.5
5.United States Ira ClarkCarifac Fabriano8.4

Playoffs

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Treviso  -
 Bye  -  
 Treviso  3
   Reggio Calabria  2  
 Roseto  1
 Reggio Calabria  2  
 Treviso  3
   Siena  1  
 Siena  -
 Bye  -  
 Siena  3
   Varese  0  
 Milano  1
 Varese  2  
 Treviso  3
   Bologna  1
 Roma  -
 Bye  -  
 Roma  3
   Pompea Napoli  1  
 Napoli  2
 Biella  1  
 Roma  2
   Bologna  3   Third Place
 Cantù  -
 
 Bye  -  
 Cantù  1      
   Bologna  3        
 Bologna  2
 Trieste  0  

1/8 Finals

Bye: Benetton Treviso, Lottomatica Roma, Oregon Scientific Cantù, Montepaschi Siena

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Awards

Italy Massimo Bulleri (Benetton Treviso)
Italy Lino Lardo (Viola Reggio Calabria)[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Relegated after the season for financial irregularities (see 2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A).

References

  1. ↑ "Calendario - Stagione 2002/2003" [Calendar - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Classifiche - Stagione 2002/2003" [Classification - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "A Lardo e Bulleri i premi Foxy 2003" [The Foxy 2003 awards to Lardo and Bulleri]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 6 June 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
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