Lega Basket

Basket League
Lega Basket

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1970
CEO	Fernando Marino
Country	Italy
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Official website	LegaBasket.it (Italian)

The Lega Basket (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A,^[1][2] English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) (English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Basket League is a founding member of ULEB.^[3] Basket League organizes the LBA, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game. Discussions have been held as to the possibility of Basket League gaining more autonomy, similarly to that of the corresponding football organization, Lega Serie A.^[4] The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.^[5]

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970 in Milan,^[6] and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division Serie A clubs.

Presidents

Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.^[7]

• 1970–72: 0000Adalberto Tedeschi
• 1972–77: 0000Giancarlo Tesini
• 1977–79: 0000Gianni Corsolini
• 1979–84: 0000Luciano Acciari
• 1984–92: 0000Gianni De Michelis
• 1992–94: 0000Giulio Malgara
• 1994–96: 0000Roberto Allievi
• 1996–98: 0000Angelo Rovati
• 1998–00: 0000Alfredo Cazzola
• 2000–01: 0000Sergio D'Antoni
• 2001–02: 0000Marco Madrigali
• 2002–07: 0000Enrico Prandi
• 2007: 0000000Umberto Pieraccioni
• 2007–08: 0000Francesco Corrado^[8]
• 2009–14: 0000Valentino Renzi
• 2014: 0000000Fernando Marino
• 2016–present: Egidio Bianchi

See also

• Lega Basket Serie A (LBA)
• Serie A2 Basket
• Italian Basketball Federation
• Italian Basketball Cup
• Italian Basketball Supercup
• Italian All Star Game

References

External links

• Official Website (Italian)
• Italian Basketball Federation Official Site (Italian)

Basketball in Italy
Men's FIP Women's LBA Serie A2 Basket Serie B Basket Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana LNP Cup Awards Stats Leaders Italian Clubs In Europe All Star Game Italian National Basketball Team Italian Women's National Basketball Team Italian Basketball League System Italian Basketball Hall of Fame Teams & Players U-19 Team, W U-19 Team, U-17 Team, W U-17 Team, 3x3 Team, W 3x3 Team LegA Basket Femminile - Serie A1 Serie A2 Serie B d'Eccellenza Coppa Italia Supercoppa Italiana

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16
Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.