2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A Explained

Prevseason:	2001–02
Nextseason:	2003–04
Lega Basket Serie A
T Bg:	0079B9
T Color:	white
Season:	2002–2003
Champions:	Benetton Treviso 4th title
Runners Up:	Skipper Bologna
Semifinalists:	Lottomatica Roma Montepaschi Siena
Relegated:	Carifac Fabriano
Teams:	18
Games:	34
Duration:	22 September 2002 – 17 June 2003
Top Seed:	Benetton Treviso
Mvp:	Massimo Bulleri
Ppg:	22.4
Rpg:	10.7
Apg:	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 4th title after beating Skipper Bologna 3–1 in the finals series.

Regular season

width=20	^[2] !	width=200	Teams !	width=20	!	width=20	!	width=20	!	width=35	!	width=35	!	Qualification or relegation
1		34	30	4	3093	2691	Playoffs
2		34	25	9	2670	2507
3		34	25	9	2718	2601
4		34	22	12	2813	2603
5		34	20	14	2743	2645
6		34	18	16	2796	2704
7		34	18	16	2735	2737
8		34	17	17	2682	2657
9		34	17	17	2607	2559
10		34	15	19	2746	2685
11		34	15	19	2680	2820
12		34	14	20	2695	2733
13		34	14	20	2736	2892
14		34	13	21	2659	2749
15		34	13	21	2728	2854
16		34	13	21	2637	2791
17		34	13	21	2656	2698
18		34	4	30	2460	2928

Individual Statistics, Regular Season

Points

Rank	width=180	Name	width=180	Team	width=40
1.	Boris Gorenc	Metis Varese	22.4
2.	J. J. Eubanks	Viola Reggio Calabria	19.6
3.	Jamel Thomas	Lauretana Biella	19.4
4.	Alphonso Ford	Montepaschi Siena	18.8
5.	Carlton Myers	Lottomatica Roma	18.5

Assists

Rank	width=180	Name	width=180	Team	width=40
1.		Skipper Bologna	4.8
2.	Tyus Edney	Benetton Treviso	4.2
3.	Jerry McCullough	Oregon Scientific Cantù	3.8
4.	Petar Naumoski	Pippo Milano	3.6
5.	Riccardo Pittis	Benetton Treviso	3.4

Rebounds

Rank	width=180	Name	width=180	Team	width=40
1.	Mirsad Türkcan	Montepaschi Siena	10.7
2.	Ante Grgurević	Air Avellino	9.7
3.	Warren Kidd	Pippo Milano	9.2
4.	Roberto Chiacig	Montepaschi Siena	8.5
5.	Joe Ira Clark	Carifac Fabriano	8.4

Playoffs

1/8 Finals

• Metis Varese - Pippo Milano 2-1 (66-65, 79-55, 60-59)
• Skipper Bologna - Acegas Trieste 2-0 (89-67, 85-68)
• Pompea Napoli - Lauretana Biella 2-1 (84-60, 92-107, 95-92)
• Viola Reggio Calabria - Euro Roseto 2-1 (76-90, 86-82, 75-71)

Bye

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

Quarterfinals

• Benetton Treviso - Viola Reggio Calabria 3-2 (73-74, 58-65, 97-70, 71-69, 79-59)
• Lottomatica Roma - Pompea Napoli 3-1 (77-72, 84-70, 75-97, 105-92)
• Skipper Bologna - Oregon Scientific Cantù 3-1 (74-77, 95-93, 102-87, 86-77)
• Montepaschi Siena - Metis Varese 3-0 (73-65, 76-73, 72-60)

Semifinals

• Benetton Treviso - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (91-89, 81-78, 74-86, 73-66)
• Skipper Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-2 (62-71, 83-80, 89-96, 88-81, 77-75)

Finals

• Benetton Treviso - Skipper Bologna 3-1 (90-86, 67-73, 87-62, 84-80)

Awards

• Most Valuable Player

Massimo Bulleri (Benetton Treviso)

• Coach of the year

Lino Lardo (Viola Reggio Calabria)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calendario - Stagione 2002/2003 . . . 30 June 2015 . Italian . Calendar - 2002/2003 season.
2. Web site: Classifiche - Stagione 2002/2003 . . . 30 June 2015 . Italian . Classification - 2002/2003 season.
3. Web site: A Lardo e Bulleri i premi Foxy 2003 . . 6 June 2003 . . 30 June 2015 . Italian . The Foxy 2003 awards to Lardo and Bulleri . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202534/http://www.legabasket.it/news/16605/a_lardo_e_bulleri_i_premi_foxy_2003 . dead .