2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A Explained

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Lega Basket Serie A
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Season:2007–08
Champions:Montepaschi Siena
3rd title
Runners Up:Lottomatica Roma
Semifinalists:Air Avellino
Armani Jeans Milano
Relegated:Cimberio Varese
Legea Scafati
Teams:18
Games:34
Duration:September 20, 2007 – June 12, 2008
Top Seed:Montepaschi Siena
Mvp: Danilo Gallinari
Finals Mvp: Terrell McIntyre

The 2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 86th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

The regular season ran from September 30, 2007 to April 27, 2008, 18 teams played 34 games each. At the end of the regular season, the top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked teams, Cimberio Varese and Legea Scafati, were relegated to the Legadue.

Montepaschi Siena won their 3rd title by winning the playoff finals series against Lottomatica Roma.

Teams

TeamSeasons in
Serie A
CoachArena
Air Avellino8Matteo BoniciolliPalasport Del Mauro
Angelico Biella7Luca BechiPalaBiella
Armani Jeans Milano59Attilio CajaDatchForum
Benetton Treviso27Oktay MahmutiPalaVerde
Cimberio Varese57Valerio BianchiniPalaWhirlpool
Eldo Napoli6Piero BucchiPalaBarbuto
La Fortezza Bologna58Renato PasqualiPalaMalaguti
Legea Scafati2Marco CalvaniPalaMangano
Lottomatica Roma28Jasmin RepesaPalaLottomatica
Montepaschi Siena22Simone PianigianiPalasport Mens Sana
Pierrel Capo d'Orlando3Romeo SacchettiPalaFantozzi
Premiata Montegranaro2Alessandro FinelliPalaSavelli
Scavolini Spar Pesaro53Stefano SacripantiAdriatic Arena
Siviglia Wear Teramo5Massimo BianchiPalaScapriano
Snaidero Cucine Udine8Cesare PancottoPalaCarnera
Solsonica Rieti9Lino LardoPalaSojourner
Tisettanta Cantù51Luca DalmontePalaPianella
Upim Bologna35Dragan ŠakotaPalaDozza

Regular season

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1Montepaschi Siena623431329982366
2Lottomatica Roma4634231128782471
3Air Avellino4634231126702637
4Premiata Montegranaro4434221228532706
5Armani Jeans Milano3834191527082666
6Pierrel Capo d'Orlando3834191529412985
7Tisettanta Cantù3434171726692696
8Upim Bologna3434171727622819
9Scavolini Spar Pesaro3434171727082776
10Benetton Treviso3234161826072592
11Siviglia Wear Teramo3034151928452966
12Angelico Biella3034151927252860
13Solsonica Rieti2834142026892773
14Eldo Napoli2834142026722779
15La Fortezza Bologna2634132126842731
16Snaidero Udine2634132125912760
17Cimberio Varese163482626562889
18Legea Scafati13*34102425872771
Key
Qualified for Euroleague 2008-09
Qualified for ULEB Eurocup 2008-09
Qualified for EuroChallenge 2008-09
Relegated in LegADue

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