2015–16 Serie A2 Basket Explained
The 2015–16 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Citroën, was the 42nd season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 4, 2015 and ended on June 23, 2016 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.[2]
Rules
The season is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team plays the others in its subgroup twice, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East #1 against West #8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams.[3]
Teams
Groups
Number of teams by region
Number of teams | Region | Team(s) |
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5 | | Legnano Knights, Assigeco Casalpusterlengo, Centrale del Latte Brescia, Dinamica Mantova and Remer Treviglio |
4 | | Fortitudo Bologna, Andrea Costa Imola, OraSì Ravenna and Bondi Ferrara |
| Acea Roma, Benacquista Latina, NPC Rieti and Basket Ferentino |
| Angelico Biella, Orsi Tortona, Novipiù Casale Monferrato and Paffoni Omegna |
3 | | Lighthouse Trapani, Basket Barcellona and Moncada Agrigento |
2 | | Proger Chieti and Roseto Sharks |
| Givova Scafati and Basket Agropoli |
| Basket Recanati and Aurora Jesi |
| De’ Longhi Treviso and Tezenis Verona |
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| Bawer Matera |
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| Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 |
| Mens Sana Basket Siena |
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Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Acea Roma | Roma | Palazzetto dello Sport | align=right | 3,500 |
Andrea Costa Imola | Imola | PalaRuggi | align=right | 2,000 |
Angelico Biella | Biella | BiellaForum | align=right | 5,707 |
Assigeco Casalpusterlengo | Casalpusterlengo | Campus in Codogno | align=right | 1,000 |
Aurora Jesi | Jesi | UBI BPA Sport Center | align=right | 3,500 |
Basket Agropoli | Agropoli | PalaDiConcilio | align=right | 1,500 |
Basket Barcellona | Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto | PalaAlberti | align=right | 3,000 |
Basket Ferentino | Ferentino | Palazzetto Ponte Grande | align=right | 2,000 |
Basket Recanati | Recanati | PalaCingolani | align=right | 1,006 |
Bawer Matera | Matera | PalaSassi | align=right | 2,000 |
Benacquista Latina | Latina | PalaBianchini | align=right | 2,500 |
Bermé Reggio Calabria | Reggio Calabria | PalaCalafiore | align=right | 8,500 |
Bondi Ferrara | Ferrara | Pala Hilton Pharma | align=right | 3,504 |
Centrale del Latte Brescia | Brescia | Pala San Filippo PalaGeorge (in Montichiari) | align=right | 2,500 5,500 |
De' Longhi Treviso | Treviso | PalaVerde | align=right | 5,134 |
Dinamica Mantova | Mantova | PalaBam | align=right | 5,000 |
Fortitudo Bologna | Bologna | Land Rover Arena | align=right | 5,721 |
Givova Scafati | Scafati | PalaMagnano | align=right | 3,700 |
Legnano Knights | Legnano | Knights Palace | align=right | 1,650 |
Lighthouse Trapani | Trapani | Palallio | align=right | 4,575 |
Mens Sana Siena | Siena | Palasport Mens Sana | align=right | 7,050 |
Moncada Agrigento | Agrigento | PalaMoncada | align=right | 3,200 |
Novipiù Casale Monferrato | Casale Monferrato | PalaFerraris | align=right | 3,508 |
NPC Rieti | Rieti | PalaSojourner | align=right | 3,550 |
OraSì Ravenna | Ravenna | PalaDeAndré | align=right | 3,500 |
Orsi Tortona | Tortona | PalaOltrepò | align=right | 1,500 |
Paffoni Omegna | Omegna | PalaBattisti | align=right | 1,048 |
Pallacanestro Trieste | Trieste | PalaTrieste | align=right | 6,943 |
Proger Chieti | Chieti | PalaTricalle Sandro Leombroni | align=right | 2,600 |
Remer Treviglio | Treviglio | PalaFacchetti | align=right | 2,880 |
Roseto Sharks | Roseto | PalaMaggetti | align=right | 5,000 |
Tezenis Verona | Verona | PalaOlimpia | align=right | 5,350 |
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Regular season
East Group
Results
Day one | 04-10-15 | | 06-01-16 |
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72-83 | Roseto-Treviso | 73-87 | 69-79 | Ravenna-Ferrara | 88-86 | 64-67 | Bologna-Mantova | 75-77 | 73-82 | Legnano-Brescia | 74-102 | 85-73 | Matera-Treviglio | 59-107 | 69-74 | Recanati-Imola | 64-84 | 82-77 | Chieti-Jesi | 76-71 | 39-68 | Trieste-Verona | 62-79 | |
Day four | 25-10-15 | | 31-01-16 |
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67-72 | Verona-Legnano | 57-48 | 85-72 | Imola-Chieti | 72-69 | 68-78 | Ferrara-Treviso | 81-85 | 88-60 | Trieste-Bologna | 74-72 | 82-76 | Jesi-Matera | 77-74 | 67-60 | Brescia-Ravenna | 82-76 | 75-77 | Mantova-Roseto | 84-81 | 77-72 | Treviglio-Recanati | 84-75 | |
Day seven | 12-11-15 | | 17-02-16 |
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71-59 | Matera-Bologna | 50-94 | 63-70 | Treviso-Imola | 81-85 | 67-78 | Treviglio-Mantova | 73-83 | 89-68 | Chieti-Trieste | 68-82 | 65-80 | Ravenna-Recanati | 66-50 | 61-59 | Brescia-Verona | 49-73 | 82-61 | Ferrara-Jesi | 74-63 | 100-85 | Roseto-Legnano | 95-84 | |
Day ten | 29-11-15 | | 13-03-16 |
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80-81 | Trieste-Brescia | 59-80 | 87-72 | Imola-Treviglio | 80-84 | 90-68 | Roseto-Matera | 105-85 | 77-79 | Recanati-Verona | 83-74 | 65-80 | Chieti-Treviso | 50-84 | 82-103 | Mantova-Ferrara | 77-68 | 75-60 | Bologna-Ravenna | 66-74 | 88-69 | Legnano-Jesi | 77-74 | |
Day thirteen | 20-12-15 | | 10-04-16 |
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88-70 | Ferrara-Matera | 88-82 | 91-87 | Treviso-Mantova | 68-70 | 93-82 | Ravenna-Roseto | 70-85 | 93-87 | Treviglio-Brescia | 63-76 | 85-81 | Imola-Legnano | 60-74 | 57-63 | Recanati-Bologna | 77-99 | 75-70 | Jesi-Trieste | 64-83 | 63-73 | Chieti-Verona | 74-78 | |
| Day two | 11-10-15 | | 17-01-16 |
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71-79 | Jesi-Ravenna | 66-82 | 74-66 | Treviso-Recanati | 88-74 | 75-55 | Verona-Roseto | 74-91 | 103-87 | Brescia-Matera | 96-85 | 90-83 | Mantova-Trieste | 66-76 | 77-88 | Ferrara-Legnano | 85-77 | 93-87 | Imola-Bologna | 81-86 | 60-53 | Treviglio-Chieti | 69-79 | |
Day five | 01-11-15 | | 07-02-16 |
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99-92 | Ferrara-Treviglio | 76-68 | 72-64 | Treviso-Jesi | 91-68 | 75-90 | Matera-Mantova | 60-92 | 88-94 | Roseto-Imola | 78-74 | 59-68 | Ravenna-Verona | 51-63 | 70-73 | Chieti-Brescia | 92-77 | 71-67 | Recanati-Trieste | 86-88 | 93-71 | Bologna-Legnano | 76-67 | |
Day eight | 15-11-15 | | 21-02-16 |
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58-72 | Imola-Brescia | 59-66 | 68-57 | Roseto-Chieti | 83-81 | 81-92 | Legnano-Ravenna | 62-69 | 66-68 | Verona-Treviglio | 62-74 | 90-61 | Mantova-Jesi | 69-70 | 87-76 | Trieste-Ferrara | 83-74 | 93-75 | Recanati-Matera | 91-62 | 85-78 | Bologna-Treviso | 55-62 | |
Day eleven | 06-12-15 | | 20-03-16 |
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85-108 | Jesi-Roseto | 70-96 | 63-69 | Treviso-Legnano | 74-65 | 81-65 | Treviglio-Bologna | 57-74 | 74-75 | Ferrara-Imola | 70-76 | 62-68 | Matera-Verona | 67-96 | 62-69 | Chieti-Recanati | 70-80 | 58-61 | Ravenna-Trieste | 68-74 | 74-69 | Brescia-Mantova | 80-84 | |
Day fourteen | 27-12-15 | | 17-04-16 |
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77-55 | Treviso-Treviglio | 70-69 | 74-68 | Bologna-Ferrara | 67-61 | 71-79 | Verona-Imola | 62-75 | 75-69 | Mantova-Ravenna | 62-77 | 59-89 | Matera-Chieti | 60-87 | 88-73 | Roseto-Recanati | 90-82 | 92-80 | Brescia-Jesi | 84-61 | 85-87 | Legnano-Trieste | 54-80 | |
| Day three | 18-10-15 | | 24-01-16 |
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72-79 | Recanati-Jesi | 83-86 | 82-64 | Chieti-Ferrara | 65-78 | 88-74 | Roseto-Brescia | 95-77 | 62-67 | Legnano-Mantova | 73-84 | 77-69 | Bologna-Verona | 70-60 | 84-80 | Ravenna-Treviglio | 74-76 | 87-53 | Trieste-Imola | 77-81 | 75-91 | Matera-Treviso | 66-83 | |
Day six | 08-11-15 | | 14-02-16 |
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76-70 | Trieste-Matera | 83-84 | 78-84 | Brescia-Treviso | 87-93 | 75-55 | Verona-Ferrara | 57-59 | 73-65 | Bologna-Roseto | 72-77 | 77-71 | Jesi-Treviglio | 65-81 | 73-74 | Imola-Ravenna | 84-96 | 80-72 | Mantova-Chieti | 84-79 | 85-76 | Legnano-Recanati | 76-74 | |
Day nine | 22-11-15 | | 28-02-16 |
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69-55 | Treviso-Trieste | 66-82 | 73-85 | Matera-Legnano | 71-77 | 74-71 | Brescia-Bologna | 75-86 | 86-55 | Verona-Mantova | 59-60 | 83-76 | Ferrara-Recanati | 82-73 | 68-64 | Ravenna-Chieti | 68-74 | 69-73 | Treviglio-Roseto | 94-91 | 73-75 | Jesi-Imola | 64-72 | |
Day twelve | 13-12-15 | | 03-04-16 |
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79-87 | Matera-Ravenna | 70-96 | 64-68 | Trieste-Treviglio | 101-93 | 67-57 | Verona-Treviso | 52-66 | 86-75 | Bologna-Jesi | 100-87 | 78-68 | Mantova-Imola | 64-55 | 57-62 | Legnano-Chieti | 73-74 | 66-70 | Recanati-Brescia | 66-73 | 101-84 | Roseto-Ferrara | 85-87 | |
Day fifteen | 03-01-16 | | 23-04-16 |
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103-71 | Trieste-Roseto | 99-88 | 77-73 | Jesi-Verona | 69-76 | 73-79 | Ferrara-Brescia | 70-88 | 81-66 | Ravenna-Treviso | 60-68 | 86-61 | Imola-Matera | 88-78 | 76-67 | Chieti-Bologna | 61-82 | 86-62 | Treviglio-Legnano | 94-87 | 77-96 | Recanati-Mantova | 86-78 | |
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West Group
Results
Day one | 04-10-15 | | 06-01-16 |
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89-87 | Agropoli-Barcellona | 80-86 | 97-78 | Trapani-Omegna | 85-88 | 68-77 | Casalpusterlengo-Scafati | 71-83 | 57-64 | Roma-Tortona | 52-68 | 70-83 | Rieti-Ferentino | 65-77 | 61-62 | Reggio Calabria-Casale | 66-64 | 68-82 | Biella-Agrigento | 84-81 | 80-73 | Siena-Latina | 89-85 | |
Day four | 25-10-15 | | 31-01-16 |
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91-79 | Ferentino-Reggio Calabria | 76-79 | 86-80 | Agrigento-Tortona | 74-64 | 70-67 | Barcellona-Siena | 91-98 | 69-51 | Casale-Omegna | 74-63 | 92-96 | Casalpusterlengo-Agropoli | 82-90 | 79-69 | Latina-Biella | 71-74 | 88-74 | Scafati-Trapani | 77-74 | 75-64 | Rieti-Roma | 63-88 | |
Day seven | 12-11-15 | | 17-02-16 |
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79-75 | Biella-Agropoli | 68-79 | 93-65 | Scafati-Latina | 98-83 | 99-74 | Trapani-Casalpusterlengo | 72-61 | 80-74 | Omegna-Siena | 91-80 | 88-67 | Casale-Rieti | 65-67 | 78-80 | Agrigento-Ferentino | 73-82 | 83-96 | Reggio Calabria-Roma | 73-80 | 86-78 | Tortona-Barcellona | 66-65 | |
Day ten | 29-11-15 | | 13-03-16 |
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85-90 | Latina-Agrigento | 94-67 | 92-72 | Scafati-Tortona | 91-96 | 98-82 | Trapani-Biella | 83-88 | 52-73 | Ferentino-Casale | 69-81 | 78-73 | Rieti-Barcellona | 75-77 | 87-84 | Roma-Omegna | 87-75 | 58-77 | Casalpusterlengo-Reggio Calabria | 78-84 | 103-88 | Siena-Agropoli | 80-73 | |
Day thirteen | 20-12-15 | | 10-04-16 |
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79-86 | Roma-Latina | 85-90 | 81-75 | Ferentino-Omegna | 74-75 | 87-85 | Casalpusterlengo-Siena | 91-99 | 82-67 | Agropoli-Casale | 82-80 | 73-83 | Barcellona-Scafati | 78-89 | 76-70 | Agrigento-Reggio Calabria | 69-82 | 90-84 | Biella-Tortona | 72-87 | 59-81 | Rieti-Trapani | 74-73 | |
| Day two | 11-10-15 | | 17-01-16 |
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85-64 | Tortona-Trapani | 76-84 | 79-76 | Latina-Rieti | 66-74 | 81-77 | Scafati-Siena | 63-75 | 78-87 | Barcellona-Casalpusterlengo | 74-72 | 74-70 | Ferentino-Roma | 73-61 | 67-78 | Omegna-Reggio Calabria | 80-85 | 75-62 | Casale-Biella | 61-80 | 82-83 | Agrigento-Agropoli | 82-85 | |
Day five | 01-11-15 | | 07-02-16 |
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62-79 | Agropoli-Rieti | 88-80 | 78-69 | Agrigento-Barcellona | 81-62 | 87-73 | Trapani-Siena | 79-93 | 74-75 | Omegna-Scafati | 70-89 | 63-72 | Tortona-Casale | 60-56 | 74-69 | Biella-Ferentino | 57-78 | 62-81 | Reggio Calabria-Latina | 72-78 | 90-94 | Roma-Casalpusterlengo | 89-94 | |
Day eight | 15-11-15 | | 21-02-16 |
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85-66 | Casalpusterlengo-Omegna | 83-82 | 71-63 | Latina-Casale | 64-70 | 100-88 | Agropoli-Scafati | 81-76 | 80-63 | Ferentino-Barcellona | 78-71 | 59-71 | Rieti-Agrigento | 72-84 | 68-70 | Siena-Tortona | 65-85 | 89-81 | Trapani-Reggio Calabria | 61-74 | 83-77 | Roma-Biella | 71-75 | |
Day eleven | 06-12-15 | | 20-03-16 |
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79-80 | Omegna-Rieti | 63-65 | 63-73 | Biella-Scafati | 72-67 | 66-50 | Tortona-Reggio Calabria | 79-66 | 95-85 | Agropoli-Trapani | 82-91 | 77-79 | Ferentino-Casalpusterlengo | 77-64 | 91-75 | Barcellona-Latina | 55-79 | 73-68 | Agrigento-Casale | 87-59 | 68-50 | Roma-Siena | 76-77 | |
Day fourteen | 27-12-15 | | 17-04-16 |
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77-68 | Siena-Ferentino | 61-83 | 86-94 | Trapani-Agrigento | 79-69 | 90-73 | Latina-Agropoli | 78-84 | 73-69 | Omegna-Biella | 91-77 | 82-63 | Reggio Calabria-Barcellona | 90-67 | 73-60 | Tortona-Rieti | 78-81 | 71-66 | Casale-Casalpusterlengo | 80-71 | 70-80 | Scafati-Roma | 57-72 | |
| Day three | 18-10-15 | | 24-01-16 |
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89-84 | Trapani-Latina | 75-81 | 76-74 | Agropoli-Ferentino | 70-87 | 52-67 | Roma-Agrigento | 93-99 | 91-70 | Tortona-Omegna | 86-81 | 84-80 | Rieti-Casalpusterlengo | 77-79 | 68-60 | Siena-Casale | 80-77 | 81-70 | Reggio Calabria-Scafati | 64-73 | 70-77 | Biella-Barcellona | 77-64 | |
Day six | 08-11-15 | | 14-02-16 |
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80-79 | Rieti-Biella | 73-77 | 83-76 | Casalpusterlengo-Agrigento | 78-77 | 76-69 | Siena-Reggio Calabria | 78-72 | 66-73 | Casale-Scafati | 67-96 | 103-99 | Ferentino-Trapani | 93-90 | 85-77 | Latina-Tortona | 62-74 | 69-68 | Agropoli-Roma | 55-93 | 61-73 | Barcellona-Omegna | 82-85 | |
Day nine | 22-11-15 | | 28-02-16 |
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66-64 | Tortona-Ferentino | 76-77 | 59-77 | Agrigento-Siena | 77-84 | 72-58 | Scafati-Rieti | 77-70 | 66-80 | Barcellona-Roma | 68-71 | 77-71 | Biella-Casalpusterlengo | 73-64 | 77-85 | Reggio Calabria-Agropoli | 60-75 | 90-72 | Omegna-Latina | 90-78 | 72-66 | Casale-Trapani | 67-83 | |
Day twelve | 13-12-15 | | 03-04-16 |
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70-72 | Scafati-Agrigento | 73-75 | 73-61 | Latina-Ferentino | 74-92 | 96-89 | Casalpusterlengo-Tortona | 76-77 | 82-69 | Reggio Calabria-Biella | 79-78 | 95-50 | Casale-Barcellona | 71-60 | 98-93 | Omegna-Agropoli | 90-95 | 96-74 | Trapani-Roma | 83-82 | 82-81 | Siena-Rieti | 61-69 | |
Day fifteen | 03-01-16 | | 23-04-16 |
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68-59 | Rieti-Reggio Calabria | 79-85 | 73-74 | Agropoli-Tortona | 67-54 | 91-85 | Biella-Siena | 76-99 | 60-53 | Roma-Casale | 58-80 | 75-74 | Agrigento-Omegna | 74-79 | 64-69 | Ferentino-Scafati | 64-91 | 86-75 | Casalpusterlengo-Latina | 102-101 | 70-91 | Barcellona-Trapani | 89-108 | |
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Coppa Italia
See main article: article and Italian LNP Cup. At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table play the Final Eight of the LNP Cup at a neutral venue the Federation propose.The LNP Cup Final Eight was played from March 4 to 6, 2016.
Bracket
Playout
As of 20 May 2016[4]
Playoffs
As of 24 June 2016[5]
Statistical leaders
Points
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | Bryon Allen | | 23.2 |
2. | | | 22.9 |
3. | Marc Trasolini | | 18.8 |
4. | Kenny Lawson | | 20.4 |
5. | Terrence Roderick Jr. | | 19.1 |
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Assists
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | Matteo Fantinelli | | 6.5 |
2. | Robert Fultz | | 5.6 |
3. | Joshua Mayo | | 5.2 |
4. | Terrence Roderick Jr. | | 5.2 |
5. | Michael B. Deloach | | 4.7 |
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Steals
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | Kelvin Martin | | 2.2 |
2. | | | 2.1 |
3. | Jordan Losi | | 1.9 |
4. | Matteo Fantinelli | | 1.8 |
5. | | | 1.7 |
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Rebounds
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | | | 13.0 |
2. | Kenny Lawson | Basket Recanati | 10.6 |
3. | Dane Robert DiLiegro | | 10.3 |
4. | | | 10.2 |
5. | | | 9.7 |
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Blocks
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | | | 2.5 |
2. | | | 2.2 |
3. | | | 1.8 |
4. | Andrea Crosariol | | 1.7 |
5. | | | 1.5 |
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Valuation
Rank | width=180 | Name | width=180 | Team | width=40 | |
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1. | Marc Trasolini | | 24.6 |
2. | Kenny Lawson | | 23.7 |
3. | | | 21.9 |
4. | Nikolas Thomas Raivio | | 21.8 |
5. | | | 20.9 |
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Sponsors
| - Oiko
- Dalla Riva Sportfloors
- Sportsystem
- Vivaticket
| - Spalding
- Joker Floors
- Iredem
- Panorama
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Damian Hollis è il Novipiù MVP della finale . . basketnet.it . 25 June 2016 . Italian . Damian Hollis is the Novipiù MVP of the final.
- Web site: Calendario . . 14 May 2016 . LegaPallacanestro.com . 14 May 2016 . Italian . Calendar.
- Web site: Squadre di Serie A2 . . 14 May 2016 . LegaPallacanestro.com . 14 May 2016 . Italian . Serie A2 Teams.
- Web site: Playoff-Playout 2016 Serie A2 Citroën . . 14 May 2016 . LegaPallacanestro.com . 14 May 2016 . Italian . Playoff and Playout 2016 of the Serie A2 Citroën.
- Web site: Playoff-Playout 2016 Serie A2 Citroën . . 14 May 2016 . LegaPallacanestro.com . 14 May 2016 . Italian . Playoff and Playout 2016 of the Serie A2 Citroën.