2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A
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Basketball league season
| Lega Basket Serie A | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2007–08 |
| Duration | September 20, 2007 – June 12, 2008 |
| Games played | 34 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Montepaschi Siena |
| Season MVP | Italy Danilo Gallinari |
| Relegated | Cimberio Varese Legea Scafati |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Montepaschi Siena 3rd title |
| Runners-up | Lottomatica Roma |
| Semifinalists | Air Avellino Armani Jeans Milano |
| Finals MVP | United States Terrell McIntyre |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
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
[edit ]| Team | Seasons in Serie A |
Coach | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Avellino | 8 | Matteo Boniciolli | Palasport Del Mauro |
| Angelico Biella | 7 | Luca Bechi | PalaBiella |
| Armani Jeans Milano | 59 | Attilio Caja | DatchForum |
| Benetton Treviso | 27 | Oktay Mahmuti | PalaVerde |
| Cimberio Varese | 57 | Valerio Bianchini | PalaWhirlpool |
| Eldo Napoli | 6 | Piero Bucchi | PalaBarbuto |
| La Fortezza Bologna | 58 | Renato Pasquali | PalaMalaguti |
| Legea Scafati | 2 | Marco Calvani | PalaMangano |
| Lottomatica Roma | 28 | Jasmin Repesa | PalaLottomatica |
| Montepaschi Siena | 22 | Simone Pianigiani | Palasport Mens Sana |
| Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 3 | Romeo Sacchetti | PalaFantozzi |
| Premiata Montegranaro | 2 | Alessandro Finelli | PalaSavelli |
| Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 53 | Stefano Sacripanti | Adriatic Arena |
| Siviglia Wear Teramo | 5 | Massimo Bianchi | PalaScapriano |
| Snaidero Cucine Udine | 8 | Cesare Pancotto | PalaCarnera |
| Solsonica Rieti | 9 | Lino Lardo | PalaSojourner |
| Tisettanta Cantù | 51 | Luca Dalmonte | PalaPianella |
| Upim Bologna | 35 | Dragan Šakota | PalaDozza |
Regular season
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* Legea Scafati was penalized by 7 points for administrative irregularities
Playoffs
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
1
Montepaschi Siena
91
8
Upim Bologna
72
1
Montepaschi Siena
75
5
Armani Jeans Milano
71
5
Armani Jeans Milano
69
1
Montepaschi Siena
85
2
Lottomatica Roma
73
3
Air Avellino
103
3
Air Avellino
63
2
Lottomatica Roma
68
2
Lottomatica Roma
85
7
Tisettanta Cantù
59
Coppa Italia
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
1
Montepaschi Siena
77
4
Lottomatica Roma
69
5
La Fortezza Bologna
75
Air Avellino
73
7
Air Avellino
73
Air Avellino
77
3
Angelico Biella
75
External links
[edit ]- Serie A official website (in Italian)