2015–16 Serie A2 Basket

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]

Serie A2 Basket
Season2015–16
Duration4 October 2015 – June 2016
Number of games480 (Regular season)
45–75 (Playoffs)
Number of teams32
TV partner(s)Sky Italia
Regular season
Top seedDe' Longhi Treviso
PromotedCentrale del Latte Brescia
RelegatedPaffoni Omegna
Bawer Matera
Basket Barcellona
Finals
ChampionsCentrale del Latte Brescia
  Runners-upFortitudo Bologna
SemifinalistsDe' Longhi Treviso
Givova Scafati
Finals MVPUnited States Damian Hollis[1]
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Bryon Allen23.2
ReboundsUnited States Mike Hall13.0
AssistsItaly Matteo Fantinelli6.5
Index RatingItaly Marc Trasolini24.6
Records
Highest scoringCasalpusterlengo 102–101 Latina
(23 April 2016)
← 2014–15
All statistics correct as of 15 June 2016.

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

West GroupEast Group
TeamCityTeamCity
Acea RomaRomeAndrea Costa ImolaImola
Angelico BiellaBiellaAurora JesiIesi
Assigeco CasalpusterlengoCasalpusterlengoBasket RecanatiRecanati
Basket AgropoliAgropoliBawer MateraMatera
Basket BarcellonaBarcellona Pozzo di GottoBondi FerraraFerrara
Basket FerentinoFerentinoCentrale del Latte BresciaBrescia
Benacquista LatinaLatina, LazioDe’ Longhi TrevisoTreviso
Bermè Reggio CalabriaReggio CalabriaDinamica MantovaMantua
Givova ScafatiScafatiFortitudo BolognaBologna
Lighthouse TrapaniTrapaniLegnano KnightsLegnano
Mens Sana Basket SienaSienaOraSì RavennaRavenna
Moncada AgrigentoAgrigentoPallacanestro Trieste 2004Trieste
Novipiù Casale MonferratoCasale MonferratoProger ChietiChieti
NPC RietiRietiRemer TreviglioTreviglio
Orsi TortonaTortonaRoseto SharksRoseto degli Abruzzi
Paffoni OmegnaOmegnaTezenis VeronaVerona

Number of teams by region

Number of teamsRegionTeam(s)
5  LombardyLegnano Knights, Assigeco Casalpusterlengo, Centrale del Latte Brescia, Dinamica Mantova and Remer Treviglio
4  Emilia-RomagnaFortitudo Bologna, Andrea Costa Imola, OraSì Ravenna and Bondi Ferrara
 LazioAcea Roma, Benacquista Latina, NPC Rieti and Basket Ferentino
 PiedmontAngelico Biella, Orsi Tortona, Novipiù Casale Monferrato and Paffoni Omegna
3  SicilyLighthouse Trapani, Basket Barcellona and Moncada Agrigento
2  AbruzzoProger Chieti and Roseto Sharks
 CampaniaGivova Scafati and Basket Agropoli
 MarcheBasket Recanati and Aurora Jesi
 VenetoDe’ Longhi Treviso and Tezenis Verona
1
 BasilicataBawer Matera
 CalabriaBermè Reggio Calabria
 FriuliPallacanestro Trieste 2004
 TuscanyMens Sana Basket Siena

Venues and locations

CH
FE
MT
LT
Ome
RI
Agp
Lega Basket Serie A 2015–16 – Club Locations
TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Acea RomaRomaPalazzetto dello Sport3,500
Andrea Costa ImolaImolaPalaRuggi2,000
Angelico BiellaBiellaBiellaForum5,707
Assigeco CasalpusterlengoCasalpusterlengoCampus in Codogno1,000
Aurora JesiJesiUBI BPA Sport Center3,500
Basket AgropoliAgropoliPalaDiConcilio1,500
Basket BarcellonaBarcellona Pozzo di GottoPalaAlberti3,000
Basket FerentinoFerentinoPalazzetto Ponte Grande2,000
Basket RecanatiRecanatiPalaCingolani1,006
Bawer MateraMateraPalaSassi2,000
Benacquista LatinaLatinaPalaBianchini2,500
Bermé Reggio CalabriaReggio CalabriaPalaCalafiore8,500
Bondi FerraraFerraraPala Hilton Pharma3,504
Centrale del Latte BresciaBresciaPala San Filippo
PalaGeorge (in Montichiari)
2,500
5,500
De' Longhi TrevisoTrevisoPalaVerde5,134
Dinamica MantovaMantovaPalaBam5,000
Fortitudo BolognaBolognaLand Rover Arena5,721
Givova ScafatiScafatiPalaMagnano3,700
Legnano KnightsLegnanoKnights Palace1,650
Lighthouse TrapaniTrapaniPalallio4,575
Mens Sana SienaSienaPalasport Mens Sana7,050
Moncada AgrigentoAgrigentoPalaMoncada3,200
Novipiù Casale MonferratoCasale MonferratoPalaFerraris3,508
NPC RietiRietiPalaSojourner3,550
OraSì RavennaRavennaPalaDeAndré3,500
Orsi TortonaTortonaPalaOltrepò1,500
Paffoni OmegnaOmegnaPalaBattisti1,048
Pallacanestro TriesteTriestePalaTrieste6,943
Proger ChietiChietiPalaTricalle Sandro Leombroni2,600
Remer TreviglioTreviglioPalaFacchetti2,880
Roseto SharksRosetoPalaMaggetti5,000
Tezenis VeronaVeronaPalaOlimpia5,350

Regular season

East Group

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPRPtsQualification or relegation
1De' Longhi Treviso30228229220941.09544Qualification to playoffs
2Centrale del Latte Brescia30219235922471.05042
3Dinamica Mantova30219231322091.04742
4Andrea Costa Imola301911228122361.02038
5Roseto Sharks301911254024111.05438
6Pallacanestro Trieste301812231822071.05036
7Fortitudo Bologna301812227321331.06636
8Tezenis Verona301614208619541.06832
9OraSì Ravenna301614221321691.02032
10Remer Treviglio301515229822811.00730
11Bondi Ferrara301416231223230.99528
12Proger Chieti301218215721890.98524
13Legnano Knights301020221223480.94220
14Aurora Jesi30822216124340.88816Qualification to relegation playoffs
15Basket Recanati30822223823370.95816
16Bawer Matera30327213926200.8166Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2016. Source: Legapallacanestro

Results

Day one
04-10-1506-01-16
72-83Roseto-Treviso73-87
69-79Ravenna-Ferrara88-86
64-67Bologna-Mantova75-77
73-82Legnano-Brescia74-102
85-73Matera-Treviglio59-107
69-74Recanati-Imola64-84
82-77Chieti-Jesi76-71
39-68Trieste-Verona62-79
Day four
25-10-1531-01-16
67-72Verona-Legnano57-48
85-72Imola-Chieti72-69
68-78Ferrara-Treviso81-85
88-60Trieste-Bologna74-72
82-76Jesi-Matera77-74
67-60Brescia-Ravenna82-76
75-77Mantova-Roseto84-81
77-72Treviglio-Recanati84-75
Day seven
12-11-1517-02-16
71-59Matera-Bologna50-94
63-70Treviso-Imola81-85
67-78Treviglio-Mantova73-83
89-68Chieti-Trieste68-82
65-80Ravenna-Recanati66-50
61-59Brescia-Verona49-73
82-61Ferrara-Jesi74-63
100-85Roseto-Legnano95-84
Day ten
29-11-1513-03-16
80-81Trieste-Brescia59-80
87-72Imola-Treviglio80-84
90-68Roseto-Matera105-85
77-79Recanati-Verona83-74
65-80Chieti-Treviso50-84
82-103Mantova-Ferrara77-68
75-60Bologna-Ravenna66-74
88-69Legnano-Jesi77-74
Day thirteen
20-12-1510-04-16
88-70Ferrara-Matera88-82
91-87Treviso-Mantova68-70
93-82Ravenna-Roseto70-85
93-87Treviglio-Brescia63-76
85-81Imola-Legnano60-74
57-63Recanati-Bologna77-99
75-70Jesi-Trieste64-83
63-73Chieti-Verona74-78
Day two
11-10-1517-01-16
71-79Jesi-Ravenna66-82
74-66Treviso-Recanati88-74
75-55Verona-Roseto74-91
103-87Brescia-Matera96-85
90-83Mantova-Trieste66-76
77-88Ferrara-Legnano85-77
93-87Imola-Bologna81-86
60-53Treviglio-Chieti69-79
Day five
01-11-1507-02-16
99-92Ferrara-Treviglio76-68
72-64Treviso-Jesi91-68
75-90Matera-Mantova60-92
88-94Roseto-Imola78-74
59-68Ravenna-Verona51-63
70-73Chieti-Brescia92-77
71-67Recanati-Trieste86-88
93-71Bologna-Legnano76-67
Day eight
15-11-1521-02-16
58-72Imola-Brescia59-66
68-57Roseto-Chieti83-81
81-92Legnano-Ravenna62-69
66-68Verona-Treviglio62-74
90-61Mantova-Jesi69-70
87-76Trieste-Ferrara83-74
93-75Recanati-Matera91-62
85-78Bologna-Treviso55-62
Day eleven
06-12-1520-03-16
85-108Jesi-Roseto70-96
63-69Treviso-Legnano74-65
81-65Treviglio-Bologna57-74
74-75Ferrara-Imola70-76
62-68Matera-Verona67-96
62-69Chieti-Recanati70-80
58-61Ravenna-Trieste68-74
74-69Brescia-Mantova80-84
Day fourteen
27-12-1517-04-16
77-55Treviso-Treviglio70-69
74-68Bologna-Ferrara67-61
71-79Verona-Imola62-75
75-69Mantova-Ravenna62-77
59-89Matera-Chieti60-87
88-73Roseto-Recanati90-82
92-80Brescia-Jesi84-61
85-87Legnano-Trieste54-80
Day three
18-10-1524-01-16
72-79Recanati-Jesi83-86
82-64Chieti-Ferrara65-78
88-74Roseto-Brescia95-77
62-67Legnano-Mantova73-84
77-69Bologna-Verona70-60
84-80Ravenna-Treviglio74-76
87-53Trieste-Imola77-81
75-91Matera-Treviso66-83
Day six
08-11-1514-02-16
76-70Trieste-Matera83-84
78-84Brescia-Treviso87-93
75-55Verona-Ferrara57-59
73-65Bologna-Roseto72-77
77-71Jesi-Treviglio65-81
73-74Imola-Ravenna84-96
80-72Mantova-Chieti84-79
85-76Legnano-Recanati76-74
Day nine
22-11-1528-02-16
69-55Treviso-Trieste66-82
73-85Matera-Legnano71-77
74-71Brescia-Bologna75-86
86-55Verona-Mantova59-60
83-76Ferrara-Recanati82-73
68-64Ravenna-Chieti68-74
69-73Treviglio-Roseto94-91
73-75Jesi-Imola64-72
Day twelve
13-12-1503-04-16
79-87Matera-Ravenna70-96
64-68Trieste-Treviglio101-93
67-57Verona-Treviso52-66
86-75Bologna-Jesi100-87
78-68Mantova-Imola64-55
57-62Legnano-Chieti73-74
66-70Recanati-Brescia66-73
101-84Roseto-Ferrara85-87
Day fifteen
03-01-1623-04-16
103-71Trieste-Roseto99-88
77-73Jesi-Verona69-76
73-79Ferrara-Brescia70-88
81-66Ravenna-Treviso60-68
86-61Imola-Matera88-78
76-67Chieti-Bologna61-82
86-62Treviglio-Legnano94-87
77-96Recanati-Mantova86-78

West Group

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPRPtsQualification or relegation
1Givova Scafati302010236421991.07540Qualification to playoffs
2Basket Agropoli301911242524300.99838
3Orsi Tortona301911226621741.04238
4Basket Ferentino301812230122091.04236
5Mens Sana Siena301812236123201.01836
6Moncada Agrigento301713232822741.02434
7Lighthouse Trapani301614252124061.04832
8Novipiù Casale Monferrato301515210920411.03330
9Bermè Reggio Calabria301416222222320.99628
10Angelico Biella301416224723340.96328
11Assigeco Casalpusterlengo301317237224550.96626
12Benacquista Latina301317235723800.99026
13NPC Rieti301317215822630.95426
14Acea Roma301317226622381.01326Qualification to relegation playoffs
15Paffoni Omegna301218233524010.97324
16Basket Barcellona30624215824340.88712Relegation to Serie B
Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2016. Source: Legapallacanestro

Results

Day one
04-10-1506-01-16
89-87Agropoli-Barcellona80-86
97-78Trapani-Omegna85-88
68-77Casalpusterlengo-Scafati71-83
57-64Roma-Tortona52-68
70-83Rieti-Ferentino65-77
61-62Reggio Calabria-Casale66-64
68-82Biella-Agrigento84-81
80-73Siena-Latina89-85
Day four
25-10-1531-01-16
91-79Ferentino-Reggio Calabria76-79
86-80Agrigento-Tortona74-64
70-67Barcellona-Siena91-98
69-51Casale-Omegna74-63
92-96Casalpusterlengo-Agropoli82-90
79-69Latina-Biella71-74
88-74Scafati-Trapani77-74
75-64Rieti-Roma63-88
Day seven
12-11-1517-02-16
79-75Biella-Agropoli68-79
93-65Scafati-Latina98-83
99-74Trapani-Casalpusterlengo72-61
80-74Omegna-Siena91-80
88-67Casale-Rieti65-67
78-80Agrigento-Ferentino73-82
83-96Reggio Calabria-Roma73-80
86-78Tortona-Barcellona66-65
Day ten
29-11-1513-03-16
85-90Latina-Agrigento94-67
92-72Scafati-Tortona91-96
98-82Trapani-Biella83-88
52-73Ferentino-Casale69-81
78-73Rieti-Barcellona75-77
87-84Roma-Omegna87-75
58-77Casalpusterlengo-Reggio Calabria78-84
103-88Siena-Agropoli80-73
Day thirteen
20-12-1510-04-16
79-86Roma-Latina85-90
81-75Ferentino-Omegna74-75
87-85Casalpusterlengo-Siena91-99
82-67Agropoli-Casale82-80
73-83Barcellona-Scafati78-89
76-70Agrigento-Reggio Calabria69-82
90-84Biella-Tortona72-87
59-81Rieti-Trapani74-73
Day two
11-10-1517-01-16
85-64Tortona-Trapani76-84
79-76Latina-Rieti66-74
81-77Scafati-Siena63-75
78-87Barcellona-Casalpusterlengo74-72
74-70Ferentino-Roma73-61
67-78Omegna-Reggio Calabria80-85
75-62Casale-Biella61-80
82-83Agrigento-Agropoli82-85
Day five
01-11-1507-02-16
62-79Agropoli-Rieti88-80
78-69Agrigento-Barcellona81-62
87-73Trapani-Siena79-93
74-75Omegna-Scafati70-89
63-72Tortona-Casale60-56
74-69Biella-Ferentino57-78
62-81Reggio Calabria-Latina72-78
90-94Roma-Casalpusterlengo89-94
Day eight
15-11-1521-02-16
85-66Casalpusterlengo-Omegna83-82
71-63Latina-Casale64-70
100-88Agropoli-Scafati81-76
80-63Ferentino-Barcellona78-71
59-71Rieti-Agrigento72-84
68-70Siena-Tortona65-85
89-81Trapani-Reggio Calabria61-74
83-77Roma-Biella71-75
Day eleven
06-12-1520-03-16
79-80Omegna-Rieti63-65
63-73Biella-Scafati72-67
66-50Tortona-Reggio Calabria79-66
95-85Agropoli-Trapani82-91
77-79Ferentino-Casalpusterlengo77-64
91-75Barcellona-Latina55-79
73-68Agrigento-Casale87-59
68-50Roma-Siena76-77
Day fourteen
27-12-1517-04-16
77-68Siena-Ferentino61-83
86-94Trapani-Agrigento79-69
90-73Latina-Agropoli78-84
73-69Omegna-Biella91-77
82-63Reggio Calabria-Barcellona90-67
73-60Tortona-Rieti78-81
71-66Casale-Casalpusterlengo80-71
70-80Scafati-Roma57-72
Day three
18-10-1524-01-16
89-84Trapani-Latina75-81
76-74Agropoli-Ferentino70-87
52-67Roma-Agrigento93-99
91-70Tortona-Omegna86-81
84-80Rieti-Casalpusterlengo77-79
68-60Siena-Casale80-77
81-70Reggio Calabria-Scafati64-73
70-77Biella-Barcellona77-64
Day six
08-11-1514-02-16
80-79Rieti-Biella73-77
83-76Casalpusterlengo-Agrigento78-77
76-69Siena-Reggio Calabria78-72
66-73Casale-Scafati67-96
103-99Ferentino-Trapani93-90
85-77Latina-Tortona62-74
69-68Agropoli-Roma55-93
61-73Barcellona-Omegna82-85
Day nine
22-11-1528-02-16
66-64Tortona-Ferentino76-77
59-77Agrigento-Siena77-84
72-58Scafati-Rieti77-70
66-80Barcellona-Roma68-71
77-71Biella-Casalpusterlengo73-64
77-85Reggio Calabria-Agropoli60-75
90-72Omegna-Latina90-78
72-66Casale-Trapani67-83
Day twelve
13-12-1503-04-16
70-72Scafati-Agrigento73-75
73-61Latina-Ferentino74-92
96-89Casalpusterlengo-Tortona76-77
82-69Reggio Calabria-Biella79-78
95-50Casale-Barcellona71-60
98-93Omegna-Agropoli90-95
96-74Trapani-Roma83-82
82-81Siena-Rieti61-69
Day fifteen
03-01-1623-04-16
68-59Rieti-Reggio Calabria79-85
73-74Agropoli-Tortona67-54
91-85Biella-Siena76-99
60-53Roma-Casale58-80
75-74Agrigento-Omegna74-79
64-69Ferentino-Scafati64-91
86-75Casalpusterlengo-Latina102-101
70-91Barcellona-Trapani89-108

Coppa Italia

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

Quarter-finalsSemifinalsFinal
         
1WMoncada Agrigento69
4EDinamica Mantova79
4EDinamica Mantova76
3WBasket Agropoli75
2EAndrea Costa Imola71
3WBasket Agropoli76
4EDinamica Mantova62
2WGivova Scafati72
2WGivova Scafati56
3EDe' Longhi Treviso53
2WGivova Scafati69
4WNovipiù Casale Monferrato67
4WNovipiù Casale Monferrato84
1ECentrale del Latte Brescia65

Playout

As of 20 May 2016[4]
SemifinalsFinals
      
14EAurora Jesi3
15WPaffoni Omegna2
15WPaffoni Omegna0
14WAcea Roma3
14WAcea Roma1
15EBasket Recanati3

Playoffs

As of 24 June 2016[5]
First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
1EDe' Longhi Treviso3
8WNovipiù Casale Monferrato2
1EDe' Longhi Treviso3
4WBasket Ferentino2
4WBasket Ferentino3
5ERoseto Sharks2
1EDe' Longhi Treviso1
7EFortitudo Bologna3
3EDinamica Mantova1
6WMoncada Agrigento3
6WMoncada Agrigento0
7EFortitudo Bologna3
2WBasket Agropoli1
7EFortitudo Bologna3
7EFortitudo Bologna2
2ECentrale del Latte Brescia3
1WGivova Scafati3
8ETezenis Verona0
1WGivova Scafati3
4EAndrea Costa Imola1
4EAndrea Costa Imola3
5WMens Sana Siena2
1WGivova Scafati2
2ECentrale del Latte Brescia3
2ECentrale del Latte Brescia3
7WLighthouse Trapani2
2ECentrale del Latte Brescia3
3WOrsi Tortona2
3WOrsi Tortona3
6EPallacanestro Trieste2

Statistical leaders

Points

RankNameTeamPPG
1. Bryon AllenRoseto Sharks23.2
2. Jazzmarr FergusonAngelico Biella22.9
3. Marc TrasoliniBasket Agropoli18.8
4. Kenny LawsonBasket Recanati20.4
5. Terrence Roderick Jr.Basket Agropoli19.1

Assists

RankNameTeamAPG
1. Matteo FantinelliDe' Longhi Treviso6.5
2. Robert FultzAssigeco Casalpusterlengo5.6
3. Joshua MayoGivova Scafati5.2
4. Terrence Roderick Jr.Basket Agropoli5.2
5. Michael B. DeloachOraSì Ravenna4.7

Steals

RankNameTeamSPG
1. Kelvin MartinMoncada Agrigento2.2
2. Jonte FlowersFortitudo Bologna2.1
3. Jordan LosiBondi Ferrara1.9
4. Matteo FantinelliDe' Longhi Treviso1.8
5. Rayvonte RiceTezenis Verona1.7

Rebounds

RankNameTeamRPG
1. Mike HallAngelico Biella13.0
2. Kenny LawsonBasket Recanati10.6
3. Dane Robert DiLiegroMens Sana Siena10.3
4. William MosleyBenacquista Latina10.2
5. Ed DanielFortitudo Bologna9.7

Blocks

RankNameTeamBPG
1. Taylor SmithOraSì Ravenna2.5
2. William MosleyBenacquista Latina2.2
3. Scott EathertonMoncada Agrigento1.8
4. Andrea CrosariolBermé Reggio Calabria1.7
5. Isaiah ArmwoodProger Chieti1.5

Valuation

RankNameTeamVPG
1. Marc TrasoliniBasket Agropoli24.6
2. Kenny LawsonBasket Recanati23.7
3. Mike HallAngelico Biella21.9
4. Nikolas Thomas RaivioLegnano Knights21.8
5. Ed DanielFortitudo Bologna20.9

Sponsors

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References