The Lega Basket A (officially: ''Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A'', English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the
Italian Basketball Federation
The Italian Basketball Federation () is the governing body of basketball in Italy. It is based in Rome.
It organises national competitions in Italy and the Italian basketball leagues, which operate the country's two professional leagues, Lega B ...
, of the top division of Italian professional men's
basketball
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Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
( English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in
Bologna
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,
Italy
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.
Basket League is a founding member of
ULEB
Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB; ) is a sports organization within basketball created for growth of professional basketball in Europe.LBA, the
Italian Cup
Coppa Italia () is the annual domestic cup of Italian football. The knockout competition was organized by the DDS and the Lega Calcio until the 2009–10 season and by Lega Serie A ever since.
Juventus is the competition's most successf ...
, the
Italian Supercup
The Supercoppa Italiana, also known as the Italian Super Cup, is an annual super cup tournament in Italian football. Founded in 1988 as a two-team competition, it has featured four teams since 2023 (the winners and runners-up of the previous sea ...
, and the Italian All Star Game. Discussions have been held as to the possibility of Basket League gaining more autonomy, similarly to that of the corresponding football organization,
Lega Serie A
The Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A (Italian for ''National Professionals League Serie A''), commonly known as LNPA or Lega Serie A (Serie A League), is the governing body that runs the major professional Association football, football com ...
. It is the sole professional
sport league
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in Italy outside football. The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.
History
Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970, in
Milan
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, and included the clubs that participated in both the first division
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division
Serie A
The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...
clubs.
Presidents
Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.
*1970–72: Adalberto Tedeschi
*1972–77: Giancarlo Tesini
*1977–79: Gianni Corsolini
*1979–84: Luciano Acciari
*1984–92: Gianni De Michelis
*1992–94: Giulio Malgara
*1994–96: Roberto Allievi
*1996–98: Angelo Rovati
*1998–00: Alfredo Cazzola
*2000–01: Sergio D'Antoni
*2001–02: Marco Madrigali
*2002–07: Enrico Prandi
*2007: Umberto Pieraccioni
*2007–08: Francesco CorradoBasket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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History and profile
was fou ...
Serie A (Basketball)
The Lega Basket A (officially: ''Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A'', English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, ...
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Serie A2 (Basketball)
Serie A2, known for sponsorship reasons as Serie A2 Old Wild West, is a men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Italy. It constitutes the second-tier of the Italian basketball league system, Italian league pyramid, below the firs ...
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Italian Basketball Federation
The Italian Basketball Federation () is the governing body of basketball in Italy. It is based in Rome.
It organises national competitions in Italy and the Italian basketball leagues, which operate the country's two professional leagues, Lega B ...
*
Italian Basketball Cup
The Italian Basketball Cup (Italian: Coppa Italiana di Pallacanestro), or Coppa Italia, is an annual professional basketball competition between pro clubs from the Italian Basketball League (LBA). It is Italy's first-tier cup competition, and is ...
Bas
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People
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* Bas (rapper) (born 1987)
Chemistry
* Boron arsenide (BAs), a chemical compound
* Barium sulfide (BaS), a chemical compound
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