Lega Basket

Basket League
Lega Basket
Sport Basketball
Founded 1970
CEO Fernando Marino
Country Italy Italy
Continent FIBA Europe (Europe)
Official website www.legabasket.it (in Italian)

The Lega Basket (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A,[1][2] 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, the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) (English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Basket League is a founding member of ULEB.[3] Basket League organizes the LBA, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, 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.[4] The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.[5]

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970 in Milan,[6] and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division Serie A clubs.

Presidents

Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.[7]

  • 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 Corrado[8]
  • 2009–14: Valentino Renzi
  • 2014: Fernando Marino
  • 2016–present: Egidio Bianchi

See also

References

  1. ↑ AUTORITA' PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMUNICAZIONI (in Italian) Gazzetta Ufficiale
  2. ↑ Fondo di Garanzia Serie A (in Italian) Giocatori Italiani Basket Associati
  3. ↑ History uleb.com
  4. ↑ BASKET, PETRUCCI: FIP E SOCIETA' UNITE PER REVISIONE LEGGE 91 (in Italian) la Repubblica
  5. ↑ Lega basket: "Ok ritorno ct Messina" (in Italian) Rai Sport
  6. ↑ STORIA DELLA LEGA BASKET (in Italian) legabasket.it
  7. ↑ IL PRESIDENTE ONORARIO (in Italian) Lega Basket
  8. ↑ Basket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella (in Italian) La Gazzetta dello Sport
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