2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A

The 2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

Lega Basket Serie A
Competition details
Season 2005–06
Teams 18
Games played 34
Dates October 9, 2005 – June 20, 2006
Final positions
Champions Benetton Treviso
5th title
Runners-up Climamio Bologna
Semifinalists Carpisa Napoli
Lottomatica Roma
Relegated BT Roseto
Viola Reggio Calabria
Awards
MVP Lynn Greer
Finals MVP Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Statistical leaders
Points Lynn Greer
23.5
Rebounds Jack Michael Martínez
12.5
Assists Antonio Porta
4.3

The regular season ran from October 9, 2005 to May 2006, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked team, Viola Reggio Calabria and the bankrupt club BT Roseto, were relegated to the Legadue.

Benetton Treviso won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against Climamio Bologna.

Regular Season 2005/06

Rank Team GP W L PF PA Coach
1 Climamio Bologna 34 27 7 2,929 2,650 Jasmin Repeša
2 Benetton Treviso 34 26 8 2,862 2,616 David Blatt
3 Montepaschi Siena 34 23 11 2,763 2,495 Carlo Recalcati
4 Carpisa Napoli 34 23 11 3,051 2,848 Piero Bucchi
5 Snaidero Udine 34 22 12 2,819 2,793 Cesare Pancotto
6 Lottomatica Roma 34 22 12 2,740 2,667 Svetislav Pešić
7 Armani Jeans Milano 34 22 12 2,826 2,662 Lino Lardo (first 17 games, 10-7)

Mario Fioretti (next 1 game, 0-1)
Aleksandar Đorđević (last 16 games, 12-4)

8 Angelico Biella 34 19 15 2,730 2,645 Alessandro Ramagli
9 VidiVici Bologna 34 19 15 2,730 2,645 Zare Markovski
10 Whirlpool Varese 34 17 17 2,620 2,643 Ruben Magnano
11 Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia 34 16 18 2,796 2,803 Fabrizio Frates
12 Basket Livorno 34 13 21 2,764 2,768 Paolo Moretti
13 Navigo.it Teramo 34 12 22 2,786 2,944 Matteo Boniciolli
14 Vertical Vision Cantù 34 12 22 2,699 2,799 Stefano Sacripanti
15 BT Roseto 34 10 24 2,464 2,693 Alberto Martelossi (first 10 games, 2-8)

Attilio Caja (last 24 games, 8-16)

16 Upea Capo d'Orlando 34 10 24 2,779 2,913 Giovanni Perdichizzi
17 Air Avellino 34 10 24 2,589 2,828 Alessandro Giuliani (first 7 games, 0-7)

Andrea Capobianco (last 27 games, 10-17)

18 Viola Reggio Calabria 34 3 31 2,549 3,055 Walter De Raffaele (first 12 games, 3-9)

Pasquale Iracà (next 2 games, 0-2)
Antonio Zorzi (next 9 games, 0-9)
Pasquale Iracà (last 11 games, 0-11)

Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. BT Roseto team went bankrupt after the season, therefore Air Avellino was spared relegation.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

Scoring

Rank Name Nation Team PPG
1. Lynn Greer Carpisa Napoli 23.5
2. David Bluthenthal VidiVici Bologna 20.2
3. Joe Crispin Navigo.it Teramo 19.1
4. Damon Williams Angelico Biella 18.9
5. Delonte Holland Navigo.it Teramo 18.6
6. Rimantas Kaukenas Montepaschi Siena 18.3
7. Keith Carter Upea Capo d'Orlando 18.2
8. David Young Air Avellino 18.1
9. David Hawkins Lottomatica Roma 17.3
10. Terrell McIntyre Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia 16.9

Assists

Rank Name Nation Team APG
1. Antonio Porta Basket Livorno 4.3
2. Terrell McIntyre Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia 4.3
3. Leonardo Busca BT Roseto 4.1
4. Davide Bonora Air Avellino 3.8
5. Lynn Greer Carpisa Napoli 3.5
6. Nikolaos Zisis Benetton Treviso 3.5
7. Marque Perry Upea Capo d'Orlando 3.0
8. Drew Nicholas Benetton Treviso 3.0
9. DeJuan Collins Whirlpool Varese 2.9
10. Aleksandar Ćapin Viola Reggio Calabria 2.9

Rebounds

Rank Name Nation Team RPG
1. Jack Michael Martínez BT Roseto 12.5
2. Kebu Stewart Vertical Vision Cantù 11.8
3. Pervis Pasco Navigo.it Teramo 10.0
4. Marcus Goree Benetton Treviso 8.8
5. Brandon Brown Air Avellino 8.4
6. Joseph Blair Armani Jeans Milano 8.3
7. Jacob Jaacks Snaidero Udine 7.9
8. Marko Milič VidiVici Bologna 7.7
9. Jason Capel BT Roseto 7.6
10. Travis Watson Climamio Bologna 7.6

See also

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