Lega Basket

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Basket League
Lega Basket
Sport Basketball
Founded 1970
Commissioner Valentino Renzi
Country Italy Italy
Official website legabasket.it (Italian)

The Lega Basket (English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian men's professional basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A (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 organizes A Series, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game.

History

Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970 in Milan, 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.

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