2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A
Champions EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
26th title
Runners-up Montepaschi Siena
Semifinalists Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Acea Virtus Roma
Relegated Sutor Montegranaro
Teams 16
Games played 30
Duration October 13, 2013 – June 27, 2014
Top seed EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
Awards
MVP United States Drake Diener
Finals MVP Italy Alessandro Gentile
Statistical leaders
Points

United States Drake Diener

19.4

Rebounds

United States O. D. Anosike

13.1

Assists

Italy Andrea Cinciarini

6.5

The 2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A was the 92nd season of the Lega Basket Serie A.

The regular season ran from October 13, 2013 to May 11, 2014 and consisted of 30 games. The top 8 teams made the play-offs, the lowest ranked team, Sutor Montegranaro, were relegated to Serie A2 Gold.

EA7 Emporio Armani won its 26th championship and their first national title since 1996, ending Montepaschi Siena's streak of Serie A titles at seven.

Arena standards

Starting from the 2013-14 season all clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 5,000 people. However 8 teams that did not have arenas of that size were allowed for this season to play in their old arenas with improvements.

Teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Acea Roma Rome Palazzetto dello Sport 3,500
Acqua Vitasnella Cantù Cantù Palasport Pianella 3,910
Banco di Sardegna Sassari Sassari Palasport Roberta Serradimigni 5,000
Cimberio Varese Varese PalaWhirlpool 5,100
Emporio Armani Milano Milan Mediolanum Forum 11,210
Enel Brindisi Brindisi PalaPentassuglia 3,523
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia Pistoia PalaFermi 4,000
Granarolo Bologna Bologna Unipol Arena 9,200
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia PalaBigi 3,500
Montepaschi Siena Siena Palasport Mens Sana 5,070
Pasta Reggia Caserta Caserta PalaMaggiò 6,387
Sidigas Avellino Avellino Palasport Del Mauro 5,195
Sutor Montegranaro Montegranaro PalaSavelli 3,608
Umana Venezia Venezia Palasport Taliercio 3,509
Vanoli Cremona Cremona Palasport Mario Radi 3,527
Victoria Libertas Pesaro Pesaro Adriatic Arena 6,119

Regular season

Pos Teams P W L PF PA Qualification or relegation
1EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 30 25 5 2452 2134 Playoffs
2Montepaschi Siena 30 20 10 2308 2114
3Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 30 20 10 2432 2290
4Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 18 12 2589 2400
5Enel Brindisi 30 18 12 2286 2242
6Acea Roma 30 17 13 2357 2350
7Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 15 15 2341 2236
8Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 30 15 15 2296 2323
9Pasta Reggia Caserta 30 15 15 2189 2175
10Cimberio Varese 30 13 17 2389 2458
11Umana Venezia 30 12 18 2394 2420
12Sidigas Avellino 30 12 18 2291 2419
13Granarolo Bologna 30 11 19 2335 2376
14Vanoli Cremona 30 11 19 2285 2464
15Victoria Libertas Pesaro 30 9 21 2360 2623
16Sutor Montegranaro 30 9 21 2328 2608 Relegation to Serie A2 Gold

Individual Statistics, Regular Season

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1.United States Drake DienerDinamo Basket Sassari19.4
2.United States Keith LangfordEmporio Armani Milano18.0
3.United States Caleb GreenDinamo Sassari17.6
4.United States Andre SmithUmana Reyer Venezia17.4
5.United States Jason RichVanoli Cremona17.3

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1.Italy Andrea Cinciarini Reggio Emilia6.5
2.Italy Travis Diener Dinamo Sassari5.2
3.United States Brad WanamakerPistoia5.0
4.United States Marques GreenDinamo Sassari4.6
5.United States Stefhon HannahCaserta4.2

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1.United States O. D. AnosikePesaro13.1
2.United States Trevor MbakweAcea Roma9.3
3.Bulgaria Kaloyan IvanovSidigas Avellino9.1
4.United States Ed DanielPistoia Basket7.9
5.United States Delroy JamesEnel Brindisi7.8

Play-offs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 3
8 Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 2
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 4
4 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2
4 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 3
5 Enel Brindisi 0
1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 4
2 Montepaschi Siena 3
2 Montepaschi Siena 3
7 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 2
2 Montepaschi Siena 4
6 Acea Roma 1
3 Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 0
6 Acea Roma 3

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia

19 May
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 73, Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 59
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 15–14, 18–20, 20–11
Pts: Nicolò Melli 18
Rebs: Kangur, Melli 6
Asts: Alessandro Gentile 6
Pts: Brad Wanamaker 20
Rebs: Deron Washington 11
Asts: Brad Wanamaker 2
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Gianluca Mattioli, Mark Bartoli, Michele Rossi
21 May
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 87, Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 67
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 17–17, 24–17, 24–12
Pts: Alessandro Gentile 19
Rebs: Moss, Samuels 6
Asts: Daniel Hackett 5
Pts: JaJuan Johnson 14
Rebs: Ed Daniel 5
Asts: Kyle Gibson 5
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch, Tolga Sahin, Luca Weidmann
23 May
20:40
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 82, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 71
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16–30, 25–11, 22–15
Pts: Kyle Gibson 20
Rebs: JaJuan Johnson 8
Asts: Bradley Wanamaker 4
Pts: Daniel Hackett 21
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 8
Asts: Samardo Samuels 2
PalaFermi, Pistoia
Referees: Alessandro Martolini, Gabriele Bettini, Michele Rossi
25 May
20:40
Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 84, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 7–24, 36–17, 22–23
Pts: Bradley Wanamaker 28
Rebs: JaJuan Johnson 10
Asts: Cortese, Wanamaker 1
Pts: Keith Langford 28
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 7
Asts: Keith Langford 3
PalaFermi, Pistoia
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Lorenzo Baldini, Alessandro Terreni
27 May
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 88, Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 78
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 22–25, 24–13, 25–25
Pts: Daniel Hackett 20
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 8
Asts: Daniel Hackett 4
Pts: Kyle Gibson 20
Rebs: Ed Daniel 9
Asts: Bradley Wanamaker 5
Milano wins series 3–2
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Gianluca Mattioli, Roberto Begnis

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Enel Brindisi

19 May
20:30
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 75, Enel Brindisi 73
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 15–20, 18–20, 25–13
Pts: Caleb Green 18
Rebs: Caleb Green 10
Asts: Travis Diener 6
Pts: Jerome Dyson 29
Rebs: Folarin Campbell 8
Asts: Campbell, Dyson 4
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Gianluca Sardella, Fabrizio Paglialunga
21 May
20:30
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 89, Enel Brindisi 62
Scoring by quarter: 31–13, 22–18, 23–9, 13–22
Pts: Drake Diener 31
Rebs: Benjamin Eze 8
Asts: Travis Diener 10
Pts: three players 11
Rebs: David Chiotti 7
Asts: three players 2
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Carmelo Paternico, Denny Borgioni
23 May
20:30
Enel Brindisi 75, Banco di Sardegna Sassari 82
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 13–17, 28–11, 15–32
Pts: Jerome Dyson 22
Rebs: Folarin Campbell 12
Asts: Delroy James 4
Pts: Caleb Green 17
Rebs: Caleb Green 7
Asts: Travis Diener 4
Sassari wins series 3–0
PalaPentassuglia, Brindisi
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Roberto Chiari, Gianluca Calbucci

Montepaschi Siena vs. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

20 May
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 82, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 85
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 27–22, 15–22, 27–13
Pts: Marquez Haynes 22
Rebs: Othello Hunter 8
Asts: three players 4
Pts: James White 22
Rebs: James White 8
Asts: Rimantas Kaukėnas 5
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Alessandro Vicino, Gianluca Calbucci
22 May
21:05
Montepaschi Siena 88, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–17, 17–13, 24–39
Pts: Erick Green 20
Rebs: Spencer Nelson 7
Asts: Marquez Haynes 6
Pts: James White 20
Rebs: James White 7
Asts: James White 4
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Roberto Chiari, Maurizio Biggi
23 May
20:30
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 82, Montepaschi Siena 74
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 14–17, 20–19, 33–25
Pts: James White 20
Rebs: James White 8
Asts: Andrea Cinciarini 5
Pts: Josh Carter 20
Rebs: Spencer Nelson 8
Asts: Haynes, Nelson 2
PalaBigi, Reggio Emilia
Referees: Paolo Taurino, Massimiliano Filippini, Carmelo Lo Guzzo
25 May
20:30
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 81, Montepaschi Siena 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–35, 29–14, 14–19, 15–17
Pts: Troy Bell 18
Rebs: Troy Bell 7
Asts: Andrea Cinciarini 7
PalaBigi, Reggio Emilia
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch, Luca Weidmann, Maurizio Biggi
27 May
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 84, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 79
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 22–14, 21–19, 23–27
Pts: Marquez Haynes 20
Rebs: Tomas Ress 6
Asts: Marquez Haynes 9
Pts: James White 21
Rebs: Cinciarini, White 7
Asts: Andrea Cinciarini 4
Siena wins series 3–1
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Carmelo Paternico, Alessandro Martolini

Acqua Vitasnella Cantù vs. Acea Roma

20 May
20:30
Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 71, Acea Roma 75
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 19–16, 12–20, 23–23
Pts: Michael Jenkins 19
Rebs: Marco Cusin 8
Asts: Pietro Aradori 5
Pts: Jones, Mbakwe 14
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 11
Asts: Baron, Goss 3
Palasport Pianella, Cantù
Referees: Paolo Taurino, Gabriele Bettini, Alessandro Terreni
22 May
20:30
Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 62, Acea Roma 64
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–17, 13–13, 10–12
Pts: Joe Ragland 17
Rebs: Adrian Uter 12
Asts: Joe Ragland 4
Pts: Quinton Hosley 16
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 11
Asts: four players 2
Palasport Pianella, Cantù
Referees: Lorenzo Baldini, Enrico Sabetta, Emanuele Aronne
24 May
20:30
Acea Roma 74, Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 70 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 17–20, 15–10, 13–18, OT: 15–11
Pts: Phil Goss 17
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 20
Asts: Phil Goss 3
Pts: Pietro Aradori 22
Rebs: Marco Cusin 11
Asts: Jenkins, Ragland 3
Roma wins series 3–0
Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Alessandro Vicino, Dino Seghetti

Semifinals

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

30 May
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 95, Banco di Sardegna Sassari 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 30–27, 22–22, 23–11
Pts: Gentile, Samuels 23
Rebs: Daniel Hackett 9
Asts: Daniel Hackett 8
Pts: Drake Diener 19
Rebs: Omar Thomas 8
Asts: Travis Diener 8
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch, Gianluca Sardella, Fabrizio Paglialunga
1 June
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 83, Banco di Sardegna Sassari 90
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 20–17, 20–35, 23–24
Pts: Alessandro Gentile 21
Rebs: Gani Lawal 7
Asts: Gentile, Hackett 4
Pts: Diener, Green 20
Rebs: Caleb Green 8
Asts: Marques Green 11
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Martolini, Dino Seghetti
3 June
20:30
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 76, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 83 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 17–17, 16–19, 21–9, OT: 7–14
Pts: Caleb Green 18
Rebs: Drew Gordon 7
Asts: Travis Diener 7
Pts: Alessandro Gentile 25
Rebs: Alessandro Gentile 9
Asts: Daniel Hackett 8
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Gianluca Mattioli, Mark Bartoli
5 June
20:30
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 56, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 63
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 8–15, 14–12, 14–15
Pts: Benjamin Eze 12
Rebs: Benjamin Eze 10
Asts: Drake Diener 3
Pts: Keith Langford 17
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 13
Asts: Alessandro Gentile 3
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch, Gianluca Sardella, Massimiliano Filippini
7 June
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 73, Banco di Sardegna Sassari 76
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 20–19, 21–14, 21–28
Pts: Keith Langford 16
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 6
Asts: Alessandro Gentile 6
Pts: Drake Diener 16
Rebs: Drew Gordon 7
Asts: D. Diener, M. Green 4
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Enrico Sabetta, Lorenzo Baldini
9 June
20:30
Banco di Sardegna Sassari 76, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 95
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 17–30, 20–18, 23–23
Pts: Drake Diener 19
Rebs: Drew Gordon 6
Asts: Marques Green 5
Pts: Keith Langford 24
Rebs: Gani Lawal 8
Asts: Langford, Melli 3
Milano wins series 4–2
Palasport Roberta Serradimigni, Sassari
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Roberto Chiari, Emanuele Aronne

Montepaschi Siena vs. Acea Roma

31 May
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 75, Acea Roma 73
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–16, 23–19, 13–18
Pts: Marquez Haynes 26
Rebs: Othello Hunter 9
Asts: Marquez Haynes 6
Pts: Bobby Jones 18
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 11
Asts: Goss, Hosley 4
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Alessandro Vicino, Gianluca Calbucci
2 May
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 91, Acea Roma 67
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 25–16, 23–15, 22–19
Pts: Erick Green 17
Rebs: Hunter, Ress 6
Asts: Marquez Haynes 5
Pts: Mayo, Mbakwe 15
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 10
Asts: Goss, Josh Mayo 5
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Paolo Taurino, Gabriele Bettini, Maurizio Biggi
4 June
20:30
Acea Roma 69, Montepaschi Siena 78
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 13–12, 14–29, 28–21
Pts: Trevor Mbakwe 19
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 18
Asts: Goss, Hosley 4
Pts: Erick Green 15
Rebs: Othello Hunter 9
Asts: Marquez Haynes 6
PalaLottomatica, Rome
Referees: Carmelo Paternico, Manuel Mazzoni, Denny Borgioni
6 June
20:30
Acea Roma 71, Montepaschi Siena 65
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 14–18, 17–13, 20–18
Pts: Jimmy Baron 24
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 9
Asts: Halil Kanacevic 4
Pts: Josh Carter 23
Rebs: Othello Hunter 10
Asts: Marquez Haynes 6
PalaLottomatica, Rome
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Luca Weidmann
8 June
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 91, Acea Roma 75
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 22–23, 23–16, 24–19
Pts: Marquez Haynes 29
Rebs: Spencer Nelson 7
Asts: Matt Janning 5
Pts: Phil Goss 23
Rebs: Trevor Mbakwe 11
Asts: Phil Goss 6
Siena wins series 4–1
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Paolo Taurino, Tolga Sahin, Alessandro Terreni

Finals

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Montepaschi Siena

15 June
18:45
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 74, Montepaschi Siena 61
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 22–13, 16–16, 14–17
Pts: Curtis Jerrells 26
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Othello Hunter 19
Rebs: Othello Hunter 10
Asts: Haynes, Janning 3
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch, Enrico Sabetta, Alessandro Terreni
17 June
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 79, Montepaschi Siena 65
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 23–19, 21–15, 16–15
Pts: Samardo Samuels 20
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 15
Asts: Keith Langford 4
Pts: Marquez Haynes 12
Rebs: Spencer Nelson 8
Asts: Marquez Haynes 2
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Gianluca Mattioli, Manuel Mazzoni
19 June
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 85, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 68
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 27–14, 18–32, 21–9
Pts: Othello Hunter 25
Rebs: Othello Hunter 10
Asts: Marquez Haynes 4
Pts: Daniel Hackett 14
Rebs: Lawal, Samuels 6
Asts: Keith Langford 2
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Carmelo Paternico, Alessandro Vicino, Lorenzo Baldini
21 June
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 75, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 68
Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 17–22, 24–19, 15–16
Pts: Matt Janning 20
Rebs: Hunter, Janning 6
Asts: three players 1
Pts: Keith Langford 20
Rebs: Samardo Samuels 8
Asts: Keith Langford 4
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Roberto Chiari, Maurizio Biggi
23 June
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 68, Montepaschi Siena 72
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 18–14, 16–18, 19–20
Pts: Keith Langford 14
Rebs: eight players 4
Asts: Langford, Samuels 2
Pts: Othello Hunter 18
Rebs: Othello Hunter 7
Asts: Haynes, Janning 4
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Tolga Sahin, Dino Seghetti
25 June
20:30
Montepaschi Siena 72, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 74
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–19, 19–23, 17–11
Pts: Marquez Haynes 22
Rebs: Othello Hunter 8
Asts: Spencer Nelson 5
Pts: Alessandro Gentile 23
Rebs: Gani Lawal 9
Asts: Curtis Jerrells 4
Palasport Mens Sana, Siena
Referees: Paolo Taurino, Alessandro Martolini, Gabriele Bettini
27 June
20:30
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 74, Montepaschi Siena 67
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 17–20, 12–25, 26–13
Pts: Alessandro Gentile 18
Rebs: Nicolò Melli 13
Asts: Hackett, Moss 3
Pts: Erick Green 15
Rebs: Othello Hunter 10
Asts: Marquez Haynes 4
Milano wins series 4–3
Mediolanum Forum, Milan
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Carmelo Paternico, Luigi Lamonica

Awards

United States Drake Diener (Dinamo Sassari)
Italy Alessandro Gentile (EA7 Emporio Armani Milano)

External links