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 |
 Drake Diener |
| Finals MVP |
 Alessandro Gentile |
| Statistical leaders | |
| Points |
19.4 |
| Rebounds |
13.1 |
| Assists |
6.5 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2452 | 2134 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Montepaschi Siena | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2308 | 2114 | |
| 3 | Acqua Vitasnella Cantù | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2432 | 2290 | |
| 4 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2589 | 2400 | |
| 5 | Enel Brindisi | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2286 | 2242 | |
| 6 | Acea Roma | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2357 | 2350 | |
| 7 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2341 | 2236 | |
| 8 | Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2296 | 2323 | |
| 9 | Pasta Reggia Caserta | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2189 | 2175 | |
| 10 | Cimberio Varese | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2389 | 2458 | |
| 11 | Umana Venezia | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2394 | 2420 | |
| 12 | Sidigas Avellino | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2291 | 2419 | |
| 13 | Granarolo Bologna | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2335 | 2376 | |
| 14 | Vanoli Cremona | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2285 | 2464 | |
| 15 | Victoria Libertas Pesaro | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2360 | 2623 | |
| 16 | Sutor Montegranaro | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2328 | 2608 | Relegation to Serie A2 Gold |
Individual Statistics, Regular Season
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Drake Diener | Dinamo Basket Sassari | 19.4 |
| 2. | Keith Langford | Emporio Armani Milano | 18.0 |
| 3. | Caleb Green | Dinamo Sassari | 17.6 |
| 4. | Andre Smith | Umana Reyer Venezia | 17.4 |
| 5. | Jason Rich | Vanoli Cremona | 17.3 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andrea Cinciarini | Reggio Emilia | 6.5 |
| 2. | Travis Diener | Dinamo Sassari | 5.2 |
| 3. | Brad Wanamaker | Pistoia | 5.0 |
| 4. | Marques Green | Dinamo Sassari | 4.6 |
| 5. | Stefhon Hannah | Caserta | 4.2 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | O. D. Anosike | Pesaro | 13.1 |
| 2. | Trevor Mbakwe | Acea Roma | 9.3 |
| 3. |  Kaloyan Ivanov | Sidigas Avellino | 9.1 |
| 4. | Ed Daniel | Pistoia Basket | 7.9 |
| 5. | Delroy James | Enel Brindisi | 7.8 |
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 |
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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 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | ||||
Awards
- Drake Diener (Dinamo Sassari)
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