2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A
Awards
Season	2002–03
Champions	Benetton Treviso 4th title
Runners-up	Skipper Bologna
Semifinalists	Lottomatica Roma Montepaschi Siena
Relegated	Carifac Fabriano
Teams	18
Games played	34
Dates	22 September 2002 - 17 June 2003
Top seed	Benetton Treviso
MVP	Massimo Bulleri
Statistical leaders
Points	Boris Gorenc 22.4
Rebounds	Mirsad Türkcan 10.7
Assists	Gianmarco Pozzecco 4.8
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A, known as the Foxy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

The regular season ran from 22 September 2002 to 3 May 2003, the playoffs ran from 7 May 2003 to 17 June 2003.^[1]

Benetton Treviso won their 4th title after beating Skipper Bologna 3-1 in the finals series.

Regular season

Pos^[2]	Teams	P	W	L	PF	PA	Qualification or relegation
1	Benetton Treviso	34	30	4	3093	2691	Playoffs
2	Lottomatica Roma	34	25	9	2670	2507
3	Oregon Scientific Cantù	34	25	9	2718	2601
4	Montepaschi Siena	34	22	12	2813	2603
5	Pippo Milano	34	20	14	2743	2645
6	Skipper Bologna	34	18	16	2796	2704
7	Pompea Napoli	34	18	16	2735	2737
8	Euro Roseto	34	17	17	2682	2657
9	Tris Reggio Calabria	34	17	17	2607	2559
10	Lauretana Biella	34	15	19	2746	2685
11	Acegas Trieste	34	15	19	2680	2820
12	Metis Varese	34	14	20	2695	2733
13	Scavolini Pesaro	34	14	20	2736	2892
14	Virtus Bologna^{[lower-alpha 1]}	34	13	21	2659	2749
15	Air Avellino	34	13	21	2728	2854
16	Mabo Livorno	34	13	21	2637	2791
17	Snaidero Udine	34	13	21	2656	2698
18	Carifac Fabriano	34	4	30	2460	2928	Relegation to Legadue

Individual Statistics, Regular Season

Points

Rank	Name	Team	PPG
1.	Boris Gorenc	Metis Varese	22.4
2.	J.J. Eubanks	Viola Reggio Calabria	19.6
3.	Jamel Thomas	Lauretana Biella	19.4
4.	Alphonso Ford	Montepaschi Siena	18.8
5.	Carlton Myers	Lottomatica Roma	18.5

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	APG
1.	Gianmarco Pozzecco	Skipper Bologna	4.8
2.	Tyus Edney	Benetton Treviso	4.2
3.	Jerry McCullough	Oregon Scientific Cantù	3.8
4.	Petar Naumoski	Pippo Milano	3.6
5.	Riccardo Pittis	Benetton Treviso	3.4

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	RPG
1.	Mirsad Türkcan	Montepaschi Siena	10.7
2.	Ante Grgurević	Air Avellino	9.7
3.	Warren Kidd	Pippo Milano	9.2
4.	Roberto Chiacig	Montepaschi Siena	8.5
5.	Ira Clark	Carifac Fabriano	8.4

Playoffs

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final






		Treviso	3

		Reggio Calabria	2
Roseto	1

Reggio Calabria	2
				Treviso	3

				Siena	1



		Siena	3

		Varese	0
Milano	1

Varese	2
						Treviso	3

						Bologna	1



		Roma	3

		Pompea Napoli	1
Napoli	2

Biella	1
				Roma	2

				Bologna	3



		Cantù	1

		Bologna	3
Bologna	2

Trieste	0

1/8 Finals

Metis Varese - Pippo Milano 2-1 (66-65, 79-55, 60-59)
Skipper Bologna - Acegas Trieste 2-0 (89-67, 85-68)
Pompea Napoli - Lauretana Biella 2-1 (84-60, 92-107, 95-92)
Viola Reggio Calabria - Euro Roseto 2-1 (76-90, 86-82, 75-71)

Bye: Benetton Treviso, Lottomatica Roma, Oregon Scientific Cantù, Montepaschi Siena

Quarterfinals

Benetton Treviso - Viola Reggio Calabria 3-2 (73-74, 58-65, 97-70, 71-69, 79-59)
Lottomatica Roma - Pompea Napoli 3-1 (77-72, 84-70, 75-97, 105-92)
Skipper Bologna - Oregon Scientific Cantù 3-1 (74-77, 95-93, 102-87, 86-77)
Montepaschi Siena - Metis Varese 3-0 (73-65, 76-73, 72-60)

Semifinals

Benetton Treviso - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (91-89, 81-78, 74-86, 73-66)
Skipper Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-2 (62-71, 83-80, 89-96, 88-81, 77-75)

Finals

Benetton Treviso - Skipper Bologna 3-1 (90-86, 67-73, 87-62, 84-80)

Awards

Most Valuable Player:

Massimo Bulleri (Benetton Treviso)

Coach of the year:

Lino Lardo (Viola Reggio Calabria)^[3]

Notes

↑ Relegated after the season for financial irregularities (see 2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A).

References

↑ "Calendario - Stagione 2002/2003" [Calendar - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "Classifiche - Stagione 2002/2003" [Classification - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "A Lardo e Bulleri i premi Foxy 2003" [The Foxy 2003 awards to Lardo and Bulleri]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 6 June 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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