# 2016–17 Serie A2 Basket

The 2016–17 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Citroën, is the 43rd season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 2, 2016, and will end in June 2017 with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.

## Rules

The season is composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team plays the others in its subgroup twice, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East #1 against West #8), then the second best against the seventh, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams.

## Teams
### By region

| Number of teams | Region | Team(s) |
| 7 | Emilia-Romagna | Andrea Costa Imola Assigeco Piacenza Bondi Ferrara Kontatto Bologna OraSì Ravenna Segafredo Virtus Bologna Unieuro Forlì |
| 5 | Lazio | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina FMC Ferentino NCP Rieti Roma Gas & Power Roma UniCusano Roma |
| 3 | Lombardy | Dinamica Mantova Europromotion Legnano Remer Treviglio |
| 3 | Piedmont | Angelico Biella Novipiù Casale Monferrato Orsi Tortona |
| 2 | Abruzzo | Roseto Sharks Proger Chieti |
| 2 | Campania | Basket Agropoli Givova Scafati |
| 2 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Alma Trieste G.S.A. Udine |
| 2 | Marche | Aurora Basket Jesi Ambalt Recanati |
| 2 | Sicily | Moncada Agrigento Lighthouse Trapani |
| 2 | Veneto | De' Longhi Treviso Tezenis Verona |
| 1 | Calabria | Viola Reggio Calabria |
| 1 | Tuscany | Mens Sana Siena |

### Personnel and sponsorship
#### East

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alma Trieste | Eugenio Dalmasson | Andrea Coronica | Athletes | Alma |
| Andrea Costa Imola | Giampiero Ticchi | Patricio Prato | Macron | |
| Assigeco Piacenza | Marco Andreazza | Luca Infante | Joma | Assigeco |
| Aurora Basket Jesi | Damiano Cagnazzo | Marco Maganza | Givova | Termoforgia |
| Basket Recanati | Giancarlo Sacco | Attilio Pierini | Macron | |
| Bondi Ferrara | Adriano Furlani | Riccardo Cortese | 2T Sport | Bondi |
| De' Longhi Treviso | Stefano Pillastrini | Matteo Fantinelli | Erreà | De'Longhi |
| Dinamica Mantova | Alberto Martelossi | Lorenzo Gergati | Erreà | Dinamica Generale |
| G.S.A. Udine | Lino Lardo | Manuel Vanuzzo | Macron | G.S.A. Gruppo Servizi Associati |
| Kontatto Bologna | Matteo Boniciolli | Stefano Mancinelli | Kontatto | Kontatto |
| OraSì Ravenna | Antimo Martino | Andrea Raschi | Macron | OraSì |
| Proger Chieti | Massimo Galli | Luigi Sergio | Sportika | Proger |
| Roseto Sharks | Emanuele Di Paolantonio | Robert Fultz | Erreà | Visitroseto.it |
| Segafredo Virtus Bologna | Alessandro Ramagli | Andrea Michelori | Macron | Segafredo Zanetti |
| Tezenis Verona | Luca Dalmonte | Giorgio Boscagin | Erreà | Tezenis |
| Unieuro Forlì | Giorgio Valli | Matteo Frassineti | Erreà | Unieuro |

#### West

| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Angelico Biella | Michele Carrea | Niccolò De Vico | Erreà | Angelico |
| Basket Agropoli | Alessandro Finelli | Riccardo Santolamazza | Givova | |
| Benacquista Latina | Franco Gramenzi | Lorenzo Uglietti | Joma | Benacquista Assicurazioni |
| FMC Ferentino | Riccardo Paolini | Angelo Gigli | Erreà | FMC |
| Givova Scafati | Giovanni Perdichizzi | Tommaso Fantoni | Givova | Givova |
| Lighthouse Trapani | Ugo Ducarello | Demián Filloy | Eyesportwear | Lighthouse |
| Mens Sana Siena | Giulio Griccioli | Simone Flamini | Macron | Soundreef |
| Moncada Agrigento | Franco Ciani | Albano Maximo Chiarastella | Erreà | Moncada Energy Group |
| Novipiù Casale Monferrato | Marco Ramondino | Niccolò Martinoni | Macron | Novipiù |
| NPC Rieti | Luciano Nunzi | Nicolò Benedusi | Joma | |
| Orsi Tortona | Demis Cavina | Luca Garri | Erreà | ORSI |
| Remer Treviglio | Adriano Vertemati | Emanuele Rossi | | Gruppo Remer |
| Roma Gas & Power Roma | Davide Bonora | Daniele Bonessio | Spalding | Roma Gas & Power |
| TWS Legnano | Mattia Ferrari | Federico Maiocco | Bitre Sport | T.W.S. |
| UniCusano Roma | Fabio Corbani | Giuliano Maresca | Eyesportwear | Università Niccolò Cusano |
| Viola Reggio Calabria | Antonio Paternoster | Agustin Fabi | Bitre Sport | |

## Regular season
### East Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | De' Longhi Treviso | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2102 | 1987 | 1.058 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2450 | 2216 | 1.106 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Alma Trieste | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2355 | 2139 | 1.101 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | OraSì Ravenna | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2311 | 2230 | 1.036 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Kontatto Bologna | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2269 | 2198 | 1.032 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Roseto Sharks | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2351 | 2340 | 1.005 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Dinamica Mantova | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2389 | 2307 | 1.036 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Tezenis Verona | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2199 | 2105 | 1.045 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | G.S.A. Udine | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2193 | 2176 | 1.008 | 32 | |
| 10 | Assigeco Piacenza | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2184 | 2289 | 0.954 | 24 | |
| 11 | Aurora Basket Jesi | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2391 | 2460 | 0.972 | 24 | |
| 12 | Bondi Ferrara | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2360 | 2441 | 0.967 | 24 | |
| 13 | Andrea Costa Imola | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2271 | 2394 | 0.949 | 22 | |
| 14 | Proger Chieti | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2291 | 2426 | 0.944 | 20 | Qualification to Relegation play-out |
| 15 | Unieuro Forlì | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2153 | 2313 | 0.931 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation play-out |
| 16 | Ambalt Recanati | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2217 | 2465 | 0.899 | 14 | Relegation to Serie B |

### West Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Angelico Biella | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2468 | 2277 | 1.084 | 48 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Orsi Tortona | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2362 | 2266 | 1.042 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Europromotion Legnano | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2252 | 2186 | 1.030 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Moncada Agrigento | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2238 | 2198 | 1.018 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | UniCusano Roma | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2659 | 2588 | 1.027 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Remer Treviglio | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2455 | 2396 | 1.025 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2163 | 2068 | 1.046 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Lighthouse Trapani | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2369 | 2380 | 0.995 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2377 | 2363 | 1.006 | 30 | |
| 10 | Roma Gas & Power Roma | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2279 | 2345 | 0.972 | 28 | |
| 11 | Mens Sana Siena | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2193 | 2270 | 0.966 | 28 | |
| 12 | NPC Rieti | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2327 | 2305 | 1.010 | 26 | |
| 13 | FMC Ferentino | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2321 | 2357 | 0.985 | 24 | |
| 14 | Givova Scafati | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2377 | 2366 | 1.005 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation play-out |
| 15 | Viola Reggio Calabria | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2251 | 2426 | 0.928 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation play-out |
| 16 | Basket Agropoli | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2104 | 2404 | 0.875 | 14 | Relegation to Serie B |

## Coppa Italia

At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table play the LNP Cup, known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, at the Unipol Arena in Bologna, from 3 to 5 March 2017.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals 3 March 2017 | Quarter-finals 3 March 2017 | Quarter-finals 3 March 2017 | Semifinals 4 March 2017 | Semifinals 4 March 2017 | Semifinals 4 March 2017 | Final 5 March 2017 | Final 5 March 2017 | Final 5 March 2017 |
| 1W | Angelico Biella | 86 | | | | | | |
| 4E | Dinamica Generale Mantova | 78 | | | | | | |
| 4E | Dinamica Generale Mantova | 78 | 1W | Angelico Biella | 89 | | | |
| | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 81 | | | |
| 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 73 | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 81 | | | |
| 3W | UniCusano Roma | 72 | | | | | | |
| 3W | UniCusano Roma | 72 | | | | 1W | Angelico Biella | 68 |
| | | | | | | 1E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 69 |
| 2W | TWS Legnano | 55 | | | | | | | 1E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 69 |
| 3E | Alma Trieste | 84 | | | | | | |
| 3E | Alma Trieste | 84 | 3E | Alma Trieste | 74 | | | |
| | | | 1E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 86 | | | |
| 1E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 95 | 1E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 86 | | | |
| 4W | Moncada Agrigento | 63 | | | | | | |

## Playout

The league play-out are played between the 14th and 15th placed teams of each group in two elimination rounds. The series will be played in a best-of-five format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth game will be played at home of the team that got the better ranking at the end of the regular season, the third and the eventual fourth will be played at home the lower ranked team.
All matches will be played between 30 April and 24 May 2017 (eventual Game 5).
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 14E | Proger Chieti | 1 | | | |
| 15W | Viola Reggio Calabria | 3 | | | |
| 15W | Viola Reggio Calabria | 3 | 14E | Proger Chieti | 1 |
| | | | 15E | Unieuro Forlì | 3 |
| 14W | Givova Scafati | 3 | 15E | Unieuro Forlì | 3 |
| 15E | Unieuro Forlì | 2 | | | |

## Playoffs

The league's playoffs are played between the first and the eighth of each group in four rounds: eightfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. All series are played in a best-of-five format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth match will be played at home of the best-placed team, the second, the third and the fourth, at the end of the regular season.
All matches are played between 30 April and 21 June 2017 (eventual Game 5).
| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1W | Angelico Biella | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8E | Tezenis Verona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8E | Tezenis Verona | 3 | 8E | Tezenis Verona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 3 | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5W | UniCusano Roma | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5W | UniCusano Roma | 1 | | | | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | | | | |
| 3W | Europromotion Legnano | 1 | | | | | | | 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | | | | |
| 6E | Roseto Sharks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6E | Roseto Sharks | 3 | 6E | Roseto Sharks | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 1 | | | | | | | | 2E | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3E | Alma Trieste | 0 |
| 1E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3E | Alma Trieste | 0 |
| 8W | Lighthouse Trapani | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8W | Lighthouse Trapani | 0 | 1E | De' Longhi Treviso | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5E | Kontatto Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4W | Moncada Agrigento | 1 | 5E | Kontatto Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5E | Kontatto Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5E | Kontatto Bologna | 3 | | | | 5E | Kontatto Bologna | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3E | Alma Trieste | 3 | | | | |
| 3E | Alma Trieste | 3 | | | | | | | 3E | Alma Trieste | 3 | | | | |
| 6W | Remer Treviglio | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6W | Remer Treviglio | 2 | 3E | Alma Trieste | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2W | Orsi Tortona | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2W | Orsi Tortona | 3 | 2W | Orsi Tortona | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 7E | Dinamica Mantova | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Source: LNP

## Sponsors

| Citroën (title sponsor) FXCM (main sponsor) Molten (official ball) Adidas | Novi Oiko Dalla Riva Sportfloors Sportsystem | Vivaticket Spalding Gruppo Italtelo Iredem | Panorama Best Union Company OpenSky Sicur Green System |