# 2017–18 Serie A2 Basket

The 2017–18 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Old Wild West, is the 44th season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on September 29, 2017, and will end in June 2018 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 twice each team in its subgroup, the first ranked team of each group then plays the eighth ranked team of the other group (e.g. East No. 1 against West No. 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) |
| 6 | Emilia-Romagna | Andrea Costa Imola Basket Assigeco Piacenza Bondi Ferrara Consultinvest Bologna OraSì Ravenna Unieuro Forlì |
| 5 | Lombardy | Agribertocchi Orzinuovi Bergamo Basket Dinamica Generale Mantova FCL Contract Legnano Remer Treviglio |
| 4 | Lazio | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina Leonis Roma NPC Rieti Virtus Roma |
| 3 | Piedmont | Bertram Tortona Eurotrend Biella Novipiù Casale Monferrato |
| 2 | Campania | Cuore Napoli Basket Givova Scafati |
| 2 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste G.S.A. Udine |
| 2 | Marche | Termoforgia Jesi XL Extralight Montegranaro |
| 2 | Sicily | Lighthouse Trapani Moncada Agrigento |
| 2 | Veneto | De' Longhi Treviso Tezenis Verona |
| 1 | Abruzzo | Roseto Sharks |
| 1 | Calabria | Metextra Reggio Calabria |
| 1 | Sardinia | Pasta Cellino Cagliari |
| 1 | Tuscany | Soundreef Siena |

### Venues
## Regular season
### East Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2479 | 2230 | +249 | 44 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Consultinvest Bologna | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2260 | 2228 | +32 | 42 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | De' Longhi Treviso | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2454 | 2187 | +267 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | G.S.A. Udine | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2254 | 2183 | +71 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2412 | 2332 | +80 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Tezenis Verona | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2345 | 2302 | +43 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Bondi Ferrara | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2396 | 2342 | +54 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Termoforgia Jesi | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2385 | 2364 | +21 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | OraSì Ravenna | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2308 | 2253 | +55 | 32 | |
| 10 | Andrea Costa Imola Basket | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2284 | 2261 | +23 | 30 | |
| 11 | Dinamica Generale Mantova | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2276 | 2347 | −71 | 28 | |
| 12 | Unieuro Forlì | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2340 | 2353 | −13 | 24 | |
| 13 | Bergamo Basket | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2298 | 2446 | −148 | 22 | |
| 14 | Assigeco Piacenza | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2167 | 2301 | −134 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 15 | Roseto Sharks | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2336 | 2576 | −240 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 16 | Agribertocchi Orzinuovi (E) | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2322 | 2611 | −289 | 8 | Relegation to Serie B |

### West Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2307 | 2147 | +160 | 44 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Givova Scafati | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2375 | 2247 | +128 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | FCL Contract Legnano | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2352 | 2230 | +122 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Eurotrend Biella | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2425 | 2292 | +133 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Orsi Tortona | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2410 | 2393 | +17 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Lighthouse Trapani | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2354 | 2355 | −1 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Moncada Agrigento | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2381 | 2411 | −30 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Remer Treviglio | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2438 | 2490 | −52 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2448 | 2429 | +19 | 28 | |
| 10 | NPC Rieti | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2314 | 2315 | −1 | 28 | |
| 11 | Soundreef Siena | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2406 | 2375 | +31 | 28 | |
| 12 | Pasta Cellino Cagliari | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2427 | 2546 | −119 | 28 | |
| 13 | Leonis Roma | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2241 | 2253 | −12 | 24 | |
| 14 | Virtus Roma | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2343 | 2435 | −92 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 15 | Cuore Basket Napoli | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2210 | 2582 | −372 | 6 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 16 | Metextra Reggio Calabria (E) | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2356 | 2287 | +69 | 2 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ 34 points deducted to Reggio Calabria for irregularities of the surety required entry to the league.

## Coppa Italia

At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table played the LNP Cup.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals 2 March | Quarter-finals 2 March | Quarter-finals 2 March | Semifinals 3 March | Semifinals 3 March | Semifinals 3 March | Final 4 March | Final 4 March | Final 4 March |
| 1E | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 66 | | | | | | |
| 4W | Bertram Tortona | 91 | | | | | | |
| 4W | Bertram Tortona | 91 | 4W | Bertram Tortona | 95 | | | |
| | | | 2W | Eurotrend Biella | 79 | | | |
| 2W | Eurotrend Biella | 82 | 2W | Eurotrend Biella | 79 | | | |
| 3E | GSA Udine | 75 | | | | | | |
| 3E | GSA Udine | 75 | | | | 4W | Bertram Tortona | 89 |
| | | | | | | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 57 |
| 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 67 | | | | | | | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 57 |
| 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 75 | | | | | | |
| 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 75 | 4E | OraSì Ravenna | 78 | | | |
| | | | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 62 | | | |
| 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 81 | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 62 | | | |
| 3W | Lighthouse Trapani | 71 | | | | | | |
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## 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-three 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.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 14E | Assigeco Piacenza | 2 | | | |
| 15W | Cuore Basket Napoli | 0 | | | |
| 15W | Cuore Basket Napoli | 0 | 15W | Cuore Basket Napoli | 0 |
| | | | 15E | Roseto Sharks | 2 |
| 14W | Virtus Roma | 2 | 15E | Roseto Sharks | 2 |
| 15E | Roseto Sharks | 1 | | | |

## 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1E | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8W | Remer Treviglio | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8W | Remer Treviglio | 0 | 1E | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4W | Eurotrend Biella | 1 | 5E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 3 | | | | 1E | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3E | De' Longhi Treviso | 0 | | | | |
| 3E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | | | | 3E | De' Longhi Treviso | 0 | | | | |
| 6W | Lighthouse Trapani | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6W | Lighthouse Trapani | 1 | 3E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7E | Bondi Ferrara | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2W | Givova Scafati | 2 | 7E | Bondi Ferrara | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7E | Bondi Ferrara | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7E | Bondi Ferrara | 3 | | | | | | | | 1E | Alma Pallacanestro Trieste | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 0 |
| 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 0 |
| 8E | Termoforgia Jesi | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8E | Termoforgia Jesi | 0 | 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4E | G.S.A. Udine | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4E | G.S.A. Udine | 3 | 4E | G.S.A. Udine | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5W | Orsi Tortona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5W | Orsi Tortona | 1 | | | | 1W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 1 | | | | |
| 3W | FCL Contract Legnano | 0 | | | | | | | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 1 | | | | |
| 6E | Tezenis Verona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6E | Tezenis Verona | 3 | 6E | Tezenis Verona | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 3 | 2E | Consultinvest Bologna | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 7W | Moncada Agrigento | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |