# 2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A

The 2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 83rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
The regular season ran from October 3, 2004 to May 2005, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked team, Sicc Cucine Jesi and the bankrupt club Scavolini Pesaro, were relegated to the Legadue.
Climamio Bologna won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against Armani Jeans Milano.

## Regular Season 2004/05

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Coach |
| 1 | Benetton Treviso | 34 | 28 | 6 | 2,836 | 2,457 | Ettore Messina |
| 2 | Climamio Bologna | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2,897 | 2,619 | Jasmin Repeša |
| 3 | Montepaschi Siena | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2,875 | 2,593 | Carlo Recalcati |
| 4 | Armani Jeans Milano | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2,680 | 2,486 | Lino Lardo |
| 5 | Vertical Vision Cantù | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2,911 | 2,745 | Stefano Sacripanti |
| 6 | Lottomatica Roma | 34 | 18 | 16 | 2,761 | 2,728 | Piero Bucchi (first 17 games, 9-8) Guido Saibene (next 1 game, 0-1) Svetislav Pešić (last 16 games, 9-7) |
| 7 | Sedima Roseto | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2,692 | 2,844 | Neven Spahija |
| 8 | Pompea Napoli | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2,885 | 2,943 | Andrea Mazzon (first 7 games, 3-4) Maurizio Bartocci (next 1 game, 0-1) Attilio Caja (next 11 games, 5-6) Maurizio Bartocci (last 15 games, 8-7) |
| 9 | Scavolini Pesaro | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2,709 | 2,753 | Phil Melillo (first 13 games, 7-6) Marco Crespi (last 21 games, 8-13) |
| 10 | Navigo.it Teramo | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2,709 | 2,753 | Cesare Pancotto |
| 11 | Villaggio Solidago Livorno | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2,815 | 2,893 | Walter De Raffaele |
| 12 | Air Avellino | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2,737 | 2,995 | Zare Markovski |
| 13 | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,657 | 2,576 | Fabrizio Frates |
| 14 | Casti Group Varese | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,736 | 2,891 | Giulio Cadeo (first 8 games, 3-5) Gianni Molina (next 1 game, 0-1) Ruben Magnano (last 25 games, 10-15) |
| 15 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,675 | 2,834 | Teoman Alibegović |
| 16 | Lauretana Biella | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2,747 | 2,831 | Alessandro Ramagli |
| 17 | Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2,720 | 2,950 | Alessandro Giuliani (first 27 games, 7-20) Antonio Zorzi (last 7 games, 5-2) |
| 18 | Sicc Cucine Jesi | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2,751 | 2,899 | Luigi Gresta (first 18 games, 5-13) Slobodan Subotić (last 16 games, 6-10) |
Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Scavolini Pesaro has gone bankrupt after the season and moved to Serie B, sparing Reggio Calabria relegation.

## Playoffs

Quarterfinals
* Benetton Treviso - Pompea Napoli 3-0 (94-75, 86-75, 86-73)
* Climamio Bologna - Sedima Roseto 3-0 (95-84, 77-72, 73-70)
* Lottomatica Roma - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (88-86, 82-78, 79-85, 87-78)
* Armani Jeans Milano - Vertical Vision Cantù 3-0 (83-77, 92-83, 94-83)
Semifinals
* Armani Jeans Milano - Benetton Treviso 3-2 (60-82, 58-49, 61-80, 69-58, 61-57)
* Climamio Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-1 (78-64, 65-76, 80-61, 63-62)
Finals
* Climamio Bologna - Armani Jeans Milano 3-1 (77-70, 66-73, 80-71, 67-65)

## Individual leaders

Statistics are for the regular season.

### Scoring

| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
| 1. | Drew Nicholas | Villaggio Solidago Livorno | 22.8 |
| 2. | Jamel Thomas | Navigo.it Teramo | 20.2 |
| 3. | Charles Smith | Scavolini Pesaro | 19.6 |
| 4. | Mike Penberthy | Pompea Napoli | 19.2 |
| 5. | Norman Nolan | Casti Group Varese | 18.9 |
| 6. | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | Sedima Roseto | 18.7 |
| 7. | Preston Shumpert | Villaggio Solidago Livorno | 18.1 |
| 8. | Duane Woodward | Sedima Roseto | 17.2 |
| 9. | Raymond Tutt | Sicc Cucine Jesi | 16.7 |
| 10. | Mario Austin | Lauretana Biella | 16.7 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
| 1. | Tyson Wheeler | Navigo.it Teramo | 4.7 |
| 2. | Misan Nikagbatse | Sedima Roseto | 4.0 |
| 3. | Cookie Belcher | Lauretana Biella | 3.8 |
| 4. | Sani Bečirovič | Casti Group Varese | 3.8 |
| 5. | Duane Woodward | Sedima Roseto | 3.6 |
| 6. | Gianmarco Pozzecco | Climamio Bologna | 3.5 |
| 7. | Kiwane Garris | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia | 3.4 |
| 8. | Nate Green | Air Avellino | 3.4 |
| 9. | Jerry McCullough | Armani Jeans Milano | 3.2 |
| 10. | Tyus Edney | Lottomatica Roma | 2.9 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
| 1. | Casey Shaw | Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria | 9.4 |
| 2. | Brooks Sales | Navigo.it Teramo | 9.0 |
| 3. | Chris Massie | Air Avellino | 8.6 |
| 4. | James Singleton | Armani Jeans Milano | 8.4 |
| 5. | Jacob Jaacks | Lauretana Biella | 8.2 |
| 6. | Damon Williams | Air Avellino | 8.2 |
| 7. | Aloysius Anagonye | Villaggio Solidago Livorno | 8.1 |
| 8. | Joseph Blair | Armani Jeans Milano | 8.0 |
| 9. | Denis Marconato | Benetton Treviso | 7.5 |
| 10. | Mason Rocca | Pompea Napoli | 7.4 |