# 2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A

The 2007–08 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 86th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
The regular season ran from September 30, 2007 to April 27, 2008, 18 teams played 34 games each. At the end of the regular season, the top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked teams, Cimberio Varese and Legea Scafati, were relegated to the Legadue.
Montepaschi Siena won their 3rd title by winning the playoff finals series against Lottomatica Roma.

## Teams

| Team | Seasons in Serie A | Coach | Arena |
| Air Avellino | 8 | Matteo Boniciolli | Palasport Del Mauro |
| Angelico Biella | 7 | Luca Bechi | PalaBiella |
| Armani Jeans Milano | 59 | Attilio Caja | DatchForum |
| Benetton Treviso | 27 | Oktay Mahmuti | PalaVerde |
| Cimberio Varese | 57 | Valerio Bianchini | PalaWhirlpool |
| Eldo Napoli | 6 | Piero Bucchi | PalaBarbuto |
| La Fortezza Bologna | 58 | Renato Pasquali | PalaMalaguti |
| Legea Scafati | 2 | Marco Calvani | PalaMangano |
| Lottomatica Roma | 28 | Jasmin Repesa | PalaLottomatica |
| Montepaschi Siena | 22 | Simone Pianigiani | Palasport Mens Sana |
| Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 3 | Romeo Sacchetti | PalaFantozzi |
| Premiata Montegranaro | 2 | Alessandro Finelli | PalaSavelli |
| Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 53 | Stefano Sacripanti | Adriatic Arena |
| Siviglia Wear Teramo | 5 | Massimo Bianchi | PalaScapriano |
| Snaidero Cucine Udine | 8 | Cesare Pancotto | PalaCarnera |
| Solsonica Rieti | 9 | Lino Lardo | PalaSojourner |
| Tisettanta Cantù | 51 | Luca Dalmonte | PalaPianella |
| Upim Bologna | 35 | Dragan Šakota | PalaDozza |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pts | G | W | L | PF | PA |
| 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 62 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 2998 | 2366 |
| 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 46 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2878 | 2471 |
| 3 | Air Avellino | 46 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2670 | 2637 |
| 4 | Premiata Montegranaro | 44 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2853 | 2706 |
| 5 | Armani Jeans Milano | 38 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2708 | 2666 |
| 6 | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 38 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2941 | 2985 |
| 7 | Tisettanta Cantù | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2669 | 2696 |
| 8 | Upim Bologna | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2762 | 2819 |
| 9 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2708 | 2776 |
| 10 | Benetton Treviso | 32 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2607 | 2592 |
| 11 | Siviglia Wear Teramo | 30 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2845 | 2966 |
| 12 | Angelico Biella | 30 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2725 | 2860 |
| 13 | Solsonica Rieti | 28 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2689 | 2773 |
| 14 | Eldo Napoli | 28 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2672 | 2779 |
| 15 | La Fortezza Bologna | 26 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2684 | 2731 |
| 16 | Snaidero Udine | 26 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2591 | 2760 |
| 17 | Cimberio Varese | 16 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 2656 | 2889 |
| 18 | Legea Scafati | 13* | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2587 | 2771 |
Key :
* Qualified for Euroleague 2008-09
* Qualified for ULEB Eurocup 2008-09
* Qualified for EuroChallenge 2008-09
* Relegated in LegADue
* Legea Scafati was penalized by 7 points for administrative irregularities

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 91 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Upim Bologna | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Upim Bologna | 72 | 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 75 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Armani Jeans Milano | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Premiata Montegranaro | 73 | 5 | Armani Jeans Milano | 71 | | | |
| 5 | Armani Jeans Milano | 69 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Armani Jeans Milano | 69 | | | | 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 85 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 73 |
| 3 | Air Avellino | 103 | | | | | | | 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 73 |
| 6 | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 92 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 92 | 3 | Air Avellino | 63 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 68 | | | |
| 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 85 | 2 | Lottomatica Roma | 68 | | | |
| 7 | Tisettanta Cantù | 59 | | | | | | |

## Coppa Italia

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 78 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 78 | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | Scavolini Spar Pesaro | 80 | | | |
| | | | La Fortezza Bologna | La Fortezza Bologna | 88 | | | |
| 4 | Lottomatica Roma | 69 | La Fortezza Bologna | La Fortezza Bologna | 88 | | | |
| 5 | La Fortezza Bologna | 75 | | | | | | |
| 5 | La Fortezza Bologna | 75 | | | | La Fortezza Bologna | La Fortezza Bologna | 67 |
| | | | | | | Air Avellino | Air Avellino | 73 |
| 2 | Premiata Montegranaro | 69 | | | | | | | Air Avellino | Air Avellino | 73 |
| 7 | Air Avellino | 73 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Air Avellino | 73 | Angelico Biella | Angelico Biella | 63 | | | |
| | | | Air Avellino | Air Avellino | 77 | | | |
| 3 | Angelico Biella | 75 | Air Avellino | Air Avellino | 77 | | | |
| 6 | Pierrel Capo d'Orlando | 72 | | | | | | |