# 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals

The 2016 Lega Basket Serie A Finals was the championship series of the 2015–16 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The 2015–16 regular season champion EA7 Emporio Armani Milano possessing home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Mediolanum Forum) and the second placed Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 3 to 15, 2016. These were the second Finals for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 27th title bt beating Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia in game 6 of the Finals.
Rakim Sanders of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.

## Road to the finals

| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
| Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 30 22 8 2452 2205 +247 2 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 21 9 2424 2263 +161 3 Sidigas Avellino 30 20 10 2389 2307 +82 4 Vanoli Cremona 30 19 11 2258 2213 +45 5 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 16 14 2320 2230 +90 6 Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 30 16 14 2311 2320 −9 7 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 16 14 2509 2439 +70 8 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 15 15 2292 2274 +18 9 Openjobmetis Varese 30 14 16 2252 2344 −92 10 Enel Brindisi 30 13 17 2320 2351 −31 11 Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 30 12 18 2422 2405 +17 12 Consultinvest Pesaro 30 12 18 2282 2355 −73 13 Betaland Capo d'Orlando 30 11 19 2058 2205 −147 14 Pasta Reggia Caserta 30 11 19 2171 2288 −117 15 Manital Torino 30 11 19 2261 2401 −140 16 Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna 30 11 19 2239 2360 −121 Source: Legabasket Best league record | Regular season | Regular season | Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 30 22 8 2452 2205 +247 2 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 21 9 2424 2263 +161 3 Sidigas Avellino 30 20 10 2389 2307 +82 4 Vanoli Cremona 30 19 11 2258 2213 +45 5 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 16 14 2320 2230 +90 6 Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia 30 16 14 2311 2320 −9 7 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 16 14 2509 2439 +70 8 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 15 15 2292 2274 +18 9 Openjobmetis Varese 30 14 16 2252 2344 −92 10 Enel Brindisi 30 13 17 2320 2351 −31 11 Acqua Vitasnella Cantù 30 12 18 2422 2405 +17 12 Consultinvest Pesaro 30 12 18 2282 2355 −73 13 Betaland Capo d'Orlando 30 11 19 2058 2205 −147 14 Pasta Reggia Caserta 30 11 19 2171 2288 −117 15 Manital Torino 30 11 19 2261 2401 −140 16 Obiettivo Lavoro Bologna 30 11 19 2239 2360 −121 Source: Legabasket 2nd best league record |
| Defeated the 8th seeded Dolomiti Energia Trento, 3-1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Defeated the 7th seeded Banco di Sardegna Sassari, 3-0 |
| Defeated the 5th seeded Umana Reyer Venezia, 4-2 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Defeated the 3rd seeded Sidigas Avellino, 4-3 |

### Regular season series
## Series
### Game 1

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| SG | 14 | Manuel Pastori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 27 | 0 | 5 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| PG | 14 | Luca Degli Esposti Castori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| PF | 17 | Lever Alessandro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||

### Game 2

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 12 | 2 | 6 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 14 | Francesco Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 14 | Luca Degli Esposti Castori | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| PF | 17 | Lever Alessandro | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||

### Game 3

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 17 | 4 | 5 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PG | 14 | Luca Degli Esposti Castori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| PF | 17 | Lever Alessandro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| SF | 14 | Restelli Lorenzo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||

### Game 4

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PG | 14 | Luca Degli Esposti Castori | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| PF | 17 | Lever Alessandro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| SF | 14 | Davide Vercesi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||

### Game 5

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| SG | 14 | Andrea Pecchia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 14 | Luca Degli Esposti Castori | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| PF | 17 | Lever Alessandro | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||

### Game 6

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 6 | Achille Polonara | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| PG | 8 | Amedeo Della Valle | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| PG | 9 | Andrea De Nicolao | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| C | 12 | Vladimir Veremeenko | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| SG | 13 | Rimantas Kaukėnas | 18 | 3 | 4 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 4 | Pietro Aradori | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| PG | 5 | Derek Needham | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 7 | Darjuš Lavrinovič | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| PG | 10 | Salvatore Parrillo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 14 | Federico Bonacini | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 15 | Ojārs Siliņš | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Massimiliano Menetti ||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| SG | 5 | Alessandro Gentile | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| PG | 9 | Mantas Kalnietis | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| SG | 21 | Rakim Sanders | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| C | 51 | Esteban Batista | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 1 | Jamel McLean | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 3 | Oliver Lafayette | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 7 | Bruno Cerella | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 13 | Milan Mačvan | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| SF | 14 | Andrea Pecchia | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 43 | Krunoslav Simon | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jasmin Repeša ||||||