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2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A

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Runners-up
  
Skipper Bologna

Teams
  
18

Relegated
  
Carifac Fabriano

Games played
  
34

Champions
  
Benetton Treviso1st title

Semifinalists
  
Lottomatica RomaMontepaschi Siena

The 2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A, known as the Foxy Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.

Contents

The regular season ran from 22 September 2002 to 3 May 2003, the playoffs ran from 7 May 2003 to 17 June 2003.

Benetton Treviso won their first ever title after beating Skipper Bologna 3-1 in the finals series.

Playoffs

1/8 Finals

  • Metis Varese - Pippo Milano 2-1 (66-65, 79-55, 60-59)
  • Skipper Bologna - Acegas Trieste 2-0 (89-67, 85-68)
  • Pompea Napoli - Lauretana Biella 2-1 (84-60, 92-107, 95-92)
  • Viola Reggio Calabria - Euro Roseto 2-1 (76-90, 86-82, 75-71)

    • Bye: Benetton Treviso, Lottomatica Roma, Oregon Scientific Cantù, Montepaschi Siena

    Quarterfinals

  • Benetton Treviso - Viola Reggio Calabria 3-2 (73-74, 58-65, 97-70, 71-69, 79-59)
  • Lottomatica Roma - Pompea Napoli 3-1 (77-72, 84-70, 75-97, 105-92)
  • Skipper Bologna - Oregon Scientific Cantù 3-1 (74-77, 95-93, 102-87, 86-77)
  • Montepaschi Siena - Metis Varese 3-0 (73-65, 76-73, 72-60)

    • Semifinals

  • Benetton Treviso - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (91-89, 81-78, 74-86, 73-66)
  • Skipper Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-2 (62-71, 83-80, 89-96, 88-81, 77-75)

    • Finals

  • Benetton Treviso - Skipper Bologna 3-1 (90-86, 67-73, 87-62, 84-80)

    • Awards

  • Most Valuable Player:
    • Massimo Bulleri (Benetton Treviso)
  • Coach of the year:
    • Lino Lardo (Viola Reggio Calabria)

    References

    2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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