2002–03 Lega Basket Serie A

Lega Basket Serie A
Season2002–2003
Duration22 September 2002 – 17 June 2003
Games played34
Teams18
Regular season
Top seedBenetton Treviso
Season MVPItaly Massimo Bulleri
RelegatedCarifac Fabriano
Finals
ChampionsBenetton Treviso
4th title
  Runners-upSkipper Bologna
SemifinalistsLottomatica Roma
Montepaschi Siena
Statistical leaders
Points Slovenia Boris Gorenc 22.4
Rebounds Turkey Mirsad Türkcan 10.7
Assists Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco 4.8

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.

The regular season ran from 22 September 2002 to 3 May 2003, the playoffs ran from 7 May 2003 to 17 June 2003.[1]

Benetton Treviso won their 4th title after beating Skipper Bologna 3–1 in the finals series.

Regular season

Pos[2] Teams P W L PF PA Qualification or relegation
1 Benetton Treviso 34 30 4 3093 2691 Playoffs
2 Lottomatica Roma 34 25 9 2670 2507
3 Oregon Scientific Cantù 34 25 9 2718 2601
4 Montepaschi Siena 34 22 12 2813 2603
5 Pippo Milano 34 20 14 2743 2645
6 Skipper Bologna 34 18 16 2796 2704
7 Pompea Napoli 34 18 16 2735 2737
8 Euro Roseto 34 17 17 2682 2657
9 Tris Reggio Calabria 34 17 17 2607 2559
10 Lauretana Biella 34 15 19 2746 2685
11 Acegas Trieste 34 15 19 2680 2820
12 Metis Varese 34 14 20 2695 2733
13 Scavolini Pesaro 34 14 20 2736 2892
14 Virtus Bologna[a] 34 13 21 2659 2749
15 Air Avellino 34 13 21 2728 2854
16 Mabo Livorno 34 13 21 2637 2791
17 Snaidero Udine 34 13 21 2656 2698
18 Carifac Fabriano 34 4 30 2460 2928 Relegation to Legadue

Individual Statistics, Regular Season

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Slovenia Boris Gorenc Metis Varese 22.4
2. United States J. J. Eubanks Viola Reggio Calabria 19.6
3. United States Jamel Thomas Lauretana Biella 19.4
4. United States Alphonso Ford Montepaschi Siena 18.8
5. Italy Carlton Myers Lottomatica Roma 18.5

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco Skipper Bologna 4.8
2. United States Tyus Edney Benetton Treviso 4.2
3. United States Jerry McCullough Oregon Scientific Cantù 3.8
4. North Macedonia Petar Naumoski Pippo Milano 3.6
5. Italy Riccardo Pittis Benetton Treviso 3.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Turkey Mirsad Türkcan Montepaschi Siena 10.7
2. Croatia Ante Grgurević Air Avellino 9.7
3. United States Warren Kidd Pippo Milano 9.2
4. Italy Roberto Chiacig Montepaschi Siena 8.5
5. United States Joe Ira Clark Carifac Fabriano 8.4

Playoffs

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Treviso3
 
 
 
Reggio Calabria2
 
Roseto1
 
 
 
Reggio Calabria2
 
Treviso3
 
 
Siena1
 
 
 
 
 
Siena3
 
 
 
Varese0
 
Milano1
 
 
 
Varese2
 
Treviso3
 
 
Bologna1
 
 
 
 
 
Roma3
 
 
 
Pompea Napoli1
 
Napoli2
 
 
 
Biella1
 
Roma2
 
 
Bologna3
 
 
 
 
 
Cantù1
 
 
 
Bologna3
 
Bologna2
 
 
Trieste0
 

1/8 Finals

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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Awards

Italy Massimo Bulleri (Benetton Treviso)
Italy Lino Lardo (Viola Reggio Calabria)[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Relegated after the season for financial irregularities (see 2003–04 Lega Basket Serie A).

References

  1. ^ "Calendario - Stagione 2002/2003" [Calendar - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Classifiche - Stagione 2002/2003" [Classification - 2002/2003 season]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. ^ "A Lardo e Bulleri i premi Foxy 2003" [The Foxy 2003 awards to Lardo and Bulleri]. Lega Basket Serie A (in Italian). 6 June 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015.