The 2021–22 LBA season is the 100th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

Virtus Roma withdrew in the past season. Cantu ended on 15th place and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.

2021–22 LBA season

Napoli and Tortona were two best teams in Serie A2 and therefore promoted to Serie A.

2021–22 LBA season

Number of teams by region

Venues and locations

Source:

2021–22 LBA season

Managerial changes

Referees

A total of 38 FIP officials set to work on the 2020-21 season in Lega Basket Serie A:

Notes

Newly promoted to the Serie A

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from September 25, 2021, to May 8, 2022.

League table

Playoffs

The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals are best of five formats, while the finals series are best of seven format. The playoffs will start in May 2022, to finish in June 2022, depending on result.

Awards

Source:

Season MVP

Amedeo Della Valle – Brescia

Best Defender

Kyle Hines – A|X Armani Exchange Milan

Best Player Under 22

Matteo Spagnolo – Vanoli Cremona

Best Sixth Man

Marco Belinelli – Virtus Bologna

Finals MVP

Shavon Shields – A|X Armani Exchange Milan

Rookie of the Year

Naz Mitrou-Long – Brescia

Serie A clubs in European competitions

See also

2021 Italian Basketball Supercup

References

External links

Lega Basket website

Lega Basket Serie A seasons

Italian

2021–22 in Italian basketball