The Lega Basket A (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A,AUTORITA' PER LE GARANZIE NELLE COMUNICAZIONI Gazzetta UfficialeFondo di Garanzia Serie A Giocatori Italiani Basket Associati English: Basket League) is the organizing body, as delegated by the Italian Basketball Federation, of the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, the Serie A (English: Basket League A Series). It is composed of the clubs that participate in the Lega Basket Serie A. It is headquartered in Bologna, Italy.
Basket League is a founding member of ULEB.History uleb.com Basket League organizes the LBA, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game. Discussions have been held as to the possibility of Basket League gaining more autonomy, similarly to that of the corresponding football organization, Lega Serie A.BASKET, PETRUCCI: FIP E SOCIETA' UNITE PER REVISIONE LEGGE 91 la Repubblica It is the sole professional sport league in Italy outside football. The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.Lega basket: "Ok ritorno ct Messina" Rai Sport
History Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970, in Milan,STORIA DELLA LEGA BASKET legabasket.it and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A1 and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it was changed to include only the first-division Serie A1 clubs, renaming the competition Serie A.
Presidents Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.IL PRESIDENTE ONORARIO Lega Basket
1970–72: Adalberto Tedeschi 1972–77: Giancarlo Tesini 1977–79: Gianni Corsolini 1979–84: Luciano Acciari 1984–92: Gianni De Michelis 1992–94: Giulio Malgara 1994–96: Roberto Allievi 1996–98: Angelo Rovati 1998–00: Alfredo Cazzola 2000–01: Sergio D'Antoni 2001–02: Marco Madrigali 2002–07: Enrico Prandi 2007: Umberto Pieraccioni 2007–08: Francesco CorradoBasket, Serie A: Cantù piange Corrado. Salvò la società, volle il Pianella La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009–14: Valentino Renzi 2014: Fernando Marino 2016–2020: Egidio Bianchi 2020–present: Umberto Gandini
See also Serie A (Basketball) Serie A2 (Basketball) Italian Basketball Federation Italian Basketball Cup Italian Basketball Supercup Italian All Star Game
References
External links
Italian Basketball Federation Official Site