Lega Basket Serie A season steals leaders are the season by season steals leaders of the top-tier level professional basketball league in Italy, the LBA (first division), and the all-time stats leaders of both the LBA and the Serie A2 (2nd division).
Steals Leader by season In basketball, steals occur when a player legally forced his opponent to commit a turnover by his positive and aggressive actions such as deflecting or catching the ball. The LBA's steals title is awarded to the player with the highest steals per game average in a given regular season. Prior to the 1987–88 season, the league's leader in steal was the player that scored the most total steals in the league during the season. Since the 1987–88 season, the steals' leader is the player with the highest steals average per game during the season.
Total Steals Leaders (1975–76 to 1986–87)SeasonPlayer(League's Leader in Steals)ClubTotal StealsRef 1976–77 Chuck Jura Xerox Milano 100 1977–78 Chuck Jura (2×) Xerox Milano 118 1978–79 Mike D'Antoni Billy Milano 93 1979–80 Mike D'Antoni (2×) Billy Milano 162 1980–81 Mike D'Antoni (3×) Billy Milano 137 1981–82 Mike D'Antoni (4×) Billy Milano 149 1982–83 Mike D'Antoni (5×) Billy Milano 147 1983–84 James Hardy Snaidero Udine 109 1984–85 Mike D'Antoni (6×) Simac Milano 113 1985–86 Cedric Henderson Simac Milano 153 1986–87 Rickey Brown Basket Brescia 133 1987–88 Mitchell Anderson Neutroroberts Firenze 135
By steals average Steals Leader By Steals Average (1988–89 to Present)SeasonPlayer(League's Leader in Steals)ClubSteals AverageRef 1988–89 Micheal Ray Richardson Knorr Bologna 3.5 1989–90 Joe Binion Libertas Livorno 3.3 1990–91 Chris McNealy Lotus Montecatini 3.5 1991–92 Riccardo Pittis Philips Milano 3.8 1992–93 Riccardo Pittis (2×) Philips Milano 3.5 1993–94 Arijan Komazec Pallacanestro Varese 3.5 1994–95 Emanual Davis Teamsystem Rimini 3.1 1995–96 Alberto Rossini Polti Cantù 3.7 1996–97 Jonathan Haynes Banco di Sardegna Sassari 4.0 1997–98 Germán Scarone Teamsystem Rimini 3.2 1998–99 Jonathan Haynes (2×) Banco di Sardegna Sassari 4.0 1999–00 Charles Smith Basket Napoli 3.7 2000–01 Joey Beard Teamsystem Rimini 3.8 2001–02 Manu Ginóbili Virtus Bologna 4.3 2002–03 David Vanterpool Air Avellino 4.2 2003–04 Nate Green Air Avellino 3.9 2004–05 Nate Green (2×) Air Avellino 2.9 2005–06 David Hawkins Lottomatica Roma 3.4 2006–07 Rick Apodaca Givova Scafati Basket 2.8 2007–08 Marques Green Air Avellino 3.6 2008–09 Shaun Stonerook Montepaschi Siena 3.3 2009–10 Marques Green (2×) Scavolini Pesaro 3.3 2010–11 Shaun Stonerook (2×) Montepaschi Siena 3.3 2011–12 Aubrey Coleman Angelico Biella 3.3 2012–13 Bryant Dunston Pallacanestro Varese 2.1 2013–14 Quinton Hosley Virtus Roma 2.0 2014–15 Jerome Dyson Dinamo Sassari 2.0 2015–16 Deron Washington Vanoli Cremona Basket 1.9 2016–17 Aaron Craft Aquila Basket Trento 2.3 2017–18 Randy Culpepper Pallacanestro Cantù 2.1 2018–19 Aaron Craft (2×) Dolomiti Energia Trentino 2.1 2019–20 John Brown New Basket Brindisi 2.0 2020–21 Darius Thompson New Basket Brindisi 1.7 2021–22 Gerald Robinson Dinamo Sassari 2.0
References
External links LBA official website