2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Games played | 240 (Regular season) 24–41 (Playoffs) |
| Dates | 1 October 2016 – June 2017 |
| TV | Rai Sport, Eurosport |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win |
Bologna 88–52 Capo d'Orlando (8 October 2017) |
| Biggest away win |
Varese 62–80 Reyer Venezia (1 October 2017) |
| Highest scoring |
Reggio Emilia 95–102 Pesaro (8 October 2017) |
| Winning streak | 3 games Germani Basket Brescia EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Losing streak | 3 games New Basket Brindisi Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia Betaland Capo d'Orlando |
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← 2016–17
2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2017.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to PosteMobile.
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| Leader of the Regular Season | |
| Qualification to Playoffs | |
| Relegation to Serie A2 |
The 2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A, is the 96th season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, which is highest-tier level professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season started on 1 October 2017 and will end in May 2018, with the playoffs starting in May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, the 2018 EuroCup Finals or the 2018 Champions League Playoffs) to finish in June depending on results.
As in previous years, Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.
Umana Reyer Venezia are the defending champions.
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2016–17 season and one promoted from the 2016–17 Serie A2.
Segafredo Virtus Bologna is the promoted club from the Serie A2 Citroën after beating Alma Trieste at game 3 of league's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after just one season of absence.
Virtus Bologna replaced Vanoli Cremona who were relegated during the previous season.
In July 2017, Juvecaserta Basket was excluded by CONI from the 2017–18 LBA season, due to financial issues. Vanoli Cremona was reprieved and took the place of Juvecaserta.
As in previous seasons, LBA clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,500 people. From 2017–18 season, all clubs must host their home playoffs matches in arenas with a seating capacity of at least 5,000 people.
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