2018–19 Serie A2 Basket
# 2018–19 Serie A2 Basket

The 2018–19 Serie A2 season, known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A2 Old Wild West, was the 45th season of the Italian basketball second league Serie A2 Basket. The season started on October 5, 2018, and ended on June 17, 2019, with the last game of the promotion playoffs finals.

Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna won their 1st title by beating Virtus Roma in the game 2 of the A2 Finals.

## Rules

The season was composed of 32 teams with a regional subdivision in two equal groups of sixteen, East and West. Each team played twice each team in its subgroup, the second ranked team of each group then plays the 9th ranked team of the other group (e.g. East No. 2 against West No. 9), then the third best against the 8th, and so on, to form a promotion playoffs (for one place) of sixteen teams. Two more teams (1st ranked of each group) were promoted directly without going through the playoffs

## Regular season

### East Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna (P) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2596 | 2312 | +284 | 50 | Promotion to LBA |
| 2 | De' Longhi Treviso | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2442 | 2053 | +389 | 48 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2387 | 2207 | +180 | 46 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Tezenis Verona | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2386 | 2320 | +66 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | G.S.A. Udine | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2356 | 2231 | +125 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Unieuro Forlì | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2427 | 2428 | −1 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Pompea Mantova | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2291 | 2321 | −30 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Cimorosi Roseto | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2451 | 2378 | +73 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | OraSì Ravenna | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2318 | 2437 | −119 | 26 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 10 | Le Naturelle Imola Basket | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2512 | 2580 | −68 | 24 | |
| 11 | Bondi Ferrara | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2390 | 2487 | −97 | 22 | |
| 12 | Assigeco Piacenza | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2364 | 2360 | +4 | 22 | |
| 13 | Hertz Cagliari | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2390 | 2610 | −220 | 22 | |
| 14 | Bakery Piacenza | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2331 | 2511 | −180 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 15 | Baltur Cento | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2230 | 2402 | −172 | 18 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 16 | Termoforgia Jesi (E) | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2435 | 2671 | −236 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |

### West Group league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Virtus Roma (P) | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2317 | 2188 | +129 | 40 | Promotion to LBA |
| 2 | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2464 | 2284 | +180 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2314 | 2225 | +89 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Bergamo | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2313 | 2190 | +123 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Zeus Energy Group Rieti | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2058 | 2040 | +18 | 34 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2161 | 2071 | +90 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2324 | 2235 | +89 | 32 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2496 | 2440 | +56 | 30 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | 2B Control Trapani | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2393 | 2365 | +28 | 28 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 10 | M Rinnovabili Agrigento | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2174 | 2228 | −54 | 28 | |
| 11 | Givova Scafati | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2328 | 2375 | −47 | 28 | |
| 12 | Leonis Roma | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2206 | 2335 | −129 | 22 | |
| 13 | Bertram Tortona | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2149 | 2179 | −30 | 20 | |
| 14 | Axpo Legnano | 28 | 6 | 22 | 2168 | 2386 | −218 | 12 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 15 | BPC Virtus Cassino | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2100 | 2424 | −324 | 4 | Qualification to Relegation playout |
| 16 | Soundreef Siena (E) | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Relegation to Serie B |

* ↑ 3 points deducted to Siena for irregularities of the surety required entry to the league. Siena was later excluded from the championship.

## Coppa Italia

At the half of the league, the four first teams of each group in the table played the LNP Cup.

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals 1 March 2019 | Quarter-finals 1 March 2019 | Quarter-finals 1 March 2019 | Semifinals 2 March 2019 | Semifinals 2 March 2019 | Semifinals 2 March 2019 | Final 3 March 2019 | Final 3 March 2019 | Final 3 March 2019 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1E | Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna | 75 | | | | | | |
| 4W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 50 | | | | | | |
| 4W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 50 | 1E | Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna | 89 | | | |
| | | | 2W | Virtus Roma | 80 | | | |
| 2W | Virtus Roma | 77 | 2W | Virtus Roma | 80 | | | |
| 3E | Tezenis Verona | 60 | | | | | | |
| 3E | Tezenis Verona | 60 | | | | 1E | Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna | 75 |
| | | | | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 84 |
| 1W | Bergamo | 83 | | | | | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 84 |
| 4E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 75 | | | | | | |
| 4E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 75 | 1W | Bergamo | 79 | | | |
| | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 82 | | | |
| 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 100 | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 82 | | | |
| 3W | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina | 78 | | | | | | |

Source: Serie A2

## Playout

The league play-out was played between the 14th and 15th placed teams of each group in two elimination rounds. The series was played in a best-of-three format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth game were played at home of the team that got the better ranking at the end of the regular season, the third and the eventual fourth were played at home the lower ranked team.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14E | Bakery Piacenza | 3 | | | |
| 15W | BPC Virtus Cassino | 0 | | | |
| 15W | BPC Virtus Cassino | 0 | 14E | Bakery Piacenza | 2 |
| | | | 14W | Axpo Legnano | 3 |
| 14W | Axpo Legnano | 3 | 14W | Axpo Legnano | 3 |
| 15E | Baltur Cento | 2 | | | |

Source: Serie A2

## Playoffs

The league's playoffs were played between the second and the 9th of each group in four rounds: eightfinals, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. All series were played in a best-of-five format: the first, the second and the eventual fifth match were played at home of the best-placed team, the second, the third and the fourth, at the end of the regular season.

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9W | 2B Control Trapani | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9W | 2B Control Trapani | 2 | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5W | Zeus Energy Group Rieti | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5W | Zeus Energy Group Rieti | 3 | 5W | Zeus Energy Group Rieti | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 6E | Unieuro Forlì | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6E | Unieuro Forlì | 2 | | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3W | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 1 | | | | |
| 4E | Tezenis Verona | 3 | | | | | | | 3W | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 1 | | | | |
| 7W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7W | Novipiù Casale Monferrato | 1 | 4E | Tezenis Verona | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3W | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3W | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 3 | 3W | Remer Blu Basket Treviglio | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8E | Cimorosi Roseto | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8E | Cimorosi Roseto | 2 | | | | | | | | 2E | De' Longhi Treviso | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2W | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 0 |
| 2W | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2W | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 0 |
| 9E | OraSì Ravenna | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9E | OraSì Ravenna | 0 | 2W | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5E | G.S.A. Udine | 1 | 6W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 6W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6W | Edinol Pallacanestro Biella | 3 | | | | 2W | Benfapp Capo d'Orlando | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4W | Bergamo | 0 | | | | |
| 4W | Bergamo | 3 | | | | | | | 4W | Bergamo | 0 | | | | |
| 7E | Pompea Mantova | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7E | Pompea Mantova | 2 | 4W | Bergamo | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 3 | 3E | XL Extralight Montegranaro | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8W | Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

Source: Serie A2

## Serie A2 Finals

Since this season the Playoffs winner was the third promoted team to LBA. The two other promoted clubs, which were also the top seeded on the League Table at the end of the Regular Season, faced a final of two matches to decide the winner of the Serie A2.

### Virtus Roma vs. Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna

Source: Serie A2

