| Serie A PosteMobile1 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2016–17 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2 October 2016 – 20 June 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 240 (Regular season) 24–41 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| TV partners | RAI,Sky Italia[1] | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||||||||||
| SeasonMVP | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | Vanoli Cremona | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Umana Reyer Venezia (3rd title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Dolomiti Energia Trento | ||||||||||||
| Semifinalists | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Sidigas Avellino | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | |||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| Best Young Player | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Capo d'Orlando 96–53Cantù (30 October 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Vanoli Cremona 59–78Trento (29 January 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | Brindisi 106–108Reyer Venezia (7 January 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 10 games EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | ||||||||||||
| Losing streak | 7 games Juvecaserta Vanoli Cremona | ||||||||||||
| Highest attendance | 11,146 EA7 Milano 93–79Brescia (12 February 2017)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 3,863[4] | ||||||||||||
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 29 June 2017.1 Sponsored league name, referring toPosteMobile. | |||||||||||||
The2016–17 LBA season, was the 95th season of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as theSerie A PosteMobile,[5] thehighest-tier level professionalbasketball league inItaly. The regular season started on 2 October 2016 and finished on 7 May 2017, with the playoffs started on 12 May (dependent on an Italian club qualifying for the2017 EuroLeague Final Four or for the2017 Champions League Playoffs) and finished between 16 and 22 June depending on results.[6]
As in previous years,Molten Corporation provided the official ball for all matches.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.[7]
Umana Reyer Venezia won their 3rd title by beatingDolomiti Energia Trento in game 6 of thefinals.[8]
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 15 sides from the2015–16 season and one promoted from the2015–16 Serie A2.[9]
Germani Basket Brescia is the promoted club from theSerie A2 Citroën after beatingFortitudo Bologna at game 5 ofleague's playoffs, and returns in the highest-tier of theItalian basketball league system after 28 years of absence fromSerie A.[10][11]
Brescia replacedVirtus Bologna who was relegated during the previous season.[12]
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Eyesportwear | Banco di Sardegna,Tirrenia Navigazione | |||
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | Legea | Betaland | |||
| Consultinvest Pesaro | Erreà | Consultinvest,ButanGas1 | |||
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Spalding | Dolomiti Energia | |||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Armani | EA7 Emporio Armani,BMW,1Aon2 | |||
| Enel Brindisi | Bitre Sport | Enel | |||
| Fiat Torino | Spalding | Fiat Automobiles | |||
| Germani Basket Brescia | Erreà | Germani Trasporti,A2A | |||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | Sportika | Grissin Bon,Mapei1 | |||
| Juvecaserta | Givova | Pasta Reggia, Fortune Investment & Co. | |||
| Openjobmetis Varese | Spalding | Openjobmetis,Teva | |||
| Red October Cantù | Macron | Red October,Intesa Sanpaolo1 | |||
| Sidigas Avellino | Joma | Sidigas | |||
| The Flexx Pistoia | Erreà | The Flexx,Conad,Hitachi | |||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Erreà | Umana | |||
| Vanoli Cremona | Erreà | Vanoli Ferramenta |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enel Brindisi | Signed withConsultinvest Pesaro | 24 April 2016[32] | Pre-season | 5 May 2016[33] | ||
| Consultinvest Pesaro | End of contract | 30 May 2016[34] | 1 June 2016[35] | |||
| Red October Cantù | 30 June 2016[36] | 2 August 2016[37] | ||||
| Red October Cantù | Resigned | 30 November 2016[38][39] | 14th (2–7) | 1 November 2016[40] | ||
| Vanoli Cremona | Sacked | 13 December 2016[41] | 16th (2–9) | 13 December 2016[42] | ||
| Openjobmetis Varese | Sacked | 22 December 2016[43] | 14th (4–8) | 23 December 2016[44] | ||
| Red October Cantù | End of interim spell | 27 February 2017[45] | 13th (7–13) | 27 February 2017[46] | ||
| Consultinvest Pesaro | Resigned | 7 March 2017[47] | 15th (7–14) | 9 March 2017[48] |
From the end of the2015–16 season,Lega Basket Serie A has a newsponsor. TheTurkish brandBeko left Serie A after four years of sponsorship.Beko decided to focus just on their sponsorship of theSpanishfootball teamBarcelona.[49]
In December 2016, took place inRome the assembly ofLega Basket during which the president Egidio Bianchi has communicated to all the clubs to have reached the multi-year agreement withPosteMobile, an Italy-basedmobile virtual network operator owned byPoste italiane Group, that will become the Title Sponsor of the LBA.[50][51]
Each team is allowed either five or seven foreign players under two formulas:
Each club can choose the 5+5 formula, that consists of five Italian players and five foreign players, and the 3+4+5 formula, with five Italian players, three foreigners from countries outside the E.U. and four foreigners from E.U. countries or "Cotonou Countries".[52]
At the end of the season there will be a prize of €500,000 for the top three ranked teams, that had chosen the 5+5 formula, considering the playing time of Italian players, and €200,000 for those teams that will obtain the best results with their youth sector.[53]
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in around-robin format. The eight first qualified teams will advance to the Playoffs, the last seven qualified teams will be eliminated, while the last one qualified team will berelegated and replaced by the winner of the playoffs of the second-levelSerie A2 Basket. The matchdays are from 2 October 2016 to 7 May 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2584 | 2384 | +200 | Qualification toplayoffs |
| 2 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2447 | 2330 | +117 | |
| 3 | Sidigas Avellino | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2392 | 2285 | +107 | |
| 4 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2352 | 2201 | +151 | |
| 5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2301 | 2218 | +83 | |
| 6 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2458 | 2443 | +15 | |
| 7 | The Flexx Pistoia | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2306 | 2298 | +8 | |
| 8 | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2291 | 2315 | −24 | |
| 9 | Enel Brindisi | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2495 | 2465 | +30 | |
| 10 | Germani Basket Brescia | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2360 | 2453 | −93 | |
| 11 | Fiat Torino | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2455 | 2551 | −96 | |
| 12 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2319 | 2402 | −83 | |
| 13 | JuveCaserta | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2337 | 2430 | −93 | |
| 14 | Red October Cantù | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2335 | 2476 | −141 | |
| 15 | Consultinvest Pesaro | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2285 | 2420 | −135 | |
| 16 | Vanoli Cremona(R) | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2370 | 2416 | −46 | Relegation toSerie A2 |
| Home \ Away | SAS | ORL | PES | TRE | EA7 | BRI | TOR | BRE | REG | CAS | VAR | CTU | AVE | PIS | VEN | CRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 74–64 | 86–59 | 69–66 | 75–82 | 79–78 | 96–64 | 96–73 | 82–72 | 95–77 | 78–72 | 80–65 | 70–75 | 81–75 | 85–89 | 82–83 | |
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 72–65 | 98–88 | 63–71 | 65–71 | 86–82 | 90–77 | 71–67 | 59–62 | 74–71 | 76–71 | 96–53 | 68–76 | 79–64 | 90–82 | 79–76 | |
| Consultinvest Pesaro | 76–71 | 70–68 | 73–78 | 90–79 | 96–102 | 65–66 | 76–63 | 81–91 | 83–67 | 83–87 | 78–73 | 55–60 | 57–59 | 84–78 | 63–73 | |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | 57–66 | 85–76 | 97–91 | 74–92 | 84–48 | 70–74 | 99–59 | 80–84 | 76–66 | 84–68 | 68–77 | 77–75 | 99–91 | 65–57 | 90–77 | |
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 86–77 | 90–74 | 88–84 | 76–98 | 99–86 | 81–74 | 93–79 | 99–79 | 100–80 | 79–71 | 89–71 | 87–81 | 104–70 | 88–80 | 86–78 | |
| Enel Brindisi | 76–61 | 87–75 | 93–94 | 69–61 | 70–68 | 87–79 | 83–91 | 78–82 | 100–72 | 80–58 | 90–82 | 94–74 | 86–85 | 106–108 | 94–82 | |
| Fiat Torino | 79–87 | 91–92 | 83–79 | 76–67 | 97–100 | 90–88 | 86–91 | 85–73 | 80–77 | 89–76 | 87–76 | 84–79 | 91–95 | 90–93 | 85–82 | |
| Germani Basket Brescia | 56–48 | 89–90 | 99–68 | 74–80 | 80–97 | 81–91 | 96–89 | 93–88 | 64–62 | 78–87 | 76–56 | 91–87 | 97–79 | 79–84 | 95–66 | |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 86–80 | 80–70 | 87–80 | 75–87 | 91–87 | 98–84 | 91–80 | 103–70 | 85–86 | 73–68 | 90–77 | 89–90 | 77–68 | 85–79 | 66–83 | |
| Juvecaserta | 77–70 | 91–86 | 82–87 | 84–67 | 74–78 | 86–82 | 83–76 | 89–83 | 78–75 | 80–86 | 79–85 | 82–86 | 74–65 | 58–61 | 79–75 | |
| Openjobmetis Varese | 76–83 | 74–72 | 93–78 | 83–80 | 82–98 | 91–81 | 79–86 | 68–74 | 81–71 | 93–74 | 82–92 | 77–79 | 75–70 | 60–73 | 78–75 | |
| Red October Cantù | 90–69 | 73–79 | 77–68 | 77–91 | 79–85 | 83–77 | 77–89 | 81–65 | 98–83 | 82–83 | 72–85 | 75–74 | 73–71 | 92–99 | 72–71 | |
| Sidigas Avellino | 77–65 | 94–65 | 79–62 | 79–69 | 80–68 | 76–73 | 86–83 | 92–79 | 81–86 | 79–75 | 75–82 | 92–86 | 83–67 | 78–80 | 85–78 | |
| The Flexx Pistoia | 68–69 | 75–59 | 87–83 | 84–78 | 85–74 | 89–81 | 89–73 | 86–62 | 85–71 | 77–64 | 97–64 | 94–87 | 67–59 | 71–78 | 64–59 | |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 71–84 | 84–69 | 85–61 | 59–76 | 88–84 | 86–65 | 89–70 | 78–70 | 73–74 | 98–92 | 87–81 | 93–72 | 78–75 | 74–62 | 81–73 | |
| Vanoli Cremona | 77–78 | 82–86 | 71–73 | 59–78 | 72–76 | 69–84 | 117–82 | 80–86 | 101–91 | 82–95 | 85–71 | 93–82 | 73–86 | 87–67 | 91–82 |
The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round.
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sidigas Avellino | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| The Flexx Pistoia | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 13 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Enel Brindisi | 3 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Germani Basket Brescia | 15 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Fiat Torino | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Openjobmetis Varese | 12 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Juvecaserta | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Red October Cantù | 11 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Consultinvest Pesaro | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Vanoli Cremona | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2017
Source:LBA
| Leader of the Regular Season | |
| Qualification toPlayoffs | |
| Relegation toSerie A2 |
TheLBA playoffs quarterfinals are best-of-five, while the semifinals and finals series are best-of-seven. The playoffs will start on 12 May 2017 to finish between 16 and 22 June depending on result.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umana Reyer Venezia(C, O) | 46 | 32 | 14 | 2447 | 2330 | +117 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 44 | 27 | 17 | 2352 | 2201 | +151 | Qualification toEuroCup |
| 3 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 39 | 27 | 12 | 2584 | 2384 | +200 | Qualification toEuroLeague |
| 4 | Sidigas Avellino | 39 | 24 | 15 | 2392 | 2285 | +107 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2301 | 2218 | +83 | |
| 6 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2458 | 2443 | +15 | Qualification toEuroCup |
| 7 | The Flexx Pistoia[a] | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2306 | 2298 | +8 | |
| 8 | Betaland Capo d'Orlando | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2291 | 2315 | −24 | Qualification toChampions League qualifying rounds |
| 9 | Enel Brindisi | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2495 | 2465 | +30 | |
| 10 | Germani Basket Brescia | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2360 | 2453 | −93 | |
| 11 | Fiat Torino | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2455 | 2551 | −96 | Qualification toEuroCup |
| 12 | Openjobmetis Varese | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2319 | 2402 | −83 | |
| 13 | Juvecaserta | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2337 | 2430 | −93 | |
| 14 | Red October Cantù | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2335 | 2476 | −141 | |
| 15 | Consultinvest Pesaro | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2285 | 2420 | −135 | |
| 16 | Vanoli Cremona(R) | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2370 | 2416 | −46 | Relegation toSerie A2 Basket |
| Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germani Basket Brescia | 19.6 | |
| 2. | Juvecaserta | 19.3 | |
| 3. | Consultinvest Pesaro | 19.2 | |
| 4. | Red October Cantù | 19.0 | |
| 5. | Enel Brindisi | 17.8 |
| Rank | Name | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germani Basket Brescia | 7.1 | |
| 2. | Juvecaserta | 5.9 | |
| 3. | Fiat Torino | 5.5 | |
| 4. | Openjobmetis Varese | 5.5 | |
| 5. | Red October Cantù | 5.4 |
| Rank | Name | Team | SPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 2.0 | |
| 2. | Sidigas Avellino | 1.8 | |
| 3. | Germani Basket Brescia | 1.7 | |
| 4. | Sidigas Avellino | 1.6 | |
| 5. | Consultinvest Pesaro | 1.5 |
| Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Openjobmetis Varese | 11.1 | |
| 2. | Consultinvest Pesaro | 10.1 | |
| 3. | Juvecaserta | 9.0 | |
| 4. | Fiat Torino | 8.6 | |
| 5. | Fiat Torino | 8.0 |
| Rank | Name | Team | VPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Consultinvest Pesaro | 22.6 | |
| 2. | Red October Cantù | 21.3 | |
| 3. | Juvecaserta | 19.9 | |
| 4. | Fiat Torino | 19.6 | |
| 5. | Sidigas Avellino | 18.4 |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIR | Red October Cantù | 46 | |
| The Flexx Pistoia | |||
| Points | The Flexx Pistoia | 43 | |
| Rebounds | Openjobmetis Varese | 21 | |
| Assists | Germani Basket Brescia | 18 | |
| Blocks | Openjobmetis Varese | 7 | |
| Three pointers | The Flexx Pistoia | 10 |
Updated: 16 May 2017. Source:LBA
| Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | EuroLeague | Regular season | |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Basketball Champions League | Quarter-finals | |
| Openjobmetis Varese | Regular season | ||
| Sidigas Avellino | Round of 16 | ||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Semi-finals |
Source:EuroLeagueChampions League
The2016Italian Supercup was the 22nd edition of thesuper cup tournament of the Italianbasketball. It opened the season on 24 and 25 September 2016. It was contested inMilan'sMediolanum Forum.[93]
Qualified for the tournament wereleague winners andcup winnersEA7 Emporio Armani Milano, cup finalistsSidigas Avellino, cup semifinalistsVanoli Cremona and league finalistGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia.[94]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downingSidigas Avellino 72-90.Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots.Ricky Hickman added 15 whileZoran Dragić had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon andDavide Pascolo allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.[95]
The 49th edition of theItalian Cup, knows as the PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[96] was contested between 16 and 19 February 2017 inRimini.[97][98] Eight teams qualified for the Final Eight were the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of the 2016–17 Serie A season.
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano rallied to beatGrissin Bon Reggio Emilia 84-87 and reach the finals.[99] In Sunday's final, Milan will playBanco di Sardegna Sassari which downedGermani Basket Brescia 77-70.[100]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano successfully defended theItalian Cup with an 84-74 come-from-behind win over Banco di Sardegna Sassari in thefinal on Sunday.Ricky Hickman made 5 of 7 shots from downtown en route to 25 points,Rakim Sanders scored 15 points andMilan Mačvan added 11 for the winners. Sassari took charge from the start with a 2-13 run and led 11-19 after 10 minutes. AJosh Carter triple made it 15-25 midway through the second quarter, but Sanders heated up as Milan fought back and Hickman's triple to end the half drew Milan within 34-36. A three by Sanders to open the second half gave Milan its first lead. Hickman netted another three andDavide Pascolo converted a three-point play to boost the margin to 46-40. Andrea Cinciarini further extended the margin to 9 before strong play byGani Lawal sparked a Sassari comeback. ADavid Bell jumper made it 56-54 through three quarters. It was still a 2-point game four minutes into the fourth quarter when Hickman and Macvan combined for all Milan's points in an 11-2 march to take a 75-64 advantage with 3:38 remaining. Sassari raced back with 8 straight points, but was held to a single basket over the final two minutes as Milan closed out the game from the line.Trevor Lacey paced Sassari with 15 points, Lawal scored 13 andRok Stipčević 11.[101]
Ricky Hickman was named Finals MVP of the competition.[102]