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The Lega Basket A (officially: Lega Società di Pallacanestro Serie A,[1][2] 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.
| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Federation | FIP |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coppa Italia |
| Supercup | Supercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro |
| International cup(s) | EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League |
| Current champions | Olimpia Milano (29th title) (2021–22) |
| Most championships | Olimpia Milano (29 titles) |
| CEO | Fernando Marino |
| TV partners | Discovery+, Eurosport |
| Website | www |
 2022–23 LBA season | |
Basket League is a founding member of ULEB.[3] 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.[4] It is the sole professional sport league in Italy outside football. The current president of Basket League is Fernando Marino.[5]
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Basket League was officially incorporated on May 27, 1970, in Milan,[6] and included the clubs that participated in both the first division Serie A and the second division Serie A2. On June 20, 2001, it changed to include just the first division Serie A clubs.
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Presidents of Basket League from 1970 to present.[7]
- 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 Corrado[8]
- 2009–14: Valentino Renzi
- 2014: Fernando Marino
- 2016–2020: Egidio Bianchi
- 2020–present: Umberto Gandini
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