LBA | |
League: | Lega Basket Serie A |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Finals: | LBA Finals |
Finals Link: | 2023 LBA Playoffs |
Champions: | AX Armani Exchange Milano (30th title) |
Runners Up: | Virtus Segafredo Bologna |
Teams: | 16 |
Dates: | 2 October 2022 – 23 June 2023 |
Mvp: | Colbey Ross |
Mvp N: | USA |
Finals Mvp: | Luigi Datome |
Finals Mvp N: | ITA |
Ppg: | 19.5 |
Rpg: | 8.1 |
Apg: | 10.0 |
Seasonslistnames: | Lega Basket Serie A |
Prevseason Link: | 2021–22 LBA season |
Prevseason Year: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason Link: | 2023–24 LBA season |
Nextseason Year: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 LBA season is the 101st season of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the men's top tier professional basketball division of the Italian basketball league system.
Fortitudo Bologna and Vanoli Cremona ended, respectively, on 15th and 16th place and therefore relegated to the Serie A2.
Scafati and Verona were two best teams in Serie A2 and therefore promoted to Serie A.
In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays are from 2 October 2022, to May 2023.
See main article: article and 2023 LBA Playoffs. The LBA playoffs quarterfinals and semifinals are best of five formats, while the finals series are best of seven format. The playoffs will start in May 2023, to finish in June 2023, depending on result.
Pos. | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Season MVP | |||
PG | Varese | [18] | |
Finals MVP | |||
SF | Luigi Datome | Olimpia Milano | [19] |
Top Scorer | |||
SG | Frank Bartley | Pallacanestro Trieste | [20] |
Domestic Player of the Year | |||
SG | Marco Belinelli | Virtus Bologna | [21] |
Best Young Player | |||
PG | Matteo Spagnolo | Trento | [22] |
Best Defender | |||
SG | John Petrucelli | Brescia | [23] |
Sixth Man of the Year | |||
SG | Marco Belinelli | Virtus Bologna | [24] |
Most Improved Player | |||
C | Ousmane Diop | Dinamo Sassari | [25] |
Revealing Player of the Year | |||
PG | Colbey Ross | Varese | [26] |
Coach of the Year | |||
HD | Marco Ramondino | Derthona | [27] |
All-LBA Team | |||
PG | Colbey Ross | Varese | [28] |
SG | Semaj Christon | Derthona | |
SF | Marco Belinelli | Virtus Bologna | |
PF | Nicolò Melli | Olimpia Milano | |
C | JaCorey Williams | Napoli |
In the 2022–23 season, Olimpia Milano and Virtus Bologna participate in the EuroLeague. Brescia, Trento and Venezia participate in the EuroCup. Reggio Emilia and Sassari participate in the Champions League. Brindisi participates in the Europe Cup.[29]