2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A

June 2019 noref (GreenC bot) 2003–04 2005–06 Lega Basket Serie A #0079B9 white 2004–05 Climamio Bologna 2nd title Armani Jeans Milano Benetton Treviso Lottomatica Roma Sicc Cucine Jesi Scavolini Pesaro 18 34 October 3, 2004 – June 5, 2005 Benetton Treviso ITA 20px Massimo Bulleri ITA 20px Gianluca Basile USA 20px Drew Nicholas 22.8 USA 20px Casey Shaw 9.4 USA 20px Tyson Wheeler 4.7 The 2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 83rd season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy. The regular season ran from October 3, 2004 to May 2005, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked team, Sicc Cucine Jesi and the bankrupt club Scavolini Pesaro, were relegated to the Legadue. Climamio Bologna won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against Armani Jeans Milano. Regular season 2004/05 Rank TeamGPWLPFPA Coach 1 Benetton Treviso 34 28 6 2,836 2,457ITA Ettore Messina 2 Climamio Bologna 34 25 9 2,897 2,619CRO Jasmin Repeša 3 Montepaschi Siena 34 25 9 2,875 2,593ITA Carlo Recalcati 4 Armani Jeans Milano 34 24 10 2,680 2,486ITA Lino Lardo 5 Vertical Vision Cantù 34 22 12 2,911 2,745ITA Stefano Sacripanti 6 Lottomatica Roma 34 18 16 2,761 2,728ITA Piero Bucchi (first 17 games, 9-8) ITA Guido Saibene (next 1 game, 0-1) SER Svetislav Pešić (last 16 games, 9-7) 7 Sedima Roseto 34 16 18 2,692 2,844CRO Neven Spahija 8 Pompea Napoli 34 16 18 2,885 2,943ITA Andrea Mazzon (first 7 games, 3-4) ITA Maurizio Bartocci (next 1 game, 0-1) ITA Attilio Caja (next 11 games, 5-6) ITA Maurizio Bartocci (last 15 games, 8-7) 9 Scavolini Pesaro 34 15 19 2,709 2,753USA Phil Melillo (first 13 games, 7-6) ITA Marco Crespi (last 21 games, 8-13) 10 Navigo.it Teramo 34 15 19 2,709 2,753ITA Cesare Pancotto 11 Villaggio Solidago Livorno 34 14 20 2,815 2,893ITA Walter De Raffaele 12 Air Avellino 34 14 20 2,737 2,995MKD Zare Markovski 13 Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia 34 13 21 2,657 2,576ITA Fabrizio Frates 14 Casti Group Varese 34 13 21 2,736 2,891ITA Giulio Cadeo (first 8 games, 3-5) ITA Gianni Molina (next 1 game, 0-1) ARG Ruben Magnano (last 25 games, 10-15) 15 Snaidero Cucine Udine 34 13 21 2,675 2,834SVN Teoman Alibegović 16 Lauretana Biella 34 12 22 2,747 2,831ITA Alessandro Ramagli 17 Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria 34 12 22 2,720 2,950ITA Alessandro Giuliani (first 27 games, 7-20) ITA Antonio Zorzi (last 7 games, 5-2) 18 Sicc Cucine Jesi 34 11 23 2,751 2,899ITA Luigi Gresta (first 18 games, 5-13) MNE Slobodan Subotić (last 16 games, 6-10) Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Scavolini Pesaro has gone bankrupt after the season and moved to Serie B, sparing Reggio Calabria relegation. Playoffs Quarterfinals Benetton Treviso - Pompea Napoli 3-0 (94-75, 86-75, 86-73) Climamio Bologna - Sedima Roseto 3-0 (95-84, 77-72, 73-70) Lottomatica Roma - Montepaschi Siena 3-1 (88-86, 82-78, 79-85, 87-78) Armani Jeans Milano - Vertical Vision Cantù 3-0 (83-77, 92-83, 94-83) Semifinals Armani Jeans Milano - Benetton Treviso 3-2 (60-82, 58-49, 61-80, 69-58, 61-57) Climamio Bologna - Lottomatica Roma 3-1 (78-64, 65-76, 80-61, 63-62) Finals Climamio Bologna - Armani Jeans Milano 3-1 (77-70, 66-73, 80-71, 67-65) Individual leaders Statistics are for the regular season. Scoring Rank NameNation TeamPPG1. Drew Nicholas USA Villaggio Solidago Livorno22.82. Jamel Thomas USA Navigo.it Teramo20.23. Charles Smith USA Scavolini Pesaro19.64. Mike Penberthy USA Pompea Napoli19.25. Norman Nolan USA Casti Group Varese18.96. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf USA Sedima Roseto18.77. Preston ShumpertUSA Villaggio Solidago Livorno18.18. Duane Woodward USA Sedima Roseto17.29. Raymond Tutt USA Sicc Cucine Jesi16.710. Mario Austin USA Lauretana Biella16.7 Assists Rank NameNation TeamAPG1. Tyson Wheeler USA Navigo.it Teramo4.72. Misan Nikagbatse GER Sedima Roseto4.03. Cookie Belcher USA Lauretana Biella3.84. Sani Bečirovič SVN Casti Group Varese3.85. Duane Woodward USA Sedima Roseto3.66. Gianmarco Pozzecco ITA Climamio Bologna3.57. Kiwane Garris USA Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia3.48. Nate Green USA Air Avellino3.49. Jerry McCullough USA Armani Jeans Milano3.210. Tyus Edney USA Lottomatica Roma2.9 Rebounds Rank NameNation TeamRPG1. Casey Shaw USA ITAEurofiditalia Reggio Calabria9.42. Brooks Sales USA Navigo.it Teramo9.03. Chris Massie USA Air Avellino8.64. James Singleton USA Armani Jeans Milano8.45. Jacob Jaacks USA Lauretana Biella8.26. Damon Williams USA Air Avellino8.27. Aloysius Anagonye USA Villaggio Solidago Livorno8.18. Joseph Blair USA Armani Jeans Milano8.09. Denis Marconato ITA Benetton Treviso7.510. Mason Rocca USA ITAPompea Napoli7.4 See also LBA Category:Lega Basket Serie A seasons 1 Italy