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2004–05 Lega Basket Serie A

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title	Lega Basket Serie A
t_bg	#0079B9
t_color	white
season	2004–05
champions	Climamio Bologna
2nd title
runners_up	Armani Jeans Milano
semifinalists	Benetton Treviso
Lottomatica Roma
relegated	Sicc Cucine Jesi
Scavolini Pesaro
teams	18
games	34
duration	October 3, 2004 – June 5, 2005
top_seed	Benetton Treviso
MVP	ITA Massimo Bulleri
finals_MVP	ITA Gianluca Basile
top_scorer	USA Drew Nicholas	ppg = 22.8
rebounds_leader	USA Casey Shaw	rpg = 9.4
assists_leader	USA Tyson Wheeler	apg = 4.7

2nd title Lottomatica Roma Scavolini Pesaro 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	Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Coach
1	Benetton Treviso	34	28	6	2,836	2,457	ITA Ettore Messina
2	Climamio Bologna	34	25	9	2,897	2,619	CRO Jasmin Repeša
3	Montepaschi Siena	34	25	9	2,875	2,593	ITA Carlo Recalcati
4	Armani Jeans Milano	34	24	10	2,680	2,486	ITA Lino Lardo
5	Vertical Vision Cantù	34	22	12	2,911	2,745	ITA Stefano Sacripanti
6	Lottomatica Roma	34	18	16	2,761	2,728	ITA Piero Bucchi (first 17 games, 9-8)

7	Sedima Roseto	34	16	18	2,692	2,844	CRO Neven Spahija
8	Pompea Napoli	34	16	18	2,885	2,943	ITA Andrea Mazzon (first 7 games, 3-4)

9	Scavolini Pesaro	34	15	19	2,709	2,753	USA Phil Melillo (first 13 games, 7-6)

10	Navigo.it Teramo	34	15	19	2,709	2,753	ITA Cesare Pancotto
11	Villaggio Solidago Livorno	34	14	20	2,815	2,893	ITA Walter De Raffaele
12	Air Avellino	34	14	20	2,737	2,995	MKD Zare Markovski
13	Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia	34	13	21	2,657	2,576	ITA Fabrizio Frates
14	Casti Group Varese	34	13	21	2,736	2,891	ITA Giulio Cadeo (first 8 games, 3-5)

15	Snaidero Cucine Udine	34	13	21	2,675	2,834	SVN Teoman Alibegović
16	Lauretana Biella	34	12	22	2,747	2,831	ITA Alessandro Ramagli
17	Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria	34	12	22	2,720	2,950	ITA Alessandro Giuliani (first 27 games, 7-20)

18	Sicc Cucine Jesi	34	11	23	2,751	2,899	ITA Luigi Gresta (first 18 games, 5-13)

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	Name	Nation	Team	PPG
1.	Drew Nicholas	USA	Villaggio Solidago Livorno	22.8
2.	Jamel Thomas	USA	Navigo.it Teramo	20.2
3.	Charles Smith	USA	Scavolini Pesaro	19.6
4.	Mike Penberthy	USA	Pompea Napoli	19.2
5.	Norman Nolan	USA	Casti Group Varese	18.9
6.	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	USA	Sedima Roseto	18.7
7.	Preston Shumpert	USA	Villaggio Solidago Livorno	18.1
8.	Duane Woodward	USA	Sedima Roseto	17.2
9.	Raymond Tutt	USA	Sicc Cucine Jesi	16.7
10.	Mario Austin	USA	Lauretana Biella	16.7

Assists

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	APG
1.	Tyson Wheeler	USA	Navigo.it Teramo	4.7
2.	Misan Nikagbatse	GER	Sedima Roseto	4.0
3.	Cookie Belcher	USA	Lauretana Biella	3.8
4.	Sani Bečirovič	SVN	Casti Group Varese	3.8
5.	Duane Woodward	USA	Sedima Roseto	3.6
6.	Gianmarco Pozzecco	ITA	Climamio Bologna	3.5
7.	Kiwane Garris	USA	Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia	3.4
8.	Nate Green	USA	Air Avellino	3.4
9.	Jerry McCullough	USA	Armani Jeans Milano	3.2
10.	Tyus Edney	USA	Lottomatica Roma	2.9

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Nation	Team	RPG
1.	Casey Shaw	USA ITA	Eurofiditalia Reggio Calabria	9.4
2.	Brooks Sales	USA	Navigo.it Teramo	9.0
3.	Chris Massie	USA	Air Avellino	8.6
4.	James Singleton	USA	Armani Jeans Milano	8.4
5.	Jacob Jaacks	USA	Lauretana Biella	8.2
6.	Damon Williams	USA	Air Avellino	8.2
7.	Aloysius Anagonye	USA	Villaggio Solidago Livorno	8.1
8.	Joseph Blair	USA	Armani Jeans Milano	8.0
9.	Denis Marconato	ITA	Benetton Treviso	7.5
10.	Mason Rocca	USA ITA	Pompea Napoli	7.4

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