2022 VBA Season

2022 VBA season

Tournament details
Host country	Vegno
Dates	April-May 2022
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
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The 2022 VBA season is the 1st season of the Vegnese Basketball Association (VBA). The regular season began in April and is scheduled to end in May. At the end of the regular season, the first six teams will enter the playoffs (best-of-five games); in particular, the first two teams will directly go to the semifinals (bye). The playoff winner will be crowned champion.

Teams

Teams and venues

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Joined
Cossa Capitols	Cossa	Deliziosa Forum	12,700	2022
Cossa Eagles	Cossa	Sburo Coliseum	11,200	2022
Mhazar Lynxes	Mhazar	Onir Center	10,000	2022
Mhazar Miners	Mhazar	Onir Center	10,000	2022
Sancrus Seagulls	Sancrus	Alberobianco Arena	12,300	2022
Sancrus Reindeers	Sancrus	Alberobianco Arena	12,300	2022
Murgione Waves	Murgione	PalaSburo	6,500	2022
Agropl Comets	Agropl	Newbridge Garden	3,400	2022

Preseason

The preseason began on March 28 and ended on April 6.

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.

League table

Pos.	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Murgione Waves	4	4	0	355	300	55	8	Qualification to Playoffs
2	Cossa Eagles	4	2	2	351	322	29	4
3	Mhazar Miners	4	2	2	333	310	23	4
4	Cossa Capitols	4	2	2	336	315	21	4
5	Agropl Comets	4	2	2	327	329	-2	4
6	Sancrus Reindeers	4	2	2	297	322	-25	4
7	Sancrus Seagulls	4	2	2	306	344	-38	4
8	Mhazar Lynxes	4	0	4	285	348	-63	0

Notes:

• x – Clinched playoff spot
• y – Clinched bye spot
• o – Eliminated from postseason contention

Matches

Week 1

Mhazar Miners v Sancrus Reindeers April 9, 2022 Mhazar Miners 91-66 Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 45-31, 71-51, 91-66 Sancrus Reindeers Longo 28, De Filippis 24, Altera 17 Iadanza 25, Zetticci 18, Cociarelli 15 Onir Center, Mhazar Cossa Eagles v Cossa Capitols April 9, 2022 Cossa Eagles 92-72 Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 44-34, 66-54, 92-72 Cossa Capitols Golino 30, Colombo 26, Presutti 22 Toscani 21, Monaldo 20, Campagna 12 Sburo Coliseum, Cossa Murgione Waves v Agropl Comets April 9, 2022 Murgione Waves 96-85 Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 42-38, 74-70, 96-85 Agropl Comets Violante 28, Gentile 24, Strinati 18 Mazzanti 29, Marotta 20, Buratti 15 Palasburo, Murgione Mhazar Lynxes v Sancrus Seagulls April 10, 2022 Mhazar Lynxes 68-85 Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 37-43, 54-68, 68-85 Sancrus Seagulls Russo 18, Alfonsi 14, Neri 13 Arcuri 23, Ossani 22, Passero 18 Onir Center, Mhazar

Week 2

Sancrus Reindeers v Mhazar Lynxes April 14, 2022 Sancrus Reindeers 87-71 Scoring by quarter: 13-22, 37-41, 71-57, 87-71 Mhazar Lynxes Iadanza 30, Donini 19, Zetticci 18 Russo 32, Neri 21, Conti 10 Alberobianco Arena, Sancrus Agropl Comets v Cossa Eagles April 15, 2022 Agropl Comets 85-75 Scoring by quarter: 26-28, 36-46, 55-64, 85-75 Cossa Eagles Mazzanti 45, Buratti 14, Marotta 14 Colombo 23, Golino 19, Presutti 17 Newbridge Garden, Agropl Sancrus Seagulls v Murgione Waves April 15, 2022 Sancrus Seagulls 60-96 Scoring by quarter: 12-25, 20-40, 42-68, 60-96 Murgione Waves Passero 23, Arcuri 17, Marchesi 12 Fanucci 34, Strinati 28, Violante 24 Alberobianco Arena, Sancrus Cossa Capitols v Mhazar Miners April 15, 2022 Cossa Capitols 92-72 Scoring by quarter: 21-27, 43-37, 66-45, 92-72 Mhazar Miners Monaldo 28, Chiellini 23, Borroni 15 De Filippis 26, Longo 22, Zullo 11 Deliziosa Forum, Cossa

Week 3

Sancrus Reindeers v Cossa Capitols April 20, 2022 Sancrus Reindeers 84-78 Scoring by quarter: 18-12, 36-29, 61-58, 84-78 Cossa Capitols Brichese 34, Iadanza 19, Zettici 12 Monaldo 20, Borroni 20, Toscani 16 Alberobianco Arena, Sancrus Mhazar Miners v Agropl Comets April 20, 2022 Mhazar Miners 98-75 Scoring by quarter: 23-13, 46-39, 72-62, 98-75 Agropl Comets Longo 40, De Filippis 20, Zullo 18 Mazzanti 22, Corsetti 21, Marotta 20 Onir Center, Mhazar Cossa Eagles v Sancrus Seagulls April 20, 2022 Cossa Eagles 108-84 Scoring by quarter: 14-22, 36-40, 72-66, 108-84 Sancrus Seagulls Colombo 36, Golino 27, Presutti 19 Marchesi 30, Arcuri 25, Ossani 16 Sburo Coliseum, Cossa Mhazar Lynxes v Murgione Waves April 21, 2022 Mhazar Lynxes 79-82 Scoring by quarter: 14-11, 35-32, 56-55, 70-70, 79-82 (OT) Murgione Waves Russo 32, Neri 19, Conti 12 Violante 24, Gentile 22, Strinati 18 Onir Center, Mhazar

Week 4

Cossa Capitols v Mhazar Lynxes April 29, 2022 Cossa Capitols 94-67 Scoring by quarter: 28-21, 50-32, 68-54, 94-67 Mhazar Lynxes Toscani 36, Monaldo 18, Chiellini 15 Neri 28, Russo 22, Capuano 8 Deliziosa Forum, Cossa Agropl Comets v Sancrus Reindeers April 29, 2022 Agropl Comets 82-60 Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 31-31, 53-43, 82-60 Sancrus Reindeers Mazzanti 35, Marotta 14, Buratti 14 Brichese 22, Zettici 14, Iadanza 12 Newbridge Garden, Agropl Sancrus Seagulls v Mhazar Miners April 29, 2022 Sancrus Seagulls 77-72 Scoring by quarter: 24-24, 48-40, 60-62, 77-72 Mhazar Miners Arcuri 35, Marchesi 16, Passero 14 De Filippis 28, Longo 22, Altera 10 Alberobianco Arena, Sancrus Murgione Waves v Cossa Eagles April 29, 2022 Murgione Waves 81-76 Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 40-45, 61-60, 81-76 Cossa Eagles Strinati 26, Violante 18, Fanucci 17 Golino 36, Colombo 16, Presutti 12 PalaSburo, Murgione

Play-off tournament

The play-off tournament will begin at the end of the regular season.

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Game High			Average
	Player	Team	High	Player	Team	Avg.	GP
Points	Umberto Mazzanti	Agropl Comets	45 (vs Cossa Eagles, Week 2)	Umberto Mazzanti	Agropl Comets	32.8	4

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Murgione Waves	88.7

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Player
1	Sandro Golino (Cossa Eagles) (1/1)
2	Umberto Mazzanti (Agropl Comets) (1/2)
3	Gastone Longo (Mhazar Miners) (1/1)
4	Umberto Mazzanti (Agropl Comets) (2/2)

Media coverage

Television

This is the first year of a ten-year deal with TeleV and Vai. For this season only, all regular season matches will be available for free on national television, while the playoff matches will be available via pay-TV on TeleV Platinum.