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
← None 2023 →

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	Mhazar Miners	1	1	0	91	66	25	2	Qualification to Playoffs
2	Cossa Eagles	1	1	0	92	72	20	2
3	Sancrus Seagulls	1	1	0	85	68	17	2
4	Murgione Waves	1	1	0	96	85	11	2
5	Agropl Comets	1	0	1	85	96	-11	0
6	Mhazar Lynxes	1	0	1	68	85	-17	0
7	Cossa Capitols	1	0	1	72	92	-20	0
8	Sancrus Reindeers	1	0	1	66	91	-25	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

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	Sandro Golino	Cossa Eagles	30	Sandro Golino	Cossa Eagles	30.0	1

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game	Murgione Waves	96.0

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Player
1	Sandro Golino (Cossa Eagles)

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.