Lega Basket A, also known as LBA, a privately owned entity headquartered in Italy, founded in 1970 and employing approximately 70 individuals, reported $24.3M in revenue as of 2023. Functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer, the organization is the organizing body of Serie A, the top division of Italian professional men's basketball league, and focuses on ball sports. It organizes the LBA, the Italian Cup, the Italian Supercup, and the Italian All Star Game.

Revenue

Founded

1970

Headcount

64

Headquarters

Italy

Primary Segment

Ball sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

Lega Basket A's Virtus Bologna recently experienced a series of defeats in Euroleague play, including a 109-91 loss to Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv on March 18, with Motley leading Hapoel with 22 points. This followed an 82-88 defeat by Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade on March 11, where Virtus's Edwards scored 19 points. Earlier in the month, on March 4, Virtus Bologna conceded a 92-84 loss to Real Madrid, with Edwards contributing 32 points for Virtus. In February, FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa attended the Frecciarossa Final Eight 2026 at the Inalpi Arena on February 23, an event that drew 12,597 spectators. Garbajosa was pictured with LBA President Maurizio Gherardini and LBA Executive Advisor Andrea Bargnani. Previously, on February 20, Matteo Accorsi of Virtus Emilbanca Bologna received the Best Assistman NOVI award for the Final Phase of the IBSA NextGen Cup 2025/26, having recorded 14 assists across three games, averaging 4.6 per game.

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Lega Basket A (LBA) offers 5 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. Lega Basket A (LBA)'s product portfolio comprises of ball sports and media and TV services.
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Lega Basket A (LBA)'s revenues were less than $50M in 2023. Caretta Research has split Lega Basket A (LBA)'s revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is basketball. For full access to Lega Basket A (LBA)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Lega Basket A (LBA)'s suppliers include Riedel Communications and EMG (Euro Media Group).

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Lega Basket A (LBA) sells broadcasting rights of its 3 basketball competitions to 14 companies globally, covering 6 countries. Lega Basket A (LBA)'s rights holders include Warner Bros. Discovery.

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