The 2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.
| Lega Basket Serie A | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2006–07 | |||||||||
| Duration | October 8, 2006 – June 17, 2007 | |||||||||
| Number of games | 34 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 18 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Montepaschi Siena | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Terrell McIntyre | |||||||||
| Relegated | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia TDShop.it Livorno | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Montepaschi Siena 2nd title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | VidiVici Bologna | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Armani Jeans Milano Lottomatica Roma | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Rimantas Kaukėnas | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2005–06 2007–08 → | ||||||||||
The regular season ran from October 8, 2006 to May 2007, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked teams, Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia and TDShop.it Livorno, were relegated to the Legadue.
Montepaschi Siena won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against VidiVici Bologna.
Regular Season 2006/07
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Coach |
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| 1 | Montepaschi Siena | 34 | 30 | 4 | 2,943 | 2,522 |  Simone Pianigiani |
| 2 | Armani Jeans Milano | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2,663 | 2,579 |  Aleksandar Đorđević |
| 3 | VidiVici Bologna | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2,779 | 2,597 |  Zare Markovski |
| 4 | Lottomatica Roma | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2,556 | 2,448 |  Jasmin Repeša |
| 5 | Eldo Napoli | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2,648 | 2,635 | Piero Bucchi |
| 6 | Angelico Biella | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2,740 | 2,721 | Luca Bechi |
| 7 | Whirlpool Varese | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2,747 | 2,692 |  Ruben Magnano |
| 8 | Tisettanta Cantù | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2,679 | 2,721 | Stefano Sacripanti |
| 9 | Premiata Montegranaro | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2,699 | 2,732 | Stefano Pillastrini |
| 10 | Legea Scafati | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2,748 | 2,854 | Aza Petrović (first 12 games, 5-7)
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| 11 | Benetton Treviso | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2,582 | 2,463 |  David Blatt |
| 12 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | 34 | 15 | 19 | 2,753 | 2,811 | Cesare Pancotto |
| 13 | Climamio Bologna | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,764 | 2,775 | Fabrizio Frates (first 7 games, 3-4)
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| 14 | Upea Capo d'Orlando | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,524 | 2,705 | Giovanni Perdichizzi |
| 15 | Siviglia Wear Teramo | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2,758 | 2,744 | Luca Dalmonte (first 18 games, 7-11)
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| 16 | Air Avellino | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2,648 | 2,815 | Matteo Boniciolli |
| 17 | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2,560 | 2,723 | Renato Pasquali (first 6 games, 2-4)
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| 18 | TDShop.it Livorno | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2,681 | 2,935 | Franco Ciani (first 15 games, 4-11)
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Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Benetton has been penalized 12 points for signing 19 professional players instead of maximum allowed 18. TDshop.it has been penalized 2 points for budgetary irregularities.
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
- Montepaschi Siena - Tisettanta Cantù 3-0 (95-76, 97-82, 91-60)
- Armani Jeans Milano - Whirlpool Varese 3-1 (75-72, 77-69, 62-71, 88-77)
- VidiVici Bologna - Angelico Biella 3-2 (87-97, 94-69, 104-102, 79-84, 89-72)
- Lottomatica Roma - Eldo Napoli 3-0 (73-57, 68-64, 83-58)
Semifinals
- Montepaschi Siena - Lottomatica Roma 3-1 (74-88, 84-76, 114-108, 70-49)
- VidiVici Bologna - Armani Jeans Milano 3-1 (75-71, 78-81, 80-73, 81-73)
Finals
- Montepaschi Siena - VidiVici Bologna 3-0 (81-71, 86-65, 90-82)
Individual leaders
Statistics are for the regular season.
Scoring
| Rank | Name | Nation | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rick Apodaca |  | Legea Scafati | 19.8 |
| 2. | Alvin Young | | Upea Capo d'Orlando | 19.7 |
| 3. | Ramel Curry | | Air Avellino | 18.7 |
| 4. | Anthony Grundy | | Siviglia Wear Teramo | 18.2 |
| 5. | Delonte Holland | | Whirlpool Varese | 17.6 |
| 6. | Ronald Slay | | Premiata Montegranaro | 17.3 |
| 7. | Rimantas Kaukenas |  | Montepaschi Siena | 16.8 |
| 8. | Erik Daniels | | Angelico Biella | 16.8 |
| 9. | Reece Gaines | | Angelico Biella | 16.7 |
| 10. | Marco Belinelli | | Climamio Bologna | 16.0 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Nation | Team | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Jordan | | Tisettanta Cantù | 5.4 |
| 2. | Terrell McIntyre | | Montepaschi Siena | 4.0 |
| 3. | Randolph Childress | | Premiata Montegranaro | 4.0 |
| 4. | Jason Rowe | | TDShop.it Livorno | 3.9 |
| 5. | Duane Woodward | | Siviglia Wear Teramo | 3.8 |
| 6. | Nikolaos Zisis |  | Benetton Treviso | 3.8 |
| 7. | Jerome Allen | | Snaidero Cucine Udine | 3.6 |
| 8. | Tyus Edney | | Climamio Bologna | 3.4 |
| 9. | Travis Best | | VidiVici Bologna | 3.3 |
| 10. | Rick Apodaca | | Legea Scafati | 3.2 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Nation | Team | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | James Thomas | | Climamio Bologna | 11.4 |
| 2. | Erik Daniels | | Angelico Biella | 10.1 |
| 3. | Travis Watson | | Armani Jeans Milano | 9.7 |
| 4. | Jack Michael Martínez |  | Legea Scafati | 9.3 |
| 5. | Brandon Hunter | | TDShop.it Livorno | 8.6 |
| 6. | Joseph Blair | | Armani Jeans Milano | 8.3 |
| 7. | Ronald Slay | | Premiata Montegranaro | 7.6 |
| 8. | Harold Jamison | | Air Avellino | 7.5 |
| 9. | Cory Violette | | Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia | 7.1 |
| 10. | Mason Rocca | | Eldo Napoli | 6.9 |