The Italian League (LBA) has a new champion in Umana Venezia. The histoical Reyer took the title after defeating Dolomiti Energia Trentino in Game 6 of the Serie A Postee Mobile Finals on the road 78-81, making the ultimatee U-turn to the series which had started losing Game 1 at home, but then Venezia managed to win 4 of thee followwing 5 games.

Venezia captured title after finishing second in the 30-game regular season behind a 21-9 record just to enter the post season and eliminating Pistoia in first round (3-1), and theen Avellino in semifinals (4-2) before facing Trentino in the Finals, which they faced with home court advantage after regular season leader EA 7 Milano was eliminated in 5 games in semis by Trentino.

This is the third Italian championship for Reyer, after those achived in 1942 and 1943, so, the wait in Venezia is over after 74 years.

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