2008–09 Lega Basket Serie A

• Renato Pasquali was sacked by La Fortezza Bologna after 6 matches and replaced by Matteo Boniciolli
• Attilio Caja was sacked by Snaidero Udine after 7 matches and replaced by Romeo Sacchetti
• Dragan Šakota was sacked by GMAC Bologna after 9 matches and replaced by Cesare Pancotto
• Jasmin Repesa was sacked by Lottomatica Roma after 10 matches and replaced by Ferdinando Gentile

The Italian Supercup is played as a single match before the start of the season between the previous year's Serie A champion and Coppa Italia winner (if a club wins both, the match instead pits the top two teams from the previous season's league). This season, the game, played September 30 in Siena, pitted two-time defending league champion Montepaschi Siena against Coppa Italia winner Air Avellino.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee

| date = September 30

| time = 9:00 pm

| report = [http://195.56.77.208/other/supercup2008.html Recap]

| team1 = Montepaschi Siena

| score1 = 108

| score2 = 72

| team2 = Air Avellino

| Q1 = 25–14| Q2 = 27–20| Q3 = 24–15| Q4 = 32–23

| points1 = McIntyre 16

| points2 = Warren 18

| rebounds1 = Sato 6

| rebounds2 = Williams 7

| assist1 = Finley 7

| assist2 = Warren 4

| place = Palasport Mens Sana, Siena

| referee = D'Este, Pozzana, Chiari

}}

Terrell McIntyre was named MVP of the game.

At end of regular season:

• Rieti penalized by 2 points for administrative irregularities.

Following the season, the owner of Fortitudo (GMAC) Bologna failed to make required payments to remain in the Italian professional ranks, and the club were further relegated to the country's third level, the nominally amateur Serie A Dilettanti. An appeal was unsuccessful.{{cite web |url=http://www.ballineurope.com/countries/italy/italian-basketball-still-ill-the-sad-cases-of-fortitudo-and-rieti/ |title=Italian basketball still ill: The sad cases of Fortitudo and Rieti |first=Francesco |last=Cappelleti |publisher=BallInEurope.com |date=2009-07-23 |access-date=2009-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104165134/http://www.ballineurope.com/countries/italy/italian-basketball-still-ill-the-sad-cases-of-fortitudo-and-rieti/ |archive-date=2011-01-04 |url-status=dead }}

The top eight teams at the halfway point of the regular season (15 rounds) competed in the Italian Cup, seeded according to their league placement at that time. The cup tournament was held at Futurshow Station in Casalecchio di Reno from February 19 to February 22, 2009, with top seed Montepaschi Siena winning the cup for the first time.

{{Round8

| February 19, 2009

| Bancatercas Teramo

| 76

| Air Avellino

| 70

| February 19, 2009

| Lottomatica Roma

| 76

| La Fortezza Bologna

| 85

| February 20, 2009

| Montepaschi Siena

| 77

| NGC Cantù

| 65

| February 20, 2009

| Benetton Treviso

| 93

| Premiata Montegranaro

| 90

| February 21, 2009

| Bancatercas Teramo

| 90

| La Fortezza Bologna

| 98

| February 21, 2009

| Montepaschi Siena

| 85

| Benetton Treviso

| 80

| February 22, 2009

| La Fortezza Bologna

| 69

| Montepaschi Siena

| 70

}}

The playoffs, which began on May 18, featured the top eight teams from regular-season play, seeded by league position. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were best-of-five, while the final expanded for the first time from its traditional best-of-five format to best-of-seven.

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Montepaschi Siena

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Scavolini-Spar Pesaro

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Benetton Treviso

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=La Fortezza Bologna

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Lottomatica Roma

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Angelico Biella

| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Bancatercas Teramo

| RD1-score7=1

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Armani Jeans Milano

| RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Montepaschi Siena

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Benetton Treviso

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=7

| RD2-team3=Angelico Biella

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4=Armani Jeans Milano

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Montepaschi Siena

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=6

| RD3-team2=Armani Jeans Milano

| RD3-score2=0

}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.legabasket.it/ Serie A official website] {{in lang|it}}

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