Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro officially unveiled the 2026/27 Old Wild West Serie A2 and Serie B Nazionale championships at the L’UnaHotels Bologna San Lazzaro facility in San Lazzaro di Savena. The launch set the stage for a season heavily focused on corporate governance, financial sustainability, and structural reforms across Italian basketball.
Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro Launches 2026/27 Campaign in San Lazzaro di Savena
Journalist Giovanni Poggi hosted the launch event, which drew prominent league figures, club executives, and institutional representatives. Francesco Maiorana, president of Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro, opened proceedings by addressing the high expectations surrounding the upcoming campaign following an active summer transfer window.
Pushing for Financial Sustainability and Governance
“We are at the starting blocks to kick off a new season that presents itself full of expectations for clubs, athletes, coaches, and fans,” Maiorana said. “At the end of the summer market, it emerged how various entities have shown their ambitions not only in terms of investments in rosters but also in the organization of corporate structures, in line with a vision more focused on management and therefore on economic-financial sustainability.”
Maiorana emphasized that Italian basketball can no longer evade strict management rules without risking systemic collapse. To counter this, LNP is guiding member clubs toward new corporate and financial governance models. As part of this wider strategic shift, Maiorana noted that LNP, alongside the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP) and Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), has established a technical working table to evaluate the present and shape the future of the sport through a comprehensive reform.
Broadcasting Partnerships and Historical Returnees
The presentation also highlighted broadcast agreements and media reach. Maiorana pointed to the league’s partnership with global OTT provider Deltatre, which powers the LNP Pass streaming platform, alongside a renewed fourth-year contract with RAI guaranteeing over 30 live free-to-air Serie A2 broadcasts across the regular season and playoffs. Meanwhile, the Serie B Nazionale division welcomes back traditional basketball towns, a development expected to heighten fan engagement.
Institutional Support and National Team Ties
Several notable guests attended the presentation, including Marco Caroli representing Master Group Sport as LNP Official Advisor, Bologna municipal sports councillor Roberta Li Calzi, and Italian national team head coach Luca Banchi. Banchi underscored the importance of the LNP ecosystem for the Azzurri selection, noting that last season featured two dedicated training camps for Serie A2 and Serie B players alongside 13 call-ups to the national team for summer preparation windows. Lega Basket Serie A president Maurizio Gherardini also attended the event.
Digital Innovation, Fantasy Sports, and Media Collabs
The 2026/27 season introduces FantaLNP, the official fantasy basketball platform developed in partnership with Fantaking Interactive. Users can construct fantasy teams using actual players from the Serie A2 Old Wild West championship, with scores calculated strictly from verified LNP official game statistics.
To bolster communication and marketing efforts, LNP announced two key partnerships. MVP Video Project, a creative video production agency based in Bologna, returns to handle videomaking, club training programs, and video database creation. The social media platform "L’umiltà di chiamarsi Minors"—known for covering lower-league Italian basketball—will also continue producing exclusive content, curiosities, stories, and interviews for LNP Pass throughout the campaign.
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