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2014–15 Liga Națională (men's basketball)

Liga Națională
DurationOctober 1, 2014 – March 28, 2015 (Regular season)
April 10, 2015 – May 24, 2015 (Playoffs)
Games played153 (Regular season)
Teams13
TV partner(s)Digi Sport (Romania)
TVR
Regular season
Top seedCSU Asesoft Ploiești
RelegatedTimba Timișoara
Universitatea Cluj
Finals
ChampionsCSU Asesoft Ploiești
(11th title)
  Runners-upMureș
Third placeEnergia Târgu Jiu
Fourth placeSteaua CSM EximBank București
Finals MVPSerbia Vladimir Tica
Statistical leaders
Points Serbia Zoran Krstanović 21.3
Rebounds Serbia Marko Đurković 10.7
Assists United States Dee Brown 9.1

The 2014–15 Liga Națională season was the 65th season of the Liga Națională, the highest professional basketball league in Romania.

The first half of the season consisted of 13 teams and 156-game regular season games (24 games for each of the 13 teams) beginning on 1 October 2014 and ended on 28 March 2015, just before the play-offs.

Teams for 2014–15 season

Team City Arena Capacity
BC Mureș Târgu Mureș Sala Sporturilor Târgu Mureș 2,000
Steaua CSM Eximbank București Sala Mihai Viteazu 300
Asesoft Ploiești Ploiești Olimpia Sports Hall 3,500
Gaz Metan Mediaș Mediaș Sala Sporturilor Mediaș 461
U-Banca Transilvania Cluj Napoca Sala Polivalentă 7,308
BCMU Pitești Pitești Sala Sporturilor Trivale 2,000
BC Timișoara Timișoara Constantin Jude Hall 2,200
SCM Universitatea Craiova Craiova Sala Sporturilor Craiova 4,215
CSM U Oradea Oradea Arena Antonio Alexe 2,000
CSU Atlassib Sibiu Sibiu Sala Transilvania 3,000
Timba Timișoara Timișoara Constantin Jude Hall 2,200
Energia Rovinari Târgu Jiu Sala Sporturilor Târgu Jiu 1,500
Universitatea Cluj Cluj Napoca Sala Polivalentă 7,308

Personnel and sponsorship

Club Head coach President Main sponsor Kit manufacturer
BC Mureș Serbia Srećko Sekulović Romania Cornel Lungu Primaria Târgu Mureş Spalding
Steaua CSM Eximbank Croatia Nikša Bavčević Romania Virgil Stanescu Exim Bank Masita
Asesoft Ploiești Serbia Vladimir Arnautović Romania Ionut Georgescu România TV Adidas
Gaz Metan Mediaș Romania Marius Nistor Romania Ioan Horoba Romgaz Adidas
U-Banca Transilvania Romania Dorin Pintea Romania Valentin Nica BT Ancada
BCMU Pitești Romania Hristu Sapera Romania Dinu Ghoerghe Primaria Pitești Peak
BC Timișoara Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Petricevic Romania Leontin De Maio Primaria Timișoara Macron
SCM Universitatea Craiova Serbia Andjelko Mandic Romania Bogdan Balan Primaria Craiova Adidas
CSM U Oradea Romania Cristian Achim Romania Florin Birta Digi Ancada
CSU Atlassib Sibiu Serbia Miodrag Perisic Romania Mircea Vulc Atlassib Spalding
Timba Timișoara Romania Bogdan Murarescu Romania Mircea Murarescu Gauss Spalding
Energia Rovinari Cyprus Antonis Konstantinides Romania Dan Cumpănaşu C.E.O. Macron
Universitatea Cluj Romania Carmin Popa Romania Ovidiu Vasu

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Asesoft Ploiești 24 19 5 1992 1778 +214 43 Qualification to Play-offs
2 Steaua CSM Eximbank 24 18 6 2056 1904 +152 42
3 U-Banca Transilvania 24 16 8 2000 1769 +231 40
4 Energia Rovinari 24 15 9 1940 1828 +112 39
5 BCMU Pitești 24 14 10 1970 1949 +21 38
6 BC Mureș 24 13 11 1978 1843 +135 37
7 CSM U Oradea 24 13 11 2040 2022 +18 37
8 BC Timișoara 24 12 12 1928 1875 +53 36
9 Gaz Metan Mediaș 24 11 13 1871 1926 −55 35
10 CSU Atlassib Sibiu 24 10 14 1855 1860 −5 34
11 SCM Universitatea Craiova 24 10 14 1865 1933 −68 34
12 Timba Timișoara 24 5 19 1812 2024 −212 29 Relegation to Liga I
13 Universitatea Cluj 24 0 24 1633 2229 −596 24

Play-offs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Asesoft Ploiești 3
8 BC Timișoara 1
1 Asesoft Ploiești 3
4 Energia Târgu Jiu 1
4 Energia Târgu Jiu 3
5 BCMU Pitești 0
1 Asesoft Ploiești 3
6 BC Mureș 0
2 Steaua CSM Eximbank 3
7 CSM U Oradea 0
2 Steaua CSM Eximbank 0 Third place
6 BC Mureș 3
3 U-Banca Transilvania 0 4 Energia Târgu Jiu 2
6 BC Mureș 3 2 Steaua CSM Eximbank 0

Awards

Serbia Vladimir TicaCSU Asesoft Ploiești

References