2014–15 Liga Națională (men's basketball)

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

Liga Națională
Competition details
Teams 13
Games played 153 (Regular season)
Dates October 1, 2014 – March 28, 2015 (Regular season)
April 10, 2015 – May 24, 2015 (Playoffs)
TV Digi Sport (Romania)
TVR
Final positions
Champions CSU Asesoft Ploiești
(11th title)
Runners-up Mureș
Third place Energia Târgu Jiu
Fourth place Steaua CSM EximBank București
Relegated Timba Timișoara
Universitatea Cluj
Awards
Finals MVP Vladimir Tica
Statistical leaders
Points Zoran Krstanović
21.3
Rebounds Marko Đurković
10.7
Assists Dee Brown
9.1

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
Asesoft
BC Timișoara
Timba Timișoara

"U Cluj
U BT Cluj
CSU Craiova
Gaz Metan
Pitești
Energia
2014–15 Liga Națională club locations
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 Srecko Sekulovic Cornel Lungu Primaria Târgu Mureş Spalding
Steaua CSM Eximbank Nikša Bavčević Virgil Stanescu Exim Bank Masita
Asesoft Ploiești Vladimir Arnautović Ionut Georgescu România TV Adidas
Gaz Metan Mediaș Marius Nistor Ioan Horoba Romgaz Adidas
U-Banca Transilvania Dorin Pintea Valentin Nica BT Ancada
BCMU Pitești Hristu Sapera Dinu Ghoerghe Primaria Pitești Peak
BC Timișoara Dragan Petricevic Leontin De Maio Primaria Timișoara Macron
SCM Universitatea Craiova Andjelko Mandic Bogdan Balan Primaria Craiova Adidas
CSM U Oradea Cristian Achim Florin Birta Digi Ancada
CSU Atlassib Sibiu Miodrag Perisic Mircea Vulc Atlassib Spalding
Timba Timișoara Bogdan Murarescu Mircea Murarescu Gauss Spalding
Energia Rovinari Antonis Konstantinides Dan Cumpănaşu C.E.O. Macron
Universitatea Cluj Carmin Popa 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
Source: Romanian Basketball Federation

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
Vladimir Tica – CSU Asesoft Ploiești
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References
  1. CSU Asesoft Ploiești defend title, become Romanian champions for 9th time in 10 seasons
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