2018 Italian Basketball Supercup

The 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 24th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

2018 Zurich Connect Supercoppa

Tournament details
Arena	PalaLeonessa Brescia, Italy
Dates	29 September 2018–30 September 2018
Final positions
Champions	AX Armani Exchange Milano (3rd title)
Runners-up	Fiat Torino
Awards and statistics
MVP	Vladimir Micov

AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.[2]

AX Armani Exchange Milano went to win his 3rd Supercup by beating Fiat Torino 82–71 in the Finals.[3] Vladimir Micov was named MVP of the competition.[4]

It was played in the PalaLeonessa in Brescia[5] on 29 and 30 September 2018.[6]

Participant teams

As of 3 June 2018, qualified for the tournament were Fiat Torino and Germani Brescia,[7] as Italian Cup finalists, AX Armani Exchange Milano and Dolomiti Energia Trento as LBA Playoffs finalist.[8]

Team	Qualified as	Appearances
Dolomiti Energia Trento	LBA runner-up	2nd
AX Armani Exchange Milano	LBA champion	2nd
Fiat Torino	Italian Cup champion	1st
Germani Basket Brescia	Italian Cup runner-up	1st

Bracket

	Semifinals 29 September					Final 30 September
	AX Armani Exchange Milano		81
	Germani Basket Brescia		59
						AX Armani Exchange Milano		82
						Fiat Torino		71
	Fiat Torino		81
	Dolomiti Energia Trento		72

Semifinals

Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

Fiat Torino v Dolomiti Energia Trento

29 September 2018	Fiat Torino	81–72	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Brescia
18:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 21–19, 15–22, 26–20
Eurosport	Pts: Cotton 21 Rebs: Wilson 8 Asts: Poeta 6 PIR: Wilson 24	Boxscore	Pts: Jovanović 15 Rebs: Jovanović 8 Asts: Flaccadori 6 PIR: Jovanović 18	Arena: PalaLeonessa Referees: Tolga Sahin, Maurizio Biggi, Gabriele Bettini

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 15 Tyshawn Taylor 15 4 3 SG 32 Tekele Cotton 21 2 0 SF 0 Jamil Wilson 16 8 2 PF 1 Victor Rudd 0 7 1 C 14 James Michael McAdoo 14 6 0 Reserves: SG 3 Simon Anumba 0 0 1 SG 4 Tony Carr 7 3 4 PG 6 Vincenzo Guaiana DNP PG 8 Giuseppe Poeta 8 1 6 SF 10 Carlos Delfino DNP C 12 Marco Cusin 0 0 1 SF 19 Simone Marrone DNP Head coach: Larry Brown

Fiat Torino Dolomiti Energia Trento

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Nikola Radičević 0 2 5 SG 12 Diego Flaccadori 11 4 6 SF 15 João Gomes 9 2 0 PF 22 Dustin Hogue 9 2 1 C 32 Nikola Jovanović 15 8 0 Reserves: SG 1 Devyn Marble 6 0 1 PF 7 Davide Pascolo DNP SG 9 Fabio Mian 3 1 0 PG 10 Andrés Pablo Forray 14 3 1 PF 14 Andrea Mezzanotte 9 2 1 G 20 Alessandro Voltolini DNP Head coach: Maurizio Buscaglia

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia

AX Armani Exchange Milano v Germani Basket Brescia

29 September 2018	AX Armani Exchange Milano	81–59	Germani Basket Brescia	Brescia
20:45 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 15–17, 23–11, 23–18
Eurosport	Pts: Nedović 23 Rebs: Gudaitis 11 Asts: Nedović 7 PIR: Nedović 31	Boxscore	Pts: Abass 15 Rebs: Hamilton 10 Asts: Vitali 9 PIR: Hamilton 20	Arena: PalaLeonessa Referees: Massimiliano Filippini, Alessandro Vicino, Luca Weidmann

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 16 Nemanja Nedović 23 4 7 SG 2 Mike James 17 2 4 SF 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 7 3 3 PF 32 Jeff Brooks 2 9 0 C 7 Artūras Gudaitis 9 11 2 Reserves: SG 00 Amedeo Della Valle 5 0 2 SF 5 Vladimir Micov 12 5 1 G 6 Riccardo Musumeci DNP SG 9 Dairis Bertāns 0 1 0 SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 0 1 0 PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 3 1 3 PF 23 Christian Burns 3 6 0 Head coach: Simone Pianigiani

AX Armani Exchange Milano Germani Basket Brescia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Bryon Allen 9 0 1 PG 7 Luca Vitali 0 0 0 SG 5 Awudu Abass 15 2 0 SF 1 Jordan Hamilton 14 10 1 C 12 Eric Mika 7 3 0 Reserves: SG 4 Marco Ceron 0 2 0 PG 8 Tommaso Laquintana 0 0 0 SG 10 Matteo Caroli DNP SF 18 Gerald Beverly 2 1 0 C 29 Andrea Zerini 1 3 0 SF 20 David Moss 3 3 1 PF 29 Brian Sacchetti 3 2 1 Head coach: Andrea Diana

Final

Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano

Fiat Torino v AX Armani Exchange Milano

30 September 2018	Fiat Torino	71–82	AX Armani Exchange Milano	Brescia
18:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 10–21, 20–26, 20–15
Eurosport	Pts: Carr 15 Rebs: Wilson 7 Asts: Carr, Poeta 4 PIR: Carr 21	Boxscore	Pts: Micov, Gudaitis 17 Rebs: Gudaitis 10 Asts: James 4 PIR: Gudaitis 23	Arena: PalaLeonessa Referees: Massimiliano Filippini, Gabriele Bettini, Alessandro Vicino

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 15 Tyshawn Taylor 11 3 2 SG 32 Tekele Cotton 11 3 3 SF 0 Jamil Wilson 11 7 2 PF 1 Victor Rudd 5 3 0 C 14 James Michael McAdoo 12 6 2 Reserves: SG 3 Simon Anumba DNP SG 4 Tony Carr 15 5 4 PG 6 Vincenzo Guaiana 0 0 0 PG 8 Giuseppe Poeta 2 1 4 SF 10 Carlos Delfino DNP C 12 Marco Cusin 4 4 1 SF 19 Simone Marrone DNP Head coach: Larry Brown

Fiat Torino AX Armani Exchange Milano Italian Supercoppa MVP Vladimir Micov Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules. 2018 Italian Supercup Winners AX Armani Exchange Milano (3rd title)

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 16 Nemanja Nedović 14 3 3 SG 2 Mike James 10 3 4 SF 19 Mindaugas Kuzminskas 4 7 3 PF 32 Jeff Brooks 5 3 2 C 7 Artūras Gudaitis 17 10 1 Reserves: SG 00 Amedeo Della Valle 9 1 0 SF 5 Vladimir Micov 17 2 1 G 6 Riccardo Musumeci DNP SG 9 Dairis Bertāns 0 0 0 SF 13 Simone Fontecchio 2 0 0 PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 2 3 3 PF 23 Christian Burns 2 6 0 Head coach: Simone Pianigiani

Sponsors

Zurich Connect (title sponsor) PosteMobile (main sponsor) Panasonic (main sponsor and timekeeper) Turkish Airlines (official partner) Fastweb (technology partner) Molten (official ball)

Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta (wine partner) MyGlass (official partner) Novotel (official hotel) Prozis (official nutrition partner) Anthea Risk Management (official partner)

Viva Ticket (official ticketing provider) Eurosport (official broadcaster) Giornale di Brescia (press partner) Lombardy Region City of Brescia

References

1. "Zurich Connect sarà il Title Sponsor della Supercoppa 2018" [Zurich Connect will be new title sponsor of the 2018 Supercup]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
2. "Theodore trascina Milano alla seconda Supercoppa, Venezia battuta 82-77" [Theodore leads Milano to win the second Supercup, Venezia beat 82-77]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
3. "Gudaitis e Micov regalano a Milano il primo trofeo di stagione, l'Olimpia vince la Supercoppa" [Gudaitis and Micov leads Milano to win its first trophy of the season, Olimpia wins the Supercup]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
4. "Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018" [Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. "Egidio Bianchi: La Supercoppa sarà al PalaLeonessa a settembre" [Egidio Bianchi: PalaLeonessa will host the Supercup in September]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
6. "Tutte le date della prossima stagione di Serie A" [All dates of the next Serie A season]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
7. "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
8. "Lega A - Con la Supercoppa italiana ricomincia la nuova stagione" [Lega A - Italian Supercup to begin the new season]. pianetabasket.com (in Italian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

External links

• LBA Supercoppa official website