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).
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| 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 edit
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 |
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento edit
| 29 September 2018 | Fiat Torino | 81–72 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | Brescia |
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| 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 |
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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia edit
| 29 September 2018 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 81–59 | Germani Basket Brescia | Brescia |
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| 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 |
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Final edit
Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano edit
| 30 September 2018 | Fiat Torino | 71–82 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | Brescia |
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| 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 |
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Sponsors edit
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.