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2019 Italian Basketball Cup

The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 43rd edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 14 to 17 February 2019 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA season.[3]

2019 Italian Basketball Cup
Tournament details
ArenaNelson Mandela Forum
Florence, Italy
Dates14–17 February 2019[1]
Final positions
ChampionsVanoli Cremona (1st title)
Runners-upNew Basket Brindisi
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Drew Crawford
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Fiat Torino were the defending champions.[4]

Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals.[5] Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.[6]

Qualification edit

Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA regular season.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 15 14 1 1359 1196 +163 Qualified as seeded teams
2 Sidigas Avellino 15 11 4 1251 1225 +26
3 Umana Reyer Venezia 15 10 5 1218 1061 +157
4 Vanoli Cremona 15 10 5 1333 1254 +79
5 Openjobmetis Varese 15 9 6 1167 1104 +63 Qualified as non-seeded teams
6 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 15 8 7 1345 1257 +88
7 New Basket Brindisi 15 8 7 1175 1144 +31
8 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 15 8 7 1222 1238 −16
Source: LBA

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals
14–15 February 		Semifinals
16 February 		Final
17 February
         
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 84
8 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 86
8 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 91
4 Vanoli Cremona 102
4 Vanoli Cremona 82
5 Openjobmetis Varese 73
4 Vanoli Cremona 83
7 New Basket Brindisi 74
3 Umana Reyer Venezia 88
6 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 89
6 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 86
7 New Basket Brindisi 87
2 Sidigas Avellino 92
7 New Basket Brindisi 95

Quarterfinals edit

Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese edit

14 February 2018
Quarterfinal A
 Vanoli Cremona 82–73 Openjobmetis Varese Florence
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 25–25, 16–12, 22–21
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Crawford 22
Rebs: Mathiang 11
Asts: Diener 9
PIR: Saunders 28 		Boxscore Pts: Avramović, Scrubb 15
Rebs: Cain 12
Asts: Avramović, Tambone 3
PIR: Cain 22 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Maurizio Biggi, Valerio Grigioni


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7   Travis Diener 7 1 9
SG 1   Wesley Saunders 20 7 2
SF 22   Drew Crawford 22 5 3
PF 23   Peyton Aldridge 11 3 0
C 12   Mangok Mathiang 5 11 0
Reserves:
G 2   Alessandro Feraboli DNP
PF 6   Giulio Gazzotti DNP
F 8   Giampaolo Ricci 2 5 3
PG 10   Michele Ruzzier 7 4 3
SG 24   Vojislav Stojanović 8 3 2
Head coach:
  Romeo Sacchetti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 25   Ronald Moore 3 4 1
SG 4   Aleksa Avramović 15 5 3
SF 11   Thomas Scrubb 15 9 0
PF 2   Dominique Archie 2 3 0
C 16   Tyler Cain 8 12 0
Reserves:
G 5   Christian Gatto DNP
PF 7   Antonio Iannuzzi 5 1 0
F 8   Nicola Natali 2 0 0
SG 10   Jean Salumu 8 3 1
C 13   Damiano Verri DNP
PG 15   Matteo Tambone 4 2 3
F 21   Giancarlo Ferrero 11 0 1
Head coach:
  Attilio Caja

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna edit

14 February 2018
Quarterfinal B
 AX Armani Exchange Milano 84–86 Segafredo Virtus Bologna Florence
21:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 14–24, 18–22, 30–23
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Nunnally 19
Rebs: Brooks 13
Asts: James 5
PIR: Brooks 28 		Boxscore Pts: Taylor 23
Rebs: Moreira 10
Asts: six players 1
PIR: Taylor, M'Baye 19 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Martolini, Denny Borgioni


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2   Mike James 13 10 5
SG 21   James Nunnally 19 3 0
SF 5   Vladimir Micov 17 2 2
PF 32   Jeff Brooks 11 13 3
C 92   Alen Omić 4 3 1
Reserves:
G 6   Federico Andrea Ferraris DNP
SF 13   Simone Fontecchio 0 1 0
PF 19   Mindaugas Kuzminskas 7 2 1
PG 20   Andrea Cinciarini 0 1 0
C 23   Christian Burns 4 2 0
PG 55   Curtis Jerrells 6 0 2
SG 100   Amedeo Della Valle 3 3 0
Head coach:
  Simone Pianigiani
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7   Tony Taylor 23 2 1
SG 0   Kevin Punter 4 2 0
SF 25   David Cournooh 9 4 1
PF 24   Amath M'Baye 14 6 0
C 2   Yanick Moreira 14 10 1
Reserves:
G 1   Kelvin Martin 2 3 1
PG 6   Alessandro Pajola 0 0 1
F 8   Filippo Baldi Rossi 0 1 0
PG 9   Alessandro Cappelletti DNP
G 21   Pietro Aradori 15 3 1
C 23   Matteo Berti DNP
C 41   Brian Qvale 5 3 0
Head coach:
  Stefano Sacripanti

Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari edit

15 February 2018
Quarterfinal C
 Umana Reyer Venezia 88–89 Banco di Sardegna Sassari Florence
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 28–21, 18–25, 13–23
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Tonut 20
Rebs: Watt 6
Asts: Haynes 8
PIR: Watt 22 		Boxscore Pts: Pierre 24
Rebs: Pierre 9
Asts: Spissu, McGee 2
PIR: Pierre 30 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Mark Bartoli


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 0   MarQuez Haynes 11 0 8
SG 7   Stefano Tonut 20 1 1
SF 6   Michael Bramos 14 3 1
PF 22   Valerio Mazzola 6 3 1
C 50   Mitchell Watt 16 6 4
Reserves:
SG 5   Julyan Stone 5 3 1
PF 9   Austin Daye 9 2 2
PG 10   Andrea De Nicolao 3 0 0
SF 17   Deron Washington 4 1 0
C 19   Paul Biligha 0 2 0
G 21   Marco Giuri DNP
SF 30   Bruno Cerella 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Walter De Raffaele
 
 
 
 
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2   Jaime Smith 15 0 0
SG 21   Dyshawn Pierre 24 9 1
SF 6   Justin Carter 4 4 1
PF 33   Achille Polonara 10 5 0
C 45   Jack Cooley 13 7 0
Reserves:
PG 0   Marco Spissu 3 1 2
SG 3   Tyrus McGee 2 1 2
SF 8   Giacomo De Vecchi 2 0 0
C 15   Daniele Magro DNP
PG 22   Stefano Gentile 2 0 0
C 25   Rashawn Thomas 14 7 1
C 45   Ousmane Diop 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Gianmarco Pozzecco

Sidigas Avellino vs. New Basket Brindisi edit

15 February 2018
Quarterfinal D
 Sidigas Avellino 92–95 New Basket Brindisi Florence
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 28–19, 40–22, 12–26
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Sykes 23
Rebs: Green 11
Asts: Green 8
PIR: Green 36 		Boxscore Pts: Banks 26
Rebs: Brown, Moraschini 7
Asts: Banks 6
PIR: Banks 40 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Referees: Massimiliano Filippini, Alessandro Vicino, Guido Giovannetti


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 12   Ariel Filloy 19 3 1
SG 28   Keifer Sykes 23 6 1
SF 20   Ojārs Siliņš 5 5 2
PF 6   Caleb Green 19 11 8
C 5   Hamady N'Diaye 8 3 1
Reserves:
SF 8   Demetris Nichols DNP
C 14   Luca Campani 4 0 0
PG 18   Antonio Sabatino DNP
G 21   Luca Campogrande 0 0 0
PG 22   Demonte Harper 14 4 2
SG 24   Lorenzo D'Ercole 0 0 0
PF 34   Stefano Spizzichini 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Nenad Vučinić
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 21   Jeremy Chappell 8 2 1
SG 0   Adrian Banks 26 5 6
SF 9   Riccardo Moraschini 9 7 5
PF 3   Tony Gaffney 7 3 2
C 100   John Brown 22 7 0
Reserves:
G 1   Erik Rush 10 6 0
PG 6   Alessandro Zanelli 0 0 1
G 7   Gabriele Orlandino DNP
G 11   Devondrick Walker 11 0 0
G 15   Nicolò Cazzolato DNP
C 18   Jakub Wojciechowski 2 4 1
G 68   Vincenzo Taddeo DNP
Head coach:
  Francesco Vitucci

Semifinals edit

Vanoli Cremona vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna edit

16 February 2018
Semifinal A
 Vanoli Cremona 102–91 Segafredo Virtus Bologna Florence
18:00 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 38–24, 16–24, 27–23
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Diener 26
Rebs: Mathiang 10
Asts: Saunders 5
PIR: Mathiang 31 		Boxscore Pts: Aradori 26
Rebs: M'Baye 7
Asts: Aradori 3
PIR: Aradori 27 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7   Travis Diener 26 1 3
SG 1   Wesley Saunders 15 5 5
SF 22   Drew Crawford 19 7 3
PF 23   Peyton Aldridge 9 3 3
C 12   Mangok Mathiang 19 10 1
Reserves:
G 2   Alessandro Feraboli DNP
PF 6   Giulio Gazzotti 0 0 0
F 8   Giampaolo Ricci 6 2 2
PG 10   Michele Ruzzier 6 0 1
SG 24   Vojislav Stojanović 2 2 0
Head coach:
  Romeo Sacchetti
 
 
 
 
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7   Tony Taylor 14 4 2
SG 0   Kevin Punter 19 3 0
SF 25   David Cournooh 5 0 0
PF 24   Amath M'Baye 9 7 1
C 2   Yanick Moreira 4 5 1
Reserves:
G 1   Kelvin Martin 4 3 0
PG 6   Alessandro Pajola 0 0 2
F 8   Filippo Baldi Rossi 0 0 1
PG 9   Alessandro Cappelletti DNP
C 11   Dejan Kravić 10 5 0
G 21   Pietro Aradori 26 6 3
C 23   Matteo Berti DNP
Head coach:
  Stefano Sacripanti

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. New Basket Brindisi edit

16 February 2018
Semifinal A
 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 86–87 New Basket Brindisi Florence
20:45 (CET) Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 18–22, 14–20, 26–13
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Carter 18
Rebs: Cooley 12
Asts: Polonara 3
PIR: Cooley 21 		Boxscore Pts: Brown 20
Rebs: Chappell 9
Asts: Banks 4
PIR: Gaffney 20 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Luca Weidmann, Christian Borgo


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2   Jaime Smith 16 2 2
SG 21   Dyshawn Pierre 16 5 1
SF 6   Justin Carter 18 7 2
PF 33   Achille Polonara 8 6 3
C 45   Jack Cooley 13 12 1
Reserves:
PG 0   Marco Spissu 0 4 1
SG 3   Tyrus McGee 8 2 0
SF 8   Giacomo De Vecchi DNP
C 15   Daniele Magro DNP
PG 22   Stefano Gentile 0 0 0
C 25   Rashawn Thomas 7 7 1
C 45   Ousmane Diop DNP
Head coach:
  Gianmarco Pozzecco
 
 
 
 
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 21   Jeremy Chappell 18 9 2
SG 0   Adrian Banks 15 4 4
SF 9   Riccardo Moraschini 28 2 2
PF 3   Tony Gaffney 9 6 2
C 100   John Brown 20 4 2
Reserves:
G 1   Erik Rush 5 2 0
PG 6   Alessandro Zanelli 0 1 0
G 8   Mattia Calamo DNP
G 11   Devondrick Walker 2 1 0
G 15   Nicolò Cazzolato DNP
C 18   Jakub Wojciechowski 0 1 0
G 68   Vincenzo Taddeo DNP
Head coach:
  Francesco Vitucci

Final edit

Vanoli Cremona vs. New Basket Brindisi edit

17 February 2019 Vanoli Cremona 83–74 New Basket Brindisi Florence
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–19, 17–14, 21–23
Eurosport
RAI 		Pts: Crawford, Saunders 18
Rebs: Ricci, Saunders 9
Asts: Diener 6
PIR: Saunders 26 		Boxscore Pts: Brown 21
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Brown 3
PIR: Brown 25 		Arena: Nelson Mandela Forum
Attendance: 6,278
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Michele Rossi, Maurizio Biggi


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7   Travis Diener 8 1 6
SG 1   Wesley Saunders 18 9 2
SF 22   Drew Crawford 18 6 0
PF 23   Peyton Aldridge 11 5 1
C 12   Mangok Mathiang 8 8 0
Reserves:
G 2   Alessandro Ariazzi DNP
PF 6   Giulio Gazzotti DNP
F 8   Giampaolo Ricci 6 9 1
PG 10   Michele Ruzzier 12 1 3
SG 24   Vojislav Stojanović 2 2 1
Head coach:
  Romeo Sacchetti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Cremona Statistics Brindisi
19/42 (45.2%) 2 point field goals 19/41 (46.3%)
13/30 (43.3%) 3 point field goals 8/25 (32.0%)
6/9 (66.7%) Free throws 12/18 (66.7%)
41 Rebounds 38
14 Assists 12
2 Steals 6
12 Turnovers 13
0 Blocks 3
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 21   Jeremy Chappell 3 5 2
SG 0   Adrian Banks 13 4 2
SF 9   Riccardo Moraschini 7 1 0
PF 3   Tony Gaffney 19 7 1
C 100   John Brown 21 8 3
Reserves:
G 1   Erik Rush 0 3 1
PG 6   Alessandro Zanelli 0 0 0
G 8   Mattia Calamo DNP
G 11   Devondrick Walker 11 5 2
G 15   Nicolò Cazzolato DNP
C 18   Jakub Wojciechowski 0 2 1
G 68   Vincenzo Taddeo DNP
Head coach:
  Francesco Vitucci
2019 Italian Cup champions
Vanoli Cremona
1st title

Sponsors edit

Source:[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "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]
  2. ^ "Presentato l'accordo di sponsorizzazione tra LBA e PosteMobile" [The sponsorship agreement between LBA and PosteMobile has been presented]. Legabasket.it (in Italian). 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Egidio Bianchi: le prossime Final Eight saranno ancora a Firenze" [Egidio Bianchi: next Final Eight again in Florence]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "PosteMobile Final Eight: per la Vanoli Cremona storico trionfo" [PosteMobile Final Eight: Historical first time for Vanoli Cremona]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "LBAF8: Andrew Crawford il Panasonic MVP delle Final Eight" [Andrew Crawford named Panasoni MVP of the Final Eight]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Legabasket Serie A – PosteMobile Final Eight, Partners". web.legabasket.it. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

External links edit

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