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2018 Italian Basketball Supercup

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2018 Zurich Connect Supercoppa
Tournament details
ArenaPalaLeonessa
Brescia, Italy
Dates29 September 2018–30 September 2018
Final positions
ChampionsAX Armani Exchange Milano
(3rd title)
Runners-upFiat Torino
Awards and statistics
MVPSerbia Vladimir Micov
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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).

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

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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

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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

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Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

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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 United States Tyshawn Taylor 15 4 3
SG 32 United States Tekele Cotton 21 2 0
SF 0 United States Jamil Wilson 16 8 2
PF 1 United States Victor Rudd 0 7 1
C 14 United States James Michael McAdoo 14 6 0
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Simon Anumba 0 0 1
SG 4 United States Tony Carr 7 3 4
PG 6 Italy Vincenzo Guaiana DNP
PG 8 Italy Giuseppe Poeta 8 1 6
SF 10 Argentina Carlos Delfino DNP
C 12 Italy Marco Cusin 0 0 1
SF 19 Italy Simone Marrone DNP
Head coach:
United States Larry Brown
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 4 Serbia Nikola Radičević 0 2 5
SG 12 Italy Diego Flaccadori 11 4 6
SF 15 Portugal João Gomes 9 2 0
PF 22 United States Dustin Hogue 9 2 1
C 32 Serbia Nikola Jovanović 15 8 0
Reserves:
SG 1 United States Devyn Marble 6 0 1
PF 7 Italy Davide Pascolo DNP
SG 9 Italy Fabio Mian 3 1 0
PG 10 Italy Andrés Pablo Forray 14 3 1
PF 14 Italy Andrea Mezzanotte 9 2 1
G 20 Italy Alessandro Voltolini DNP
Head coach:
Italy Maurizio Buscaglia

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia

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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 Serbia Nemanja Nedović 23 4 7
SG 2 United States Mike James 17 2 4
SF 19 Lithuania Mindaugas Kuzminskas 7 3 3
PF 32 Italy Jeff Brooks 2 9 0
C 7 Lithuania Artūras Gudaitis 9 11 2
Reserves:
SG 00 Italy Amedeo Della Valle 5 0 2
SF 5 Serbia Vladimir Micov 12 5 1
G 6 Italy Riccardo Musumeci DNP
SG 9 Latvia Dairis Bertāns 0 1 0
SF 13 Italy Simone Fontecchio 0 1 0
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 3 1 3
PF 23 Italy Christian Burns 3 6 0
Head coach:
Italy Simone Pianigiani
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 0 United States Bryon Allen 9 0 1
PG 7 Italy Luca Vitali 0 0 0
SG 5 Italy Awudu Abass 15 2 0
SF 1 United States Jordan Hamilton 14 10 1
C 12 United States Eric Mika 7 3 0
Reserves:
SG 4 Italy Marco Ceron 0 2 0
PG 8 Italy Tommaso Laquintana 0 0 0
SG 10 Italy Matteo Caroli DNP
SF 18 United States Gerald Beverly 2 1 0
C 29 Italy Andrea Zerini 1 3 0
SF 20 United States David Moss 3 3 1
PF 29 Italy Brian Sacchetti 3 2 1
Head coach:
Italy Andrea Diana

Final

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Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano

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


Italian Supercoppa MVP
Serbia 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 Serbia Nemanja Nedović 14 3 3
SG 2 United States Mike James 10 3 4
SF 19 Lithuania Mindaugas Kuzminskas 4 7 3
PF 32 Italy Jeff Brooks 5 3 2
C 7 Lithuania Artūras Gudaitis 17 10 1
Reserves:
SG 00 Italy Amedeo Della Valle 9 1 0
SF 5 Serbia Vladimir Micov 17 2 1
G 6 Italy Riccardo Musumeci DNP
SG 9 Latvia Dairis Bertāns 0 0 0
SF 13 Italy Simone Fontecchio 2 0 0
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 2 3 3
PF 23 Italy Christian Burns 2 6 0
Head coach:
Italy Simone Pianigiani

Sponsors

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References

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  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.
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