2019 Italian Basketball Supercup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | PalaFlorio Bari, Italy |
| Dates | 21 September 2019–22 September 2019 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Banco di Sardegna Sassari (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Curtis Jerrells |
The 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.[2]
Banco di Sardegna Sassari went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 83–80 in the Finals.[3] Curtis Jerrells was named MVP of the competition.[4]
It was played at the PalaFlorio arena in Bari on 21 and 22 September 2019.[5]
Participant teams
[edit]Qualified for the tournament were Vanoli Cremona and New Basket Brindisi,[6] as Italian Cup finalists, Banco di Sardegna Sassari and Umana Reyer Venezia as LBA Playoffs finalist.
| Team | Qualified as | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Vanoli Cremona | Italian Cup champion | 2nd |
| New Basket Brindisi | Italian Cup runner-up | 2nd |
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | LBA Playoffs runner-up | 4th |
| Umana Reyer Venezia | LBA Playoffs champion | 2nd |
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals 21 September | Final 22 September | ||||||||
| 1 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 78 | |||||||
| 4 | New Basket Brindisi | 73 | |||||||
| 1 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 80 | |||||||
| 2 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 83 | |||||||
| 2 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 101 | |||||||
| 3 | Vanoli Cremona | 94 | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]Vanoli Cremona vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari
[edit]| 21 September 2019 | Vanoli Cremona | 94–101(OT) | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Bari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–30, 20–20, 18–21, Overtime: 7–14 | |||
| Eurosport | Pts: Matthew Tiby 25 Rebs: Saunders 6 Asts: Diener 5 PIR: Matthew Tiby, Diener 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Evans 18 Rebs: McLean, Evans 9 Asts: Spissu 7 PIR: Evans, Spissu 25 |
Arena: PalaFlorio |
Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Happy Casa Brindisi
[edit]| 21 September 2019 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 78–73 | New Basket Brindisi | Bari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 17–14, 31–11, 24–29 | |||
| Eurosport | Pts: Daye 26 Rebs: Bramos, Watt 5 Asts: Daye 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Banks 23 Rebs: Radivojević 8 Asts: Martin 3 |
Arena: PalaFlorio |
Final
[edit]Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Umana Reyer Venezia
[edit]| 22 September 2019 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 83–80(OT) | Umana Reyer Venezia | Bari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 19–13, 17–24, 11–21, Overtime: 14–11 | |||
| Eurosport | Pts: Jerrells 19 Rebs: Evans 8 Asts: three players 3 PIR: McLean 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Chappell 19 Rebs: Bramos, Watt 7 Asts: Chappell, Stone 3 PIR: Chappell 21 |
Arena: PalaFlorio |
Sponsors
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Source: LBA Archived 2019-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zurich Connect Supercoppa" [Zurich Connect Supercup - Banco di Sardegna Sassari wins in Bari]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Zurich Connect Supercoppa, Curtis Jerrells è l'mvp" [Zurich Connect Supercup - Curtis Jerrells is the MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Il grande basket torna al Sud: a Bari la prossima Supercoppa" [The great basketball comes back to the South: Bari will host the Supercup]. repubblica.it (in Italian). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
