2019 Italian Basketball Cup

The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 51st 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
MVP Drew Crawford

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

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
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

Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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

Vanoli Cremona vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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
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:PtsRebAst
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:PtsRebAst
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

Vanoli Cremona vs. New Basket Brindisi
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:PtsRebAst
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


CremonaStatisticsBrindisi
19/42 (45.2%)2 point field goals19/41 (46.3%)
13/30 (43.3%)3 point field goals8/25 (32.0%)
6/9 (66.7%)Free throws12/18 (66.7%)
41Rebounds38
14Assists12
2Steals6
12Turnovers13
0Blocks3
Starters:PtsRebAst
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
  • MyGlass (official partner)
  • Prozis (official nutrition partner)
  • StarCasinò (Official Gaming Partner)

Source:[7]

References
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