2018 Italian Basketball Supercup

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2018 Zurich Connect Supercoppa
Tournament details
Arena PalaLeonessa
Brescia, Italy
Dates29 September 2018–30 September 2018
Final positions
Champions AX Armani Exchange Milano
(3rd title)
Runners-up Fiat Torino
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of Serbia.svg 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).

Contents

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

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]

TeamQualified asAppearances
Dolomiti Energia Trento LBA runner-up2nd
AX Armani Exchange Milano LBA champion2nd
Fiat Torino Italian Cup champion1st
Germani Basket Brescia Italian Cup runner-up1st

Bracket

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

Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

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:PtsRebAst
PG 15 Flag of the United States.svg Tyshawn Taylor 1543
SG 32 Flag of the United States.svg Tekele Cotton 2120
SF 0 Flag of the United States.svg Jamil Wilson 1682
PF 1 Flag of the United States.svg Victor Rudd 071
C 14 Flag of the United States.svg James Michael McAdoo 1460
Reserves:
SG 3 Flag of Italy.svg Simon Anumba 001
SG 4 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Carr 734
PG 6 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Guaiana DNP
PG 8 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Poeta 816
SF 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Delfino DNP
C 12 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cusin 001
SF 19 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Marrone DNP
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Brown
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 4 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Radičević 025
SG 12 Flag of Italy.svg Diego Flaccadori 1146
SF 15 Flag of Portugal.svg João Gomes 920
PF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Hogue 921
C 32 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Jovanović 1580
Reserves:
SG 1 Flag of the United States.svg Devyn Marble 601
PF 7 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Pascolo DNP
SG 9 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Mian 310
PG 10 Flag of Italy.svg Andrés Pablo Forray 1431
PF 14 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Mezzanotte 921
G 20 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Voltolini DNP
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Buscaglia

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia

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:PtsRebAst
PG 16 Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Nedović 2347
SG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Mike James 1724
SF 19 Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Kuzminskas 733
PF 32 Flag of Italy.svg Jeff Brooks 290
C 7 Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Gudaitis 9112
Reserves:
SG 00 Flag of Italy.svg Amedeo Della Valle 502
SF 5 Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Micov 1251
G 6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Musumeci DNP
SG 9 Flag of Latvia.svg Dairis Bertāns 010
SF 13 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Fontecchio 010
PG 20 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Cinciarini 313
PF 23 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Burns 360
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 Flag of the United States.svg Bryon Allen 901
PG 7 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Vitali 000
SG 5 Flag of Italy.svg Awudu Abass 1520
SF 1 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Hamilton 14101
C 12 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Mika 730
Reserves:
SG 4 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Ceron 020
PG 8 Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Laquintana 000
SG 10 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Caroli DNP
SF 18 Flag of the United States.svg Gerald Beverly 210
C 29 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Zerini 130
SF 20 Flag of the United States.svg David Moss 331
PF 29 Flag of Italy.svg Brian Sacchetti 321
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Diana

Final

Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano

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:PtsRebAst
PG 15 Flag of the United States.svg Tyshawn Taylor 1132
SG 32 Flag of the United States.svg Tekele Cotton 1133
SF 0 Flag of the United States.svg Jamil Wilson 1172
PF 1 Flag of the United States.svg Victor Rudd 530
C 14 Flag of the United States.svg James Michael McAdoo 1262
Reserves:
SG 3 Flag of Italy.svg Simon Anumba DNP
SG 4 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Carr 1554
PG 6 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Guaiana 000
PG 8 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Poeta 214
SF 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Delfino DNP
C 12 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cusin 441
SF 19 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Marrone DNP
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Larry Brown


Italian Supercoppa MVP
Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Micov
Game rules
Game was played under FIBA rules.
2018 Italian Supercup Winners

AX Armani Exchange Milano
(3rd title)
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 16 Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Nedović 1433
SG 2 Flag of the United States.svg Mike James 1034
SF 19 Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas Kuzminskas 473
PF 32 Flag of Italy.svg Jeff Brooks 532
C 7 Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Gudaitis 17101
Reserves:
SG 00 Flag of Italy.svg Amedeo Della Valle 910
SF 5 Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Micov 1721
G 6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Musumeci DNP
SG 9 Flag of Latvia.svg Dairis Bertāns 000
SF 13 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Fontecchio 200
PG 20 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Cinciarini 233
PF 23 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Burns 260
Head coach:
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Pianigiani

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