2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

Last updated
2019 Zurich Connect Supercoppa
Tournament details
ArenaPalaFlorio
Bari, Italy
Dates21 September 2019–22 September 2019
Final positions
Champions Banco di Sardegna Sassari
(3rd title)
Runners-up Umana Reyer Venezia
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Jerrells
2018
2020

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).

Contents

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

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.

TeamQualified asAppearances
Vanoli Cremona Italian Cup champion2nd
New Basket Brindisi Italian Cup runner-up2nd
Banco di Sardegna Sassari LBA Playoffs runner-up4th
Umana Reyer Venezia LBA Playoffs champion2nd

Bracket

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

Vanoli Cremona vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

21 September 2019 Vanoli Cremona 941010(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

21 September 2019 Umana Reyer Venezia 7873 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

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

22 September 2019 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 83800(OT) Umana Reyer Venezia Bari
20:30Scoring 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

Source: LBA Archived 2019-09-06 at the Wayback Machine

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