| Formerly | Trentino Cup (2009) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2009 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | PalaTrento, Trento |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Italy (6th title) |
| Most titles | Italy (6 titles) |
The Trentino Basket Cup is an annual friendly basketball tournament hosted by the Italian national basketball team. The tournament consists of four teams and is held in Trento.
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Italy |  Canada |  New Zealand |  Portugal | – |
| 2012 | Italy |  Montenegro |  Finland |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 2013 | Italy |  Israel |  Poland |  Georgia | – |
| 2014 | Italy |  Germany |  Netherlands |  Belgium | – |
| 2015 | Germany | Italy |  Austria | Netherlands | Luigi Datome |
| 2016 | Italy |  China |  Turkey |  Czech Republic | Marco Belinelli |
| 2017 | Italy | Netherlands |  Belarus |  Ukraine | |
| 2019 | Italy |  Ivory Coast |  Switzerland |  Romania | Alessandro Gentile |
Four teams took part in the 2019 edition of the Trentino Basket Cup: Ivory Coast and Italy, that were preparing for the World Cup. While Romania and Switzerland were preparing for the Eurobasket 2021.
| Semifinal | Final | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Switzerland | 68 | |||||
| 31 July | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 69 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 58 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Italy | 69 | |||||
| Italy | 88 | |||||
| Romania | 60 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 July | ||||||
| Switzerland | 86 | |||||
| Romania | 66 | |||||
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