2018 Italian Basketball Supercup

2018 Zurich Connect Supercoppa
Tournament details
Arena	PalaLeonessa ; Brescia, Italy
Dates	29 September 2018–30 September 2018
Final positions
Champions	AX Armani Exchange Milano; (3rd title)
Runners-up	Fiat Torino
Awards and statistics
MVP	Vladimir Micov
	← 2017 2019 →

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).

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]

Team	Qualified as	Appearances
Dolomiti Energia Trento	LBA runner-up	2nd
AX Armani Exchange Milano	LBA champion	2nd
Fiat Torino	Italian Cup champion	1st
Germani Basket Brescia	Italian Cup runner-up	1st

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:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	15	Tyshawn Taylor	15	4	3
SG	32	Tekele Cotton	21	2	0
SF	0	Jamil Wilson	16	8	2
PF	1	Victor Rudd	0	7	1
C	14	James Michael McAdoo	14	6	0
Reserves:
SG	3	Simon Anumba	0	0	1
SG	4	Tony Carr	7	3	4
PG	6	Vincenzo Guaiana	DNP
PG	8	Giuseppe Poeta	8	1	6
SF	10	Carlos Delfino	DNP
C	12	Marco Cusin	0	0	1
SF	19	Simone Marrone	DNP
Head coach:
Larry Brown

Fiat Torino

Dolomiti Energia Trento

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	4	Nikola Radičević	0	2	5
SG	12	Diego Flaccadori	11	4	6
SF	15	João Gomes	9	2	0
PF	22	Dustin Hogue	9	2	1
C	32	Nikola Jovanović	15	8	0
Reserves:
SG	1	Devyn Marble	6	0	1
PF	7	Davide Pascolo	DNP
SG	9	Fabio Mian	3	1	0
PG	10	Andrés Pablo Forray	14	3	1
PF	14	Andrea Mezzanotte	9	2	1
G	20	Alessandro Voltolini	DNP
Head coach:
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:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	16	Nemanja Nedović	23	4	7
SG	2	Mike James	17	2	4
SF	19	Mindaugas Kuzminskas	7	3	3
PF	32	Jeff Brooks	2	9	0
C	7	Artūras Gudaitis	9	11	2
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	5	0	2
SF	5	Vladimir Micov	12	5	1
G	6	Riccardo Musumeci	DNP
SG	9	Dairis Bertāns	0	1	0
SF	13	Simone Fontecchio	0	1	0
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	3	1	3
PF	23	Christian Burns	3	6	0
Head coach:
Simone Pianigiani

AX Armani Exchange Milano

Germani Basket Brescia

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Bryon Allen	9	0	1
PG	7	Luca Vitali	0	0	0
SG	5	Awudu Abass	15	2	0
SF	1	Jordan Hamilton	14	10	1
C	12	Eric Mika	7	3	0
Reserves:
SG	4	Marco Ceron	0	2	0
PG	8	Tommaso Laquintana	0	0	0
SG	10	Matteo Caroli	DNP
SF	18	Gerald Beverly	2	1	0
C	29	Andrea Zerini	1	3	0
SF	20	David Moss	3	3	1
PF	29	Brian Sacchetti	3	2	1
Head coach:
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:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	15	Tyshawn Taylor	11	3	2
SG	32	Tekele Cotton	11	3	3
SF	0	Jamil Wilson	11	7	2
PF	1	Victor Rudd	5	3	0
C	14	James Michael McAdoo	12	6	2
Reserves:
SG	3	Simon Anumba	DNP
SG	4	Tony Carr	15	5	4
PG	6	Vincenzo Guaiana	0	0	0
PG	8	Giuseppe Poeta	2	1	4
SF	10	Carlos Delfino	DNP
C	12	Marco Cusin	4	4	1
SF	19	Simone Marrone	DNP
Head coach:
Larry Brown

Fiat Torino

AX Armani Exchange Milano

Italian Supercoppa MVP: Vladimir Micov
Game rules: Game was played under FIBA rules.

2018 Italian Supercup Winners
AX Armani Exchange Milano (3rd title)

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	16	Nemanja Nedović	14	3	3
SG	2	Mike James	10	3	4
SF	19	Mindaugas Kuzminskas	4	7	3
PF	32	Jeff Brooks	5	3	2
C	7	Artūras Gudaitis	17	10	1
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	9	1	0
SF	5	Vladimir Micov	17	2	1
G	6	Riccardo Musumeci	DNP
SG	9	Dairis Bertāns	0	0	0
SF	13	Simone Fontecchio	2	0	0
PG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	2	3	3
PF	23	Christian Burns	2	6	0
Head coach:
Simone Pianigiani

References

^ "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.
^ "Theodore trascina Milano alla seconda Supercoppa, Venezia battuta 82-77" [Theodore leads Milano to win the second Supercup, Venezia beat 82-77]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ "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.
^ "Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018" [Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Egidio Bianchi: La Supercoppa sarà al PalaLeonessa a settembre" [Egidio Bianchi: PalaLeonessa will host the Supercup in September]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
^ "Tutte le date della prossima stagione di Serie A" [All dates of the next Serie A season]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ "Lega A - Con la Supercoppa italiana ricomincia la nuova stagione" [Lega A - Italian Supercup to begin the new season]. pianetabasket.com (in Italian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

External links

LBA Supercoppa official website

[1] "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.

[2] "Theodore trascina Milano alla seconda Supercoppa, Venezia battuta 82-77" [Theodore leads Milano to win the second Supercup, Venezia beat 82-77]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[3] "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.

[4] "Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018" [Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[5] "Egidio Bianchi: La Supercoppa sarà al PalaLeonessa a settembre" [Egidio Bianchi: PalaLeonessa will host the Supercup in September]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

[6] "Tutte le date della prossima stagione di Serie A" [All dates of the next Serie A season]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium" [Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium]. gazzetta.it (in Italian). 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.

[8] "Lega A - Con la Supercoppa italiana ricomincia la nuova stagione" [Lega A - Italian Supercup to begin the new season]. pianetabasket.com (in Italian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.

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Tournament details
Arena	PalaLeonessa Brescia, Italy
Dates	29 September 2018–30 September 2018
Final positions
Champions	AX Armani Exchange Milano (3rd title)
Runners-up	Fiat Torino
Awards and statistics
MVP	Vladimir Micov
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