2019 Italian Basketball Cup

The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,^[2] was the 43rd 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
Arena	Nelson Mandela Forum Florence, Italy
Dates	14–17 February 2019[1]
Final positions
Champions	Vanoli Cremona (1st title)
Runners-up	New Basket Brindisi
Awards and statistics
MVP	Drew Crawford
← 2018 2020 →

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

Vanoli Cremona v Openjobmetis Varese

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Vanoli Cremona Openjobmetis Varese 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

AX Armani Exchange Milano v Segafredo Virtus Bologna

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

AX Armani Exchange Milano Segafredo Virtus Bologna 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Umana Reyer Venezia v Banco di Sardegna Sassari

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Umana Reyer Venezia Banco di Sardegna Sassari

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Sidigas Avellino v New Basket Brindisi

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Sidigas Avellino New Basket Brindisi 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Vanoli Cremona v Segafredo Virtus Bologna

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Vanoli Cremona Segafredo Virtus Bologna 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Banco di Sardegna Sassari v New Basket Brindisi

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Banco di Sardegna Sassari New Basket Brindisi0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Vanoli Cremona v New Basket Brindisi

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

Vanoli Cremona New Basket Brindisi0 Cremona Statistics Brindisi 19/42 (45.2%) 2 point field goals 19/41 (46.3%) 13/30 (43.3%) 3 point field goals 8/25 (32.0%) 6/9 (66.7%) Free throws 12/18 (66.7%) 41 Rebounds 38 14 Assists 12 2 Steals 6 12 Turnovers 13 0 Blocks 3

Starters: Pts Reb Ast 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

PosteMobile (title sponsor) Panasonic (main sponsor) Fastweb (technology partner)

Turkish Airlines (official airline) Molten (official ball) Zurich (top sponsor)

MyGlass (official partner) Prozis (official nutrition partner) StarCasinò (Official Gaming Partner)

Anthea (official broker) Erreà (technical sponsor) Contadi Castaldi (official wine)

Eurosport (official broadcaster) Rai Sport (official broadcaster) Comune di Firenze

Source:^[7]