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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
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The 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons, 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.

AX Armani Exchange Milano went to win his 3rd Supercup by beating Fiat Torino 82–71 in the Finals. Vladimir Micov was named MVP of the competition.

It was played in the PalaLeonessa in Brescia on 29 and 30 September 2018.

Participant teams

As of 3 June 2018, qualified for the tournament were Fiat Torino and Germani Brescia, as Italian Cup finalists, AX Armani Exchange Milano and Dolomiti Energia Trento as LBA Playoffs finalist.

Bracket

Semifinals

Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

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

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

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

Sponsors

References

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.
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.
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External links

• LBA Supercoppa official website

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