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2019 Italian Basketball Cup

Tournament details
Arena	Nelson Mandela Forum Florence, Italy
Dates	14–17 February 2019
Final positions
Champions	Vanoli Cremona (1st title)
Runners-up	New Basket Brindisi
Awards and statistics
MVP	Drew Crawford
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The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, 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.

Fiat Torino were the defending champions.

Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals. Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.

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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Vanoli Cremona vs. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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References

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External links

• LBA Final Eight official website Archived 2019-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

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