2017 Italian Basketball Supercup Explained

Tourney Name:	Prozis Supercoppa
Year:	2017
City:	Forlì
Country:	Italy
Arena:	Unieuro Arena
Dates:	23–24 September 2017
Champion:	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (2nd title)
Second:	Umana Reyer Venezia
Mvp:	Jordan Theodore
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2017), also called Prozis Supercoppa 2017 for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.^[1]

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 82–77 in the Finals.^[2] Jordan Theodore was named MVP of the competition.^[3]

It was played in the Unieuro Arena in Forlì on 23 and 24 September 2017.^[4]

Participant teams

As of 22 September 2017, qualified for the tournament were Banco di Sardegna Sassari, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano,^[5] Umana Reyer Venezia and Dolomiti Energia Trento.^[6]

Team	Qualified as	Appearance
Banco di Sardegna Sassari	Italian Cup runner-up	3rd
Dolomiti Energia Trento	LBA runner-up	1st
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Italian Cup champion	5th
Umana Reyer Venezia	LBA champion	1st

Bracket

Semi-finals

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

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Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

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Final

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

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Italian Supercoppa MVP Jordan Theodore Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules.

Sponsors

Prozis (title sponsor) PosteMobile (main sponsor) Fastweb (technology partner) Molten (official ball) MyGlass (official partner)

Panasonic (official partner) Citroën (official partner) Radio Italia (media partner) La Gazzetta dello Sport (media partner) Eurosport (media partner)

Unieuro (official event partner) Belfor Anthea Regione Emilia Romagna Comune di Forlì

External links

• LBA official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turkish Airlines EuroLeague preseason results: September 25 . . 15 June 2016 . euroleague.net . 27 September 2016 . English.
2. Web site: Theodore trascina Milano alla seconda Supercoppa, Venezia battuta 82-77 . . 24 September 2017 . Sportando.com . 24 September 2017 . Italian . Theodore leads Milano to win the second Supercup, Venezia beat 82-77.
3. Web site: Jordan Theodore è l'MVP della Prozis Supercoppa LBA 2017 . . 24 September 2017 . Sportando.com . 24 September 2017 . Italian . Jordan Theodore is the MVP of the Prozis Superoppa LBA 2017.
4. Web site: Forlì ospiterà la Supercoppa Italiana il 23 e 24 settembre . . 12 July 2017 . Sportando.com . 13 July 2017 . Italian . Forlì will host the Italian Supercup on 23 and 24 September.
5. Web site: PosteMobile Final Eight: vince la EA7 Emporio Armani . . 19 February 2017 . Legabasket.it . 20 February 2017 . Italian . PosteMobile Final Eight: EA7 Emporio Armani wins.
6. Web site: Reyer campione, è il giorno della festa . . 23 June 2017 . nuovavenezia.gelocal.it . 29 June 2017 . Italian . Reyer champions, it is the day of celebrations.