2018 Italian Basketball Cup Explained
The 2018 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 50th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 15 to 18 February 2018 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2017–18 LBA season.[3]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano were the defending champions.[4]
Fiat Torino went to win its first Cup ever by beating Germani Basket Brescia 69–67 in the Finals.[5] Vander Blue was named Finals 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 2017–18 LBA regular season.
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
In the final game Sasha Vujačić’s layup in the dying seconds lifted Fiat Torino to a 69-67 victory over Germani Basket Brescia for the club’s first Italian Cup. After a series of threes in the closing seconds left the game tied, Brescia had the ball for what appeared to be the final possession, however Marcus Landry and Luca Vitali each missed from downtown, Deron Washington picked up the loose ball and started a fast break that Vujacic finished with the winning layup. Diante Garrett paced Fiat with 16 points, Nobel Boungou Colo and Vander Blue added 11 points apiece and Washington scored 10 for the winners. Landry paced Brescia with 22 points and 9 rebounds and Michele Vitali added 14 points in defeat.[7]
Sponsors
| - Molten (official ball)
- MyGlass (official partner)
- Prozis (official nutrition partner)
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: PosteMobile Final Eight 2018 - Programma . 2018-02-03 . 2019-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219191930/http://web.legabasket.it/finaleight/ . dead .
- Web site: Presentato l'accordo di sponsorizzazione tra LBA e PosteMobile . . 22 December 2016 . Legabasket.it . 22 December 2016 . Italian . The sponsorship agreement between LBA and PosteMobile has been presented.
- Web site: Final Eight 2018: ufficializzata Firenze come sede dell'evento 15-18 febbraio . . 25 September 2017 . Sportando.com . 25 September 2017 . Italian . 2018 Final Eight: Florence will host the tournament 15–18 February.
- Web site: National cups roundup: February 19, 2017 . . 19 February 2017 . euroleague.net . 19 February 2017 . English .
- Web site: Basket, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Storica prima dell'Auxilium . . 18 February 2018 . gazzetta.it . 18 February 2018 . Italian . Basketball, Final Eight: Torino-Brescia 69-67. Historical first time for Auxilium.
- Web site: Vander Blue è l'MVP delle Final Eight di Firenze . . 18 February 2018 . Sportando.com . Italian . Vander Blue named MVP of the Final Eight in Florence .
- Web site: National cups roundup: February 18, 2018 . 18 February 2018 . euroleague.net . 19 February 2018 . English .
- Web site: La Fiorentina partner della PosteMobile Final Eight . . 5 February 2018 . Sportando.com. Italian. ACF Fiorentina official partner of PosteMobile Final Eight.
- http://web.legabasket.it/finaleight/partner.phtml PosteMobile Final Eight, Partners