2019 Italian Basketball Cup Explained

Tourney Name:	Italian Basketball Cup
Year:	2019
City:	Florence
Country:	Italy
Arena:	Nelson Mandela Forum
Dates:	14–17 February 2019^[1]
Champion:	Vanoli Cremona (1st title)
Second:	New Basket Brindisi
Mvp:	Drew Crawford
Prevseason:	2018
Nextseason:	2020

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]

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.

Quarterfinals

Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese

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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna

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Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

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Sidigas Avellino vs. New Basket Brindisi

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Semifinals

Vanoli Cremona vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna

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Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. New Basket Brindisi

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Final

Vanoli Cremona vs. New Basket Brindisi

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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

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]

External links

• LBA Final Eight official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tutte le date della prossima stagione di Serie A . . 29 May 2018 . Sportando.basketball . 29 May 2018 . Italian . All dates of the next Serie A season .
2. 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.
3. Web site: Egidio Bianchi: le prossime Final Eight saranno ancora a Firenze . . 11 June 2018 . Sportando.basketball . 11 June 2018 . Italian . Egidio Bianchi: next Final Eight again in Florence .
4. 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.
5. Web site: PosteMobile Final Eight: per la Vanoli Cremona storico trionfo . . 17 February 2019 . legabasket.it . 17 February 2019 . Italian . PosteMobile Final Eight: Historical first time for Vanoli Cremona . 28 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190628201716/http://web.legabasket.it/news/124560/postemobile_final_eight__per_la_vanoli_cremona_storico_trionfo . dead .
6. Web site: LBAF8: Andrew Crawford il Panasonic MVP delle Final Eight . . 17 February 2019 . Sportando.com . Italian . Andrew Crawford named Panasoni MVP of the Final Eight.
7. Web site: Legabasket Serie A – PosteMobile Final Eight, Partners . web.legabasket.it. 11 November 2018.