2018 Italian Basketball Supercup Explained

The 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup (it|Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons,^[1] 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.^[2]

AX Armani Exchange Milano went to win his 3rd Supercup by beating Fiat Torino 82–71 in the Finals.^[3] Vladimir Micov was named MVP of the competition.^[4]

It was played in the PalaLeonessa in Brescia^[5] on 29 and 30 September 2018.^[6]

Participant teams

As of 3 June 2018, qualified for the tournament were Fiat Torino and Germani Brescia,^[7] as Italian Cup finalists, AX Armani Exchange Milano and Dolomiti Energia Trento as LBA Playoffs finalist.^[8]

Team	Qualified as	Appearances
Dolomiti Energia Trento	LBA runner-up	2nd
AX Armani Exchange Milano	LBA champion	2nd
Fiat Torino	Italian Cup champion	1st
Germani Basket Brescia	Italian Cup runner-up	1st

Bracket

Semifinals

Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia

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Final

Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano

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Italian Supercoppa MVP Vladimir Micov Game rules Game was played under FIBA rules.

Sponsors

Zurich Connect (title sponsor) PosteMobile (main sponsor) Panasonic (main sponsor and timekeeper) Turkish Airlines (official partner) Fastweb (technology partner) Molten (official ball)

Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta (wine partner) MyGlass (official partner) Novotel (official hotel) Prozis (official nutrition partner) Anthea Risk Management (official partner)

Viva Ticket (official ticketing provider) Eurosport (official broadcaster) Giornale di Brescia (press partner) Lombardy Region City of Brescia

External links

• LBA Supercoppa official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zurich Connect sarà il Title Sponsor della Supercoppa 2018 . . 6 September 2018 . legabasket.it . 6 September 2018 . Italian . Zurich Connect will be new title sponsor of the 2018 Supercup.
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: Gudaitis e Micov regalano a Milano il primo trofeo di stagione, l'Olimpia vince la Supercoppa . . 30 September 2018 . Sportando.basketball . 30 September 2018 . Italian . Gudaitis and Micov leads Milano to win its first trophy of the season, Olimpia wins the Supercup . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231928/https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/290230/gudaitis-e-micov-regalano-a-milano-il-primo-trofeo-di-stagione-l-olimpia-vince-la-supercoppa.html . 30 September 2018 . dead .
4. Web site: Vlado Micov è l'MVP della Supercoppa 2018 . . 30 September 2018 . Sportando.basketball . 30 September 2018 . Italian . Vlado Micov is 2018 Supercup MVP . https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231526/https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/290250/vlado-micov-e-l-mvp-della-supercoppa-2018.html . 30 September 2018 . dead .
5. Web site: Egidio Bianchi: La Supercoppa sarà al PalaLeonessa a settembre . . 15 May 2018 . Sportando.basketball . 29 May 2018 . Italian . Egidio Bianchi: PalaLeonessa will host the Supercup in September . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005022326/https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/274091/egidio-bianchi-la-supercoppa-sara-al-palaleonessa-a-settembre.html . 5 October 2018 . dead .
6. 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 .
7. 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.
8. Web site: Lega A - Con la Supercoppa italiana ricomincia la nuova stagione . . 21 June 2018 . pianetabasket.com . 26 June 2018 . Italian . Lega A - Italian Supercup to begin the new season.