2019 Italian Basketball Supercup

2019 Zurich Connect Supercoppa
Tournament details
ArenaPalaFlorio
Bari, Italy
Dates21 September 2019–22 September 2019
Final positions
ChampionsBanco di Sardegna Sassari
(3rd title)
Runners-upUmana Reyer Venezia
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Curtis Jerrells
← 2018
2020 →

The 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 25th edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.[2]

Banco di Sardegna Sassari went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating Umana Reyer Venezia 83–80 in the Finals.[3] Curtis Jerrells was named MVP of the competition.[4]

It was played at the PalaFlorio arena in Bari on 21 and 22 September 2019.[5]

Participant teams

Qualified for the tournament were Vanoli Cremona and New Basket Brindisi,[6] as Italian Cup finalists, Banco di Sardegna Sassari and Umana Reyer Venezia as LBA Playoffs finalist.

Team Qualified as Appearances
Vanoli Cremona Italian Cup champion 2nd
New Basket Brindisi Italian Cup runner-up 2nd
Banco di Sardegna Sassari LBA Playoffs runner-up 4th
Umana Reyer Venezia LBA Playoffs champion 2nd

Bracket

Semifinals
21 September 		Final
22 September
      
1 Umana Reyer Venezia 78
4 New Basket Brindisi 73
1 Umana Reyer Venezia 80
2 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 83
2 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 101
3 Vanoli Cremona 94

Semifinals

Vanoli Cremona vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

21 September 2019 Vanoli Cremona 94–1010(OT) Banco di Sardegna Sassari Bari
18:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–30, 20–20, 18–21, Overtime: 7–14
Eurosport Pts: Matthew Tiby 25
Rebs: Saunders 6
Asts: Diener 5
PIR: Matthew Tiby, Diener 20 		Boxscore Pts: Evans 18
Rebs: McLean, Evans 9
Asts: Spissu 7
PIR: Evans, Spissu 25 		Arena: PalaFlorio

Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Happy Casa Brindisi

21 September 2019 Umana Reyer Venezia 78–73 New Basket Brindisi Bari
20:45 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 17–14, 31–11, 24–29
Eurosport Pts: Daye 26
Rebs: Bramos, Watt 5
Asts: Daye 4 		Boxscore Pts: Banks 23
Rebs: Radivojević 8
Asts: Martin 3 		Arena: PalaFlorio

Final

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

22 September 2019 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 83–800(OT) Umana Reyer Venezia Bari
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 19–13, 17–24, 11–21, Overtime: 14–11
Eurosport Pts: Jerrells 19
Rebs: Evans 8
Asts: three players 3
PIR: McLean 21 		Boxscore Pts: Chappell 19
Rebs: Bramos, Watt 7
Asts: Chappell, Stone 3
PIR: Chappell 21 		Arena: PalaFlorio

Sponsors

Source: LBA Archived 2019-09-06 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ^ "Zurich Connect sarà il Title Sponsor della Supercoppa 2018" [Zurich Connect will be new title sponsor of the 2018 Supercup]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Gudaitis e Micov regalano a Milano il primo trofeo di stagione, l'Olimpia vince la Supercoppa" [Gudaitis and Micov leads Milano to win its first trophy of the season, Olimpia wins the Supercup]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Zurich Connect Supercoppa" [Zurich Connect Supercup - Banco di Sardegna Sassari wins in Bari]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Zurich Connect Supercoppa, Curtis Jerrells è l'mvp" [Zurich Connect Supercup - Curtis Jerrells is the MVP]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Il grande basket torna al Sud: a Bari la prossima Supercoppa" [The great basketball comes back to the South: Bari will host the Supercup]. repubblica.it (in Italian). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ "PosteMobile Final Eight: per la Vanoli Cremona storico trionfo" [PosteMobile Final Eight: Historical first time for Vanoli Cremona]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.