2020 Italian Basketball Cup

2020 Italian Basketball Cup
	The Adriatic Arena hosted the 2020 Cup
Country	Italy
Dates	13–16 February 2020
Championship venue	Adriatic Arena; Pesaro
Teams	8
Defending champions	Vanoli Cremona
Champions	Umana Reyer Venezia; (1st title)
Runners-up	Happy Casa Brindisi
Semifinalists	AX Armani Exchange Milano; Pompea Fortitudo Bologna;
MVP	Austin Daye Venezia
← 2019	2021 →
	All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2020 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2020 Zurich Connect Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,^[2] was the 52nd edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 13 to 16 February 2020 in Pesaro, at the end of the first half of the 2019–20 LBA season.^[3]

Vanoli Cremona were the defending champions.^[4]^[5]

Umana Reyer Venezia went to win its first Cup ever by beating Happy Casa Brindisi 73–67 in the Finals.^[6] Austin Daye was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.^[7]

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Qualification[]

Qualified for the tournament are selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2019–20 LBA regular season.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	16	14	2	1343	1212	+131	Qualified as seeded teams
2	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	16	13	3	1334	1164	+170
3	Germani Basket Brescia	16	11	5	1328	1178	+150
4	AX Armani Exchange Milano	16	10	6	1285	1195	+90
5	Vanoli Cremona	16	9	7	1261	1271	−10	Qualified as non-seeded teams
6	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	16	9	7	1237	1264	−27
7	Happy Casa Brindisi	16	9	7	1332	1287	+45
8	Umana Reyer Venezia	16	8	8	1250	1203	+47

Source: LBA

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals 13–14 February			Semifinals 15 February			Final 16 February

1	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	81

8	Umana Reyer Venezia	82
			8	Umana Reyer Venezia	67

			4	AX Armani Exchange Milano	63
4	AX Armani Exchange Milano	86

5	Vanoli Cremona	62
						8	Umana Reyer Venezia	73

						6	Happy Casa Brindisi	67
2	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	86

7	Happy Casa Brindisi	91
			7	Happy Casa Brindisi	78

			6	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	53
3	Germani Basket Brescia	73

6	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	76

Quarterfinals[]

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Vanoli Cremona[]

13 February 2020	AX Armani Exchange Milano	86–62	Vanoli Cremona	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 16–19, 16–20, 26–11
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Tarczewski 14 Rebs: Tarczewski 9 Asts: Rodríguez 8 PIR: Tarczewski 23	Boxscore	Pts: Mathews 16 Rebs: Happ 10 Asts: Diener 4 PIR: Happ 24	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Michele Rossi, Massimiliano Filippini, Andrea Bongiorni

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	13	Sergio Rodríguez	9	5	8
SG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	9	7	3
SF	5	Vladimir Micov	13	2	2
PF	40	Luis Scola	9	3	0
C	15	Kaleb Tarczewski	14	9	1
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	13	1	0
C	6	Paul Biligha	1	1	0
SG	9	Riccardo Moraschini	DNP
SG	16	Nemanja Nedović	10	2	2
PF	23	Christian Burns	0	3	1
PG	28	Keifer Sykes	3	0	0
PF	32	Jeff Brooks	2	5	1
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

AX Armani Exchange Milano

Vanoli Cremona
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	10	Michele Ruzzier	2	0	0
SG	1	Wesley Saunders	8	4	2
SF	2	Jordan Mathews	16	2	1
PF	45	Nicola Akele	4	7	1
C	22	Ethan Happ	12	10	3
Reserves:
SF	3		DNP
PG	5		DNP
PG	7	Travis Diener	2	0	4
C	13	Josip Sobin	3	6	1
SF	21	Niccolò De Vico	8	0	0
PF	23	Vojislav Stojanović	4	7	1
SG	31	Topias Palmi	3	3	1
Head coach:
Romeo Sacchetti

Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Umana Reyer Venezia[]

13 February 2020	Segafredo Virtus Bologna	81–820(OT)	Umana Reyer Venezia	Pesaro
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 21-16, 15-13, 21-18, Overtime: 13-14
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Marković 18 Rebs: Hunter 10 Asts: Teodosić 6 PIR: Weems 20	Boxscore	Pts: Tonut 16 Rebs: Vidmar 11 Asts: De Nicolao 3 PIR: Vidmar 17	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Beniamino Manuel Attard, Fabrizio Paglialunga

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	9	Stefan Marković	18	2	3
SG	44	Miloš Teodosić	15	4	6
SF	34	Kyle Weems	15	7	4
PF	11	Giampaolo Ricci	12	5	3
C	45	Julian Gamble	10	6	1
Reserves:
PG	1		DNP
SF	2	Devyn Marble	1	2	0
PG	6	Alessandro Pajola	2	0	1
PF	8	Filippo Baldi Rossi	2	1	0
SG	25	David Cournooh	0	0	0
C	32	Vince Hunter	6	10	1
SF	35	Stefan Nikolić	DNP
Head coach:
Aleksandar Đorđević

Segafredo Virtus Bologna

Umana Reyer Venezia
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	10	Andrea De Nicolao	11	2	3
SG	7	Stefano Tonut	16	2	2
SF	21	Jeremy Chappell	14	7	2
PF	22	Valerio Mazzola	3	1	0
C	50	Mitchell Watt	4	7	1
Reserves:
PG	3	Davide Casarin	DNP
SF	5	Julyan Stone	3	9	1
SF	6	Michael Bramos	9	5	0
PF	9	Austin Daye	15	4	2
PG	12	Ariel Filloy	0	0	0
C	14	Gašper Vidmar	7	11	1
SF	30	Bruno Cerella	0	0	0
Head coach:
Walter De Raffaele

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Happy Casa Brindisi[]

14 February 2020	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	86–91	Happy Casa Brindisi	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 16–13, 23–25, 25–27
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Pierre 21 Rebs: Pierre 9 Asts: Evans 5 PIR: Pierre 31	Boxscore	Pts: Banks 37 Rebs: Banks 8 Asts: John Brown 4 PIR: Banks 41	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Mark Bartoli

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	0	Marco Spissu	15	4	4
SG	31	Michele Vitali	2	3	0
SF	21	Dyshawn Pierre	21	9	4
PF	11	Dwayne Evans	12	6	5
C	2	Miro Bilan	8	5	1
Reserves:
SF	7		1	0	1
SF	8	Giacomo Devecchi	DNP
C	15	Daniele Magro	DNP
SG	22	Stefano Gentile	6	5	1
C	23		2	3	1
PG	55	Curtis Jerrells	20	2	2
Head coach:
Gianmarco Pozzecco

Banco di Sardegna Sassari

Happy Casa Brindisi
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	15	Darius Thompson	10	1	2
SG	0	Adrian Banks	37	8	3
SF	1	Kelvin Martin	14	6	0
PF	33	Tyler Stone	9	4	1
C	00	John Brown	2	4	4
Reserves:
SF	2	Dominique Sutton	10	5	1
PG	6		3	4	2
G	8		DNP
PF	10		6	4	2
SG	12	Luca Campogrande	0	1	1
C	18		DNP
SF	35		DNP
Head coach:
Francesco Vitucci

Germani Basket Brescia vs. Pompea Fortitudo Bologna[]

14 February 2020	Germani Basket Brescia	73–76	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	Pesaro
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 17–16, 22–20, 17–23
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Lansdowne 15 Rebs: Moss, Horton 7 Asts: Vitali 4 PIR: Moss 11	Boxscore	Pts: Sims 17 Rebs: Sims 8 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Aradori 20	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Roberto Begnis, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Denny Borgioni

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	7	Luca Vitali	14	1	4
SG	34	David Moss	7	7	1
SF	5	Awudu Abass	10	2	1
PF	30	Ken Horton	6	7	1
C	6	Tyler Cain	4	5	2
Reserves:
C	0	Andrea Zerini	3	4	1
PG	2	Travis Trice	0	0	0
PG	8		6	0	0
SG	9	DeAndre Lansdowne	15	1	0
C	18		DNP
PF	41		8	3	2
Head coach:
Vincenzo Esposito

Germani Basket Brescia

Pompea Fortitudo Bologna
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	21		11	2	2
SG	3	Kassius Robertson	2	2	2
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	16	5	2
PF	10	Maarty Leunen	7	5	1
C	14	Henry Sims	17	8	0
Reserves:
SG	5		14	3	1
PF	6	Stefano Mancinelli	9	3	1
SF	9		DNP
C	22	Ed Daniel	0	0	1
PG	24	Rok Stipčević	0	1	0
Head coach:
Antimo Martino

Semifinals[]

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia[]

15 February 2020	AX Armani Exchange Milano	63–67	Umana Reyer Venezia	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 9–14, 13–25, 19–13
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Rodríguez 15 Rebs: Scola, Tarczewski 9 Asts: Rodríguez 3 PIR: Scola 19	Boxscore	Pts: Watt 16 Rebs: Watt 10 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Watt 15	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Tolga Sahin, Manuel Mazzoni, Guido Giovannetti

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	13	Sergio Rodríguez	15	2	3
SG	20	Andrea Cinciarini	3	1	2
SF	5	Vladimir Micov	9	3	1
PF	40	Luis Scola	14	9	0
C	15	Kaleb Tarczewski	9	9	1
Reserves:
SG	00	Amedeo Della Valle	0	0	1
C	6	Paul Biligha	3	1	0
SF	9	Riccardo Moraschini	DNP
SG	10	Michael Roll	1	1	0
SG	16	Nemanja Nedović	8	8	0
PF	23	Christian Burns	DNP
PF	32	Jeff Brooks	1	7	0
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

AX Armani Exchange Milano

Umana Reyer Venezia
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	10	Andrea De Nicolao	12	3	3
SG	7	Stefano Tonut	6	2	1
SF	21	Jeremy Chappell	4	3	3
PF	22	Valerio Mazzola	3	2	0
C	50	Mitchell Watt	16	10	1
Reserves:
PG	3	Davide Casarin	DNP
SF	5	Julyan Stone	0	7	2
SF	6	Michael Bramos	10	4	1
PF	9	Austin Daye	13	1	3
PG	12	Ariel Filloy	3	1	0
C	14	Gašper Vidmar	0	3	0
SF	30	Bruno Cerella	0	1	0
Head coach:
Walter De Raffaele

Happy Casa Brindisi vs. Pompea Fortitudo Bologna[]

15 February 2020	Happy Casa Brindisi	78–53	Pompea Fortitudo Bologna	Pesaro
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–12, 19–13, 14–16
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Brown 18 Rebs: Banks 7 Asts: Thompson 7 PIR: Brown 26	Boxscore	Pts: , Sims 10 Rebs: Daniel, Sims 9 Asts: Sims 2 PIR: Sims 11	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Roberto Begnis, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	15	Darius Thompson	10	4	7
SG	0	Adrian Banks	11	7	2
SF	1	Kelvin Martin	8	4	2
PF	33	Tyler Stone	6	3	0
C	00	John Brown	18	6	3
Reserves:
SF	2	Dominique Sutton	6	1	0
PG	6		7	1	2
G	8		0	0	0
PF	10		9	6	1
SG	12	Luca Campogrande	3	4	0
C	18		0	0	0
SF	35		0	0	0
Head coach:
Francesco Vitucci

Happy Casa Brindisi

Pompea Fortitudo Bologna
0

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	21		6	4	1
SG	3	Kassius Robertson	4	1	0
SF	4	Pietro Aradori	4	7	1
PF	10	Maarty Leunen	4	5	1
C	14	Henry Sims	10	9	2
Reserves:
SG	5		10	2	1
PF	6	Stefano Mancinelli	4	2	1
SF	9		0	5	1
C	22	Ed Daniel	7	9	0
PG	24	Rok Stipčević	4	4	1
Head coach:
Antimo Martino

Final[]

Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Happy Casa Brindisi[]

16 February 2020	Umana Reyer Venezia	73–67	Happy Casa Brindisi	Pesaro
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 16–22, 16–13, 23–24
Eurosport, Rai Sport	Pts: Watt 17 Rebs: Watt 10 Asts: Tonut 4 PIR: Watt 19	Boxscore	Pts: Banks 27 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Thompson 4 PIR: Banks 26	Arena: Adriatic Arena Referees: Carmelo Paternico', Saverio Lanzarini, Manuel Mazzoni

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	10	Andrea De Nicolao	5	4	1
SG	7	Stefano Tonut	13	1	4
SF	21	Jeremy Chappell	7	8	0
PF	22	Valerio Mazzola	6	4	1
C	50	Mitchell Watt	17	10	2
Reserves:
PG	3	Davide Casarin	DNP
SF	5	Julyan Stone	0	3	3
SF	6	Michael Bramos	12	4	1
PF	9	Austin Daye	13	2	2
PG	12	Ariel Filloy	0	1	1
C	14	Gašper Vidmar	0	0	0
SF	30	Bruno Cerella	0	1	0
Head coach:
Walter De Raffaele

Umana Reyer Venezia

Happy Casa Brindisi
0

Venezia	Statistics	Brindisi
	Statistics
14/41 (34.1%)	2 point field goals	9/27 (33.3%)
11/32 (34.4%)	3 point field goals	9/32 (28.1%)
12/14 (85.7%)	Free throws	22/32 (68.8%)
45	Rebounds	55
15	Assists	11
9	Steals	2
9	Turnovers	15
1	Blocks	2

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

PG	15	Darius Thompson	6	3	4
SG	0	Adrian Banks	27	6	1
SF	1	Kelvin Martin	5	9	1
PF	33	Tyler Stone	0	9	1
C	00	John Brown	3	12	2
Reserves:
SF	2	Dominique Sutton	5	2	0
PG	6		7	1	2
G	8		DNP
PF	10		8	2	0
SG	12	Luca Campogrande	6	1	0
C	18		DNP
SF	35		DNP
Head coach:
Francesco Vitucci

2020 Italian Cup champions
Umana Reyer Venezia 1st title

Sponsors[]

Zurich (title sponsor)
Panasonic (main sponsor)
Fastweb (technology partner)
SNAIPay (platinum sponsor)
StarCasinò (platinum sponsor)

IBSA (gold sponsor)
Prosciutto Carpegna (gold sponsor)
Molten (official ball)
Prozis (official nutrition)
Airness (official store)

Anthea (official broker)
Erreà (technical sponsor)
Contadi Castaldi (wine partner)
Giorgio Tesi Group (green partner)
Vivaticket (ticketing provider)

Sixtus Italia (official supplier)
Acqua S.Bernardo (official water)
Bottega Portici (official catering)
Eurosport (official broadcaster)
Rai Sport (official broadcaster)

Il Resto del Carlino (media partner)
Regione Marche (patronage)
WePesaro (patronage)

Source:^[8]

References[]

^ "Serie A: approvato il planning della prossima stagione che inizierà mercoledì 25 settembre" [Serie A: planning of the next season, which will start on Wednesday September 25, has been approved]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "Final Eight: Zurich Connect sponsor per la stagione 2019/20" [Final Eight: Zurich Connect new sponsor for the 2019/20 season]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 17 December 2020.
^ "Ufficiale, Pesaro ospiterà la Final Four di Coppa Italia 2020" [Official, Pesaro will host the Final Four of the 2020 Italian Cup]. tuttobasket.net (in Italian). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "National cups roundup: February 17, 2019". euroleague.net. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "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. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "National cups roundup: February 16, 2020". euroleague.net. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Austin Daye è l'MVP della Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut votato come miglior giocatore della Finale" [Austin Daye named MVP of the Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut is voted the best player of the Finals]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
^ "Legabasket Serie A – Final Eight 2020, Partners". web.legabasket.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

External links[]

LBA Final Eight official website

[1] "Serie A: approvato il planning della prossima stagione che inizierà mercoledì 25 settembre" [Serie A: planning of the next season, which will start on Wednesday September 25, has been approved]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[2] "Final Eight: Zurich Connect sponsor per la stagione 2019/20" [Final Eight: Zurich Connect new sponsor for the 2019/20 season]. Sportando.basketball (in Italian). 17 December 2020.

[3] "Ufficiale, Pesaro ospiterà la Final Four di Coppa Italia 2020" [Official, Pesaro will host the Final Four of the 2020 Italian Cup]. tuttobasket.net (in Italian). 9 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[4] "National cups roundup: February 17, 2019". euroleague.net. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[5] "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. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[6] "National cups roundup: February 16, 2020". euroleague.net. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[7] "Austin Daye è l'MVP della Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut votato come miglior giocatore della Finale" [Austin Daye named MVP of the Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut is voted the best player of the Finals]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

[8] "Legabasket Serie A – Final Eight 2020, Partners". web.legabasket.it. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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