2020 Italian Basketball Cup

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

2020 Italian Basketball Cup

The Adriatic Arena will host the 2020 Cup
Country	Italy
Dates	13–16 February 2020[1]
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.

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

AX Armani Exchange Milano v 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 Giacomo Zanotti DNP PG 5 Giacomo Sanguinetti 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

Segafredo Virtus Bologna v 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 Lorenzo Deri 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

Banco di Sardegna Sassari v 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 Lorenzo Bucarelli 1 0 1 SF 8 Giacomo Devecchi DNP C 15 Daniele Magro DNP SG 22 Stefano Gentile 6 5 1 C 23 Dwight Coleby 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 Alessandro Zanelli 3 4 2 G 8 Alessandro Guido DNP PF 10 Raphael Gaspardo 6 4 2 SG 12 Luca Campogrande 0 1 1 C 18 Riccardo Cattapan DNP SF 35 Iris Ikangi DNP Head coach: Francesco Vitucci

Germani Basket Brescia vs. Pompea Fortitudo Bologna

Germani Basket Brescia v 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 Tommaso Laquintana 6 0 0 SG 9 DeAndre Lansdowne 15 1 0 C 18 Tommaso Guariglia DNP PF 41 Brian Sacchetti 8 3 2 Head coach: Vincenzo Esposito

Germani Basket Brescia Pompea Fortitudo Bologna 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 21 Matteo Fantinelli 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 Daniele Cinciarini 14 3 1 PF 6 Stefano Mancinelli 9 3 1 SF 9 Nicolò Dellosto 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

AX Armani Exchange Milano v 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 (basketball) 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

Happy Casa Brindisi v 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: Cinciarini, 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 Alessandro Zanelli 7 1 2 G 8 Alessandro Guido 0 0 0 PF 10 Raphael Gaspardo 9 6 1 SG 12 Luca Campogrande 3 4 0 C 18 Riccardo Cattapan 0 0 0 SF 35 Iris Ikangi 0 0 0 Head coach: Francesco Vitucci

Happy Casa Brindisi Pompea Fortitudo Bologna 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 21 Matteo Fantinelli 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 Daniele Cinciarini 10 2 1 PF 6 Stefano Mancinelli 4 2 1 SF 9 Nicolò Dellosto 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

Umana Reyer Venezia v 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 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 Alessandro Zanelli 7 1 2 G 8 Alessandro Guido DNP PF 10 Raphael Gaspardo 8 2 0 SG 12 Luca Campogrande 6 1 0 C 18 Riccardo Cattapan DNP SF 35 Iris Ikangi 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

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.
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External links

• LBA Final Eight official website