# 2019 Italian Basketball Cup

The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, 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.
Fiat Torino were the defending champions.
Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals. Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.

## 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1359 | 1196 | +163 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 2 | Sidigas Avellino | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1251 | 1225 | +26 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1218 | 1061 | +157 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1333 | 1254 | +79 | Qualified as seeded teams |
| 5 | Openjobmetis Varese | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1167 | 1104 | +63 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1345 | 1257 | +88 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1175 | 1144 | +31 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1222 | 1238 | −16 | Qualified as non-seeded teams |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals 14–15 February | Quarter-finals 14–15 February | Quarter-finals 14–15 February | Semifinals 16 February | Semifinals 16 February | Semifinals 16 February | Final 17 February | Final 17 February | Final 17 February |
| 1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 86 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 86 | 8 | Segafredo Virtus Bologna | 91 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 102 | | | |
| 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 82 | 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 102 | | | |
| 5 | Openjobmetis Varese | 73 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Openjobmetis Varese | 73 | | | | 4 | Vanoli Cremona | 83 |
| | | | | | | 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 74 |
| 3 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 88 | | | | | | | 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 74 |
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 89 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 89 | 6 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 86 | | | |
| | | | 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 87 | | | |
| 2 | Sidigas Avellino | 92 | 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 87 | | | |
| 7 | New Basket Brindisi | 95 | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 7 | Travis Diener | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| SG | 1 | Wesley Saunders | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| SF | 22 | Drew Crawford | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| PF | 23 | Peyton Aldridge | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 12 | Mangok Mathiang | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 2 | Alessandro Feraboli | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 6 | Giulio Gazzotti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| F | 8 | Giampaolo Ricci | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| PG | 10 | Michele Ruzzier | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| SG | 24 | Vojislav Stojanović | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Romeo Sacchetti ||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | Openjobmetis Varese 0 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 25 | Ronald Moore | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| SG | 4 | Aleksa Avramović | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| SF | 11 | Thomas Scrubb | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| PF | 2 | Dominique Archie | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 16 | Tyler Cain | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 5 | Christian Gatto | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 7 | Antonio Iannuzzi | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 8 | Nicola Natali | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 10 | Jean Salumu | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 13 | Damiano Verri | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 15 | Matteo Tambone | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| F | 21 | Giancarlo Ferrero | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Attilio Caja ||||||

### AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Mike James | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| SG | 21 | James Nunnally | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 5 | Vladimir Micov | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 32 | Jeff Brooks | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| C | 92 | Alen Omić | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 6 | Federico Andrea Ferraris | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 13 | Simone Fontecchio | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 19 | Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 23 | Christian Burns | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 55 | Curtis Jerrells | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| SG | 100 | Amedeo Della Valle | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Simone Pianigiani ||||||
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | Segafredo Virtus Bologna 0 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 7 | Tony Taylor | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 0 | Kevin Punter | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 25 | David Cournooh | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 24 | Amath M'Baye | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| C | 2 | Yanick Moreira | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Kelvin Martin | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| PG | 6 | Alessandro Pajola | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | 8 | Filippo Baldi Rossi | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 9 | Alessandro Cappelletti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 21 | Pietro Aradori | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 23 | Matteo Berti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 41 | Brian Qvale | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Stefano Sacripanti ||||||

### Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 17 | Deron Washington | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| G | 21 | Marco Giuri | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 21 | Dyshawn Pierre | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Justin Carter | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo De Vecchi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| C | 45 | Ousmane Diop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||

### Sidigas Avellino vs. New Basket Brindisi

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 12 | Ariel Filloy | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| SG | 28 | Keifer Sykes | 23 | 6 | 1 |
| SF | 20 | Ojārs Siliņš | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| PF | 6 | Caleb Green | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| C | 5 | Hamady N'Diaye | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 8 | Demetris Nichols | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 14 | Luca Campani | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 18 | Antonio Sabatino | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 21 | Luca Campogrande | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 22 | Demonte Harper | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| SG | 24 | Lorenzo D'Ercole | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 34 | Stefano Spizzichini | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Nenad Vučinić ||||||
| Sidigas Avellino | New Basket Brindisi 0 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 21 | Jeremy Chappell | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 0 | Adrian Banks | 26 | 5 | 6 |
| SF | 9 | Riccardo Moraschini | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| PF | 3 | Tony Gaffney | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 100 | John Brown | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Erik Rush | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| PG | 6 | Alessandro Zanelli | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G | 7 | Gabriele Orlandino | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 11 | Devondrick Walker | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 15 | Nicolò Cazzolato | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 18 | Jakub Wojciechowski | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| G | 68 | Vincenzo Taddeo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Francesco Vitucci ||||||

## Semifinals
### Vanoli Cremona vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 7 | Travis Diener | 26 | 1 | 3 |
| SG | 1 | Wesley Saunders | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| SF | 22 | Drew Crawford | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| PF | 23 | Peyton Aldridge | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| C | 12 | Mangok Mathiang | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 2 | Alessandro Feraboli | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 6 | Giulio Gazzotti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 8 | Giampaolo Ricci | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Michele Ruzzier | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| SG | 24 | Vojislav Stojanović | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Romeo Sacchetti ||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | Segafredo Virtus Bologna 0 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 7 | Tony Taylor | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| SG | 0 | Kevin Punter | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 25 | David Cournooh | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 24 | Amath M'Baye | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| C | 2 | Yanick Moreira | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Kelvin Martin | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| PG | 6 | Alessandro Pajola | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| F | 8 | Filippo Baldi Rossi | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PG | 9 | Alessandro Cappelletti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 11 | Dejan Kravić | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| G | 21 | Pietro Aradori | 26 | 6 | 3 |
| C | 23 | Matteo Berti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Stefano Sacripanti ||||||

### Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. New Basket Brindisi

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 16 | 2 | 2 |
| SG | 21 | Dyshawn Pierre | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Justin Carter | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo De Vecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| C | 45 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | New Basket Brindisi0 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 21 | Jeremy Chappell | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| SG | 0 | Adrian Banks | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| SF | 9 | Riccardo Moraschini | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 3 | Tony Gaffney | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| C | 100 | John Brown | 20 | 4 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Erik Rush | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 6 | Alessandro Zanelli | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 8 | Mattia Calamo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 11 | Devondrick Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 15 | Nicolò Cazzolato | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 18 | Jakub Wojciechowski | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 68 | Vincenzo Taddeo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Francesco Vitucci ||||||

## Final
### Vanoli Cremona vs. New Basket Brindisi

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 7 | Travis Diener | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| SG | 1 | Wesley Saunders | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| SF | 22 | Drew Crawford | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| PF | 23 | Peyton Aldridge | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| C | 12 | Mangok Mathiang | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 2 | Alessandro Ariazzi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 6 | Giulio Gazzotti | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| F | 8 | Giampaolo Ricci | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| PG | 10 | Michele Ruzzier | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| SG | 24 | Vojislav Stojanović | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Romeo Sacchetti ||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | New Basket Brindisi0 |
| 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 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 21 | Jeremy Chappell | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| SG | 0 | Adrian Banks | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| SF | 9 | Riccardo Moraschini | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 3 | Tony Gaffney | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| C | 100 | John Brown | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Erik Rush | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| PG | 6 | Alessandro Zanelli | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 8 | Mattia Calamo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 11 | Devondrick Walker | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| G | 15 | Nicolò Cazzolato | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 18 | Jakub Wojciechowski | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| G | 68 | Vincenzo Taddeo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Francesco Vitucci ||||||
* 2019 Italian Cup champions
* Vanoli Cremona 1st title

## 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 |
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