2018 Italian Basketball Supercup
# 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup

The 2018 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons, 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.

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

It was played in the PalaLeonessa in Brescia on 29 and 30 September 2018.

## Participant teams

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

| 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 29 September | Semifinals 29 September | Semifinals 29 September | Final 30 September | Final 30 September | Final 30 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 81 | | | |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Germani Basket Brescia | 59 | | | |
| Germani Basket Brescia | Germani Basket Brescia | 59 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 82 |
| | | | Fiat Torino | Fiat Torino | 71 |
| Fiat Torino | Fiat Torino | 81 | Fiat Torino | Fiat Torino | 71 |
| Dolomiti Energia Trento | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 72 | | | |

## Semifinals

### Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 15 | Tyshawn Taylor | 15 | 4 | 3 |
| SG | 32 | Tekele Cotton | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 0 | Jamil Wilson | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| PF | 1 | Victor Rudd | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| C | 14 | James Michael McAdoo | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 3 | Simon Anumba | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SG | 4 | Tony Carr | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| PG | 6 | Vincenzo Guaiana | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 8 | Giuseppe Poeta | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| SF | 10 | Carlos Delfino | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 12 | Marco Cusin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 19 | Simone Marrone | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Larry Brown ||||||
| Fiat Torino | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 4 | Nikola Radičević | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| SG | 12 | Diego Flaccadori | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| SF | 15 | João Gomes | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| PF | 22 | Dustin Hogue | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 32 | Nikola Jovanović | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 1 | Devyn Marble | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | 7 | Davide Pascolo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 9 | Fabio Mian | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 10 | Andrés Pablo Forray | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 14 | Andrea Mezzanotte | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| G | 20 | Alessandro Voltolini | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Maurizio Buscaglia ||||||

### AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 16 | Nemanja Nedović | 23 | 4 | 7 |
| SG | 2 | Mike James | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| SF | 19 | Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| PF | 32 | Jeff Brooks | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| C | 7 | Artūras Gudaitis | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 00 | Amedeo Della Valle | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| SF | 5 | Vladimir Micov | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| G | 6 | Riccardo Musumeci | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 9 | Dairis Bertāns | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 13 | Simone Fontecchio | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| PF | 23 | Christian Burns | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Simone Pianigiani ||||||
| AX Armani Exchange Milano | Germani Basket Brescia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 0 | Bryon Allen | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| PG | 7 | Luca Vitali | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 5 | Awudu Abass | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 1 | Jordan Hamilton | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| C | 12 | Eric Mika | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 4 | Marco Ceron | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 8 | Tommaso Laquintana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 10 | Matteo Caroli | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 18 | Gerald Beverly | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 29 | Andrea Zerini | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 20 | David Moss | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 29 | Brian Sacchetti | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Andrea Diana ||||||

## Final

### Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 15 | Tyshawn Taylor | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| SG | 32 | Tekele Cotton | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| SF | 0 | Jamil Wilson | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| PF | 1 | Victor Rudd | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 14 | James Michael McAdoo | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 3 | Simon Anumba | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 4 | Tony Carr | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| PG | 6 | Vincenzo Guaiana | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 8 | Giuseppe Poeta | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| SF | 10 | Carlos Delfino | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 12 | Marco Cusin | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| SF | 19 | Simone Marrone | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Larry Brown ||||||
| Fiat Torino | AX Armani Exchange Milano |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 16 | Nemanja Nedović | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| SG | 2 | Mike James | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| SF | 19 | Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| PF | 32 | Jeff Brooks | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 7 | Artūras Gudaitis | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 00 | Amedeo Della Valle | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 5 | Vladimir Micov | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| G | 6 | Riccardo Musumeci | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 9 | Dairis Bertāns | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 13 | Simone Fontecchio | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 20 | Andrea Cinciarini | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| PF | 23 | Christian Burns | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Simone Pianigiani ||||||

## 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 |
| - | - | - |
