The 2017
Italian LNP Cup
The Italian LNP Cup (), known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Italian basketball teams organized by Italy's second league in the Italian basketball league system, the Serie A2 Basket. The tournamen ...
, knows as the Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th edition of the tournament. The competition was organised by Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP) for
Serie A2 clubs. The tournament was played from 3 to 5 March 2017 at the
Unipol Arena
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Città Metropolitana di Bologna, citta Metropolitana di Bologna, Ital ...
in
Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
.
Givova Scafati were the defending champions.
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
went to win his first LNP Cup by beating
Angelico Biella 69–68 in the Finals.
Marco Spissu
Marco Spissu (born February 5, 1995) is an Italian professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza, Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. Spissu usually plays as point guard.
Professional career
In July 2016, Spissu was sent on loan to Virtus B ...
was named Finals MVP of the competition.
Qualification
Eight teams, four in each group (East and West) qualified for the Cup are the best ranked teams at the end of the first stage of
2016–17 Serie A2 season.
East Group
*1.
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
*2.
De' Longhi Treviso
*3.
Alma Trieste
*4.
Dinamica Mantova
West Group
*1.
Angelico Biella
*2.
TWS Legnano
*3.
UniCusano Roma
*4.
Moncada Agrigento
Source
LNP
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Bracket
Games
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Sponsors
Source
LNP Cup
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References
External links
LNP Cup Retrieved 1 March 2017
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Italian LNP Cup
The Italian LNP Cup (), known as Turkish Airlines Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Italian basketball teams organized by Italy's second league in the Italian basketball league system, the Serie A2 Basket. The tournamen ...
Serie A2 Basket