The 2018
Italian Basketball Supercup
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( it, Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2018), also known as
Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2018 for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th edition of the
super cup
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tournament, organized by the
Lega Basket Serie A
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(LBA).
AX Armani Exchange Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
were the defending champions.
AX Armani Exchange Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
went to win his 3rd Supercup by beating
Fiat Torino
Sisport is a women's basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s in Turin, Italy.
History
''Gruppo Sportivo FIAT'' (''G.S. FIAT'') was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated ...
82–71 in the Finals.
Vladimir Micov
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Professional career
2001–2009
Micov played for Beop ...
was named
MVP of the competition.
It was played in the
PalaLeonessa
The PalaLeonessa (originally the PalaEIB) is an indoor arena, indoor sports arena that is located in Brescia, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,200 and is primarily used for basketball. The venue is the home ground of the Lega Basket Se ...
in
Brescia
Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...
on 29 and 30 September 2018.
Participant teams
As of 3 June 2018, qualified for the tournament were
Fiat Torino
Sisport is a women's basketball team during the 1970s and 1980s in Turin, Italy.
History
''Gruppo Sportivo FIAT'' (''G.S. FIAT'') was founded in 1922 by employees of the eponymous automobile manufacturer the city of Turin is still associated ...
and
Germani Brescia, as
Italian Cup finalists,
AX Armani Exchange Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
and
Dolomiti Energia Trento
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It was founded in 1995 as an amalgamation of two local clubs, going from the amateur divisio ...
as
LBA Playoffs finalist.
Bracket
Semifinals
Fiat Torino vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento
AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Germani Basket Brescia
Final
Fiat Torino vs. AX Armani Exchange Milano
Sponsors
References
External links
LBA Supercoppa official website
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