The 2019 Italian Basketball Supercup (), also known as Zurich Connect Supercoppa 2019 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the

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tournament, organized by the

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(LBA). AX Armani Exchange Milano were the defending champions.

Banco di Sardegna Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 FIBA Euro ...

went to win his 2nd Supercup by beating

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83–80 in the Finals. Curtis Jerrells was named

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of the competition. It was played at the PalaFlorio arena in

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on 21 and 22 September 2019.

Participant teams

Qualified for the tournament were

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and

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, as

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finalists,

and

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finalist.

Bracket

Semifinals

Vanoli Cremona vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Happy Casa Brindisi

Final

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

References

External links

LBA Supercoppa official website
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