2021 Italian Basketball Cup

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2021 Italian Basketball Cup
The Mediolanum Forum hosted the Cup
Tournament details
CountryItaly
CityAssago (Milan)
Venue(s)Mediolanum Forum
Dates11–14 February 2021
Teams8
Defending championsUmana Reyer Venezia
Final positions
ChampionsAX Armani Exchange Milano
Runner-upCarpegna Prosciutto Pesaro
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
MVPItaly Luigi Datome (AX Armani Exchange Milano)
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The 2021 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the Frecciarossa Final Eight 2021 for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 45th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 11 to 14 February 2021 in Assago (Milan), at the end of the first half of the 2020–21 LBA season.[2]

Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions.[3]

All times are in Central European Time (UTC+01:00).

Qualification[edit]

Qualified for the tournament are selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2020–21 LBA regular season.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 14 13 1 1237 1031 +206 Qualified as seeded teams
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 13 10 3 1119 1044 +75
3 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 14 9 5 1261 1223 +38
4 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 14 9 5 1184 1080 +104
5 Umana Reyer Venezia 14 8 6 1106 1081 +25 Qualified as non-seeded teams
6 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro 14 7 7 1166 1152 +14
7 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 13 6 7 983 1004 −21
8 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 14 6 8 1069 1106 −37
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2021. Source: LBA

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals
11–12 February 		Semifinals
13 February 		Final
14 February
         
1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 80
8 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia 52
AX Armani Exchange Milano 96
Umana Reyer Venezia 65
4 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 82
5 Umana Reyer Venezia 89
AX Armani Exchange Milano 87
Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 59
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 93
7 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste 81
Happy Casa Brindisi 69
Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 74
3 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 110
6 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 115

Quarterfinals[edit]

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia[edit]

11 February 2021 AX Armani Exchange Milano 80–52 UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia Assago (Milan)
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 22–12, 18–9, 21–21
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Punter, LeDay 15
Rebs: Shields 9
Asts: Rodríguez 9
PIR: LeDay 20 		Boxscore Pts: Baldi Rossi 13
Rebs: Diouf 9
Asts: Baldi Rossi 5
PIR: Baldi Rossi 13 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Roberto Begnis, Mark Bartoli, Fabrizio Paglialunga


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 United States Malcolm Delaney 3 3 0
SG 0 United States Kevin Punter 15 0 2
SF 9 Italy Riccardo Moraschini 3 2 0
PF 2 United States Zach LeDay 15 7 1
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 8 7 1
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Davide Moretti 3 1 2
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 4 2 9
C 19 Italy Paul Biligha 6 3 0
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 5 3 2
SF 31 Denmark Shavon Shields 6 9 1
PF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 2 2 0
C 81 Poland Jakub Wojciechowski 10 5 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7 Italy Leonardo Candi 6 2 3
SG 11 United States Brandon Taylor 5 1 0
SF 77 Czech Republic Tomáš Kyzlink 8 3 1
PF 8 Italy Filippo Baldi Rossi 13 6 5
C 35 Italy Mouhamet Diouf 8 9 0
Reserves:
SG 3 Finland Petteri Koponen 9 4 1
SF 5 United States Josh Bostic 1 2 1
SG 9 Italy Carlo Porfilio 0 0 0
SG 14 Italy Marco Giannini 0 0 0
SG 32 Italy Federico Bonacini 2 1 3
Head coach:
Italy Antimo Martino

Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Umana Reyer Venezia[edit]

11 February 2021 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 82–89 Umana Reyer Venezia Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 22–18, 23–24, 21–24
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Teodosić 15
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Teodosić 6
PIR: Teodosić 19 		Boxscore Pts: Bramos 23
Rebs: Bramos 13
Asts: De Nicolao 5
PIR: Bramos 31 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Guido Giovannetti


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 44 Serbia Miloš Teodosić 15 5 6
SG 9 Serbia Stefan Marković 10 4 3
SF 34 United States Kyle Weems 14 4 2
PF 11 Italy Giampaolo Ricci 11 3 0
C 45 United States Julian Gamble 5 4 1
Reserves:
C 0 Italy Amedeo Tessitori 2 1 0
PG 1 Italy Lorenzo Deri DNP
SG 3 Italy Marco Belinelli DNP
PF 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Alibegović 0 0 0
PG 14 United States Josh Adams 9 1 2
C 21 United States Vince Hunter 14 7 0
SF 55 Italy Awudu Abass 2 2 2
Head coach:
Serbia Aleksandar Đorđević
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10 Italy Andrea De Nicolao 10 3 5
SG 7 Italy Stefano Tonut 22 3 1
SF 6 Greece Michael Bramos 23 13 0
PF 5 United States Julyan Stone 0 4 2
C 50 United States Mitchell Watt 12 8 0
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Davide Casarin DNP
PF 9 United States Austin Daye 9 6 2
SG 12 Italy Luca Campogrande DNP
PG 15 United States Wes Clark 8 0 4
SG 21 United States Jeremy Chappell 0 1 0
C 22 Italy Valerio Mazzola 5 1 0
SF 30 Argentina Bruno Cerella DNP
Head coach:
Italy Walter De Raffaele

Happy Casa Brindisi vs. Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste[edit]

12 February 2021 Happy Casa Brindisi 93–81 Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste Assago (Milan)
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–20, 23–23, 27–20
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Gaspardo 17
Rebs: Udom 9
Asts: Thompson 9
PIR: Udom 23 		Boxscore Pts: Doyle 16
Rebs: Delía 8
Asts: Doyle 10
PIR: Henry 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15 United States Darius Thompson 11 5 9
SG 31 United States James Bell 14 3 2
SF 22 Italy Mattia Udom 12 9 5
PF 10 Italy Raphael Gaspardo 17 6 0
C 33 United States Nick Perkins 12 2 2
Reserves:
SF 3 Italy Felipe Motta DNP
C 5 The Gambia Ousman Krubally 8 4 2
PG 6 Italy Alessandro Zanelli 3 0 4
SG 9 Italy Riccardo Visconti 12 0 1
C 18 Italy Riccardo Cattapan DNP
SG 21 Italy Alessandro Guido DNP
PF 35 United States Derek Willis 4 1 0
Head coach:
Italy Francesco Vitucci
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 4 Argentina Juan Fernández 9 1 3
SG 35 United States Milton Doyle 16 5 10
SF 15 United States Myke Henry 15 4 2
PF 20 Italy Matteo Da Ros 20 2 2
C 12 Argentina Marcos Delía 12 8 2
Reserves:
SF 0 Italy Andrea Coronica DNP
PF 2 Croatia Hrvoje Perić 8 1 0
C 3 United States DeVonte Upson 12 4 1
SG 7 Italy Andrea Arnaldo DNP
PG 8 Italy Tommaso Laquintana 5 1 5
SG 18 Italy Daniele Cavaliero 0 0 0
SF 44 Italy Davide Alviti 4 5 0
Head coach:
Italy Eugenio Dalmasson

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro[edit]

12 February 2021 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 110–1150(OT) Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 27–25, 23–21, 23–29, Overtime: 11–16
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Bendžius 22
Rebs: Spissu 10
Asts: Spissu 9
PIR: Spissu 34 		Boxscore Pts: J. Robinson 27
Rebs: Filipovity 13
Asts: J. Robinson 27
PIR: Drell 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Michele Rossi, Lorenzo Baldini, Christian Borgo


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 0 Italy Marco Spissu 20 10 9
SG 22 Italy Stefano Gentile 15 3 4
SF 14 United States Jason Burnell 17 5 2
PF 20 Lithuania Eimantas Bendžius 22 4 1
C 2 Croatia Miro Bilan 19 7 2
Reserves:
PF 3 Estonia Kaspar Treier 3 1 0
PG 5 Italy Massimo Chessa DNP
SG 6 Croatia Filip Krušlin 8 1 3
PF 7 United States Ethan Happ 4 5 1
PG 10 Croatia Toni Katić 2 3 2
PG 13 Italy Marco Antonio Re DNP
C 21 Italy Luca Gandini DNP
Head coach:
Italy Gianmarco Pozzecco
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 12 United States Justin Robinson 27 2 6
SG 5 Italy Ariel Filloy 7 4 4
SF 3 Estonia Henri Drell 23 5 2
PF 25 Hungary Márkó Filipovity 12 13 2
C 8 United States Tyler Cain 3 7 4
Reserves:
SG 15 Italy Matteo Tambone 3 0 0
SF 18 Italy Edin Mujakovic DNP
SG 22 United States Gerald Robinson 15 0 4
C 24 Italy Beniamino Basso 0 0 0
PF 33 Italy Michele Serpilli DNP
C 41 Italy Simone Zanotti 6 2 0
SF 82 Argentina Carlos Delfino 19 5 2
Head coach:
Croatia Jasmin Repeša

Semifinals[edit]

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia[edit]

13 February 2021 AX Armani Exchange Milano 96–65 Umana Reyer Venezia Assago (Milan)
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 22–13, 30–11, 24–16
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Rodríguez 22
Rebs: Hines 10
Asts: Rodríguez 9
PIR: Rodríguez 30 		Boxscore Pts: Watt 18
Rebs: Watt 6
Asts: De Nicolao 5
PIR: Watt 20 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Vicino


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 United States Malcolm Delaney 4 2 3
SG 0 United States Kevin Punter 2 2 3
SF 31 Denmark Shavon Shields 12 2 2
PF 2 United States Zach LeDay 16 4 0
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 14 10 2
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Davide Moretti 0 0 1
SF 9 Italy Riccardo Moraschini 3 1 1
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 22 1 9
C 19 Italy Paul Biligha 6 3 0
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 2 0 1
PF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 13 3 0
C 81 Poland Jakub Wojciechowski 2 2 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 10 Italy Andrea De Nicolao 7 0 5
SG 7 Italy Stefano Tonut 14 2 3
SF 6 Greece Michael Bramos 7 3 1
PF 5 United States Julyan Stone 3 4 2
C 50 United States Mitchell Watt 18 6 0
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Davide Casarin 4 1 0
PF 9 United States Austin Daye 2 4 1
SG 12 Italy Luca Campogrande 2 0 1
PG 15 United States Wes Clark 3 1 0
SG 21 United States Jeremy Chappell 5 3 0
C 22 Italy Valerio Mazzola 0 1 1
SF 30 Argentina Bruno Cerella 0 0 0
Head coach:
Italy Walter De Raffaele

Happy Casa Brindisi vs. Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro[edit]

13 February 2021 Happy Casa Brindisi 69–74 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 16–26, 17–11, 24–22
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Thompson 19
Rebs: Udom, Willis 7
Asts: Thompson 7
PIR: Thompson 24 		Boxscore Pts: J. Robinson 23
Rebs: Cain 14
Asts: J. Robinson 4
PIR: J. Robinson 23 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Martolini, Andrea Bongiorni


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15 United States Darius Thompson 19 3 7
SG 31 United States James Bell 3 1 3
SF 22 Italy Mattia Udom 9 7 1
PF 10 Italy Raphael Gaspardo 6 5 1
C 33 United States Nick Perkins 16 6 1
Reserves:
SF 3 Italy Felipe Motta DNP
C 5 The Gambia Ousman Krubally 1 3 0
PG 6 Italy Alessandro Zanelli 3 2 1
SG 9 Italy Riccardo Visconti 8 2 0
C 18 Italy Riccardo Cattapan DNP
SG 21 Italy Alessandro Guido DNP
PF 35 United States Derek Willis 4 7 1
Head coach:
Italy Francesco Vitucci
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
SG 5 Italy Ariel Filloy 8 3 2
SG 22 United States Gerald Robinson 5 4 3
SF 3 Estonia Henri Drell 3 1 1
PF 25 Hungary Márkó Filipovity 3 5 1
C 8 United States Tyler Cain 6 14 2
Reserves:
PG 12 United States Justin Robinson 23 1 4
SG 15 Italy Matteo Tambone 6 2 0
SF 18 Italy Edin Mujakovic DNP
C 24 Italy Beniamino Basso DNP
PF 33 Italy Michele Serpilli DNP
C 41 Italy Simone Zanotti 10 1 0
SF 82 Argentina Carlos Delfino 10 4 3
Head coach:
Croatia Jasmin Repeša

Final[edit]

AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia[edit]

14 February 2021 AX Armani Exchange Milano 87–59 Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro Assago (Milan)
18:15 Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 27–6, 26–15, 13–23
Rai Sport, Eurosport Pts: Datome 15
Rebs: Hines 7
Asts: Rodríguez 8
PIR: Datome 26 		Boxscore Pts: Cain 15
Rebs: Cain 12
Asts: J. Robinson 4
PIR: Cain 21 		Arena: Mediolanum Forum
Referees: Tolga Sahin, Roberto Begnis, Guido Giovannetti


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 United States Malcolm Delaney 10 3 2
SG 0 United States Kevin Punter 13 3 2
SF 31 Denmark Shavon Shields 9 4 4
PF 2 United States Zach LeDay 13 2 0
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 5 7 1
Reserves:
SG 3 Italy Davide Moretti 5 1 0
SF 9 Italy Riccardo Moraschini 7 4 2
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 1 1 8
C 19 Italy Paul Biligha 7 1 1
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 2 1 0
PF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 15 5 2
C 81 Poland Jakub Wojciechowski 0 0 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
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Milano Statistics Pesaro
22/38 (57.9%) 2 point field goals 19/38 (50.0%)
10/22 (45.5%) 3 point field goals 5/25 (20.0%)
13/15 (86.7%) Free throws 6/11 (54.5%)
38 Rebounds 34
22 Assists 16
9 Steals 4
12 Turnovers 14
1 Blocks 1
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 12 United States Justin Robinson 4 2 4
SG 5 Italy Ariel Filloy 5 2 2
SF 3 Estonia Henri Drell 12 4 0
PF 25 Hungary Márkó Filipovity 12 5 0
C 8 United States Tyler Cain 15 12 1
Reserves:
SG 15 Italy Matteo Tambone 4 1 3
SF 18 Italy Edin Mujakovic DNP
SG 22 United States Gerald Robinson 0 1 3
C 24 Italy Beniamino Basso DNP
PF 33 Italy Michele Serpilli 0 0 0
C 41 Italy Simone Zanotti 2 0 0
SF 82 Argentina Carlos Delfino 5 2 3
Head coach:
Croatia Jasmin Repeša
2021 Italian Cup champions
AX Armani Exchange Milano
7th title

Awards[edit]

Premio Giocatore Squadra
MVP Italy Luigi Datome AX Armani Exchange Milano
Best offensive player Estonia Henri Drell Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro
Best shooter Italy Luigi Datome AX Armani Exchange Milano
Best assist man Spain Sergio Rodríguez AX Armani Exchange Milano

Source[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Frecciarossa Title sponsor della Final Eight 2021" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "LBA, l'Assemblea approva il budget economico-finanziario 2020–21. Al Forum di Milano la Final Eight 2021" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ "A Pesaro è trionfo Umana Reyer Venezia: batte Brindisi 73–67 e conquista la Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 16 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Datome votato MVP della Frecciarossa Final Eight: 'E' bello fare parte di questo gruppo" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 14 February 2021.[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

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