The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 14 to 17 February 2019 in Florence, at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA season.
Fiat Torino were the defending champions.
Vanoli Cremona went to win its first Cup ever by beating New Basket Brindisi 83–74 in the Finals. Drew Crawford was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.
Qualification Qualified for the tournament were selected based on their position on the league table at the end of the first half of the 2018–19 LBA regular season.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Vanoli Cremona vs. Openjobmetis Varese
AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Umana Reyer Venezia vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Sidigas Avellino vs. New Basket Brindisi
Semifinals Vanoli Cremona vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. New Basket Brindisi
Final Vanoli Cremona vs. New Basket Brindisi
Cremona Statistics Brindisi 19/42 (45.2%) 2 point field goals 19/41 (46.3%) 13/30 (43.3%) 3 point field goals 8/25 (32.0%) 6/9 (66.7%) Free throws 12/18 (66.7%) 41 Rebounds 38 14 Assists 12 2 Steals 6 12 Turnovers 13 0 Blocks 3 2019 Italian Cup champions Vanoli Cremona1st title
Sponsors PosteMobile (title sponsor) Panasonic (main sponsor) Fastweb (technology partner)Turkish Airlines (official airline) Molten (official ball) Zurich (top sponsor)MyGlass (official partner) Prozis (official nutrition partner) StarCasinò (Official Gaming Partner)Anthea (official broker) Erreà (technical sponsor) Contadi Castaldi (official wine)Eurosport (official broadcaster) Rai Sport (official broadcaster) Comune di Firenze Source:
References
External links LBA Final Eight official website