2021 Italian Basketball Cup

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]

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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Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions.[3]

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

Qualification

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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

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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

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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia

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

Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

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

Happy Casa Brindisi vs. Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste

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

Banco di Sardegna Sassari vs. Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro

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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, 23–29Overtime: 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   Marco Spissu 20 10 9
SG 22   Stefano Gentile 15 3 4
SF 14   Jason Burnell 17 5 2
PF 20   Eimantas Bendžius 22 4 1
C 2   Miro Bilan 19 7 2
Reserves:
PF 3   Kaspar Treier 3 1 0
PG 5   Massimo Chessa DNP
SG 6   Filip Krušlin 8 1 3
PF 7   Ethan Happ 4 5 1
PG 10   Toni Katić 2 3 2
PG 13   Marco Antonio Re DNP
C 21   Luca Gandini DNP
Head coach:
  Gianmarco Pozzecco
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 12   Justin Robinson 27 2 6
SG 5   Ariel Filloy 7 4 4
SF 3   Henri Drell 23 5 2
PF 25   Márkó Filipovity 12 13 2
C 8   Tyler Cain 3 7 4
Reserves:
SG 15   Matteo Tambone 3 0 0
SF 18   Edin Mujakovic DNP
SG 22   Gerald Robinson 15 0 4
C 24   Beniamino Basso 0 0 0
PF 33   Michele Serpilli DNP
C 41   Simone Zanotti 6 2 0
SF 82   Carlos Delfino 19 5 2
Head coach:
  Jasmin Repeša

Semifinals

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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

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

Happy Casa Brindisi vs. Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro

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

Final

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AX Armani Exchange Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

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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   Malcolm Delaney 10 3 2
SG 0   Kevin Punter 13 3 2
SF 31   Shavon Shields 9 4 4
PF 2   Zach LeDay 13 2 0
C 42   Kyle Hines 5 7 1
Reserves:
SG 3   Davide Moretti 5 1 0
SF 9   Riccardo Moraschini 7 4 2
PG 13   Sergio Rodríguez 1 1 8
C 19   Paul Biligha 7 1 1
PG 20   Andrea Cinciarini 2 1 0
PF 70   Luigi Datome 15 5 2
C 81   Jakub Wojciechowski 0 0 0
Head coach:
  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   Justin Robinson 4 2 4
SG 5   Ariel Filloy 5 2 2
SF 3   Henri Drell 12 4 0
PF 25   Márkó Filipovity 12 5 0
C 8   Tyler Cain 15 12 1
Reserves:
SG 15   Matteo Tambone 4 1 3
SF 18   Edin Mujakovic DNP
SG 22   Gerald Robinson 0 1 3
C 24   Beniamino Basso DNP
PF 33   Michele Serpilli 0 0 0
C 41   Simone Zanotti 2 0 0
SF 82   Carlos Delfino 5 2 3
Head coach:
  Jasmin Repeša
2021 Italian Cup champions
AX Armani Exchange Milano
7th title

Awards

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

Source[4]

References

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  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]
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