2016 Italian Basketball Supercup
The 2016 Italian Basketball Supercup (Italian: Supercoppa di pallacanestro 2016) was the 22nd edition of the super cup tournament, organized by the Lega Basket Serie A. It was also called Macron Supercoppa 2016 for sponsorship reasons.
| Tournament details | |
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| Arena | Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy |
| Dates | 24 September 2016– 25 September 2016 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Sidigas Avellino |
| Awards and statistics | |
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It was played in the Mediolanum Forum in Milan on 24 and 25 September.[1]
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won its first title after beating Vanoli Cremona in the semifinal and Sidigas Avellino in the final.[2]
Participant teams
Qualified for the tournament were EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Sidigas Avellino, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and Vanoli Cremona.[3]
| Team | Qualified as | Appearance | Qualification date |
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| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 2015–16 season champion 2016 Cup champion |
4th | 21 February 2016 |
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 2015–16 season runner-up | 2nd | 13 June 2016 |
| Sidigas Avellino | 2016 Cup runner-up | 2nd | 21 February 2016 |
| Vanoli Cremona | 2016 Cup semi-finalist | 1st | 29 May 2016 |
Bracket
| Semi-finals 24 September | Final 25 September | ||||||||
| Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 72 | ||||||||
| Sidigas Avellino | 74 | ||||||||
| Sidigas Avellino | 72 | ||||||||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 90 | ||||||||
| EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 109 | ||||||||
| Vanoli Cremona | 87 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Sidigas Avellino
| 24 September 2016 | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 72–74 | Sidigas Avellino | Milan |
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| 18:00 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 19–21, 17–11, 14–23 | |||
| Sky Sport | Pts: Polonara 18 Rebs: Polonara 7 Asts: Gentile 4 PIR: Polonara 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ragland 18 Rebs: Leunen 8 Asts: Green 6 PIR: Ragland 19 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Dino Seghetti, Alessandro Vicino, Michele Rossi |
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Vanoli Cremona
| 24 September 2016 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | 109–87 | Vanoli Cremona | Milan |
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| 20:45 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 21–24, 27–9, 32–26 | |||
| Sky Sport | Pts: Simon 18 Rebs: Pascolo 7 Asts: Kalnietis 6 PIR: Hickman 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Turner 18 Rebs: Biligha 5 Asts: Turner, Holloway 3 PIR: Mian 17 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Luca Weidmann, Gabriele Bettini, Lorenzo Baldini |
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Final
EA7 Emporio Armani Milano lifted the Supercup trophy by downing Sidigas Avellino 72-90. Krunoslav Simon led the winners with 25 points on 5-of-7 three-point shots. Ricky Hickman added 15 while Zoran Dragić had 11 for Milan. Hickman had 9 points in the second quarter to make Milan get a double-digit lead, 34-44, at halftime. Dragić, Simon and Davide Pascolo allowed Milan to extend their margin to 51-67 after 30 minutes, enough to control the game until the final buzzer and lift its first Supercup trophy.[4]
Sidigas Avellino vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
| 25 September 2016 | Sidigas Avellino | 72–90 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano | Milan |
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| 18:15 (CEST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 15–21, 17–23, 21–23 | |||
| Sky Sport | Pts: Ragland 18 Rebs: Cusin, Obasohan 5 Asts: five players 2 PIR: Obasohan 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Simon 25 Rebs: Dragić 7 Asts: Simon 8 PIR: Simon 30 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Dino Seghetti, Luca Weidmann, Gabriele Bettini |
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References
- "Decise le date e la sede della Supercoppa 2016: si giocherà al Forum di Assago" [The Supercoppa 2016 dates and location are confirmed: it will be contested at Forum of Assago]. basketuniverso.it (in Italian). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Turkish Airlines EuroLeague preseason results: September 25". euroleague.net. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- "Supercoppa 2016: parteciperanno Milano, Reggio Emilia, Avellino e Cremona" [Supercup 2016: Milano, Reggio Emilia, Avellino and Cremona are qualified]. Sportando.com (in Italian). 14 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Turkish Airlines EuroLeague preseason results: September 25". euroleague.net. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
- Lega Basket website (in Italian) Retrieved 23 June 2016