2016 Italian Basketball Cup

2016 Italian Basketball Cup
The Mediolanum Forum hosted the 2016 Cup
Duration	February 19–21, 2016
Games played	7
Teams	8
Regular season
Season MVP	Rakim Sanders
Finals
Champions	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 5th title
Runners-up	Sidigas Avellino
Semifinalists	Vanoli Cremona Dolomiti Energia Trento
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The 2016 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the Beko Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. Lega Basket organised the competition for Lega Basket Serie A clubs. The tournament was played at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan this year. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano won their 5th cup.

Qualification

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano was automatically qualified for the tournament as the host team. The rest of the teams were selected based on their place in the 2015–16 Lega Basket Serie A standings.

1. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
2. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano
3. Vanoli Cremona
4. Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia
5. Dolomiti Energia Trento
6. Banco di Sardegna Sassari
7. Umana Reyer Venezia
8. Sidigas Avellino

Bracket

	Quarter-finals					Semifinals					Final
	1	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	84
	8	Sidigas Avellino	94
						8	Sidigas Avellino	71
						5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	69
	4	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia	74
	5	Dolomiti Energia Trento	81
											8	Sidigas Avellino	76
											2	EA7 Emporio Milano	82
	3	Vanoli Cremona	97
	6	Dinamo Sassari	89
						3	Vanoli Cremona	58
						2	EA7 Emporio Milano	90
	2	EA7 Emporio Milano	88
	7	Reyer Venezia	59

Quarterfinals

Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento

Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia v Dolomiti Energia Trento

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal A	Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia	74–81	Dolomiti Energia Trento	Milan
12:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 24–20, 10–26, 25–18
RAI	Pts: Czyż 20 Rebs: Czyż, Lombardi 7 Asts: Knowles 6 PIR: Czyż 22	Boxscore	Pts: Wright 18 Rebs: Wright 9 Asts: Poeta 5 PIR: Wright 24	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Begnis, Taurino, Weidmann

Vanoli Cremona vs. Banco di Sardegna Sassari

Vanoli Cremona v Banco di Sardegna Sassari

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal B	Vanoli Cremona	97–890(OT)	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	Milan
15:15 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 14–6, 15–27, 28–21, Overtime: 20–12
RAI	Pts: Turner 28 Rebs: Washington 7 Asts: McGee 7 PIR: Turner 31	Boxscore	Pts: Logan 29 Rebs: Mitchell 12 Asts: Logan 8 PIR: Logan 41	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Attard, Lamonica, Sabetta

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Sidigas Avellino

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia v Sidigas Avellino

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal C	Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia	87–94	Sidigas Avellino	Milan
18:15 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 17–27, 14–18, 34–32
RAI	Pts: Polonara 15 Rebs: Golubović 7 Asts: De Nicolao 4 PIR: three players 16	Boxscore	Pts: Veikalas 21 Rebs: Cervi 8 Asts: Ragland 7 PIR: Ragland 28	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Baldini, Lo Guzzo, Seghetti

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs. Umana Reyer Venezia

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano v Umana Reyer Venezia

19 February 2016 Quarterfinal D	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	88–59	Umana Reyer Venezia	Milan
20:45 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 20–21, 28–13, 22–15
RAI	Pts: Sanders 16 Rebs: McLean, Jenkins 7 Asts: Simon 4 PIR: McLean 19	Boxscore	Pts: Owens 12 Rebs: Ortner, Viggiano 5 Asts: Green 3 PIR: Ortner 9	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Caiazza, Mazzoni, Paternicò

Semifinals

Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Sidigas Avellino

Dolomiti Energia Trento v Sidigas Avellino

20 February 2016 Semifinal 1	Dolomiti Energia Trento	69–71	Sidigas Avellino	Milan
18:15 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–16, 23–21, 16–16
RAI	Pts: Forray, Wright 15 Rebs: Forray 9 Asts: Wright 3 PIR: Pascolo 18	Boxscore	Pts: Cervi, Buva 19 Rebs: Leunen 12 Asts: Green 7 PIR: Cervi 22	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Bettini, Filippini, Sahin

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 9 Andrés Pablo Forray 15 9 1 SG 13 Dominique Sutton 4 7 1 SF 15 Davide Pascolo 13 8 2 PF 4 Jamarr Sanders 3 3 2 C 12 Julian Wright 15 6 3 Reserves: PG 3 Giuseppe Poeta 2 2 2 PF 12 Diego Flaccadori 5 1 0 SG 24 Trent Lockett 4 2 1 C 25 Luca Lechthaler DNP C 40 Jared Berggren 8 3 0 Head coach: Maurizio Buscaglia

Dolomiti Energia Trento Sidigas Avellino 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 1 Marques Green 10 6 7 SG 9 Alex Acker 0 0 1 SF 21 James Nunnally 10 3 4 PF 10 Maarten Leunen 7 12 1 C 13 Riccardo Cervi 19 4 0 Reserves: PG 00 Mattia Norcino DNP SG 4 Joe Ragland 3 2 3 SG 6 Benas Veikalas 3 2 2 PG 19 Giovanni Severini 0 0 0 C 22 Giovanni Pini 0 0 0 PF 25 Ivan Buva 19 6 0 PG 57 Salvatore Parlato DNP Head coach: Stefano Sacripanti

Vanoli Cremona vs. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

Vanoli Cremona v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

20 February 2016 Semifinal 2	Vanoli Cremona	58–90	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Milan
20:45 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 14–21, 14–31, 13–14
RAI	Pts: Washington 15 Rebs: Nikola Dragović 6 Asts: three players 2 PIR: Washington 17	Boxscore	Pts: Simon 17 Rebs: Simon, Magro 9 Asts: four players 3 PIR: Simon 22	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Lanzarini, Sardella, Aronne

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 15 Nicolò Cazzolato 15 9 1 SG 31 Elston Turner 4 7 1 SF 17 Deron Washington 13 8 2 PF 1 Nikola Dragović 3 3 2 C 12 Marco Cusin 15 6 3 Reserves: SG 9 Fabio Mian 5 3 0 C 10 Raphael Gaspardo 6 5 0 SF 16 Dario Boccasavia 0 0 1 C 19 Paul Biligha 2 1 0 PG 25 Tyrus McGee 12 4 0 Head coach: Cesare Pancotto

Vanoli Cremona EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 13 4 1 SG 22 Charles Jenkins 10 5 1 SF 43 Krunoslav Simon 17 9 2 PF 13 Milan Mačvan 10 3 3 C 15 Daniele Magro 8 9 0 Reserves: C 1 Jamel McLean 7 5 3 SG 3 Oliver Lafayette 4 1 3 SF 5 Alessandro Gentile DNP PG 6 Andrea Amato 3 0 0 PG 9 Mantas Kalnietis 2 1 2 SG 16 Simone Vecerina 0 1 1 SF 21 Rakim Sanders 16 7 3 Head coach: Jasmin Repeša

Final

EA7 Emporio Milano took the lead when the game started and didn't lose it for the rest of the game. Milano eventually won its first Cup since over 20 years.

Sidigas Avellino v EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

21 February 2016	Sidigas Avellino	76–82	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	Milan
18:00 (CET)	Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 25–22, 19–17, 21–22
RAI	Pts: Nunnally 25 Rebs: Leunen, Green 6 Asts: Green 6 PIR: Nunnally 30	Boxscore	Pts: Sanders 17 Rebs: Sanders 7 Asts: Lafayette 6 PIR: Sanders 20	Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Luigi Lamonica, Manuel Mazzoni, Paolo Taurino

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 4 Marques Green 1 6 6 PF 10 Maarty Leunen 3 6 4 C 14 Riccardo Cervi 8 2 0 SG 9 Alex Acker 9 2 4 SF 21 James Nunnally 25 2 1 Reserves: PF 25 Ivan Buva 13 5 2 C 22 Giovanni Pini 0 2 1 SG 6 Benas Veikalas 5 1 0 PG 1 Joe Ragland 8 4 2 PG 57 Salvatore Parlato DNP PG 0 Mattia Norcino DNP SG 19 Giovanni Severini 0 0 0 Head coach: Stefano Sacripanti

Sidigas Avellino EA7 Emporio Armani Milano Italian Cup MVP Rakim Sanders Game rules Game played under FIBA rules. 2016 Italian Cup Winners EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 5th title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast C 15 Daniele Magro 2 1 0 PG 20 Andrea Cinciarini 10 5 3 SG 21 Rakim Sanders 17 7 1 SF 43 Krunoslav Simon 8 5 2 SG 22 Charles Jenkins 8 4 0 Reserves: C 1 Jamel McLean 15 6 0 PG 9 Mantas Kalnietis 5 4 4 PG 3 Oliver Lafayette 3 4 6 C 13 Milan Mačvan 14 5 1 SF 7 Bruno Cerella 0 5 0 SG 5 Alessandro Gentile DNP PG 6 Andrea Amato DNP Head coach: Jasmin Repeša