2020 Italian Basketball Cup

2020 Italian Basketball Cup
The Adriatic Arena hosted the 2020 Cup
Tournament details
CountryItaly
CityPesaro
Venue(s)Adriatic Arena
Dates13–16 February 2020[1]
Teams8
Defending championsVanoli Cremona
Final positions
ChampionsUmana Reyer Venezia (1st title)
Runner-upHappy Casa Brindisi
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVPUnited States Austin Daye (Venezia)
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All statistics correct as of complete.

The 2020 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2020 Zurich Connect Final Eight for sponsorship reasons,[2] was the 44th edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from 13 to 16 February 2020 in Pesaro, at the end of the first half of the 2019–20 LBA season.[3]

Vanoli Cremona were the defending champions.[4][5]

Umana Reyer Venezia went to win its first Cup ever by beating Happy Casa Brindisi 73–67 in the Finals.[6] Austin Daye was named Panasonic MVP of the competition.[7]

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

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  6. ^ "National cups roundup: February 16, 2020". euroleague.net. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Austin Daye è l'MVP della Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut votato come miglior giocatore della Finale" [Austin Daye named MVP of the Zurich Connect Final Eight 2020; Tonut is voted the best player of the Finals]. legabasket.it (in Italian). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.