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.
| 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 |
← 2015 2017 → | |
Qualification
editEA7 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.
Bracket
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| 19 February 2016 Quarterfinal B
|
Vanoli Cremona | 97–89(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 |
| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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 |
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
editEA7 Emporio Milano took the lead when the game started and didn't lose it for the rest of the game.[1] Milano eventually won its first Cup since over 20 years.
| 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 |
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||