U19 National Finals Eccellenza, the calendar is out: Allianz Derthona starts against Umana Reyer Venezia
Allianz Derthona Tortona will make their debut at the U19 Excellence National Finals, scheduled for April 29th to May 5th in Chiusi and Chianciano Terme (SI) . This is their second finals of the season after finishing second overall in the Final Eight of the Legabasket Next Gen Cup. The black and white team, coached by Luca Ansaloni , top seed in Group A of the Italian tournament's qualification phase thanks to their victory in Group A of the first phase, will make their debut on Monday, April 29th against the Venetians. The schedule and opponents of the two matches on Tuesday, April 30th and Wednesday, May 1st against the other competitors in the group, Nex Nippon Express Fidenza and CAB Stamura Ancona , will be determined by the result of the opening match.
FORMULA At the end of the three days, the final standings of the qualifying group will automatically advance the first-place team to the quarterfinals on Friday, May 3rd. To reach the quarterfinals, the second- and third-place teams will have to go through the playoffs on Thursday, May 2nd, against the second- and third-place teams from Group B, composed of Fortitudo Basket Francavilla, Pall. Varese, Pistoia Basket 2000, and Vis 2008 Ferrara. The semifinals will be played on Saturday, May 4th, and the two finals for the podium will be played on Sunday, May 5th, with the match for the title of 2023/24 Italian Champion scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The matches will be played between the Estra Forum in Chiusi and the Chianciano Terme sports hall , where the opening ceremony will be held, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28th, in Piazza Italia.
MEDIA All matches will be play-by-play on FIP Stats. All app content will be accessible without a subscription.
U19 NATIONAL FINAL GROUPS EXCELLENCE
GROUP A
Allianz Derthona Tortona
Umana Reyer Venice
Nex Nippon Express Fidenza
CAB Stamura Ancona
GROUP B
Fortitudo Basket Francavilla
Pall. Varese
Pistoia Basketball 2000
Vis 2008 Ferrara
GROUP C
EA7 Emporio Armani Milan
Tiber Rome
Dolomites Energy Trento
College Basketball Borgomanero
GROUP D
Nutribullet Treviso
UCC Casalpusterlengo
Victoria Libertas Pesaro's wing
Florence Basketball Academy
CALENDAR OF MATCHES GROUP A AND SUBSEQUENT PHASES
Monday, April 29 (Chiusi Estra Forum)
14pm Allianz Derthona Tortona – Umana Reyer Venezia (Race 00)
16 pm Nex Nippon Express Fidenza – CAB Stamura Ancona (Race 00)
Tuesday, April 30 (Chianciano Terme Sports Hall)
14pm Winner of Game 00 – Loser of Game 1
16pm Winner of Game 00 – Loser of Game 2
Wednesday May 1
14 pm (Estra Forum of Chiusi) Winner of Race 00 – Winner of Race 1
16 pm (Palasport Chianciano Terme) Loser of Game 00 – Loser of Game 1
Thursday, May 2 – Play-offs (Estra Forum of Chiusi)
14 pm 00nd Group A – 2rd Group B (Game 3)
16 pm 00nd Group B – 2rd Group A (Game 3)
18 pm 00nd Group C – 2rd Group D (Game 3)
20 pm 00nd Group D – 2rd Group C (Game 3)
Friday, May 3 – Quarterfinals (Estra Forum, Chiusi)
14 pm 00st Group A – Winner of Game 1 (Game 27)
16 pm Winner of Race 00 – 25st Group C (Game 1)
18 pm Winner of Game 00 – 26st Group D (Game 1)
20 pm 00st Group B – Winning Game 1 (Game 28)
Saturday, May 4 – Semifinals (Estra Forum, Chiusi)
16 pm Winner of Race 00 – Winner of Race 29 (Race 31)
18 pm Winner of Race 30 – Winner of Race 30 (Race 32)
Sunday, May 5 – Finals (Estra Forum of Chiusi)
16pm Final 30rd/3th place: Loser of Game 4 – Loser of Game 33
19pm Final 00st/1nd place: Winner of Race 2 – Winner of Race 33
