The Italian LNP Cup (), known as Old Wild West Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Italian basketball teams organized by Italy's second league in the Italian basketball league system, the Serie A2 Basket. The tournament is organised by the Lega Nazionale Pallacanestro (LNP), the organisation responsible for running the national second division Serie A2, third division Serie B, and fourth division Serie C championships.
A different cup is awarded for each of these respective divisions, though the event has been organised at the same date and place (under the name Rhythm'n'Basket Festival) from 2014, up to the current 2016 edition.
Organisation For the 2015 edition, the Serie A2 Final Six was composed of the four best ranked teams in Serie A2 Gold and the two best ranked teams in Serie A2 Silver at the end of the league first stage. The Serie B Final Four was preceded by a preliminary phase that saw the first-ranked teams of each league group (A, B, C, D) play against the second-ranked team of another group for a place in the cup. The Serie C Final Eight was also preceded by a prelimany phase, in which teams from different regions were pitted against each other for spots in the final phase.
The Rhythm'n'Basket (RnB) festival, organised since 2014 in association with Rimini Fiera, sees the games take place in the Rimini Expo Centre halls, one of which is converted for the occasion into two basketball courts (named Parigi 1999 and Atene 2004 in reference to the titles of the Italian national team) complete with two stands for a capacity of 5,000.
The 2017 edition, sees the games take place in Unipol Arena in Bologna for a record capacity of 9,513. Since 2017 Turkish Airlines become new title sponsor of the tournament for Serie A2 and Serie B.
Serie A2 Cup champions (2nd-tier level) EditionVenueChampionScoreFinalistBest Under-22 2005 PalaDozza, Bologna Upea Capo d'Orlando 94-83 Eurorida Scafati Rolando Howell — 2006 PalaSegest, Ferrara Eurorida Scafati 90-81 Zarotti Imola B.J. McKie — 2007 PalaSojourner, Rieti Sebastiani Rieti 71-61 Carife Ferrara Marcus Melvin — 2008 PalaSegest, Ferrara Fileni Jesi 72-62 Carife Ferrara Harold Jamison Marco Allegretti 2009 PalaSomenzi, Cremona Prima Veroli 79-68 Vanoli Soresina Kyle Hines Silvio Gigena 2010 PalaSerradimigni, Sassari Prima Veroli 68-58 Enel Brindisi Jason Rowe Ivan Gatto 2011 Sporting Palace, Novara Prima Veroli 81-67 Aget Imola Jarrius Jackson Davide Bruttini 2012 Palaflorio, Bari Enel Brindisi 77-74 Fileni BPA Jesi Jimmie Hunter Marco Giuri 2013 PalaTrento, Trento Bitumcalor Trento 84-76 Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia Davide Pascolo 2014 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Eurotrend Biella 100-94 Aquila Basket Trento Damian Hollis Matteo Bertolazzi Eric Lombardi 2015 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Tezenis Verona 91-86 FMC Ferentino Michael Umeh Giovanni Allodi 2016 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Givova Scafati 72-62 Dinamica Mantova Marco Portannese Davide Alviti 2017 Unipol Arena, Bologna Segafredo Virtus Bologna 69-68 Angelico Biella Marco Spissu 2018 UBI BPA Sport Center, Jesi Bertram Tortona 89-57 OraSì Ravenna Francesco Stefanelli 2019 Palasavelli, Porto San Giorgio De' Longhi Treviso 84-75 Lavoropiù Fortitudo Bologna David Logan2020Suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe2021Palasport Cervia, CerviaGeVi Napoli80–69ADP Old Wild West Udine Josh Mayo Lodovico Deangeli 2022 PalaMaggetti, Roseto degli Abruzzi ADP Old Wild West Udine 74–55 S.Bernardo Cantù Trevor Lacey Nicola Giovannelli 2023 PalaPiantanida, Busto Arsizio Guerino Vanoli Cremona 65–60 Tramec Cento Matteo Piccoli Gregor Kuuba 2024 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma Unieuro Pallacanestro 2.015 Forlì 61–51 Flats Service Fortitudo Bologna Federico Zampini Todor Radonjić 2025 PalaDozza, Bologna Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù 74–57 UEB Cividale Tyrus McGee Giacomo Dell'Agnello
Serie B Cup champions (3rd-tier level) EditionVenueChampionScoreFinalist 2014 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Benacquista Latina 71-69 I.Dek Legnano Manuel Carrizo 2015 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Contadi Castaldi Montichiari 94-83 BCC Convergenze Agropoli Riccardo Perego 2016 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Unieuro Forlì 78-64 Eurobasket Roma Michele Ferri 2017 Unipol Arena, Bologna Cuore Napoli Basket 60-58 Agribertocchi Orzinuovi Stefan Nikolić 2018 UBI BPA Sport Center, Jesi Fulgor Omegna 55-51 Benedetto XIV Cento Alex Simoncelli 2019 Palasavelli, Porto San Giorgio Fulgor Omegna 82-71 Tigers Cesena Alessandro Grande 2020 Suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic in Europe 2021 Palasport Cervia, Cervia Bakery Piacenza 69-66 RSR Sebastiani Rieti Sebastian Vico 2022 PalaMaggetti, Roseto degli Abruzzi Pallacanestro Roseto 69-65 UEB Cividale Edoardo Di Emidio 2023 PalaPiantanida, Busto Arsizio Orzi Basket 66-45 RSR Sebastiani Rieti Emanuele Trapani 2024 Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma Herons Montecatini 74-62 Libertas Livorno 1947 Josè Alberto Benites 2025 PalaDozza, Bologna Pallacanestro Montecatini 71-64 Pallacanestro Roseto Daniele Toscano
Serie C Cup champions (4th-tier level) EditionVenueChampionScoreFinalist 2014 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini A.S.D. Luiss 71-69 Globo Allianz ASD Campli Basket Fabrizio Smorto 2015 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Basket Scauri 69-67 Allianz San Severo Simone Bagnoli 2015 Padiglioni Fiera Rimini, Rimini Vis Nova Roma 62-49 Tarcento Tommaso Rossetti
Sponsorship names Throughout the years, due to sponsorship, the competition has been known as: Adecco Cup (2014) IG Basket Cup (2015–2016) Turkish Airlines Cup (2017) Old Wild West Cup (2018–present)
See also Italian Basketball Cup - The Cup for first division Serie A sides Serie A2 Basket - Also organised by the LNP Serie B Basket - Also organised by the LNP
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