FIBA Europe Cup 2020-21

(From 26-01-2021 to 25-04-2021)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

·         15 teams from countries affiliated to FIBA Europe, together with 12 losers of the Qualifying Stage in Champions League (in red), are eligible to participate in the competition (the latter, however, may opt out).

·          The 24 participants enter a Regular Season, divided into six groups of four teams (with all group games played at a single venue). The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in head-to-head games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average at the end of the Regular Season; 4) points scored; 5) sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed.

·          The group winners and runners-up, together with the four best third-placed teams, qualify for a Round of 16 (played at a single venue). Winners advance to the knock-out round of 1/4 Finals (also played at a single venue).

·          The four winners of the 1/4 Finals qualify for the Final Stage (Final Four), played at a predetermined venue.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Kyïv-Basket (UKR)

BK Prometej [Kam'jans'ke] (UKR)

CSM Oradea (ROM)

CSU Sibiu (ROM)

BC Körmend (HUN)

Szolnoki Olajbányász KK (HUN)

Pallacanestro Reggiana [Reggio Emilia] (ITA)

BK Parma [Perm'] (RUS)

Beşiktaş JK [İstanbul] (TUR)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC (ISR)

BM Slam Stal [Ostrów Wielkopolski] (POL)

Heroes Den Bosch (NED)

BK Borisfen [Mogil'ëv] (BLR)

BK Rilski Sportist [Samokov] (BUL)

Bulls Basketball [Kapfenberg] (AUT)

Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut (BEL)

Iraklís BC [Thessaloníkê] (GRE)

Sporting CP [Lisboa] (POR)

KK Anwil Włocławek (POL)

BK Dnipro [Dnipropetrovs’k] (UKR)

Fribourg Olympic Basket (SWI)

London Lions (ENG)

SB Donar [Groningen] (NED)

BK Balkan [Botevgrad] (BUL)

 

 

REGULAR SEASON

 

GROUP A (Den Bosch, NETHERLANDS)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut - Pallacanestro Reggiana

69-70 (32-37)

Iraklís BC - BC Körmend

94-76 (50-42)

Competition Day 2 (27-01-2021)

BC Körmend - Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut

66-83 (30-40)

Pallacanestro Reggiana - Iraklís BC

74-78 (46-38)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut - Iraklís BC

75-79 (32-26) (a)

BC Körmend - Pallacanestro Reggiana

79-88 (43-50)

(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (66-66).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Iraklís BC

3

3

0

251

225

6

2. Pallacanestro Reggiana

3

2

1

232

226

5

3. Belfius Union Mons-H.

3

1

2

227

215

4

4. BC Körmend

3

0

3

221

265

3

 

GROUP B (Samokov, BULGARIA)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

Kyïv-Basket - BK Prometej

66-72 (29-35)

BK Rilski Sportist - Bulls Basketball

67-69 (31-31)

Competition Day 2 (28-01-2021)

Bulls Basketball - Kyïv-Basket

51-61 (21-35)

BK Prometej - BK Rilski Sportist

89-76 (49-35)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

Bulls Basketball - BK Prometej

58-64 (32-31)

Kyïv-Basket - BK Rilski Sportist

69-74 (41-28)

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. BK Prometej

3

3

0

225

200

6

2. Kyïv-Basket

3

1

2

196

197

4

3. BK Rilski Sportist

3

1

2

217

227

4

4. Bulls Basketball

3

1

2

178

192

4

 

GROUP C (Włocławek, POLAND)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

Sporting CP - Ironi Ness Ziona BC

81-86 (36-42)

Szolnoki Olajbányász KK - BM Slam Stal

80-90 (41-47)

Competition Day 2 (28-01-2021)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC - Szolnoki Olajbányász KK

90-73 (41-41)

BM Slam Stal - Sporting CP

85-83 (45-45)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

Szolnoki Olajbányász KK - Sporting CP

78-67 (42-39)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC - BM Slam Stal

86-93 (34-51)

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. BM Slam Stal

3

3

0

268

249

6

2. Ironi Ness Ziona BC

3

2

1

262

247

5

3. Szolnoki Olajbányász KK

3

1

2

231

247

4

4. Sporting CP

3

0

3

231

249

3

 

GROUP D (İstanbul, TURKEY)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

CSM Oradea - Beşiktaş JK

91-83 (51-40)

CSU Sibiu - BK Balkan

88-75 (53-41)

Competition Day 2 (28-01-2021)

Beşiktaş JK - CSU Sibiu

90-81 (48-42)

BK Balkan - CSM Oradea

58-55 (24-29)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

CSM Oradea - CSU Sibiu

70-78 (34-37)

BK Balkan - Beşiktaş JK

74-71 (27-37)

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. CSU Sibiu

3

2

1

247

235

5

2. BK Balkan

3

2

1

207

214

5

3. CSM Oradea

3

1

2

216

219

4

4. Beşiktaş JK

3

1

2

244

246

4

 

GROUP E (Włocławek, POLAND)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

KK Anwil Włocławek - London Lions

― (a)

Fribourg Olympic Basket - BK Dnipro

57-62 (28-26)

Competition Day 2 (27-01-2021)

BK Dnipro - KK Anwil Włocławek

71-74 (36-35)

London Lions - Fribourg Olympic Basket

― (a)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

KK Anwil Włocławek - Fribourg Olympic Basket

69-86 (37-48)

BK Dnipro - London Lions

― (a)

(a) London Lions were ruled out from participating in the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season after several positive PCR results from the required pre-travel tests, which set the remaining players and staff of the British team in a situation of high risk of potential infection. As a result of this, all games of London Lions will be considered as forfeited.

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Fribourg Olympic Basket

2

1

1

143

131

3

2. BK Dnipro

2

1

1

133

131

3

3. KK Anwil Włocławek

2

1

1

143

157

3

4. London Lions

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

GROUP F (Den Bosch, NETHERLANDS)

Competition Day 1 (26-01-2021)

BK Parma - BK Borisfen

― (a)

Heroes Den Bosch - SB Donar

99-98 (47-43) (b)

Competition Day 2 (28-01-2021)

SB Donar - BK Parma

81-93 (41-53)

BK Borisfen - Heroes Den Bosch

― (a)

Competition Day 3 (29-01-2021)

SB Donar - BK Borisfen

― (a)

BK Parma - Heroes Den Bosch

85-63 (39-38)

(a) BK Borisfen withdrew from the FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season due to critical COVID-19-related disruptions to their preparations, which will prevent the Belorussian team from travelling to the Netherlands and taking part in the competition. As a result of this, all games of BK Borisfen will be considered as forfeited.
(b) Overtime at the end of regulation (88-88).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. BK Parma

2

2

0

178

144

4

2. Heroes Den Bosch

2

1

1

162

183

3

3. SB Donar

2

0

2

179

192

2

4. BK Borisfen

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

ROUND OF 16

(23-03-2021)

1: CSU Sibiu - Pallacanestro Reggiana

61-65 (34-30) (a)

2: Fribourg Olympic Basket - BK Balkan

74-90 (39-44) (b)

3: Iraklís BC - KK Anwil Włocławek

86-81 (30-38) (c) (*)

4: BK Prometej - Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut

81-88 (46-35) (c)

5: BM Slam Stal - Heroes Den Bosch

92-83 (45-40) (c)

6: Ironi Ness Ziona BC - Kyïv-Basket

90-76 (36-44) (c) (*)

7: BK Parma - BK Rilski Sportist

90-61 (48-35) (b)

8: BK Dnipro - CSM Oradea

72-78 (35-38) (a)

* Games played on 24-03-2021.
(a) Games played in Oradea (Romania).
(b) Games played in Botevgrad (Bulgaria).
(c) Games played in Den Bosch (Netherlands).

 

 

1/4 FINAL

(25-03-2021)

1-8 (A): Pallacanestro Reggiana - CSM Oradea

64-71 (34-37) (a)

2-7 (B): BK Balkan - BK Parma

62-84 (29-37) (b)

3-6 (C): Iraklís BC - Ironi Ness Ziona BC

80-105 (40-50) (c)(*)

4-5 (D): Belfius Union Mons-Hainaut - BM Slam Stal

66-73 (35-37) (c)

* Game played on 26-03-2021.
(a) Game played in Oradea (Romania).
(b) Game played in Botevgrad (Bulgaria).
(c) Games played in Den Bosch (Netherlands).

 

 

FINAL STAGE (Tel-Aviv, Israel)

 

1/2 FINAL

(23-04-2021)

A-D: CSM Oradea - BM Slam Stal

66-77 (32-43)

B-C: BK Parma - Ironi Ness Ziona BC

80-81 (50-46)

 

PLACES 3-4

(25-04-2021)

CSM Oradea - BK Parma

85-76 (45-28)

 

FINAL

VENUE: Menora Mivtachim Arena (Tel-Aviv)

DATE: 25-04-2021 (21:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 5.000

REFEREES: Luis Miguel Castillo (SPA), Boris Krejič (SVN), Martin Khorozov (BUL)

FOULED OUT: Florence (40’)

SCORING BY QUARTER: 26-22 / 16-13 / 17-30 / 23-9

TOP SCORER: Nimrod Levi (21)

MVP: Wayne Selden

Ironi Ness Ziona BC - BM Slam Stal

82-74 (42-35)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC (coach: Brad Greenberg)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blck

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts.

A

M

A

M

A

M

Def

Of

ST

TO

# Patrick Miller

8

1

4

-

8

7

2

1

-

2

1

9

3

34

9

# Braian Angola

9

1

8

4

2

1

7

2

1

-

1

2

3

34

15

# Wayne Selden

6

4

5

1

2

2

4

-

1

1

1

6

2

30

13

# Tal Dunne

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

1

2

4

3

14

-

# Jerome Meyinsse

9

7

-

-

-

-

7

6

-

-

2

2

4

34

14

Lior Carreira

4

3

5

1

2

1

6

1

1

1

-

-

1

26

10

Nimrod Levi

6

4

4

2

9

7

2

1

-

-

1

1

4

28

21

TOTAL

43

20

26

8

23

18

29

12

3

5

8

24

20

200

82

 

BM Slam Stal (coach: Igor Miličić)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blck

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts.

A

M

A

M

A

M

Def

Of

ST

TO

# Chris Smith

6

1

3

2

3

3

5

1

-

-

1

1

3

36

11

# Trey Kell

8

4

3

-

6

4

3

-

-

2

1

7

1

33

12

# Jakub Garbacz

2

-

14

6

1

1

1

1

-

-

1

-

1

29

19

# Denzel Andersson

1

1

4

2

4

4

1

1

1

-

1

1

2

29

12

# Josip Sobin

5

1

-

-

4

2

5

2

-

-

-

2

4

21

4

James Florence

2

1

9

1

4

4

-

2

-

-

-

4

5

19

9

Taurean Green

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

4

-

Jarosław Mokros

2

-

2

1

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

2

10

3

Mark Ogden

1

1

1

-

4

2

9

1

-

-

2

1

2

19

4

TOTAL

27

9

37

12

26

20

24

9

2

2

7

16

21

200

74

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

En una final de la Copa de Europa de la FIBA marcada por la pandemia mundial ―en la que, no obstante, la mejora de la situación sanitaria en Israel permitió albergar 5.000 aficionados en las gradas del Menora Mivtachim Arena, en lugar del límite originalmente estipulado de 1.500―, el equipo israelí Ironi Ness Ziona logró inscribir su nombre en el palmarés continental después de superar a sus rivales polacos, Slam Stal (Ostrów Wielkopolski), gracias a un enorme esfuerzo colectivo y un mayor “fondo de armario”, que le permitió superar claramente a sus rivales en el último cuarto (23-9). El triunfo del equipo hebreo se decidió en los últimos 120 segundos, a los que se llegó con un marcador igualado (74-72 a favor de Ness Ziona), aunque los errores en el lanzamiento del conjunto polaco sentenciaron la final. La intensidad física de la defensa israelí obligó a sus rivales a buscar en exceso el tiro exterior ―incluso lanzando más triples (37/12) que tiros de dos (27/9)― con los pobres porcentajes que reflejan sus estadísticas. El “tapado” de la final fue el ala-pívot israelí Nimrod Levi, máximo anotador del partido con 21 puntos. En Slam Stal destacó la labor del alero polaco Jakub Garbacz, autor de 19 puntos (aunque con peores porcentajes que su rival). El escolta colombiano Braian Angola no tuvo su habitual eficacia ofensiva, aunque contribuyó a la victoria de su equipo con un enorme esfuerzo defensivo (9 rebotes).

 

Tras un primer cuarto igualado, con constantes alternativas en el marcador (12-7; 12-16; 26-19), Ness Ziona logró su máxima ventaja mediado el segundo cuarto (36-28, min. 16) tras un step back de Wayne Selden (MVP de la Fase Final), que posteriormente amplió Patrick Miller con una bandeja (42-30, min. 19). No obstante, Slam Stal reaccionó de forma fulgurante en el tercer cuarto, y gracias a cuatro triples consecutivos de Jakub Garbacz logró igualar primero (51-51, min. 25) y superar después (55-64, min. 29) a sus rivales. En el último periodo, la intensidad defensiva de Ness Ziona cortocircuitó el juego ofensivo del conjunto polaco, y con un parcial de 13-1 volvió a tomar la iniciativa tras una bandeja de Lior Carreira (68-65, min. 35). La final entró en sus últimos dos minutos en medio de una gran igualdad, tras un triple de Nimrod Levi (74-69) que fue contestado por James Florence (74-72). A partir de ese momento, el colapso ofensivo del conjunto polaco fue total, y sendas bandejas de Nimrod Levi y Wayne Selden pavimentaron el camino israelí hacia el triunfo (78-72 a falta de 1’02’’). Lior Carreira, Wayne Selden y Patrick Miller certificaron la victoria de Ness Ziona desde la línea de personal, ante la obcecación polaca en el lanzamiento exterior, que le hizo fallar cinco intentos consecutivos de tres.

 

 

ROSTERS (FINAL FOUR)

(Numbers in blue indicate the 12 players registered for the Final Four)

Ironi Ness Ziona BC (עירוני נס ציונה מה)

BM Slam Stal

1. Braian Angola (G) COL

2. Patrick Miller (PG) USA

4. Wayne Selden (G) USA

6. Tal Dunne (טל דן) (F) ISR

8. Lior Carreira (ליאור קררה) (F) ISR

11. Amit Ebo (עמית עבו‎) (PG) ISR

12. Uriel Trocki (אוריאל טרוצקי) (PF) ISR

14. Austin Price (G) USA

15. Nimrod Levi (נמרוד לוי‎) (PF) ISR

17. Tomer Abramovich (תומר אברמוביץ) (PG) ISR

21. Tamir Saban (תמיר סבן) (G) ISR

24. Shaked Gerassi (שקד ג׳רסי) (G) ISR

28. Raviv Limonad (רביב לימונד‎) (G) ISR

44. Ofir Goldstein (אופיר גולדשטיין) (PF) ISR

55. Jerome Meyinsse (C) USA

80. Or Cornelius (אור קורנליוס‎) (G) ISR

COACH: Brad Greenberg USA

0. James Florence (PG) USA

3. Marcin Pławucki (PG) POL

4. Łukasz Wojciechowski (G) POL

5. Denzel Andersson (PF) SWE

7. George “Trey” Kell (G) USA

8. Szymon Ryżek (G) POL

11. Taurean Green (PG) GEO

12. Jarosław Mokros (F) POL

13. Josip Sobin (C) CRO

17. Dawid Rykowski (PF) POL

18. Kamil Nawrot (F) POL

21. Maciej Kucharek (F) POL

22. Carl Lindbom (PF) FIN

30. Jakub Garbacz (F) POL

34. Chris Smith (G) USA

35. Mark Ogden (PF) USA

COACH: Igor Miličić CRO

CSM Oradea

BK Parma (БК Парма)

0. Stephen Holt (G) USA

2. Vlad Marinău (PG) ROM (a)

3. Aaron Broussard (G) USA

4. Giordan Watson (PG) ROM

5. Tudor Fometescu (G) ROM

7. Artūras Valeika (PF) LIT

9. Edward Petrescu (PF) ROM

10. Ramone Moore (G) USA

13. Luca Năstruț (F) ROM

17. Bogdan Creţ (PG) ROM

20. Pavle Reljić (G) SER

21. Enzo Vescan (F) ROM (a)

22. Garlon Green (F) USA

24. Bogdan “Bobe” Nicolescu (F) ROM

26. Cătălin Baciu (C) ROM

27. Dragan Zeković (C) SER

44. Nikola Marković (PF) SER

COACH: Cristian Achim ROM

(a) Vescan replaced Marinău in the consolation final.

0. Lorenzo Williams (PG) USA

1. Maksim Grigor’ev (Максим Григорьев) (G) RUS

2. Kirill Budin (Кирилл Будин) (F) RUS

3. Adas Juškevičius (PG) LIT

5. Mareks Mejeris (F) LAT

6. Eigirdas Žukauskas (PF) LIT

10. Vladimir Ivlev (Владимир Ивлев) (C) RUS

11. Marcel Ponitka (G) POL

14. Boris Savović (PF) SER

22. Gleb Shejko (Глеб Шейко) (G) RUS

26. Egor Chernyshev (Егор Чернышев) (F) RUS

28. Aleksandr Platunov (Александр Платунов) (PG) RUS

36. Vadim Bondarenko (Вадим Бондаренко) (G) RUS

43. Nikolaj Zhmako (Николай Жмако) (F) RUS

52. Konstantin Bulanov (Константин Буланов) (PF) RUS

77. Aleksandr Kurov (Александр Куров) (C) RUS

COACH: Kazys Maksvytis LIT

 

 

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