Eurocup Basketball

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Eurocup
Current season or competition:
2012–13 Eurocup Basketball
ULEB Eurocup logo.png
Sport Basketball
Founded 2002
Commissioner Jordi Bertomeu
President Jordi Bertomeu
Motto I Feel Devotion
No. of teams 32 (Group Stage)
Country(ies) FIBA Europe member associations
Continent  Europe
Most recent champion(s) Russia Lokomotiv Kuban (1st title)
Most titles Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas
Spain Valencia (2 titles each)
TV partner(s) Eurosport, Eurosport 2
(Broadcast Partner)
Al Jazeera
NBA TV, NBA TV Canada
ESPN3
Level on pyramid 2nd tier
Promotion to Euroleague - 1st tier (Champions)
Official website www.EurocupBasketball.com

Eurocup Basketball (also known as the ULEB Eurocup and previously known as the ULEB Cup from 2002–2008)[1] is the second-tier level transnational professional basketball competition in Europe, below only the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. It is mainly composed of teams from European domestic national leagues that are part of the ULEB (a French acronym for "Union of European Basketball Leagues"), and that do not have a contract to compete in the Euroleague.

Teams qualify for the competition merely based on their performance in their national league and cup competition. The Eurocup was created in 2002, and can be considered as a fusion between the defunct FIBA Korać Cup and Saporta Cup competitions.

Former ULEB Cup logo used from 2002 to 2008.

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Euroleague promotion and Eurocup qualifying [edit]

The winners of the competition are invited to participate in the next season's Turkish Airlines Euroleague, the highest tier of European basketball. The qualifying rounds of each season's Eurocup, are run and controlled by FIBA Europe. Each season's Eurocup qualifying round games are a part of the FIBA EuroChallenge competition, and are counted as official games played in that competition.

The winners of the EuroChallenge are promoted to the next season's Eurocup.

Arena standards [edit]

Effective as of the 2012–13 season, all Eurocup clubs must host their home matches in arenas that have a seating capacity of at least 3,000 people. By comparison, Euroleague contract teams must host their home games in arenas that seat at least 10,000 people, while non-contract Euroleague clubs must have arenas that seat 5,000.

Competition structure [edit]

As of the 2009–10 competition, the Eurocup consists of five phases:[2]

Qualifying Round
The opening phase of the competition, held in October, involves 16 teams and consists of eight two-legged ties, with winners determined by aggregate score. The qualification phase of the competition is run directly by FIBA Europe. The qualification round teams are a part of FIBA's EuroChallenge competition. The winners advance to the second-tier Eurocup competition, while the losers stay in the Regular Season phase of the third-tier EuroChallenge.
Regular Season
The next phase of the competition, played from November to January, is analogous to the Regular Season of the Euroleague. It involves a total of 32 teams—18 automatic qualifiers; the eight Qualifying Round winners; and six teams that parachute in from the Euroleague, specifically the four losers of that competition's first Qualifying Round and the two losers of the second Qualifying Round. The participants are drawn into groups of four teams, which proceed to play home-and-away within the group, with the top two teams continuing in the competition.
Last 16
This phase, held from late January to mid-March and introduced for the 2008–09 competition, is directly analogous to, and conducted in the same manner as, the Top 16 phase of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. The participants are drawn into groups of four teams and play home-and-away within the group, with the top two teams advancing to the next phase.
Quarterfinals
This phase, held in late March, is new for the 2009–10 season. Previously, the survivors of the Last 16 advanced to a Final 8, a knockout tournament of one-off matches held at a single site.
The eight surviving teams, paired so that the winner of one group plays the runner-up of another group, now compete in two-legged ties, with the winner determined by aggregate score. The group winner in each tie will receive home advantage in the second leg. A unique feature of this round is that games tied after regulation do not automatically go to overtime. Overtime is only employed at the end of regulation in the second leg if it is needed to break a tie on aggregate.
Eurocup Finals
The last stage of the Eurocup was reduced from eight teams to four from 2009–10. This stage is now directly analogous to the Euroleague Final Four, and like that stage of the Euroleague, consists of one-off knockout semifinals followed by a single-game final. Unlike the Euroleague Final Four, in which the third-place game and final are held two days after the semifinals, the corresponding games of the Eurocup are held the day after the semifinals.

Historic formats [edit]

Historically, the competition began with a group phase in which the starting field was reduced to 16 teams. The survivors then advanced to a knockout phase. In the inaugural 2002–03 competition, the knockout phase consisted entirely of two-legged ties. The following year, the final became a one-off match, but all other knockout ties remained two-legged.

In 2007–08, the initial phase, by now called the Regular Season, was only used to reduce the field to 32 teams. The survivors were paired into two-legged knockout ties, with the winners advancing to another set of two-legged ties. The survivors then entered the first-ever Final 8 phase in the competition's history, consisting of one-off knockout matches.

The following 2008–09 season was the first in which preliminary rounds were conducted. That year saw two preliminary rounds held, the first involving 16 teams and the second involving the eight winners plus eight teams that had received byes into that round. The survivors of the second preliminary round joined 24 direct qualifiers in the Regular Season. This season also saw the introduction of the Last 16 group phase, and proved to be the last for the Final 8.

Finals [edit]

Season Champion Result Runner-Up Venue Finals MVP
2002–03 Spain Valencia Basket 90–78 / 78–76 Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto Spain Valencia/Slovenia Novo Mesto Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Tomašević
2003–04 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 83–72 Spain Real Madrid Belgium Charleroi United States Kelly McCarty
2004–05 Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 78–74 Greece Makedonikos Kozani Belgium Charleroi Lithuania Robertas Javtokas
2005–06 Russia Dynamo Moscow 73–60 Greece Aris BSA Belgium Charleroi United States Ruben Douglas
2006–07 Spain Real Madrid 87–75 Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius Belgium Charleroi United States Charles Smith
2007–08 Spain DKV Joventut 79–54 Spain Akasvayu Girona Italy Turin Spain Rudy Fernández
2008–09 Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 80–74 Russia Khimki Moscow Region Italy Turin Lithuania Marijonas Petravičius
2009–10 Spain Valencia Basket 67–44 Germany Alba Berlin Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz Australia Matt Nielsen
2010–11 Russia UNICS Kazan 92–77 Spain Cajasol Sevilla Italy Treviso Croatia Marko Popović
2011–12 Russia Khimki Moscow Region 77–68 Spain Valencia Basket Russia Khimki Croatia Zoran Planinić
2012–13 Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 75–64 Spain Uxue Bilbao Basket Belgium Charleroi United States Richard Hendrix
2013–14 Belgium Charleroi

Team rankings [edit]

Place Team Titles Runners-up Winning Years
1.
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas
2
1
2005, 2009
1.
Spain Valencia
2
1
2003, 2010
3.
Russia Khimki Moscow Region
1
1
2012
3.
Spain Real Madrid
1
1
2007
5.
Spain Joventut Badalona
1
0
2008
5.
Russia Dynamo Moscow
1
0
2006
5.
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
1
0
2004
5.
Russia UNICS Kazan
1
0
2011
5.
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
1
0
2013
10.
Spain Akasvayu Girona
0
1
10.
Greece Aris Thessaloniki
0
1
10.
Spain Uxue Bilbao Basket
0
1
10.
Spain Cajasol Sevilla
0
1
10.
Slovenia Krka Novo Mesto
0
1
10.
Greece Makedonikos Kozani
0
1

League rankings [edit]

Place League Titles Runners-up
1.
Spain Spanish ACB
4
5
2.
Russia Russian PBL
4
1
3.
Lithuania Lithuanian LKL
2
1
4.
Israel Israeli BSL
1
0
5.
Greece Greek GBL
0
2
6.
Germany German BBL
0
1
7.
Slovenia Slovenian SKL
0
1


Winning rosters [edit]

2002–03 Valencia Basket (Spain):

Dejan Tomašević, Fabricio Oberto, Bernard Hopkins, Alejandro Montecchia, Federico Kammerichs, José Antonio Paraíso, Víctor Luengo, Nacho Rodilla, Alessandro Abbio, Pedro Robles, Asier García, Oliver Arteaga, Brian Cardinal (Head Coach: Paco Olmos)

2003–04 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel):

Willie Solomon, Kelly McCarty, Tunji Awajobi, Doron Sheffer, Erez Katz, Moshé Mizrahi, Amir Muchtari, Ido Kozikaro, Raviv Limonad, Yoni Shahar, Elad Eliyahu, Yuval Naimy, Georgi Osadahi (Head Coach: Sharon Drucker)

2004–05 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania):

Robertas Javtokas, Roberts Štelmahers, Hari Mujezinović, Gintaras Einikis, Tyrone Nesby, Fred House, Simas Jasaitis, Tomas Delininkaitis, Andrius Šležas, Saulius Kuzminskas, Rolandas Jarutis, Povilas Čukinas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Kęstutis Šeštokas (Head Coach: Tomo Mahorič)

2005–06 Dynamo Moscow (Russia):

Mire Chatman, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Ruben Douglas, Antonis Fotsis, Hanno Möttölä, Fedor Likholitov, Bojan Popović, Dmitri Domani, Valentin Kubrakov, Sergei Bykov, Yuri Vasiliev, Sergei Romanov, George Tsintsadze, Ivan Shiryaev (Head Coach: Dušan Ivković)

2006–07 Real Madrid (Spain):

Charles Smith, Louis Bullock, Raül López, Axel Hervelle, Kerem Tunçeri, Marko Tomas, Felipe Reyes, Álex Mumbrú, Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca, Blagota Sekulić, Ratko Varda, Venson Hamilton, Nedžad Sinanović, Richard Nguema, Marko Milič, Jan Martín, Pablo Aguilar (Head Coach: Joan Plaza)

2007–08 Joventut Badalona (Spain):

Rudy Fernández, Lubos Barton, Jérôme Moïso, Demond Mallet, Ricky Rubio, Jan-Hendrik Jagla, Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca, Ferran Laviña, Pau Ribas, Petar Popović, Pere Tomàs, Josep Franch, Lonny Baxter, Dimitry Flis (Head Coach: Aito Garcia Reneses)

2008–09 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania):

Steponas Babrauskas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Milko Bjelica, Michailas Anisimovas, Chuck Eidson, Donatas Zavackas, Marijonas Petravičius, Artūras Jomantas, Justas Sinica, Martynas Gecevičius, Evaldas Dainys, Lukas Brazdauskis (Head Coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis)

2009–10 Valencia Basket (Spain):

Kosta Perović, Víctor Claver, José Simeón, Serhiy Lishchuk, Héctor Piquer, Marko Marinović, Iván García, Rafa Martínez, Florent Piétrus, Nando De Colo, Tornike Shengelia, Thomas Kelati, Matt Nielsen, Giorgi Sharabidze (Head Coach: Neven Spahija)

2010–11 UNICS Kazan (Russia):

Terrell Lyday, Marko Popović, Igor Zamansky, Petr Samoylenko, Zakhar Pashutin, Vladimir Veremeenko, Amiran Amirkhanov, Hasan Rizvić, Kelly McCarty, Ricky Minard, Maciej Lampe, Slavko Vraneš (Head Coach: Evgeniy Pashutin)

2011–12 BC Khimki (Russia):

Benjamin-Pavel Dudu, Vitaly Fridzon, Mickaël Gelabale, Thomas Kelati, Dmitry Khvostov, Krešimir Lončar, Sergei Monia, Matthew Nielsen, Zoran Planinić, Anton Pushkov, Chris Quinn, Egor Vyaltsev, Alexey Zhukanenko (Head Coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis)

2012–13 PBC Lokomotiv Kuban (Russia):

Maksim Grigoryev, Derrick Brown, Richard Hendrix, Aleksey Savrasenko, Mantas Kalnietis, Sergei Bykov, Valery Likhodey, Andrey Zubkov, Simas Jasaitis, Jimmy Baron, Aleks Marić, Nick Calathes, Maksim Sheleketo (Head Coach: Evgeniy Pashutin)

Eurocup awards [edit]

Statistical leaders [edit]

Points Per Game [edit]

Rebounds Per Game [edit]

Assists Per Game [edit]

Steals Per Game [edit]

  • 2002–03 United States Joe Spinks (Ricoh Astronauts Amsterdam): 4.1 (in 10 games)
  • 2003–04 United States Joe Spinks (Demon Astronauts Amsterdam): 4.3 (in 10 games)
  • 2004–05 United States Kevin Rice (Darussafaka Istanbul): 4.2 (in 10 games)
  • 2005–06 United States David Hawkins (Virtus Lottomatica Roma): 3 (in 14 games)
  • 2006–07 France Tariq Kirksay (SLUC Nancy): 2.66 (in 12 games)
  • 2007–08 United States Chris Williams (Turk Telekom Ankara): 2.66 (in 12 games)
  • 2008–09 United States Terrell Lyday (UNICS Kazan): 2.63 (in 8 games)
  • 2009–10 United States Terrell Lyday (UNICS Kazan): 2.36 (in 11 games)
  • 2010–11 France Tariq Kirksay (CB Sevilla): 2.25 (in 16 games)
  • 2011–12 United States Patrick Beverley (Spartak Saint Petersburg): 1.94 (in 16 games)
  • 2012–13 United States Tywain McKee (BC Triumph Lyubertsy): 2.36 (in 11 games)

Blocks Per Game [edit]

Average Index Rating [edit]

All-Time Leaders [edit]

Average Accumulated
Points Serbia Igor Rakočević 19.05 Bulgaria Todor Stoykov 1138
Rebounds United States Mario Austin 8.21 United States Andre Riddick 471
Assists United States Lamont Jones 5.13 Serbia Stefan Marković 319
Steals United States Jerry McCullough 2.82 United States Mire Chatman 156
Blocks United States Andre Riddick 1.77 United States Andre Riddick 147
Index Ratings United States Michael Wright 22.14 United States Mire Chatman 1274

Individual performances [edit]

Individual highs [edit]

Points [edit]

  1. United States Randy Duck (Brighton Bears) 49 pts vs. Cholet Basket (12/23 2pt, 4/10 3pt, 13/17 FT) (in 2003–04 season)
  2. United States Bobby Brown (Alba Berlin) 44 pts vs. KK Bosna (8/18 2pt, 4/11 3pt, 16/19 FT) (in 2007–08 season)
  3. United States Mire Chatman (Besiktas) 43 pts @ Hemofarm (12/14 2pt, 1/5 3pt, 16/18 FT) (in 2010–11 season)
  4. Slovakia Radoslav Rančík (Galatasaray) 39 pts vs. Azovmash (14/21 2pt, 2/6 3pt, 5/5 FT) (in 2009–10 season)
  5. United States Mike Penberthy (Pompea Napoli) 39 pts vs. Telekom Bonn (4/10 2pt, 7/10 3pt, 10/12 FT) (in 2004–05 season)
  6. United States Michael Watson (Slask Wroclaw) 39 pts @ Crvena Zvezda (7/13 2pt, 4/11 3pt, 13/14 FT) (in 2004–05 season)
  7. United States Cordell Henry (Ovarense Aerosoles) 38 pts @ Köln 99ers (7/9 2pt, 5/10 3pt, 9/10 FT) (in 2007–08 season)
  8. United States Malcolm Delaney (Budivelnik Kiev) 38 pts vs. Uxue Bilbao (3/4 2pt, 6/9 3pt, 14/16 FT) (in 2012–13 season)
  9. Serbia and Montenegro Ivan Koljević (Buducnost) 38 pts vs. PAOK (4/7 2pt, 5/8 3pt, 15/15 FT) (in 2004–05 season)
  10. United States Fred House (Lietuvos Rytas) 38 pts @ Slask Wroclaw (7/9 2pt, 5/6 3pt, 9/9 FT) (in 2004–05 season)

Rebounds [edit]

  1. Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos (Dynamo Moscow) 22 rebs @ Aris Thessaloniki (in 2004–05 season)
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina Aleksandar Radojević (Telekom Bonn) 20 rebs vs. Gravelines Dunkerque (in 2002–03 season)
  3. Romania Virgil Carutasu (CSU Asesoft) 18 rebs vs. Hemofarm Stada (in 2007–08 season)
  4. Croatia Mate Skelin (Lukoil Academic) 18 rebs vs. Montepaschi (in 2006–07 season)
  5. United States K'zell Wesson (Cholet Basket) 18 rebs vs. KK Zadar (in 2002–03 season)
  6. Australia Chris Anstey (Ural Great) 18 rebs @ Gravelines Dunkerque (in 2002–03 season)
  7. United States Shawnelle Scott (Varese) 18 rebs @ KK Zadar (in 2002–03 season)
  8. United States Jason Forrestal (Superfund Kapfenberg) 18 rebs @ Auna Gran Canaria (in 2003–04 season)
  9. United States Jason Forrestal (Superfund Kapfenberg) 18 rebs vs. RheinEnergie (in 2003–04 season)
  10. Latvia Trojs Ostlers (Liege Basket) 18 rebs vs. EiffelTowers (in 2004–05 season)
  11. France Tariq Kirksay (SLUC Nancy) 18 rebs vs. Lietuvos Rytas (in 2006–07 season)

Assists [edit]

  1. United States Travis Diener (Dinamo Sassari) 15 asts @ Crvena Zvezda Telekom (in 2012–13 season)
  2. Greece Nick Calathes (Lokomotiv Kuban) 14 asts @ Trefl Sopot (in 2012–13 season)
  3. Croatia Roko Ukić (Croatia Osiguranje Split) 14 asts @ Ionikos NF (in 2003–04 season)
  4. Puerto Rico Christian Dalmau (Besiktas ColaTurka) 14 asts vs. Ovarense Aerosoles (in 2007–08 season)
  5. Latvia Kristaps Valters (Joventut) 14 asts vs. Unics (in 2009–10 season)
  6. Croatia Damir Mulaomerović (PAOK) 13 asts @ Gravelines Dunkerque (in 2004–05 season)
  7. Israel Doron Sheffer (Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem) 13 asts vs. Virtus Bologna (in 2003–04 season)
  8. United States Willie Deane (Lukoil Academic) 13 asts @ Artland Dragons (in 2007–08 season)
  9. United States Darrel Mitchell (Elan Chalon) 12 asts vs. Akasvayu Girona (in 2007–08 season)
  10. Croatia Damir Mulaomerović (PAOK) 12 asts @ Cholet Basket (in 2004–05 season)
  11. United States Curtis McCants (Croatia Osiguranje Split) 12 asts @ Cholet Basket (in 2003–04 season)
  12. United States Mire Chatman (Besiktas) 12 asts @ Le Havre (in 2008–09 season)
  13. United States Justin Hamilton (Spirou Charleroi) 12 asts @ Galatasaray Cafe Crown (in 2007–08 season)
  14. United States Willie Deane (Lukoil Academic) 12 asts vs. Artland Dragons (in 2007–08 season)

Steals [edit]

  1. United States Jerry McCullough (Varese) 11 stls vs. Crvena Zvezda (in 2003–04 season)
  2. Israel Dror Hajaj (Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem) 11 stls vs. Lukoil Academic (in 2006–07 season)
  3. Italy Valerio Spinelli (Pompea Napoli) 10 stls @ Crvena Zvezda (in 2004–05 season)
  4. United States Kevin Rice (Darussafaka Istanbul) 10 stls @ Pivovarna Lasko (in 2004–05 season)
  5. United States Brandon Gay (Antwerp Giants) 8 stls vs. Buducnost Podgorica (in 2007–08 season)
  6. Italy Andrea Meneghin (Varese) 8 stls vs. Caprabo Lleida (in 2002–03 season)
  7. Spain Jaume Comas (Caprabo Lleida) 8 stls @ Ricoh Astronauts (in 2002–03 season)
  8. United States Fred House (Lietuvos Rytas) 8 stls @ Crvena Zvezda (in 2004–05 season)
  9. United States William Avery (Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem) 8 stls @ Varese (in 2004–05 season)
  10. United States Henry Domercant (Dynamo Moscow) 8 stls vs. Beghelli Bologna (in 2007–08 season)
  11. United States Kevin Rice (Darussafaka Istanbul) 8 stls vs. Pivovarna Lasko (in 2004–05 season)
  12. United States Patrick Lee (Debreceni Vadkakasok) 8 stls vs. Buducnost Podgorica (in 2004–05 season)
  13. United States David Hawkins (Lottomatica Roma) 8 stls vs. Dynamo Moscow (in 2005–06 season)

Blocks [edit]

  1. United States Ken Johnson (Benetton Fribourg) 8 blks vs. Buducnost Podgorica (in 2007–08 season)
  2. United States Andre Riddick (Spirou Charleroi) 8 blks @ Alba Berlin (in 2004–05 season)
  3. Nigeria Akin Akingbala (BK Ventspils) 7 blks vs. FMP Zeleznik (in 2007–08 season)
  4. United States Jarvis Varnado (Hapoel Jerusalem) 7 blks vs. Donetsk (in 2011–12 season)
  5. United States Andre Riddick (Spirou Charleroi) 7 blks @ Caprabo Lleida (in 2002–03 season)
  6. Lithuania Robertas Javtokas (Lietuvos Rytas) 7 blks @ Brighton Bears (in 2003–04 season)
  7. Lithuania Robertas Javtokas (Lietuvos Rytas) 7 blks @ Croatia Osiguranje Split (in 2003–04 season)
  8. United States Erik Nelson (EiffelTowers) 7 blks vs. Le Mans (in 2003–04 season)
  9. Latvia Mārtiņš Skirmants (BK Ventspils) 7 blks @ EiffelTowers (in 2004–05 season)
  10. France Cyril Akpomedah (Cholet Basket) 7 blks vs. Croatia Osiguranje Split (in 2003–04 season)

Index Ratings [edit]

  1. United States Priest Lauderdale (Lukoil Academic) 55 vs. KK Zagreb (in 2003–04 season)
  2. United States Mire Chatman (Besiktas) 53 @ Hemofarm (in 2010–11 season)
  3. United States Fred House (Lietuvos Rytas) 50 @ Slask Wroclaw (in 2004–05 season)
  4. United States Michael Wright (Turk Telekom) 49 @ Siauliai (in 2007–08 season)
  5. United States Rasheed Brokenborough (Superfund Kapfenberg) 48 vs. Atlas Belgrade (in 2003–04 season)
  6. United States Devin Smith (Benetton) 47 @ Alba Berlin (in 2010–11 season)
  7. United States Malcolm Delaney (Budivelnik Kiev) 47 vs. Uxue Bilbao (in 2012–13 season)
  8. United States Jackson Vroman (Akasvayu Girona) 47 @ Hanzevast Capitals (in 2007–08 season)
  9. United States Cordell Henry (Ovarense Aerosoles) 46 @ Köln 99ers (in 2007–08 season)
  10. Serbia and Montenegro Ivan Koljević (Buducnost Podgorica) 46 vs. PAOK Thessaloniki (in 2004–05 season)
  11. United States Ryan Stack (Aris Thessaloniki) 46 vs. Alba Berlin (in 2005–06 season)

Triple-Doubles [edit]

  1. Bulgaria Todor Stoykov (Lukoil Academic) 33 pts, 13 rebs, 10 asts vs. KK Zagreb (in 2003–04 season)
  2. Israel Meir Tapiro (Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem) 16 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts vs. FMP Zeleznik (in 2006–07 season)
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina Elvir Ovčina (Telindus Oostende) 12 pts, 11 rebs, 10 asts vs. Dynamo Moscow (in 2007–08 season)
  4. France Pascal Perrier-David (Benetton Fribourg) 13 pts, 10 rebs, 10 asts @ Hapoel Galil Elyon (in 2007–08 season)

References and notes [edit]

External links [edit]