2024 EuroCup Finals
| Event | 2023–24 EuroCup Basketball | ||||||||||
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| First leg | |||||||||||
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| Date | 9 April 2024 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Adidas Arena, Paris, France | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,995 | ||||||||||
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| Date | 12 April 2024 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Ekinox, Bourg-en-Bresse, France | ||||||||||
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| Date | 15 April 2024 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Adidas Arena, Paris, France | ||||||||||
The 2024 EuroCup Finals are the concluding games of the 2023–24 EuroCup season, the 22nd season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament, the 16th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the first season under the new title sponsorship name of BKT. The first leg was played at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France, on 9 April 2024, the second leg will be played at the Ekinox in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, on 12 April 2024 and the third leg, if necessary, will be played again at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France, on 15 April 2024, between French sides Paris Basketball[1] and Mincidelice JL Bourg.[2]
Background
It is the first all–French final series in the history of the EuroCup and the second all–French final series in the history of the European club basketball tournaments after the 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Finals in which Nanterre 92 defeated Élan Chalon for achieve their second continental crown.[3]
It is the first ever Finals appearance in the competition for Paris Basketball. It is also the first time that any team from the French capital play a European final. Until this season, the best Parisian performance was the 1996–97 season of the European second–tier level FIBA EuroCup semifinal played by Paris Basket Racing in which it was defeated by Real Madrid that finally won the title.[4][5]
It is the first ever Finals appearance for Mincidelice JL Bourg in EuroCup. It is also the first time that JL Bourg play a European final and became the 14th French team to qualify for a European final.[6][7]
Venues
The Adidas Arena host the first leg and the third leg, if necessary, as Paris Basketball home venue. The arena was recently inaugurated in February 2024 and have a capacity of 8,000 seats for sporting events and 9,000 seats for concerts and shows, as well as two gymnasiums intended for use by local clubs and residents. It was originally intended to host the wrestling events and men's preliminary basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics, before hosting the Paralympic table tennis tournament. Finally, the Olympic events of badminton then rhythmic gymnastics take place there, followed by Para badminton and powerlifting. As soon as the arena is built, it became the residence of Paris Basketball, as well as PSG Handball for its larger games.
The Ekinox host the second leg as Mincidelice JL Bourg home venue. The arena usually hosts the home games of JL Bourg since January 2014 and have a capacity of 3,548 seats for sporting events and 5,141 seats for concerts and shows.
| Paris | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
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| Adidas Arena | Ekinox | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 3,548 | |
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Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
Paris Basketball
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| Regular season | Group A
Source: EuroCup Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playoffs | Opponent | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals |  Joventut |
1–0 | 86–70 (H) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals |  London Lions |
2–0 | 99–86 (H) | 93–85 (A) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mincidelice JL Bourg
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| Regular season | Group B
Source: EuroCup Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playoffs | Opponent | Series | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals |  Prometey |
1–0 | 95–82 (H) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Semifinals |  Beşiktaş Emlakjet |
2–1 | 86–74 (H) | 71–82 (A) | 89–63 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First leg
| 9 April 2024 | Paris Basketball 
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77–65 (Series: 1–0) |
Mincidelice JL Bourg
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Paris, France |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 31–20, 11–12, 12–21 | |||
| Pts: Shorts 15 Rebs: Kessens 7 Asts: Shorts 4 PIR: Shorts 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Risacher 11 Rebs: Brown, Massa 5 Asts: Risacher 4 PIR: Risacher 10 |
Arena: Adidas Arena Attendance: 7,995 Referees: Damir Javor, Jordi Aliaga, Sérgio Silva |
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Second leg
| 12 April 2024 | Mincidelice JL Bourg
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vs. | Paris Basketball
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Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
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| 19:30 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: Ekinox |
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Third leg
| 15 April 2024 | Paris Basketball
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vs. | Mincidelice JL Bourg
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Paris, France |
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| Boxscore | Arena: Adidas Arena |
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See also
References
- ^ "Paris beats London 85-93 to romp into EuroCup Finals | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Bourg beats Besiktas 89-63 to reach the EuroCup Finals | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "BKT EuroCup Finals at a Glance | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris gagne à Londres en Eurocoupe et se qualifie pour sa première finale européenne". L'Équipe (in French). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris Basketball can claim the best-ever EuroCup offense | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "La JL Bourg domine Besiktas et rejoint Paris en finale de l'Eurocoupe". L'Équipe (in French). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "JL Bourg's ascent shows no sign of slowing down | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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