2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight

2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight

Season	2019–20 season
Tournament details
Arena	O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Athens, Greece
Dates	30 September – 4 October 2020
Final positions
Champions	San Pablo Burgos (1st title)
Runners-up	AEK
Third place	JDA Dijon
Fourth place	Casademont Zaragoza
Awards and statistics
MVP	Thad McFadden

The 2020 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 4th concluding Basketball Champions League Final Four tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season, which marked the fourth season of Basketball Champions League (BCL). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league, the usual format of an Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.

The tournament was played behind closed doors due to worries about COVID-19. San Pablo Burgos won its first Champions League title after defeating AEK.

Venue

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall was the stage of the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018. AEK Athens, which won the championship that year, would serve as host again. The arena was completed in 1995, and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the Athens suburb of Marousi. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in all of Europe.

Athens	Athens 2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight (Europe)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989
File:Award ceremony - Basketball - Special Olympics 2011 (5898972026).jpg

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	30 September
	Türk Telekom	82
					2 October
	JDA Dijon	83
					JDA Dijon	69
	30 September
					San Pablo Burgos	81
	Hapoel Jerusalem	65
									4 October
	San Pablo Burgos	92
									San Pablo Burgos	85
	1 October
									AEK	74
	Casademont Zaragoza	87
					2 October
	Iberostar Tenerife	81
					Casademont Zaragoza	75
	1 October
					AEK	99			Third place game
	ERA Nymburk	82
									4 October
	AEK	94
									JDA Dijon	70
									Casademont Zaragoza	65

Quarterfinals

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem v Hereda San Pablo Burgos

30 September 2020	Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem	65–92	Hereda San Pablo Burgos	Athens
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 17–26, 16–28, 17–15
	Pts: Mitrović, Pappas 13 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Blatt 5 Eff: Thomas 15	Boxscore	Pts: Kravić, McFadden 18 Rebs: Kravić 10 Asts: Cook 7 Eff: Kravić 28	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Türk Telekom v JDA Dijon

30 September 2020	Türk Telekom	82–83	JDA Dijon	Athens
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–28, 13–19, 20–18
	Pts: Wiltjer 19 Rebs: Dekker 9 Asts: Enins 11 Eff: Ennis 21	Boxscore	Pts: Julien 19 Rebs: Alingue, Chassang 7 Asts: Holston 6 Eff: Julien 20	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

ERA Nymburk v AEK

1 October 2020	ERA Nymburk	82–94	AEK	Athens
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–23, 19–25, 24–25
	Pts: Harding, Hruban 16 Rebs: Dalton 9 Asts: Rupnik 5 Eff: Hruban 17	Boxscore	Pts: Langford 18 Rebs: Moreira 8 Asts: Rice 5 Eff: Gkikas 16	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Casademont Zaragoza v Iberostar Tenerife

1 October 2020	Casademont Zaragoza	87–81	Iberostar Tenerife	Athens
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–23, 24–16, 24–25
	Pts: Benzing 17 Rebs: Hlinason, Thompson 7 Asts: Enins 6 Eff: Brussino 17	Boxscore	Pts: Shermadini 22 Rebs: Shermadini, Doornekamp 8 Asts: Huertas 8 Eff: Shermadini 24	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA)

Semifinals

Hereda San Pablo Burgos v JDA Dijon

2 October 2020	Hereda San Pablo Burgos	81–67	JDA Dijon	Athens
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–17, 16–20, 22–17
	Pts: Benite 25 Rebs: Horton 10 Asts: Kravić, Renfroe 6 Eff: Horton 24	Boxscore	Pts: Julien 17 Rebs: Chassang 11 Asts: Holston, Julien 5 Eff: Julien 18	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

AEK v Casademont Zaragoza

2 October 2020	AEK	99–75	Casademont Zaragoza	Athens
21:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 27–17, 30–25, 16–18
	Pts: Rice, Langford 18 Rebs: Mačiulis 9 Asts: Gkikas 8 Eff: Rice 22	Boxscore	Pts: Seeley 18 Rebs: Brussino 9 Asts: San Miguel 6 Eff: Brussino 21	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Third place game

JDA Dijon v Casademont Zaragoza

4 October 2020	JDA Dijon	70–65	Casademont Zaragoza	Athens
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–11, 22–14, 13–21
	Pts: Holston 20 Rebs: Vanwijn 9 Asts: Holston 6 Eff: Holston 21	Boxscore	Pts: Thompson 16 Rebs: Thompson 8 Asts: San Miguel 5 Eff: Thompson 21	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Final

Main article: 2020 Basketball Champions League Final

Hereda San Pablo Burgos v AEK

4 October 2020	Hereda San Pablo Burgos	85–74	AEK	Athens
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 35–12, 19–13, 17–25
	Pts: McFadden 18 Rebs: Kravić 11 Asts: McFadden 5 Eff.: McFadden 22	Boxscore	Pts: Rice 17 Rebs: Moreira 7 Asts: Gkikas 5 Eff.: Rice 17	Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Eddie Viator (FRA)

External links

• Basketball Champions League (official website)