2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge

2012–13 EuroChallenge was the 9th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs.

FIBA EuroChallenge
Season	2012–13
Duration	6 November 2012 – 28 April 2013
Number of teams	32
Finals
Champions	Krasnye Krylia Samara (1st title)
Runners-up	Pınar Karşıyaka
Third place	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Fourth place	BCM Gravelines
Final Four MVP	Chester Simmons
Statistical leaders
Points Frank Hassell 20.2 Rebounds Frank Hassell 11.6 Assists Aaron Miles 6.9
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Teams

32 teams will participate in EuroChallenge Regular Season:

• A total of 28 teams have already qualified directly to the 32-team regular season.
• Another 4 teams will earn their place at the group stage by winning a qualifying round.

Regular season teams
Country (League)	Teams	Teams (rankings in 2010–11 national championships)
France (LNB)	4	BCM Gravelines (5)	SLUC Nancy (6)	Paris-Levallois (7)	JDA Dijon (9)
Romania (Divizia A)	4	Asesoft Ploiești (1)	BC Timișoara (2)	CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (3)	BCMU Pitești (9)
Belgium (BLB)	3	Port of Antwerp Giants (3)	Belfius Mons-Hainaut (4)	Okapi Aalstar (5)
Cyprus (Division 1)	3	Michelin ETHA (1)	Keravnos Strovolou (2)	Pizza Express Apollon (3)
Finland (Korisliiga)	2	Joensuun Kataja (2)	Tampereen Pyrintö (4)
Germany (BBL)	2	Telekom Baskets (8)	EWE Baskets Oldenburg (10)
Hungary (NBI/A)	2	Szolnoki Olaj KK (1)	Lami-Véd Körmend (4)
Sweden (Basketligan)	2	Norrköping Dolphins (1)	Södertälje Kings (2)
Turkey (TBL)	2	Pınar Karşıyaka (6)	Tofaş Bursa (8)
Belarus (BPL)	1	Tsmoki-Minsk (1)
Estonia (KML)	1	University of Tartu (2)
Georgia (Super Liga)	1	BC Armia (1)
Israel (BSL)	1	Hapoel Holon (4)
Latvia (LBL)	1	BK Ventspils (2)
Russia (PBL)	1	Krasnye Krylia Samara (8)
Slovenia (SKL)	1	Krka Novo Mesto (1)
Ukraine (SuperLeague)	1	Khimik Yuzhny (5)

Qualifying round

First leg will be played in September 25 and the second one in October 2. Team 1 plays the second leg at home.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Aliağa Petkim	134–159	Joensuun Kataja	70–82	64–77
Pizza Express Apollon	174–160	Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	78–70	96–90
Ural Ekaterinburg	161–164	Gaz Metan Mediaș	69–67	92–97
Tofaş Bursa	185–152	Rakvere Tarvas	106–76	79–76

Regular season

Key to colors

Top two places in each group advanced to Last 16

The Regular Season began on November 6 and finished on December 14, 2012.

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Pınar Karşıyaka	6	5	1	486	375	+111	11
2.	Tofaş Bursa	6	4	2	438	402	+36	10
3.	Krka Novo Mesto	6	3	3	459	439	+20	9
4.	Michelin ETHA	6	0	6	363	530	–167	6

	KRK	ETH	KSK	TOF
Krka Novo Mesto		100–73	80–74	70–72
Michelin ETHA	59–74		59–86	57–78
Pınar Karşıyaka	79–56	105–61		78–56
Tofaş Bursa	82–79	87–54	63–64

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Krasnye Krylia Samara	6	6	0	499	417	+82	12
2.	Joensuun Kataja	6	3	3	453	434	+19	9
3.	Keravnos Strovolou	6	2	4	438	465	–27	8
4.	Asesoft Ploiești	6	1	5	448	522	–74	7

	ASE	KAT	KER	KRA
Asesoft Ploiești		67–80	90–87	76–79
Joensuun Kataja	91–67		71–66	86–96
Keravnos Strovolou	88–76	72–67		51–82
Krasnye Krylia Samara	97–72	66–58	79–74

Group C

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	BK Ventspils	6	6	0	481	388	+93	12
2.	Norrköping Dolphins	6	2	4	409	427	–18	8
3.	Södertälje Kings	6	2	4	404	439	–35	8
4.	Tampereen Pyrintö	6	2	4	431	471	–40	8

	VEN	NOR	SÖD	PYR
BK Ventspils		72–68	90–56	79–59
Norrköping Dolphins	51–69		64–62	84–73
Södertälje Kings	80–82	67–62		74–68
Tampereen Pyrintö	74–89	84–80	73–65

Group D

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	BC Khimik Yuzhny	6	4	2	484	471	+13	10
2.	Gaz Metan Mediaș	6	4	2	476	473	+3	10
3.	JDA Dijon Basket	6	2	4	464	461	+3	8
4.	Tartu University Rock	6	2	4	431	450	–19	8

	MED	JDA	KHI	TAR
Gaz Metan Mediaș		92–89	88–86	81–58
JDA Dijon Basket	83–79		73–76	83–61
BC Khimik Yuzhny	89–66	79–74		77–76
Tartu University Rock	68–70	74–62	94–77

Group E

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Paris-Levallois	6	4	2	516	486	+30	10
2.	Okapi Aalstar	6	4	2	523	485	+38	10
3.	Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6	3	3	506	491	+15	9
4.	BCM U Pitești	6	1	5	438	521	–83	7

	PIT	MON	OKA	PAR
BCM U Pitești		73–78	89–77	75–91
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	92–63		77–84	89–90
Okapi Aalstar	99–68	97–84		76–86
Paris-Levallois	84–70	84–86	81–90

Group F

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	6	6	0	517	401	+116	12
2.	Szolnoki Olaj KK	6	3	3	486	509	–23	9
3.	Lami-Véd Körmend	6	2	4	479	525	–46	8
4.	BC Timișoara	6	1	5	445	492	–47	7

	TIM	EWE	KÖR	SZO
BC Timișoara		66–76	75–65	80–93
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	84–67		95–64	87–70
Lami-Véd Körmend	97–86	67–90		92–96
Szolnoki Olaj KK	77–71	67–85	83–94

Group G

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	BCM Gravelines	6	4	2	504	422	+82	10
2.	Tsmoki-Minsk	6	4	2	445	441	+4	10
3.	SLUC Nancy	6	3	3	435	424	+11	9
4.	Pizza Express Apollon	6	1	5	421	518	–97	7

	GRA	APO	NAN	MIN
BCM Gravelines		88–64	69–71	96–63
Pizza Express Apollon	89–88		65–81	72–81
SLUC Nancy	68–80	87–69		57–63
Tsmoki-Minsk	67–83	93–62	78–71

Group H

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Telekom Baskets	6	4	2	491	455	+36	10
2.	Hapoel Holon	6	4	2	478	453	+25	10
3.	Port of Antwerp Giants	6	4	2	478	446	+32	10
4.	BC Armia	6	0	6	414	507	–93	6

	ARM	HOL	ANT	TEL
BC Armia		72–79	71–80	77–102
Hapoel Holon	84–69		88–64	75–70
Port of Antwerp Giants	87–54	93–74		72–81
Telekom Baskets	75–71	85–78		78–82

Last 16

Key to colors

	Homecourt advantage for quarterfinals
	Advance to quarterfinals

Starts on January 15, 2013

Group I

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Pınar Karşıyaka	6	4	2	496	449	+47	10
2.	Joensuun Kataja	6	3	3	459	480	–21	9
3.	Gaz Metan Mediaș	6	3	3	426	473	–47	9
4.	BK Ventspils	6	2	4	463	442	+21	8

	VEN	MED	KAT	KSK
BK Ventspils		96–64	75–61	81–86
Gaz Metan Mediaș	67–58		84–82	77–69
Joensuun Kataja	80–78	79–75		87–79
Pınar Karşıyaka	84–75	89–59	89–70

Group J

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	BCM Gravelines	6	5	1	493	475	+18	11
2.	Paris-Levallois	6	4	2	520	464	+56	10
3.	Szolnoki Olaj KK	6	3	3	456	464	–8	9
4.	Hapoel Holon	6	0	6	447	513	–66	6

	GRA	HOL	PAR	SZO
BCM Gravelines		86–80	82–77	82–78
Hapoel Holon	79–85		84–101	72–77
Paris-Levallois	86–87	83–66		93–71
Szolnoki Olaj KK	75–71	81–66	74–80

Group K

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	Krasnye Krylia Samara	6	6	0	503	415	+88	12
2.	BC Khimik Yuzhny	6	3	3	458	435	+23	9
3.	Tofaş Bursa	6	2	4	448	477	–29	8
4.	Norrköping Dolphins	6	1	5	424	506	–82	7

	KHI	KRA	NOR	TOF
BC Khimik Yuzhny		69–77	81–51	69–62
Krasnye Krylia Samara	76–68		93–75	86–65
Norrköping Dolphins	76–81	68–93		84–82
Tofaş Bursa	93–90	70–78	76–70

Group L

	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts
1.	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	6	5	1	501	441	+60	11
2.	Telekom Baskets	6	4	2	463	448	+15	10
3.	Okapi Aalstar	6	2	4	477	498	–21	8
4.	Tsmoki-Minsk	6	1	5	439	493	–54	7

	EWE	OKA	TEL	MIN
EWE Baskets Oldenburg		82–74	88–92	74–64
Okapi Aalstar	80–103		60–65	100–76
Telekom Baskets	62–85	85–72		86–72
Tsmoki-Minsk	66–72	87–91	74–70

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. Matches dates were 12, 14 and 19 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Pınar Karşıyaka	2–1	Paris-Levallois	74–76	72–66	85–69
BCM Gravelines	2–0	Joensuun Kataja	86–57	102–98
Krasnye Krylia Samara	2–0	Telekom Baskets	80–60	95–85
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	2–1	BC Khimik Yuzhny	82–74	61–66	100–78

Final Four

Main article: 2013 FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four

The Final Four was held in the Karşıyaka Arena at Izmir, Turkey.

	Semifinals 26 April				Final 28 April
	Pınar Karşıyaka	66
	EWE Baskets	62
					Pınar Karşıyaka	76
					Krasnye Krylia	77
	BCM Gravelines	78
	Krasnye Krylia	81
					Third place game
					EWE Baskets	84
					BCM Gravelines	76

Awards

Weekly MVP

Regular season

Round	Player	Team	EFF
1	Franklin Hassell	Hapoel Holon	37
2	Márton Báder	Szolnoki Olaj	45
3	Brandon Brown	Pizza Express Apollon	32
4	Matthew Shaw	Lami-Véd Körmend	38
5	Sean May	Paris-Levallois	38
6	Bryan Hopkins	Antwerp Giants	38

Last 16

Round	Player	Team	EFF
1	Lawrence Hill	Hapoel Holon	37
2	Bobby Dixon	Pınar Karşıyaka	34
3	Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Holon	33
4	Kyle Weems	Telekom Baskets Bonn	35
5	Franklin Hassell	Hapoel Holon	31
6	Jonte Flowers	Kataja	31

Quarterfinals

Round	Player	Team	EFF
1	Will Thomas	Pınar Karşıyaka	29
2	Will Thomas	Pınar Karşıyaka	29
3	Adam Chubb	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	29
	Rickey Paulding	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
	Will Thomas	Pınar Karşıyaka

Final Four MVP

Player	Team
Chester Simmons	Krasnye Krylia Samara

Individual statistics

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1	Frank Hassell	Hapoel Holon	11	222	20.2
2	Sean May	Paris-Levallois Basket	13	258	19.8
3	Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Holon	12	225	18.8
4	Robert Dixon	Pinar Karsiyaka	17	310	18.2
5	Jonte Flowers	Joensuun Kataja	15	269	17.9

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1	Frank Hassell	Hapoel Holon	11	128	11.6
2	Marton Bader	Szolnoki Olaj KK	12	118	9.8
3	Lawrence Hill	Hapoel Holon	12	98	8.2
4	Sean May	Paris-Levallois Basket	13	101	7.8
5	Chinemelu Elonu	Tofaş S.K.	15	269	7.6

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1	Aaron Miles	BC Krasnye Krylia	16	110	6.9
2	Andrew Albicy	Paris-Levallois Basket	15	96	6.4
3	Jared Jordan	Telekom Baskets Bonn	14	83	5.9
4	Bobby Dixon	Pinar Karsiyaka	17	92	5.4
5	Willie Deane	BC Khimik	15	71	4.7

See also

• 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball

External links

• Official website