2013–14 Eurocup Basketball

The 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball season was the 12th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below the EuroLeague. Valencia, the winner of this competition, earned a place at the group stage of the next season's EuroLeague.[1] Valencia beat UNICS in two legs. It was the first time since the 2002–03 season, that the Finals were played over two games.

Eurocup
Season2013–14
DurationOctober 15, 2013 – May 7, 2014
Number of teams48 + 8
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Andrew Goudelock
Finals
ChampionsSpain Valencia
3rd title
  Runners-upRussia UNICS
Finals MVPKosovo Justin Doellman
Awards
Rising StarMontenegro Bojan Dubljević
Coach of the YearItaly Andrea Trinchieri
Statistical leaders
Points United States Errick McCollum 20.2
Rebounds Montenegro Vladimir Golubović 10.1
Assists Serbia Marko Marinović 8.6
Index Rating Montenegro Vladimir Golubović 26.7

Competition format changes edit

The competition increases from 32 to 48 teams in the Regular Season phase. The size of the groups will grow to six teams, where the first three qualified teams will join the Last 32 stage. Another innovation this season will see clubs divided into two regional conferences for the Regular Season phase.[2]

Euroleague clubs that do not qualify for the Euroleague Top 16 will join the remaining 24 Eurocup teams for the Last 32 phase.

Teams edit

48 teams will participate in Eurocup Regular Season. 41 of them will qualify directly to this stage with the seven losers of the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds.[3] For the Last 32, eight teams who didn't make the Top 16 in the 2013–14 Euroleague would enter.

Key to colors
Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eightfinalist Last 32 Regular season
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2012–13 national championships)
Regular season
  France (LNB) 5 ASVEL (3) Élan Chalon (4) BCM Gravelines (5) Le Mans (7) Paris-Levallois (12)
  Germany (BBL) 5 Oldenburg (2) ratiopharm Ulm (3) Alba Berlin (5)[4] Artland DragonsWC (6)[5] Telekom Baskets BonnWC (7)[6]
  Italy (Lega A) 4 Acea Roma (2) Cimberio Varèse (3) FoxTown Cantù (4) Banco di Sardegna SassariWC (5)
  Russia (PBL + VTB) 4 Khimki (3) Spartak Saint Petersburg (4) UNICS (5) Nizhny Novgorod (8)
  Turkey (TBL) 4 Banvit (2) Pınar Karşıyaka (4) Beşiktaş Integral Forex (6) Aykon TED Ankara (7)
  Belgium (BLB) 3 Telenet Oostende (1) Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2) Spirou Charleroi (3)
  Spain (ACB) 3 CAI Zaragoza (3) Valencia (6) BilbaoWC (7) [7]
  Croatia (ABA) 2 KK Cedevita (6) KK CibonaWC (11)
  Greece (GBL) 2 Panionios (3) PAOK (5)
  Israel (BSL) 2 Maccabi Haifa (1) Hapoel Jerusalem (4)
  Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABA) 1 KK Igokea (3)
  Bulgaria (NBL) 1 Lukoil Academic (1)
  Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1)
  Estonia (KML + VTB) 1 BC Kalev/CramoWC (1)
  Finland (Korisliiga) 1 Bisons LoimaaWC (1)
  Hungary (NBI/A) 1 Bericap Alba Fehérvár (1)
  Latvia (LBL) 1 VEF Rīga (1)
  Lithuania (LKL) 1 Neptūnas (3)
  Macedonia (ABA) 1 KK MZT AerodromWC (7)
  Montenegro (ABA) 1 KK Budućnost (5)
  Romania (RBD) 1 CSU Asesoft (1)
  Serbia (ABA) 1 KK Radnički (4)
  Slovenia (ABA) 1 Union OlimpijaWC (8)
  Ukraine (UBL) 1 Khimik YuzhnyWC (5) [8]
Last 32
  France (LNB) 2 JSF Nanterre (1) Strasbourg IG (2)
  Germany (BBL) 1 Brose Baskets (1)
  Italy (Lega A) 1 Montepaschi Siena (1)
  Lithuania (LKL) 1 Lietuvos Rytas (2)
  Serbia (ABA) 1 Crvena zvezda (2)
  Poland (PLK) 1 Stelmet Zielona Góra (1)
  Ukraine (UBL) 1 Budivelnyk (1)

Draw edit

The draws for the 2013–14 Eurocup were held on Saturday, 5 October, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.[9]

Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 24 teams and 4 groups each. For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of four teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.

Two teams from the same country could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group if possible. Liga ABA teams (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) are considered as same country teams.[10]

Western Conference edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

  Valencia BC
  Alba Berlin
  Bilbao Basket
  ČEZ Nymburk

  KK Cedevita
  Union Olimpija
  CAI Zaragoza
  FoxTown Cantù

  Acea Roma
  Banco di Sardegna Sassari
  Cimberio Varèse
  Le Mans

  Spirou Charleroi
  ASVEL
  Telenet Oostende
  Belfius Mons-Hainaut

  ratiopharm Ulm
  KK Cibona
  BCM Gravelines
  Élan Chalon

  Paris-Levallois
  Artland Dragons
  EWE Baskets Oldenburg
  Telekom Baskets Bonn

Eastern Conference edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

  UNICS
  Khimki
  Spartak Saint Petersburg
  KK Budućnost

  Nizhny Novgorod
  Banvit
  Beşiktaş Integral Forex
  Pınar Karşıyaka

  Aykon TED Ankara
  VEF Rīga
  Hapoel Jerusalem
  Panionios

  PAOK
  Maccabi Haifa
  Neptūnas
  KK Igokea

  Radnički Kragujevac
  KK MZT Aerodrom
  Khimik Yuzhny
  Lukoil Academic

  BC Kalev/Cramo
  Bisons Loimaa
  Bericap Alba Fehérvár
  CSU Asesoft

Regular season edit

Location of teams of the 2013–14 Eurocup.
Western Conference:   Red: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Blue: Group C;   Yellow: Group D; Eastern Conference:   Purple: Group E;   Orange: Group F;   Pink: Group G;   Brown: Group H.

The Regular Season began on Tuesday, October 15.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top three teams in each group advance to Last 32.

Western Conference edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   FoxTown Cantù 10 8 2 832 746 +86 1–1 (+23)
2.   Telenet Oostende 10 8 2 768 752 +16 1–1 (–23)
3.   ČEZ Nymburk 10 6 4 789 736 +53
4.   Le Mans Sarthe 10 5 5 719 718 +1
5.   Artland Dragons 10 2 8 721 820 –99
6.   Cibona Zagreb 10 1 9 770 827 –57

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Banco di Sardegna Sassari 10 7 3 866 817 +49
2.   Cedevita Zagreb 10 6 4 797 760 +37
3.   Bilbao Basket 10 5 5 855 826 +29 1–1 (+1)
4.   EWE Baskets Oldenburg 10 5 5 789 797 –8 1–1 (–1)
5.   Élan Chalon 10 4 6 779 786 –7
6.   Spirou Charleroi 10 3 7 706 806 –100

Group C edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Union Olimpija 10 7 3 743 698 +45 1–1 (+10)
2.   Ratiopharm Ulm 10 7 3 761 745 +16 1–1 (–10)
3.   Valencia BC 10 6 4 875 721 +154
4.   Paris-Levallois Basket 10 4 6 687 733 –46 2–0
5.   ASVEL 10 4 6 706 794 –88 0–2
6.   Cimberio Varese 10 2 8 730 811 –81

Group D edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Alba Berlin 10 8 2 751 669 +82
2.   BCM Gravelines 10 6 4 749 692 +57 1–1 (+5)
3.   CAI Zaragoza 10 6 4 803 719 +84 1–1 (–5)
4.   Telekom Baskets Bonn 10 5 5 785 805 –20
5.   Acea Roma 10 3 7 761 777 –16
6.   Belfius Mons-Hainaut 10 2 8 620 807 –187

Eastern Conference edit

Group E edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Khimki 10 9 1 870 751 +119
2.   Hapoel Jerusalem 10 6 4 777 767 +10
3.   Pınar Karşıyaka 10 5 5 805 806 –1
4.   Lukoil Academic 10 4 6 728 756 –28
5.   CSU Asesoft 10 3 7 794 842 –48 2–0
6.   Igokea 10 3 7 756 808 –52 0–2

Group F edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   BC Nizhny Novgorod 10 8 2 809 705 +104
2.   Khimik Yuzhny 10 6 4 786 732 +54 1–1 (+22)
3.   Aykon TED Ankara 10 6 4 788 774 +14 1–1 (–22)
4.   PAOK 10 5 5 697 752 –55
5.   Budućnost VOLI Podgorica 10 3 7 772 802 –30
6.   Bericap Alba Fehérvár 10 2 8 720 807 –87

Group G edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Unics Kazan 10 10 0 837 625 +212
2.   Maccabi Haifa 10 6 4 744 745 –1
3.   Banvit 10 5 5 795 718 +77 1–1 (+5)
4.   VEF Rīga 10 5 5 721 782 –61 1–1 (–5)
5.   BC Kalev/Cramo 10 3 7 673 764 –91
6.   MZT Aerodrom 10 1 9 684 820 –136

Group H edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Beşiktaş Integral Forex 10 7 3 717 690 +27
2.   Panionios 10 6 4 768 755 +13
3.   Radnički Kragujevac 10 5 5 824 824 0 1–1 (+1)
4.   Bisons Loimaa 10 5 5 750 769 –19 1–1 (–1)
5.   Neptūnas Klaipėda 10 4 6 814 807 +7
6.   BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 10 3 7 733 761 –28

Last 32 phase edit

The Last 32 runs from January 7 to February 19, 2014

If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 32 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 32 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match.
Location of teams of the 2013–14 Eurocup Last 32 phase.
  Blue: Group I;   Red: Group J;   Green: Group K;   Yellow: Group L;   Purple: Group M;   Orange: Group N;   Pink: Group O;   Brown: Group P.
After Euroleague Regular Season
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2012–13 national championships)
  France (LNB) 2 JSF Nanterre (1) Strasbourg IG (2)
  Germany (BBL) 1 Brose Baskets (1)
  Italy (Lega A) 1 Montepaschi Siena (1)
  Lithuania (LKL) 1 Lietuvos Rytas (2)
  Serbia (ABA) 1 Crvena zvezda (2)
  Poland (PLK) 1 Stelmet Zielona Góra (1)
  Ukraine (UBL) 1 Budivelnyk (1)
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to eight-finals.

Group I edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   JSF Nanterre 6 4 2 489 472 +17
2.   Ratiopharm Ulm 6 3 3 507 503 +4 1–1 (+1)
3.   FoxTown Cantù 6 3 3 519 493 +26 1–1 (–1)
4.   Pınar Karşıyaka 6 2 4 438 485 –47

Group J edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Aykon TED Ankara 6 4 2 489 484 +5
2.   Banco di Sardegna Sassari 6 3 3 526 517 +9 1–1 (+7)
3.   Brose Baskets 6 3 3 475 475 0 1–1 (–7)
4.   BCM Gravelines 6 2 4 459 473 –14

Group K edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Khimki 6 6 0 525 421 +104
2.   ČEZ Nymburk 6 2 4 470 486 –16 2–2 (+11)
3.   Montepaschi Siena 6 2 4 461 481 –20 2–2 (–2)
4.   Maccabi Haifa 6 2 4 406 474 –68 2–2 (–9)

Group L edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Nizhny Novgorod 6 5 1 468 436 +32
2.   Crvena zvezda 6 4 2 501 462 +39
3.   Bilbao Basket 6 3 3 494 471 +23
4.   Panionios 6 0 6 418 512 –94

Group M edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Hapoel Jerusalem 6 4 2 507 489 +18 1–1 (+1)
2.   Budivelnyk Kyiv 6 4 2 500 491 +9 1–1 (–1)
3.   Banvit 6 3 3 478 465 +13
4.   Union Olimpija 6 1 5 451 491 –40

Group N edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Alba Berlin 6 5 1 479 442 +37
2.   Khimik Yuzhny 6 3 3 429 444 –15
3.   Radnički Kragujevac 6 2 4 480 480 0 1–1 (+6)
4.   Strasbourg IG 6 2 4 445 467 –22 1–1 (–6)

Group O edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Unics Kazan 6 5 1 461 425 +36
2.   Valencia BC 6 3 3 500 431 +69 2–0
3.   Telenet Oostende 6 3 3 439 483 –44 0–2
4.   Stelmet Zielona Góra 6 1 5 425 486 –61

Group P edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Lietuvos Rytas 6 4 2 491 492 –1 1–1 (+19)
2.   Beşiktaş Integral Forex 6 4 2 441 452 –11 1–1 (-19)
3.   Cedevita Zagreb 6 2 4 433 429 +4 1–1 (+5)
4.   CAI Zaragoza 6 2 4 453 445 +8 1–1 (–5)

Knockout phase edit

In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.

  • The team that finished in the higher Last 32 place will play the second game of the series at home.
  • If both teams placed the same in the Last 32, the team with more Last 32 victories will play the second game at home.
  • In case of a tie in both place and victories, the team with the higher cumulative Last 32 point difference will play the second game at home.

Bracket edit

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Nanterre8271153
 
 
 
  Budivelnyk8676 162
 
  Budivelnyk8270152
 
 
 
  Crvena zvezda7979 158
 
  Lietuvos rytas8282164
 
 
 
  Crvena zvezda8880 168
 
  Crvena zvezda6367130
 
 
 
  UNICS5284 136
 
  Aykon TED Ankara7172143
 
 
 
  Khimik7560 135
 
  Aykon TED Ankara6852120
 
 
 
  UNICS8188 169
 
  UNICS9176167
 
 
 
  ČEZ Nymburk5859 117
 
  UNICS6773140
 
 
 
  Valencia8085 165
 
  Khimki5997156
 
 
 
  Valencia7582 157
 
  Valencia8673159
 
 
 
  Alba Berlin5478 132
 
  Alba Berlin9196187
 
 
 
  Dinamo Sassari8393 176
 
  Valencia8479163
 
 
 
  Nizhny Novgorod7553 128
 
  Nizhny Novgorod7195166
 
 
 
  Beşiktaş İntegral Forex8871 159
 
  Nizhny Novgorod7888166
 
 
 
  Hapoel Jerusalem8172 153
 
  Hapoel Jerusalem8781168
 
 
  ratiopharm Ulm8965 154
 

Finals edit

Game 1 edit

1 May 2014
18:30
Valencia BC   80–67   UNICS
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 22–15, 25–17, 6–23
Pts: Doellman 28
Rebs: Doellman 6
Asts: Lafayette 7
Pts: Veremeenko 19
Rebs: Eidson 11
Asts: Eidson, Zisis 4
Pabellón Fuente San Luis, Valencia
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Olegs Latisevs (LVA)

Game 2 edit

7 May 2014
17:00
UNICS   73–85   Valencia BC
Scoring by quarter: 4–16, 21–23, 32–32, 16–14
Pts: Goudelock 22
Rebs: Eidson, Kurbanov 8
Asts: Eidson 4
Pts: Doellman 26
Rebs: Sato 7
Asts: Lafayette 6
Basket Hall Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Recep Ankarali (TUR), Elias Koromilas (GRE)


Eurocup 2014 Champions
 
Valencia BC
Third title

Individual statistics edit

Rating edit

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.   Vladimir Golubović   Aykon TED Ankara 20 533 26.65
2.   Esteban Batista   Pınar Karşıyaka 16 368 23.00
3.   Donta Smith   Maccabi Haifa 16 343 21.44
4.   Errick McCollum   Panionios 16 339 21.19
5.   Caleb Green   Dinamo Basket Sassari 18 374 20.78

Points edit

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.   Errick McCollum   Panionios 16 323 20.19
2.   Vladimir Golubović   Aykon TED Ankara 20 386 19.30
3.   Caleb Green   Dinamo Basket Sassari 18 347 19.28
4.   Andrew Goudelock   UNICS 24 451 18.79
5.   Bobby Dixon   Pınar Karşıyaka 16 291 18.19

Rebounds edit

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.   Vladimir Golubović   Aykon TED Ankara 20 202 10.10
2.   Dijon Thompson   Nizhny Novgorod 15 123 8.20
3.   Esteban Batista   Pınar Karşıyaka 16 130 8.13
4.   Trent Plaisted   Ratiopharm Ulm 17 118 6.94
5.   Marcus Lewis   BCM Gravelines 15 103 6.87

Assists edit

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.   Marko Marinović   Radnički Kragujevac 16 137 8.56
2.   Mike Green   BC Khimki 17 109 6.41
3.   Travis Diener   Dinamo Basket Sassari 14 83 5.93
4.   Marques Green   Dinamo Basket Sassari 18 100 5.56
5.   Kristaps Valters   Aykon TED Ankara 19 105 5.53

Awards edit

MVP Weekly edit

Regular season edit

Week Player Team PIR
1   Pietro Aradori   FoxTown Cantu 36
2   Mouphtaou Yarou   Radnički Kragujevac 41
3   Donta Smith   Maccabi Haifa 41
4   Joe Ragland   FoxTown Cantu 36
5   Mike Green   Khimki Moscow 34
6   Vladimir Golubović   Aykon TED Ankara 36
7   Sasu Salin   Union Olimpija 32
8   T. J. Carter   Panionios 34
9   Jason Love   Belfius Mons-Hainaut 34
10   Alando Tucker   Lukoil Academic 43

Last 32 edit

Week Player Team PIR
1   Omar Thomas   Dinamo Basket Sassari 30
2   Trenton Meacham   JSF Nanterre 33
3   Donta Smith (2)   Maccabi Haifa 40
4   Esteban Batista   Pınar Karşıyaka 46
5   Vladimir Golubović (2)   Aykon TED Ankara 51
6   Caleb Green   Dinamo Basket Sassari 34

Eighthfinals edit

Week Player Team PIR
1   Darjuš Lavrinovič   Budivelnyk Kyiv 38
2   Vladimir Golubović (3)   Aykon TED Ankara 38

Quarterfinals edit

Game Player Team PIR
1   Justin Doellman   Valencia BC 34
2   Reggie Redding   Alba Berlin 40

Semifinals edit

Game Player Team PIR
1   Bojan Dubljević   Valencia BC 31
2   Nikos Zisis   UNICS 31

Finals edit

Game Player Team PIR
1   Justin Doellman (2)   Valencia BC 35
2   Justin Doellman (3)   Valencia BC 34

Eurocup MVP edit

Eurocup Finals MVP edit

All-Eurocup Teams edit

Position All-Eurocup First Team Club team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Ref
  DeMarcus Nelson   Crvena Zvezda   Yotam Halperin   Hapoel Jerusalem [13]
  Andrew Goudelock   UNICS   Reggie Redding   Alba Berlin
  Dijon Thompson   Nizhny Novgorod   Caleb Green   Dinamo Sassari
  Justin Doellman   Valencia BC   Bojan Dubljević   Valencia BC
  Vladimir Golubović   Aykon TED Ankara   Darjuš Lavrinovič   Budivelnyk Kyiv

Coach of the Year edit

Rising Star edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Eurocup - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  2. ^ Eurocup changes format, expands to 48 teams for 2013-14 season; Eurocupbasketball.com, 14 June 2013
  3. ^ Teams announced for newly expanded 2013-14 Eurocup!; Eurocup Basketball website; 16 July 2013
  4. ^ Albatrosse gehen 2013/2014 im Eurocup an den Start Archived 2013-07-08 at archive.today; Alba Berlin, 04 July 2013
  5. ^ Dragons erhalten Eurocup-Wildcard; Artland Dragons Quakenbrück, 05 July 2013
  6. ^ Telekom Baskets steigen in den Eurocup auf Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine; Telekom Baskets Bonn, 05 July 2013
  7. ^ El Bilbao Basket disputará la Eurocup 2013-2014 Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; Bilbao Basket, 14 June 2013
  8. ^ БК "Химик" участник основной сетки Eurocup Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine; BC Khimik, 10 July 2013
  9. ^ "2013-14 Eurocup Regular Season draw set for Saturday, October 5 - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-09-27. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  10. ^ "2013-14 Eurocup regular season draw criteria and procedure - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-10-05. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  11. ^ 2013-14 Eurocup MVP: Andrew Goudelock, UNICS
  12. ^ Valencia's Doellman claims Eurocup Finals MVP trophy!
  13. ^ 2013-14 All-Eurocup First, Second teams named
  14. ^ 2013-14 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Andrea Trinchieri, UNICS
  15. ^ 2013-14 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket