2017 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

The 2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final were the concluding games of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 19 and the second one on April 26, 2017.[1]

2017 FIBA Europe Cup Final
Scene of the first leg of the Final at Le Colisée
Event2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup
Élan Chalon Nanterre 92
France France
137 140
First leg
DateApril 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
VenueLe Colisée, Chalon-sur-Saône
Attendance4,900
Second leg
DateApril 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
VenuePalais des Sports Maurice Thorez, Nanterre
Attendance3,000
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The first leg was played at Le Colisée in Chalon-sur-Saône, at the home court of Élan Chalon. The second leg was played at the Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez in Nanterre, at the home court of Nanterre 92.

Venue edit

The Le Colisée was the first leg venue as Élan Chalon venue. In the previous season Le Colisée hosted the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup Final Four. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.

The Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez in Nanterre was the home venue of the second leg as the home court of Nanterre 92. The arena was built in 2015 and has a capacity for 3,000 people.

Chalon-sur-Saône
2017 FIBA Europe Cup Finals (Europe)
Nanterre
Le Colisée Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 3,000
 
 

Road to the Finals edit

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

  Élan Chalon Round   Nanterre 92
Group A

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Élan Chalon 6 10
2   Alba Fehérvár 6 10
3   Benfica 6 9
4   Basic-Fit Brussels 6 7
Regular season Group D

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Nanterre 92 6 12
2   Port of Antwerp Giants 6 10
3   Sopron 6 8
4   Porto 6 6
Group K

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Élan Chalon 6 11
2   Gaziantep 6 11
3   Södertälje Kings 6 7
4   Mureș 6 7
Source: FIBA Europe
Second round Group N

Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Egis Körmend 6 10
2   Nanterre 92 6 10
3   Tsmoki Minsk 6 9
4   Bnei Herzliya 6 7
Source: FIBA Europe
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-offs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Egis Körmend 181–160 99–78 (A) 82–82 (H) Round of 16   Proximus Spirou 157–132 85–84 (A) 86–76 (H)
  Cibona 168–165 85–87 (A) 83–78 (H) Quarterfinals   Muratbey Uşak Sportif 192–167 85–82 (A) 110–82 (H)
  Telenet Oostende 163–150 80–85 (A) 83–65 (H) Semifinals   Telekom Baskets Bonn 162–158 76–77 (H) 86–81 (A)

First leg edit

18 April 2017 Élan Chalon   58–58   Nanterre 92 Chalon-sur-Saône
20:30 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 13–26, 14–9, 16–8
Pts: Clark 16
Rebs: Fall 11
Asts: Roberson 8
PIR: Fall 20
Boxscore Pts: Butterfield 15
Rebs: Riley 7
Asts: Schaffartzik 7
PIR: Butterfield 18
Arena: Le Colisée
Attendance: 4,900
Referees: Murat Biricik (TUR), Vicente Bultó (ESP), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 21   John Roberson 10 2 8
SG 3   Lance Harris 4 4 3
SF 9   Jérémy Nzeulie 7 4 2
PF 23   Cameron Clark 16 3 0
C 10   Moustapha Fall 11 11 1
Reserves:
PF 0   Abdoulaye Loum 2 1 0
PG 7   Gédéon Pitard 4 2 0
SF 83   Axel Bouteille 0 0 0
PF 22   Ibrahima Fall Faye 0 0 0
G 28   Wilfried Gantswa DNP
Head coach:
  Jean-Denys Choulet
 
 
 
 
Chalon
 
 
 
 
Nanterre
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Chris Warren 3 2 1
SG 8   Heiko Schaffartzik 7 1 7
SF 24   Mykal Riley 7 7 1
PF 11   Hugo Invernizzi 12 4 0
C 26   Mathias Lessort 7 3 1
Reserves:
C 5   Talib Zanna 4 3 1
PF 14   Brian Conklin 1 2 1
SG 19   Bathiste Tchouaffe 0 0 0
PF 20   Jean-Frédéric Morency 2 3 0
SG 21   Spencer Butterfield 15 5 0
F/C 27   Jean-Marc Pansa DNP
Head coach:
  Pascal Donnadieu

Second leg edit

25 April 2017 Nanterre 92   82–79
(140–137 agg.)
  Élan Chalon Nanterre
20:30 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 25–19, 13–23, 13–11
Pts: Warren 24
Rebs: Butterfield 5
Asts: Warren 10
Boxscore Pts: Clark 24
Rebs: Harris 5
Asts: Nzeulie 3
Arena: Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Chris Warren 24 2 10
SG 8   Heiko Schaffartzik 13 1 4
SF 24   Mykal Riley 4 4 2
PF 11   Hugo Invernizzi 9 2 1
C 26   Mathias Lessort 12 2 0
Reserves:
C 5   Talib Zanna 0 2 0
PF 14   Brian Conklin 2 3 0
SG 19   Bathiste Tchouaffé DNP
PF 20   Jean-Frédéric Morency 2 1 1
SG 21   Spencer Butterfield 16 5 2
F/C 27   Jean-Marc Pansa DNP
Head coach:
  Pascal Donnadieu
 
 
 
 
Nanterre
 
 
 
 
Chalon


2017 FIBA Europe Cup champions
 
Nanterre 92
(1st title)
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 21   John Roberson 9 2 2
SG 7   Gédéon Pitard 0 3 1
SF 9   Jérémy Nzeulie 11 4 3
PF 23   Cameron Clark 24 5 1
C 10   Moustapha Fall 17 4 2
Reserves:
SG 3   Lance Harris 12 5 1
PF 0   Abdoulaye Loum 0 1 0
SF 83   Axel Bouteille 6 3 1
PF 22   Ibrahima Fall Faye DNP
G 28   Wilfried Gantswa DNP
Head coach:
  Jean-Denys Choulet

References edit

  1. ^ "Nanterre 92 and Elan Chalon to contest all-French FIBA Europe Cup Final". FIBA.com. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

See also edit