2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight

The 2020 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 4th Basketball Champions League tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league,[1] the usual format of Final Four was changed to Final Eight.[2] The tournament was played behind closed doors.

2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight
Season2019–20 season
Tournament details
ArenaO.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
Dates30 September – 4 October 2020
Final positions
ChampionsSpain San Pablo Burgos (1st title)
Runners-upGreece AEK
Third placeFrance JDA Dijon
Fourth placeSpain Casademont Zaragoza
Awards and statistics
MVPGeorgia (country) Thad McFadden
2019
2021

Venue

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The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018.[3][4]

Athens
2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight (Europe)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
  Türk Telekom82
 
2 October
 
  JDA Dijon 83
 
  JDA Dijon 69
 
30 September
 
  San Pablo Burgos 81
 
  Hapoel Jerusalem 65
 
4 October
 
  San Pablo Burgos92
 
  San Pablo Burgos 85
 
1 October
 
  AEK 74
 
  Casademont Zaragoza87
 
2 October
 
  Iberostar Tenerife81
 
  Casademont Zaragoza 75
 
1 October
 
  AEK 99 Third place game
 
  ERA Nymburk82
 
4 October
 
  AEK 94
 
  JDA Dijon 70
 
 
  Casademont Zaragoza 65
 

Quarterfinals

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30 September 2020 Hapoel 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)
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)
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)
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

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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)
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

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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

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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)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season".
  4. ^ "Athens to host Basketball Champions League Final 8".
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