2014–15 Eurocup Basketball

none 2014–15 2013–14 2015–16 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball RUS Khimki (2nd title) ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 44 14 October 2014 – 29 April 2015 Tyrese Rice EuroCup Basketball MVP MNE Tyrese Rice EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP MNE Rising Star Kristaps Porziņģis Latvia Coach of the Year Aíto García Reneses ESP Derrick Brown 19.8 USA Randy Culpepper 19.2 USA Sharrod Ford 8.9 USA Mike Green 7.4 USA The 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball season was the 13th 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. Khimki won the competition, after beating Herbalife Gran Canaria in the Finals, and earned a spot in the regular season of the 2015–16 Euroleague. Competition format The competition format was the same as in the 2013–14 season, but reducing the Regular Season. For this year 36 teams joined this first stage and were divided into two conferences. The Regular Season featured six groups of six teams each one, where the four best teams qualified to the Last 32 stage with the eight teams that do not qualify to the 2014–15 Euroleague Top 16. From this stage to the final, the format was the same as in the last season.2014-15 Eurocup competition system announced; Eurocup Basketball, 9 June 2014 Teams Teams were confirmed on June 26 by the company Euroleague Basketball.2014-15 Eurocup team list proposed; Eurocup Basketball, 26 June 2014 + Key to colors Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eighthfinalist Last 32 Regular season Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2013–14 national championships) Regular season France (LNB) 5 Strasbourg (2) Nancy (3) Dijon (4) Paris-Levallois† (6) ASVEL^ (7) Germany (BBL) 4 Oldenburg (3) Artland Dragons (4) Brose Bamberg† (5) Telekom Bonn† (6) Russia (VTB) 4 Khimki (5) Lokomotiv Kuban (6) Zenittriumph lower-alpha Triumph Lyubertsy was relocated to Saint Petersburg and renamed to Zenit.Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg https://web.archive.org/web/20140821015030/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/138662/3735/club-profile-triumph-lyubertsy-moscow-region?smid=3742 2014-08-21 ; Eurocupbasketball.com, 16 July 2014Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg; Eurocupbasketball.com, 18 August 2014 eurochallenge lower-alpha (8) Krasny Oktyabr† (11) Italy (Lega A) 3 Acea Roma (4) FoxTown Cantù† (5) Grissin Bon Reggio Emiliaeurochallenge lower-alpha Triumph Lyubertsy and Reggio Emilia were qualified as the Finalists of the 2013–14 EuroChallenge (7) Spain (ACB) 3 Herbalife Gran Canaria (5) Sevilla (7) CAI Zaragoza (8) Turkey (TBL) 3 Banvit (3) Pınar Karşıyaka (4) Beşiktaş İntegral Forex† (6) Belgium (BLB) 2 Telenet Oostende^ (1) Spirou Charleroi† (5) Latvia (LBL) 2 Ventspils (1) VEF Rīga^ (2) Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk^ (1) Greece (GBL) 1 PAOK (3) Hungary (NB1/A) 1 Szolnoki Olaj† (1) Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Jerusalem^ (3) Lithuania (LKL) 1 Lietuvos Rytas (3) Montenegro (ABA) 1 Budućnost VOLI (5) Poland (PLK) 1 Stelmet Zielona Góra^ (2) Romania (RBD) 1 Asesoft Ploiești† (1) Serbia (ABA) 1 Partizan NIS (4) Slovenia (ABA) 1 Union Olimpija† (10) Last 32 Spain Spain (ACB) 1 Valencia (3) Russia Russia (VTB) 1 UNICS (3) Germany Germany (BBL) 1 Bayern Munich (1) Italy Italy (Serie A) 1 Dinamo Sassari (3) Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) 1 Neptūnas (2) Croatia Croatia (ABA) 1 Cedevita (2) France France (Pro A) 1 Limoges (1) Poland Poland (PLK) 1 PGE Turów Zgorzelec (1) Notes: † Qualified through wild card ^ Qualified as loser of Euroleague qualifying round Draw The draws for the 2014–15 Eurocup were held on Monday, 29 September, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played. Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 18 teams and 3 groups each. For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of Three 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. The nations from the former Yugoslavia, which compete jointly in the Adriatic League—Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina—are considered as one country for purposes of the draw.http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140959/3735 https://web.archive.org/web/20140929042855/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/140959/3735 dead September 29, 2014 2014-15 Eurocup Regular Season Draw criteria and procedure Eurocupbasketball.com 2014-09-26 2014-09-26 Western Conference Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6CZE ČEZ Nymburk (72) ITA FoxTown Cantù (66) GER Brose Bamberg (64) ESP CAI Zaragoza (52) ESP Sevilla (52) ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria (52)BEL Telenet Oostende (43) ITA Acea Roma (40) ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (40)FRA ASVEL (33) BEL Spirou Charleroi (31) FRA Strasbourg (29)FRA Paris-Levallois (29) FRA Nancy (29) FRA Dijon (29)GER Artland Dragons (25) GER Oldenburg (25) GER Telekom Bonn (25) Eastern Conference Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6RUS Khimki (111) RUS Lokomotiv Kuban (102) LTU Lietuvos Rytas (71) TUR Banvit (66) TUR Beşiktaş Integral Forex (65) TUR Pınar Karşıyaka (65)MNE Budućnost VOLI (63) RUS Zenit (61) RUS Krasny Oktyabr (61)SRB Partizan NIS (59) LAT VEF Rīga (55) LAT Ventspils (55)ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (53) SLO Union Olimpija (48) POL Stelmet Zielona Góra (39)GRE PAOK (30) ROM Asesoft Ploiești (13) HUN Szolnoki Olaj (12) Regular season Europe 950 center Location of teams of the 2013–14 EurocupWestern Conference: 8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; Eastern Conference: 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Pink: Group E; 8px Orange: Group F; Europe 48.502400 2.210300 Paris-Levallois top Red pog.svg Europe 47.172600 5.023400 Dijon left Green pog.svg Europe 48.413700 6.110500 Nancy bottom Blue pog.svg Europe 48.600278 7.764722 Strasbourg right Red pog.svg Europe 45.460000 4.524900 Lyon-Villeurbanne left Green pog.svg Europe 55.9 37.45 Khimki left Yellow pog.svg Europe 59.95 30.3 Zenit right Yellow pog.svg Europe 48.7 44.516667 Krasny Oktyabr bottom Pink pog.svg Europe 45.122899 38.98176 Lokomotiv Kuban right Orange pog.svg Europe 40.210000 28.000000 Banvit right Pink pog.svg Europe 40.996944 28.919444 Beşiktaş right Yellow pog.svg Europe 38.260000 27.090000 Karşıyaka right Orange pog.svg Europe 37.223800 -5.591300 Seville right Blue pog.svg Europe 41.635339 -0.866272 Zaragoza left Red pog.svg Europe 33.502778 -8.657222 Gran Canaria right Green pog.svg Europe 54.616333 25.279944 Vilnius left Pink pog.svg Europe 44.455517 20.525111 Partizan bottom Pink pog.svg Europe 42.337778 19.254167 Budućnost bottom Orange pog.svg Europe 40.565606 22.981253 PAOK bottom Orange pog.svg Europe 50.24 4.26 Charleroi left Blue pog.svg Europe 51.233333 2.9166667 Oostende top Green pog.svg Europe 53.135556 8.2313889 Oldenburg top Blue pog.svg Europe 52.677517 7.965097 Artland bottom Green pog.svg Europe 49.879167 10.920556 Bamberg top Red pog.svg Europe 50.706036 7.059808 Bonn bottom Red pog.svg Europe 41.929617 12.470732 Rome bottom Blue pog.svg Europe 45.740134 9.100153 Cantù bottom Green pog.svg Europe 44.698889 10.624722 Reggio Emilia bottom Red pog.svg Europe 57.390556 21.573333 Ventspils left Orange pog.svg Europe 44.94 26.03 Ploiești left Pink pog.svg Europe 46.081111 14.521389 Olimpija right Yellow pog.svg Europe 50.183333 15.033333 Nymburk bottom Blue pog.svg Europe 56.948889 24.106333 Rīga right Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.956065 15.524121 Zielona Góra right Orange pog.svg Europe 31.756622 35.181122 H. Jerusalem right Pink pog.svg Europe 47.166861 20.197248 Szolnok right Yellow pog.svg The Regular Season runs from Tuesday, October 14 to Wednesday, December 17. If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Regular Season. Points scored during the regular season. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match. + Key to colors     Top four teams in each group advance to Last 32. Western Conference Group A Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group A Group B Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group B Group C Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group C Eastern Conference Group D Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group D Group E Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group E Group F Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group F Last 32 The Last 32 phase runs from Tuesday, January 6 to Wednesday, February 11. If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Last 32 phase. Points scored during the Last 32 phase. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match. + Key to colors     Top two teams in each group advance to the Eurocup eightfinals. Group G Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group G Group H Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group H Group I Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group I Group J Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group J Group K Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group K Group L Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group L Group M Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group M Group N Eurocup 2014–15 Regular Season Group N Knockout stage 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball knockout stage 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. main 4 high 2+sum no Eighthfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 25 RUS UNICS 70 75 ITA FoxTown Cantù 64 72 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 80 70 GER Brose Bamberg 78 53 ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 84 75 CRO Cedevita 76 72 TUR Pınar Karşıyaka 81 97 LTU Lietuvos Rytas 81 81 ITA Acea Roma 55 66 TUR Banvit 71 56 POL PGE Turów 71 78 FRA Paris-Levallois 74 87 RUS Khimki 86 89 RUS Zenit 84 70 GER Bayern Munich 58 60 ESP Valencia 80 94 RUS UNICS 78 79 RUS Lokomotiv Kuban 87 58 ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 76 75 TUR Pınar Karşıyaka 66 74 TUR Banvit 65 75 FRA Paris-Levallois 67 71 RUS Khimki 76 76 ESP Valencia 75 61 RUS UNICS 70 76 ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 83 78 TUR Banvit 83 89 RUS Khimki 82 93 ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 66 64 RUS Khimki 91 83 Finals 2015 Eurocup Finals First leg #ffffd0 24 April 2015 20:45 Boxscore Herbalife Gran Canaria ESP 66 91 RUS Khimki 19–21 14–19 21–19 12–32 Kuric 23 Báez 7 Oliver 4 Koponen, Vyaltsev 18 three players 6 Rice 5 Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas 9,875 Fernando Rocha (POR), Roberto Chiari (ITA), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) Second leg #ffffd0 29 April 2015 18:30 Boxscore Khimki RUS 83 64 ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria 27–18 18–12 23–16 15–18 Augustine 18 Davis 10 Popović 7 Tavares 17 Tavares 10 Kendall 3 Basketball Center, Khimki 3,850 Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE) Khimki wins 174–130 on aggregate Individual statistics Rating RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1.USA Derrick BrownRUS Lokomotiv Kuban1835619.782.Macedonia Romeo TravisRUS Krasny Oktyabr1630419.003.TUR Bobby DixonTUR Pınar Karşıyaka2037518.75 Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1.USA Randy Culpepper RUS Krasny Oktyabr1324919.152.USA J.P. Prince BEL Telenet Oostende1627417.133.MNE Tyrese Rice RUS Khimki2440716.96 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1.USA Sharrod FordFRA Paris-Levallois201778.852.USA Trevor MbakweGER Brose Baskets181518.393.USA Randal FalkerFRA Nancy151228.13 Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1.USA Mike Green FRA Paris-Levallois201477.352.USA Brad Wanamaker GER Brose Baskets181166.443.U.S. Virgin Islands Walter Hodge RUS Zenit181136.28 Awards MVP Weekly Regular season WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1USA Brandon TricheITA Acea Roma372USA Dee BrownROM Asesoft Ploiești333USA Brandon Triche (2)ITA Acea Roma274BUL Darius Adams FRA Nancy365U.S. Virgin Islands Walter Hodge RUS Zenit346Macedonia Romeo Travis RUS Krasny Oktyabr347ITA Achille PolonaraITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia34Macedonia Romeo Travis (2)RUS Krasny Oktyabr348ESP Willy Hernangómez ESP Sevilla319USA Darius Johnson-OdomITA FoxTown Cantù4010SRB Milan MačvanSRB Partizan NIS34 Last 32 WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1CPV Walter TavaresESP Herbalife Gran Canaria402USA Anthony RandolphRUS Lokomotiv Kuban36MNE Halil KanacevićSLO Union Olimpija363LTU Martynas GecevičiusLTU Lietuvos Rytas38 4USA Mardy Collins POL PGE Turów 405POL Damian Kulig POL PGE Turów 386USA Sharrod FordFRA Paris-Levallois 37 Eighthfinals WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1DOM Sammy Mejia TUR Banvit332USA Jon Diebler TUR Pınar Karşıyaka31 Quarterfinals WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1MNE Tyrese Rice RUS Khimki27 CRO Krunoslav SimonRUS Lokomotiv Kuban272 USA James White RUS UNICS38 Semifinals WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1CPV Walter Tavares (2) ESP Herbalife Gran Canaria30 2MNE Tyrese Rice (2)RUS Khimki22USA James AugustineRUS Khimki22 Finals WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1USA Paul Davis RUS Khimki222USA James Augustine (2) RUS Khimki22 Eurocup MVP MNE Tyrese Rice2014-15 Eurocup MVP: Tyrese Rice, Khimki Moscow Region (Khimki) Eurocup Finals MVP MNE Tyrese Ricehttps://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ Rice caps standout season as Eurocup Finals MVP 2023-02-09 2022-02-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20220201151646/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/ dead (Khimki) All-Eurocup Teams Position All-Eurocup First Team Club team All-Eurocup Second Team Club RefPGMNE Tyrese RiceRUS KhimkiTUR Bobby DixonTUR Pınar Karşıyaka All-Eurocup First, Second teams namedSG/SFFIN Petteri Koponen RUS KhimkiUSA Keith LangfordRUS Unics KazanSG/SFDOM Sammy MejiaTUR BanvitUSA Kyle KuricESP Herbalife Gran CanariaPF/CUSA Derrick BrownRUS Lokomotiv KubanUSA Anthony RandolphRUS Lokomotiv KubanPF/CCPV Walter TavaresESP Herbalife Gran CanariaUSA Sharrod FordFRA Paris-Levallois Coach of the Year ESP Aíto García Reneses2014-15 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Aíto García Reneses, Herbalife Gran Canaria (Herbalife Gran Canaria) Rising Star LAT Kristaps Porziņģis2014-15 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Kristaps Porziņģis, Baloncesto Sevilla (Sevilla) See also 2014–15 Euroleague 2014–15 EuroChallenge Notes lower-alpha References External links Eurocup official website Category:EuroCup Basketball seasons Euro