2002–03 ULEB Cup

Inaugural season of ULEB Cup 2003–04 2002–03 ULEB Cup 2002–03 ESP Pamesa Valencia (1st title) SLO Krka 24 (competition proper) 150 15 October 2002 – 24 April 2003 (competition proper) Dejan Tomašević SCG EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP Chris Anstey 24.1 AUS Jamie Arnold 20.3 USA K'zell Wesson 12.7 USA Scooter Barry 5.3 USA The 2002–03 ULEB Cup was the inaugural season of Europe's secondary level professional club basketball tournament, the ULEB Cup, which is organised by Euroleague Basketball. The 2003 ULEB Cup Finals were played between Pamesa Valencia and Krka, and won by Valencia, their first title in a European-wide competition. As the winners of the 2002–03 ULEB Cup, Valencia qualified for the European top-tier level 2003–04 Euroleague. Team allocation A total of 24 teams from 10 countries, instead of the initial 32, participated in the 2002–03 ULEB Cup.http://www.euroleague.net/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=23&id=71 ULEB assembly approves 32-team ULEB Cup 8 July 2002 Euroleague dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020802023102/http://www.euroleague.net/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=23&id=71 2 August 2002 7 November 2016http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=23&id=94 ULEB approves 24-team format 15 July 2002 ULEB Cup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030512210123/http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=23&id=94 12 May 2003 7 November 2016http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=22&id=413 ULEB Cup Draw results!!! 16 July 2002 ULEB Cup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030730012156/http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E01&jornada=22&id=413 30 July 2003 7 November 2016 The majority of champion teams that could not play in the Euroleague chose to compete in the 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup, apart from the champions of Russia, Netherlands and Belgium. The inaugural ULEB Cup also didn't feature teams from Greece, Lithuania and Israel as they chose to play in FIBA's competition. Distribution The table below shows the default access list. Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundRegular season(32 teams)4 best-placed teams from Spain 4 best-placed teams from Italy 4 best-placed teams from Greece 3 best-placed teams from France 3 best-placed teams from Adriatic 2 best-placed teams from Germany 2 best-placed teams from Belgium 2 best-placed teams from Portugal 1 best-placed team from Turkey 1 best-placed team from Israel 1 best-placed team from Russia 1 best-placed team from Yugoslavia 1 best-placed team from Poland 1 best-placed team from Switzerland 1 best-placed team from Great Britain 1 best-placed team from NetherlandsElimination rounds(16 teams)4 group winners from the regular season 4 group runners-up from the regular season 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season Teams League positions after Playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses: Regular season ESP Adecco Estudiantes (4th) ITA Eurocellulari Roseto (9th) GER RheinEnergie Köln (2nd) SLO Pivovarna Laško (3rd) ESP Pamesa Valencia (6th) ITA Metis Varese (10th) GER Telekom Baskets Bonn (3rd) CRO Zadar (2nd) ESP Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada (7th) ITA Snaidero Udine (12th) GER Opel Skyliners (4th) NED Ricoh Astronauts (1st) ESP Caprabo Lleida (8th) FRA Cholet (3rd) BEL Telindus Oostende (1st) RUS Ural Great (1st) ESP DKV Joventut (9th) FRA Élan Sportif Chalon (4th) BEL Spirou Charleroi (2nd) SCG FMP Železnik (3rd) ITA Generali Group Trieste (7th) FRA Gravelines (5th) SLO Krka (2nd) TUR Darüssafaka (3rd) Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows.http://www.euroleague.net/images/ulebcup.pdf ULEB Cup Media Guide Euroleague dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030407182228/http://www.euroleague.net/images/ulebcup.pdf 7 April 2003 7 November 2016http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E02&jornada=10&id=379 Week 10: Roseto, Lleida, Trieste, Ural advance! 14 January 2002 ULEB Cup dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030514022214/http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia.jsp?temporada=E02&jornada=10&id=379 14 May 2003 7 November 2016 PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legRegular seasonRound 116 July 200215 October 2002Round 222 October 2002Round 329 October 2002Round 45 November 2002Round 512 November 2002Round 63 December 2002Round 710 December 2002Round 817 December 2002Round 97 January 2003Round 1014 January 2003Elimination roundsEighthfinals15 January 20034 February 200311 February 2003Quarterfinals25 February 20034 March 2003Semifinals18 March 200325 March 2003Finals15 April 200324 April 2003 Regular season In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four first qualified teams advanced to the elimination rounds, while the two last teams were eliminated. Group A main WL true Group A points points complete BSR ULEB Cup GRA JOV URA UDI BON FUE 5 5 823 805 3 7 809 889 7 3 851 796 4 6 786 845 5 5 877 824 6 4 837 824 ITA Snaidero Udine UDI ESP Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada FUE FRA Gravelines GRA GER Telekom Baskets Bonn BON RUS Ural Great URA ESP DKV Joventut JOV Q ER ER ER ER green1 Advance to elimination rounds 88-82 86-68 91-83 88-63 83-72 95-87 94-82 77-69 88-72 87-82 87-94 101-73 86-61 96-84 117-89 84-67 84-90 90-86 92-78 93-64 84-80 81-78 72-64 76-84 99-81 78-87 78-73 81-90 90-83 94-77 Group B main WL true Group B points points complete BSR ULEB Cup FMP VAL ROS LAŠ SKY OOS 5 5 786 778 8 2 847 710 4 6 751 828 3 7 731 795 9 1 796 669 1 9 748 879 ITA Eurocellulari Roseto ROS ESP Pamesa Valencia VAL SLO Pivovarna Laško LAŠ GER Opel Skyliners SKY SCG FMP Železnik FMP BEL Telindus Oostende OOS Q ER ER ER ER green1 Advance to elimination rounds 80-67 78-76 81-62 82-60 92-52 85-61 98-62 93-74 94-66 90-69 72-82 77-57 89-76 84-79 85-69 59-89 78-83 79-77 85-81 76-68 59-68 63-72 83-78 75-68 90-79 77-83 80-108 77-86 92-94 85-75 Group C main WL true Group C points points BSR ULEB Cup KRK EST KOL TRI CHA DAR complete 4 6 806 849 7 3 890 794 4 6 785 821 7 3 869 802 6 4 814 811 2 8 779 866 ITA Generali Group Trieste TRI ESP Adecco Estudiantes EST FRA Élan Chalon CHA SLO Krka KRK GER RheinEnergie Köln KOL TUR Darüşşafaka DAR Q ER ER ER ER green1 Advance to elimination rounds 92-74 85-75 101-83 75-71 79-76 88-79 87-66 121-76 76-78 105-79 87-83 79-74 84-80 86-76 98-60 70-87 78-85 86-88 75-68 84-72 102-99 72-78 91-85 70-88 78-75 76-89 95-102 89-66 73-86 84-79 Group D main WL true Group D points points BSR ULEB Cup VAR LLE SPI ZAD CHO AMS complete 6 4 784 769 6 4 838 794 4 6 830 820 5 5 794 828 6 4 780 764 3 7 761 812 ITA Metis Varese VAR ESP Caprabo Lleida LLE FRA Cholet CHO CRO Zadar ZAD BEL Spirou SPI NED Ricoh Astronauts AMS Q ER ER ER ER green1 Advance to elimination rounds 87-78 81-76 88-86 75-69 80-72 82-78 99-84 85-77 72-76 89-67 85-74 93-79 75-65 94-73 72-74 73-71 81-79 91-90 66-86 90-80 79-71 75-87 98-90 80-66 67-77 69-79 76-88 86-71 94-99 66-77 Elimination rounds In the elimination rounds, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied. In the draw for the elimination rounds, the four group winners and four group runners-up were seeded, and the four group third-placed teams and four group fourth-placed teams were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same country could not be drawn against each other. Bracket main 4 high 2+sum no yes EighthfinalsFebruary 4 – February 11 QuarterfinalsFebruary 25 – March 4 SemifinalsMarch 18 – March 25 FinalsApril 15 – April 24 25 BEL Spirou 64 57 ESP DKV Joventut 56 73 ITA Generali Trieste 73 86 SCG FMP 91 81 RUS Ural Great 84 69 ESP Caprabo Lleida 79 86 SLO Pivovarna Laško 78 69 SLO Krka 79 76 GER RheinEnergie Köln 72 84 ESP Pamesa Valencia 76 93 CRO Zadar 94 64 FRA Gravelines 71 78 ITA Eurocellulari Roseto 80 68 ESP Adecco Estudiantes 72 84 ITA Snaidero Udine 83 59 ITA Metis Varese 77 73 ESP DKV Joventut 80 68 SCG FMP 66 77 ESP Caprabo Lleida 91 77 SLO Krka 86 94 ESP Pamesa Valencia 105 80 CRO Zadar 84 93 ESP Adecco Estudiantes 77 101 ITA Metis Varese 59 88 ESP DKV Joventut 82 66 SLO Krka 69 82 ESP Pamesa Valencia 68 68 ESP Adecco Estudiantes 55 75 SLO Krka 78 76 ESP Pamesa Valencia 90 78 Source: ULEB Cup Eighthfinals 2002–03 ULEB Cup Top 16 The first legs were played on 4 February, and the second legs were played on 11 February 2003. Spirou BEL 121–129 DKV Joventut ESP 64–56 57–73 Generali Group Trieste ITA 159–172 FMP SCG 73–91 86–81 Ural Great RUS 153–165 Caprabo Lleida ESP 84–79 69–86 Pivovarna Laško SLO 147–155 Krka SLO 78–79 69–76 RheinEnergie Köln GER 156–169 Pamesa Valencia ESP 72–76 84–93 Zadar CRO 158–149 Gravelines FRA 94–71 64–78 Eurocellulari Roseto ITA 148–156 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 80–72 68–84 Snaidero Udine ITA 142–150 Metis Varese ITA 83–77 59–73 |} Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 25 February, and the second legs were played on 4 March 2003. DKV Joventut ESP 148–143 FMP SCG 80–66 68–77 Caprabo Lleida ESP 168–180 Krka SLO 91–86 77–94 Pamesa Valencia ESP 185–177 Zadar CRO 105–84 80–93 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 178–147 Metis Varese ITA 77–59 101–88 |} Semifinals The first legs were played on 18 March, and the second legs were played on 25 March 2003. DKV Joventut ESP 148–151 Krka SLO 82–69 66–82 Pamesa Valencia ESP 136–130 Adecco Estudiantes ESP 68–55 68–75 |} Finals 2003 ULEB Cup Finals The first leg was played on 15 April, and the second leg was played on 24 April 2003. Krka SLO 154–168 Pamesa Valencia ESP 78–90 76–78 |} Awards Finals MVP PlayerTeamSCG Dejan TomaševićESP Pamesa Valencia References External links Official website https://web.archive.org/web/20220131152325/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/ 2022-01-31 Linguasport 2002-03 ULEB Cup 2002-03