2014–15 Euroleague

European professional basketball competition 2013–14 2015–16 2014–15 Euroleague Madrid - Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid-Barclaycard Center 11.jpg 300 The Barclaycard Center in Madrid hosted the Final Four 2014–15 ESP Real Madrid (9th title) GRE Olympiacos RUS CSKA Moscow TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker 24 251 16 October 2014 – 17 May 2015 SRB Nemanja Bjelica Andrés Nocioni ARG Coach of the Year ESP Pablo Laso Best Defender Bryant Dunston USA Rising Star Bogdan Bogdanović SRB Galatasaray 110–103 Crvena Zvezda Valencia 103–65 Neptūnas PGE Turów 65–104 Barcelona 18,733 (Crvena Zvezda 72–79 Real Madrid) 534 (UNICS 85–62 Dinamo Sassari) 2,013,305 8,184 Boban Marjanović 25.7 SRB Taylor Rochestie 18.9 MNE Boban Marjanović 10.6 SRB Miloš Teodosić 7.0 SRB The 2014–15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 15th season of the modern era of EuroLeague basketball and the fifth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous iteration as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 58th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs. The city of Madrid hosted the Final Four from May 15 to 17, 2015.Madrid to host 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four; Euroleague.net, 17 May 2014 Allocation There were three routes to participation in the Euroleague: The 12 teams with an A-Licence from the 2013–14 Euroleague, based on their Euroleague Club Ranking.http://www.in-the-game.org/?page_id=7895 In-The-Game.org Euroleague three-year-ranking. 2013-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001025745/http://www.in-the-game.org/?page_id=7895 2012-10-01 dead The 2013–14 Eurocup winner was given a C-Licence. The rest of the teams places were allocated from a list of 28 teams given a B-Licence ranked according to their European national basketball league rankings over the last year. 13 teams were given both an A-Licence or C-Licence and a B-Licence. When a country ranking spot had already been assigned to an A-Licence team, the assignation jumped to the next country appearing in the ranking, and their league was not granted an additional place in the competition. At least the first 9 of the remaining 16 teams were given places in the regular-season, and the next 6 were given places in the qualifying competition. If the Eurocup champion was qualified by receiving a B licence or some team with it resigned from the competition, a wild card had to be given by the Euroleague. The Euroleague had the right to cancel an A licence for one of the following reasons:2012–13 Euroleague bylaws The club had the lowest ranking of all clubs with an A Licence, according to the Club Ranking. The club had ranked among the clubs placed in the bottom half of the national championship final standings. The club had financial problems. In Spanish League, when the champion and/or the runner-up of the league were teams without an A licence. In that case, the A licence club with the lowest position would play in Eurocup in the next season. If that happened three times in five years, the A licence of the club would have been cancelled. Euroleague allocation criteria A licences Classification after the 2013–14 Euroleague, including also the 2011–12 and the 2012–13 seasons.ULEB Ranking, EŭroKorbo.tk Rank Team Points 1. RUS CSKA Moscow 164 2. ESP FC Barcelona 163 3. GRE Olympiacos 154 4. ESP Real Madrid 148 5. ISR Maccabi Electra 141 6. GRE Panathinaikos 139 Rank Team Points 7. TUR Anadolu Efes 105 8. ESP Unicaja 100 9. TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker 99 10. ESP Laboral Kutxa 97 11. LTU Žalgiris 95 12. ITA EA7 Milano 86 The A licence of EA7 Milano expired in June 2014, but Euroleague confirmed it as an A licensed team.2014–15 Turkish Airlines Euroleague licence allocation criteria; Euroleague.net, 4 June 2014 Montepaschi Siena did not play in the Euroleague, due to financial troubles.Siena will not play neither in Serie A nor in Euroleague next season; Sportando, 16 June 2014 B licences B licences could be given to every team without an A licence. If in the allocation appeared a team with A licence, the next team in the criteria would receive the B licence, which qualified directly to the Regular Season.ECA Shareholders Meeting ushers in new season Euroleague.net, July 3, 2013 + Key to colors      A licensed teams      B licensed teams      Wild cards      Teams qualified for the Qualifying Round Team Pos. Position 1. Spain FC Barcelona 1st 2. Russia CSKA Moscow 1st 3. Italy EA7 Milano 1st 4. Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 1st 5. Lithuania Žalgiris 1st 6. Greece Panathinaikos 1st 7. France Limoges 1st 8. Germany Bayern Munich 1st 9. Croatia Cibona (withdrew); Cibona withdrews from Euroleague, Crvena Zvezda to take its spot!, 22 June 2014 1st 10. Poland PGE Turów Zgorzelec 1st 11. Croatia Cedevita 2nd 12. Spain Real Madrid 2nd 13. Russia Nizhny Novgorod 2nd 14. Italy Montepaschi Siena (withdrew) 2nd Team Pos. Position 15. Turkey Galatasaray; Galatasaray Euroleague'de, 21 June 2014; Galatasaray Euroleague'de, 21 June 2014 2nd 16. Lithuania NeptūnasKlaipėdos „Neptūnui“ kelias į Eurolygą - atviras https://web.archive.org/web/20140618061543/http://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/krepsinis/klaipedos-neptunui-kelias-i-eurolyga-atviras.htm 2014-06-18 ; Lietuvos Rytas, 16 June 2014 2nd 17. Greece Olympiacos 2nd 18. France Strasbourg 2nd 19. Germany Alba Berlin 2nd 20. Serbia Crvena Zvezda 3rd 21. Ukraine Budivelnyk (withdrew) 1st 22. Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 1st 23. Belgium Telenet Oostende 1st 24. Israel Maccabi Electra 1st 25. Bulgaria Levski Sofia (rejected)VEF Riga to play Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds; Euroleague, 3 July 2014 1st 26. Latvia Ventspils 1st 27. United Kingdom Worcester Wolves 1st 28. Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 2nd Notes: Teams from Serbia and Croatia qualified through ABA League, and not through their national leagues. C licence, replacements and wildcards To the regular season ESP Valencia (C licence as 2013–14 Eurocup winner) GER Alba Berlin (one-year wildcard which substituted Asseco Prokom's A-Licence removed in 2013) ITA Dinamo Sassari (one-year wildcard which substituted Montepaschi Siena's A-licence, after it resigned in 2014) SRB Crvena Zvezda (one-year wildcard which substituted Cibona's B-licence) To the qualifying rounds RUS UNICS (as 2013–14 VTB League best qualified without A or B licence) ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (wildcard) FRA ASVEL (wildcard) LAT VEF Rīga (wildcard after the rejection of Levski Sofia) Teams The participating teams for the season were announced on June 25, 2014.ECA board approves 2014-15 teams, steps toward comprehensive competition model; Euroleague.net, 25 June 2014. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders) A - licensed clubs: teams with 3-year licence Associated clubs: teams with B and C temporary licenses 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs EC: Champion of the 2013–14 Eurocup WC: Wild card Bold: Qualification round winner Regular seasonA-licenseESP FC Barcelona (1st)GRE Olympiacos (2nd)LTU Žalgiris (1st)ESP Real Madrid (2nd)TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker (1st)RUS CSKA Moscow (1st)ESP Unicaja (4th)TUR Anadolu Efes (5th)ESP Laboral Kutxa (6th)ISR Maccabi Electra (1st)THGRE Panathinaikos (1st)link=Italy|alt=Italy|border|23x23px EA7 Emporio Armani Milano (1st)Associated clubsCRO Cedevita (2nd)Note ABAGER Bayern Munich (1st)LTU Neptūnas (2nd)SRB Crvena zvezda (WC)Note ABAGER ALBA Berlin (2nd)(WC)RUS Nizhny Novgorod (2nd)ESP Valencia (3rd)(EC)TUR Galatasaray Liv Hospital (2nd)POL PGE Turów Zgorzelec (1st)FRA Limoges (1st)ITA Banco di Sardegna Sassari (3rd)(WC)Qualifying roundsFRA SIG Strasbourg (2nd)ISR Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd)(WC)RUS UNICS (3rd)(WC)FRA ASVEL (7th)(WC)CZE ČEZ Nymburk (1st)POL Stelmet Zielona Góra (2nd)BEL Telenet Oostende (1st)LAT VEF Rīga (2nd)WC Qualifying rounds 2014–15 Euroleague qualifying rounds Eight teams participated in a single-venue tournament format that took place in Ostend, Belgium, from 23 to 26 September.Ostend to host Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in September; Euroleague, 10 July 2014 The winner advanced to the Euroleague regular season.ECA board approves 2014-15 teams, steps toward comprehensive competition model; Euroleague.net, 25 June 2014 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 20 170 30 1 RUS UNICS 90 4 POL Stelmet Zielona Góra 86 2 ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 94 3 CZE ČEZ Nymburk 84 2 FRA ASVEL 86 3 BEL Telenet Oostend 77 1 LAT VEF Rīga 53 4 FRA Strasbourg 82 1 RUS UNICS 82 2 ISR Hapoel Jerusalem 71 2 FRA ASVEL 74 4 FRA Strasbourg 65 1 RUS UNICS 88 2 FRA ASVEL 79 Squads 2014–15 Euroleague squads Draw 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 or league could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group. In brackets, the points in the Club Ranking. Following the Eurocup bylaws, the lowest possible position that any club from that country or league could occupy in the draw was calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6RUS CSKA Moscow ESP FC Barcelona GRE Olympiacos ESP Real Madrid ISR Maccabi Electra GRE Panathinaikos ESP Valencia TUR Anadolu Efes ESP Unicaja TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker ESP Laboral Kutxa LTU Žalgiris GER Alba Berlin TUR Galatasaray ITA EA7 Milano RUS Nizhny Novgorod †SER Crvena Zvezda CRO Cedevita GER Bayern Munich ITA Dinamo Sassari POL PGE Turów † LTU Neptūnas † FRA Limoges † RUS UNICS ^ Notes: † indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play. ^ indicates team qualified through the qualifying rounds Regular season Europe 700 right Location of teams of the 2014–15 Euroleague group stage.8px Red: Group A; 8px Green: Group B; 8px Blue: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D. Europe 41.380081 2.12005 FC Barcelona bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 40.423889 -3.671667 Real Madrid left Europe 42.864436 -2.641172 Laboral Kutxa left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 36.682467 -4.460628 Unicaja right Green_pog.svg Europe 39.451619 -0.366133 Valencia left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.401111 9.142222 EA7 Milano bottom Blue_pog.svg Europe 40.717074 8.58324 Dinamo Sassari bottom Europe 40.946944 28.889444 Anadolu Efes left Europe 41.196944 28.919444 Galatasaray top Yellow_pog.svg Europe 40.993056 29.104444 Fenerbahçe Ülker right Blue_pog.svg Europe 37.922475 23.647297 Olympiacos bottom Yellow_pog.svg Europe 38.067862 23.854676 Panathinaikos top Blue_pog.svg Europe 54.89 23.914444 Žalgiris right Europe 55.686944 21.155833 Neptūnas left Yellow_pog.svg Europe 55.786667 37.540278 CSKA Moscow bottom Green_pog.svg Europe 56.338856 43.945139 Nizhny Novgorod bottom Europe 52.505556 13.443333 Alba Berlin left Green_pog.svg Europe 48.126111 11.525556 Bayern Munich left Blue_pog.svg Europe 32.060947 34.791333 Maccabi Electra top Green_pog.svg Europe 44.814153 20.421358 Crvena Zvezda bottom Yellow_pog.svg Europe 45.802561 15.963267 Cedevita top Green_pog.svg Europe 51.956065 15.524121 Turów Zgorzelec right Blue_pog.svg Europe 45.847464 1.243358 Limoges top Green_pog.svg Europe 55.781897 49.126953 UNICS top The regular season was played between October 16 and December 19. 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 game. + Key to colors     Top four places in each group advanced to     Bottom two teams in each group entered 2014–15 Eurocup Last 32 round auto Group A 2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group A n 2em Group B 2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group B n auto Group C 2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group C n 2em Group D 2014–15 Euroleague Regular Season Group D n Top 16 The Top 16 began on December 30 and ended on April 10, 2015. If teams were level on record at the end of the Top 16, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Head-to-head record between teams still tied. Head-to-head point differential. Point differential during the Top 16. Points scored during the Top 16. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Top 16 game. + Key to colors     Top four places in each group advanced to Playoffs      Eliminated See the detailed group stage page for tiebreakers if two or more teams are equal on points. auto Group E 2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group E n 2em Group F 2014–15 Euroleague Top 16 Group F n Quarterfinals 2014–15 Euroleague Quarterfinals Final Four 2015 Euroleague Final Four The Final Four was the last stage of the Euroleague, consisting of the four winners from the quarterfinals. The semifinal games were played on 15 May, while the third place game and championship game were played on 17 May 2015. The Final Four was hosted by the Barclaycard Center in Madrid, Spain. Bracket Attendances Average home attendances PosTeamGP Games playedTotal Total season attendanceHigh Highest season attendanceLow Lowest season attendanceAverage Average season attendance1SRB Crvena Zvezda11159,309 18,733 5,90814,4832GRE Panathinaikos14177,418 16,033 8,16512,6723TUR Fenerbahçe14164,449 13,013 8,55911,7464ISR Maccabi Electra13143,780 11,060 11,06011,0605GER Alba Berlin12123,561 14,133 8,22610,2966LTU Žalgiris12121,835 14,382 4,79510,1537ESP Laboral Kutxa12117,882 12,619 7,6899,8248GRE Olympiacos14125,907 11,653 6,0398,9939ESP Real Madrid14123,902 12,662 7,8068,85010ITA EA7 Milano1298,703 10,169 6,3448,22511TUR Galatasaray860,512 11,312 3,1387,56412ESP Unicaja1287,893 8,891 5,2377,32413ESP FC Barcelona1494,103 8,529 5,1626,72114TUR Anadolu Efes1485,495 10,174 2,5296,10615GER Bayern Munich530,135 6,688 5,0476,02716ESP Valencia530,069 8,500 3,0056,01417LTU Neptūnas527,348 5,669 5,3095,47018RUS CSKA Moscow1465,509 5,349 4,3694,67919FRA Limoges523,292 5,080 4,3564,65820ITA Dinamo Sassari518,901 4,483 3,0683,78021CRO Cedevita518,811 4,091 3,2883,76222RUS UNICS514,490 3,876 5342,89823RUS Nizhny Novgorod1227,740 3,393 1,4922,31224POL PGE Turów59,744 3,217 7091,949 *Updated on 5 May 2015 (ALL GAMES PLAYED) Source: Euroleague Basketball Top 10 Round Game Home team Visitor Attendance Ref Reference 1Top 16 1SRB Crvena ZvezdaESP Real Madrid 18,733 2Regular Season 4SRB Crvena ZvezdaGRE Olympiacos 18,732 3Top 16 11SRB Crvena ZvezdaESP FC Barcelona 18,450 4Top 16 6SRB Crvena ZvezdaLTU Žalgiris 18,382 5Top 16 3SRB Crvena ZvezdaTUR Galatasaray 17,821 6Regular Season 1SRB Crvena ZvezdaTUR Galatasaray 16,834 7Top 16 9GRE PanathinaikosESP FC Barcelona 16,033 8Play Off 27GRE PanathinaikosRUS CSKA Moscow 16,000 9Top 16 11GRE PanathinaikosESP Real Madrid 14,766 10Regular Season 3GRE PanathinaikosTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker 14,480 Individual statistics Rating RankName TeamGamesRatingPIR1.SER Boban MarjanovićSER Crvena Zvezda2461625.672.MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny Novgorod2144221.053.BLR Artsiom ParakhouskiRUS Nizhny Novgorod2342618.52 Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1.MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny Novgorod2139718.902.USA Andrew GoudelockTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker2949317.003.SER Boban MarjanovićSER Crvena Zvezda2439816.58 Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1.SER Boban MarjanovićSER Crvena Zvezda2425610.672.SER Nemanja BjelicaTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker292468.483.USA Trey ThompkinsRUS Nizhny Novgorod231878.13 Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1.SRB Miloš TeodosićRUS CSKA Moscow241687.002.FRA Thomas HeurtelTUR Anadolu Efes281796.393.USA Marcus WilliamsSER Crvena Zvezda241466.08 Other statistics CategoryNameTeamGamesStatSteals per gameUSA Tarence Kinsey RUS Nizhny Novgorod171.59Blocks per gameBLR Artsiom ParakhouskiRUS Nizhny Novgorod231.96Turnovers per gameSRB Miloš TeodosićRUS CSKA Moscow243.67Fouls drawn per gameUSA Jamel McLeanGER Alba Berlin215.81Minutes per gameUSA Jeremy PargoISR Maccabi Electra2731:592FG%TUR Semih ErdenTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker250.7583FG%USA Demetris NicholsRUS CSKA Moscow270.575FT%MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny Novgorod210.925 Game highs thumb|180px|Alex Tyus CategoryNameTeamStatRatingJAM Samardo Samuels ITA EA7 Milano47PointsJAM Samardo Samuels ITA EA7 Milano36ReboundsSER Boban MarjanovićSER Crvena Zvezda17AssistsUSA Marcus WilliamsSER Crvena Zvezda17StealsISR Yogev OhayonISR Maccabi Electra8BlocksISR Alex TyusISR Maccabi Electra6USA Brian RandleTurnoversFRA Thomas HeurtelTUR Anadolu Efes8MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny NovgorodFouls Drawn 3 occasions 12 Awards Euroleague MVP SRB Nemanja Bjelica (TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker)Euroleague.net 2014-15 bwin MVP: Nemanja Bjelica, Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul Euroleague Final Four MVP ARG Andrés Nocioni (ESP Real Madrid) All-Euroleague Teams Pos.First TeamAll-Euroleague First and Second teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2015-05-08. Second TeamGSRB Miloš TeodosićRUS CSKA MoscowUSA Andrew GoudelockTUR Fenerbahçe ÜlkerGGRE Vassilis SpanoulisGRE OlympiacosFRA Nando de ColoRUS CSKA MoscowFSRB Nemanja BjelicaTUR Fenerbahçe ÜlkerESP Rudy FernándezESP Real MadridFESP Felipe ReyesESP Real MadridUSA Devin SmithISR Maccabi ElectraCSRB Boban MarjanovićSRB Crvena ZvezdaCRO Ante TomićESP FC Barcelona Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy) MNE Taylor Rochestie ( RUS Nizhny Novgorod) Best Defender USA Bryant Dunston (GRE Olympiacos) Rising Star SER Bogdan Bogdanović (TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker) Coach of the Year ESP Pablo Laso (ESP Real Madrid) MVP of the Week EuroLeague MVP of the Week Regular season GamePlayerTeam Performance Index Rating PIR1SRB Boban MarjanovićSRB Crvena Zvezda302USA Andrew GoudelockTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker303AZE Jaycee CarrollESP Real Madrid374USA James AndersonLTU Žalgiris385USA Andrew Goudelock (2)TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker406SRB Zoran ErcegTUR Galatasaray417SRB Boban Marjanović (2)SRB Crvena Zvezda368ISR D'or FischerRUS UNICS439SRB Duško SavanovićGER Bayern Munich3710GRE Ioannis BourousisESP Real Madrid31 Top 16 GamePlayerTeam Performance Index Rating PIR1MNE Taylor RochestieRUS Nizhny Novgorod32 2ESP Felipe Reyes ESP Real Madrid 29 USA Brian RandleISR Maccabi Electra293FRA Nando de ColoRUS CSKA Moscow344BLR Artsiom ParakhouskiRUS Nizhny Novgorod375CRO Ante TomićESP FC Barcelona346ESP Rudy FernándezESP Real Madrid387FRA Nando de Colo (2)RUS CSKA Moscow298JAM Samardo Samuels ITA EA7 Milano479USA Reggie Redding GER Alba Berlin3610CRO Ante Tomić (2)ESP FC Barcelona3511SRB Bogdan BogdanovićTUR Fenerbahçe Ülker 3212ITA Alessandro GentileITA EA7 Milano 3013USA Alex Renfroe GER Alba Berlin 28 14USA Devin Smith ISR Maccabi Electra 28SRB Boban Marjanović (3)SRB Crvena Zvezda28 Quarter-finals GamePlayerTeam Performance Index Rating PIR1 MEX Gustavo Ayón ESP Real Madrid 292 GRE Georgios Printezis GRE Olympiacos 343 GRE Nikos Pappas GRE Panathinaikos 314 RUS Andrei Kirilenko RUS CSKA Moscow 27 MVP of the Month EuroLeague Monthly MVP Award Month Player Team Ref. ReferenceOctober 2014GRE Vassilis SpanoulisGRE Olympiacos bwin MVP for October: Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos PiraeusNovember 2014CRO Dario ŠarićTUR Anadolu Efes bwin MVP for November: Dario Saric, Anadolu Efes Istanbul December 2014 USA Devin Smith ISR Maccabi Electra bwin MVP for December: Devin Smith, Maccabi Electra Tel AvivJanuary 2015 FRA Nando de Colo RUS CSKA Moscow bwin MVP for January: Nando de Colo, CSKA MoscowFebruary 2015 ESP Rudy Fernández ESP Real Madrid bwin MVP for February: Rudy Fernández, Real MadridMarch 2015 SRB Nemanja Bjelica TUR Fenerbahçe Ülker bwin MVP for March: Nemanja Bjelica, Fenerbahce Ulker IstanbulApril 2015 GRE Georgios Printezis GRE Olympiacos http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/5wxcqn9jryt87p8p bwin MVP for April: Georgios Printezis, Olympiacos Piraeus See also 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball 2014–15 EuroChallenge References 30em Category:EuroLeague seasons Euroleague