2013–14 EuroChallenge

2012–13 2014–15 EuroChallenge 2013–14 #338928 white ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (1st title) RUS Triumph Lyubertsy TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep HUN Szolnoki Olaj 32 157 (total) 24 October 2013 – 27 April 2014 ITA 20px Andrea Cinciarini EuroChallenge Final Four MVP USA 20px Sharaud Curry 20.1 BEL 20px Maxime De Zeeuw 8.0 RUS 20px Anton Glazunov 7.1 The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 Eurocup season. The Final Four was held in PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. The host of the tournament, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia won the Final by beating Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65. Italian player Andrea Cinciarini received the Final Four MVP award. Competition format changes This year's EuroChallenge saw a number of innovations, including the division of the participating clubs into two main Conferences for the Regular Season - Conference 1 and Conference 2 - based on a broad geographical criteria. This year no qualification round was held. The 32 teams were divided into eight round-robin groups of four teams each for the regular season. The two best-placed teams qualified to the next phase of the competition.http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.coid_GZvXXjJIIAwaR5YMT84tf0.articleMode_on.html EuroChallenge Fibaeurope.com 2014-04-10 Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round. (TH: Title holder) 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual playoffs Regular season HUN Szolnoki Olaj (2nd) RUS Krasnye KryliaTH (6th) EST Tartu University Rock (2nd) BLR Tsmoki Minsk (1st) HUN Atomerőmű SE (3rd) RUS Triumph Lyubertsy (7th) EST Rakvere Tarvas (3rd) BUL Rilski Sportist (3rd) HUN Fortress Jászberényi (5th) RUS Ural YekaterinburgUral Yekateringburg won the 2012–13 Russian Basketball Super League, the second division of Russian basketball. (1st) FRA JDA Dijon (8th) DEN Bakken Bears (1st) HUN Ingoknito Fashion Körmend (6th) ROM Mureș (2nd) FRA Cholet (10th) ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (7th) NED ZZ Leiden (1st) ROM Oradea (3rd) FIN Team TEHO Sport (2nd) LAT Ventspils (2nd) NED SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (3rd) ROM Gaz Metan Mediaș (4th) FIN Kataja (3rd) SLO Krka (1st) NED GasTerra Flames (4th) BEL Okapi Aalstar (4th) TUR Tofaş (8th) SWE Södertälje Kings (1st) UKR Kyiv (14th) BEL Port of Antwerp Giants (5th) TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep (9th) AUT Zepter Vienna (1st) Draw The draws for the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge were held on Friday, July 5 in Munich, Germany. Teams were seeded into four pots of four teams in accordance with the FIBA Club ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period. The 32 clubs registered for this year's competition were divided into two conferences (1 and 2), based on broad geographical criteria.http://www.fibaeurope.com/coid_Tuw5cQZoG-YAH7e-3P45-0.articleMode_on.html EuroChallenge Draw Seedings Released FIBA Europe 2014-04-10 Conference 1 Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4LAT BK Ventspils BEL Antwerp Giants BEL Okapi Aalstar FRA Cholet Basket FIN Joensuun Kataja EST Tartu Ülikool/Rock FRA JDA Dijon ITA Grissin Bon Reggio EmiliaNED ZZ Leiden SWE Södertälje BBK NED SPM Shoeters NED GasTerra FlamesEST Rakvere Tarvas AUT Zepter Vienna DEN Bakken Bears FIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka Conference 2 Seed 1 Seed 2 Seed 3 Seed 4SLO KK Krka RUS Krasnye Krylya Samara HUN Szolnoki Olaj KK RUS Triumph Lyubertsy BLR Tsmoki Minsk ROU Gaz Metan Mediaș TUR Tofaş Bursa HUN Atomerőmű SEHUN BC Körmend RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg BUL Rilski Sportist TUR Royal Halı GaziantepUKR BC Kyiv HUN Jászberényi KSE ROU BC Mureș ROU CSM Oradea Regular season The regular season began on November 5. If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are 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 two places in each group advance to Last 16      Eliminated Group A main WL points points true FIBA Europe ANT JDA SPM RAK complete 4 2 461 432 4 2 425 396 3 3 433 434 1 5 389 446 BEL Port of Antwerp Giants FRA JDA Dijon NED SPM Shoeters Den Bosch EST Rakvere Tarvas ANT JDA SPM RAK Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 81–59 77–72 78–73 68–74 83–64 80–47 83–76 66–70 78–71 77–75 64–65 57–70 Group B main WL points points true FIBA Europe GAZ KRA ORA ASE complete 4 2 456 423 4 2 493 447 3 3 463 465 1 5 407 484 TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep RUS Krasnye Krylia ROM Oradea HUN Atomerőmű SE GAZ KRA ORA ASE Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 71–63 69–74 75–63 89–96 84–75 79–75 73–71 74–89 90–74 61–74 56–89 78–77 Group C main WL points points true FIBA Europe TAR VEN SÖD ZEP complete 4 2 478 408 4 2 420 419 3 3 441 473 1 5 415 454 EST Tartu University Rock LAT Ventspils SWE Södertälje Kings AUT Zepter Vienna TAR VEN SÖD ZEP Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 65–66 99–65 83–60 63–81 73–76 61–56 72–76 83–80 82–73 82–74 71–78 73–76 Group D main WL points points true FIBA Europe TRI GAZ KYI KÖR complete 5 1 494 409 4 2 468 461 2 4 456 478 1 5 451 521 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy ROM Gaz Metan Mediaș UKR Kyiv HUN Ingoknito Fashion Körmend TRI GAZ KYI KÖR Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 94–72 94–58 90–74 81–84 OT 82–69 77–72 54–52 74–83 102–64 60–70 68–73 103–99 OT Group E main WL points points true FIBA Europe REG TEHO OKA GTF complete 4 2 453 430 3 3 467 476 3 3 451 467 2 4 446 444 ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia FIN Team TEHO Sport BEL Okapi Aalstar NED GasTerra Flames REG TEHO OKA GTF Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 86–75 80–63 78–61 75–71 74–77 77–83 71–78 87–90 83–82 OT 85–60 72–76 63–70 Group F main WL points points true FIBA Europe URA KRK TOF JÁS complete 5 1 482 444 3 3 425 398 3 3 451 425 0 6 377 468 RUS Ural Yekaterinburg SLO Krka TUR Tofaş HUN Fortress Jászberényi URA KRK TOF JÁS Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 79–68 74–70 88–85 80–75 71–61 76–61 77–82 81–72 86–72 64–84 41–58 54–76 Group G main WL points points true FIBA Europe CHO BAK KAT ZZL complete 5 1 441 397 3 3 443 450 2 4 436 444 2 4 396 425 FRA Cholet DEN Bakken Bears FIN Kataja NED ZZ Leiden CHO BAK KAT ZZL Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 84–67 70–69 74–52 66–68 101–90 79–81 76–70 66–68 77–63 67–76 61–62 72–58 Group H main WL points points true FIBA Europe TSM SZO MUR RIL complete 4 2 479 450 4 2 441 434 3 3 473 471 1 5 445 483 BLR Tsmoki-Minsk HUN Szolnoki Olaj ROM Mureș BUL Rilski Sportist TSM SZO MUR RIL Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to last 16 BSR 76–68 79–83 94–75 69–68 68–76 73–66 82–84 72–85 92–85 73–78 76–78 70–68 Last 16 + Key to colors     Homecourt advantage for quarterfinals     Advance to quarterfinals      Eliminated Group I main WL points points true FIBA Europe TAR KRA ANT GAZ complete 5 1 487 418 4 2 467 434 3 3 454 461 0 6 428 523 EST Tartu University Rock RUS Krasnye Krylia BEL Port of Antwerp Giants ROM Gaz Metan Mediaș TAR KRA ANT GAZ Q R16 R16 green1 Advance to quarterfinals BSR 94–73 82–74 97–67 74–75 87–67 78–60 64–59 71–75 97–79 66–90 77-80 79–81 Group J 230 ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 4 2 479 441 #ACE1AF HUN Szolnoki Olaj KK 4 2 460 442 #ccffcc SLO KK Krka 3 3 447 445 #fcc FRA Cholet Basket 1 5 434 492 #fcc |} REGKRKCHOSZOITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 82–7182–6590–68SLO KK Krka66–6980–6389–78FRA Cholet Basket81–7888–93 70–85HUN Szolnoki Olaj KK90–7865–4874–67 Group K 230 TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep 6 0 436 376 #ACE1AF RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 4 2 424 414 #ccffcc LAT BK Ventspils 1 5 385 427 #fcc FRA JDA Dijon 1 5 404 432 #fcc |} JDAGAZVENTRIFRA JDA Dijon 76–8274–7266–68TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep69–6072–6164–59LAT BK Ventspils69–5946–71 66–71RUS Triumph Lyubertsy72–6974–7880–71 Group L 230 RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg 5 1 487 460 #ACE1AF BLR Tsmoki Minsk 4 2 537 430 #ccffcc FIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka 2 4 445 521 #fcc DEN Bakken Bears 1 5 455 513 #fcc |} KTPURABAKMINFIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka 75–8682–7964–100RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg66–6185–7169–65DEN Bakken Bears86–9092–84 76–83BLR Tsmoki Minsk104–7396–9789–51 Quarterfinals 2013–14 EuroChallenge Quarterfinals The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. The dates of the matches were 11, 13 and 18 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court. Team 1Agg. Aggregrate scoreTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3 Tartu University Rock EST 1–2 HUN Szolnoki Olaj 87–83 73–80 60–78 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia ITA 2–0 RUS Krasnye Krylia 75–63 73–71 Royal Halı Gaziantep TUR 2–0 BLR Tsmoki-Minsk 59–58 68–67 Ural Yekaterinburg RUS 0–2 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 72–80 67–110 Final Four 2014 EuroChallenge Final Four The Final Four was played between the four winners of the quarterfinals at PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. It was the second time the EuroChallenge Final Four was held in Bologna. main 2 high yes yes 210 Semifinals25 April Final27 April Third place game RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 61 HUN Szolnoki Olaj 59 TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep 55 ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 66 RUS Triumph Lyubertsy 65 ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 79 HUN Szolnoki Olaj 75 TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep 87 Individual statistics Points RankNameTeam GamesTotal PPG Points per game1 USA Sharaud Curry FIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka1020120.12 USA Cory Higgins RUS Triumph Lyubertsy1524817.93 USA Keith Benson Belarus Tsmoki-Minsk1220817.34 USA Aaron McGheeRUS Ural Yekaterinburg1322317.25 USA Lance HarrisRUS Ural Yekaterinburg1321816.8 Rebounds RankNameTeam GamesTotal RPG Rebounds per game1 BEL Maxime De Zeeuw BEL Port of Antwerp Giants11888.02 USA Aaron McGheeRUS Ural Yekaterinburg131037.93 SRB Oliver StevićTUR Royal Halı Gaziantep151147.64 USA Keith BensonBelarus Tsmoki-Minsk12877.35 EST Janar Talts EST Tartu Ülikool/Rock 15 105 7.0 Assists RankNameTeam GamesTotal APG Assists per game1 RUS Anton Glazunov RUS Ural Yekaterinburg13927.12 USA Sharaud Curry FIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka10676.73 USA Aaron Miles RUS Krasnye Krylia13876.74 Italy Andrea Cinciarini ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia12766.35 TUR Barış Ermiş TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep9546.0 Individual highs Category Player Number Points USA Sharaud Curry 38 Rebounds USA Lance Harris 21 Assists USA Aaron Miles (2) 13 Steals USA Demonte Harper 8 Three pointers FIN Jukka Matinen 7 EST Kristo Saage Blocks USA Jason Conrad 7 Awards Weekly MVP Regular season WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR 1BEL Maxime de ZeeuwBEL Port of Antwerp Giants 31 SUI Greg Brunner ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 2 NGR Chinemelu ElonuTUR Tofaş Bursa 35 3 USA Courdon HigginsRUS Triumph Lyubertsy 36 4 SRB Rastko DramićaninHUN Fortress Jászberényi 32 5 USA Keith Benson BLR BC Tsmoki-Minsk 36 6 USA Aaron McGhee RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg 31 7 USA Sean Barnette BUL BC Rilski Sportist 38 Last 16 WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR1USA Aaron MilesRUS Krasnye Krylia 29 2USA Aaron McGhee (2)RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg 30 RUS Dmitry Flis RUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg TUR Barış Ermiş TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep3ITA Andrea Cinciarini ITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 33 4LIT Vilmantas Dilys EST Tartu Ülikool/Rock 30 USA Willie Kemp ROM Gaz Metan Mediaș5USA Sharaud CurryFIN Team TEHO Sport Kotka 266USA James WhiteITA Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 31 Quarterfinals WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating PIR 1USA Lance HarrisRUS BC Ural Yekaterinburg 28 USA Justin Holiday HUN Szolnoki Olaj KK 2 SRB Dejan Borovnjak TUR Royal Halı Gaziantep 31 Final Four MVP ITA Andrea Cinciarini (Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia) See also 2013–14 Euroleague 2013–14 Eurocup References Category:FIBA EuroChallenge seasons EuroChallenge