1999 NEBL Promotion Cup

NEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January – 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.

BC Žalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Brocēni/LMT in the final[1]. BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.

The Prize fund for the Final Four competitions equaled $100,000[1]. The winner of the NEBL Promotion Cup was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.

NEBL Promotion Cup clubs

Country (League) Teams
Estonia Estonia (KML) Kalev Tallinn
Finland Finland (Korisliiga) TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki
Latvia Latvia (LBL) ASK Brocēni-LMT Rīga
Ventspils
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) Žalgiris Kaunas
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Alita Alytus
Sweden Sweden (Basketligan) Plannja Basket Luleå

Group stage

During the group stage, each team played 10 games. A team faced opponents in own group twice (6 games) and each team from the other group once (4 games).

Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to Final Four.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Latvia ASK Brocēni-LMT 1082963903+60
2.Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 1064934916+18
3.Finland TeamWARE ToPo 1046871889–18
4.Lithuania Alita 1037807853–46

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Lithuania Žalgiris 10100970748+222
2.Sweden Plannja Basket 1064878897–19
3.Latvia Ventspils 1037846920–74
4.Estonia Kalev 10010821964–143

Final Four

Semifinal 1

4 April 1999
Žalgiris Lithuania 103–75 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–20, 29–14, 24–24
Pts: Masiulis 15
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 9
Asts: Edney 7		 Pts: Giedraitis 20
Rebs: Kazlauskas, Šiškauskas 6
Asts: Giedraitis 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)

Semifinal 2

4 April 1999
Plannja Basket Sweden 81–87 Latvia ASK Brocēni-LMT
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 20–29, 22–21, 16–17
Pts: Elliott 19
Rebs: Heiden, Banks 9
Asts: Aulander, Heiden, Elliott 4		 Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Šneps 9
Asts: Šneps 3
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third-place game

5 April 1999
Lietuvos rytas Lithuania 95–87 Sweden Plannja Basket
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 20–16, 25–23, 25–31
Pts: Giedraitis 33
Rebs: Matulis 11
Asts: Jasikevičius 9		 Pts: Elliott 26
Rebs: Aulander 7
Asts: Aulander 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juris Kokainis (LAT)

Final

5 April 1999
ASK Brocēni-LMT Latvia 81–83 Lithuania Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–16, 18–14, 23–24
Pts: S. Valters 18
Rebs: Sturm, Šneps 8
Asts: Šneps 4		 Pts: Edney 21
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 14
Asts: Edney 7
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE)

Final Standings

Pos[2] Team
1.Žalgiris
2.ASK Brocēni-LMT
3.Lietuvos rytas
4.Plannja Basket
5.TeamWARE ToPo
6.Alita
7.Ventspils
8.Kalev

All-NEBL Team'99

Coaches of all teams, which participated in the 1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, selected All-NEBL Team'99[3]:

All-NEBL Team'99
Player Team
United States Eric Elliott (MVP) Plannja Basket
Lithuania Andrius Giedraitis Lietuvos rytas
Latvia Edgars Šneps ASK Brocēni-LMT
Lithuania Saulius Štombergas Žalgiris
Lithuania Eurelijus Žukauskas Žalgiris

References

  1. 1 2 "Zalgiris" Kaunas won NEBL Promotion Cup'99.
  2. ↑ "Final Standings after Final Four". Archived from the original on 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  3. ↑ All-NEBL Team '99.
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