2000–01 North European Basketball League

2000–01 NEBL was the second complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 2000–01 basketball season on 30 November 2000 – 22 April 2001.

North European Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2000-2001
Teams 16
← 2000

The winner of the NEBL championship was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.[1]

Ural Great won the tournament by defeating Žalgiris in the final.[1]

Sergei Chikalkin from Ural Great was named as the Most valuable player.[2]

Clubs
Country (League) Teams
Czech Republic (NBL) USK Erpet Prague
Denmark (Basketligaen) Magic Great Danes
England (NBL) Haribo London Towers London
Estonia (KML) Kalev Tallinn
Finland (Korisliiga) Honka Playboys Espoo
Latvia (LBL) Ventspils
BK LMT Rīga
Lithuania (LKL) Žalgiris Kaunas
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Šiauliai
Netherlands (DBL) Conesco Den Helder
Poland (PLK) Polonia Warbud Warsaw
Russia (Super League A) Ural Great Perm
CSKA Moscow
Sweden (Basketligan) Norrköping Dolphins Norrköping
Ukraine (SuperLeague) Kyiv Kiev

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Tie-break
1 Ural Great (A) 15 14 1 1402 1081 +321
2 Lietuvos rytas (A) 15 12 3 1348 1210 +138 1–0
3 Žalgiris (B) 15 12 3 1251 1071 +180 0–1
4 CSKA (B) 15 11 4 1357 1234 +123
5 Haribo London Towers (B) 15 9 6 1179 1187 −8 1–0
6 Polonia Warbud (B) 15 9 6 1098 1156 −58 0–1
7 Kyiv (B) 15 8 7 1262 1227 +35
8 Ventspils (B) 15 7 8 1251 1237 +14 2–0
9 BK LMT (B) 15 7 8 1334 1389 −55 1–1
10 Šiauliai (B) 15 7 8 1227 1216 +11 0–2
11 Kalev 15 5 10 1106 1304 −198
12 Magic Great Danes 15 4 11 1082 1217 −135 2–1; 1–0
13 Honka Playboys (T) 15 4 11 1179 1278 −99 2–1; 0–1
14 Conesco (T) 15 4 11 1074 1168 −94 1–2; 1–0
15 USK Erpet (T) 15 4 11 1199 1242 −43 1–2; 0–1
16 Norrköping Dolphins (T) 15 3 12 1288 1420 −132
Source:
(A) Advance to Final Four; (B) Advance to eight-finals; (T) Transfer to NEBL Challenge Cup.

Results
NOR PRA CON HON MGD KAL ŠIA LMT VEN KYI POL HLT CSK ŽAL LRY
Ural Great Perm 109-86 89-65 68-55 113-66 105-72 92-68 93-62 122-92 83-73 99-97 98-60 91-65 78-69 81-68 81-83
Lietuvos rytas 108-75 87-71 85-79 86-84 81-65 91-67 91-93 82-89 103-94 101-92 90-73 96-79 89-98 75-70
Žalgiris Kaunas 97-69 88-85 73-48 93-79 97-68 112-71 72-66 103-81 81-75 72-68 71-54 83-67 71-84
CSKA Moscow 94-101 93-92 87-80 92-91 87-60 107-64 91-81 98-104 101-88 80-88 83-57 93-90
Haribo London Towers 75-78 77-75 76-69 83-81 65-53 82-67 86-68 86-103 77-75 79-73 92-72
Polonia Warbud 89-82 87-75 83-72 60-52 63-60 65-74 87-69 82-78 72-70 94-90
Kyiv 97-92 64-57 82-69 88-74 81-71 87-69 73-92 100-87 82-91
Ventspils 94-88 87-98 67-64 80-71 69-70 99-80 83-77 106-90
BK LMT Rīga 90-82 83-104 84-94 77-86 85-73 95-81 96-90
Šiauliai 106-89 85-80 63-64 84-71 90-75 91-65
Kalev 88-87 76-73 76-78 71-67 89-78
Magic Great Danes 85-77 80-86 82-63 90-79
Honka Playboys 112-102 81-80 85-79
Conesco Den Helder 84-91 76-66
USK Erpet Prague 92-89

Source: Worldbasket.com

Play-offs

Eight-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Žalgiris 147–115 Šiauliai 84–54 63–61
CSKA 207–153 BK LMT 89–70 118–83
Haribo London Towers 167–178 Ventspils 70–97 97–81
Polonia Warbud 157–174 Kyiv 80–83 77–91

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Žalgiris 163–147 Kyiv 77–59 86–88
CSKA 190–189 Ventspils 107–104 83–85

Final Four

Semifinal 1
21 April 2001
15:45
Ural Great 90–56 CSKA
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 25–16, 22–16, 22–11
Pts: Chikalkin 21
Rebs: Mikhailov 12
Asts: Panov, Pačėsas 6		 Pts: Rogers 20
Rebs: Rogers 11
Asts: three players 2
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Semifinal 2
21 April 2001
18:30
Lietuvos rytas 79–107 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 17–27, 18–14, 21–33
Pts: Šeštokas, A. Javtokas 14
Rebs: Šeštokas 9
Asts: Šiškauskas 4		 Pts: Slanina 30
Rebs: Marčiulionis 8
Asts: Marčiulionis 8
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE)

Third-place game
22 April 2001
15:00
Lietuvos rytas 103–74 CSKA
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 25–15, 29–14, 20–21
Pts: Šležas 21
Rebs: A. Javtokas 12
Asts: Elliott 7		 Pts: Rogers 19
Rebs: Rogers 12
Asts: LaRue 3
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE)

Final
22 April 2001
17:45
Ural Great 88–81 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 24–16, 18–13, 27–30
Pts: Chikalkin 38
Rebs: Panov 13
Asts: Pačėsas 6		 Pts: Woodberry 21
Rebs: Khizhnyak, Woodberry, Slanina 5
Asts: Woodberry 2
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

Final standings
Pos Team
1 Ural Great
2 Žalgiris
3 Lietuvos rytas
4 CSKA
5 Kyiv
6 Ventspils
7 Haribo London Towers
8 Polonia Warbud
9 BK LMT
10 Šiauliai
11 Kalev
12 Magic Great Danes
13 Honka Playboys
14 Conesco
15 USK Erpet
16 Norrköping Dolphins
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

NEBL Challenge Cup'2001

Challenge Cup was second-tier competition for clubs, that wanted to be promoted to first-tier NEBL tournament (Championship).[3] Four NEBL Championship worst teams transferred to NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 Second stage.

Clubs
Country (League) Teams
Belarus (Premier League) Grodno-93 Grodno
RTI Minsk
England (NBL) Pertemps Bullets Birmingham
Estonia (KML) Tartu Ülikool/Delta Tartu
Hotronic Tallinn
Nybit Tallinn
Georgia (Superliga) BASCO Batumi
Germany (BBL) s.Oliver Würzburg
Lithuania (LKL) Alita Alytus
Norway (BLNO) Ulriken Eagles Bergen
Russia (Super League A) Spartak Saint Petersburg
Sweden (Basketligan) Södertälje Kings Södertälje
Sundsvall Dragons Sundsvall
Ukraine (SuperLeague) Odessa

First stage

Group A

All games played in Batumi[4] from 16 to 18 February 2001.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Tie-break
1 BASCO (A) 3 3 0 241 205 +36
2 Grodno-93 (A) 3 2 1 240 215 +25
3 Tartu Ülikool/Delta (A) 3 1 2 223 225 −2
4 Nybit 3 0 3 182 241 −59
Source:
(A) Advance to second stage.

Group B

All games played in Bergen[4] from 17 to 19 February 2001.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Tie-break
1 s.Oliver (A) 3 3 0 264 207 +57
2 Ulriken Eagles (A) 3 1 2 247 250 −3 1–1, +14
3 Pertemps Bullets (A) 3 1 2 208 222 −14 1–1, 0
4 Hotronic (A) 3 1 2 187 227 −40 1–1, -14
Source:
(A) Advance to second stage.

Group C

All games played in Odessa[4] from 21 to 23 February 2001.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Tie-break
1 Odessa (A) 3 3 0 278 223 +55
2 Alita (A) 3 2 1 296 280 +16
3 Spartak (A) 3 1 2 262 248 +14
4 RTI 3 0 3 245 330 −85
Source:
(A) Advance to second stage.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B Hotronic 3 1 2 187 227 −40 4 Advance to Second stage
2 A Nybit 3 0 3 182 241 −59 3
3 C RTI 3 0 3 245 330 −85 3
Source: NEBL

Second stage

Group D

All games played in Södertälje[4] from 19 to 20 March 2001.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Södertälje Kings 89–75 Conesco
BASCO 86–114 Alita

Third-place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Conesco 82–74 BASCO

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Södertälje Kings 86–90 Alita

Group E

All games played in Grodno[4] from 26 to 27 March 2001.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Spartak 86–74 USK Erpet
s.Oliver 84–65 Grodno-93

Third-place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
USK Erpet 72–93 Grodno-93

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Spartak 90–68 s.Oliver

Group F

All games played in Tartu[4] from 14 to 15 March 2001.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Odessa 63–57 Ulriken Eagles
Tartu Ülikool/Delta 78–76 Norrköping Dolphins

Third-place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Norrköping Dolphins 97–63 Ulriken Eagles

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Odessa 87–77 Tartu Ülikool/Delta

Group G

All games played in Birmingham[4] from 20 to 21 March 2001.

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Sundsvall Dragons 88–100 Pertemps Bullets
Hotronic 67–84 Honka Playboys

Third-place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hotronic 74–60 Sundsvall Dragons

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Honka Playboys 67–80 Pertemps Bullets

Final Four

Final Four was held in Odessa[5] from 27 to 28 April 2001.
Spartak withdraw.[6] It was replaced with Grodno-93 by NEBL decision.[7]
Yorick Williams (Pertemps Bullets) was named the MVP of the Final Four.[8]

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Odessa 102–93 OT Pertemps Bullets
Alita 92–88 Grodno-93

Third-place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pertemps Bullets 83–86 Grodno-93

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Odessa 98–82 Alita

Final standings
Pos Team
1 Odessa
2 Alita
3 Grodno-93
4 Pertemps Bullets
5 Spartak
6 Honka Playboys
6 s.Oliver
6 Södertälje Kings
6 Tartu Ülikool/Delta
10 Conesco
10 Norrköping Dolphins
10 Hotronic
13 USK Erpet
13 BASCO
13 Ulriken Eagles
13 Sundsvall Dragons
17 Nybit
18 RTI
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

References
  1. "УРАЛ-ГРЕЙТ" - ЧЕМПИОН. ЧИКАЛКИН: 59 ОЧКОВ ЗА 59 МИНУТ (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. Финал Четырех NEBL в Перми (in Russian). Ural Great. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. "The NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 starts in January-February". Archived from the original on 2000-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  4. "Challenge Cup. Schedule". Archived from the original on 2001-04-26. Retrieved 2001-04-26.
  5. "Challenge Cup. Final Four schedule". Archived from the original on 2001-04-21. Retrieved 2001-04-21.
  6. БАСКЕТБОЛ (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 14 April 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. Большие баскетбольные торги (in Russian). Беларусь Сегодня. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. БАСКЕТБОЛ (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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