2009–10 Eurocup Basketball

2009–10 Eurocup Basketball was the eighth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on October 20, 2009, and ended with the Eurocup Finals on April 17 and 18, 2010, at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. The competition was won by Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia, who won their second EuroCup title, and also secured a place in the 2010–11 edition of the EuroCup's parent competition, the EuroLeague.

Eurocup 2009–10
LeagueEurocup
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 20, 2009 – April 18, 2010
Season MVP Marko Banić
(Bizkaia Bilbao)
Top scorer Darius Washington
(Galatasaray Café Crown)
Finals
Champions Power Electronics Valencia
  Runners-up Alba Berlin
Finals MVP Matt Nielsen
(Power Electronics Valencia)

For the first time, the EuroCup conducted a four-team final round, as in the EuroLeague. To accommodate this change, a quarterfinal round was introduced. As in the EuroLeague, where the top two teams from each of the four groups in its Top 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals, the top two teams from each group in the analogous Last 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals. However, the structure of the EuroCup quarterfinals was very different from that of the EuroLeague — instead of a best-of-5 series, as in the EuroLeague, each EuroCup quarterfinal was a two-legged tie, with the winner determined on aggregate score. Unlike virtually all other basketball competitions, the quarterfinals did not use overtime, unless necessary to break an aggregate tie.[1]

Teams of the 2009–2010 Eurocup
Group stage
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
Russia (Superleague A) 3 UNICS (3) Spartak Saint Petersburg (4) Triumph Lyubertsy (6)
Spain (Liga ACB) 2 DKV Joventut (5) Gran Canaria 2014 (6)
Turkey (TBL) 2 Türk Telekom Ankara (3) Galatasaray Café Crown (4)
Serbia (KLS) 2 Crvena zvezda (2) Hemofarm (3)
France (LNB PRO A) 2 Nancy (4) Cholet (9)
Italy (Serie A) 1 Lauretana Biella (4)
Germany (BBL)1 Telekom Baskets Bonn (2)
Poland (PLK) 1 Turów Zgorzelec (2)
Croatia (A1 League) 1 Zadar (2)
Lithuania (LKL) 1 Šiauliai (3)
Ukraine (SuperLeague)1 Azovmash (1)
Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1)
Losers of Euroleague 2009–10 qualifying rounds
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
 Greece (ESAKE A1) 1 Aris (4)
 France (LNB PRO A) 1 Le Mans (3)
 Belgium (Ligue Ethias) 1 Spirou (1)
 Latvia (LBL) 1 Ventspils (1)
 Italy (Serie A) 1 Benetton Treviso (3)
Germany (BBL) 1 Alba Berlin (3)
Qualifying round
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
Spain (Liga ACB) 2 Power Electronics Valencia (7) Bizkaia Bilbao (8)
Russia (Superleague A) 1 Dynamo Moscow (6)
Turkey (TBL) 1 Beşiktaş Cola Turka (5)
France (LNB PRO A)1 Chorale Roanne (5)
Italy (Serie A) 1 BancaTercas Teramo (6)
Greece (ESAKE A1) 1 Panellinios (5)
Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Migdal (4)
Germany (BBL)1 Brose Baskets (4)
Ukraine (SuperLeague) 1 Dontetsk (2)
Belgium (Ligue Ethias) 1 Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2)
Latvia (LBL) 1 VEF Rīga (3)
Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) 1 Budućnost (1)
Cyprus (Division A) 1 APOEL (1)
Netherlands (FEB) 1 MyGuide Amsterdam (1)
Austria (Admiral League) 1 Kraftwerk Wels (1)

Qualifying round
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Qualifying Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Amsterdam 112–141 Dynamo Moscow 64–63 48–78
Dexia Mons-Hainaut 139–142 Power Electronics Valencia 78–63 61–79
Kraftwerk Wels 155–169 Beşiktaş Cola Turka 74–69 81–100
VEF Rīga 158–168 Panellinios 79–94 79–74
Brose Baskets 129–128 Budućnost 64–61 65–67
Donetsk 150–153 Bizkaia Bilbao 71–63 79–90
APOEL 139–140 Bancatercas Teramo 77–63 62–77
Chorale Roanne 162–169 Hapoel Migdal 83–81 79–88

Regular season
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Regular Season
Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Alba Berlin 651463459+4
2. Galatasaray Café Crown 633515519+6
3. BancaTercas Teramo 624480482−2
4. Azovmash 624496504−8

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Power Electronics Valencia 651420411+9
2. Le Mans 633482445+371–1, +12
3. Triumph Lyubertsy 633430473−431–1, –12
4. Hemofarm 615477480−3

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Aris 651492450+42
2. Hapoel Migdal 633503487+161–1, +2
3. Zadar 633500486+141–1, –2
4. Šiauliai 615494566−72

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. UNICS Kazan 651498421+77
2. DKV Joventut 651485457+28
3. Beşiktaş Cola Turka 615499578−79
4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 615446472−26

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Bizkaia Bilbao 660510432+78
2. Türk Telekom 633479452+271–1, +11
3. Spartak Saint Petersburg 633456462−61–1, –11
4. Spirou 606384483−99

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Crvena zvezda 651498452+46
2. Benetton Treviso 642494475+19
3. Cholet 633442438+4
4. Dynamo Moscow 606430499−69

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Panellinios 642457415+42
2. Gran Canaria 2014 642425416+9
3. Nancy 633445444+1
4. Turów Zgorzelec 615444496−52

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. ČEZ Nymburk 642469405+642–2, +16
2. Brose Baskets 642495422+732–2, +1
3. Lauretana Biella 642460437+232–2, –17
4. Ventspils 606346506−160

Top 16
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Last 16
Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to Quarterfinals

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Alba Berlin 642419409+10
2. Aris 633447407+401–1 +28
3. DKV Joventut 633408431–231–1 –28
4. Le Mans 624420447–27

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Power Electronics Valencia 651487465+22
2. Hapoel Migdal 642507480+27
3. UNICS 633477484–7
4. Galatasaray Café Crown 606526568–42

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Bizkaia Bilbao 642447400+471–1 +13
2. Panellinios 642462457+51–1 –13
3. Benetton Treviso 624450460–101–1 +6
4. Brose Baskets 624410452–421–1 –6

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Gran Canaria 2014 642440431+9
2. ČEZ Nymburk 633447446+11–1 +13
3. Crvena zvezda 633440426+141–1 –13
4. Türk Telekom 624474498–24

Quarterfinals
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first leg of the Bilbao–Nymburk tie was played on March 23, with all other first legs played on March 24. All return legs were played on March 31. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alba Berlin 133–126 Hapoel Migdal 61–67 72–59
Power Electronics Valencia 156–131 Aris 71–64 85–67
Bizkaia Bilbao 105–99 ČEZ Nymburk 59–47 46–52
Gran Canaria 2014 145–149 Panellinios 70–81 75–68

Final four

The first-ever "final four" in the history of the competition, officially called the Eurocup Finals, was held at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Euroleague Basketball Company was initially noncommital on whether it would schedule a third-place game, but ultimately decided to do so.

Semifinals

April 17, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alba Berlin 77–70 Bizkaia Bilbao
Power Electronics Valencia 92–80 Panellinios

3rd place game

April 18, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bizkaia Bilbao 76–67 Panellinios

Final

April 19, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alba Berlin 44–67 Power Electronics Valencia
2009–10 Eurocup Champions

Power Electronics Valencia
2nd Title

Final standings
Team
Power Electronics Valencia
Alba Berlin
Bizkaia Bilbao
Panellinios

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular Season
Week Player Team Performance Index Rating
1. Radoslav Rančík Galatasaray Café Crown41
2. Mire Chatman Beşiktaş Cola Turka42
3. Mindaugas Kuzminskas Šiauliai34
4. Darius Washington Galatasaray Café Crown45
5. Brandon Hunter Hapoel Jerusalem33
6. Mike Taylor Crvena zvezda35

Top 16
Week Player Team Performance Index Rating
1. Marko Popović
Julius Jenkins		 UNICS Kazan
Alba Berlin		26
2. Philip Ricci ČEZ Nymburk34
3. Matt Nielsen Valencia29
4. Víctor Claver
Devin Smith		 Valencia
Panellinios		26
5. Casey Jacobsen Brose Baskets31
6. Marc Salyers Le Mans33

Quarterfinals
Game Player Team Performance Index Rating
1. Brandon Hunter Hapoel Jerusalem32
2. Matt Nielsen Valencia25

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP
  • Matt Nielsen[3] (Power Electronics Valencia)

All-Eurocup Team

[4]

PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamClub TeamAll-Eurocup Second TeamClub Team
G
 Nando De Colo Valencia Arthur Lee ČEZ Nymburk
G
 Immanuel McElroy ALBA Berlin Kostas Charalampidis Panellinios
F
 Devin Smith Panellinios Dijon Thompson Hapoel Jerusalem
F
 Marko Banić Bilbao James Augustine Gran Canaria
C
 Matt Nielsen Valencia Blagota Sekulić ALBA Berlin

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

Individual statistics

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Darius Washington Galatasaray Café Crown1123821.64
2. Gary Neal Benetton Basket1121219.27
3. Radoslav Rančík Galatasaray Café Crown1222618.83
4. Marko Popović UNICS Kazan1221918.25
5. Dewarick Spencer Le Mans1221117.58

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. James Augustine Gran Canaria 2014141047.43
2. Radoslav Rančík Galatasaray Café Crown12836.92
3 Mike Wilkinson Galatasaray Café Crown12786.50
4. Simas Jasaitis Galatasaray Café Crown12766.33
5. Erwin Dudley Türk Telekom11696.27

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Marko Popović UNICS Kazan12574.75
2. Kristaps Valters DKV Joventut12564.67
3. Darius Washington Galatasaray Café Crown11504.55
4. Tutku Açık Türk Telekom12534.42
5. Yuval Naimy Hapoel Jerusalem14604.29

Notes and references
  1. "Eurocup 2009–10 Competition System". ULEB. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket
  3. Matt Nielsen, MVP
  4. Eurocup Official Web
  5. 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC
  6. 2009-10 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy Victor Claver, Power Electronics Valencia
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