2013–14 Eurocup Basketball

The 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball season was the 12th 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 level below the EuroLeague. Valencia, the winner of this competition, earned a place at the group stage of the next season's EuroLeague.[1] Valencia beat UNICS in two legs. It was the first time since the 2002–03 season, that the Finals were played over two games.

Eurocup
Competition details
Season 2013–14
Teams 41 + 8
Dates October 15, 2013 – May 7, 2014
Final positions
Champions Valencia
3rd title
Runners-up UNICS
Awards
MVP Andrew Goudelock
Finals MVP Justin Doellman
Rising Star Bojan Dubljević
Coach of the Year Andrea Trinchieri
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Vladimir Golubović
26.7
Points Errick McCollum
20.2
Rebounds Vladimir Golubović
10.1
Assists Marko Marinović
8.6

Competition format changes

The competition increases from 32 to 48 teams in the Regular Season phase. The size of the groups will grow to six teams, where the first three qualified teams will join the Last 32 stage. Another innovation this season will see clubs divided into two regional conferences for the Regular Season phase.[2]

Euroleague clubs that do not qualify for the Euroleague Top 16 will join the remaining 24 Eurocup teams for the Last 32 phase.

Teams

48 teams will participate in Eurocup Regular Season. 41 of them will qualify directly to this stage with the seven losers of the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds.[3] For the Last 32, eight teams who didn't make the Top 16 in the 2013–14 Euroleague would enter.

Key to colors
ChampionRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistEightfinalistLast 32Regular season
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2012–13 national championships)
Regular season
 France (LNB)5 ASVEL (3) Élan Chalon (4) BCM Gravelines (5) Le Mans (7) Paris-Levallois (12)
 Germany (BBL)5 Oldenburg (2) ratiopharm Ulm (3) Alba Berlin (5)[4] Artland DragonsWC (6)[5] Telekom Baskets BonnWC (7)[6]
 Italy (Lega A)4 Acea Roma (2) Cimberio Varèse (3) FoxTown Cantù (4) Banco di Sardegna SassariWC (5)
 Russia (PBL + VTB)4 Khimki (3) Spartak Saint Petersburg (4) UNICS (5) Nizhny Novgorod (8)
 Turkey (TBL)4 Banvit (2) Pınar Karşıyaka (4) Beşiktaş Integral Forex (6) Aykon TED Ankara (7)
 Belgium (BLB)3 Telenet Oostende (1) Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2) Spirou Charleroi (3)
 Spain (ACB)3 CAI Zaragoza (3) Valencia (6) BilbaoWC (7) [7]
 Croatia (ABA)2 KK Cedevita (6) KK CibonaWC (11)
 Greece (GBL)2 Panionios (3) PAOK (5)
 Israel (BSL)2 Maccabi Haifa (1) Hapoel Jerusalem (4)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (ABA)1 KK Igokea (3)
 Bulgaria (NBL)1 Lukoil Academic (1)
 Czech Republic (NBL)1 ČEZ Nymburk (1)
 Estonia (KML + VTB)1 BC Kalev/CramoWC (1)
 Finland (Korisliiga)1 Bisons LoimaaWC (1)
 Hungary (NBI/A)1 Bericap Alba Fehérvár (1)
 Latvia (LBL)1 VEF Rīga (1)
 Lithuania (LKL)1 Neptūnas (3)
 Macedonia (ABA)1 KK MZT AerodromWC (7)
 Montenegro (ABA)1 KK Budućnost (5)
 Romania (RBD)1 CSU Asesoft (1)
 Serbia (ABA)1 KK Radnički (4)
 Slovenia (ABA)1 Union OlimpijaWC (8)
 Ukraine (UBL)1 Khimik YuzhnyWC (5) [8]
Last 32
 France (LNB)2 JSF Nanterre (1) Strasbourg IG (2)
 Germany (BBL)1 Brose Baskets (1)
 Italy (Lega A)1 Montepaschi Siena (1)
 Lithuania (LKL)1 Lietuvos Rytas (2)
 Serbia (ABA)1 Crvena zvezda (2)
 Poland (PLK)1 Stelmet Zielona Góra (1)
 Ukraine (UBL)1 Budivelnyk (1)

Draw

The draws for the 2013–14 Eurocup were held on Saturday, 5 October, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.[9]

Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 24 teams and 4 groups each. For the each conference 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 could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group if possible. Liga ABA teams (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) are considered as same country teams.[10]

Western Conference
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Valencia BC
Alba Berlin
Bilbao Basket
ČEZ Nymburk

KK Cedevita
Union Olimpija
CAI Zaragoza
FoxTown Cantù

Acea Roma
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Cimberio Varèse
Le Mans

Spirou Charleroi
ASVEL
Telenet Oostende
Belfius Mons-Hainaut

ratiopharm Ulm
KK Cibona
BCM Gravelines
Élan Chalon

Paris-Levallois
Artland Dragons
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Telekom Baskets Bonn

Eastern Conference
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

UNICS
Khimki
Spartak Saint Petersburg
KK Budućnost

Nizhny Novgorod
Banvit
Beşiktaş Integral Forex
Pınar Karşıyaka

Aykon TED Ankara
VEF Rīga
Hapoel Jerusalem
Panionios

PAOK
Maccabi Haifa
Neptūnas
KK Igokea

Radnički Kragujevac
KK MZT Aerodrom
Khimik Yuzhny
Lukoil Academic

BC Kalev/Cramo
Bisons Loimaa
Bericap Alba Fehérvár
CSU Asesoft

Regular season
Zaragoza
Valencia
Rome
Sassari
Panionios
PAOK
Beşiktaş
Ced. Zagreb
MZT
Gravelines
Lyon-Villeurbanne
Chalon
Paris-Levallois
Ploiești
Tallinn
Sofia
Oldenburg
Oostende
Nymburk
Bandırma
Location of teams of the 2013–14 Eurocup.
Western Conference: Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Eastern Conference: Purple: Group E; Orange: Group F; Pink: Group G; Brown: Group H.

The Regular Season began on Tuesday, October 15.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top three teams in each group advance to Last 32.

Western Conference

Group A
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. FoxTown Cantù 1082832746+861–1 (+23)
2. Telenet Oostende 1082768752+161–1 (–23)
3. ČEZ Nymburk 1064787734+53
4. Le Mans Sarthe 10557197190
5. Artland Dragons 1028721820–99
6. Cibona Zagreb 1019771827–56

Group B
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Banco di Sardegna Sassari 1073866817+49
2. Cedevita Zagreb 1064797760+37
3. Bilbao Basket 1055855826+291–1 (+1)
4. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 1055789797–81–1 (–1)
5. Élan Chalon 1046779786–7
6. Spirou Charleroi 1037706806–100

Group C
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Union Olimpija 1073743698+451–1 (+10)
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 1073761745+161–1 (–10)
3. Valencia BC 1064875721+154
4. Paris-Levallois Basket 1046687733–462–0
5. ASVEL 1046706794–880–2
6. Cimberio Varese 1028730811–81

Group D
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Alba Berlin 1082751669+82
2. BCM Gravelines 1064749692+571–1 (+5)
3. CAI Zaragoza 1064803719+841–1 (–5)
4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 1055785805–20
5. Acea Roma 1037761777–16
6. Belfius Mons-Hainaut 1028620807–187

Eastern Conference

Group E
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Khimki 1091870751+119
2. Hapoel Jerusalem 1064777767+10
3. Pınar Karşıyaka 1055805806–1
4. Lukoil Academic 1046728756–28
5. CSU Asesoft 1037794842–482–0
6. Igokea 1037756808–520–2

Group F
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Nizhny Novgorod 1082809705+104
2. Khimik Yuzhny 1064786732+541–1 (+22)
3. Aykon TED Ankara 1064788774+141–1 (–22)
4. PAOK 1055620683–63
5. Budućnost VOLI Podgorica 1037772802–30
6. Bericap Alba Fehérvár 1028720807–87

Group G
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Unics Kazan 10100837625+212
2. Maccabi Haifa 1064744745–1
3. Banvit 1055795718+771–1 (+5)
4. VEF Rīga 1055721782–611–1 (–5)
5. BC Kalev/Cramo 1037673764–91
6. MZT Aerodrom 1019684820–136

Group H
Main article: Eurocup 2013–14 Regular Season Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Beşiktaş Integral Forex 1073717690+27
2. Panionios 1064768755+13
3. Radnički Kragujevac 105582482401–1 (+1)
4. Bisons Loimaa 1055750769–191–1 (–1)
5. Neptūnas Klaipėda 1046814807+7
6. BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 1037733761–28

Last 32 phase

The Last 32 runs from January 7 to February 19, 2014

If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 32 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 32 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match.
Vilnius
Siena
Bamberg
Beşiktaş
Oostende
Sassari
Gravelines
Zaragoza
Panionios
Karşıyaka
Bandırma
Strasbourg
Nanterre
Ced. Zagreb
Valencia
Nymburk
Location of teams of the 2013–14 Eurocup Last 32 phase.
Blue: Group I; Red: Group J; Green: Group K; Yellow: Group L; Purple: Group M; Orange: Group N; Pink: Group O; Brown: Group P.
After Euroleague Regular Season
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2012–13 national championships)
 France (LNB)2 JSF Nanterre (1) Strasbourg IG (2)
 Germany (BBL)1 Brose Baskets (1)
 Italy (Lega A)1 Montepaschi Siena (1)
 Lithuania (LKL)1 Lietuvos Rytas (2)
 Serbia (ABA)1 Crvena zvezda (2)
 Poland (PLK)1 Stelmet Zielona Góra (1)
 Ukraine (UBL)1 Budivelnyk (1)
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to eight-finals.

Group I
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. JSF Nanterre 642489472+17
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 633507503+41–1 (+1)
3. FoxTown Cantù 633519493+261–1 (–1)
4. Pınar Karşıyaka 624438485–47

Group J
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group J
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Aykon TED Ankara 642489484+5
2. Banco di Sardegna Sassari 633526517+91–1 (+7)
3. Brose Baskets 63347547501–1 (–7)
4. BCM Gravelines 624459473–14

Group K
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group K
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Khimki 660525421+104
2. ČEZ Nymburk 624470486–162–2 (+11)
3. Montepaschi Siena 624461481–202–2 (–2)
4. Maccabi Haifa 624406474–682–2 (–9)

Group L
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group L
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Nizhny Novgorod 651468436+32
2. Crvena zvezda 642501462+39
3. Bilbao Basket 633494471+23
4. Panionios 606418512–94

Group M
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group M
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Hapoel Jerusalem 642507489+181–1 (+1)
2. Budivelnyk Kiev 642500491+91–1 (–1)
3. Banvit 633478465+13
4. Union Olimpija 615451491–40

Group N
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group N
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Alba Berlin 651479442+37
2. Khimik Yuzhny 633429444–15
3. Radnički Kragujevac 62448048001–1 (+6)
4. Strasbourg IG 624445467–221–1 (–6)

Group O
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group O
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Unics Kazan 651461425+36
2. Valencia BC 633500431+692–0
3. Telenet Oostende 633439483–440–2
4. Stelmet Zielona Góra 615429486–57

Group P
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2013–14 Last 32 Group P
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Lietuvos Rytas 642491492–11–1 (+19)
2. Beşiktaş Integral Forex 642441452–111–1 (-19)
3. Cedevita Zagreb 624433429+41–1 (+5)
4. CAI Zaragoza 624453445+81–1 (–5)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball Knockout Stage

In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.

  • The team that finished in the higher Last 32 place will play the second game of the series at home.
  • If both teams placed the same in the Last 32, the team with more Last 32 victories will play the second game at home.
  • In case of a tie in both place and victories, the team with the higher cumulative Last 32 point difference will play the second game at home.

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Nanterre8271153
 
 
 
 Budivelnyk8676 162
 
 Budivelnyk8270152
 
 
 
 Crvena zvezda7979 158
 
 Lietuvos rytas8282164
 
 
 
 Crvena zvezda8880 168
 
 Crvena zvezda6367130
 
 
 
 UNICS5284 136
 
 Aykon TED Ankara7172143
 
 
 
 Khimik7560 135
 
 Aykon TED Ankara6852120
 
 
 
 UNICS8188 169
 
 UNICS9176167
 
 
 
 ČEZ Nymburk5859 117
 
 UNICS6773140
 
 
 
 Valencia8085 165
 
 Khimki5997156
 
 
 
 Valencia7582 157
 
 Valencia8673159
 
 
 
 Alba Berlin5478 132
 
 Alba Berlin9196187
 
 
 
 Dinamo Sassari8393 176
 
 Valencia8479163
 
 
 
 Nizhny Novgorod7553 128
 
 Nizhny Novgorod7195166
 
 
 
 Beşiktaş İntegral Forex8871 159
 
 Nizhny Novgorod7888166
 
 
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem8172 153
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem8781168
 
 
 ratiopharm Ulm8965 154
 

Finals
Main article: 2014 Eurocup Finals

Game 1
1 May 2014
18:30
Valencia BC 80–67 UNICS
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 22–15, 25–17, 6–23
Pts: Doellman 28
Rebs: Doellman 6
Asts: Lafayette 7		 Pts: Veremeenko 19
Rebs: Eidson 11
Asts: Eidson, Zisis 4
Pabellón Fuente San Luis, Valencia
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Olegs Latisevs (LVA)

Game 2
7 May 2014
17:00
UNICS 73–85 Valencia BC
Scoring by quarter: 4–16, 21–23, 32–32, 16–14
Pts: Goudelock 22
Rebs: Eidson, Kurbanov 8
Asts: Eidson 4		 Pts: Doellman 26
Rebs: Sato 7
Asts: Lafayette 6
Basket Hall Arena, Kazan
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Recep Ankarali (TUR), Elias Koromilas (GRE)


Eurocup 2014 Champions

Valencia BC
Third title

Individual statistics

Rating
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Vladimir Golubović Aykon TED Ankara2053326.65
2. Esteban Batista Pınar Karşıyaka1636823.00
3. Donta Smith Maccabi Haifa1634321.44
4. Errick McCollum Panionios1633921.19
5. Caleb Green Dinamo Basket Sassari1837420.78

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Errick McCollum Panionios1632320.19
2. Vladimir Golubović Aykon TED Ankara2038619.30
3. Caleb Green Dinamo Basket Sassari1834719.28
4. Andrew Goudelock UNICS2445118.79
5. Bobby Dixon Pınar Karşıyaka1629118.19

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. Vladimir Golubović Aykon TED Ankara2020210.10
2. Dijon Thompson Nizhny Novgorod151238.20
3. Esteban Batista Pınar Karşıyaka161308.13
4. Trent Plaisted Ratiopharm Ulm171186.94
5. Marcus Lewis BCM Gravelines151036.87

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Marko Marinović Radnički Kragujevac161378.56
2. Mike Green BC Khimki171096.41
3. Travis Diener Dinamo Basket Sassari14835.93
4. Marques Green Dinamo Basket Sassari181005.56
5. Kristaps Valters Aykon TED Ankara191055.53

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular Season
Week Player Team PIR
1 Pietro Aradori FoxTown Cantu36
2 Mouphtaou Yarou Radnički Kragujevac41
3 Donta Smith Maccabi Haifa41
4 Joe Ragland FoxTown Cantu36
5 Mike Green Khimki Moscow34
6 Vladimir Golubović Aykon TED Ankara36
7 Sasu Salin Union Olimpija32
8 T.J. Carter Panionios34
9 Jason Love Belfius Mons-Hainaut34
10 Alando Tucker Lukoil Academic43

Last 32
Week Player Team PIR
1 Omar Thomas Dinamo Basket Sassari30
2 Trenton Meacham JSF Nanterre33
3 Donta Smith (2) Maccabi Haifa40
4 Esteban Batista Pınar Karşıyaka46
5 Vladimir Golubović (2) Aykon TED Ankara51
6 Caleb Green Dinamo Basket Sassari34

Eighthfinals
Week Player Team PIR
1 Darjuš Lavrinovič Budivelnyk Kyiv38
2 Vladimir Golubović (3) Aykon TED Ankara38

Quarterfinals
Game Player Team PIR
1 Justin Doellman Valencia BC34
2 Reggie Redding Alba Berlin40

Semifinals
Game Player Team PIR
1 Bojan Dubljević Valencia BC31
2 Nikos Zisis UNICS31

Finals
Game Player Team PIR
1 Justin Doellman (2) Valencia BC35
2 Justin Doellman (3) Valencia BC34

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Teams
PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamClub TeamAll-Eurocup Second TeamClubRef
PG
 DeMarcus Nelson Crvena Zvezda Yotam Halperin Hapoel Jerusalem [13]
SG/SF
 Andrew Goudelock UNICS Reggie Redding Alba Berlin
SG/SF
 Dijon Thompson Nizhny Novgorod Caleb Green Dinamo Sassari
PF/C
 Justin Doellman Valencia BC Bojan Dubljević Valencia BC
PF/C
 Vladimir Golubović Aykon TED Ankara Darjuš Lavrinovič Budivelnyk Kyiv

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

See also

References
  1. "Eurocup - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  2. Eurocup changes format, expands to 48 teams for 2013-14 season; Eurocupbasketball.com, 14 June 2013
  3. Teams announced for newly expanded 2013-14 Eurocup!; Eurocup Basketball website; 16 July 2013
  4. Albatrosse gehen 2013/2014 im Eurocup an den Start Archived 2013-07-08 at Archive.today; Alba Berlin, 04 July 2013
  5. Dragons erhalten Eurocup-Wildcard; Artland Dragons Quakenbrück, 05 July 2013
  6. Telekom Baskets steigen in den Eurocup auf Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine; Telekom Baskets Bonn, 05 July 2013
  7. El Bilbao Basket disputará la Eurocup 2013-2014 Archived 2013-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; Bilbao Basket, 14 June 2013
  8. БК "Химик" участник основной сетки Eurocup Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine; BC Khimik, 10 July 2013
  9. "2013-14 Eurocup Regular Season draw set for Saturday, October 5 - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  10. "2013-14 Eurocup regular season draw criteria and procedure - Latest - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  11. 2013-14 Eurocup MVP: Andrew Goudelock, UNICS
  12. Valencia's Doellman claims Eurocup Finals MVP trophy!
  13. 2013-14 All-Eurocup First, Second teams named
  14. 2013-14 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Andrea Trinchieri, UNICS
  15. 2013-14 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket
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