2017–18 Basketball Champions League

The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 6 May 2018.

Basketball Champions League
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 32 (competition proper)
56 (qualifying)
Dates 19 September – 2 October 2017
(qualifying)
10 October 2017 – 6 May 2018
(competition proper)
Final positions
Champions AEK Athens (1st title)
Runners-up Monaco
Third place UCAM Murcia
Fourth place MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Awards
MVP Manny Harris
Final Four MVP Mike Green
Statistical leaders
Index Rating D. J. Kennedy
21.4
Points D. J. Kennedy
19.0
Rebounds D. J. Kennedy
9.0
Assists Omar Cook
7.2
Records
Winning streak 13 games
Monaco
Highest attendance 17,984
Monaco 94–100 AEK Athens
(6 May 2018)

The Final Four, which was held 4–6 May, was hosted at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece. Hosts AEK Athens won their first Champions League title after defeating Monaco in the final. UCAM Murcia finished in third place while MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg was fourth.

Format changes

For the 2017–18 season, the league went back to the initial format of the 2016–17 season, which includes a regular season of four groups of eight teams, followed by a knock-out stage. 24 teams will be qualified directly, while eight teams will come from the three qualifying rounds that will be implemented. In the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, two-legged series will be played, and the season will be capped off with the Final Four.[1]

Eligibility of players

FIBA agreed to adopt eligibility rules, forcing the clubs to have at least 5 home-grown players in rosters of 11 or 12 players, or at least four, if the team has got less players.[1]

Team allocation

A total of 56 teams (of which 20 were champions) from 32 countries participated in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League.[2]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Basketball Champions League title holders; FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • RW: Regular season winners
  • CW: Cup winners
Regular season
Élan Chalon (1st) Umana Reyer Venezia (1st) EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2nd) Hapoel Unet Holon (RW)
SIG Strasbourg (2nd) Sidigas Scandone (4th) medi Bayreuth (5th) Ventspils (2nd)
Monaco (RW)[Note FRA] Dinamo Sassari (5th) Iberostar TenerifeTH (5th) Neptūnas (4th)
AEK Athens (3rd) Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (2nd) UCAM Murcia (9th) Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra (1st)
Aris (4th) Banvit (5th) Oostende (1st) Enisey (6th)
PAOK (5th) Gaziantep (7th) ČEZ Nymburk (1st) Petrol Olimpija (1st)
Third qualifying round
Basic-Fit Brussels (2nd) Telekom Baskets Bonn (7th) Juventus (5th) Movistar Estudiantes (11th)
Nanterre 92FEC (CW) SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando (8th) Rosa Radom (6th) Pınar Karşıyaka (9th)
Second qualifying round
Lukoil Academic (1st) Kataja (1st) Mornar (2nd) Nizhny Novgorod (9th)
Bakken Bears (1st) Alba Fehérvár (1st) U-BT Cluj-Napoca (1st) Budivelnyk (1st)
First qualifying round
ece Bulls Kapfenberg (1st) Keravnos (1st) Sigal Prishtina (1st) Benfica (1st)
Tsmoki-Minsk (1st) Kalev/Cramo (1st) Vytautas (6th) Avtodor (10th)
Telenet Giants Antwerp (3rd) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Karpoš Sokoli (2nd) Divina Seguros Joventut (14th)
Bosna (2nd) MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (8th) Donar (1st) Luleå (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    France (FRA): Monaco are a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participated in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count toward France).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise):[3]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 11 July 2017 19 September 2017 21 September 2017
Second qualifying round 24 September 2017 26 September 2017
Third qualifying round 29 September 2017 2 October 2017
Regular season Matchday 1 10–11 October 2017
Matchday 2 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 3 24–25 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October–1 November 2017
Matchday 5 7–8 November 2017
Matchday 6 14–15 November 2017
Matchday 7 5–6 December 2017
Matchday 8 12–13 December 2017
Matchday 9 19–20 December 2017
Matchday 10 9–10 January 2018
Matchday 11 16–17 January 2018
Matchday 12 23–24 January 2018
Matchday 13 30–31 January 2018
Matchday 14 6–7 February 2018
Play-offs Round of 16 14 February 2018 6–7 March 2018 13–14 March 2018
Quarter-finals 27–28 March 2018 3–4 April 2018
Final Four Semi-finals 12 April 2018 4 May 2018
Final 6 May 2018

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[4][5]

In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. However, 19 of 24 losing teams enter the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.

First qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 19 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2017.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi 126–158 Divina Seguros Joventut 60–72 66–86
Keravnos 139–146 Avtodor 72–83 67–63
Bosna 118–187 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 59–85 59–102
Karpoš Sokoli 160–165 Kalev/Cramo 79–87 81–78
Donar 159–138 Vytautas 75–77 84–61
Sigal Prishtina 124–146 Tsmoki-Minsk 50–57 74–89
ece Bulls Kapfenberg 134–142 Benfica 72–75 62–67
Luleå 153–164 Telenet Giants Antwerp 79–81 74–83

Second qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the second qualifying round: eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 24 September, and the second legs were played on 26 September 2017.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kalev/Cramo 142–150 Alba Fehérvár 78–71 64–79
Divina Seguros Joventut 146–150 Kataja 75–79 71–71
Telenet Giants Antwerp 156–149 Nizhny Novgorod 90–87 66–62
Avtodor 158–132 Mornar 88–70 70–62
Benfica 153–178 Lukoil Academic 82–91 71–87
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 166–149 U-BT Cluj-Napoca 78–72 88–77
Donar 169–163 Bakken Bears 78–80 91–83
Tsmoki-Minsk 129–117 Budivelnyk 69–64 60–53

Third qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the third qualifying round: Eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the second qualifying round. The first legs was played on 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2017.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tsmoki-Minsk 143–148 Nanterre 92 68–68 75–80
Telenet Giants Antwerp 145–152 Rosa Radom 75–69 70–83
Avtodor 129–161 SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando 70–69 59–92
Lukoil Academic 160–168 Juventus 81–82 79–86
Kataja 151–175 Telekom Baskets Bonn 70–90 81–85
Donar 145–153 Movistar Estudiantes 76–76 69–77
Alba Fehérvár 164–171 Pınar Karşıyaka 92–90 72–81
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 160–109 Basic-Fit Brussels 85–59 75–50

Regular season
Location of teams of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League regular season.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D.

The draw for the regular season was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[4][5]

The 32 teams are drawn into four groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away, in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams, advance to the round of 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams enter the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16.

A total of 32 teams play in the regular season: 24 teams which enter in this stage, and the 8 winners of the third qualifying round. The match-days will be on 10–11 October, 17–18 October, 24–25 October, 31 October–1 November, 7–8 November, 14–15 November, 5–6 December, 12–13 December, 19–20 December 2016, 9–10 January, 16–17 January, 23–24 January, 30–31 January and 6–7 February 2017.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MON KSK EWE MUR SAS JUV HAP ENI
1 Monaco 14 13 1 1191 952 +239 27 Advance to round of 16 — 79–65 88–73 83–75 87–55 90–53 94–64 89–73
2 Pınar Karşıyaka 14 10 4 1192 1160 +32 24 84–77 — 85–86 79–72 70–79 90–78 98–91 97–81
3 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 14 9 5 1192 1142 +50 23 78–84 96–82 — 100–80 90–72 102–95 87–86 86–89
4 UCAM Murcia 14 7 7 1096 1105 −9 21 63–68 91–96 85–65 — 78–83 56–70 78–76 82–77
5 Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1158 1174 −16 21 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 63–81 87–88 76–83 88–94 — 93–78 98–84 101–94
6 Juventus 14 4 10 1105 1193 −88 18 85–92 76–82 73–77 83–93 90–85 — 71–69 81–73
7 Hapoel Unet Holon 14 3 11 1160 1244 −84 17 56–85 93–95 94–90 75–81 92–103 106–91 — 81–75
8 Enisey 14 3 11 1064 1188 −124 17 65–94 74–81 53–79 62–68 65–75 85–81 98–93 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE LUD PAOK NEP VEN CHA GAZ ORL
1 Iberostar Tenerife 14 12 2 1155 921 +234 26 Advance to round of 16 — 82–72 93–79 90–67 65–71 82–62 72–53 88–47
2 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 14 12 2 1139 974 +165 26 62–83 — 103–70 95–83 84–68 94–74 86–74 86–61
3 PAOK 14 7 7 1061 1070 −9 21 74–79 63–83 — 91–70 83–76 90–81 82–85 79–61
4 Neptūnas 14 7 7 1164 1116 +48 21 67–83 71–87 82–69 — 87–80 75–73 114–73 99–62
5 Ventspils 14 6 8 1034 1085 −51 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 73–72 61–73 59–80 69–84 — 78–77 91–103 55–66
6 Élan Chalon 14 6 8 1018 1031 −13 20 61–73 56–70 75–61 86–81 69–75 — 85–60 67–55
7 Gaziantep 14 4 10 1033 1192 −159 18 74–87 67–72 65–77 98–94 74–99 68–73 — 82–77
8 SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando 14 2 12 887 1102 −215 16 59–106 61–72 58–63 60–90 68–79 69–79 83–57 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SIG BAN AEK BAY EST VEN OLI RAD
1 SIG Strasbourg 14 9 5 1103 1055 +48 23 Advance to round of 16 — 87–72 80–78 77–82 77–74 70–67 83–69 98–81
2 Banvit 14 9 5 1080 1039 +41 23 63–80 — 78–71 85–74 82–80 90–62 87–83 74–64
3 AEK Athens 14 8 6 1149 1110 +39 22 87–88 70–74 — 83–81 79–87 84–64 91–73 96–92
4 medi bayreuth 14 8 6 1145 1115 +30 22 82–80 76–88 80–73 — 84–90 89–81 78–79 90–85
5 Movistar Estudiantes 14 8 6 1117 1076 +41 22 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 81–65 78–73 78–85 68–76 — 81–80 75–81 78–68
6 Umana Reyer Venezia 14 8 6 1146 1140 +6 22 78–67 108–101 101–103 70–67 92–91 — 84–67 102–93
7 Petrol Olimpija 14 4 10 996 1105 −109 18 78–77 57–65 71–80 77–90 57–72 66–76 — 80–72
8 Rosa Radom 14 2 12 1032 1128 −96 16 63–74 49–48 63–69 79–96 77–84 71–81 75–58 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BJK NYM NAN ZGA AVE OST BONN ARIS
1 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 14 10 4 1111 1030 +81 24 Advance to round of 16 — 91–80 79–74 65–60 80–86 87–77 95–79 83–61
2 ČEZ Nymburk 14 10 4 1152 1100 +52 24 64–70 — 72–81 84–70 81–77 86–72 106–98 99–70
3 Nanterre 92 14 9 5 1149 1091 +58 23 73–68 84–90 — 95–82 89–81 75–74 93–90 91–63
4 Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 14 6 8 1075 1087 −12 20 99–96 82–88 85–82 — 90–79 98–68 73–69 72–80
5 Sidigas Scandone 14 6 8 1049 1028 +21 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 90–74 80–63 102–106 57–64 — 66–57 61–69 79–66
6 Oostende 14 6 8 975 1050 −75 20 49–77 73–79 73–60 82–78 51–61 — 86–84 69–67
7 Telekom Baskets Bonn 14 5 9 1079 1095 −16 19 73–74 87–89 62–84 72–58 79–74 66–74 — 76–59
8 Aris 14 4 10 930 1039 −109 18 65–72 65–71 70–62 70–64 59–56 66–70 69–75 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Playoffs
Main article: 2017–18 Basketball Champions League Playoffs

In the playoffs, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the Final Four. In the playoffs draw, the group winners and the runners-up are seeded, and the third-placed teams and the fourth-placed teams are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other.

Bracket
 
Round of 16
6–7 and 13–14 March		Quarterfinals
27–28 March and 3–4 April		Semifinals
4 May		Final
6 May
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 EWE Oldenburg 6386149
 
 
 
 Riesen Ludwigsburg 8874 162
 
 Riesen Ludwigsburg 8189170
 
 
 
 medi Bayreuth 8677 163
 
 medi Bayreuth 8184165
 
 
 
 Beşiktaş 7684 160
 
 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 65
 
 
 
 Monaco87
 
 Nanterre 92 6664130
 
 
 
 Banvit 7473 147
 
 Banvit 7775152
 
 
 
 Monaco 8574 159
 
 Zielona Góra 8260142
 
 
 
 Monaco 8490 174
 
 Monaco94
 
 
 
 AEK Athens100
 
 AEK Athens 8893181
 
 
 
 ČEZ Nymburk 9882 180
 
 AEK Athens 7883161
 
 
 
 SIG Strasbourg 6983 152
 
 Neptūnas 7378151
 
 
 
 SIG Strasbourg 6888 156
 
 AEK Athens77
 
 
 
 UCAM Murcia75Third place game
 
 PAOK 7467141
 
  
 
 Pınar Karşıyaka 6879 147
 
 Pınar Karşıyaka 6572137 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg74
 
 
 
 UCAM Murcia 7981 160 UCAM Murcia85
 
 UCAM Murcia 6683149
 
 
 Iberostar Tenerife 7172 143
 

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 6–7 March, and the second legs on 13–14 March 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK 141–147 Pınar Karşıyaka 74–68 67–79
Nanterre 92 130–147 Banvit 66–74 64–73
AEK Athens 181–180 ČEZ Nymburk 88–98 93–82
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 149–162 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 63–88 86–74
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra 142–174 Monaco 82–84 60–90
medi Bayreuth 165–160 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 81–76 84–84
UCAM Murcia 149–143 Iberostar Tenerife 66–71 83–72
Neptūnas 151–156 SIG Strasbourg 73–68 78–88

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 27–28 March, and the second legs were played on 3–4 April 2018.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Banvit 152–159 Monaco 77–85 75–74
Pınar Karşıyaka 137–160 UCAM Murcia 65–79 72–81
AEK Athens 161–152 SIG Strasbourg 78–69 83–83
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 170–163 medi Bayreuth 81–86 89–77

Final Four
Main article: 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four

The concluding Final Four tournament will be played on 4–6 May 2018. The drawing of the pairings took place on 12 April 2018. On 5 April, the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece was announced as the venue of the 2018 Final Four.[6]

 
Final
 
      
 
4 May
 
 
 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 65
 
6 May
 
 Monaco87
 
 Monaco94
 
4 May
 
 AEK Athens100
 
 AEK Athens 77
 
 
 UCAM Murcia75
 
Third place game
 
 
6 May
 
 
 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 74
 
 
 UCAM Murcia85

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Player Team Ref.
Manny Harris AEK Athens
[7]

Final Four MVP
Player Team Ref.
Mike Green AEK Athens
[8]

Star Lineup
First team Second team Ref.
PlayersTeams PlayersTeams
Manny Harris AEK Athens Gabe York medi Bayreuth
[9]
D. J. Kennedy Pinar Karşıyaka Kendrick Ray ČEZ Nymburk
Ovie Soko UCAM Murcia Christopher Evans Monaco
Louis Labeyrie SIG Strasbourg Dusan Sakota AEK Athens
Elmedin Kikanović Monaco Gašper Vidmar Banvit

Best Young Player
Player Team Ref.
Arnoldas Kulboka SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando
[9]

Best Coach
Player Team Ref.
John Patrick MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
[9]

Game Day MVP
Main article: Basketball Champions League Game Day MVP

After each gameday a selection of five players with the highest efficiency ratings is made by the Basketball Champions League. Afterwards, the official website decides which player is crowned Game Day MVP.

Regular season
Gameday Player Team EFF Ref.
1
 Jarrod Jones Pınar Karşıyaka
33
2
 Adam Smith Élan Chalon
31
3
 Byron Allen EWE Baskets Oldenburg
26
4
 Adonis Thomas Banvit
23
5
 D. J. Kennedy Pınar Karşıyaka
35
6
Arnas Butkevičius Neptūnas
42
7
 Corey Walden Hapoel Unet Holon
30
8
 Lefteris Bochoridis Aris
32
9
 Jamal Shuler Nanterre 92
26
10
 Dardan Berisha ČEZ Nymburk
24
11
 Ovie Soko UCAM Murcia
31
12
 Dee Bost SIG Strasbourg
30
13
 Goran Suton Movistar Estudiantes
34
14
 Manny Harris AEK Athens
31

Round of 16
Player Team EFF Ref.
Manny Harris (2) AEK Athens
34 / 32

See also

References
  1. "Basketball Champions League announces next season's competition format, calendar and improved financial benefits". BasketballCL.com. 8 May 2017.
  2. "Champions line up in battle for European glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017.
  3. "BCL Competition Regulations 2017-18" (PDF). BasketballCL.com. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "Basketball Champions League draw explained". BasketballCL.com. 4 July 2017.
  5. "Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed". BasketballCL.com. 11 July 2017.
  6. "Athens to host Basketball Champions League Final Four". Championsleague.basketball. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. "Mike Green (AEK) - MVP - Final Four 2018 - Basketball Champions League 2017-18". www.youtube.com. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  10. "MVP Gameday 1 - Jarrod Jones (29pts.) makes the difference in Pinar Karsiyaka's narrow victory". www.youtube.com. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. "MVP Gameday 2 - Elan Chalon's Adam Smith (25pts. 8ast. 7reb.) dashed Orlandina's hopes". www.youtube.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  12. "MVP Gameday 3 - Bryon Allen (21 points) showed a nice performance vs. Pinar Karsiyaka". www.youtube.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. "MVP Gameday 4 - Banvit's Adonis Thomas (23 points) scoops Gameday 4 MVP award". www.youtube.com. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  14. "MVP Gameday 5 - Pinar Karsiyaka's D.J. Kennedy (30pts. 13reb.) dominated against UCAM Murcia". www.youtube.com. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  15. "MVP Gameday 6 - Neptunas Klaipeda's Arnas Butkevicius (19pts. 13reb. 10ast.) tears PAOK apart!". www.youtube.com. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  16. "MVP Gameday 7 - Corey Walden drops 31pts in an amazing performance against EWE Baskets Oldenburg!". www.youtube.com. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  17. "MVP Gameday 8 - Bochoridis (22pts & 9ast) leads Aris in scoring against Stelmet Zielona Gora!". www.youtube.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  18. "MVP Gameday 9 - Jamal Shuler (23pts 9ast & 3reb) makes the difference for Nanterre 92". www.youtube.com. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  19. "MVP Gameday 10: Dardan Berisha drops 24pts 6ast & 5reb vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn!". www.youtube.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  20. "MVP Gameday 11: Ovie Soko (27pts & 11reb) shows he can do it all vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg". www.youtube.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  21. "MVP Gameday 12: Dee Bost (23pts) in focus during 1-point win over AEK". www.youtube.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  22. "MVP Gameday 13: Goran Suton (25pts 12reb) drops a double-double in a decisive win over Banvit!". www.youtube.com. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  23. "MVP Gameday 14: Manny Harris (23pts 8reb 6ast & 4stl) gave AEK the edge over medi Bayreuth!". www.youtube.com. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  24. "MVP Round of 16: Manny Harris (61PTS!) made the difference in AEK's effort vs. CEZ Nymburk". www.youtube.com. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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