2000–01 North European Basketball League Explained

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North European Basketball League
Season:2000-2001
Teams:16

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.

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)
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

Results

NOR PRA CON HON MGD KAL ŠIA LMT VEN KYI POL HLT CSK ŽAL LRY
Ural Great Perm109-8689-6568-55113-66105-7292-6893-62122-9283-7399-9798-6091-6578-6981-6881-83
108-7587-7185-7986-8481-6591-6791-9382-89103-94101-9290-7396-7989-9875-70
Žalgiris Kaunas97-6988-8573-4893-7997-68112-7172-66103-8181-7572-6871-5483-6771-84
CSKA Moscow94-10193-9287-8092-9187-60107-6491-8198-104101-8880-8883-5793-90
Haribo London Towers75-7877-7576-6983-8165-5382-6786-6886-10377-7579-7392-72
Polonia Warbud89-8287-7583-7260-5263-6065-7487-6982-7872-7094-90
Kyiv97-9264-5782-6988-7481-7187-6973-92100-8782-91
Ventspils94-8887-9867-6480-7169-7099-8083-77106-90
BK LMT Rīga90-8283-10484-9477-8685-7395-8196-90
Šiauliai106-8985-8063-6484-7190-7591-65
Kalev88-8776-7376-7871-6789-78
Magic Great Danes85-7780-8682-6390-79
Honka Playboys112-10281-8085-79
Conesco Den Helder84-9176-66
USK Erpet Prague92-89
Source: Worldbasket.com

Play-offs

Eight-finals

Quarterfinals

Final Four

Final

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
England (NBL)Pertemps Bullets Birmingham
Estonia (KML)Tartu Ülikool/Delta Tartu
Hotronic Tallinn
Nybit Tallinn
Georgia (Superliga)
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)Odesa

First stage

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

Second stage

Group D

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

Semifinals

Third-place game

Final

Group E

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

Semifinals

Third-place game

Final

Group F

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

Semifinals

Third-place game

Final

Group G

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

Semifinals

Third-place game

Final

Final Four

Final Four was held in Odesa[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

Third-place game

Final

Final standings

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ru:"УРАЛ-ГРЕЙТ" - ЧЕМПИОН. ЧИКАЛКИН: 59 ОЧКОВ ЗА 59 МИНУТ . http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2001-04-23/4_3/ . Спорт-Экспресс . Russian . 23 April 2001. 17 February 2018.
  2. News: ru:Финал Четырех NEBL в Перми . http://ural-great.ru/season2001/rus/photoalbum/nebl_final_four.shtml . . Russian . 23 April 2001. 17 February 2018.
  3. Web site: The NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 starts in January-February . 2018-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20001214074900/http://www.nebl.com/index2.phtml?nebl=challenge . 2000-12-14 . live.
  4. Web site: Challenge Cup. Schedule . 2001-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010426210228/http://nebl.com/index2.phtml?nebl=challenge&a=scores . 2001-04-26 . live.
  5. Web site: Challenge Cup. Final Four schedule . 2001-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010421144446/http://www.nebl.com/index2.phtml?nebl=challenge&a=schedule . 2001-04-21 . live.
  6. News: ru:БАСКЕТБОЛ . http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2001-04-13/1_5/ . Спорт-Экспресс . Russian . 14 April 2001. 19 February 2018.
  7. News: ru:Большие баскетбольные торги . https://www.sb.by/articles/bolshie-basketbolnye-torgi.html . Беларусь Сегодня . Russian . 18 April 2001. 19 February 2018.
  8. News: ru:БАСКЕТБОЛ . http://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2001-05-03/14_6/ . Спорт-Экспресс . Russian . 4 May 2001. 19 February 2018.