2009–10 Eurocup Basketball Explained

Eurocup 2009–10
League:Eurocup
Sport:Basketball
Duration:October 20, 2009 – April 18, 2010
Mvp: Marko Banić
(Bizkaia Bilbao)
Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball MVP
Top Scorer: Darius Washington
(Galatasaray Café Crown)
Top Scorer Link:EuroCup Basketball Top Scorer
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:2009-10 Eurocup Basketball#Eurocup Finals
Finals Champ: Power Electronics Valencia
Finals Runner-Up: Alba Berlin
Finals Mvp: Matt Nielsen
(Power Electronics Valencia)
Finals Mvp Link:EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Seasonslistnames:Eurocup Basketball
Prevseason Link:Eurocup Basketball 2008–09
Prevseason Year:2008–09
Nextseason Link:2010–11 Eurocup Basketball
Nextseason Year:2010–11

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.

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

Qualifying round

See main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Qualifying Round.

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Regular season

See main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Regular Season.

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

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1. Alba Berlin6 5 1 463 459 +4
2. Galatasaray Café Crown6 3 3 525 519 +6
3. BancaTercas Teramo6 2 4 480 482 −2
4. Azovmash6 2 4 496 504 −8

Group B

width=15width=220Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20PFwidth=20PAwidth=30DiffTie-break
1. Power Electronics Valencia6 5 1 420 411 +9
2. Le Mans6 3 3 482 445 +37 1–1, +12
3. Triumph Lyubertsy6 3 3 430 473 −43 1–1, –12
4. Hemofarm6 1 5 477 480 −3

Group C

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1. Aris6 5 1 492 450 +42
2. Hapoel Jerusalem6 3 3 503 487 +16 1–1, +2
3. Zadar6 3 3 500 486 +14 1–1, –2
4. Šiauliai6 1 5 494 566 −72

Group D

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1. UNICS Kazan6 5 1 498 421 +77
2. DKV Joventut6 5 1 485 457 +28
3. Beşiktaş Cola Turka6 1 5 499 578 −79
4. Telekom Baskets Bonn6 1 5 446 472 −26

Group E

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1. Bizkaia Bilbao6 6 0 510 432 +78
2. Türk Telekom6 3 3 479 452 +27 1–1, +11
3. Spartak Saint Petersburg6 3 3 456 462 −6 1–1, –11
4. Spirou6 0 6 384 483 −99

Group F

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1. Crvena zvezda6 5 1 498 452 +46
2. Benetton Treviso6 4 2 494 475 +19
3. Cholet6 3 3 442 438 +4
4. Dynamo Moscow6 0 6 430 499 −69

Group G

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1. Panellinios6 4 2 457 415 +42
2. Gran Canaria 20146 4 2 425 416 +9
3. Nancy6 3 3 445 444 +1
4. Turów Zgorzelec6 1 5 444 496 −52

Group H

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1. ČEZ Nymburk6 4 2 469 405 +64 2–2, +16
2. Brose Baskets6 4 2 495 422 +73 2–2, +1
3. Lauretana Biella6 4 2 460 437 +23 2–2, –17
4. Ventspils6 0 6 346 506 −160

Top 16

See main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Last 16.

Key to colors
    Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals

Group I

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1. Alba Berlin6 4 2 419 409 +10
2. Aris6 3 3 447 407 +40 1–1 +28
3. DKV Joventut6 3 3 408 431 –23 1–1 –28
4. Le Mans6 2 4 420 447 –27

Group J

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1. Power Electronics Valencia6 5 1 487 465 +22
2. Hapoel Jerusalem6 4 2 507 480 +27
3. UNICS6 3 3 477 484 –7
4. Galatasaray Café Crown6 0 6 526 568 –42

Group K

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1. Bizkaia Bilbao6 4 2 447 400 +47 1–1 +13
2. Panellinios6 4 2 462 457 +5 1–1 –13
3. Benetton Treviso6 2 4 450 460 –10 1–1 +6
4. Brose Baskets6 2 4 410 452 –42 1–1 –6

Group L

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1. Gran Canaria 20146 4 2 440 431 +9
2. ČEZ Nymburk6 3 3 447 446 +1 1–1 +13
3. Crvena zvezda6 3 3 440 426 +14 1–1 –13
4. Türk Telekom6 2 4 474 498 –24

Quarterfinals

See 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.

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Final four

See main article: Eurocup Basketball 2009–10 Finals. 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|}

3rd place game

April 18, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz|}

Final

April 19, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz|}

Final standings

width=25width=220Team
Power Electronics Valencia
Alba Berlin
Bizkaia Bilbao
Panellinios

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular season

WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating
1. Radoslav Rančík41
2. Mire Chatman42
3. Mindaugas Kuzminskas34
4. Darius Washington45
5. Brandon Hunter33
6. Mike Taylor35

Top 16

WeekPlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating
1. Marko Popović
Julius Jenkins
26
2. Philip Ricci34
3. Matt Nielsen Valencia29
4. Víctor Claver
Devin Smith
26
5. Casey Jacobsen31
6. Marc Salyers33

Quarterfinals

GamePlayerTeamPerformance Index Rating
1. Brandon Hunter32
2. Matt Nielsen Valencia25

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Team

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Position All-Eurocup First TeamClub Team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Team
Nando De Colo Valencia ČEZ Nymburk
Immanuel McElroy ALBA Berlin Kostas Charalampidis Panellinios
Devin Smith Panellinios Dijon Thompson Hapoel Jerusalem
Marko Banić Bilbao James Augustine Gran Canaria
Matt Nielsen Valencia Blagota Sekulić ALBA Berlin

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

Individual statistics

Points

RankNameTeamGamesPointswidth=40PPG
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

RankNameTeamGamesReboundswidth=40RPG
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

RankNameTeamGamesAssistswidth=40APG
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 Naimy14604.29

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eurocup 2009–10 Competition System . ULEB . 2010-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100208214315/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/format. 8 February 2010 . dead.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100425200659/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/70135/3735 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket
  3. http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/home/eurocup-finals/vitoria-2010/main-page/i/70725/4304/matt-nielsen-mvp Matt Nielsen, MVP
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100412143119/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/69803/3735 Eurocup Official Web
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20100411054825/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/69900/3735 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20100411052351/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/69727/3735 2009-10 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy Victor Claver, Power Electronics Valencia