2016–17 EuroCup Basketball explained

Updated:	5 April 2017
Nextseason:	2017–18
7DAYS EuroCup^1
Extra Information:	^1 Sponsored name, referring to 7DAYS.
Season:	2016–17
Champions:	Unicaja (1st title)
Runners Up:	Valencia Basket
Semifinalists:	Lokomotiv Kuban Hapoel Jerusalem
Teams:	20 (competition proper)
Games:	146
Duration:	12 October 2016 – 5 April 2017 (competition proper)
Mvp N:	RUS
Mvp Link:	EuroCup Basketball MVP
Finals Mvp N:	ESP
Finals Mvp Link:	EuroCup Basketball Finals MVP
Award4 Winner:	Pedro Martínez
Award4 N:	ESP
Award4:	Coach of the Year
Award5 N:	LAT
Award5:	Rising Star
Winning Streak:	13 games Valencia Basket
Losing Streak:	8 games Budućnost VOLI MZT Skopje Aerodrom
Highest Scoring:	(2 November 2016)
Biggest Home Win:	(12 October 2016)
Biggest Away Win:	(17 January 2017)
Highest Attendance:	10,367 (31 March 2017)
Lowest Attendance:	80 (7 December 2016)
Attendance:	628,354
Average Attendance:	4,304
Pir:	22.0
Pir N:	RUS
Ppg:	22.1
Ppg N:	RUS
Rpg:	9.6
Rpg N:	USA
Apg:	9.1
Apg N:	SRB

The 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball season, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup, for sponsorship reasons,^[1] was the 15th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It was the ninth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the first season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS.

The 2017 EuroCup Finals were played between Unicaja and Valencia Basket, and won by Unicaja, which was their first EuroCup title, and their second title overall in a European-wide competition, after they previously won the FIBA Korać Cup 16 years earlier. As the winners of the 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball competition, Unicaja qualified for the European top-tier level 2017–18 EuroLeague season.

Format changes

In April 2016, Euroleague Basketball agreed on a new competition format, with 24 teams that will compete in four groups of six teams, with a double round-robin format. The four first qualified teams of the four groups will compete in four groups of four teams, with a double round-robin format. The two first qualified teams of the four groups will play quarterfinals, semifinals, and the finals, with a best-of-three playoffs.^[2]

Team allocation

A total of 24 teams from 12 countries were expected to participate in the 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball,^[3] but finally 20 teams from 9 countries participate in the competition.

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.^[3]

	Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season (24 teams)	4 best-placed teams from Spain 3 best-placed teams from Adriatic 3 best-placed teams from Germany 3 best-placed teams from Italy 3 best-placed teams from Russia 1 best-placed teams from Greece 1 best-placed teams from Israel 1 best-placed teams from Lithuania 1 best-placed teams from Poland 4 wild cards
Top 16 (16 teams)		4 group winners from the regular season 4 group runners-up from the regular season 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
Playoffs (8 teams)		4 group winners from the Top 16 4 group runners-up from the Top 16

FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy

See main article: 2015–16 FIBA–Euroleague Basketball controversy. In July 2016, Italian clubs withdrew from the competition after several threats from FIBA,^{[4] [5]} and were replaced by Lietkabelis, Krasny Oktyabr, MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Montakit Fuenlabrada.^[6] In September 2016, after the withdrawal of AEK, Partizan NIS and Stelmet Zielona Góra due to the pressures and threats they received from FIBA and National Federations,^{[7] [8] [9]} Euroleague Basketball announced that will review candidate clubs to fill the vacancies,^[10] but finally reduced to 20 teams.^[11]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:^{[12] [13]}

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
• WC: Wild card
• AV: Allocated vacancy from any withdrawal

Regular season
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Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^{[3] [14]}

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg	Third leg
Regular season	Round 1	7 July 2016	12 October 2016
	Round 2		18–19 October 2016
	Round 3		26 October 2016
	Round 4		2 November 2016
	Round 5		9 November 2016
	Round 6		16 November 2016
	Round 7		23 November 2016
	Round 8		30 November 2016
	Round 9		7 December 2016
	Round 10		14 December 2016
Top 16	Round 1		4 January 2017
	Round 2		10–11 January 2017
	Round 3		17–18 January 2017
	Round 4		24–25 January 2017
	Round 5		31 January–1 February 2017
	Round 6		8 February 2017
Playoffs	Quarterfinals		28 February 2017	3 March 2017	8 March 2017
	Semifinals		14 March 2017	17 March 2017	22 March 2017
	Finals		28 March 2017	31 March 2017	5 April 2017

Draw

The draw was held on 7 July 2016, 13:15 CEST, at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.^[14] The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For this purpose, Adriatic League worked as only one country. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.^[14]

+Pot 1 width=240 Team Lokomotiv Kuban Khimki Nizhny Novgorod Unicaja	+Pot 2 width=240 Team Valencia Basket Alba Berlin Bayern Munich Herbalife Gran Canaria	+Pot 3 width=240 Team Cedevita RETAbet Bilbao Basket UCAM Murcia Union Olimpija
+Pot 4 width=240 Team Hapoel Jerusalem Lietuvos rytas Banco di Sardegna Sassari Stelmet Zielona Góra	+Pot 5 width=240 Team Zenit Saint Petersburg FoxTown Cantù AEK ratiopharm Ulm	+Pot 6 width=240 Team Budućnost VOLI Partizan NIS Dolomiti Energia Trento Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

Regular season

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four first qualified teams advanced to the Top 16, while the last teams were eliminated. The rounds were 12 October, 18–19 October, 26 October, 2 November, 9 November, 16 November, 23 November, 30 November, 7 December, and 14 December 2016.

Group D

Top 16

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The two first qualified teams advanced to the quarterfinals, while the two last teams will be eliminated. The rounds were 4 January, 10–11 January, 17–18 January, 24–25 January, 31 January–1 February, and 8 February 2017.

Group H

Playoffs

See main article: 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball Playoffs.

Finals

See main article: 2017 EuroCup Finals.

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

Individual statistics

Index Rating

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Index Rating	width=40	PIR
1.	Alexey Shved	Khimki	14	308	22.00
2.		Nizhny Novgorod	14	301	21.50
3.		Lietuvos rytas	14	278	19.86

Points

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Points	width=40	PPG
1.	Alexey Shved	Khimki	14	310	22.14
2.		Alba Berlin	13	255	19.62
3.		Zenit Saint Petersburg	14	265	18.93

Rebounds

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Rebounds	width=40	RPG
1.	Drew Gordon	Lietuvos rytas	14	134	9.57
2.		Nizhny Novgorod	14	107	7.64
3.		Valencia Basket	20	135	6.75

Assists

Rank	width=200	Name	width=220	Team	Games	width=90	Assists	width=40	APG
1.	Stefan Marković	Zenit Saint Petersburg	14	128	9.14
2.		UCAM Murcia	13	87	6.69
3.		Lietuvos rytas	14	81	5.79

Other statistics

Category	width=180	Name	width=180	Team	width=40	Games	width=40	Stat
Steals per game	Facundo Campazzo	UCAM Murcia	13	2.23
Blocks per game	Mirza Begić	Cedevita	14	1.29
2PT %	Artūras Jomantas	Lietuvos rytas	12	78.00 %
3PT %	Dragan Milosavljević	Alba Berlin	13	73.68 %
FT %	Billy Baron	UCAM Murcia	14	90.91 %

Game highs

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Index Rating	Ryan Boatright	Cedevita	51
Points	Pierre Jackson	Cedevita	38
Rebounds	Artūras Gudaitis	Lietuvos rytas	16
Assists	Stefan Marković	Zenit Saint Petersburg	14
Steals	Aaron White	Zenit Saint Petersburg	7
Blocks	Mirza Begić	Cedevita	5
	Hamady N'Diaye	Unicaja

Awards

All–7DAYS EuroCup Teams

Position	All–7DAYS EuroCup First Team		All–7DAYS EuroCup Second Team		Ref
	Player	Club	Player	Club
G	Curtis Jerrells	Hapoel Jerusalem	Kyle Fogg	Unicaja	^[17] ^[18]
G	Alexey Shved	Khimki	Kyle Kuric	Herbalife Gran Canaria
F	Mardy Collins	Lokomotiv Kuban	Fernando San Emeterio	Valencia Basket
F	Dejan Musli	Unicaja	Maxi Kleber	Bayern Munich
	Bojan Dubljević	Valencia Basket	Amar'e Stoudemire	Hapoel Jerusalem

Round MVP

Regular season

Round	Player	Team
1	Kyle Kuric		25	^[21]
2	Kyle Kuric (2)		25	^[22]
	Žygimantas Skučas	Lietkabelis
	Kšyštof Lavrinovič
3	Jacob Pullen		32	^[23]
4	Elmedin Kikanović		35	^[24]
5	Pierre Jackson		37	^[25]
6	Gintaras Leonavičius		31	^[26]
7	Kyle Fogg		33	^[27]
8	Ivan Strebkov		36	^[28]
9	Elmedin Kikanović (2)		33	^[29]
10	Jānis Timma		36	^[30]

Top 16

Round	Player	Team
1	DeAndre Kane		39	^[31]
2	Jānis Timma (2)		31	^[32]
3	David Logan		38	^[33]
4	Alexey Shved		37	^[34]
5	Tarence Kinsey		33	^[35]
6	Royce O'Neale		34	^[36]

Quarterfinals

Game	Player	Team
1	Fernando San Emeterio		29	^[37]
2	Alexey Shved (2)		22	^[38]
3			26	^[39]

Semifinals

Game	Player	Team
1	Fernando San Emeterio (2)		31	^[40]
2	Nemanja Nedović		23	^[41]
3	Fernando San Emeterio (3)		21	^[42]

See also

• 2016–17 EuroLeague
• 2016–17 Basketball Champions League
• 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Introducing the 7DAYS EuroCup!. Euroleague Basketball. 7 July 2016. 7 July 2016. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010124539/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/746haat4dexawjg9. dead.
2. Web site: Euroleague and Eurocup competition structures set for 2016-17. Euroleague Basketball. 11 April 2016. 11 April 2016. 19 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619113412/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/6t74py47vpaqpt68. dead.
3. Web site: 2016–17 EuroCup Bylaws Book. Euroleague Basketball. 10 November 2016.
4. Web site: FIBA asking from national federations to sanction Eurocup teams. Eurohoops.net. 30 June 2016. 21 July 2016.
5. Web site: Italian teams withdraw from Eurocup!. Eurohoops.net. 8 July 2016. 21 July 2016.
6. Web site: Clubs from FYROM, Lithuania, Russia, Spain to replace Italian clubs in 2016-17 7DAYS EuroCup. Euroleague Basketball. 21 July 2016. 21 July 2016. 10 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010185024/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/75agarfis3mk4kro. dead.
7. Web site: AEK leaves Eurocup, blames both Euroleague and FIBA. Eurohoops.net. 10 August 2016. 2 September 2016.
8. Web site: Pekovic informed Bertomeu of Partizan's withdrawal from Eurocup. Eurohoops.net. 12 August 2016. 2 September 2016.
9. Web site: Zielona Gora is leaving Eurocup. Eurohoops.net. 10 August 2016. 20 August 2016.
10. Web site: EuroCup Board & General Assembly Meetings held in Barcelona ahead of the 2016-17 season. Euroleague Basketball. 2 September 2016. 2 September 2016. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011042816/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/p/news/i/78pgyqckg4aw9bg4. dead.
11. Web site: Eurocup may change, nothing final yet. Eurohoops.net. 19 September 2016. 12 October 2016.
12. Web site: 2016-17 Turkish Airlines Euroleague, Eurocup team lists unveiled. Euroleague Basketball. 27 June 2016. 27 June 2016. 2 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702111530/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/73cnyqfti74nsxhn. dead.
13. Web site: The 20 teams 7DAYS Eurocup starts next week. 7 October 2016. 12 October 2016.
14. Web site: Eurocup draw scheduled for July 7. Euroleague Basketball. 4 July 2016. 19 July 2016. 18 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918052731/http://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague-basketball/news/i/73v3fdkcb3e7wgc5. dead.
15. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup MVP for 2016-17: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328022646/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7pbo3fff78guj7nq . dead . March 28, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 27 March 2017.
16. Web site: Alberto Diaz chosen MVP of EuroCup Finals . https://web.archive.org/web/20170412224918/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7q43wprnu8b8575a . dead . April 12, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 5 April 2017.
17. Web site: 2016-17 All-7DAYS EuroCup First Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231151/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7p78p98ivg7u8woe . dead . March 26, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 26 March 2017.
18. Web site: 2016-17 All-7DAYS EuroCup Second Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326053214/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7p6ftkwxdqmrqx6d . dead . March 26, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 25 March 2017.
19. Web site: 2016-17 7DAYS EuroCup Coach of the Year: Pedro Martinez, Valencia Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325031242/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7p3yyr4tdlkhom8g . dead . March 25, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 24 March 2017.
20. Web site: 2016-17 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star Trophy winner: Rolands Smits, Montakit Fuenlabrada . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324085917/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7oxstwyduq99847h . dead . March 24, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 23 March 2017.
21. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 1 MVP: Kyle Kuric, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas . https://web.archive.org/web/20161017052324/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7bynu7scwbconubx . dead . October 17, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 13 October 2016 . 9 December 2016.
22. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 2 tri-MVP's: Kyle Kuric, Zygimantas Skucas, Ksistof Lavrinovic . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012909/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ckoqvfkxmkhqhgd . dead . December 21, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 20 October 2016 . 9 December 2016.
23. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 3 MVP: Jacob Pullen, Khimki Moscow Region . https://web.archive.org/web/20161102134519/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7d6nrbm8hwbil9jg . dead . November 2, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 27 October 2016 . 9 December 2016.
24. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 4 MVP: Elmedin Kikanovic, ALBA Berlin . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108151217/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7dosh6xf7fj4vffb . dead . November 8, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 3 November 2016 . 9 December 2016.
25. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 5 MVP: Pierre Jackson, Cedevita Zagreb . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116020347/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7earpuy3d8t3hn38 . dead . November 16, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 10 November 2016 . 9 December 2016.
26. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 6 MVP: Gintaras Leonavicius, Lietkabelis Panevezys . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118232607/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7esxclb9pid9jk7e . dead . November 18, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 17 November 2016 . 9 December 2016.
27. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 7 MVP: Kyle Fogg, Unicaja Malaga . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012846/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ferrmahxjfhc3bi . dead . December 21, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 24 November 2016 . 9 December 2016.
28. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 8 MVP: Ivan Strebkov, Nizhny Novgorod . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221011122/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7fwvomgtv9rfqu7w . dead . December 21, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 1 December 2016 . 9 December 2016.
29. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 9 MVP: Elmedin Kikanovic, ALBA Berlin . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220234203/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7giwpafu4jisqypi . dead . December 20, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 8 December 2016 . 9 December 2016.
30. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup round 10 MVP: Janis Timma, Zenit St Petersburg . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012932/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7h4r3ign8oex8ae8 . dead . December 21, 2016 . EuroCup Basketball . 15 December 2016 . 15 December 2016.
31. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 1 MVP: DeAndre Kane, Nizhny Novgorod . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116182515/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7iquvgcxrwanxpeo . dead . January 16, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 5 January 2017 . 5 January 2017.
32. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 2 MVP: Janis Timma, Zenit St Petersburg . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116180842/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7jcvl9xadqqqvunm . dead . January 16, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 12 January 2017 . 12 January 2017.
33. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 3 MVP: David Logan, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202072537/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7jv4mvck45bkys66 . dead . February 2, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
34. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 4 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203082305/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7kh3lyxvl4pmkjwm . dead . February 3, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 26 January 2017 . 26 January 2017.
35. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 5 MVP: Tarence Kinsey, Hapoel Jerusalem . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203000508/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7l334acyh9wkhtii . dead . February 3, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 2 February 2017 . 2 February 2017.
36. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Top 16 Round 6 MVP: Royce O'Neale, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211235705/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ll5y94njqwoq344 . dead . February 11, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 9 February 2017 . 9 February 2017.
37. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals, Game 1 MVP: Fernando San Emeterio, Valencia Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20170302025906/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7n8o9doo48mhpvws . dead . March 2, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 1 March 2017 . 1 March 2017.
38. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals, Game 2 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042229/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ngdv5kf4ryijme9 . dead . March 5, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 4 March 2017 . 4 March 2017.
39. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinals, Game 3 MVP: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312072007/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7nth6ywj9vyt7yy8 . dead . March 12, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 9 March 2017 . 9 March 2017.
40. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals, Game 1 MVP: Fernando San Emeterio, Valencia Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20170317055309/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7ocm9hknrgltkxgm . dead . March 17, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 15 March 2017 . 15 March 2017.
41. Web site: Semifinals, Game 2 MVP: Nemanja Nedovic, Unicaja Malaga . https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112747/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7okfbux8pisvimi9 . dead . March 22, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 18 March 2017 . 18 March 2017.
42. Web site: 7DAYS EuroCup, Semifinals Game 3 MVP: Fernando San Emeterio, Valencia Basket . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000006/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7oxckpdtjm5o3iin . dead . March 24, 2017 . EuroCup Basketball . 23 March 2017 . 23 March 2017.