2017–18 EuroLeague Women explained

Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19
EuroLeague Women
Season:2017–18
Champions: UMMC Ekaterinburg (4th title)
Runners Up: Sopron Basket
Third Place: Dynamo Kursk
Fourth Place: Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
Teams:16 (competition proper)
18 (total)
Ppg:18.7
Ppg N:USA
Rpg:8.6
Rpg N:USA
Apg:9.0
Apg N:HUN
Final Four Mvp: Emma Meesseman
Games:129
Dates:26 September – 3 October 2017
(qualifying)

(competition proper)

The 2017–18 EuroLeague Women was the 60th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 22nd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2017–18 EuroLeague Women.[1]

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders):

Regular season
width=210 Yakın Doğu ÜniversitesiEC (1st)width=210 Dynamo KurskTH (2nd)width=210 Castors Braine (1st)width=210 Wisła Can-Pack (2nd)
Fenerbahçe (2nd) Nadezhda Orenburg (3rd) USK Praha (1st) Perfumerías Avenida (1st)
Galatasaray (3rd) ESBVA-LM (1st) Sopron Basket (1st)
UMMC Ekaterinburg (1st) Tango Bourges Basket (4th) Famila Schio (2nd)
Qualifying round
Basket Lattes (2nd) KSC Szekszárd (2nd) CCC Polkowice (3rd) Piešťanské Čajky (2nd)

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[2] [3]

PhaseRoundDraw dateRound date
Qualifying roundFirst leg4 July 201726 September 2017
Second leg29 September–3 October 2017
Regular seasonMatchday 111 October 2017
Matchday 218–19 October 2017
Matchday 325 October 2017
Matchday 41 November 2017
Matchday 522–23 November 2017
Matchday 629 November 2017
Matchday 76–7 December 2017
Matchday 813–14 December 2017
Matchday 920 December 2017
Matchday 103–4 January 2018
Matchday 1110–11 January 2018
Matchday 1217 January 2018
Matchday 1324–25 January 2018
Matchday 1431 January 2018
Quarter-finals play-offsFirst leg28 February 2018
Second leg7 March 2018
Third leg14 March 2018
Final FourSemi-finals20 April 2018
Final22 April 2018

Draw

The draw was held on 4 July 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds, based on their performance in European competitions in the last three seasons.[4]

+Seed 1
width=210Team
UMMC Ekaterinburg
Dynamo Kursk
+Seed 2
width=210Team
USK Praha
Fenerbahçe
+Seed 3
width=210Team
Nadezhda Orenburg
Tango Bourges Basket
+Seed 4
width=210Team
Galatasaray
Famila Schio
+Seed 5
width=210Team
ESBVA-LM
Perfumerías Avenida
+Seed 6
width=210Team
Wisła Can-Pack
Castors Braine
+Seed 7
width=210Team
Sopron Basket
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
+Seed 8
width=210Team
CCC Polkowice
Basket Lattes

Qualifying round

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Regular season

Regular season started on 11 October 2017 and finished on 31 January 2018.

The four top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are 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 game.

Group B

Quarter-finals

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Third leg

Final four

Final


Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points width=40PPG
1 Kayla McBride Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi1833618.7
2 Brittney Griner UMMC Ekaterinburg1830516.9
3 Amanda Zahui ZVVZ USK Praha1626816.8
4 Anete Šteinberga Castors Braine1421715.5
5 Sonja Petrović Dynamo Kursk1726215.4

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds width=40RPG
1 Jantel Lavender Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi171478.6
2 DeWanna Bonner ZVVZ USK Praha131128.6
3 Sandrine Gruda Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi11928.4
4 Celeste Trahan-Davis Castors Braine141178.4
5 Amanda Zahui ZVVZ USK Praha161308.1

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists width=40APG
1 Courtney Vandersloot Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi171539.0
2 Marta Xargay ZVVZ USK Praha15996.6
3 Francesca Dotto Famila Schio16845.3
4 Elīna Babkina CCC Polkowice14705.0
Anna Cruz Dynamo Kursk10505.0

Other statistics

Category Name Team Games Average
Steals 14 3.0
Blocks 18 2.3
Turnovers 15 4.3
Fouls committed 16 3.7
Minutes 15 36:00
2P% 14 64.9%
3P% 17 55.4%
FT% 13 97.8%

Notes and References

  1. News: A mix of old and new clubs for upcoming EuroLeague Women season. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630091418/http://www.fiba.com/europe/euroleaguewomen/2017/news/a-mix-of-old-and-new-clubs-for-upcoming-euroleague-women-season. live. June 30, 2017. FIBA.basketball. 27 June 2017. en.
  2. Web site: Regulations.pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707232603/http://www.fiba.com/europe/euroleaguewomen/2018/Regulations.pdf. live. July 7, 2017. FIBA.basketball. en.
  3. News: Seedings released ahead of 2017/18 EuroLeague Women Draw. https://web.archive.org/web/20170706124831/http://www.fiba.com/euroleaguewomen/17-18/news/seedings-released-ahead-of-2017/18-euroleague-women-draw. live. July 6, 2017. FIBA.basketball. 3 July 2017. en.
  4. News: EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2017/18 campaign. https://web.archive.org/web/20170704152059/http://www.fiba.com/euroleaguewomen/17-18/news/euroleague-women-regular-season-groups-confirmed-for-2017-18-campaign. live. July 4, 2017. FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2017. en.