Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1 | |
Extra Information: | 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines. |
Pixels: | 300 |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Duration: | 12 October 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Champions: | Real Madrid (10th title) |
Runners Up: | Fenerbahçe Doğuş |
Third Place: | Žalgiris |
Fourth Place: | CSKA Moscow |
Teams: | 16 |
Games: | 260 |
Mvp N: | SLO |
Mvp Link: | EuroLeague MVP |
Final Four Mvp N: | SLO |
Final Four Mvp Link: | EuroLeague Final Four MVP |
Pir: | 21.5 |
Pir N: | SLO |
Ppg: | 21.8 |
Ppg N: | RUS |
Rpg: | 6.7 |
Rpg N: | USA |
Apg: | 8.0 |
Apg N: | GRE |
Highest Scoring: | (26 January 2018) |
Winning Streak: | 7 games Real Madrid |
Losing Streak: | 10 games Valencia Basket |
Biggest Home Win: | (27 October 2017) |
Biggest Away Win: | (9 November 2017) |
Highest Attendance: | 18,243 (19 April 2018) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,920 (29 March 2018) |
Attendancecalc: | 2282897 |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 18th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 61st season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.
The 2018 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Štark Arena, in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] Real Madrid won its record tenth EuroLeague title, after defeating defending champions Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the championship game.
A total of sixteen teams participate.[2] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[2] [3]
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A total of 16 teams from 9 countries took part in the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2016–17 season, 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League, the German Bundesliga, the VTB United League and Spain's ACB.
Brose Bamberg and Crvena zvezda qualified, after winning the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Galatasaray Odeabank and Darüşşafaka did not appear this season, as Galatasaray did not have any opportunity in the previous season to qualify and Darüşşafaka finished their two-year wild card. UNICS lost its place in the EuroLeague, as Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Unicaja qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals. However, Valencia also qualified as the Spanish champions.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity | ||||
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Anadolu Efes | Istanbul | Sinan Erdem Dome | |||||
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | Milan | Mediolanum Forum | [4] | ||||
Brose Bamberg | Bamberg | Brose Arena | [5] [6] | ||||
Crvena zvezda mts | Belgrade | Štark Arena | [7] | ||||
Aleksandar Nikolić | [8] | ||||||
CSKA Moscow | Moscow | Megasport Arena | [9] | access-date=2020-06-01 | archive-url= | archive-date=2019-05-30 | url-status=dead |
FC Barcelona Lassa | Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana | [10] | ||||
Fenerbahçe Doğuş | Istanbul | Ülker Sports Arena | |||||
Khimki | Khimki | Mytishchi Arena | |||||
Kirolbet Baskonia | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Fernando Buesa Arena | [11] | ||||
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | [12] | ||||
Olympiacos | Piraeus, Athens | Peace and Friendship Stadium | [13] | ||||
Panathinaikos Superfoods | Marousi, Athens | Olympic Sports Center Athens | [14] | ||||
Real Madrid | Madrid | WiZink Center | [15] | ||||
Unicaja | Málaga | Martín Carpena | [16] | ||||
Valencia Basket | Valencia | Fuente de San Luis | [17] | ||||
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgirio Arena | [18] | ||||
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
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Anadolu Efes | Anadolu Efes | ||||
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | Armani Exchange | ||||
Brose Bamberg | Brose | ||||
Crvena zvezda mts | Branko Lazić | Mobile Telephony of Serbia | |||
CSKA Moscow | Nike | Rostelecom | |||
FC Barcelona Lassa | Nike | Lassa Tyres | |||
Fenerbahçe Doğuş | Nike | Doğuş Group | |||
Khimki | Adidas | Khimki Group | |||
Kirolbet Baskonia | Kirolbet | ||||
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Nike | FOX | |||
Olympiacos | Nike | Skrats | |||
Panathinaikos Superfoods | Adidas | Pame Stoixima | |||
Real Madrid | Adidas | European University | |||
Unicaja | Spalding | Unicaja, Andalusia | |||
Valencia Basket | Cultura del Esfuerzo | ||||
Žalgiris | Adidas | Skycop | |||
See main article: List of 2017–18 EuroLeague transactions.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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FC Barcelona Lassa | Sacked | 7 June 2017[19] | Pre-season | 16 June 2017[20] | ||
Kirolbet Baskonia | Mutual consent | 16 June 2017[21] | 16 June 2017[22] | |||
Valencia Basket | End of contract | 20 June 2017[23] | 20 June 2017[24] | |||
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Sacked | 16 May 2017[25] | 26 June 2017[26] | |||
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | Mutual consent | 3 June 2017[27] | 26 June 2017[28] | |||
Khimki | Sacked | 29 June 2017[29] | 30 June 2017[30] | |||
Crvena zvezda mts | End of contract | 15 July 2017[31] | 21 July 2017[32] | |||
Baskonia | Resigned | 25 October 2017[33] | 16th (0–3) | 27 October 2017[34] | ||
Anadolu Efes | Sacked | 16 December 2017[35] | 15th (3–9) | 18 December 2017[36] | ||
Sacked | 4 February 2018[37] | 13th (7–14) | 9 February 2018[38] | |||
Sacked | 19 February 2018[39] | 13th (8–14) | 4 March 2018[40] | |||
See main article: 2017–18 EuroLeague Regular Season. In the regular season, teams play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams are eliminated. The regular season runs from 12 October 2017 to 6 April 2018.
See main article: 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs. Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four.
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See main article: 2018 EuroLeague Final Four. The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia in May 2018.
Attendances include playoff games:
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First Team | Second Team | |||
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Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos | Paulius Jankūnas | Žalgiris | |
Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | Kevin Pangos | Žalgiris | |
Real Madrid | Sergio Rodríguez | CSKA Moscow | ||
Kirolbet Baskonia | Khimki | |||
Jan Veselý | Fenerbahçe | Olympiacos |
See main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Round.
Round | Player | Team | |||
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1 | 41 | [50] | |||
2 | 33 | [51] | |||
3 | 41 | [52] | |||
4 | Luka Dončić (2) | 35 | [53] | ||
5 | Nando de Colo | 37 | [54] | ||
6 | Vladimir Štimac | 29 | [55] | ||
7 | Errick McCollum | 33 | [56] | ||
8 | Nick Calathes | 42 | [57] | ||
9 | Edgaras Ulanovas | 32 | [58] | ||
10 | Nando de Colo (2) | 30 | [59] | ||
James Gist | Panathinaikos Superfoods | ||||
11 | Alexey Shved | 35 | [60] | ||
12 | Vincent Poirier | 35 | [61] | ||
13 | Jamel McLean | 30 | [62] | ||
Alexey Shved (2) | Khimki | ||||
14 | 31 | [63] | |||
Tornike Shengelia | Kirolbet Baskonia | ||||
15 | Luka Dončić (3) | 37 | [64] | ||
16 | 28 | [65] | |||
17 | 34 | [66] | |||
18 | Alexey Shved (3) | 33 | [67] | ||
19 | 31 | [68] | |||
20 | Brad Wanamaker (2) | 33 | [69] | ||
21 | 34 | [70] | |||
22 | 36 | [71] | |||
23 | 29 | [72] | |||
Dorell Wright | Brose Bamberg | ||||
24 | Tornike Shengelia (2) | 28 | [73] | ||
25 | 29 | [74] | |||
26 | 32 | [75] | |||
27 | Nick Calathes (2) | 34 | [76] | ||
28 | Ricky Hickman | 29 | [77] | ||
Nikola Milutinov | Olympiacos | ||||
29 | Luka Dončić (4) | 35 | [78] | ||
30 | 38 | [79] |
Game | Player | Team | |||
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1 | Nick Calathes (3) | 29 | [80] | ||
2 | Sergio Rodríguez | 36 | [81] | ||
3 | 29 | [82] | |||
Alexey Shved (4) | |||||
4 | Edgaras Ulanovas (2) | 27 | [83] |
See main article: EuroLeague MVP of the Month.
Month | Week | Player | Team | ||
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2017 | |||||
October | 1–4 | [84] | |||
November | 5–10 | Nick Calathes | [85] | ||
December | 10–15 | Paulius Jankūnas | [86] | ||
2018 | |||||
January | 16–20 | Nando de Colo | [87] | ||
February | 21–23 | Alexey Shved | [88] | ||
March | 24–29 | Tornike Shengelia | [89] | ||
April | 30–PO4 | Brandon Davies | [90] |
Rank | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Team | Games | width=75 | Rating | width=40 | PIR |
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1. | Luka Dončić | Real Madrid | 33 | 711 | 21.55 | ||||
2. | Alexey Shved | 34 | 693 | 20.38 | |||||
3. | Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 606 | 18.94 |
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Rank | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Team | Games | width=75 | Points | width=40 | PPG |
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1. | Alexey Shved | 34 | 740 | 21.76 | |||||
2. | Nando de Colo | CSKA Moscow | 32 | 533 | 16.66 | ||||
3. | Luka Doncic | Real Madrid | 33 | 529 | 16 |
Rank | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Team | Games | width=75 | Rebounds | width=40 | RPG |
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1. | James Augustine | Unicaja | 29 | 194 | 6.69 | ||||
2. | Artūras Gudaitis | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia | 29 | 183 | 6.31 | ||||
3. | Tornike Shengelia | Kirolbet Baskonia | 33 | 200 | 6.06 |
Rank | width=200 | Name | width=200 | Team | Games | width=75 | Assists | width=40 | APG |
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1. | Nick Calathes | Panathinaikos Superfoods | 31 | 249 | 8.03 | ||||
2. | Thomas Heurtel | FC Barcelona Lassa | 30 | 193 | 6.43 | ||||
3. | Kevin Pangos | Žalgiris | 36 | 212 | 5.89 |