2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four Explained

Tourney Name:Basketball Champions League Final Four
Year:2024
City:Belgrade
Country:Serbia
Arena:Belgrade Arena
Season:2023–24 season
Dates:26–28 April 2024
Champions: Unicaja (1st title)
Second: Lenovo Tenerife
Third Place: UCAM Murcia
Fourth Place: Peristeri
Mvp:Kendrick Perry (Unicaja)
Mvp Link:Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four, also known as the 2024 BCL Final Four, is the concluding tournament of the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League. The tournament was hosted at the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.

Teams

Unicaja qualified for a second consecutive Final Four appearance.[1] UCAM Murcia returned to the Final Four after a 6-year absence.[2] Lenovo Tenerife will play their record-extending sixth Final Four, and their sixth in eight years.[3] Peristeri will make their Final Four debut and become the second Greek team to qualify (after AEK Athens).[4]

Three teams from Spain qualified for the Final Four, which is the first time in the league's history that it features teams from the same country.[5]

TeamQualified onPrevious final tournament appearances
UCAM Murcia9 April 20241 (2018)
Unicaja9 April 20241 (2023)
Peristeri16 April 20240
Lenovo Tenerife17 April 20246 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Venue and floor

On 21 March 2024, FIBA Europe revelead the Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, as the venue for the Final Four at a ceremony in Mies, Switzerland.[6] It is the first time the league's final four is hosted in Serbia, and the second time a neutral venue is selected (following Bilbao in 2022). Željko Rebrača was named ambassador for the Final Four.

The games will be played on a glass floor equipped with LED panels, provided by ASB GlassFloor. It will be the first time this type of floor is used in an international basketball club competition game.[7]

Bracket

Semifinals

In the first semifinal, Kyle Guy of Lenovo Tenerife set a new Final Four record for most points in a game with 34 points.[8]

Final

It was the second time in league history that the final was contested by two Spanish teams, and the fifth time in all European competitions.[9] Tenerife's Marcelo Huertas was named league MVP at age 40 one day before the final.[10] Unicaja forced Lenovo Tenerife to commit 19 turnovers on their way to the 80–75 win.[11] Kendrick Perry won the Final Four MVP award after scoring a team-high 17 points in 20 minutes off the bench.[12]

References

  1. Web site: Kalinoski steals fire from Promitheas, sends Unicaja to another Final Four . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  2. Web site: UCAM Murcia end six-year wait, return to the BCL Final Four . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  3. Web site: Message sent: Another Huertas double-double as Tenerife punch last ticket to Belgrade . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  4. Web site: A Spanoulis masterclass: Peristeri eliminate defending champions Bonn, reach Final Four . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  5. Web site: 2024-04-19 . Spain’s mastery hits 43% of berths in the BCL Final Four . 2024-04-20 . Eurohoops . en.
  6. Web site: Belgrade unveiled as Final Four host on night of Serbian legends . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  7. Web site: The future is now: Belgrade Final Four to be played on ASB GlassFloor in world first . 2024-04-20 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  8. Web site: Kyle Guy sets new Final Four record as Tenerife reach another Final . 2024-05-02 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  9. Web site: Final preview: Tenerife's third BCL title or Unicaja's first? . 2024-05-02 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  10. Web site: MVP Huertas, coach Spanoulis headline BCL Season 8 award winners . 2024-05-02 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  11. Web site: Tactics Breakdown: The keys to Unicaja's triumph in the Final . 2024-05-02 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  12. Web site: Poetic justice: Kendrick Perry is the MVP of the Final Four . 2024-05-02 . FIBA.basketball . en.