2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

FIBA Europe Cup
The Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv hosted the Final Four
Season2020–21
Dates26 January – 25 April 2021
Games played46
Teams22
Finals
ChampionsIsrael Ironi Nes Ziona (1st season)
  Runners-upPoland Arged BMSLAM Stal
SemifinalistsRomania CSM Oradea
Russia Parma
Final Four MVPUnited States Wayne Selden Jr.
Statistical leaders
Points United States Patrick Miller 15.6
Rebounds United States Jerome Meyinsse 7.6
Assists United States Patrick Miller 6.0
Index Rating United States Patrick Miller 130
Seasons

The 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup was the sixth season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The season started on 26 January 2021 as it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ironi Nes Ziona won its first European title, after defeating Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski in the final in Tel Aviv.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 16 June 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season is presumed to start in September or October, with or without spectators. In case that the competition cannot start in September–October it will be automatically postponed to January 2021, with a reduced competition system.[1]

On 2 September 2020, FIBA Europe announced the season will begin on 6 January 2021.[2]

Team allocation

Maximum 27 teams will play in the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup. The 16 teams directly qualified and at most 11 of the teams eliminated in the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds will join directly the regular season.

The teams are to be divided into seven groups. Groups of three and four teams will be formed.

Teams registered were officially published on 12 August 2020.[3]

Draw will be on August 18.
Based on a decision of the Board of FIBA Europe, club from Russia (Parma) and clubs from Ukraine (Dnipro (if will not qualify for Champions League Regular season), Kyiv Basket, Prometey) will be drawn in separate groups in the Draw for the Regular Season.[4]

Teams

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
  • Abd: Season abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Regular season
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut (CL QR2) Greece Iraklis (CL QR1) Romania CSM Oradea (Abd-2nd) Israel Ironi Nes Ziona (7th)
Lithuania Neptūnas (CL QR2) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv (CL QR1) Romania Sibiu (Abd-3rd) Italy Unahotels Reggio Emilia (Abd-12th)
Netherlands Donar (CL QR2) Poland Anwil Włocławek (CL QR1) Ukraine Kyiv Basket (Abd-2nd) Montenegro Mornar[Note MOR]
Portugal Sporting CP (CL QR2) Switzerland Fribourg Olympic (CL QR1) Ukraine Prometey (Abd-3rd) Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch (Abd-3rd)
Romania U-BT Cluj-Napoca (CL QR1) Ukraine Dnipro (CL QR1) Austria Kapfenberg Bulls (Abd-2nd) Poland Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (Abd-9th)
Bulgaria Balkan (CL QR1) Hungary Egis Körmend (Abd-2nd) Belarus Borisfen (Abd-1st) Russia Parma (Abd-5th)
United Kingdom London Lions (CL QR1) Hungary Szolnoki Olajbányász (Abd-7th) Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (Abd-3rd) Turkey Beşiktaş Icrypex (Abd-8th)
  1. ^
    NOTE Mornar: KK Mornar was drawn in group F, but withdrew because of the invitation to participate in 2020–21 EuroCup basketball in September 2020.

Applicants

The following 4 teams chose the option of ending their continental adventure if they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds and therefore refuse to participate in the FIBA Europe Cup:[3]

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date Match leg
Regular season Matchday 1 18 August 2020 26 January 2021
Matchday 2 27–28 January 2021
Matchday 3 29 January 2021
Play-offs Round of 16 3 February 2021 23–24 March 2021
Quarter-finals 25–26 March 2021
Semi-finals 23 April 2021
Finals 25 April 2021

System competition

Regular Season to be played in single venue hubs in single round-robin format from January 26–29, 2021.[5] The top two clubs from each Regular Season group, plus the four best 3rd placed clubs, to advance to the Round of 16. The Round of 16 pairings to be determined by a draw, with all six group winners and the two best 2nd placed clubs seeded and the other qualified teams not seeded; clubs from the same Regular Season group cannot be drawn against each other. Round of 16 and Quarter-Finals to be played in single elimination games in four single venue hubs of four teams each, as per the Play-Off bracket, from March 23–25, 2021. Final Four to be played in a single venue hub from April 23–25, 2021.

Regular season

Group A

Venue: Maaspoort in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification IRA REG MON KÖR
1 Greece Iraklis 3 3 0 251 225 +26 6 Advance to round of 16 — — — 94–76
2 Italy UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 3 2 1 232 226 +6 5 74–78 — — —
3 Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut 3 1 2 227 215 +12 4 75–79 69–70 — —
4 Hungary Egis Körmend 3 0 3 221 265 −44 3 — 79–88 66–83 —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group B

Venue: Arena Samokov in Samokov, Bulgaria[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PRO KYI RIL KAP
1 Ukraine Prometey 3 3 0 225 200 +25 6 Advance to round of 16 — — 89–76 —
2 Ukraine Kyiv-Basket 3 1 2 196 197 −1 4 66–72 — 69–74 —
3 Bulgaria Rilski Sportist (H) 3 1 2 217 227 −10 4 — — — 67–69
4 Austria Kapfenberg Bulls 3 1 2 178 192 −14 4 58–64 51–61 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Group C

Venue: Hala Mistrzów in Włocławek, Poland[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification STA INZ SZO SPO
1 Poland Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 3 3 0 268 249 +19 6 Advance to round of 16 — — — 85–83
2 Israel Ironi Nes Ziona 3 2 1 262 247 +15 5 86–93 — 90–73 —
3 Hungary Szolnoki Olajbányász 3 1 2 231 247 −16 4 80–90 — — 78–67
4 Portugal Sporting CP 3 0 3 231 249 −18 3 — 81–86 — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup

Group D

Venue: Akatlar Arena in Istanbul, Turkey[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SIB BAL ORA BJK
1 Romania CSU Sibiu 3 2 1 247 235 +12 5 Advance to round of 16 — 88–75 — —
2 Bulgaria Balkan 3 2 1 207 214 −7 5 — — 58–55 74–71
3 Romania CSM Oradea 3 1 2 216 219 −3 4 70–78 — — 91–83
4 Turkey Beşiktaş Icrypex (H) 3 1 2 244 246 −2 4 90–81 — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Group E

Venue: Hala Mistrzów in Włocławek, Poland[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification OLY DNI ANW LON
1 Switzerland Fribourg Olympic 2 1 1 143 131 +12 3 Advance to round of 16 — 57–62 — —
2 Ukraine Dnipro 2 1 1 133 131 +2 3 — — 71–74 —
3 Poland Anwil Włocławek (H) 2 1 1 143 157 −14 3 69–86 — — —
4 United Kingdom London Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[7] — — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Group F

Venue: Maaspoort in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[6]

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAR DBO DON BOR
1 Russia Parma 2 2 0 178 144 +34 4 Advance to round of 16 — 85–63 — —
2 Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch (H) 2 1 1 162 183 −21 3 — — 99–98 —
3 Netherlands Donar 2 0 2 179 192 −13 2 81–93 — — —
4 Belarus Borisfen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[8] — — — —
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
(H) Hosts

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B Bulgaria Rilski Sportist 2 1 1 150 158 −8 3 Advance to round of 16
2 E Poland Anwil Włocławek 2 1 1 143 157 −14 3
3 A Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut 2 0 2 144 149 −5 2
4 D Romania CSM Oradea 2 0 2 125 136 −11 2
5 F Netherlands Donar 2 0 2 179 192 −13 2
6 C Hungary Szolnoki Olajbányász 2 0 2 153 180 −27 2
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Play-offs

All games are to be played in a single-elimination format.[9]

Draw

The playoffs draw will take place in the FIBA Europe Regional Office headquarters in Munich, Germany on Wednesday, February 3 at 14:00 CET and will be made with the restriction that teams from the same Regular Season group cannot be drawn against each other.[10]

Seeded teams
Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal
Romania CSU Sibiu
Ukraine Dnipro
Greece Iraklis
Israel Ironi Nes Ziona
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic
Russia Parma
Ukraine Prometey
Non-seeded teams
Poland Anwil Włocławek
Bulgaria Balkan
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Romania CSM Oradea
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch
Ukraine Kyiv-Basket
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist
Italy UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia

Bracket

The hub locations of the round of 16 and quarterfinals were announced on 25 February.[11]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
23 March – Botevgrad
 
 
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic74
 
25 March – Botevgrad
 
Bulgaria Balkan90
 
Bulgaria Balkan62
 
23 March – Botevgrad
 
Russia Parma84
 
Russia Parma90
 
23 April – Tel Aviv
 
Bulgaria Rilski Sportist61
 
Russia Parma80
 
24 March – 's-Hertogenbosch
 
Israel Ironi Nes Ziona81
 
Greece Iraklis86
 
26 March – 's-Hertogenbosch
 
Poland Anwil Włocławek81
 
Greece Iraklis80
 
24 March – 's-Hertogenbosch
 
Israel Ironi Nes Ziona105
 
Israel Ironi Nes Ziona90
 
25 April – Tel Aviv
 
Ukraine Kyiv-Basket76
 
Israel Ironi Nes Ziona82
 
23 March – Oradea
 
Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal74
 
Romania CSU Sibiu61
 
25 March – Oradea
 
Italy UH Reggio Emilia65
 
Italy UH Reggio Emilia64
 
23 March – Oradea
 
Romania CSM Oradea71
 
Ukraine Dnipro72
 
23 April – Tel Aviv
 
Romania CSM Oradea78
 
Romania CSM Oradea66
 
23 March – 's-Hertogenbosch
 
Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal77 Third place
 
Ukraine Prometey81
 
25 March – 's-Hertogenbosch25 April – Tel Aviv
 
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut88
 
Belgium Belfius Mons-Hainaut66Romania CSM Oradea85
 
23 March – 's-Hertogenbosch
 
Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal73 Russia Parma76
 
Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal92
 
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch83
 
2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup champions
Israel
Ironi Nes Ziona
1st title

Individual awards

FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP

Player Team Ref.
United States Wayne Selden Israel Ironi Nes Ziona [12]

Top Performer

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
1 Netherlands Thomas van der Mars Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch 38 [13]
2 Turkey Alperen Şengün Turkey Beşiktaş Icrypex 27 [14]
United States Rashad Vaughn Ukraine Prometey
3 Turkey Alperen Şengün (2) Turkey Beşiktaş Icrypex 31 [15]
Round of 16 Colombia Braian Angola Israel Ironi Nes Ziona 33 [16]
Quarter-finals United States Patrick Miller Israel Ironi Nes Ziona 29 [17]
Semi-finals United States Trey Kell Poland Arged BMSLAM Stal 24 [18]
Final Four United States Wayne Selden Jr. Israel Ironi Nes Ziona MVP [19]

See also

References

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