2014–15 Euroleague qualifying rounds

2014–15 Euroleague qualifying rounds

Tournament details
Host	Ostend, Belgium
Arena	Sleuyter Arena
Dates	September 23 – September 26, 2015
Final positions
Champions	UNICS Kazan
Runners-up	ASVEL
Awards and statistics

The 2014–15 Euroleague qualifying rounds was a tournament held before the 2014–15 Euroleague that determined which team would play in the regular season.^[1] Eight teams participated in a single-venue tournament format that was played in Ostend, Belgium from 23 to 26 September.^[2]

Teams

The eight teams (in brackets, positions in their national leagues) are:

• ČEZ Nymburk (1)
• VEF Rīga (2)
• Stelmet Zielona Góra (2)
• Strasbourg (2)
• Telenet Oostende (1)
• UNICS (3)
• Hapoel Jerusalem (3)
• ASVEL (7)

Draw

Teams will be seeded into four pots of two teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the teams granted a Wild Card by ECA will be seeded above the rest of the teams.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
UNICS^ (111) VEF Rīga^ (55)	Hapoel Jerusalem^^ (53) ASVEL^^ (33)	ČEZ Nymburk (72) Telenet Oostende (43)	Stelmet Zielona Góra (39) Strasbourg (29^†)

Notes:

• ^ denotes a team with a wildcard granted.
• † indicates a team with points applying the minimum for the league it plays.

Bracket

	Qualifying Round 1					Qualifying Round 2					Qualifying Round 3
	1	UNICS	90
	4	Stelmet Zielona Góra	86
						1	UNICS	82
						2	Hapoel Jerusalem	71
	2	Hapoel Jerusalem	94
	3	ČEZ Nymburk	84
											1	UNICS	88
											2	ASVEL	79
	2	ASVEL	86
	3	Telenet Oostend	77
						2	ASVEL	74
						4	Strasbourg IG	65
	1	VEF Rīga	53
	4	Strasbourg IG	82

First round

September 23, 2014 18:00 (CET)

Stats

VEF Rīga	53–82	Strasbourg IG
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 13–20, 10–23, 11–17
Pts: Robinson 14 Rebs: Mejeris 7 Asts: Dillard 4		Pts: Diot, Traoré 15 Rebs: Traoré 6 Asts: Dobbins, Howard 5

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 1,211 Referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Rustu Nuran (TUR), Benjamin Jimenez (ESP)

September 23, 2014 20:45 (CET)

Stats

ASVEL	86–77	Telenet Oostende
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–23, 19–13, 24–21
Pts: Sy 23 Rebs: Sy 10 Asts: Lighty 5		Pts: Ponitka 17 Rebs: Prince 6 Asts: Serron, Muya Muboyayi 4

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 3,824 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Ioannis Foufis (GRE), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

September 24, 2014 18:00 (CET)

Stats

Hapoel Jerusalem	94–84	CEZ Nymburk
Scoring by quarter: 24-21, 24-18, 24-17, 22-28
Pts: Wright 22 Rebs: Jones, Gaffney 8 Asts: Halperin, Kitchen 5		Pts: Washington, Simmons 18 Rebs: Kriz 9 Asts: Washington 10

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 839 Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Sreten Radovic (CRO), Piotr Pastusiak (POL)

September 24, 2014 20:45 (CET)

Stats

UNICS	90–86	Stelmet Zielona Góra
Scoring by quarter: 23-13, 23-19, 18-22, 26-32
Pts: Langford, Jerrells 22 Rebs: Fischer 10 Asts: Jerrells 6		Pts: Burtt 30 Rebs: Troutman 7 Asts: Koszarek 5

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 723 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Rustu Nuran (TUR)

Second round

September 25, 2014 18:00 (CET)

Stats

ASVEL	74–65	Strasbourg IG
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–17, 15–17, 22–16
Pts: Green 15 Rebs: Lighty 12 Asts: Green 12		Pts: Traoré 14 Rebs: Howard 10 Asts: Campbell 6

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 385 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)

September 25, 2014 20:45 (CET)

Stats

UNICS	82–71	Hapoel Jerusalem
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–25, 23–13, 24–17
Pts: Fischer 16 Rebs: Kaimakoglou 7 Asts: Zisis 6		Pts: Jones 12 Rebs: Gaffney, Smith 5 Asts: Kitchen 6

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 20 Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Rustu Nuran (TUR), Benjamin Jimenez (ESP)

Third round

September 26, 2014 20:30 (CET)

Stats

UNICS	88–79	ASVEL
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–33, 25–11, 24–15
Pts: White 21 Rebs: Fischer, Kaimakoglou 8 Asts: Langford 6		Pts: Andersen 27 Rebs: Andersen 9 Asts: Green 8

Sleuyter Arena, Ostend Attendance: 1,845 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Ilija Belosevic (SRB), Sreten Radovic (CRO)

References

1. ECA board approves 2014-15 teams, steps toward comprehensive competition model; Euroleague.net, 25 June 2014
2. Ostend to host Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds in September; Euroleague, 10 July 2014

External links

• Qualifying rounds official page