2014–15 Eurocup Basketball

Eurocup
Champions Russia Khimki
2nd title
Runners-up Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
Teams 44
Duration October 14, 2014 – April 29, 2015
Awards
MVP Montenegro Tyrese Rice
Finals MVP Montenegro Tyrese Rice
Rising Star Latvia Kristaps Porziņģis
Coach of the Year Spain Aíto García Reneses
Statistical leaders
PIR

United States Derrick Brown

19.8

Points

United States Randy Culpepper

19.2

Rebounds

United States Sharrod Ford

8.9

Assists

United States Mike Green

7.4

The 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball season was the 13th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the Eurocup. The Eurocup is the league level that is one level below the Euroleague.

BC Khimki was the champion of the competition after beating Herbalife Gran Canaria in the Finals and earned a spot in the regular season of the 2015–16 Euroleague.

Competition format

The competition format was the same as in the 2013–14 season, but reducing the Regular Season. For this year 36 teams joined this first stage and were divided into two conferences.

The Regular Season featured six groups of six teams each one, where the four best teams qualified to the Last 32 stage with the eight teams that do not qualify to the 2014–15 Euroleague Top 16. From this stage to the final, the format was the same as in the last season.[1]

Teams

Teams were confirmed on June 26 by the company Euroleague Basketball.[2]

 Key to colors
Champion Runner-up Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Eighthfinalist Last 32 Regular season
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2013–14 national championships)
Regular season
 France (LNB) 5 Strasbourg (2) Nancy (3) Dijon (4) Paris-Levallois† (6) ASVEL^ (7)
 Germany (BBL) 4 Oldenburg (3) Artland Dragons (4) Brose Bamberg† (5) Telekom Bonn† (6)
 Russia (VTB) 4 Khimki (5) Lokomotiv Kuban (6) Zenit Saint Petersburg[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] (8) Krasny Oktyabr† (11)
 Italy (Lega A) 3 Acea Roma (4) FoxTown Cantù† (5) Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia[lower-alpha 2] (7)
 Spain (ACB) 3 Herbalife Gran Canaria (5) Sevilla (7) CAI Zaragoza (8)
 Turkey (TBL) 3 Banvit (3) Pınar Karşıyaka (4) Beşiktaş İntegral Forex† (6)
 Belgium (BLB) 2 Telenet Oostende^ (1) Spirou Charleroi† (5)
 Latvia (LBL) 2 Ventspils (1) VEF Rīga^ (2)
 Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk^ (1)
 Greece (GBL) 1 PAOK (3)
 Hungary (NB1/A) 1 Szolnoki Olaj† (1)
 Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Jerusalem^ (3)
 Lithuania (LKL) 1 Lietuvos Rytas (3)
 Montenegro (ABA) 1 Budućnost VOLI (5)
 Poland (PLK) 1 Stelmet Zielona Góra^ (2)
 Romania (RBD) 1 Asesoft Ploiești† (1)
 Serbia (ABA) 1 Partizan NIS (4)
 Slovenia (ABA) 1 Union Olimpija† (10)
Last 32
Spain Spain (ACB) 1 Valencia (3)
Russia Russia (VTB) 1 UNICS (3)
Germany Germany (BBL) 1 Bayern Munich (1)
Italy Italy (Serie A) 1 Dinamo Sassari (3)
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) 1 Neptūnas (2)
Croatia Croatia (ABA) 1 Cedevita (2)
France France (Pro A) 1 Limoges (1)
Poland Poland (PLK) 1 PGE Turów Zgorzelec (1)

Notes:
† Qualified through wild card
^ Qualified as loser of Euroleague qualifying round

Draw

The draws for the 2014–15 Eurocup were held on Monday, 29 September, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.

Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 18 teams and 3 groups each. For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of Three teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.

Two teams from the same country could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group if possible. The nations from the former Yugoslavia, which compete jointly in the Adriatic League—Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina—are considered as one country for purposes of the draw.[5]

Western Conference

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk (72)
Italy FoxTown Cantù (66)
Germany Brose Bamberg (64)

Spain CAI Zaragoza (52)
Spain Sevilla (52)
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria (52)

Belgium Telenet Oostende (43)
Italy Acea Roma (40)
Italy Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (40)

France ASVEL (33)
Belgium Spirou Charleroi (31)
France Strasbourg (29)

France Paris-Levallois (29)
France Nancy (29)
France Dijon (29)

Germany Artland Dragons (25)
Germany Oldenburg (25)
Germany Telekom Bonn (25)

Eastern Conference

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Russia Khimki (111)
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban (102)
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas (71)

Turkey Banvit (66)
Turkey Beşiktaş Integral Forex (65)
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka (65)

Montenegro Budućnost VOLI (63)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (61)
Russia Krasny Oktyabr (61)

Serbia Partizan NIS (59)
Latvia VEF Rīga (55)
Latvia Ventspils (55)

Israel Hapoel Jerusalem (53)
Slovenia Union Olimpija (48)
Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra (39)

Greece PAOK (30)
Romania Asesoft Ploiești (13)
Hungary Szolnoki Olaj (12)

Regular season

The Regular Season runs from Tuesday, October 14 to Wednesday, December 17.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were 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 match.
Key to colors
     Top four teams in each group advance to Last 32.

Western Conference

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. France Strasbourg 10 8 2 742 701 +41
2. Germany Brose Bamberg 10 6 4 768 672 +96
3. France Paris-Levallois 10 5 5 753 759 –6 1-1 (+2)
4. Spain CAI Zaragoza 10 5 5 831 812 +19 1-1 (-2)
5. Germany Telekom Bonn 10 4 6 774 851 –77
6. Italy Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 10 2 8 735 808 –73

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 10 10 0 837 704 +133
2. Belgium Telenet Oostende 10 6 4 768 766 +2 1-1 (0)
3. France Dijon 10 6 4 710 739 –29 1-1 (0)
4. Italy Foxtown Cantù 10 4 6 738 752 –14
5. France ASVEL 10 3 7 744 791 –47
6. Germany Artland Dragons 10 1 9 725 770 –45

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Italy Acea Roma 10 7 3 826 773 +53
2. France Nancy 10 6 4 776 742 +34
3. Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 10 5 5 771 780 –9 2-0
4. Spain Sevilla 10 5 5 776 757 +19 0-2
5. Germany Oldenburg 10 4 6 737 737 0
6. Belgium Spirou Charleroi 10 3 7 705 802 –97

Eastern Conference

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Russia Khimki 10 8 2 872 756 +116
2. Turkey Beşiktaş Integral Forex 10 7 3 773 705 +68
3. Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 6 4 800 782 +18
4. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 5 5 808 809 –1
5. Hungary Szolnoki Olaj 10 3 7 748 822 –74
6. Latvia VEF Rīga 10 1 9 705 832 –127

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 10 8 2 840 774 +66
2. Turkey Banvit 10 6 4 788 768 +20 1-1 (+3)
3. Russia Krasny Oktyabr 10 6 4 759 765 –6 1-1 (-3)
4. Romania Asesoft Ploiești 10 5 5 814 833 –19
5. Serbia Partizan NIS 10 3 7 734 774 –40
6. Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 10 2 8 806 827 –21

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 10 10 0 795 653 +142
2. Greece PAOK 10 6 4 726 726 0 1-1 (+1)
3. Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 10 6 4 780 763 +17 1-1 (-1)
4. Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 10 3 7 784 797 –13 2-0
5. Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra 10 3 7 722 809 –87 0-2
6. Latvia Ventspils 10 2 8 665 724 –59

Last 32

The Last 32 phase runs from Tuesday, January 6 to Wednesday, February 11.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 32 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 32 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to the Eurocup eightfinals.

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Russia UNICS 6 4 2 460 432 +26
2. Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 3 439 479 –40
3. France Strasbourg 6 3 3 450 433 +17
4. Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 6 2 4 454 459 –5

UNK SIG NYM ZEN
UNICS 60–82 75–67 103–67
Strasbourg 72–61 87–80 61–73
ČEZ Nymburk 79–84 72–66 72–84
Zenit Saint Petersburg 65–77 87–82 63–84

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 6 5 1 522 462 +60
2. Turkey Banvit 6 4 2 484 450 +34
3. Italy Dinamo Sassari 6 2 4 470 507 –37
4. Montenegro Budućnost VOLI 6 1 5 457 514 –57

DSS HGC BAN POD
Dinamo Sassari 76–91 72–89 87–70
Herbalife Gran Canaria 90–74 91–80 92–69
Banvit 74–75 80–70 87–74
Budućnost VOLI 93–86 83–88 68–74

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Italy Acea Roma 6 4 2 473 442 +31
2. Croatia Cedevita 6 4 2 500 493 +7
3. Russia Krasny Oktyabr 6 3 3 471 482 –11
4. Spain CAI Zaragoza 6 1 5 434 461 –27

CED ROM OKT CAI
Cedevita 91–90 92–101 83–80
Acea Roma 73–66 82–66 87–66
Krasny Oktyabr 65–83 86–88 71–66
CAI Zaragoza 84–85 67–53 71–82

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Russia Khimki 6 5 1 512 449 +63
2. Italy Foxtown Cantù 6 3 3 454 449 +5
3. France Limoges 6 3 3 430 430 0
4. Greece PAOK 6 1 5 421 489 –68

LIM KHI PBC CTU
Limoges 72–86 71–59 81–70
Khimki 79–70 102–68 75–62
PAOK 68–79 78–82 78–77
Foxtown Cantù 68–57 99–88 78–70

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Germany Bayern Munich 6 6 0 534 437 +97
2. Germany Brose Bamberg 6 3 3 444 474 –30
3. France Dijon 6 2 4 453 498 –45
4. Slovenia Union Olimpija 6 1 5 473 495 –22

BAY BRO JDA UOL
Bayern Munich 87–63 93–84 90–84
Brose Bamberg 52–90 81–86 91–90
Dijon 74–84 56–86 77–81
Union Olimpija 80–90 65–71 73–76

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Poland PGE Turów 6 5 1 553 501 +52
2. Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 6 3 3 553 514 +39
3. Belgium Telenet Oostende 6 2 4 474 506 –32
4. Spain Sevilla 6 2 4 473 532 –59

TUR LRY OST SEV
PGE Turów 104–93 99–71 87–84
Lietuvos Rytas 98–86 111–83 100–78
Telenet Oostende 79–80 75–69 72–84
Sevilla 76–97 88–82 63–94

Group M

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 6 6 0 538 463 +75
2. France Paris-Levallois 6 3 3 485 486 –1
3. Turkey Beşiktaş Integral Forex 6 2 4 444 488 –44
4. Lithuania Neptūnas 6 1 5 469 499 –30

NEP BJK PLV KSK
Neptūnas 62–69 82–73 83–90
Beşiktaş Integral Forex 80–78 71–77 77–105
Paris-Levallois 88–79 93–83 75–85
Pınar Karşıyaka 99–85 73–64 86–79

Group N

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Russia Lokomotiv Kuban 6 6 0 492 416 +76
2. Spain Valencia 6 3 3 490 461 +29
3. Romania Asesoft Ploiești 6 2 4 471 529 –58
4. France Nancy 6 1 5 511 558 –47

VBC LOK SLU ASE
Valencia 89–90 77–46 87–92
Lokomotiv Kuban 74–62 85–70 92–79
Nancy 73–75 57–66 84–67
Asesoft Ploiești 86–100 59–85 88–81

Knockout stage

In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.

 
EighthfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Russia UNICS7075145
 
 
 
Italy FoxTown Cantù6472 136
 
Russia UNICS7879157
 
 
 
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban8758 145
 
Russia Lokomotiv Kuban8070150
 
 
 
Germany Brose Bamberg7853 131
 
Russia UNICS7076146
 
 
 
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria8378 161
 
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria 8475159
 
 
 
Croatia Cedevita7672 148
 
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria7675151
 
 
 
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka6674 140
 
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka8197178
 
 
 
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas8181 162
 
Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria6664130
 
 
 
Russia Khimki9183 174
 
Italy Acea Roma5566121
 
 
 
Turkey Banvit7156 127
 
Turkey Banvit6575140
 
 
 
France Paris-Levallois6771 138
 
Poland PGE Turów7178149
 
 
 
France Paris-Levallois7487 161
 
Turkey Banvit8389172
 
 
 
Russia Khimki8293 175
 
Russia Khimki8689175
 
 
 
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg8470 154
 
Russia Khimki7676152
 
 
 
Spain Valencia7561 136
 
Germany Bayern Munich5860118
 
 
Spain Valencia8094 174
 

Finals

Main article: 2015 Eurocup Finals

First leg

24 April 2015
20:45
Herbalife Gran Canaria Spain 66–91 Russia Khimki
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 14–19, 21–19, 12–32
Pts: Kuric 23
Rebs: Báez 7
Asts: Oliver 4		 Pts: Koponen, Vyaltsev 18
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Rice 5
Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas
Attendance: 9,875
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Roberto Chiari (ITA), Rüştü Nuran (TUR)

Second leg

29 April 2015
18:30
Khimki Russia 83–64 Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 18–12, 23–16, 15–18
Pts: Augustine 18
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Popović 7		 Pts: Tavares 17
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: Kendall 3
Khimki wins 174–130 on aggregate
Basketball Center, Khimki
Attendance: 3,850
Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE)

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Derrick BrownRussia Lokomotiv Kuban1835619.78
2.United States Romeo TravisRussia Krasny Oktyabr1630419.00
3.Turkey Bobby DixonTurkey Pınar Karşıyaka2037518.75

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Randy Culpepper Russia Krasny Oktyabr1324919.15
2.United States J.P. Prince Belgium Telenet Oostende1627417.13
3.Montenegro Tyrese Rice Russia Khimki2440716.96

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States Sharrod FordFrance Paris-Levallois201778.85
2.United States Trevor MbakweGermany Brose Baskets181518.39
3.United States Randal FalkerFrance Nancy151228.13

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.United States Mike Green France Paris-Levallois201477.35
2.United States Bradley Wanamaker Germany Brose Baskets181166.44
3.Puerto Rico Walter Hodge Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg181136.28

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular Season

Week Player Team PIR
1United States Brandon TricheItaly Acea Roma37
2United States Dee BrownRomania Asesoft Ploiești33
3United States Brandon Triche (2)Italy Acea Roma27
4United States Darius Adams France Nancy36
5Puerto Rico Walter Hodge Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg34
6United States Romeo Travis Russia Krasny Oktyabr34
7Italy Achille PolonaraItaly Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia34
United States Romeo Travis (2)Russia Krasny Oktyabr34
8Spain Guillermo Hernangómez Spain Sevilla31
9United States Darius Johnson-OdomItaly FoxTown Cantù40
10Serbia Milan MačvanSerbia Partizan NIS34

Last 32

Week Player Team PIR
1Cape Verde Walter TavaresSpain Herbalife Gran Canaria40
2United States Anthony RandolphRussia Lokomotiv Kuban36
Montenegro Halil KanacevićSlovenia Union Olimpija36
3Lithuania Martynas GecevičiusLithuania Lietuvos Rytas38
4United States Mardy Collins Poland PGE Turów 40
5Poland Damian Kulig Poland PGE Turów 38
6United States Sharrod FordFrance Paris-Levallois 37

Eighthfinals

Week Player Team PIR
1Dominican Republic Sammy Mejia Turkey Banvit33
2United States Jon Diebler Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka31

Quarterfinals

Week Player Team PIR
1Montenegro Tyrese Rice Russia Khimki27
Croatia Krunoslav SimonRussia Lokomotiv Kuban27
2 United States James White Russia UNICS38

Semifinals

Week Player Team PIR
1Cape Verde Walter Tavares (2) Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria30
2Montenegro Tyrese Rice (2)Russia Khimki22
United States James AugustineRussia Khimki22

Finals

Week Player Team PIR
1United States Paul Davis Russia Khimki22
2United States James Augustine (2) Russia Khimki22

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Teams

Position All-Eurocup First Team Club Team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Ref
PG
 Montenegro Tyrese Rice Russia Khimki Turkey Bobby Dixon Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka [8]
SG/SF
Finland Petteri Koponen Russia Khimki United States Keith Langford Russia Unics Kazan
SG/SF
Dominican Republic Sammy Mejia Turkey Banvit United States Kyle Kuric Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
PF/C
United States Derrick Brown Russia Lokomotiv Kuban United States Anthony Randolph Russia Lokomotiv Kuban
PF/C
 Cape Verde Walter Tavares Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria United States Sharrod Ford France Paris-Levallois

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Triumph Lyubertsy was relocated to Saint Petersburg and renamed to Zenit.[3][4]
  2. 1 2 Triumph Lyubertsy and Reggio Emilia were qualified as the Finalists of the 2013–14 EuroChallenge

References

  1. ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup competition system announced; Eurocup Basketball, 9 June 2014
  2. ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup team list proposed; Eurocup Basketball, 26 June 2014
  3. ↑ Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg; Eurocupbasketball.com, 16 July 2014
  4. ↑ Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg; Eurocupbasketball.com, 18 August 2014
  5. ↑ "2014-15 Eurocup Regular Season Draw criteria and procedure". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  6. ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup MVP: Tyrese Rice, Khimki Moscow Region
  7. ↑ Rice caps standout season as Eurocup Finals MVP
  8. ↑ All-Eurocup First, Second teams named
  9. ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Aíto García Reneses, Herbalife Gran Canaria
  10. ↑ 2014-15 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Kristaps Porziņģis, Baloncesto Sevilla

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