2010–11 Eurocup Basketball

2010–11 Eurocup Basketball was the ninth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on September 29, 2010, and ended on April 16-17, 2011, with the 2010–11 Eurocup Finals, which was played at the Arena Palaverde, in Treviso.

2010–11 Eurocup
LeagueEurocup
SportBasketball
DurationSeptember 29, 2010 – April 17, 2011
  Third placeCroatia Cedevita
Season MVPCroatia Dontaye Draper
(Cedevita)
Top scorerAzerbaijan Jaycee Carroll (Gran Canaria 2014)
Finals
ChampionsRussia UNICS (1st title)
  Runners-upSpain Cajasol
Finals MVPCroatia Marko Popović
(UNICS)
Eurocup Basketball seasons

Teams edit

Group stage
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2009–10 national championships)
  Germany (BBL) 2 EWE Baskets (5th) Göttingen (7th)
  Greece (ESAKE A1) 2 Panellinios (4th) PAOK (5th)
  Spain (ACB) 2 Cajasol (6th) Asefa Estudiantes (7th)
  Italy (Serie A) 1 Bennet Cantù (4th)
  Latvia (LBL) 1 VEF Rīga (2nd)
  Lithuania (LKL) 1 Šiauliai (3rd)
  Poland (PLK) 1 Anwil Włocławek (2nd)
  Russia (PBL) 1 Krasnye Krylia (8th)
Losers of Euroleague 2010–11 qualifying rounds
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2009–10 national championships)
  France (Pro A) 3 Chorale Roanne (3rd) ASVEL (4th) Le Mans (2nd)
  Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1st)
  Germany (BBL) 1 Alba Berlin (6th)
  Israel (Ligat HaAl) 1 Hapoel Gilboa Galil (1st)
  Italy (Serie A) 1 Pepsi Caserta (3rd)
  Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) 1 Budućnost (1st)
  Netherlands (FEB) 1 GasTerra Flames (1st)
  Russia (PBL) 1 UNICS (3rd)
  Serbia (KLS) 1 Hemofarm (2nd)
  Turkey (TBL) 1 Bandırma Banvit (3rd)
  Ukraine (SuperLeague) 1 Budivelnyk (2nd)
Qualifying round
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2009–10 national championships)
  Turkey (TBL) 2 Beşiktaş Cola Turka (4th) Galatasaray Café Crown (9th)
  Croatia (A1 Liga) 1 Cedevita (3rd)
  Greece (ESAKE A1) 1 Aris (7th)
  Israel (Ligat HaAl) 1 Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd)
  Italy (Serie A) 1 Benetton Bwin Treviso (8th)
  Spain (ACB) 1 Gran Canaria 2014 (8th)
  Ukraine (SuperLeague) 1 Azovmash (1st)

Qualifying round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Beşiktaş Cola Turka   152–137   Deutsche Bank Skyliners 68–61 84–76
Hapoel Jerusalem   146–132   Belgacom Liège 62–59 84–73
Aris   170–167   Lukoil Academic 78–74 92–93
Gran Canaria 2014   165–131   Zagreb CO 69–71 96–60
Azovmash   155–145   Entente Orléanaise 76–80 79–65
Spartak Saint Petersburg   136–139   Galatasaray Café Crown 58–69 78–70
Benetton Bwin Treviso   181–118   APOEL 97–55 84–63
Dynamo Moscow   134–169   Cedevita 61–97 73–72

Regular season edit

The Regular Season ran from November 16, 2010 to December 21, 2010.

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 two places in each group advance to Top 16
     Eliminated

Group A edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   UNICS 6 5 1 507 379 +128
2.   Le Mans 6 4 2 426 429 −3
3.   Bandırma Banvit 6 2 4 402 474 −72
4.   EWE Baskets 6 1 5 435 488 −53

Group B edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Göttingen 6 4 2 478 442 +36
2.   Hemofarm 6 3 3 496 512 −16
3.   ASVEL 6 3 3 494 506 −12
4.   Beşiktaş Cola Turka 6 2 4 516 524 −8

Group C edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Gran Canaria 2014 6 5 1 463 396 +67
2.   Budivelnyk 6 4 2 397 391 +6
3.   Budućnost 6 3 3 431 418 +13
4.   Šiauliai 6 0 6 420 506 −86

Group D edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Aris 6 5 1 514 462 +52
2.   Cedevita 6 4 2 484 479 +5
3.   Azovmash 6 2 4 492 504 −12
4.   Hapoel Gilboa Galil 6 1 5 492 537 −45

Group E edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Galatasaray Café Crown 6 4 2 441 374 +67
2.   Panellinios 6 4 2 366 375 −9
3.   Bennet Cantù 6 3 3 413 398 +15
4.   GasTerra Flames 6 1 5 365 438 −73

Group F edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Benetton Bwin Treviso 6 6 0 454 414 +40
2.   Asefa Estudiantes 6 3 3 483 462 +21
3.   PAOK 6 3 3 449 438 +11
4.   Chorale Roanne 6 0 6 423 495 −72

Group G edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   ČEZ Nymburk 6 4 2 496 473 +23
2.   Cajasol 6 3 3 494 478 +16
3.   Hapoel Jerusalem 6 3 3 466 463 +3
4.   VEF Rīga 6 2 4 472 514 −42

Group H edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.   Alba Berlin 6 6 0 496 414 +82
2.   Pepsi Caserta 6 3 3 472 463 +9
3.   Krasnye Krylia 6 2 4 478 502 −24
4.   Anwil Włocławek 6 1 5 470 537 −67

Top 16 edit

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to Quarterfinals
     Eliminated

Group I edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   UNICS 6 4 2 492 459 +33 1–1 (+14)
2.   Cedevita 6 4 2 513 531 −18 1–1 (−14)
3.   Gran Canaria 2014 6 2 4 482 484 −2 1–1 (+5)
4.   Hemofarm 6 2 4 453 466 −13 1–1 (−5)

Group J edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Budivelnyk 6 4 2 417 413 +4 2–0 (+17)
2.   Göttingen 6 4 2 433 416 +17 0–2 (-17)
3.   Le Mans 6 2 4 444 445 −1 2–0 (+20)
4.   Aris 6 2 4 443 463 −20 0–2 (−20)

Group K edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Asefa Estudiantes 6 5 1 489 459 +30 1–1 (+8)
2.   Pepsi Caserta 6 5 1 474 453 +21 1–1 (−8)
3.   Galatasaray Café Crown 6 2 4 409 421 −12
4.   ČEZ Nymburk 6 0 6 451 490 −39

Group L edit

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Benetton Bwin Treviso 6 5 1 461 426 +35 1–1 (+5)
2.   Cajasol 6 5 1 476 440 +36 1–1 (−5)
3.   Panellinios 6 1 5 451 477 −26 1–1 (+10)
4.   Alba Berlin 6 1 5 434 479 −45 1–1 (−10)

Quarterfinals edit

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs was played on March 23. All return legs were played on March 30. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
UNICS   169–161   Pepsi Caserta 90–84 79–77
Budivelnyk   129–144   Cajasol 49–67 80–77
Asefa Estudiantes   153–171   Cedevita 81–90 72–81
Benetton Bwin Treviso   150–128   Göttingen 66–66 84–62

Final four edit

Euroleague Basketball Company announced that the 2010-11 Eurocup season would culminate with the Eurocup Finals in Treviso, Italy, on April 16 and 17.[1]

Semifinals edit

April 16, Palaverde, Treviso

Team 1  Score  Team 2
UNICS   87–66   Cedevita
Cajasol   75–63   Benetton Bwin Treviso

3rd place game edit

April 17, Palaverde, Treviso

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cedevita   59–57   Benetton Bwin Treviso

Final edit

April 17, Palaverde, Treviso

Team 1  Score  Team 2
UNICS   92–77   Cajasol
2010–11 Eurocup Champions
 
UNICS
1st title

Final standings edit

Team
    UNICS
    Cajasol
    Cedevita
  Benetton Bwin Treviso

Individual statistics edit

Points edit

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.   Jaycee Carroll   Gran Canaria 2014 12 228 19.00
2.   Bracey Wright   Cedevita 10 167 16.70
3.   Chester Simmons   ČEZ Nymburk 12 191 15.92
4.   Devin Smith   Benetton Bwin Treviso 16 252 15.75
5.   Terrell Lyday   UNICS 15 235 15.67

Rebounds edit

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.   Maciej Lampe   UNICS 16 129 8.06
2.   Jumaine Jones   Pepsi Caserta 13 100 7.69
3.   P. J. Tucker   Aris 12 86 7.17
4.   Nik Caner-Medley   Asefa Estudiantes 14 98 7.00
5.   Corsley Edwards   Cedevita 11 77 7.00

Assists edit

Rank Name Team Games Points APG
1.   Dontaye Draper   Cedevita 14 87 6.21
1.   Marko Popović   UNICS 11 64 5.82
3.   Stefan Marković   Benetton Bwin Treviso 16 78 4.88
4.   Trenton Meacham   Göttingen 14 65 4.64
5.   Jayson Granger   Asefa Estudiantes 14 60 4.29

Awards edit

MVP Weekly edit

Regular season edit

Week Player Team PIR
1.   P. J. Tucker   Aris 35
2.   Christos Tapoutos   Aris 32
3.   Demetrius Alexander   Azovmash 36
4.   Primož Brezec   Krasnye Krylia 40
5.   Ebi Ere   Pepsi Caserta 35
6.   Dontaye Draper   Cedevita 36

Top 16 edit

Week Player Team PIR
1.   Mike Scott   Göttingen 36
2.   Paul Davis   Cajasol 31
3.   Damjan Rudež   Cedevita 35
4.   Damjan Rudež (2)
  Bracey Wright
  Cedevita
  Cedevita
28
5.   Devin Smith   Benetton Bwin Treviso 47
6.   Benjamin Dewar   Le Mans 29

Quarterfinals edit

Game Player Team PIR
1.   Vladimir Veremeenko   UNICS 40
2.   Bracey Wright (2)   Cedevita 37

Eurocup MVP edit

Eurocup Finals MVP edit

All-Eurocup Team edit

[4]

Position All-Eurocup First Team Club Team All-Eurocup Second Team Club Team
  Dontaye Draper   Cedevita   Bracey Wright   Cedevita
  Terrell Lyday   UNICS   Dwayne Anderson   Göttingen
  Devin Smith   Benetton Bwin Treviso   Kelly McCarty   UNICS
  Tariq Kirksay   Cajasol   Nik Caner-Medley   Asefa Estudiantes
  Maciej Lampe   UNICS   Paul Davis   Cajasol

Coach of the Year edit

Rising Star edit

References edit

External links edit