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2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup

The 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup was the 8th season of the FIBA Europe Cup, the second-level European professional club basketball competition organised by FIBA. The season began on 12 October 2022 and ended on 26 April 2023.

FIBA Europe Cup
Season2022–23
DatesQualifying:
27–30 September 2022
Competition proper:
12 October 2022 – 26 April 2023
Number of teams32 (regular season)
47 (all rounds)
Finals
ChampionsPoland Anwil Włocławek (1st title)
  Runners-upFrance Cholet Basket
SemifinalistsEstonia Kalev/Cramo
Finland Karhu
Finals MVPUnited States Phil Greene IV
Statistical leaders
Points Slovenia Miha Lapornik 19.8
Rebounds The Gambia Ousman Krubally 11.0
Assists Lithuania Arnas Velička 7.8
Index Rating The Gambia Ousman Krubally 23.7
Seasons

Anwil Włocławek defeated Cholet in the finals, which were played over two legs in both club's arenas.[1] They became the first Polish club to win a European competition title.[2]

Team allocation edit

18 teams eliminated in the Basketball Champions League qualification rounds could join directly the regular season, depending on their decision as declared in the FIBA Europe Cup option form. The following 5 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:

Teams edit

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: Place in the domestic competition
  • CL QR1, QR2, QR3: Losers from the Champions League qualifying rounds
Regular season
  Brose Bamberg (CL QR3)   Opava (CL QR2)   Pärnu (CL QR1)   Río Breogán (CL QR1)   Brindisi (11th)
  Niners Chemnitz (CL QR3)   Karhu (CL QR2)   Leicester Riders (CL QR1)   Norrköping Dolphins (CL QR1)   Donar (CW)
  FMP Meridian (CL QR3)   Heroes Den Bosch (CL QR2)   Körmend (CL QR1)   Kangoeroes Mechelen (2nd)   Anwil Włocławek (3rd)
  Patrioti Levice (CL QR3)   CSO Voluntari (CL QR2)   Golden Eagles Ylli (CL QR1)   Balkan (1st)   FC Porto (2nd)
  Swans Gmunden (CL QR2)   Fribourg Olympic (CL QR2)   Šiauliai (CL QR1)   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim (9th)   CSM Oradea (3rd)
  Keravnos (CL QR2)   Budivelnyk (CL QR2)   TFT Skopje (CL QR1)   Hapoel Galil Elyon (5th)   Gaziantep (5th)
Qualifying rounds
  Trepça (2nd)   Antwerp Giants (5th)   Kataja (4th)   Hapoel Haifa (6th)   Jämtland Basket (2nd)
  KB Prishtina (3rd)   Rilski Sportist (2nd)   Cholet (8th)   ZZ Leiden (2nd)   Beşiktaş Emlakjet (10th)
  Cbet Jonava (5th)   Cedevita Junior (5th)   Göttingen (10th)   Czarni Słupsk (4th)
  Wolves (8th)   Petrolina AEK Larnaca (2nd)   Aris (7th)   Sporting CP (3rd)
  Kapfenberg Bulls (6th)   Kalev/Cramo (3rd)   Þór Þorlákshöfn (4th)   SCMU Craiova (5th)

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Schedule for 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 14 July 2022 27 September 2022
Second qualifying round 28 September 2022
Third qualifying round 30 September 2022
Regular season Round 1 12 October 2022
Round 2 19 October 2022
Round 3 26 October 2022
Round 4 2 November 2022
Round 5 23 November 2022
Round 6 30 November 2022
Second round Round 1 14 December 2022
Round 2 21 December 2022
Round 3 11 January 2023
Round 4 25 January 2023
Round 5 1 February 2023
Round 6 8 February 2023
Quarter-finals 6–8 March 2023 14–15 March 2023
Semi-finals 29 March 2023 5 April 2023
Finals 19 April 2023 26 April 2023

Qualifying rounds edit

Draw edit

The 22 teams will be divided into 6 pots. For the quarter-finals round of Qualifications, teams from Pot 5 will be drawn against teams from Pot 4 and teams from pot 6 will be drawn against two teams from Pot 3. Teams from Pot 1, 2 and the other two teams from pot 3 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semi-final stage of Qualifications. The winners of the semi-final stage will face each other in the finals of Qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the Regular season and join the ten directly qualified teams and the 18 Basketball Champions League eliminated teams in the main draw.[3]

Pot 1
Team
  ZZ Leiden
  Sporting CP
  Kapfenberg Bulls
  Rilski Sportist
Pot 2
Team
  Antwerp Giants
  Kataja
  KB Prishtina
  Beşiktaş Emlakjet
Pot 3
Team
  Hapoel Haifa
  Cholet
  Kalev/Cramo
  Petrolina AEK Larnaca
Pot 4
Team
  SCMU Craiova
  Czarni Słupsk
  Göttingen
  Aris
Pot 5
Team
  Cbet Jonava
  Wolves
  Trepça
  Jämtland Basket
Pot 6
Team
  Cedevita Junior
  Þór Þorlákshöfn

Qualification Group A edit

Venue: Mitrovica, Kosovo

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
27 September
  Göttingen76
28 September
  Trepça62
  Göttingen83
  Sporting CP84
30 September
  Sporting CP98
27 September
  Antwerp Giants85
  Petrolina AEK Larnaca77
28 September
  Þór Þorlákshöfn68
  Petrolina AEK Larnaca60
  Antwerp Giants76

Qualification Group B edit

Venue: Jonava, Lithuania

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 September
 
 
  SCMU Craiova65
 
28 September
 
  Cbet Jonava59
 
  SCMU Craiova71
 
 
  Kapfenberg Bulls55
 
 
30 September
 
 
  SCMU Craiova79
 
27 September
 
  Kalev/Cramo84
 
  Kalev/Cramo93
 
28 September
 
  Cedevita Junior73
 
  Kalev/Cramo98
 
 
  KB Prishtina61
 
 
 
 

Qualification Group C edit

Venue: Samokov, Bulgaria

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
27 September
  Aris72
28 September
  Wolves83
  Wolves76
  Rilski Sportist91
30 September
  Rilski Sportist61
  Hapoel Haifa68
28 September
  Kataja64
  Hapoel Haifa75

Qualification Group D edit

Venue: Cholet, France

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
          
27 September
  Czarni Słupsk83
28 September
  Jämtland Basket73
  Czarni Słupsk74
  ZZ Leiden78
30 September
  ZZ Leiden59
  Cholet71
28 September
  Beşiktaş Emlakjet62
  Cholet93

Lucky losers edit

Following the qualification of Tofaş, Unicaja and Bakken Bears to the Champions League, three lucky losers will also qualify for the regular season. Their identity will be determined in accordance with section D from FIBA Basketball Rules as follows:[4]

  1. Point difference of the combined results from the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the first criterion.
  2. Points scored in the Semi-Finals and Finals will be used as the second criterion.
  3. If the identity of the two is not determined using the previous two criteria, a draw will be held to determine the final classification.
Pos Team PF PA PD Qualification
1   SCMU Craiova 150 139 +11 Advance to regular season
2   Rilski Sportist 152 144 +8
3   Antwerp Giants 161 158 +3
4   ZZ Leiden 137 145 -8

Regular season edit

Draw edit

The draw took place in Munich, Germany on July 14.[3]

The thirty-two teams were divided into 4 seeds and drawn into eight groups of four. A maximum of two clubs from the same country can be in the same group. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the second round, while the third and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.[5]

Seed 1
Team
  CSM Oradea
  Hakro Merlins Crailsheim
  Donar
  Gaziantep
  Balkan
  Anwil Włocławek
  FC Porto
  Hapoel Galil Elyon
Seed 2
Team
  Brose Bamberg
  Tofaş⊕
  Fribourg Olympic
  Unicaja⊕
  Karhu
  Bakken Bears⊕
  Opava
  Brindisi
Seed 3
Team
  Kangoeroes Mechelen
  Budivelnyk
  Keravnos
  CSO Voluntari
  Niners Chemnitz
  Heroes Den Bosch
  Körmend
  Swans Gmunden
Seed 4
Team
  Norrköping Dolphins
  Golden Eagles Ylli
  Patrioti Levice
  Pärnu
  Sporting CP (Winner Qualifying A)
  Kalev/Cramo (Winner Qualifying B)
  Hapoel Haifa (Winner Qualifying C)
  Cholet (Winner Qualifying D)
Notes
^⊕ Indicates teams that qualify for BCL Regular Season, and three runners-up of the FEC Qualifiers filled their spots.

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CHE BRO HGE YLL
1   Niners Chemnitz 6 4 2 544 446 +98 10 Advance to second round — 85–89 111–79 90–60
2   Brose Bamberg 6 4 2 504 474 +30 10 68–84 — 95–78 78–81
3   Hapoel Galil Elyon 6 3 3 499 526 −27 9 78–73 86–98 — 85–73
4   Golden Eagles Ylli 6 1 5 422 523 −101 7 72–101 60–76 76–93 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification HHA GAZ ANT GMU
1   Hapoel Haifa 6 5 1 415 397 +18 11 Advance to second round — 63–79 75–64 77–70
2   Gaziantep 6 3 3 464 446 +18 9 69–79 — 82–63 84–71
3   Antwerp Giants 6 2 4 448 466 −18 8 55–56 87–75 — 87–90
4   Swans Gmunden 6 2 4 462 480 −18 8 60–65 83–75 88–92 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification HDB POR FRI PAR
1   Heroes Den Bosch 6 4 2 462 410 +52 10 Advance to second round — 82–64 77–65 87–55
2   FC Porto 6 3 3 465 460 +5 9 68–71 — 87–73 87–64
3   Fribourg Olympic 6 3 3 477 476 +1 9 83–78 75–76 — 82–64
4   Pärnu 6 2 4 447 505 −58 8 75–67 95–83 94–99 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KER LEV OPA BAL
1   Keravnos 6 3 3 478 456 +22 9 Advance to second round — 77–68 74–79 82–61
2   Patrioti Levice 6 3 3 474 470 +4 9 86–80 — 94–80 83–91
3   Opava 6 3 3 463 475 −12 9 77–89 80–70 — 83–69
4   Balkan 6 3 3 447 461 −14 9 85–76 62–73 79–64 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group E edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ORA CHO MEC RIL
1   CSM Oradea 6 5 1 531 441 +90 11 Advance to second round — 77–69 98–76 99–63
2   Cholet 6 4 2 525 455 +70 10 99–81 — 89–69 100–75
3   Kangoeroes Mechelen 6 3 3 510 498 +12 9 72–86 88–85 — 105–74
4   Rilski Sportist 6 0 6 405 577 −172 6 62–90 65–83 66–100 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group F edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAL BUD BRI DON
1   Kalev/Cramo 6 5 1 486 406 +80 11 Advance to second round — 75–66 73–72 75–65
2   Budivelnyk 6 4 2 467 453 +14 10 74–83 — 93–83 86–81
3   Brindisi 6 3 3 481 448 +33 9 88–86 70–74 — 81–57
4   Donar 6 0 6 370 497 −127 6 41–94 61–74 65–87 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group G edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAU ANW SPO KOR
1   Karhu 6 5 1 540 501 +39 11 Advance to second round — 87–93 104–85 77–62
2   Anwil Włocławek 6 4 2 549 475 +74 10 88–89 — 73–85 88–58
3   Sporting CP 6 3 3 531 565 −34 9 84–93 89–113 — 89–84
4   Körmend 6 0 6 458 537 −79 6 89–90 67–94 98–99 —
Source: Groups Standings

Group H edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UCR CRA VOL NOR
1   SCMU Craiova 6 5 1 465 425 +40 11 Advance to second round — 81–102 70–61 77–63
2   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 6 4 2 513 451 +62 10 60–73 — 76–61 95–64
3   CSO Voluntari 6 2 4 413 443 −30 8 60–74 79–93 — 75–60
4   Norrköping Dolphins 6 1 5 429 501 −72 7 79–90 93–87 70–77 —
Source: Groups Standings

Second round edit

Group I edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CHO POR CHE UCR
1   Cholet 6 5 1 479 450 +29 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 95–83 77–75 75–56
2   FC Porto 6 4 2 523 483 +40 10 99–78 — 74–86 90–64
3   Niners Chemnitz 6 3 3 499 469 +30 9 73–83 87–94 — 93–62
4   SCMU Craiova 6 0 6 398 497 −99 6 64–71 73–83 79–85 —
Source: Second Round Standings

Group J edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KAU BUD LEV HHA
1   Karhu 6 5 1 476 391 +85 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 62–65 105–71 85–76
2   Budivelnyk 6 3 3 431 452 −21 9 65–72 — 72–82 81–79
3   Patrioti Levice 6 2 4 449 497 −48 8 55–86 76–77 — 91–93
4   Hapoel Haifa 6 2 4 452 468 −16 8 59–66 81–71 64–74 —
Source: Second Round Standings

Group K edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAZ KAL CRA HDB
1   Gaziantep 6 6 0 546 449 +97 12 Advance to quarter-finals — 77–62 105–87 93–72
2   Kalev/Cramo 6 3 3 446 472 −26 9 70–92 — 90–78 73–63
3   Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 6 2 4 527 552 −25 8 95–97 76–79 — 89–84
4   Heroes Den Bosch 6 1 5 465 511 −46 7 63–82 86–72 97–102 —
Source: Second Round Standings

Group L edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BRO ANW ORA KER
1   Brose Bamberg 6 4 2 506 477 +29 10 Advance to quarter-finals — 73–69 80–82 89–58
2   Anwil Włocławek 6 4 2 490 430 +60 10 86–90 — 74–66 92–63
3   CSM Oradea 6 3 3 484 478 +6 9 95–84 73–91 — 93–72
4   Keravnos 6 1 5 422 517 −95 7 87–90 65–78 77–75 —
Source: Second Round Standings

Play-offs edit

Main article: 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs

The play-offs began on 6 March and concluded on 19 and 26 April 2023 with the 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.

 
Quarter-finals
6–8 & 14–15 March		Semi-finals
29 March & 5 April		Finals
19 & 26 April
 
                
 
 
 
 
  Budivelnyk7379152
 
 
 
  Cholet7283 155
 
  Cholet7381154
 
 
 
  Kalev/Cramo8059 139
 
  Kalev/Cramo8085165
 
 
 
  Brose Bamberg7767 144
 
  Cholet7778155
 
 
 
  Anwil Włocławek8180 161
 
  FC Porto8065145
 
 
 
  Karhu8175 156
 
  Karhu7163134
 
 
 
  Anwil Włocławek9067 157
 
  Anwil Włocławek8491175
 
 
  Gaziantep8575 160
 

Quarter-finals edit

The first legs were played on 6–8 March, and the second legs were played on 14–15 March 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budivelnyk   152–155   Cholet 73–72 79–83
FC Porto   145–156   Karhu 80–81 65–75
Anwil Włocławek   175–160   Gaziantep 84–85 91–75
Kalev/Cramo   165–144   Brose Bamberg 80–77 85–67

Semi-finals edit

The first legs were played on 29 March, and the second legs were played on 5 April 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kalev/Cramo   139–154   Cholet 80–73 59–81
Anwil Włocławek   157–134   Karhu 90–71 67–63

Finals edit

Main article: 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

The first leg was played on 19 April, and the second leg was played on 26 April 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Anwil Włocławek   161–155   Cholet 81–77 80–78

Individual awards edit

FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP edit

Player Team Ref.
  Phil Greene   Anwil Włocławek [6]

MVP of the Month edit

Month Player Club Ref.
2022
October
   Ousman Krubally   Keravnos
[7]
November
   Miha Lapornik   Patrioti Levice
[8]
December
   Conner Frankamp   Gaziantep
[9]
2023
January
   Olivier Hanlan   Gaziantep
[10]
February
   Codi Miller-McIntyre   Gaziantep
[11]
March
   Artur Konontšuk   Kalev/Cramo
[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Anwil edge out Cholet on the road to capture historic title". FIBA.basketball. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Anwil Wloclawek claim FIBA Europe Cup title after exciting Finals battle". FIBA.basketball. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "FIBA Europe Cup 2022-23 clubs and qualification system announced". FIBA.basketball. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ "How to qualify". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE FIBA EUROPE CUP 2022-2023" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Greene named FIBA Europe Cup Finals MVP". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Krubally named FIBA Europe Cup October MVP". FIBA Europe Cup. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Lapornik named FIBA Europe Cup November MVP". FIBA Europe Cup. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Frankamp lands FIBA Europe Cup December MVP honor". FIBA Europe Cup. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Hanlan picks up FIBA Europe Cup MVP award for January". FIBA Europe Cup. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Miller-McIntyre named FIBA Europe Cup MVP for February". FIBA Europe Cup. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Konontsuk collects FIBA Europe Cup MVP award for March". FIBA Europe Cup. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links edit

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