2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

The 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals were the concluding games of the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 19 and the second one on 26 April 2023.[2][3] The finals were played between Cholet and Anwil Włocławek.[4][5] Both teams were appear in their first FIBA Europe Cup final.[6]

2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The official poster for Game 1 of the 2023 Finals
Event2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup
Cholet Anwil Włocławek
France Poland
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First leg
Date19 April 2023 (2023-04-19)
VenueHala Mistrzów, Włocławek
MVPPhil Greene IV
RefereesPaulo Marques (POR), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)
Attendance3,963[1]
Second leg
Date26 April 2023 (2023-04-26)
VenueLa Meilleraie, Cholet
RefereesBoris Krejic (SVN), Luis Castillo (SPA), Kerem Baki (TUR)
Attendance4,889[1]
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Anwil Włocławek won its first European championship after defeating Cholet in both legs. Phil Greene IV won the league's Finals MVP award.[7]

Venues

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Włocławek
2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals (Europe)
Cholet
Hala Mistrzów La Meilleraie
Capacity: 4,200 Capacity: 5,191
 
 

Road to the Finals

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Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

  Cholet Round   Anwil Włocławek
Group E
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   CSM Oradea 6 11
2   Cholet 6 10
3   Kangoeroes Mechelen 6 9
4   Rilski Sportist 6 6
Regular season Group G
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Karhu 6 11
2   Anwil Włocławek 6 10
3   Sporting CP 6 9
4   Körmend 6 6
Group I
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Cholet 6 11
2   FC Porto 6 10
3   Niners Chemnitz 6 9
4   SCMU Craiova 6 6
Second round Group L
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Brose Bamberg 6 10
2   Anwil Włocławek 6 10
3   CSM Oradea 6 9
4   Keravnos 6 7
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-offs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Budivelnyk 155–152 72–73 (A) 83–79 (H) Quarterfinals   Gaziantep 154–139 84–85 (H) 91–75 (A)
  Kalev/Cramo 154–139 73–80 (A) 81–59 (H) Semifinals   Karhu 157–134 90–71 (H) 67–63 (A)

First leg

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19 April 2023 Anwil Włocławek   81–77   Cholet Włocławek
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 21–31, 15–12, 17–12
Pts: Greene 20
Rebs: Williams 9
Asts: Łączyński 10
Eff: Greene 20
Boxscore Pts: Artis 19
Rebs: Dallo 8
Asts: Campbell 9
Eff: Dallo 21
Arena: Hala Mistrzów
Attendance: 3,963[1]
Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Phil Greene IV 20 3 3
PG 9   Kamil Łączyński 2 0 10
PF 18   Luke Petrasek 7 3 4
PF 25   Michał Nowakowski 7 0 0
C 12   Malik Williams 12 9 1
Reserves:
SG 2   Lee Moore 8 6 2
SG 6   Victor Sanders 16 2 1
C 8   Josip Sobin 9 3 3
PG 11   Bartosz Łazarski DNP
C 16   Dawid Słupiński 0 0 0
SF 21   Maciej Bojanowski 0 0 0
SG 77   Marcin Woroniecki DNP
Head coach:
  Przemysław Frasunkiewicz
 
 
 
 
Anwil Włocławek
 
 
 
 
Cholet

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Włocławek Statistics Cholet
17/33 (51%) 2-pt field goals 28/59 (47%)
13/29 (45%) 3-pt field goals 20/32 (62%)
8/11 (73%) Free throws 13/15 (87%)
6 Offensive rebounds 7
23 Defensive rebounds 27
29 Total rebounds 34
24 Assists 17
11 Turnovers 12
5 Steals 4
2 Blocks 4
18 Fouls 16
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 12   Boris Dallo 17 8 3
PG 6   Dominic Artis 19 4 4
PG 44   Terrance Campbell 10 3 9
PF 34   Perry Ellis 8 3 0
C 24   Justin Patton 7 3 1
Reserves:
SF 0   Lucas Dufeal DNP
SG 8   Hugo Robineau 2 2 0
C 13   Neal Sako 14 7 0
PG 20   Mathéo Leray 0 0 0
PG 26   Enzo Goudou-Sinha 0 0 0
SG 70   Matéo Bordes DNP
Head coach:
  Laurent Vila

Second leg

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26 April 2023 Cholet   78–80   Anwil Włocławek Cholet
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 24–17, 15–21, 21–22
Pts: Artis 23
Rebs: Ellis 13
Asts: Dallo 6
Eff: Ellis 25
Boxscore Pts: Sanders 20
Rebs: Williams 9
Asts: Łączyński 5
Eff: Williams 21
Arena: La Meilleraie
Attendance: 4,889[1]
Referees: Boris Krejic (SVN), Luis Castillo (SPA), Kerem Baki (TUR)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
G 12   Boris Dallo 9 10 6
PG 6   Dominic Artis 23 1 3
PG 44   Terrance Campbell 11 3 1
PF 34   Perry Ellis 17 13 1
C 13   Neal Sako 10 9 1
Reserves:
SF 0   Lucas Dufeal 0 0 0
C 2   Naoll Balfourier 0 0 0
SG 8   Hugo Robineau 2 0 0
PG 20   Mathéo Leray DNP
PG 26   Enzo Goudou-Sinha 6 1 2
SG 70   Matéo Bordes DNP
Head coach:
  Laurent Vila
 
 
 
 
Cholet
 
 
 
 
Anwil Włocławek

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Cholet Statistics Włocławek
22/29 (76%) 2-pt field goals 16/39 (44%)
7/33 (21%) 3-pt field goals 13/29 (45%)
13/19 (68%) Free throws 9/13 (69%)
15 Offensive rebounds 16
25 Defensive rebounds 21
40 Total rebounds 37
14 Assists 19
18 Turnovers 13
11 Steals 11
3 Blocks 0
20 Fouls 21
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1   Phil Greene IV 11 2 4
PG 9   Kamil Łączyński 4 3 5
SG 2   Lee Moore 10 7 3
PF 18   Luke Petrasek 7 4 1
C 12   Malik Williams 20 3 2
Reserves:
SG 6   Victor Sanders 20 3 2
PF 7   Daniel Dawdo DNP
C 8   Josip Sobin 8 3 2
C 16   Dawid Słupiński 0 0 0
SF 21   Maciej Bojanowski 0 1 0
PF 25   Michał Nowakowski 4 1 0
SG 77   Marcin Woroniecki DNP
Head coach:
  Przemysław Frasunkiewicz

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "FIBA Europe Cup 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Competition System - FIBA Europa Cup 2022/23" (PDF). FIBA Basketball. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brackets of the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Anwil and Cholet to meet in FIBA Europe Cup Finals". FIBA Basketball. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bahcesehir, Reggio Emilia set up title showdown after Semi-Final victories". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Finals preview: Anwil, Cholet battle to become first-time winners". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  7. ^ "Greene named FIBA Europe Cup Finals MVP". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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See also

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