2017–18 Basketball Champions League

Basketball Champions League
Basketball Champions League
Season	2017–18
Dates	19 September – 2 October 2017 ; (qualifying); 10 October 2017 – 6 May 2018; (competition proper)
Number of teams	32 (competition proper); 56 (qualifying)
Regular season
Season MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Final Four MVP	Mike Green
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Kevin Punter
Rebounds	D. J. Kennedy
Assists	Omar Cook
Index Rating	D. J. Kennedy
Records
Winning streak	13 games; Monaco
Highest attendance	17,984 ; Monaco 94–100 AEK Athens; (6 May 2018)
Seasons
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Basketball Champions League was the second season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European-wide professional basketball competition for clubs, that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 19 September 2017, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 6 May 2018, including 20 domestic champions.

The

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg

was fourth.

Format changes

For the 2017–18 season, the league went back to the initial format of the 2016–17 season, which includes a regular season of four groups of eight teams, followed by a knock-out stage. 24 teams will be qualified directly, while eight teams will come from the three qualifying rounds that will be implemented. In the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, two-legged series will be played, and the season will be capped off with the Final Four.^[1]

Eligibility of players

FIBA agreed to adopt eligibility rules, forcing the clubs to have at least 5 home-grown players in rosters of 11 or 12 players, or at least four, if the team has got less players.^[1]

Team allocation

A total of 56 teams (of which 20 were champions) from 32 countries participated in the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League.^[2]

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: Basketball Champions League title holders; FEC: FIBA Europe Cup title holders):

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
RW: Regular season winners
CW: Cup winners

Regular season
Élan Chalon (1st)	Umana Reyer Venezia (1st )	EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2nd )	Hapoel Holon (RW )
SIG Strasbourg (2nd )	Sidigas Scandone (4th)	medi Bayreuth (5th)	Ventspils (2nd)
Monaco (RW)^{[Note FRA]}	Dinamo Sassari (5th )	Iberostar Tenerife^TH (5th )	Neptūnas (4th)
AEK Athens (3rd)	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (2nd)	UCAM Murcia (9th )	Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra (1st )
Aris (4th )	Banvit (5th )	1st )	Enisey (6th)
PAOK (5th )	Gaziantep (7th)	ČEZ Nymburk (1st)	Petrol Olimpija (1st)
Third qualifying round
2nd )	Telekom Baskets Bonn (7th)	Juventus (5th)	Movistar Estudiantes (11th)
Nanterre 92^FEC (CW)	SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando (8th)	Rosa Radom (6th)	Pınar Karşıyaka (9th)
Second qualifying round
Lukoil Academic (1st)	Kataja (1st )	Mornar (2nd)	Nizhny Novgorod (9th)
Bakken Bears (1st)	Alba Fehérvár (1st)	U-BT Cluj-Napoca (1st )	Budivelnyk (1st)
First qualifying round
1st )	1st )	Sigal Prishtina (1st )	Benfica (1st)
Tsmoki-Minsk (1st )	Kalev/Cramo (1st )	Vytautas (6th)	Avtodor (10th )
3rd )	Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)	Karpoš Sokoli (2nd)	Divina Seguros Joventut (14th )
Bosna (2nd )	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (8th )	Donar (1st)	Luleå (1st)

Notes

^
France (FRA): Monaco are a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participated in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count toward France).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise):^[3]

Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying rounds	First qualifying round	11 July 2017	19 September 2017	21 September 2017
	Second qualifying round		24 September 2017	26 September 2017
	Third qualifying round		29 September 2017	2 October 2017
Regular season	Matchday 1		10–11 October 2017
	Matchday 2		17–18 October 2017
	Matchday 3		24–25 October 2017
	Matchday 4		31 October–1 November 2017
	Matchday 5		7–8 November 2017
	Matchday 6		14–15 November 2017
	Matchday 7		5–6 December 2017
	Matchday 8		12–13 December 2017
	Matchday 9		19–20 December 2017
	Matchday 10		9–10 January 2018
	Matchday 11		16–17 January 2018
	Matchday 12		23–24 January 2018
	Matchday 13		30–31 January 2018
	Matchday 14		6–7 February 2018
Play-offs	Round of 16	14 February 2018	6–7 March 2018	13–14 March 2018
Play-offs	Quarter-finals	14 February 2018	27–28 March 2018	3–4 April 2018
Final Four	Semi-finals	12 April 2018	4 May 2018
Final Four	Final	12 April 2018	6 May 2018

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2017, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.^[4]^[5]

In the qualifying rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams, based on their club coefficients, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. However, 19 of 24 losing teams enter the 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup regular season.

First qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 19 September, and the second legs were played on 21 September 2017.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dinamo Tbilisi	126–158	Divina Seguros Joventut	60–72	66–86
Keravnos	139–146	Avtodor	72–83	67–63
Bosna	118–187	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	59–85	59–102
Karpoš Sokoli	160–165	Kalev/Cramo	79–87	81–78
Donar	159–138	Vytautas	75–77	84–61
Sigal Prishtina	124–146	Tsmoki-Minsk	50–57	74–89
ece Bulls Kapfenberg	134–142	Benfica	72–75	62–67
Luleå	153–164	Telenet Giants Antwerp	79–81	74–83

Second qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the second qualifying round: eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the first qualifying round. The first legs were played on 24 September, and the second legs were played on 26 September 2017.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kalev/Cramo	142–150	Alba Fehérvár	78–71	64–79
Divina Seguros Joventut	146–150	Kataja	75–79	71–71
Telenet Giants Antwerp	156–149	Nizhny Novgorod	90–87	66–62
Avtodor	158–132	Mornar	88–70	70–62
Benfica	153–178	Lukoil Academic	82–91	71–87
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	166–149	U-BT Cluj-Napoca	78–72	88–77
Donar	169–163	Bakken Bears	78–80	91–83
Tsmoki-Minsk	129–117	Budivelnyk	69–64	60–53

Third qualifying round

A total of 16 teams played in the third qualifying round: Eight teams which enter in this round, and the eight winners of the second qualifying round. The first legs was played on 29 September, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2017.

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tsmoki-Minsk	143–148	Nanterre 92	68–68	75–80
Telenet Giants Antwerp	145–152	Rosa Radom	75–69	70–83
Avtodor	129–161	SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando	70–69	59–92
Lukoil Academic	160–168	Juventus	81–82	79–86
Kataja	151–175	Telekom Baskets Bonn	70–90	81–85
Donar	145–153	Movistar Estudiantes	76–76	69–77
Alba Fehérvár	164–171	Pınar Karşıyaka	92–90	72–81
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	160–109	Basic-Fit Brussels	85–59	75–50

Regular season

Banvit

Location of teams of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League regular season.

Red: Group A;

Green: Group B;

Blue: Group C;

Yellow: Group D.

[cnote_Note_FRA] 
France (FRA): Monaco are a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participated in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points they earn count toward France).

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	MON	KSK	EWE	MUR	SAS	JUV	HOL	ENI
1	Monaco	14	13	1	1191	952	+239	27	Advance to round of 16	—	79–65	88–73	83–75	87–55	90–53	94–64	89–73
2	Pınar Karşıyaka	14	10	4	1192	1160	+32	24		84–77	—	85–86	79–72	70–79	90–78	98–91	97–81
3	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	14	9	5	1192	1142	+50	23		78–84	96–82	—	100–80	90–72	102–95	87–86	86–89
4	UCAM Murcia	14	7	7	1096	1105	−9	21		63–68	91–96	85–65	—	78–83	56–70	78–76	82–77
5	Dinamo Sassari	14	7	7	1158	1174	−16	21	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	63–81	87–88	76–83	88–94	—	93–78	98–84	101–94
6	Juventus	14	4	10	1105	1193	−88	18	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	85–92	76–82	73–77	83–93	90–85	—	71–69	81–73
7	Hapoel Holon	14	3	11	1160	1244	−84	17		56–85	93–95	94–90		92–103	106–91	—	81–75
8	Enisey	14	3	11	1064	1188	−124	17		65–94	74–81	53–79	62–68	65–75	85–81	98–93	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	TFE	LUD	PAOK	NEP	VEN	CHA	GAZ	ORL
1	Iberostar Tenerife	14	12	2	1155	921	+234	26	Advance to round of 16	—	82–72	93–79	90–67	65–71	82–62	72–53	88–47
2	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	14	12	2	1139	974	+165	26		62–83	—	103–70	95–83	84–68	94–74	86–74	86–61
3	PAOK	14	7	7	1061	1070	−9	21		74–79	63–83	—	91–70	83–76	90–81	82–85	79–61
4	Neptūnas	14	7	7	1164	1116	+48	21		67–83	71–87	82–69	—	87–80	75–73	114–73	99–62
5	Ventspils	14	6	8	1034	1085	−51	20	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	73–72	61–73	59–80	69–84	—	78–77	91–103	55–66
6	Élan Chalon	14	6	8	1018	1031	−13	20	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	61–73	56–70	75–61	86–81	69–75	—	85–60	67–55
7	Gaziantep	14	4	10	1033	1192	−159	18		74–87	67–72	65–77	98–94	74–99	68–73	—	82–77
8	SikeliArchivi Capo d'Orlando	14	2	12	887	1102	−215	16		59–106	61–72	58–63	60–90	68–79	69–79	83–57	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	SIG	BAN	AEK	BAY	EST	VEN	OLI	RAD
1	SIG Strasbourg	14	9	5	1103	1055	+48	23	Advance to round of 16	—	87–72	80–78	77–82	77–74	70–67	83–69	98–81
2	Banvit	14	9	5	1080	1039	+41	23		63–80	—	78–71	85–74	82–80	90–62	87–83	74–64
3	AEK Athens	14	8	6	1149	1110	+39	22		87–88	70–74	—	83–81	79–87	84–64	91–73	96–92
4	medi bayreuth	14	8	6	1145	1115	+30	22		82–80	76–88	80–73	—	84–90	89–81	78–79	90–85
5	Movistar Estudiantes	14	8	6	1117	1076	+41	22	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	81–65	78–73	78–85	68–76	—	81–80	75–81	78–68
6	Umana Reyer Venezia	14	8	6	1146	1140	+6	22	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	78–67	108–101	101–103	70–67	92–91	—	84–67	102–93
7	Petrol Olimpija	14	4	10	996	1105	−109	18		78–77	57–65	71–80	77–90	57–72	66–76	—	80–72
8	Rosa Radom	14	2	12	1032	1128	−96	16		63–74	49–48	63–69	79–96	77–84	71–81	75–58	—

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	BJK	NYM	NAN	ZGA	AVE	OST	BONN	ARIS
1	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	14	10	4	1111	1030	+81	24	Advance to round of 16	—	91–80	79–74	65–60	80–86	87–77	95–79	83–61
2	ČEZ Nymburk	14	10	4	1152	1100	+52	24		64–70	—	72–81	84–70	81–77	86–72	106–98	99–70
3	Nanterre 92	14	9	5	1149	1091	+58	23		73–68	84–90	—	95–82	89–81	75–74	93–90	91–63
4	Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	14	6	8	1075	1087	−12	20		99–96	82–88	85–82	—	90–79	98–68	73–69	72–80
5	Sidigas Scandone	14	6	8	1049	1028	+21	20	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	90–74	80–63	102–106	57–64	—	66–57	61–69	79–66
6	Oostende	14	6	8	975	1050	−75	20	Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup	49–77	73–79	73–60	82–78	51–61	—	86–84	69–67
7	Telekom Baskets Bonn	14	5	9	1079	1095	−16	19		73–74	87–89	62–84	72–58	79–74	66–74	—	76–59
8	Aris	14	4	10	930	1039	−109	18		65–72	65–71	70–62	70–64	59–56	66–70	69–75	—

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
PAOK	141–147	Pınar Karşıyaka	74–68	67–79
Nanterre 92	130–147	Banvit	66–74	64–73
AEK Athens	181–180	ČEZ Nymburk	88–98	93–82
EWE Baskets Oldenburg	149–162	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	63–88	86–74
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra	142–174	Monaco	82–84	60–90
medi Bayreuth	165–160	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	81–76	84–84
UCAM Murcia	149–143	Iberostar Tenerife	66–71	83–72
Neptūnas	151–156	SIG Strasbourg	73–68	78–88

2017–18 Basketball Champions League

Format changes

Eligibility of players

Team allocation

Teams

Round and draw dates

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Regular season

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Final Four

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Final Four MVP

Star Lineup

Best Young Player

Best Defender

Best Coach

Game Day MVP

Regular season

Round of 16

See also

References

External links

First team		Second team		Ref.
Players	Teams	Players	Teams	Ref.
Manny Harris	AEK Athens	Gabe York	medi Bayreuth	^[9]
D. J. Kennedy	Pinar Karşıyaka	Kendrick Ray	ČEZ Nymburk
Ovie Soko	UCAM Murcia	Christopher Evans	Monaco
Louis Labeyrie	SIG Strasbourg	Dusan Sakota	AEK Athens
Elmedin Kikanović	Monaco	Gašper Vidmar	Banvit

Gameday	Player	Team	EFF	Ref.
1	Jarrod Jones	Pınar Karşıyaka	33	^[11]
2	Adam Smith	Élan Chalon	31	^[12]
3	Byron Allen	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	26	^[13]
4	Adonis Thomas	Banvit	23	^[14]
5	D. J. Kennedy	Pınar Karşıyaka	35	^[15]
6	Arnas Butkevičius	Neptūnas	42	^[16]
7	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	30	^[17]
8	Lefteris Bochoridis	Aris	32	^[18]
9	Jamal Shuler	Nanterre 92	26	^[19]
10	Dardan Berisha	ČEZ Nymburk	24	^[20]
11	Ovie Soko	UCAM Murcia	31	^[21]
12	Dee Bost	SIG Strasbourg	30	^[22]
13	Goran Suton	Movistar Estudiantes	34	^[23]
14	Manny Harris	AEK Athens	31	^[24]

v t e AEK 2017–18 Basketball Champions League champions
0 Punter 1 James 2 Green (F4 MVP) 3 Harris (MVP) 4 Xanthopoulos 5 Šakota (C) 8 Vasilopoulos 9 Atić 12 Larentzakis 16 Agravanis 21 Moraitis 22 Mavroeidis 23 Kamperidis 24 Kavvadas 32 Hunter
Head coach: Šakota Assistant coaches: Falekas Mamalis Magiras