2014–15 Eurocup Basketball

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 European-wide league level that is one level below the EuroLeague.

Eurocup
Season2014–15
Duration14 October 2014 – 29 April 2015
Number of teams44
Regular season
Season MVPMontenegro Tyrese Rice
Finals
ChampionsRussia Khimki
2nd title
  Runners-upSpain Herbalife Gran Canaria
Finals MVPMontenegro Tyrese Rice
Awards
Rising StarLatvia Kristaps Porziņģis
Coach of the YearSpain Aíto García Reneses
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Randy Culpepper19.2
ReboundsUnited States Sharrod Ford8.9
AssistsUnited States Mike Green7.4
Index RatingUnited States Derrick Brown19.8

Khimki won 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

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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

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

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

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

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

Draw

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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

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

ČEZ Nymburk (72)
FoxTown Cantù (66)
Brose Bamberg (64)

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

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

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

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

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

Eastern Conference

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

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

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

Budućnost VOLI (63)
Zenit (61)
Krasny Oktyabr (61)

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

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

PAOK (30)
Asesoft Ploiești (13)
Szolnoki Olaj (12)

Regular season

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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

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Group A

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD
1 Strasbourg1082742701+41
2 Brose Bamberg1064768672+96
3 Paris-Levallois105[a]5753759−6
4 CAI Zaragoza105[b]5831812+19
5 Telekom Bonn1046774851−77
6 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia1028735808−73
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (+2)
  2. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (-2)

Group B

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PosTeamPldWLGFGAGD
1 Herbalife Gran Canaria10100837704+133
2 Telenet Oostende106[a]4768766+2
3 Dijon106[b]4710739−29
4 Foxtown Cantù1046738752−14
5 ASVEL1037744791−47
6 Artland Dragons1019725770−45
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (0)
  2. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (0)

Group C

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD
1 Acea Roma1073826773+53
2 Nancy1064776742+34
3 ČEZ Nymburk105[a]5771780−9
4 Sevilla105[b]5776757+19
5 Oldenburg10467377370
6 Spirou Charleroi1037705802−97
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head: 2-0
  2. ^ Head-to-head: 0-2

Eastern Conference

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Group D

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD
1 Khimki1082872756+116
2 Beşiktaş Integral Forex1073773705+68
3 Union Olimpija1064800782+18
4 Zenit1055808809−1
5 Szolnoki Olaj1037748822−74
6 VEF Rīga1019705832−127
Source: [citation needed]

Group E

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD
1 Lietuvos Rytas1082840774+66
2 Banvit106[a]4788768+20
3 Krasny Oktyabr106[b]4759765−6
4 Asesoft Ploiești1055814833−19
5 Partizan NIS1037734774−40
6 Hapoel Jerusalem1028806827−21
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (+3)
  2. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (-3)

Group F

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD
1 Lokomotiv Kuban10100795653+142
2 PAOK106[a]47267260
3 Pınar Karşıyaka106[b]4780763+17
4 Budućnost VOLI103[c]7784797−13
5 Stelmet Zielona Góra103[d]7722809−87
6 Ventspils1028665724−59
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (+1)
  2. ^ Head-to-head: 1-1 (-1)
  3. ^ Head-to-head: 2-0
  4. ^ Head-to-head: 0-2

Last 32

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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

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PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPD UNK ZEN SIG NYM
1 UNICS6402460432+28103–6760–8275–67
2 Zenit6303439479−4065–7787–8263–84
3 Strasbourg6303450433+1772–6161–7387–80
4 ČEZ Nymburk6204454459−579–8472–8472–66
Source: [citation needed]

Group H

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD HGC BAN DSS POD
1 Herbalife Gran Canaria651522462+6091–8090–7492–69
2 Banvit642484450+3480–7074–7587–74
3 Dinamo Sassari624470507−3776–9172–8987–70
4 Budućnost VOLI615457514−5783–8868–7493–86
Source: [citation needed]

Group I

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD ROM CED OKT CAI
1 Acea Roma642473442+3173–6682–6687–66
2 Cedevita642500493+791–9092–10183–80
3 Krasny Oktyabr633471482−1186–8865–8371–66
4 CAI Zaragoza615434461−2767–5384–8571–82
Source: [citation needed]

Group J

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD KHI CTU LIM PBC
1 Khimki651512449+6375–6279–70102–68
2 Foxtown Cantù633454449+599–8868–5778–70
3 Limoges633430430072–8681–7071–59
4 PAOK615421489−6878–8278–7768–79
Source: [citation needed]

Group K

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD BAY BRO JDA UOL
1 Bayern Munich660534437+9787–6393–8490–84
2 Brose Bamberg633444474−3052–9081–8691–90
3 Dijon624453498−4574–8456–8677–81
4 Union Olimpija615473495−2280–9065–7173–76
Source: [citation needed]

Group L

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD TUR LRY OST SEV
1 PGE Turów651553501+52104–9399–7187–84
2 Lietuvos Rytas633553514+3998–86111–83100–78
3 Telenet Oostende624474506−3279–8075–6972–84
4 Sevilla624473532−5976–9788–8263–94
Source: [citation needed]

Group M

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD KSK PLV BJK NEP
1 Pınar Karşıyaka660538463+7586–7973–6499–85
2 Paris-Levallois633485486−175–8593–8388–79
3 Beşiktaş Integral Forex624444488−4477–10571–7780–78
4 Neptūnas615469499−3083–9082–7362–69
Source: [citation needed]

Group N

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPD LOK VBC ASE SLU
1 Lokomotiv Kuban660492416+7674–6292–7985–70
2 Valencia633490459+3189–9087–9277–46
3 Asesoft Ploiești624469529−6059–8584–10088–81
4 Nancy615411458−4757–6673–7584–67
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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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.

  • The team that finished in the higher Last 32 place will play the second game of the series at home.
  • If both teams placed the same in the Last 32, the team with more Last 32 victories will play the second game at home.
  • In case of a tie in both place and victories, the team with the higher cumulative Last 32 point difference will play the second game at home.
 
EighthfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                      
 
 
 
 
UNICS7075145
 
 
 
FoxTown Cantù6472136
 
UNICS7879157
 
 
 
Lokomotiv Kuban8758145
 
Lokomotiv Kuban8070150
 
 
 
Brose Bamberg7853131
 
UNICS7076146
 
 
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria8378161
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria 8475159
 
 
 
Cedevita7672148
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria7675151
 
 
 
Pınar Karşıyaka6674140
 
Pınar Karşıyaka8197178
 
 
 
Lietuvos Rytas8181162
 
Herbalife Gran Canaria6664130
 
 
 
Khimki9183174
 
Acea Roma5566121
 
 
 
Banvit7156127
 
Banvit6575140
 
 
 
Paris-Levallois6771138
 
PGE Turów7178149
 
 
 
Paris-Levallois7487161
 
Banvit8389172
 
 
 
Khimki8293175
 
Khimki8689175
 
 
 
Zenit8470154
 
Khimki7676152
 
 
 
Valencia7561136
 
Bayern Munich5860118
 
 
Valencia8094174
 

Finals

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First leg

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24 April 2015
20:45
Herbalife Gran Canaria 66–91 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

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29 April 2015
18:30
Khimki 83–64 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

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Rating

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RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR
1. Derrick Brown Lokomotiv Kuban1835619.78
2. Romeo Travis Krasny Oktyabr1630419.00
3. Bobby Dixon Pınar Karşıyaka2037518.75

Points

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RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG
1. Randy Culpepper Krasny Oktyabr1324919.15
2. J.P. Prince Telenet Oostende1627417.13
3. Tyrese Rice Khimki2440716.96

Rebounds

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RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG
1. Sharrod Ford Paris-Levallois201778.85
2. Trevor Mbakwe Brose Baskets181518.39
3. Randal Falker Nancy151228.13

Assists

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RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG
1. Mike Green Paris-Levallois201477.35
2. Brad Wanamaker Brose Baskets181166.44
3. Walter Hodge Zenit181136.28

Awards

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MVP Weekly

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Regular season

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Brandon Triche Acea Roma37
2 Dee Brown Asesoft Ploiești33
3 Brandon Triche (2) Acea Roma27
4 Darius Adams Nancy36
5 Walter Hodge Zenit34
6 Romeo Travis Krasny Oktyabr34
7 Achille Polonara Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia34
Romeo Travis (2) Krasny Oktyabr34
8 Willy Hernangómez Sevilla31
9 Darius Johnson-Odom FoxTown Cantù40
10 Milan Mačvan Partizan NIS34

Last 32

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Walter Tavares Herbalife Gran Canaria40
2 Anthony Randolph Lokomotiv Kuban36
Halil Kanacević Union Olimpija36
3 Martynas Gecevičius Lietuvos Rytas38
4 Mardy Collins PGE Turów40
5 Damian Kulig PGE Turów38
6 Sharrod Ford Paris-Levallois37

Eighthfinals

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Sammy Mejia Banvit33
2 Jon Diebler Pınar Karşıyaka31

Quarterfinals

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Tyrese Rice Khimki27
Krunoslav Simon Lokomotiv Kuban27
2 James White UNICS38

Semifinals

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Walter Tavares (2) Herbalife Gran Canaria30
2 Tyrese Rice (2) Khimki22
James Augustine Khimki22

Finals

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WeekPlayerTeamPIR
1 Paul Davis Khimki22
2 James Augustine (2) Khimki22

Eurocup MVP

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Eurocup Finals MVP

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All-Eurocup Teams

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PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamClub teamAll-Eurocup Second TeamClubRef
Tyrese Rice Khimki Bobby Dixon Pınar Karşıyaka[8]
Petteri Koponen Khimki Keith Langford Unics Kazan
Sammy Mejia Banvit Kyle Kuric Herbalife Gran Canaria
Derrick Brown Lokomotiv Kuban Anthony Randolph Lokomotiv Kuban
Walter Tavares Herbalife Gran Canaria Sharrod Ford Paris-Levallois

Coach of the Year

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Rising Star

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See also

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Notes

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References

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  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 Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine; 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. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. 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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