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2016–17 Basketball Champions League

August 22, 2023

The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA.[1] The competition began on 27 September 2016, with the qualifying rounds, and concluded on 30 April 2017, at the Final Four. It featured 16 domestic champion teams.

Basketball Champions League
Season2016–17
Duration27 September – 6 October 2016 (qualifying)
20 October 2016 – 30 April 2017
(competition proper)
Number of games324
Number of teams40 (regular season)
52 from 31 countries (total)
Regular season
Season MVP Jordan Theodore
Finals
Champions Iberostar Tenerife (1st title)
  Runners-up Banvit
Third place Monaco
Fourth place Umana Reyer Venezia
Final Four MVP Marius Grigonis
Statistical leaders
Points Nick Minnerath 20.3
Rebounds Keith Clanton 10.7
Assists Jordan Theodore 7.5
Index Rating Vladimir Štimac 19.9
Records
Highest attendance8,000
Partizan 78–82 PAOK
(22 February 2017)
Seasons

A number of 52 teams from 31 countries participated in the competition, including its qualifying rounds. Iberostar Tenerife won the inaugural season of the BCL, after winning the final of the Final Four which was hosted in its home arena.

Format

The competition format suffered multiple adjustments since its official presentation on 21 March 2016, in Paris.[2] Initially, the tournament would feature a total of 56 teams from 30 national leagues. Thirty-two teams would compete in the regular season, which included 24 teams qualified directly through sporting criteria, and eight teams advancing from a two-round qualifying phase comprising the remaining 32 teams. The 24 qualifying round losers would be transferred to the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup. The 32 regular season teams would be drawn into four groups of eight, playing home-and-away matches against the other group teams in a round-robin system. The four best-placed teams of each group would qualify for the play-offs, while the eight 5th- and 6th-placed teams would transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup play-offs. In the play-offs, the round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played as two-legged home-and-away ties. The four quarterfinal winners would play in the Final Four of the competition.[2][3]

On 29 June 2016, the competition board confirmed the participation of 48 teams from 31 countries. The qualifying rounds would be contested by 24 teams, with 16 entering the first round, and the remaining eight given a bye to the second round.[4] Ahead of the official draw ceremony on 21 July 2016, in Munich, the number of participating teams was increased to 49 and the qualifying rounds were again revised to accommodate 25 teams. The first qualifying round would include 18 teams divided into two pots according to geographical criteria. The nine winners would join the remaining seven teams directly placed in the second round.[5]

On 19 August 2016, the organisation announced that AEK Athens, Dinamo Sassari, Partizan and Stelmet Zielona Góra had been accepted into the competition after withdrawing from the EuroCup.[6] This expansion to 52 teams introduced overall changes in the competition format, namely the addition of a fifth group of eight teams (Group E) to the regular season. In addition, five teams were promoted from the qualifying rounds to this new regular season group, resulting in the promotion of eight teams from the first to the second qualifying round. The play-offs would also include an additional round before the round of 16, to accommodate an increase of qualified teams from 16 to 24 (four best-placed teams from each group and four best fifth-placed teams). The five group winners and three best runners-up from the regular season qualified directly for the round of 16, while the remaining 16 teams qualified for the preceding first round.[6]

Team allocation

A total of 52 teams from 31 countries (of which 17 were champions) participated in the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League.[4][5][6]

Teams

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

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
  • CW: Cup winners
Regular season
  ASVEL (1st)   Aris (4th)   Telenet Oostende (1st)   Szolnoki Olaj (1st)
  SIG Strasbourg (2nd)   PAOK (5th)   Proximus Spirou (5th)   Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st)
  Monaco (3rd)[Note FRA]   Sidigas Avellino (3rd)   Stelmet Zielona Góra (1st)   Ventspils (3rd)
  Le Mans Sarthe (CW)   Umana Reyer Venezia (4th)   Rosa Radom (2nd)   Neptūnas (2nd)
  Fraport SkylinersFEC (3rd)   Dinamo Sassari (7th)   Partizan NIS (2nd)   Avtodor (6th)
  EWE Baskets Oldenburg (5th)   Banvit (5th)   Mega Leks (3rd)   Helios Suns (1st)
  MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (6th)   Pınar Karşıyaka (6th)   Cibona (2nd)   Iberostar Tenerife (9th)
  AEK Athens (3rd)   Beşiktaş Sompo Japan (9th)   ČEZ Nymburk (1st)   Khimik (1st)
Second qualifying round
  Porto (1st)   Lukoil Academic (1st)   Ironi Nahariya (6th)   Mornar (2nd)
  Benfica (2nd)   Bakken Bears (2nd)   Openjobmetis Varese (9th)   Södertälje Kings (1st)
  Igokea (1st)   Kataja (5th)   Juventus (4th)   Muratbey Uşak Sportif (7th)
First qualifying round
  Oradea (1st)   Tsmoki Minsk (1st)   Petrolina AEK Larnaca (1st)   Donar (1st)
  U-BT Cluj-Napoca (4th)   Rilski Sportist (3rd)   Tartu (2nd)   Prievidza (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    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 was as follows:[4][7]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 21 July 2016 27 September 2016 29 September 2016
Second qualifying round 4 October 2016 6 October 2016
Regular season Matchday 1 18–19 October 2016
Matchday 2 25–26 October 2016
Matchday 3 1–2 November 2016
Matchday 4 8–9 November 2016
Matchday 5 15–16 November 2016
Matchday 6 22–23 November 2016
Matchday 7 29–30 November 2016
Matchday 8 6–7 December 2016
Matchday 9 13–14 December 2016
Matchday 10 20–21 December 2016
Matchday 11 3–4 January 2017
Matchday 12 10–11 January 2017
Matchday 13 17–18 January 2017
Matchday 14 24–25 January 2017
Play-offs Play-offs qualifiers 27 January 2017 7–8 February 2017 21–22 February 2017
Round of 16 28 February–1 March 2017 7–8 March 2017
Quarter-finals 10 March 2017 21–22 March 2017 28–29 March 2017
Final Four Semi-finals 7 April 2017 28 April 2017
Final 30 April 2017

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, teams were divided into pots based on geographical criteria, and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. Teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other.[5] The losing teams from both qualifying rounds competed in the regular season of the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup.

First qualifying round

A total of 18 teams entering the first qualifying round were divided into two pots – Region A (ten teams) and Region B (eight teams) – and pairings were drawn between teams within each pot.[5] Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, only four of the nine originally drawn ties were played.[6]

The first legs were played on 27 September, and the second legs were played on 29 September 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Donar   133–141   Tartu 76–76 57–65
Rilski Sportist   122–146   Tsmoki Minsk 58–72 64–74
Oradea   144–131   Prievidza 71–64 73–67
Petrolina AEK Larnaca   106–145   U-BT Cluj-Napoca 50–78 56–67

Source: Basketball Champions League

Second qualifying round

A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play the second qualifying round, including the nine winners of the first round and seven teams with a bye to this round. As in the previous round, teams were divided into pots according to geographical criteria – Region A teams in Pots 1 and 2; Region B teams in Pots 3 and 4 – and pairings were drawn between teams within each region.[5]

Following the competition expansion in August, and the resulting format changes, the revised second qualifying round fixture list kept three ties from the original draw and included four ties transferred from the first round. The eighth tie featured Bakken Bears, who were promoted to the second qualifying round, after Dinamo Sassari were in turn promoted to the regular season.[6]

The first legs of series with teams involved in the first qualifying round were played on 4 October, and the second legs were played on 6 October 2016. The other four series were played one week before, their first leg on 27 September, and their second one on 29 September.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tartu   137–158   Bakken Bears 67–75 70–83
Tsmoki Minsk   133–141   Ironi Nahariya 66–70 67–71
Lukoil Academic   133–142   Oradea 75–72 58–70
Muratbey Uşak Sportif   178–156   U-BT Cluj-Napoca 93–90 85–66
Kataja   156–124   Södertälje Kings 97–58 59–66
Benfica   144–145   Openjobmetis Varese 72–75 72–70
Porto   140–160   Juventus 81–83 59–77
Igokea   131–152   Mornar 71–69 60–83

Source: Basketball Champions League

Regular season

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Location of teams of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League regular season.
  Red: Group A;   Green: Group B;   Blue: Group C;   Yellow: Group D;   Orange: Group E.

The 40 regular season teams were drawn into five groups of eight, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. In each group, teams played against each other in home-and-away games, in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed, fourth-placed, and the top 4 fifth-placed teams advanced to the round of 16, while the sixth-placed and the seventh-placed teams were eligible to enter the 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16. The match-days were 18–19 October, 25–26 October, 1–2 November, 8–9 November, 15–16 November, 22–23 November, 29–30 November, 6–7 December, 13–14 December, 20–21 December 2016, 3–4 January, 10–11 January, 17–18 January and 24–25 January 2017.

Draw

The regular season groups were drawn on 21 July 2016. The 24 teams originally directly qualified were divided into six pots of four teams each.[5]

Teams from the same country were drawn in different groups.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MON BAN ČEZ ARI FRA NAH HEL BAK
1   Monaco 14 12 2 1034 919 +115 26 Advance to round of 16 — 65–63 93–74 80–66 65–47 71–64 59–55 105–86
2   Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 +120 25 79–65 — 75–69 95–94 86–71 85–77 74–56 99–82
3   ČEZ Nymburk 14 10 4 1124 1005 +119 24 Advance to qualifiers 76–66 86–75 — 87–79 87–72 78–66 85–55 114–70
4   Aris 14 8 6 1078 992 +86 22 62–65 84–78 83–79 — 58–64 85–58 72–54 82–66
5   Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 −5 21 64–70 70–86 74–61 81–74 — 81–64 72–62 102–68
6   Ironi Nahariya 14 5 9 1013 1035 −22 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 67–73 70–83 83–86 53–85 75–54 — 76–61 101–62
7   Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 −113 16 59–63 53–60 57–67 54–62 56–61 60–69 — 78–59
8   Bakken Bears 14 1 13 963 1263 −300 15 57–94 68–92 57–75 78–92 71–65 71–90 68–74 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MSB VEN KSK AVT MRL ORA KAT KHI
1   Le Mans Sarthe 14 9 5 1029 938 +91 23 Advance to round of 16 — 68–49 65–61 81–85 80–72 72–61 57–74 68–49
2   Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 +3 23 Advance to qualifiers 74–62 — 75–61 106–91 73–61 89–78 78–68 73–59
3   Pınar Karşıyaka 14 9 5 1046 963 +83 23 66–79 99–59 — 78–65 84–75 79–50 66–84 77–70
4   Avtodor 14 7 7 1190 1147 +43 21 78–95 102–67 74–76 — 81–71 59–65 113–84 93–80
5   Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 +4 21 73–65 79–61 78–69 74–98 — 69–56 69–88 74–48
6   Oradea 14 6 8 959 1047 −88 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 60–79 69–73 56–69 96–85 69–64 — 101–91 69–66
7   Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 −40 20 77–76 68–92 73–83 97–86 64–72 74–80 — 61–76
8   Khimik 14 3 11 929 1025 −96 17 59–82 65–64 60–78 77–80 60–69 78–49 82–88 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ASV NEP OLD PAO VEN UŞA VAR RAD
1   ASVEL 14 10 4 1063 977 +86 24 Advance to round of 16 — 68–64 76–69 70–56 83–68 83–69 86–70 87–67
2   Neptūnas 14 10 4 1051 958 +93 24 81–67 — 69–73 68–63 84–68 103–88 94–60 66–63
3   EWE Baskets Oldenburg 14 10 4 1070 983 +87 24 Advance to qualifiers 79–81 63–64 — 67–62 87–73 106–77 78–53 83–71
4   PAOK 14 7 7 1031 990 +41 21 61–67 82–73 79–82 — 85–81 59–52 78–69 85–66
5   Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 +4 21 77–72 66–61 76–77 54–84 — 97–86 91–66 74–53
6   Muratbey Uşak Sportif 14 5 9 1056 1092 −36 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 70–58 65–67 60–65 78–77 74–69 — 87–64 96–76
7   Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 −142 18 83–82 67–86 76–71 70–75 82–88 85–77 — 62–69
8   Rosa Radom 14 3 11 959 1092 −133 17 63–83 65–71 66–70 93–85 63–79 83–77 61–74 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE AVE SIG JUV BCO CIB MEG MOR
1   Iberostar Tenerife 14 11 3 1135 948 +187 25 Advance to round of 16 — 66–78 66–70 79–57 64–57 106–84 73–59 103–57
2   Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 +87 24 75–76 — 72–69 74–64 72–77 75–57 85–61 53–60
3   SIG Strasbourg 14 9 5 1069 977 +92 23 Advance to qualifiers 72–75 63–57 — 86–61 74–64 71–56 68–59 93–62
4   Juventus 14 8 6 1066 1096 −30 22 71–93 75–85 91–84 — 81–71 104–82 85–78 82–74
5   Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 +4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 66–62 73–78 65–66 59–69 — 82–70 82–74 80–60
6   Cibona 14 5 9 1082 1155 −73 19 57–85 83–84 93–88 81–72 71–77 — 87–77 90–72
7   Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 −96 18 73–98 70–84 86–82 77–79 76–70 81–79 — 60–53
8   Mornar 14 3 11 962 1133 −171 17 72–89 67–76 70–83 73–75 74–72 81–92 87–85 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BJK AEK PAR LUD DSS SPI ZGA SZO
1   Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 14 12 2 1178 1050 +128 26 Advance to round of 16 — 82–68 77–62 88–85 100–70 68–66 85–66 89–74
2   AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 +115 23 Advance to qualifiers 78–88 — 91–81 82–72 78–58 89–69 71–64 92–49
3   Partizan NIS 14 8 6 1038 1046 −8 22 86–71 65–69 — 86–82 87–88 70–84 58–56 77–67
4   MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 14 8 6 1150 1058 +92 22 89–83 72–67 64–65 — 75–78 88–66 87–77 99–56
5   Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 −9 21 74–75 80–78 99–85 79–80 — 95–75 74–70 97–88
6   Proximus Spirou 14 6 8 1040 1113 −73 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 75–92 58–80 63–65 78–96 63–57 — 86–69 92–87
7   Stelmet Zielona Góra 14 4 10 1020 1084 −64 18 66–84 78–75 80–81 72–70 81–78 83–86 — 83–63
8   Szolnoki Olaj 14 2 12 1020 1201 −181 16 91–96 76–89 55–70 81–91 73–72 74–79 86–75 —
Source: Basketball Champions League

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A   Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 +120 25 Advance to round of 16
2 C   Neptūnas 14 10 4 1051 958 +93 24
3 D   Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 +87 24
4 E   AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 +115 23 Advance to qualifiers
5 B   Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 +3 23
Source: Basketball Champions League

Ranking of fifth-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C   Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 +4 21 Advance to qualifiers
2 B   Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 +4 21
3 A   Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 −5 21
4 E   Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 −9 21
5 D   Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 +4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup
Source: Basketball Champions League

Ranking of seventh-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B   Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 −40 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup
2 E   Stelmet Zielona Góra 14 4 10 1020 1084 −64 18
3 D   Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 −96 18
4 C   Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 −142 18
5 A   Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 −113 16
Source: Basketball Champions League

Playoffs

Main article: 2016–17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs

In the playoffs, teams played against each other over two legs, on a home-and-away basis. The round of 16 included two phases. For this stage, the winning team from each group and the three best runners-up qualified directly to the second phase. For the first phase, the remaining sixteen teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other. For the second phase, the draw was entirely random, without country protection, and the winners of the first phase played against the teams that directly qualified to the second phase. From the quarter-finals onward, the draw was entirely random, without country protection.

Bracket

 
Playoffs qualifiersRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
  Avtodor8789176
 
 
 
  Oldenburg8498 182
 
  Oldenburg8261143
 
 
  Banvit8270 152
 
 
 
 
 
  Banvit8759146
 
 
 
  Ludwigsburg9253 145
 
  Maccabi R. LeZion6682148
 
 
 
  Ludwigsburg8384 167
 
  Ludwigsburg7352125
 
 
  Neptūnas6158 119
 
 
 
 
 
  Banvit83
 
 
 
  Monaco74
 
  Juventus7754131
 
 
 
  AEK Athens7875 153
 
  AEK Athens6987156
 
 
  Monaco6895 163
 
 
 
 
 
  Monaco7379152
 
 
 
  Dinamo Sassari6276 138
 
  Dinamo Sassari9463157
 
 
 
  ČEZ Nymburk7284 156
 
  Dinamo Sassari7968147
 
 
  Le Mans Sarthe6366 129
 
 
 
 
 
  Banvit59
 
 
 
  Tenerife63
 
  Aris7170141
 
 
 
  SIG Strasbourg5281 133
 
  Aris6767134
 
 
  ASVEL6781 148
 
 
 
 
 
  ASVEL6251113
 
 
 
  Tenerife6261 123
 
  PAOK7482156
 
 
 
  Partizan NIS7678 154
 
  PAOK6654120
 
 
  Tenerife6380 143
 
 
 
 
 
  Tenerife67
 
 
 
  Reyer Venezia58Third place
 
  Skyliners9052142
 
  
 
  Pınar Karşıyaka8072 152
 
  Pınar Karşıyaka7590165  Monaco91
 
 
  Beşiktaş7083 153  Reyer Venezia77
 
 
 
 
 
  Pınar Karşıyaka7466140
 
 
 
  Reyer Venezia7174 145
 
  Ventspils7461135
 
 
 
  Reyer Venezia6770 137
 
  Reyer Venezia5372125
 
 
  Sidigas Avellino4968 117
 
 
 
 

Playoffs qualifiers

The first legs were played on 7–8 February, and the second legs were played on 21–22 February 2017.

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 28 February–1 March, and the second legs were played on 7–8 March 2017.

Quarterfinals

The first legs were played on 21–22 March, and the second legs were played on 28–29 March 2017.

Final Four

Main article: 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four

The Final Four was the last phase of the season, and was held over a weekend. The semi-final games were played on Friday evening. Sunday started with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Santiago Martín in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, in April 2017.[8]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April
 
 
  Banvit83
 
30 April
 
  Monaco74
 
  Banvit59
 
28 April
 
  Iberostar Tenerife63
 
  Iberostar Tenerife67
 
 
  Umana Reyer Venezia58
 
Third place game
 
 
30 April
 
 
  Monaco91
 
 
  Umana Reyer Venezia77

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player Team Ref.
  Jordan Theodore   Banvit [9]

Final Four MVP

Star Lineup

Best Young Player

Player Team Ref.
  Furkan Korkmaz   Banvit [11]

Game Day MVP

Main article: Basketball Champions League Game Day MVP

Regular season

The winner of the Weekly MVP award is selected by the official website of the Basketball Champions League, championsleague.basketball. The winner of the award is mainly determined by the efficiency stat, but this is not the only deciding factor, as sometimes players who did not have the highest efficiency rating win the award.

Playoffs Qualifiers MVP

Player Team Ref.
  Thaddus McFadden   PAOK [26]

Round of 16 MVP

Quarterfinals MVP

Player Team Ref.
  Jordan Theodore   Banvit [28]

Statistics

Statistical leaders

Category Player Team Average
Efficiency   Vladimir Štimac   Beşiktaş Sompo Japan 19.9
Points   Nick Minnerath   Avtodor 20.3
Rebounds   Keith Clanton   PAOK 10.7
Assists   Jordan Theodore   Banvit 7.5
Steals   Howard Sant-Roos   ČEZ Nymburk 2.5
Blocks   Norvel Pelle   Openjobmetis Varese 2.7
Turnovers   Kwame Vaughn   PAOK 3.5
Fouls   Vaidas Čepukaitis   Juventus 4.1
Minutes   Chris Kramer   EWE Baskets Oldenburg 36.2
FG%
August 22, 2023
2016, basketball, champions, league, inaugural, season, basketball, champions, league, european, professional, basketball, competition, clubs, that, launched, fiba, competition, began, september, 2016, with, qualifying, rounds, concluded, april, 2017, final, f. The 2016 17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League BCL a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA 1 The competition began on 27 September 2016 with the qualifying rounds and concluded on 30 April 2017 at the Final Four It featured 16 domestic champion teams Basketball Champions LeagueThe Pabellon Insular Santiago Martin in La Laguna hosted the 2017 Final FourSeason2016 17Duration27 September 6 October 2016 qualifying 20 October 2016 30 April 2017 competition proper Number of games324Number of teams40 regular season 52 from 31 countries total Regular seasonSeason MVPJordan TheodoreFinalsChampionsIberostar Tenerife 1st title Runners upBanvitThird placeMonacoFourth placeUmana Reyer VeneziaFinal Four MVPMarius GrigonisStatistical leadersPointsNick Minnerath20 3ReboundsKeith Clanton10 7AssistsJordan Theodore7 5Index RatingVladimir Stimac19 9RecordsHighest attendance8 000Partizan 78 82 PAOK 22 February 2017 Seasons2017 18 A number of 52 teams from 31 countries participated in the competition including its qualifying rounds Iberostar Tenerife won the inaugural season of the BCL after winning the final of the Final Four which was hosted in its home arena Contents 1 Format 2 Team allocation 2 1 Teams 3 Round and draw dates 4 Qualifying rounds 4 1 First qualifying round 4 2 Second qualifying round 5 Regular season 5 1 Draw 5 2 Group A 5 3 Group B 5 4 Group C 5 5 Group D 5 6 Group E 5 7 Ranking of second placed teams 5 8 Ranking of fifth placed teams 5 9 Ranking of seventh placed teams 6 Playoffs 6 1 Bracket 6 2 Playoffs qualifiers 6 3 Round of 16 6 4 Quarterfinals 7 Final Four 8 Awards 8 1 Most Valuable Player 8 2 Final Four MVP 8 3 Star Lineup 8 4 Best Young Player 8 5 Game Day MVP 8 5 1 Regular season 8 5 2 Playoffs Qualifiers MVP 8 5 3 Round of 16 MVP 8 5 4 Quarterfinals MVP 9 Statistics 9 1 Statistical leaders 9 2 Individual game highs 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksFormat EditThe competition format suffered multiple adjustments since its official presentation on 21 March 2016 in Paris 2 Initially the tournament would feature a total of 56 teams from 30 national leagues Thirty two teams would compete in the regular season which included 24 teams qualified directly through sporting criteria and eight teams advancing from a two round qualifying phase comprising the remaining 32 teams The 24 qualifying round losers would be transferred to the regular season of the 2016 17 FIBA Europe Cup The 32 regular season teams would be drawn into four groups of eight playing home and away matches against the other group teams in a round robin system The four best placed teams of each group would qualify for the play offs while the eight 5th and 6th placed teams would transfer to the FIBA Europe Cup play offs In the play offs the round of 16 and the quarter finals were played as two legged home and away ties The four quarterfinal winners would play in the Final Four of the competition 2 3 On 29 June 2016 the competition board confirmed the participation of 48 teams from 31 countries The qualifying rounds would be contested by 24 teams with 16 entering the first round and the remaining eight given a bye to the second round 4 Ahead of the official draw ceremony on 21 July 2016 in Munich the number of participating teams was increased to 49 and the qualifying rounds were again revised to accommodate 25 teams The first qualifying round would include 18 teams divided into two pots according to geographical criteria The nine winners would join the remaining seven teams directly placed in the second round 5 On 19 August 2016 the organisation announced that AEK Athens Dinamo Sassari Partizan and Stelmet Zielona Gora had been accepted into the competition after withdrawing from the EuroCup 6 This expansion to 52 teams introduced overall changes in the competition format namely the addition of a fifth group of eight teams Group E to the regular season In addition five teams were promoted from the qualifying rounds to this new regular season group resulting in the promotion of eight teams from the first to the second qualifying round The play offs would also include an additional round before the round of 16 to accommodate an increase of qualified teams from 16 to 24 four best placed teams from each group and four best fifth placed teams The five group winners and three best runners up from the regular season qualified directly for the round of 16 while the remaining 16 teams qualified for the preceding first round 6 Team allocation EditA total of 52 teams from 31 countries of which 17 were champions participated in the 2016 17 Basketball Champions League 4 5 6 Teams Edit The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round FEC FIBA Europe Cup title holders 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th etc League position after eventual Playoffs CW Cup winnersRegular season ASVEL 1st Aris 4th Telenet Oostende 1st Szolnoki Olaj 1st SIG Strasbourg 2nd PAOK 5th Proximus Spirou 5th Maccabi Rishon LeZion 1st Monaco 3rd Note FRA Sidigas Avellino 3rd Stelmet Zielona Gora 1st Ventspils 3rd Le Mans Sarthe CW Umana Reyer Venezia 4th Rosa Radom 2nd Neptunas 2nd Fraport SkylinersFEC 3rd Dinamo Sassari 7th Partizan NIS 2nd Avtodor 6th EWE Baskets Oldenburg 5th Banvit 5th Mega Leks 3rd Helios Suns 1st MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6th Pinar Karsiyaka 6th Cibona 2nd Iberostar Tenerife 9th AEK Athens 3rd Besiktas Sompo Japan 9th CEZ Nymburk 1st Khimik 1st Second qualifying round Porto 1st Lukoil Academic 1st Ironi Nahariya 6th Mornar 2nd Benfica 2nd Bakken Bears 2nd Openjobmetis Varese 9th Sodertalje Kings 1st Igokea 1st Kataja 5th Juventus 4th Muratbey Usak Sportif 7th First qualifying round Oradea 1st Tsmoki Minsk 1st Petrolina AEK Larnaca 1st Donar 1st U BT Cluj Napoca 4th Rilski Sportist 3rd Tartu 2nd Prievidza 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 EditThe schedule of the competition was as follows 4 7 Phase Round Draw date First leg Second legQualifying rounds First qualifying round 21 July 2016 27 September 2016 29 September 2016Second qualifying round 4 October 2016 6 October 2016Regular season Matchday 1 18 19 October 2016Matchday 2 25 26 October 2016Matchday 3 1 2 November 2016Matchday 4 8 9 November 2016Matchday 5 15 16 November 2016Matchday 6 22 23 November 2016Matchday 7 29 30 November 2016Matchday 8 6 7 December 2016Matchday 9 13 14 December 2016Matchday 10 20 21 December 2016Matchday 11 3 4 January 2017Matchday 12 10 11 January 2017Matchday 13 17 18 January 2017Matchday 14 24 25 January 2017Play offs Play offs qualifiers 27 January 2017 7 8 February 2017 21 22 February 2017Round of 16 28 February 1 March 2017 7 8 March 2017Quarter finals 10 March 2017 21 22 March 2017 28 29 March 2017Final Four Semi finals 7 April 2017 28 April 2017Final 30 April 2017Qualifying rounds EditIn the qualifying rounds teams were divided into pots based on geographical criteria and then drawn into two legged home and away ties Teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other 5 The losing teams from both qualifying rounds competed in the regular season of the 2016 17 FIBA Europe Cup First qualifying round Edit A total of 18 teams entering the first qualifying round were divided into two pots Region A ten teams and Region B eight teams and pairings were drawn between teams within each pot 5 Following the competition expansion in August and the resulting format changes only four of the nine originally drawn ties were played 6 The first legs were played on 27 September and the second legs were played on 29 September 2016 Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legDonar 133 141 Tartu 76 76 57 65Rilski Sportist 122 146 Tsmoki Minsk 58 72 64 74Oradea 144 131 Prievidza 71 64 73 67Petrolina AEK Larnaca 106 145 U BT Cluj Napoca 50 78 56 67Source Basketball Champions League Second qualifying round Edit A total of 16 teams were scheduled to play the second qualifying round including the nine winners of the first round and seven teams with a bye to this round As in the previous round teams were divided into pots according to geographical criteria Region A teams in Pots 1 and 2 Region B teams in Pots 3 and 4 and pairings were drawn between teams within each region 5 Following the competition expansion in August and the resulting format changes the revised second qualifying round fixture list kept three ties from the original draw and included four ties transferred from the first round The eighth tie featured Bakken Bears who were promoted to the second qualifying round after Dinamo Sassari were in turn promoted to the regular season 6 The first legs of series with teams involved in the first qualifying round were played on 4 October and the second legs were played on 6 October 2016 The other four series were played one week before their first leg on 27 September and their second one on 29 September Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legTartu 137 158 Bakken Bears 67 75 70 83Tsmoki Minsk 133 141 Ironi Nahariya 66 70 67 71Lukoil Academic 133 142 Oradea 75 72 58 70Muratbey Usak Sportif 178 156 U BT Cluj Napoca 93 90 85 66Kataja 156 124 Sodertalje Kings 97 58 59 66Benfica 144 145 Openjobmetis Varese 72 75 72 70Porto 140 160 Juventus 81 83 59 77Igokea 131 152 Mornar 71 69 60 83Source Basketball Champions LeagueRegular season Edit ASVEL Strasbourg Monaco Le Mans Banvit Karsiyaka Besiktas Usak Skyliners Oldenburg Ludwigsburg Avellino Venezia Sassari Varese Aris PAOK AEK Tenerife Avtodor Partizan Mega Leks Cibona Helios Suns Rishon LeZion Nahariya Juventus Neptunas Oostende Spirou Khimik Zielona Gora Radom Nymburk Ventspils Szolnoki Kataja Bakken Bears Mornar Oradeaclass notpageimage Location of teams of the 2016 17 Basketball Champions League regular season Red Group A Green Group B Blue Group C Yellow Group D Orange Group E The 40 regular season teams were drawn into five groups of eight with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other In each group teams played against each other in home and away games in a round robin format The group winners runners up third placed fourth placed and the top 4 fifth placed teams advanced to the round of 16 while the sixth placed and the seventh placed teams were eligible to enter the 2016 17 FIBA Europe Cup round of 16 The match days were 18 19 October 25 26 October 1 2 November 8 9 November 15 16 November 22 23 November 29 30 November 6 7 December 13 14 December 20 21 December 2016 3 4 January 10 11 January 17 18 January and 24 25 January 2017 Draw Edit The regular season groups were drawn on 21 July 2016 The 24 teams originally directly qualified were divided into six pots of four teams each 5 Teams from the same country were drawn in different groups Pot 1 Team ASVEL Strasbourg Banvit Pinar KarsiyakaPot 2 Team Fraport Skyliners EWE Baskets Oldenburg Sidigas Avellino Umana Reyer VeneziaPot 3 Team Aris PAOK Avtodor Iberostar Tenerife Pot 4 Team Telenet Oostende Maccabi Rishon LeZion CEZ Nymburk NeptunasPot 5 Team Khimik Helios Suns Cibona Rosa RadomPot 6 Team Mega Leks Ventspils Monaco Le Mans Sarthe Group A Edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MON BAN CEZ ARI FRA NAH HEL BAK1 Monaco 14 12 2 1034 919 115 26 Advance to round of 16 65 63 93 74 80 66 65 47 71 64 59 55 105 862 Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 120 25 79 65 75 69 95 94 86 71 85 77 74 56 99 823 CEZ Nymburk 14 10 4 1124 1005 119 24 Advance to qualifiers 76 66 86 75 87 79 87 72 78 66 85 55 114 704 Aris 14 8 6 1078 992 86 22 62 65 84 78 83 79 58 64 85 58 72 54 82 665 Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 5 21 64 70 70 86 74 61 81 74 81 64 72 62 102 686 Ironi Nahariya 14 5 9 1013 1035 22 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 67 73 70 83 83 86 53 85 75 54 76 61 101 627 Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 113 16 59 63 53 60 57 67 54 62 56 61 60 69 78 598 Bakken Bears 14 1 13 963 1263 300 15 57 94 68 92 57 75 78 92 71 65 71 90 68 74 Source Basketball Champions League Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MSB VEN KSK AVT MRL ORA KAT KHI1 Le Mans Sarthe 14 9 5 1029 938 91 23 Advance to round of 16 68 49 65 61 81 85 80 72 72 61 57 74 68 492 Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 3 23 Advance to qualifiers 74 62 75 61 106 91 73 61 89 78 78 68 73 593 Pinar Karsiyaka 14 9 5 1046 963 83 23 66 79 99 59 78 65 84 75 79 50 66 84 77 704 Avtodor 14 7 7 1190 1147 43 21 78 95 102 67 74 76 81 71 59 65 113 84 93 805 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 4 21 73 65 79 61 78 69 74 98 69 56 69 88 74 486 Oradea 14 6 8 959 1047 88 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 60 79 69 73 56 69 96 85 69 64 101 91 69 667 Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 40 20 77 76 68 92 73 83 97 86 64 72 74 80 61 768 Khimik 14 3 11 929 1025 96 17 59 82 65 64 60 78 77 80 60 69 78 49 82 88 Source Basketball Champions League Group C Edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ASV NEP OLD PAO VEN USA VAR RAD1 ASVEL 14 10 4 1063 977 86 24 Advance to round of 16 68 64 76 69 70 56 83 68 83 69 86 70 87 672 Neptunas 14 10 4 1051 958 93 24 81 67 69 73 68 63 84 68 103 88 94 60 66 633 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 14 10 4 1070 983 87 24 Advance to qualifiers 79 81 63 64 67 62 87 73 106 77 78 53 83 714 PAOK 14 7 7 1031 990 41 21 61 67 82 73 79 82 85 81 59 52 78 69 85 665 Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 4 21 77 72 66 61 76 77 54 84 97 86 91 66 74 536 Muratbey Usak Sportif 14 5 9 1056 1092 36 19 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 70 58 65 67 60 65 78 77 74 69 87 64 96 767 Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 142 18 83 82 67 86 76 71 70 75 82 88 85 77 62 698 Rosa Radom 14 3 11 959 1092 133 17 63 83 65 71 66 70 93 85 63 79 83 77 61 74 Source Basketball Champions League Group D Edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE AVE SIG JUV BCO CIB MEG MOR1 Iberostar Tenerife 14 11 3 1135 948 187 25 Advance to round of 16 66 78 66 70 79 57 64 57 106 84 73 59 103 572 Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 87 24 75 76 72 69 74 64 72 77 75 57 85 61 53 603 SIG Strasbourg 14 9 5 1069 977 92 23 Advance to qualifiers 72 75 63 57 86 61 74 64 71 56 68 59 93 624 Juventus 14 8 6 1066 1096 30 22 71 93 75 85 91 84 81 71 104 82 85 78 82 745 Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 66 62 73 78 65 66 59 69 82 70 82 74 80 606 Cibona 14 5 9 1082 1155 73 19 57 85 83 84 93 88 81 72 71 77 87 77 90 727 Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 96 18 73 98 70 84 86 82 77 79 76 70 81 79 60 538 Mornar 14 3 11 962 1133 171 17 72 89 67 76 70 83 73 75 74 72 81 92 87 85 Source Basketball Champions League Group E Edit Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BJK AEK PAR LUD DSS SPI ZGA SZO1 Besiktas Sompo Japan 14 12 2 1178 1050 128 26 Advance to round of 16 82 68 77 62 88 85 100 70 68 66 85 66 89 742 AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 115 23 Advance to qualifiers 78 88 91 81 82 72 78 58 89 69 71 64 92 493 Partizan NIS 14 8 6 1038 1046 8 22 86 71 65 69 86 82 87 88 70 84 58 56 77 674 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 14 8 6 1150 1058 92 22 89 83 72 67 64 65 75 78 88 66 87 77 99 565 Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 9 21 74 75 80 78 99 85 79 80 95 75 74 70 97 886 Proximus Spirou 14 6 8 1040 1113 73 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup 75 92 58 80 63 65 78 96 63 57 86 69 92 877 Stelmet Zielona Gora 14 4 10 1020 1084 64 18 66 84 78 75 80 81 72 70 81 78 83 86 83 638 Szolnoki Olaj 14 2 12 1020 1201 181 16 91 96 76 89 55 70 81 91 73 72 74 79 86 75 Source Basketball Champions League Ranking of second placed teams Edit Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification1 A Banvit 14 11 3 1130 1010 120 25 Advance to round of 162 C Neptunas 14 10 4 1051 958 93 243 D Sidigas Avellino 14 10 4 1048 961 87 244 E AEK Athens 14 9 5 1107 992 115 23 Advance to qualifiers5 B Umana Reyer Venezia 14 9 5 1033 1030 3 23Source Basketball Champions League Ranking of fifth placed teams Edit Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification1 C Ventspils 14 7 7 1061 1057 4 21 Advance to qualifiers2 B Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 7 7 1000 996 4 213 A Fraport Skyliners 14 7 7 978 983 5 214 E Dinamo Sassari 14 7 7 1099 1108 9 215 D Telenet Oostende 14 6 8 995 991 4 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe CupSource Basketball Champions League Ranking of seventh placed teams Edit Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification1 B Kataja 14 6 8 1091 1131 40 20 Transfer to FIBA Europe Cup2 E Stelmet Zielona Gora 14 4 10 1020 1084 64 183 D Mega Leks 14 4 10 1016 1112 96 184 C Openjobmetis Varese 14 4 10 981 1123 142 185 A Helios Suns 14 2 12 834 947 113 16Source Basketball Champions LeaguePlayoffs EditMain article 2016 17 Basketball Champions League Playoffs In the playoffs teams played against each other over two legs on a home and away basis The round of 16 included two phases For this stage the winning team from each group and the three best runners up qualified directly to the second phase For the first phase the remaining sixteen teams from the same country could not be drawn against each other For the second phase the draw was entirely random without country protection and the winners of the first phase played against the teams that directly qualified to the second phase From the quarter finals onward the draw was entirely random without country protection Bracket Edit Playoffs qualifiersRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal Avtodor8789176 Oldenburg8498182 Oldenburg8261143 Banvit8270152 Banvit8759146 Ludwigsburg9253145 Maccabi R LeZion6682148 Ludwigsburg8384167 Ludwigsburg7352125 Neptunas6158119 Banvit83 Monaco74 Juventus7754131 AEK Athens7875153 AEK Athens6987156 Monaco6895163 Monaco7379152 Dinamo Sassari6276138 Dinamo Sassari9463157 CEZ Nymburk7284156 Dinamo Sassari7968147 Le Mans Sarthe6366129 Banvit59 Tenerife63 Aris7170141 SIG Strasbourg5281133 Aris6767134 ASVEL6781148 ASVEL6251113 Tenerife6261123 PAOK7482156 Partizan NIS7678154 PAOK6654120 Tenerife6380143 Tenerife67 Reyer Venezia58Third place Skyliners9052142 Pinar Karsiyaka8072152 Pinar Karsiyaka7590165 Monaco91 Besiktas7083153 Reyer Venezia77 Pinar Karsiyaka7466140 Reyer Venezia7174145 Ventspils7461135 Reyer Venezia6770137 Reyer Venezia5372125 Sidigas Avellino4968117 Playoffs qualifiers Edit The first legs were played on 7 8 February and the second legs were played on 21 22 February 2017 Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAris 141 133 SIG Strasbourg 71 52 70 81Ventspils 135 137 Umana Reyer Venezia 74 67 61 70Avtodor 176 182 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 87 84 89 98Juventus 131 153 AEK Athens 77 78 54 75PAOK 156 154 Partizan NIS 74 76 82 78Maccabi Rishon LeZion 148 167 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 66 83 82 84Fraport Skyliners 142 152 Pinar Karsiyaka 90 80 52 72Dinamo Sassari 157 156 CEZ Nymburk 94 72 63 84Round of 16 Edit The first legs were played on 28 February 1 March and the second legs were played on 7 8 March 2017 Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAris 134 148 ASVEL 67 67 67 81AEK Athens 156 163 Monaco 69 68 87 95PAOK 120 143 Iberostar Tenerife 66 63 54 80Dinamo Sassari 147 129 Le Mans Sarthe 79 63 68 66MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 125 119 Neptunas 73 61 52 58EWE Baskets Oldenburg 143 152 Banvit 82 82 61 70Umana Reyer Venezia 125 117 Sidigas Avellino 53 49 72 68Pinar Karsiyaka 165 153 Besiktas Sompo Japan 75 70 90 83Quarterfinals Edit The first legs were played on 21 22 March and the second legs were played on 28 29 March 2017 Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd legASVEL 113 123 Iberostar Tenerife 62 62 51 61Pinar Karsiyaka 140 145 Umana Reyer Venezia 74 71 66 74Banvit 146 145 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 87 92 59 53Monaco 152 138 Dinamo Sassari 73 62 79 76Final Four EditMain article 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four The Final Four was the last phase of the season and was held over a weekend The semi final games were played on Friday evening Sunday started with the third place game followed by the championship game The Final Four was played at the Santiago Martin in San Cristobal de La Laguna Spain in April 2017 8 SemifinalsFinal 28 April Banvit83 30 April Monaco74 Banvit59 28 April Iberostar Tenerife63 Iberostar Tenerife67 Umana Reyer Venezia58 Third place game 30 April Monaco91 Umana Reyer Venezia77Awards EditMost Valuable Player Edit Player Team Ref Jordan Theodore Banvit 9 Final Four MVP Edit Player Team Ref Marius Grigonis Iberostar Tenerife 10 Star Lineup Edit Position Star Lineup Best Team Star Lineup Second Best Team RefPlayer Club Player ClubG Jordan Theodore Banvit Will Hatcher Partizan 11 G Zack Wright Monaco Chris Kramer EWE Baskets OldenburgF Melvin Ejim Umana Reyer Venezia Gediminas Orelik BanvitF Aaron Doornekamp Iberostar Tenerife Dusan Sakota AEK AthensC Georgios Bogris Iberostar Tenerife Vladimir Stimac BesiktasBest Young Player Edit Player Team Ref Furkan Korkmaz Banvit 11 Game Day MVP Edit Main article Basketball Champions League Game Day MVP Regular season Edit The winner of the Weekly MVP award is selected by the official website of the Basketball Champions League championsleague basketball The winner of the award is mainly determined by the efficiency stat but this is not the only deciding factor as sometimes players who did not have the highest efficiency rating win the award Game Day Player Team EFF Ref 1 Tyrone Brazelton Rosa Radom 30 12 2 Joe Ragland Sidigas Avellino 29 13 3 Shaquielle McKissic Muratbey Usak Sportif 24 14 4 Vlado Jankovic Aris 25 15 5 Nick Minnerath Avtodor 40 16 6 Georgios Bogris Iberostar Tenerife 28 17 7 Kyrylo Fesenko Sidigas Avellino 35 18 8 Jimmy Baron Neptunas 40 19 9 Novica Velickovic Partizan NIS 21 20 10 Daniel Mullings Kataja 25 21 11 Zach Auguste Muratbey Usak Sportif 36 22 12 Chris Kramer EWE Baskets Oldenburg 36 23 13 Martin Zeno Oradea 40 24 14 Nick Minnerath 2 Avtodor 27 25 Playoffs Qualifiers MVP Edit Player Team Ref Thaddus McFadden PAOK 26 Round of 16 MVP Edit Player Team Ref Mike Green Pinar Karsiyaka 27 Quarterfinals MVP Edit Player Team Ref Jordan Theodore Banvit 28 Statistics EditStatistical leaders Edit Category Player Team 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