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 | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2014–15 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 14 October 2014 – 29 April 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Tyrese Rice | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions |  Khimki2nd title | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up |  Herbalife Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | Tyrese Rice | ||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||
| Rising Star |  Kristaps Porziņģis | ||||||||||||
| Coach of the Year |  Aíto García Reneses | ||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |||||||||||||
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.
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 were confirmed on June 26 by the company Euroleague Basketball.[2]
| Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eighthfinalist | Last 32 | Regular season |
Notes:
† Qualified through wild card
^ Qualified as loser of Euroleague qualifying round
- Triumph Lyubertsy was relocated to Saint Petersburg and renamed to Zenit.[3][4]
- Triumph Lyubertsy and Reggio Emilia were qualified as the Finalists of the 2013–14 EuroChallenge
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]
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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:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
| Top four teams in each group advance to Last 32. |
Western Conference
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Strasbourg |
10 | 8 | 2 | 742 | 701 | +41 |
| 2 |  Brose Bamberg |
10 | 6 | 4 | 768 | 672 | +96 |
| 3 | Paris-Levallois |
10 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 753 | 759 | −6 |
| 4 | CAI Zaragoza |
10 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | 831 | 812 | +19 |
| 5 | Telekom Bonn |
10 | 4 | 6 | 774 | 851 | −77 |
| 6 |  Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia |
10 | 2 | 8 | 735 | 808 | −73 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
10 | 10 | 0 | 837 | 704 | +133 |
| 2 |  Telenet Oostende |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 768 | 766 | +2 |
| 3 | Dijon |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 710 | 739 | −29 |
| 4 | Foxtown Cantù |
10 | 4 | 6 | 738 | 752 | −14 |
| 5 | ASVEL |
10 | 3 | 7 | 744 | 791 | −47 |
| 6 | Artland Dragons |
10 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 770 | −45 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 | Acea Roma |
10 | 7 | 3 | 826 | 773 | +53 |
| 2 | Nancy |
10 | 6 | 4 | 776 | 742 | +34 |
| 3 |  ČEZ Nymburk |
10 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 771 | 780 | −9 |
| 4 | Sevilla |
10 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | 776 | 757 | +19 |
| 5 | Oldenburg |
10 | 4 | 6 | 737 | 737 | 0 |
| 6 | Spirou Charleroi |
10 | 3 | 7 | 705 | 802 | −97 |
Eastern Conference
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khimki |
10 | 8 | 2 | 872 | 756 | +116 |
| 2 |  Beşiktaş Integral Forex |
10 | 7 | 3 | 773 | 705 | +68 |
| 3 |  Union Olimpija |
10 | 6 | 4 | 800 | 782 | +18 |
| 4 | Zenit |
10 | 5 | 5 | 808 | 809 | −1 |
| 5 |  Szolnoki Olaj |
10 | 3 | 7 | 748 | 822 | −74 |
| 6 |  VEF Rīga |
10 | 1 | 9 | 705 | 832 | −127 |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 |  Lietuvos Rytas |
10 | 8 | 2 | 840 | 774 | +66 |
| 2 | Banvit |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 788 | 768 | +20 |
| 3 | Krasny Oktyabr |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 759 | 765 | −6 |
| 4 |  Asesoft Ploiești |
10 | 5 | 5 | 814 | 833 | −19 |
| 5 |  Partizan NIS |
10 | 3 | 7 | 734 | 774 | −40 |
| 6 |  Hapoel Jerusalem |
10 | 2 | 8 | 806 | 827 | −21 |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
10 | 10 | 0 | 795 | 653 | +142 |
| 2 |  PAOK |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 726 | 726 | 0 |
| 3 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
10 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 780 | 763 | +17 |
| 4 |  Budućnost VOLI |
10 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | 784 | 797 | −13 |
| 5 |  Stelmet Zielona Góra |
10 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 7 | 722 | 809 | −87 |
| 6 | Ventspils |
10 | 2 | 8 | 665 | 724 | −59 |
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:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Last 32 phase.
- Points scored during the Last 32 phase.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 32 phase match.
| Top two teams in each group advance to the Eurocup eightfinals. |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | UNK | ZEN | SIG | NYM | |
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| 1 | UNICS |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 460 | 432 | +28 | 103–67 | 60–82 | 75–67 | ||
| 2 | Zenit |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 439 | 479 | −40 | 65–77 | 87–82 | 63–84 | ||
| 3 | Strasbourg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 450 | 433 | +17 | 72–61 | 61–73 | 87–80 | ||
| 4 | ČEZ Nymburk |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 454 | 459 | −5 | 79–84 | 72–84 | 72–66 |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | HGC | BAN | DSS | POD | |
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| 1 | Herbalife Gran Canaria |
6 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 462 | +60 | 91–80 | 90–74 | 92–69 | ||
| 2 | Banvit |
6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 450 | +34 | 80–70 | 74–75 | 87–74 | ||
| 3 | Dinamo Sassari |
6 | 2 | 4 | 470 | 507 | −37 | 76–91 | 72–89 | 87–70 | ||
| 4 | Budućnost VOLI |
6 | 1 | 5 | 457 | 514 | −57 | 83–88 | 68–74 | 93–86 |
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | ROM | CED | OKT | CAI | |
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| 1 | Acea Roma |
6 | 4 | 2 | 473 | 442 | +31 | 73–66 | 82–66 | 87–66 | ||
| 2 |  Cedevita |
6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 493 | +7 | 91–90 | 92–101 | 83–80 | ||
| 3 | Krasny Oktyabr |
6 | 3 | 3 | 471 | 482 | −11 | 86–88 | 65–83 | 71–66 | ||
| 4 | CAI Zaragoza |
6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 461 | −27 | 67–53 | 84–85 | 71–82 |
Group J
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BAY | BRO | JDA | UOL | |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich |
6 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 437 | +97 | 87–63 | 93–84 | 90–84 | ||
| 2 | Brose Bamberg |
6 | 3 | 3 | 444 | 474 | −30 | 52–90 | 81–86 | 91–90 | ||
| 3 | Dijon |
6 | 2 | 4 | 453 | 498 | −45 | 74–84 | 56–86 | 77–81 | ||
| 4 | Union Olimpija |
6 | 1 | 5 | 473 | 495 | −22 | 80–90 | 65–71 | 73–76 |
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | TUR | LRY | OST | SEV | |
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| 1 | PGE Turów |
6 | 5 | 1 | 553 | 501 | +52 | 104–93 | 99–71 | 87–84 | ||
| 2 | Lietuvos Rytas |
6 | 3 | 3 | 553 | 514 | +39 | 98–86 | 111–83 | 100–78 | ||
| 3 | Telenet Oostende |
6 | 2 | 4 | 474 | 506 | −32 | 79–80 | 75–69 | 72–84 | ||
| 4 | Sevilla |
6 | 2 | 4 | 473 | 532 | −59 | 76–97 | 88–82 | 63–94 |
Group M
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | KSK | PLV | BJK | NEP | |
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| 1 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
6 | 6 | 0 | 538 | 463 | +75 | 86–79 | 73–64 | 99–85 | ||
| 2 | Paris-Levallois |
6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 486 | −1 | 75–85 | 93–83 | 88–79 | ||
| 3 | Beşiktaş Integral Forex |
6 | 2 | 4 | 444 | 488 | −44 | 77–105 | 71–77 | 80–78 | ||
| 4 | Neptūnas |
6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 499 | −30 | 83–90 | 82–73 | 62–69 |
Group N
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | LOK | VBC | ASE | SLU | |
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| 1 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
6 | 6 | 0 | 492 | 416 | +76 | 74–62 | 92–79 | 85–70 | ||
| 2 | Valencia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 490 | 459 | +31 | 89–90 | 87–92 | 77–46 | ||
| 3 | Asesoft Ploiești |
6 | 2 | 4 | 469 | 529 | −60 | 59–85 | 84–100 | 88–81 | ||
| 4 | Nancy |
6 | 1 | 5 | 411 | 458 | −47 | 57–66 | 73–75 | 84–67 |
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.
| Eighthfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNICS | 70 | 75 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FoxTown Cantù | 64 | 72 | 136 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNICS | 78 | 79 | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 87 | 58 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lokomotiv Kuban | 80 | 70 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brose Bamberg | 78 | 53 | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UNICS | 70 | 76 | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 83 | 78 | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 84 | 75 | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cedevita | 76 | 72 | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 76 | 75 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pınar Karşıyaka | 66 | 74 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pınar Karşıyaka | 81 | 97 | 178 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lietuvos Rytas | 81 | 81 | 162 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 66 | 64 | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khimki | 91 | 83 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Acea Roma | 55 | 66 | 121 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Banvit | 71 | 56 | 127 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Banvit | 65 | 75 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paris-Levallois | 67 | 71 | 138 | |||||||||||||||||||
| PGE Turów | 71 | 78 | 149 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paris-Levallois | 74 | 87 | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Banvit | 83 | 89 | 172 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khimki | 82 | 93 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khimki | 86 | 89 | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zenit | 84 | 70 | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Khimki | 76 | 76 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 75 | 61 | 136 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 58 | 60 | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valencia | 80 | 94 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||
Finals
First leg
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
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) |
Rating
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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| 1. |  Derrick Brown | Lokomotiv Kuban | 18 | 356 | 19.78 |
| 2. |  Romeo Travis | Krasny Oktyabr | 16 | 304 | 19.00 |
| 3. | Bobby Dixon | Pınar Karşıyaka | 20 | 375 | 18.75 |
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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| 1. | Randy Culpepper | Krasny Oktyabr | 13 | 249 | 19.15 |
| 2. | J.P. Prince | Telenet Oostende | 16 | 274 | 17.13 |
| 3. | Tyrese Rice | Khimki | 24 | 407 | 16.96 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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| 1. | Sharrod Ford | Paris-Levallois | 20 | 177 | 8.85 |
| 2. | Trevor Mbakwe | Brose Baskets | 18 | 151 | 8.39 |
| 3. | Randal Falker | Nancy | 15 | 122 | 8.13 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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| 1. | Mike Green | Paris-Levallois | 20 | 147 | 7.35 |
| 2. | Brad Wanamaker | Brose Baskets | 18 | 116 | 6.44 |
| 3. |  Walter Hodge | Zenit | 18 | 113 | 6.28 |
MVP Weekly
Regular season
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1 | Brandon Triche | Acea Roma | 37 |
| 2 | Dee Brown | Asesoft Ploiești | 33 |
| 3 | Brandon Triche (2) | Acea Roma | 27 |
| 4 |  Darius Adams | Nancy | 36 |
| 5 | Walter Hodge | Zenit | 34 |
| 6 | Romeo Travis | Krasny Oktyabr | 34 |
| 7 | Achille Polonara | Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia | 34 |
| Romeo Travis (2) | Krasny Oktyabr | 34 | |
| 8 | Willy Hernangómez | Sevilla | 31 |
| 9 | Darius Johnson-Odom | FoxTown Cantù | 40 |
| 10 | Milan Mačvan | Partizan NIS | 34 |
Last 32
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1 |  Walter Tavares | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 40 |
| 2 | Anthony Randolph | Lokomotiv Kuban | 36 |
| Halil Kanacević | Union Olimpija | 36 | |
| 3 | Martynas Gecevičius | Lietuvos Rytas | 38 |
| 4 | Mardy Collins | PGE Turów | 40 |
| 5 | Damian Kulig | PGE Turów | 38 |
| 6 | Sharrod Ford | Paris-Levallois | 37 |
Eighthfinals
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1 |  Sammy Mejia | Banvit | 33 |
| 2 | Jon Diebler | Pınar Karşıyaka | 31 |
Quarterfinals
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1 | Tyrese Rice | Khimki | 27 |
| Krunoslav Simon | Lokomotiv Kuban | 27 | |
| 2 | James White | UNICS | 38 |
Semifinals
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Tavares (2) | Herbalife Gran Canaria | 30 |
| 2 | Tyrese Rice (2) | Khimki | 22 |
| James Augustine | Khimki | 22 | |
Finals
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Davis | Khimki | 22 |
| 2 | James Augustine (2) | Khimki | 22 |
Eurocup MVP
Eurocup Finals MVP
All-Eurocup Teams
| Position | All-Eurocup First Team | Club team | All-Eurocup Second Team | Club | Ref |
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| 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
Rising Star
- 2014-15 Eurocup competition system announced; Eurocup Basketball, 9 June 2014
- 2014-15 Eurocup team list proposed; Eurocup Basketball, 26 June 2014
- Club profile: Zenit St Petersburg Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine; Eurocupbasketball.com, 16 July 2014
- Triumph Lyubertsy becomes Zenit St Petersburg; Eurocupbasketball.com, 18 August 2014
- "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.