2017–18_EuroLeague

2017–18 EuroLeague

2017–18 EuroLeague

EuroLeague season


The 2017–18 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 18th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball and the eighth under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 61st season of the premier competition for European men's professional basketball clubs.

Quick Facts Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1, Season ...

The 2018 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Štark Arena, in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] Real Madrid won its record tenth EuroLeague title, after defeating defending champions Fenerbahçe Doğuş in the championship game.

Team allocation

A total of sixteen teams participate.[2] The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders). Eleven teams were placed as Licensed Clubs, long-term licenses, while five spots were given to Associated Clubs, based on merit.[2][3]

  • LC: Qualified as a licensed club with a long-term licence
  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • EC: EuroCup champion
  • WC: Wild card
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Notes
  1. ^
    ABA League (ABA): Serbian Crvena zvezda mts qualified through the ABA League.
  2. ^
    VTB United League (VTB): Russian Khimki qualified through the VTB United League.

Teams

A total of 16 teams from 9 countries took part in the league, including 11 sides with a long-term licence from the 2016–17 season, 1 team qualified from the EuroCup and the 4 highest-placed teams from the ABA League, the German Bundesliga, the VTB United League and Spain's ACB.

Brose Bamberg and Crvena zvezda qualified, after winning the Bundesliga and ABA League titles respectively. Galatasaray Odeabank and Darüşşafaka did not appear this season, as Galatasaray did not have any opportunity in the previous season to qualify and Darüşşafaka finished their two-year wild card. UNICS lost its place in the EuroLeague, as Khimki qualified as runner-up of the VTB United League. Unicaja qualified as the EuroCup champions, after beating Valencia Basket in the Finals. However, Valencia also qualified as the Spanish champions.

Venues and locations

Notes
  1. The Aleksandar Nikolić was being used as back-up arena by Crvena zvezda, in case the Štark Arena was not available.

Personnel and sponsorship

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Notes
1. ^ Cultura del Esfuerzo (English: "Culture of Effort") is the motto of the club.

Managerial changes

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Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other home and away in a round-robin format. The top eight teams advance to the playoffs and the bottom eight teams are eliminated. The regular season runs from 12 October 2017 to 6 April 2018.

League table

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Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) will not be counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Results

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Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four victorious teams advance to the Final Four.

Series

Final Four

The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Friday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia in May 2018.

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
18 May
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 83
 
20 May
 
Spain Real Madrid 92
 
Spain Real Madrid 85
 
18 May
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe Doğuş 80
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe Doğuş 76
 
 
Lithuania Žalgiris 67
 
Third place game
 
 
20 May
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 77
 
 
Lithuania Žalgiris 79

Attendances

Attendances include playoff games:

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Source: EuroLeague
Notes:
1: 2016–17 season average applied to EuroCup games.
2: Olympiacos played one match at Heraklion Arena, in Heraklion, instead of their regular arena.
3: CSKA Moscow played three matches at Universal Sports Hall CSKA, instead of Megasport Arena.
4: Brose Bamberg played one match at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, instead of Brose Arena.
5: AX Armani Exchange Olimpia played one match at PalaBancoDesio, instead of Mediolanum Forum.

Awards

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

Sources:[43][44]

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

Magic Moment

MVP of the Round

Regular season
Playoffs
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MVP of the Month

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Individual statistics

Rating

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Points

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Rebounds

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Assists

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Other statistics

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See also


References

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  29. "Baskonia brings in Martinez as new coach". EuroLeague.net. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  30. "Efes parts ways with coach Perasovic". EuroLeague.net. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  31. "Efes reunites with Coach Ataman". EuroLeague.net. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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  39. "Round 2 MVP: Erick Green, Valencia Basket". EuroLeague. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  40. "Round 3 MVP: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  41. "Round 4 MVP: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  42. "Round 5 MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow". EuroLeague. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  43. "Round 6 MVP: Vladimir Stimac, Anadolu Efes Istanbul". EuroLeague. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  44. "Round 7 MVP: Errick McCollum, Anadolu Efes Istanbul". EuroLeague. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  45. "Round 8 MVP: Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens". EuroLeague. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  46. "Round 9 MVP: Edgaras Ulanovas, Zalgiris Kaunas". EuroLeague. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  47. "Round 10 co-MVPs: Nando De Colo and James Gist". EuroLeague. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  48. "Round 11 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region". EuroLeague. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  49. "Round 12 MVP: Vincent Poirier, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz". EuroLeague. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  50. "Round 13 co-MVPs: Jamel McLean, Olympiacos and Alexey Shved, Khimki". EuroLeague. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  51. "Round 14 co-MVPs: Cory Higgins, CSKA and Tornike Shengelia, Baskonia". EuroLeague. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  52. "Round 15 MVP: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  53. "Round 16 MVP: Malcolm Thomas, Khimki Moscow Region". EuroLeague. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  54. "Round 17 MVP: Zoran Dragic, Anadolu Efes Istanbul". EuroLeague. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  55. "Round 18 MVP: Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region". EuroLeague. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  56. "Round 19 MVP: Brad Wanamaker, Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul". EuroLeague. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  57. "Round 20 MVP: Brad Wanamaker, Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul". EuroLeague. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  58. "Round 21 MVP: Augustine Rubit, Brose Bamberg". EuroLeague. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  59. "Round 22 MVP: Jan Vesely, Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul". EuroLeague. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  60. "Round 23 co-MVPs: Spanoulis, Olympiacos and Wright, Bamberg". EuroLeague. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  61. "Round 24 MVP: Tornike Shengelia, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz". EuroLeague. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  62. "Round 25 MVP: Fabien Causeur, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  63. "Round 26 MVP: James Feldeine, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade". EuroLeague. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  64. "Round 27 MVP: Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens". EuroLeague. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  65. "Round 28 co-MVPs: Nikola Milutinov and Ricky Hickman". EuroLeague. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  66. "Round 29 MVP: Luka Doncic, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  67. "Round 30 MVP: Anthony Randolph, Real Madrid". EuroLeague. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  68. "Playoffs Game 1 MVP: Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens". EuroLeague. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  69. "Playoffs Game 2 MVP: Sergio Rodriguez, CSKA Moscow". EuroLeague. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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  72. "MVP for April: Brandon Davies, Zalgiris Kaunas". EuroLeague. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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