2023–24_Basketball_Champions_League

2023–24 Basketball Champions League

2023–24 Basketball Champions League

European basketball competition


The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League was the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 17 October 2023 and ended with the championship game on 28 April 2024.[1]

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Telekom Baskets Bonn were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Peristeri in the quarter-finals. The Štark Arena in Belgrade will host the Final Four and the championship game.[1] The champions of the league qualify as the European representative for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

Team allocation

Country rankings

The BCL Country Ranking is used to define the number of clubs each country is entitled to enter into the various stages of the BCL.

The results are based on the results of the past three seasons (the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons).[2]

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Teams

A total of 54 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League.[3] 15 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.

League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • WC: Wild card.

Notes

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    Netherlands (NED): ZZ Leiden would have qualified as the winners of the 2022-23 BNXT Dutch Playoffs, but withdrew from applying because their arena did not meet FIBA Europe's capacity standards.[4] As a result, the spot was given to Heroes Den Bosch, third in the national league.

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds will be made on 5 July 2023. The 25 teams were divided into six pots. The top eight national champions from the unrepresented nations were placed into Pots 1 and 2, and the remaining clubs into Pots 3–6. Pots are arranged based on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.[5]

The three winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 29 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.[5]

Venue

On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, has been selected as the host city for the Qualification Rounds which was scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October.[6]

Champions Path

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Main Path

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Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Pre-qualifier

The pre-qualifier round match consists of a one leg match that is expected to take place at a neutral venue.

The winner of the pre-qualifiers round match will be drawn to Pot 6 and advanced to the main qualifying rounds. The losers of the pre-qualifiers is transferred (if they apply) to the FIBA Europe Cup

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Qualification Group I

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 September
 
 
Denmark Bakken Bears103
 
27 September
 
Kosovo Peja79
 
Denmark Bakken Bears68
 
25 September
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins78
 
Estonia Kalev78
 
29 September
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins82
 
Sweden Norrköping Dolphins73
 
25 September
 
Portugal Benfica83
 
Portugal Benfica122
 
27 September
 
Georgia (country) TSU Tbilisi62
 
Portugal Benfica87
 
25 September
 
Cyprus AEK Larnaca59
 
Slovakia Patrioti Levice66
 
 
Cyprus AEK Larnaca 74
 

Qualification Group II

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 September
 
 
France Cholet76
 
29 September
 
Belgium Antwerp Giants72
 
France Cholet96
 
27 September
 
Italy Varese88
 
Serbia FMP71
 
1 October
 
Italy Varese73
 
France Cholet80
 
27 September
 
Italy Brindisi69
 
Italy Brindisi 77
 
29 September
 
Romania Oradea74
 
Italy Brindisi78
 
27 September
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch63
 
Netherlands Heroes Den Bosch96
 
 
Germany Göttingen84
 

Qualification Group III

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
26 September
 
 
France SIG Strasbourg83
 
28 September
 
Lithuania Jonava78
 
France SIG Strasbourg79
 
26 September
 
Israel Ironi Ness Ziona74
 
Finland Karhu56
 
30 September
 
Israel Ironi Ness Ziona92
 
France SIG Strasbourg82
 
26 September
 
Spain Obradoiro78
 
Poland Legia Warsaw70
 
28 September
 
Switzerland Fribourg Olympic59
 
Poland Legia Warsaw66
 
26 September
 
Spain Obradoiro74
 
Montenegro Mornar Bar56
 
 
Spain Obradoiro90
 

Regular season

Draw

The 29 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country.[5]

Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A

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    Group B

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      Group C

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        Group D

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          Group E

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            Group F

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              Group G

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                Group H

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                  Play-ins

                  The Play-ins took place from 2 to 17 January 2024. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, went to the Play-ins. Winners advanced to the round of 16. The first legs were played on 2–3 January, the second legs on 9–10 January. Eventual third legs were played on 16–17 January.

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                  Round of 16

                  The Round of 16 will take place from January 24 until March 22, 2024. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams were divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

                  Group I

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                    Group J

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                      Group K

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                        Group L

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                          Playoffs

                          The playoffs will begin on 3 April 2024 and ends with the 2024 Basketball Champions League Final Four, which will be hosted in the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]

                           
                          QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                           
                                          
                           
                           
                           
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife838178
                           
                          26 April
                           
                          Turkey Tofaş779055
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife97
                           
                           
                           
                          Greece Peristeri93
                           
                          Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn896277
                           
                          28 April
                           
                          Greece Peristeri789089
                           
                          Spain Lenovo Tenerife75
                           
                           
                           
                          Spain Unicaja80
                           
                          Spain UCAM Murcia9885
                           
                          26 April
                           
                          Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg7272
                           
                          Spain UCAM Murcia74
                           
                           
                           
                          Spain Unicaja80Third place
                           
                          Spain Unicaja6790
                           
                          28 April
                           
                          Greece Promitheas5483
                           
                          Greece Peristeri84
                           
                           
                          Spain UCAM Murcia87
                           

                          Final Four

                          Semifinals

                          The semifinals were played on 26 April 2024.

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                          Third place game

                          The third place game was played on 28 April 2024.

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                          Final

                          The final was played on 28 April 2024.

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                          Individual awards

                          Season awards

                          The annual season awards were announced on 27 April.

                          Star Lineup

                          MVP of the Month

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                          Team of the Month

                          See also


                          References

                          1. "Belgrade unveiled as Final Four host on night of Serbian legends". FIBA.basketball. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
                          2. "Country Ranking". FIBA.basketball.
                          3. "Tekort aan zitplaatsen kost ZZ Leiden Champions League: 'Dramatische keuze'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
                          4. "Antalya selected as host city for Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds". championsleague.basketball. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
                          5. "Youngest in BCL history: Vernon Carey Jr named October MVP". Basketball Champions League. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
                          6. "The Queen has a new king: AEK's Justin Tillman is November MVP". Basketball Champions League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
                          7. "Levi Randolph is December MVP: "He should've gotten it last month, too"". Basketball Champions League. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
                          8. ""It was just a matter of time" - Hunter Hale named MVP for January". Basketball Champions League. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
                          9. "'Head of the snake' Ragland picks up March MVP honors, extends all-time lead". Basketball Champions League. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
                          10. "Tortona, Dijon, AEK, Darussafaka and Karsiyaka with players on Team of the Month for October". Basketball Champions League. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
                          11. "Tenerife, Dijon, PAOK, Jerusalem and AEK with players on team of the month". Basketball Champions League. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
                          12. "Darussafaka, Jerusalem, Oostende, Rytas, Galatasaray represented on Team of the Month". Basketball Champions League. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
                          13. "Team of the Month for January: Huertas, Hale, Randall, Smith, Wiley". Basketball Champions League. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
                          14. "Team of the month for March: Ragland, Huertas, Graves, Sleva, Echenique". Basketball Champions League. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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