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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2002 |
Commissioner | Jordi Bertomeu |
President | Jordi Bertomeu |
Motto | I Feel Devotion |
No. of teams | 32 (Group Stage) |
Country(ies) | FIBA Europe Members |
Continent | Europe |
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TV partner(s) | Eurosport, Eurosport 2 (Broadcast Partner) Al Jazeera NBA TV, NBA TV Canada ESPN3 |
Level on pyramid | 2nd Tier (Europe) |
Promotion to | Euroleague - 1st Tier (Champions) |
Official website | Eurocupbasketball.com |
Eurocup Basketball (also known as the ULEB Eurocup and previously known as the ULEB Cup from 2002–2008)[1] is the second-tier level transnational professional basketball competition in Europe, below only the Turkish Airlines Euroleague. It is composed of teams from European domestic national leagues that are part of the ULEB (a French acronym for "Union of European Basketball Leagues"), and that do not have a contract to compete in the Euroleague.
Teams qualify for the competition merely based on their performance in their national league and cup competition. The Eurocup was created in 2002, and can be considered as a fusion between the defunct FIBA Korać Cup and Saporta Cup competitions.
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The winners of the competition are invited to participate in the next season's Turkish Airlines Euroleague, the highest tier of European basketball. The qualifying rounds of each season's Eurocup, are run and controlled by FIBA Europe. Each season's Eurocup qualifying round games are a part of the FIBA EuroChallenge competition, and are counted as official games played in that competition.
The winners of the EuroChallenge are promoted to the next season's Eurocup.
Effective as of the 2012–13 season, all Eurocup clubs must host their home matches in arenas that have a seating capacity of at least 5,000 people. By comparison, Euroleague contract teams must host their home games in arenas that seat at least 10,000 people, while non-contract Euroleague clubs must have arenas that seat 5,000.
As of the 2009–10 competition, the Eurocup consists of five phases:[2]
Historically, the competition began with a group phase in which the starting field was reduced to 16 teams. The survivors then advanced to a knockout phase. In the inaugural 2002–03 competition, the knockout phase consisted entirely of two-legged ties. The following year, the final became a one-off match, but all other knockout ties remained two-legged.
In 2007–08, the initial phase, by now called the Regular Season, was only used to reduce the field to 32 teams. The survivors were paired into two-legged knockout ties, with the winners advancing to another set of two-legged ties. The survivors then entered the first-ever Final 8 phase in the competition's history, consisting of one-off knockout matches.
The following 2008–09 season was the first in which preliminary rounds were conducted. That year saw two preliminary rounds held, the first involving 16 teams and the second involving the eight winners plus eight teams that had received byes into that round. The survivors of the second preliminary round joined 24 direct qualifiers in the Regular Season. This season also saw the introduction of the Last 16 group phase, and proved to be the last for the Final 8.
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2002–03 Valencia Basket (Spain):
Dejan Tomašević, Fabricio Oberto, Bernard Hopkins, Alejandro Montecchia, Federico Kammerichs, Jose Antonio Paraiso, Víctor Luengo, Nacho Rodilla, Alessandro Abbio, Pedro Robles, Asier García, Oliver Arteaga, Brian Cardinal (Head Coach: Paco Olmos)
2003–04 Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel):
Willie Solomon, Kelly McCarty, Tunji Awajobi, Doron Sheffer, Erez Katz, Moshé Mizrahi, Amir Muchtari, Ido Kozikaro, Raviv Limonad, Yoni Shahar, Elad Eliyahu, Yuval Naimy, Georgi Osadahi (Head Coach: Sharon Drucker)
2004–05 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania):
Robertas Javtokas, Roberts Štelmahers, Hari Mujezinović, Gintaras Einikis, Tyrone Nesby, Fred House, Simas Jasaitis, Tomas Delininkaitis, Andrius Šležas, Saulius Kuzminskas, Rolandas Jarutis, Povilas Čukinas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Kęstutis Šeštokas (Head Coach: Tomo Mahorič)
2005–06 Dynamo Moscow (Russia):
Mire Chatman, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Ruben Douglas, Antonis Fotsis, Hanno Möttölä, Fedor Likholitov, Bojan Popović, Dmitri Domani, Valentin Kubrakov, Sergei Bykov, Yuri Vasiliev, Sergei Romanov, George Tsintsadze, Ivan Shiryaev (Head Coach: Dušan Ivković)
2006–07 Real Madrid (Spain):
Charles Smith, Louis Bullock, Raül López, Axel Hervelle, Kerem Tunçeri, Marko Tomas, Felipe Reyes, Álex Mumbrú, Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca, Blagota Sekulić, Ratko Varda, Venson Hamilton, Nedžad Sinanović, Richard Nguema, Marko Milič, Jan Martín, Pablo Aguilar (Head Coach: Joan Plaza)
2007–08 Joventut Badalona (Spain):
Rudy Fernández, Lubos Barton, Jérôme Moïso, Demond Mallet, Ricky Rubio, Jan-Hendrik Jagla, Eduardo Hernandez-Sonseca, Ferran Laviña, Pau Ribas, Petar Popović, Pere Tomàs, Josep Franch, Lonny Baxter, Dimitry Flis (Head Coach: Aito Garcia Reneses)
2008–09 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania):
Steponas Babrauskas, Mindaugas Lukauskis, Milko Bjelica, Michailas Anisimovas, Chuck Eidson, Donatas Zavackas, Marijonas Petravičius, Artūras Jomantas, Justas Sinica, Martynas Gecevičius, Evaldas Dainys, Lukas Brazdauskis (Head Coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis)
2009–10 Valencia Basket (Spain):
Kosta Perović, Víctor Claver, Jose Simeon, Serhiy Lishchuk, Hector Piquer, Marko Marinović, Ivan Garcia, Rafa Martínez, Florent Piétrus, Nando De Colo, Tornike Shengelia, Thomas Kelati, Matt Nielsen, Giorgi Sharabidze (Head Coach: Neven Spahija)
2010–11 UNICS Kazan (Russia):
Terrell Lyday, Marko Popović, Igor Zamansky, Petr Samoylenko, Zakhar Pashutin, Vladimir Veremeenko, Amiran Amirkhanov, Hasan Rizvić, Kelly McCarty, Ricky Minard, Maciej Lampe, Slavko Vraneš (Head Coach: Evgeniy Pashutin)
2011–12 BC Khimki (Russia):
Benjamin-Pavel Dudu, Vitaly Fridzon, Mickaël Gelabale, Thomas Kelati, Dmitry Khvostov, Krešimir Lončar, Sergei Monia, Matthew Nielsen, Zoran Planinić, Anton Pushkov, Chris Quinn, Egor Vyaltsev, Alexey Zhukanenko (Head Coach: Rimas Kurtinaitis)
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258 |
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2.82 | ![]() |
146 |
Blocks | ![]() |
1.88 | ![]() |
145 |
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The 2004–05 ULEB Cup was the third season of the second-tier level European professional basketball competition ULEB Cup, organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company. The season started on November 9, 2004, and officially ended on April 19, 2005. The second-tier level ULEB Cup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level. Lietuvos Rytas won the trophy, by defeating Makedonikos in the final, by a score of 78-74.
Each group contained 6 teams. There were 7 groups. Each team would play amongst each group twice. Top 2 teams from groups A, C, E, F, and G qualify to eighthfinals. Top 3 teams from groups B and D also qualify to the eighthfinals.
In eighthfinals, each team plays against their selected team twice. The winner of the two games with a higher combined score qualifies to quarterfinals. This procedure repeats in quarterfinals and in semifinals.
April 19, Spiroudome, Charleroi
The 2002–03 ULEB Cup was the first season of the European professional basketball competition, the ULEB Cup, organized by Euroleague Basketball Company. The second-tier level ULEB Cup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level. There were 24 teams. The final games took place from April 15, to April 24, in Valencia, Spain, and Novo Mesto, Slovenia.
This season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 24 teams, divided into four groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in October 2002.
The 24 teams played a round-robin tournament competition (home and away). Four teams from each group advanced to the knock-out stage (quarter-finals).
The winners from eighth-finals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
The winners from quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.
Ok class, um, please settle down now,
I'd like to introduce our new student
uhh, uhh Willy Bubba, Willy is from Kentucky, welcome Willy, uh,
I'll be your teacher, my name is Ms. Felby
Well I flopped out of school but I still hang in the halls
So there I was, you'll never guess what I saw
Maybe a chicken, I thought it was a duck
But it was a redneck fuck, so I walked up
"Hey Willy Bubba, hubba-bubba-lubba
My names Violent J, but my homies call me chicken plucker
I been down with the clown since day one, it's day two
I guess I got some plucking to do
In these parts, we tie you to the desk
And all line up and take blows to your chest (punch)
Fists to your chin (punch), kicks to your head (punch)
Last year we killed a kid dead (HAHHH!! oh, my fault...)
Walked in the school, there's hay in the hallway
Leading to your locker, walk up 'n sock ya
Then bounce your head around the class room and act nutty
The teacher walks, and asked everybody (body, body..)
Who kicked Willy Bubba's ass? (I DID!)
Did you do it right here in the class? (SHO' DID!)
Did you punch him in the face, did you slap him in the mouth
Did you kick him in the forehead (YUP, YUP!)
(Nice to get back with a high school crowd where your alive)
Willy Willy Bubba hubba lubba dubba dilly
Tell me why you talk so silly, bitch
You sound like you come from the land of the bigots
Jolly old Dickens, the land of the chickens
I guess you're in season, I'm packing me a .44
Barrels to your head and blow your face out your asshole
POWWW, bitch! I'm Shaggy2Dope
I'm coming for your kin folk, you get your chin broke
And don't cry or run to the teach
She can't understand your redneck-ass speech
If she could, she wouldn't do a thang
'Cuz she's my bitch and she loves to suck my wang
You in trouble Bubba, you better run quick
You too slow, Willy, 'cuz you a fat bitch
I caught up and got my hands all putty
Teacher walks in the class room, and asked everybody (body, body...)
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