2000 North European Basketball League
| North European Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2000 |
| Teams | 14 |
← 1999 | |
NEBL'2000 was the first complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1999-2000 basketball season on 5 January – 16 April 2000.
After holding Promotion Cup, teams from four more countries[1] – Germany, Russia, Ukraine and Denmark – took part in NEBL'2000.
League accepted the participation of Magic M7 from Sweden, with which Earvin "Magic" Johnson entered into an agreement.[2]
CSKA won the tournament by defeating Lietuvos rytas in the final.[3]
Andrius Giedraitis from Lietuvos rytas was named as the Most valuable player.[3]
Clubs
| Country (League) | Teams |
|---|---|
| Denmark (Basketligaen) | Great Danes Copenhagen |
| Estonia (KML) | Kalev Tallinn |
| Finland (Korisliiga) | TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki |
| Honka Espoo | |
| Germany (BBL) | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| Latvia (LBL) | Ventspils |
| Brocēni-LMT Rīga | |
| Lithuania (LKL) | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | |
| Alita Alytus | |
| Russia (Super League A) | CSKA Moscow |
| Sweden (Basketligan) | Magic M7 Borås |
| Plannja Basket Luleå | |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | Kyiv Kiev |
Regular season
| Teams advance to Final Four. | |
| Teams advance to eight-finals. |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Tie-break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 1239 | 953 | +286 | |
| 2. | Lietuvos rytas | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1172 | 1032 | +140 | 1–0 |
| 3. | Žalgiris | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1386 | 1086 | +300 | 0–1 |
| 4. | Kyiv | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1384 | 1236 | +148 | |
| 5. | Kalev | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1301 | 1288 | +13 | 1–0 |
| 6. | Magic M7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1257 | 1329 | –72 | 0–1 |
| 7. | Ventspils | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1246 | 1193 | +53 | |
| 8. | Plannja Basket | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1158 | 1257 | –99 | 3–0 |
| 9. | TeamWARE ToPo | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1146 | 1321 | –175 | 2–1 |
| 10. | Honka | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1185 | 1300 | –115 | 1–2 |
| 11. | Brocēni-LMT | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1055 | 1124 | –69 | 0–3 |
| 12. | Skyliners | 13 | 4 | 9 | 922 | 1002 | –80 | |
| 13. | Alita | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1054 | 1147 | –93 | |
| 14. | Great Danes | 13 | 1 | 12 | 859 | 1096 | –237 |
Results
| MGD | ALI | SKY | LMT | HON | TOP | PLA | VEN | MM7 | KAL | KYI | ŽAL | LRY | |
| CSKA Moscow | 112-82 | 90-62 | 79-67 | 108-81 | 94-91 | 108-68 | 106-57 | 104-84 | 86-88 | 107-82 | 89-77 | 60-57 | 96-77 |
| Lietuvos rytas | 74-62 | 92-75 | 85-64 | 94-85 | 89-77 | 106-74 | 79-63 | 103-84 | 78-84 | 95-80 | 93-87 | 107-101 | |
| Žalgiris Kaunas | 91-58 | 109-78 | 74-73 | 99-74 | 106-70 | 96-80 | 99-56 | 91-63 | 106-81 | 96-61 | 108-80 | ||
| Kyiv | 90-73 | 111-100 | 93-84 | 97-77 | 89-75 | 95-78 | 100-85 | 75-58 | 95-92 | 85-95 | |||
| Kalev | 86-64 | 86-85 | 73-82 | 75-89 | 86-89 | 86-77 | 102-87 | 90-88 | 101-82 | ||||
| Magic M7 | 85-71 | 89-79 | 86-72 | 88-97 | 93-97 | 74-73 | 93-84 | 76-89 | |||||
| Ventspils | 81-63 | 98-80 | 73-75 | 74-79 | 97-73 | 83-73 | 75-65 | ||||||
| Plannja Basket | 61-63 | 96-76 | 83-72 | 77-71 | 101-63 | 79-60 | |||||||
| TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki | 85-83 | 93-81 | 72-66 | 93-88 | 91-86 | ||||||||
| Honka Playboys | 90-69 | 62-92 | 75-59 | 92-81 | |||||||||
| Brocēni-LMT | 85-75 | 90-83 | 58-69 | ||||||||||
| Skyliners | 76-68 | 63-83 | |||||||||||
| Alita | 80-68 |
Source: Worldbasket.com
Play-offs
Eight-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 153–145 | Honka | 80–84 | 73–61 |
| Kyiv | 210–129 | TeamWARE ToPo | 104–78 | 106–51 |
| Kalev | 198–164 | Plannja Basket | 104–91 | 94–73 |
| Magic M7 | 146–201 | Ventspils | 65–92 | 81–109 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 157–140 | Ventspils | 76–69 | 81–71 |
| Kyiv | 198–180 | Kalev | 95–95 | 103–85 |
Final four
Semifinal 1
15 April 2000
17:00 |
| CSKA | 105–88 | Kyiv |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 28–20, 28–15, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Panov 23 | Pts: C.McCants 21 | |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Richard Stokes (ENG) |
Semifinal 2
15 April 2000
19:00 |
| Lietuvos rytas | 74–67 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 18–13, 21–15, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Elliott 19 | Pts: M.Žukauskas 17 | |
Third-place game
16 April 2000
17:00 |
| Kyiv | 88–110 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 22–29, 27–28, 25–33 | ||
| Pts: Medvedenko 21 | Pts: Slanina 22 | |
Final
16 April 2000
19:00 |
| Lietuvos rytas | 77–95 | CSKA |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 18–30, 28–19, 13–22 | ||
| Pts: Giedraitis 25 | Pts: Daineko 32 | |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR), Richard Stokes (ENG) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | CSKA |
| 2. | Lietuvos rytas |
| 3. | Žalgiris |
| 4. | Kyiv |
| 5. | Kalev |
| 6. | Ventspils |
| 7. | Magic M7 |
| 8. | Plannja Basket |
| 9. | TeamWARE ToPo |
| 10. | Honka |
| 11. | Brocēni-LMT |
| 12. | Skyliners |
| 13. | Alita |
| 14. | Great Danes |
References
- ^ "About NEBL'2000". Archived from the original on 2000-06-11. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "About NEBL". Archived from the original on 2000-08-30. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ a b NEBL slogan: Break the ice!