2012–13 Eurocup Basketball

Eurocup
Season2012–13
Duration6 November 2012 – 13 April 2013
Teams32
Regular season
Season MVP Nick Calathes
Finals
Champions Lokomotiv-Kuban
1st title
Runners-up Uxúe Bilbao
Finals MVP Richard Hendrix
Awards
Rising Star Bojan Dubljević
Coach of the Year Fotis Katsikaris
Statistical leaders
Points Walter Hodge 21.2
Rebounds John Bryant 9.0
Assists Nick Calathes 6.7
Index Rating Tywain McKee 23.6

2012–13 Eurocup Basketball was the 11th 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. The winner of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the next season's EuroLeague.

In this edition, semifinals were played in home-and-away series, and the final in a single game. Eurocup Qualifying Rounds were deleted.[1]

The final game was played at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.[2]

Teams

32 teams participated in the Eurocup Regular Season: [3]

  • A total of 25 teams qualified directly to the 32-team regular season through their results in domestic competitions, or through a wild card.
  • The remaining 7 teams were filled with the losers of the Euroleague qualifying rounds.
Already Qualified
Country (League) Teams Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships)
 Russia (PBL) 4 Lokomotiv Kuban (3) Triumph Lyubertsy (4) Unics Kazan (5) Spartak St. Petersburg (6)
 France (LNB) 3 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (2) Orléans Loiret Basket (3) Cholet Basket (4)
 Germany (BBL) 3 Ratiopharm Ulm (2) Artland Dragons (3) s.Oliver Baskets (4)
 Spain (ACB) 3 Valencia Basket (4) Uxúe Bilbao Basket (6) Cajasol Sevilla B (7)
 Ukraine (SuperLeague) 3 Donetsk (1) Azovmash Mariupol WC (2) Budivelnyk C (4)
 Belgium (BLB) 2 Telenet BC Oostende (1) Belgacom Spirou (2)
 Poland (PLK) 2 Trefl Sopot (2) Stelmet Zielona Góra A (3)
 Turkey (TBL) 2 Galatasaray Medical Park (3) Banvit WC (4)
 Bulgaria (NBL) 1 Lukoil Academic (1)
 Croatia (A-1 Liga) 1 Cibona Zagreb WC (1)
 Czech Republic (NBL) 1 Nymburk (1)
 Greece (GBL) 1 Panionios On Telecom (3)
 Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Jerusalem WC (6)
 Italy (Serie A) 1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari (3)
 Latvia (LBL) 1 VEF Rīga (1)
 Lithuania (LKL) 1 Rūdupis Prienai WC (3)
 Montenegro (OL) 1 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica (1)
 Serbia (KLS) 1 Crvena zvezda WC (2)
  • ^A Stelmet Zielona Góra joined the Eurocup after VAP Kolossos resigned its berth.
  • ^B Cajasol Sevilla joined the Eurocup after Lagun Aro GBC resigned its berth.[4]
  • ^C Budivelnik Kyiv joined the Eurocup after EiffelTowers Den Bosch resigned its berth.[5]
  • ^WC indicates that these teams qualified through a wild card.

Draw

The draws for the 2012–13 Eurocup were held on Tuesday, 9 October, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.[6]

Teams were seeded into four pots of eight teams, according to their points in the European basketball club rankings.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Valencia BC
Unics Kazan
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Uxúe Bilbao Basket
Galatasaray Medical Park
Cajasol Sevilla
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
BC Spartak Saint Petersburg

Hapoel Jerusalem
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
BC Triumph Lyubertsy
Panionios BC
Cibona Zagreb
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Banvit BK Bandırma
KK Budućnost

VEF Rīga
Cholet Basket
Belgacom Spirou
BC Donetsk
Budivelnyk Kyiv
Telenet Oostende
Azovmash Mariupol
Crvena zvezda

Orléans Loiret Basket
BC Prienai
Trefl Sopot
Stelmet Zielona Góra
Ratiopharm Ulm
Artland Dragons
s.Oliver Baskets
PBC Lukoil Academic

Regular season

Location of teams of the Regular season in 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Purple: Group E; Orange: Group F; Pink: Group G; Brown: Group H.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the top 16. The match-days were on 7 November, 14 November, 27 November, 5 December and 12 December 2012.

Tiebreakers
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the regular season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to Last 16.

Group A

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Budivelnyk Kyiv 6 4 2 469 441 +28
2. ČEZ Nymburk 6 3 3 469 451 +18 1–1 (+9)
3. Hapoel Jerusalem 6 3 3 473 475 –2 1–1 (–9)
4. BC Prienai 6 2 4 444 488 –44


Group B

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Uxúe Bilbao Basket 6 6 0 490 421 +69
2. KK Budućnost VOLI 6 4 2 418 388 +30
3. PBC Lukoil Academic 6 2 4 423 452 –29
4. Belgacom Spirou 6 0 6 397 467 –70

Group C

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 6 6 0 505 473 +32
2. BC VEF Rīga 6 3 3 475 473 +2
3. Le Mans Sarthe 6 2 4 454 429 +25
4. Artland Dragons 6 1 5 444 503 –59

Group D

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Valencia BC 6 5 1 520 439 +81
2. Banvit B.K. 6 4 2 522 485 +37
3. s.Oliver Baskets 6 3 3 460 509 –49
4. BC Azovmash Mariupol 6 0 6 455 524 –69

Group E

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban 6 4 2 471 437 +34 1–1 (+1)
2. Galatasaray Medical Park 6 4 2 492 446 +46 1–1 (–1)
3. BC Donetsk 6 3 3 461 459 +2
4. Trefl Sopot 6 1 5 460 542 –82

Group F

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC UNICS Kazan 6 5 1 481 442 +39
2. Stelmet Zielona Góra 6 3 3 477 446 +31
3. BC Telenet Oostende 6 2 4 464 482 –18 1–1 (+18)
4. Panionios B.C. 6 2 4 466 518 –52 1–1 (–18)

Group G

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 6 6 0 468 389 +79
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 6 3 3 476 457 +19 1–1 (+20)
3. Cholet Basket 6 3 3 444 456 –12 1–1 (–20)
4. KK Cibona 6 0 6 414 500 –86

Group H

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Crvena Zvezda Telekom 6 5 1 556 515 +41
2. Cajasol Sevilla 6 3 3 483 471 +12
3. Orléans Loiret 6 2 4 465 478 –13 2–0
4. Dinamo Sassari 6 2 4 516 556 –40 0–2

Last 16

The Last 16 phase began January 9.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 16 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 16 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 16 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 16 phase match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to quarterfinals.

Group I

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Budivelnyk Kyiv 6 4 2 486 478 +8
2. KK Budućnost VOLI 6 3 3 456 436 +20 1–1 (+7)
3. Banvit B.K. 6 3 3 477 479 –2 1–1 (–7)
4. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 6 2 4 478 504 –26

Group J

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group J
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Uxúe Bilbao Basket 6 4 2 470 454 +16 2–0
2. Valencia BC 6 4 2 511 462 +49 0–2
3. BC VEF Rīga 6 3 3 508 480 +28
4. ČEZ Nymburk 6 1 5 425 518 –93

Group K

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group K
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban 6 5 1 515 475 +40
2. BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 6 3 3 456 411 +45 2–0
3. Stelmet Zielona Góra 6 3 3 465 502 –37 0–2
4. Cajasol Sevilla 6 1 5 427 475 –48

Group L

Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group L
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC UNICS Kazan 6 4 2 461 443 +18
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 6 3 3 516 496 +20 1–1 (+5)
3. Galatasaray Medical Park 6 3 3 459 459 0 1–1 (–5)
4. Crvena Zvezda Telekom 6 2 4 476 514 –38

Knockout stage

Main article: 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball Knockout Stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                
 
 
 
 
 Uxúe Bilbao81101182
 
 
 
 ratiopharm Ulm8178 159
 
 Uxúe Bilbao9375168
 
 
 
 Budivelnyk8353 136
 
 Budivelnyk7273145
 
13 April – Charleroi
 
 Spartak St. Petersburg8356 139
 
 Uxúe Bilbao64
 
 
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban75
 
 UNICS7071141
 
 
 
 Valencia8068 148
 
 Valencia8768155
 
 
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban9763 160
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban7290162
 
 
 Budućnost VOLI5465 119
 

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs were played on March 6, and the return legs were played on March 13. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budivelnyk 145–139 Spartak St. Petersburg 72–83 73–56
Uxúe Bilbao 182–163 ratiopharm Ulm 81–85 101–78
Lokomotiv Kuban 162–119 Budućnost VOLI 72–54 90–65
UNICS 141–148 Valencia 70–80 71–68

Semifinals

The semifinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs were played on March 20, and the return legs were played on March 26–27. The team finishing in the higher Last 16 place, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uxúe Bilbao 168–136 Budivelnyk 93–83 75–53
Lokomotiv Kuban 160–155 Valencia 97–87 63–68

Final

The final took place on April 13, 2013, in Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium.[7]

13 April 2013
21:00
Uxúe Bilbao 64–75 Lokomotiv Kuban
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 13-22, 15-16, 19-21
Pts: Vasileiadis 16
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: López 4		 Pts: Hendrix 14
Rebs: Marić 10
Asts: Calathes 7
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,862
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)


Eurocup 2013 Champions

PBC Lokomotiv Kuban
First title

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy 11 260 23.64
2. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra 12 269 22.42
3. Chuck Davis Banvit B.K. 12 260 21.67
4. Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan 14 287 20.50
5. John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm 13 260 20.00

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra 12 254 21.17
2. Igor Rakočević Crvena Zvezda Telekom 11 215 19.55
3. Chuck Davis Banvit B.K. 12 222 18.50
4. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy 11 197 17.91
5. Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan 14 231 16.50

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm 13 117 9.00
2. Aleks Marić PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 14 104 7.43
3. Oliver Stević Stelmet Zielona Góra 12 89 7.42
4. Leo Lyons Budivelnyk Kyiv 16 117 7.31
5. Kyle Landry BC Triumph Lyubertsy 11 78 7.09

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Nick Calathes PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 17 113 6.65
2. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy 11 67 6.09
3. Zack Wright BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 14 77 5.50
4. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra 12 65 5.42
5. Mantas Kalnietis PBC Lokomotiv Kuban 12 59 4.92

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular season

Week Player Team PIR
1 Matt Lojeski BC Telenet Oostende 34
2 Sammy Mejia Banvit B.K. 35
Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy 35
3 Tywain McKee (2) BC Triumph Lyubertsy 42
4 Charles Davis Banvit B.K. 36
5 Courtney Fells Hapoel Jerusalem 41
6 Derrick Brown Lokomotiv-Kuban 39

Top 16

Week Player Team PIR
1 Čedomir Vitkovac Budućnost VOLI 40
2 E. J. Rowland VEF Rīga 36
3 Čedomir Vitkovac (2) Budućnost VOLI 30
4 John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm 36
5 Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra 42
6 Walter Hodge (2) Stelmet Zielona Góra 39

Quarterfinals

Game Player Team PIR
1 John Bryant (2) Ratiopharm Ulm 30
2 Simas Jasaitis Lokomotiv-Kuban 28

Semifinals

Game Player Team PIR
1 Simas Jasaitis (2) Lokomotiv-Kuban 33
2 Stefan Marković Valencia BC 22

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Teams

[10]

Position All-Eurocup First Team Club team All-Eurocup Second Team Club team
PG
 Nick Calathes Lokomotiv-Kuban Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra
SG/SF
 Malcolm Delaney Budivelnyk Kyiv Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan
SG/SF
 Kostas Vasileiadis Uxúe Bilbao Basket Derrick Brown Lokomotiv-Kuban
PF/C
 Justin Doellman Valencia Lamont Hamilton Uxúe Bilbao Basket
PF/C
 John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm Loukas Mavrokefalides BC Spartak Saint Petersburg

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

See also

References

  1. ^ Euroleague Basketball and FIBA Europe agree on 2012-13 Eurocup Competition System Changes Eurocupbasketball.com June 16, 2012
  2. ^ Eurocup Final heads back to Charleroi Eurocupbasketball.com January 22, 2013
  3. ^ ECA Board meets in preparation for the 2012-13 season Euroleague.net June 20, 2012
  4. ^ Sevilla gets Eurocup wildcard Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today Bball Headlines. August 17, 2012
  5. ^ Budivelnik substitutes EiffelTowers Den Bosch Eurocup Basketball. September 7, 2012
  6. ^ Eurocup Draw Seeds and Procedure
  7. ^ Eurocup 2012-13 Competition System
  8. ^ 2012-13 Eurocup MVP: Nick Calathes, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
  9. ^ 2013 Eurocup Final MVP: Richard Hendrix, PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
  10. ^ Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  11. ^ "2012-13 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Fotis Katsikaris, Bilbao Basket". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  12. ^ 2012-13 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.
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