2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four

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2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four
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Season2017–18 season
Tournament details
ArenaO.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Marousi, Athens, Greece
Dates4–6 May 2018
Final positions
ChampionsGreece AEK Athens
1st title
Runners-upFrance Monaco
Third placeSpain UCAM Murcia
Fourth placeGermany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Mike Green
Top scorer(s)United States Kevin Punter (32)
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The 2018 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the second Basketball Champions League tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2017–18 Basketball Champions League season.

Venue

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The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the final tournament for the first time.

Athens
2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Europe)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989

Teams

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Road to the Final Four

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Main article: 2017–18 Basketball Champions League
Club Clinched
Final Four 		Season performance
Regular season
record 		Round of 16 Quarterfinals
France Monaco 3 April 2018[1] 13–1
(1st Group A)		 Poland Zielona Góra 174–142 82–84 (A) 90–60 (H) Turkey Banvit 159–152 77–85 (A) 74–75 (H)
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 4 April 2018[2] 12–2
(2nd Group B)		 Germany Oldenburg 162–149 63–88 (A) 74–86 (H) Germany medi Bayreuth 170–163 81–86 (H) 77–89 (A)
Greece AEK Athens 4 April 2018[3] 8–6
(3rd Group C)		 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 181–180 88–98 (H) 82–93 (A) France SIG Strasbourg 156–151 78–69 (H) 83–83 (A)
Spain UCAM Murcia 4 April 2018[4] 7–7
(4th Group A)		 Spain Iberostar Tenerife 149–143 66–71 (H) 72–83 (A) Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka 160–137 65–79 (A) 81–72 (H)

Background

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MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg

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Ludwigsburg qualified for its first ever final phase of a European competition, as in the 2016–17 season they were eliminated by Banvit on a buzzer-beater. In the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), Riesen was having a solid year as it was battling for playoff position. In the BCL play-offs, Riesen eliminated two German sides, EWE Baskets Oldenburg and medi Bayreuth in order to advance to the final four.

Monaco

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Monaco was at the top of the standings in its domestic Pro A season. In February, Monaco won the Leaders Cup for its third consecutive time. In the previous season, the team also qualified for the Final Four but was eliminated in the semi-finals, by runners-up Banvit.

AEK Athens

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AEK was having a successful season as well, as the team captured its fourth Greek Cup title, while beating EuroLeague teams Olympiacos and Panathinaikos on the way. AEK had a remarkable path to the final four, as it was nearly eliminated in the round of 16 but was saved by a three-pointer by Kevin Punter to defeat Czech side ČEZ Nymburk. In the quarter-finals, AEK eliminated French side SIG Strasbourg.

Guard Manny Harris was named the Basketball Champions League MVP as well.[5]

UCAM Murcia

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In its first BCL season, and just its second year ever playing in European competitions, Murcia eliminated the defending champions Iberostar Tenerife in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, Pınar Karşıyaka was defeated. In the 2017–18 ACB season, Murcia was close to qualifying to the playoffs.

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 May
 
 
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 65
 
6 May
 
France Monaco87
 
France Monaco94
 
4 May
 
Greece AEK Athens100
 
Greece AEK Athens 77
 
 
Spain UCAM Murcia75
 
Third place game
 
 
6 May
 
 
Germany MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 74
 
 
Spain UCAM Murcia85

Semifinals

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MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg vs Monaco

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4 May 2018 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Germany 65–87 France Monaco Athens, Greece
17:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 18–25, 16–25, 9–26
Pts: Johnson 12
Rebs: Evans 7
Asts: Johnson, Walkup 2
Eff: Walkup 14 		Boxscore Pts: Kikanović 19
Rebs: Evans 8
Asts: Cooper 9
Eff: Evans 24 		Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 5,862
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3 United States Kerron Johnson 12 2 2
SG 4 Germany David McCray 0 2 1
SF 0 United States Thomas Walkup 10 5 2
PF 23 United States Elgin Cook 10 4 1
C 19 Germany Adam Waleskowski 6 3 1
Reserves:
PF 1 United States Dwyane Evans 9 7 1
PG 7 Germany Niklas Geske 0 0 1
SG 10 Canada Adika Peter-McNeilly 11 0 0
SG 11 Germany Malik Müller 0 2 0
SF 12 Germany Florian Koch 0 0 0
PF 17 Germany Mateo Seric 2 1 0
PF 42 United States Jacob Wiley 5 3 0
Head coach:
United States John Patrick

Riesen Statistics[6] Monaco
19/38 (50%) 2-pt field goals 23/34 (67.7%)
4/17 (23.5%) 3-pt field goals 9/28 (32.1%)
15/23 (65.2%) Free throws 14/23 (60.9%)
13 Offensive rebounds 13
21 Defensive rebounds 22
34 Total rebounds 35
9 Assists 27
16 Turnovers 9
7 Steals 11
1 Blocks 2
16 Fouls 21
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 United States D. J. Cooper 2 1 9
SG 22 United States Gerald Robinson 16 3 1
SF 8 Ukraine Sergiy Gladyr 12 0 0
PF 5 France Amara Sy 10 2 4
C 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Kikanović 19 7 1
Reserves:
PG 4 United States Aaron Craft 7 3 3
SF 6 France Paul Lacombe 2 4 5
PF 7 Croatia Damjan Rudež 0 1 0
SF 10 France Romain Poinas 0 0 0
PF 14 France Georgi Joseph 2 3 1
PF 23 United States Christopher Evans 17 8 3
C 24 France Ali Traoré 0 0 0
Head coach:
Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović

AEK Athens vs UCAM Murcia

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4 May 2018 AEK Athens Greece 77–75 Spain UCAM Murcia Athens, Greece
20:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 22–17, 15–20, 22–21
Pts: Harris 20
Rebs: Hunter 6
Asts: Xanthopoulos 7
Eff: Harris 20 		Boxscore Pts: Benite 19
Rebs: Rojas 12
Asts: Hannah 6
Eff: Rojas 19 		Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 16,191
Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Marius Ciulin (ROU)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 United States Mike Green 7 3 3
SG 12 Greece Giannoulis Larentzakis 3 1 1
SF 3 United States Manny Harris 20 2 1
PF 1 United States Delroy James 6 0 1
C 32 United States Vince Hunter 0 6 0
Reserves:
SG 0 United States Kevin Punter 16 3 0
PG 4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 0 2 7
PF 5 Greece Dušan Šakota 15 4 2
SF 8 Greece Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 1 3 0
SF 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Atić DNP
C 22 Greece Dimitrios Mavroeidis 9 5 0
C 24 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas 0 0 0
Head coach:
Serbia Dragan Šakota

AEK Statistics Murcia
17/31 (54.8%) 2-pt field goals 19/43 (44.1%)
8/22 (36.4%) 3-pt field goals 6/20 (30%)
19/31 (61.3%) Free throws 19/25 (76%)
6 Offensive rebounds 15
26 Defensive rebounds 29
32 Total rebounds 44
15 Assists 14
14 Turnovers 15
9 Steals 10
6 Blocks 3
25 Fouls 28
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 11 United States Clevin Hannah 17 4 6
SG 12 Spain Brad Oleson 10 0 2
SF 27 Dominican Republic Sadiel Rojas 8 12 3
PF 0 United Kingdom Ovie Soko 12 8 2
C 24 Belgium Kevin Tumba 5 6 0
Reserves:
SF 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Lazar Mutić DNP
SG 3 Spain Álex Urtasun 0 0 0
PF 6 Spain José Ángel Antelo 0 2 0
SG 8 Brazil Vítor Benite 19 1 1
PG 9 Netherlands Charlon Kloof 0 0 0
PF 13 Brazil Vítor Faverani DNP
C 23 Brazil Augusto Lima 4 6 0
Head coach:
Spain Ibon Navarro

Third place game

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6 May 2018 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Germany 74–85 Spain UCAM Murcia Athens, Greece
16:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 15–24, 21–18, 21–25
Pts: Johnson 17
Rebs: Evans 5
Asts: Johnson 9
PIR: Eff: Johnson 27 		Boxscore Pts: Rojas 18
Rebs: Soko 10
Asts: Urtasun 4
PIR: Eff: Rojas 21 		Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 8,221
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Petar Obradović (BIH), Marius Ciulin (ROU)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3 United States Kerron Johnson 17 3 9
SG 4 Germany David McCray 2 0 0
SF 0 United States Thomas Walkup 7 4 2
PF 23 United States Elgin Cook 11 0 2
C 19 Germany Adam Waleskowski 10 4 3
Reserves:
PF 1 United States Dwyane Evans 6 5 1
PG 7 Germany Niklas Geske 0 0 1
SG 10 Canada Adika Peter-McNeilly 11 4 2
SG 11 Germany Malik Müller 6 3 0
SF 12 Germany Florian Koch 4 1 0
PF 17 Germany Mateo Seric DNP
PF 42 United States Jacob Wiley 0 0 1
Head coach:
United States John Patrick

Riesen Statistics Murcia
20/39 (51.3%) 2-pt field goals 18/37 (48.6%)
7/22 (31.8%) 3-pt field goals 9/24 (37.5%)
13/18 (72.2%) Free throws 22.31 (71%)
7 Offensive rebounds 17
21 Defensive rebounds 29
28 Total rebounds 46
20 Assists 23
12 Turnovers 17
11 Steals 8
3 Blocks 4
26 Fouls 20
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 11 United States Clevin Hannah 10 2 8
SG 12 Spain Brad Oleson 3 1 3
SF 27 Dominican Republic Sadiel Rojas 18 9 1
PF 0 United Kingdom Ovie Soko 15 10 0
C 23 Brazil Augusto Lima 8 3 1
Reserves:
SF 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Lazar Mutić DNP
SG 3 Spain Álex Urtasun 6 3 4
PF 6 Spain José Ángel Antelo DNP
SG 8 Brazil Vítor Benite 8 1 2
PG 9 Netherlands Charlon Kloof 12 3 4
PF 13 Brazil Vítor Faverani DNP
C 24 Belgium Kevin Tumba 5 8 0
Head coach:
Spain Ibon Navarro

Final

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6 May 2018 Monaco France 94–100 Greece AEK Athens Athens, Greece
19:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 24–24, 26–20, 24–27
Pts: Gladyr 18
Rebs: Kikanović, Lacombe 6
Asts: Cooper 9
PIR: Eff: Gladyr 22 		Boxscore Pts: Green 19
Rebs: Harris 10
Asts: Xanthopoulos 6
PIR: Eff: James 18 		Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 17,984
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 United States D. J. Cooper 8 1 9
SG 22 United States Gerald Robinson 13 2 3
SF 6 France Paul Lacombe 2 4 5
PF 5 France Amara Sy 8 2 0
C 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Kikanović 12 6 0
Reserves:
PG 4 United States Aaron Craft 9 5 4
PF 7 Croatia Damjan Rudež 0 0 0
SF 8 Ukraine Sergiy Gladyr 18 5 0
SF 10 France Romain Poinas DNP
PF 14 France Georgi Joseph 0 0 0
PF 23 United States Christopher Evans 6 4 1
C 24 France Ali Traoré 8 2 2
Head coach:
Montenegro Zvezdan Mitrović

Monaco Statistics AEK
24/45 (53.3%) 2-pt field goals 23/45 (51.1%)
7/19 (36.8%) 3-pt field goals 9/17 (52.9%)
25/35 (71.4%) Free throws 27/40 (67.5%)
13 Offensive rebounds 11
25 Defensive rebounds 23
38 Total rebounds 34
21 Assists 18
13 Turnovers 12
6 Steals 9
7 Blocks 6
30 Fouls 26


2017–18 Basketball Champions League champions
Greece
AEK Athens
1st title
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 2 United States Mike Green 19 5 3
SG 12 Greece Giannoulis Larentzakis 8 0 2
SF 3 United States Manny Harris 9 10 4
PF 1 United States Delroy James 13 4 1
C 32 United States Vince Hunter 10 4 0
Reserves:
SG 0 United States Kevin Punter 16 0 0
PG 4 Greece Vassilis Xanthopoulos 2 2 6
PF 5 Greece Dušan Šakota 16 2 1
SF 8 Greece Panagiotis Vasilopoulos 0 2 1
SF 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Atić DNP
C 22 Greece Dimitrios Mavroeidis 7 2 0
C 24 Greece Vassilis Kavvadas DNP
Head coach:
Serbia Dragan Šakota

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  6. ^ Boxscore Riesen – Monaco
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