2012–13 FIBA EuroChallenge

2012–13 EuroChallenge was the 9th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs.

FIBA EuroChallenge
Season2012–13
Teams32
Dates6 November 2012 – 28 April 2013
Final positions
Champions Krasnye Krylia Samara (1st title)
Runners-up Pınar Karşıyaka
Third place EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Fourth place BCM Gravelines
Awards
Final Four MVP Chester Simmons
Statistical leaders
Points Frank Hassell 20.2
Rebounds Frank Hassell 11.6
Assists Aaron Miles 6.9

Teams

32 teams will participate in EuroChallenge Regular Season:[1]

  • A total of 28 teams have already qualified directly to the 32-team regular season.
  • Another 4 teams will earn their place at the group stage by winning a qualifying round.
Regular season teams
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2010–11 national championships)
France (LNB) 4 BCM Gravelines (5) SLUC Nancy (6) Paris-Levallois (7) JDA Dijon (9)
Romania (Divizia A) 4 Asesoft Ploiești (1) BC Timișoara (2) CS Gaz Metan Mediaş (3) BCMU Pitești (9)
Belgium (BLB)3 Port of Antwerp Giants (3) Belfius Mons-Hainaut (4) Okapi Aalstar (5)
Cyprus (Division 1) 3 Michelin ETHA (1) Keravnos Strovolou (2) Pizza Express Apollon (3)
Finland (Korisliiga) 2 Joensuun Kataja (2) Tampereen Pyrintö (4)
Germany (BBL) 2 Telekom Baskets (8) EWE Baskets Oldenburg (10)
Hungary (NBI/A) 2 Szolnoki Olaj KK (1) Lami-Véd Körmend (4)
Sweden (Basketligan) 2 Norrköping Dolphins (1) Södertälje Kings (2)
Turkey (TBL) 2 Pınar Karşıyaka (6) Tofaş Bursa (8)
Belarus (BPL)1 Tsmoki-Minsk (1)
Estonia (KML) 1 University of Tartu (2)
Georgia (Super Liga) 1 BC Armia (1)
 Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Holon (4)
 Latvia (LBL) 1 BK Ventspils (2)
Russia (PBL) 1 Krasnye Krylia Samara (8)
Slovenia (SKL) 1 Krka Novo Mesto (1)
Ukraine (SuperLeague) 1 Khimik Yuzhny (5)

Qualifying Round

First leg will be played in September 25 and the second one in October 2. Team 1 plays the second leg at home.

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aliağa Petkim 134–159 Joensuun Kataja70–8264–77
Pizza Express Apollon 174–160 Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg78–7096–90
Ural Ekaterinburg 161–164 Gaz Metan Mediaș69–6792–97
Tofaş Bursa 185–152 Rakvere Tarvas106–7679–76

Regular season

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advanced to Last 16

The Regular Season began on November 6 and finished on December 14, 2012.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Last 16

Key to colors
     Homecourt advantage for quarterfinals
     Advance to quarterfinals

Starts on January 15, 2013

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. Matches dates were 12, 14 and 19 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Pınar Karşıyaka 2–1 Paris-Levallois74–7672–6685–69
BCM Gravelines 2–0 Joensuun Kataja86–57102–98
Krasnye Krylia Samara 2–0 Telekom Baskets80–6095–85
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2–1 BC Khimik Yuzhny82–7461–66100–78

Final Four

The Final Four was held in the Karşıyaka Arena at Izmir, Turkey.[2]

 
Semifinals
26 April
Final
28 April
 
      
 
 
 
 
Pınar Karşıyaka66
 
 
 
EWE Baskets62
 
Pınar Karşıyaka 76
 
 
 
Krasnye Krylia77
 
BCM Gravelines78
 
 
Krasnye Krylia81
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
EWE Baskets 84
 
 
BCM Gravelines76

Awards

Regular season

Round Player Team EFF
1 Franklin Hassell Hapoel Holon37
2 Márton Báder Szolnoki Olaj45
3 Brandon Brown Pizza Express Apollon32
4 Matthew Shaw Lami-Véd Körmend38
5 Sean May Paris-Levallois38
6 Bryan Hopkins Antwerp Giants38

Last 16

Round Player Team EFF
1 Lawrence Hill Hapoel Holon37
2 Bobby Dixon Pınar Karşıyaka34
3 Jerome Dyson Hapoel Holon33
4 Kyle Weems Telekom Baskets Bonn35
5 Franklin Hassell Hapoel Holon31
6 Jonte Flowers Kataja31

Quarterfinals

Round Player Team EFF
1 Will Thomas Pınar Karşıyaka29
2 Will Thomas Pınar Karşıyaka29
3 Adam Chubb EWE Baskets Oldenburg29
Rickey Paulding EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Will Thomas Pınar Karşıyaka

Final Four MVP

Player Team
Chester Simmons Krasnye Krylia Samara

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Frank Hassell Hapoel Holon1122220.2
2 Sean May Paris-Levallois Basket1325819.8
3 Jerome Dyson Hapoel Holon1222518.8
4 Robert Dixon Pinar Karsiyaka1731018.2
5 Jonte Flowers Joensuun Kataja1526917.9

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Frank Hassell Hapoel Holon1112811.6
2 Marton Bader Szolnoki Olaj KK121189.8
3 Lawrence Hill Hapoel Holon12988.2
4 Sean May Paris-Levallois Basket131017.8
5 Chinemelu Elonu Tofaş S.K.152697.6

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1 Aaron Miles BC Krasnye Krylia161106.9
2 Andrew Albicy Paris-Levallois Basket15966.4
3 Jared Jordan Telekom Baskets Bonn14835.9
4 Bobby Dixon Pinar Karsiyaka17925.4
5 Willie Deane BC Khimik15714.7

See also

References

  1. FIBA Europe 28 June 2012
  2. Pınar Karşıyaka will host Final Four FIBA Europe. March 27, 2013
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