2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four
The 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four was the inaugural concluding Basketball Champions League Final Four tournament of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League season, which also marked the first season of Basketball Champions League (BCL). The Final Four was played at the Santiago Martín in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain, on April 2017.[1]
Season | 2016–17 BCL season |
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Tournament details | |
Arena | Santiago Martín La Laguna, Spain |
Dates | 28–30 April 2017 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iberostar Tenerife 1st title |
Runners-up | Banvit |
Third place | Monaco |
Fourth place | Umana Reyer Venezia |
Awards and statistics | |
MVP | Marius Grigonis |
Top scorer(s) | Jordan Theodore (38) |
Venue
On 31 March 2017, FIBA announced that the Final Four would be held in the Santiago Martín in San Cristóbal de La Laguna.[1] The arena, nicknamed La Hamburguesa (The Hamburger),[2] can hold 5,100 people for basketball games, and it offers 2,000 square meters of floor space. The facilities remain open all year long, without interruption. The arena was opened in 1999. Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín is the property of the Cabildo de Tenerife (the Island Council of Tenerife), and the Ayuntamiento de La Laguna (the La Laguna City Council).
San Cristóbal de La Laguna | |
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2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Atlantic Ocean) | |
Santiago Martín | |
Capacity: 5,100 |
Draw
The draw for the pairings for the Final Four was held on April 7, 2017 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.[3][4][5][6]
Road to the Final Four
Note: In the table, the score of the Final Four team is given first (H = home; A = away).
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Monaco | Round | Iberostar Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A
Source: Basketball Champions League |
Regular season | Group D
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N/A | Play-off qualifiers | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AEK Athens | 163–156 | 68–69 (A) | 95–87 (H) | Round of 16 | PAOK | 140–123 | 66–63 (A) | 80–54 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinamo Sassari | 152–138 | 73–62 (H) | 79–76 (A) | Quarterfinals | ASVEL | 123–113 | 62–62 (A) | 61–51 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umana Reyer Venezia | Round | Banvit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
Source: Basketball Champions League |
Regular season | Group A
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Ventspils | 137–135 | 67–74 (A) | 70–61 (H) | Play-off qualifiers | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sidigas Avellino | 125–117 | 53–49 (H) | 72–68 (A) | Round of 16 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 152–143 | 82–82 (A) | 70–61 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pınar Karşıyaka | 145–140 | 71–74 (A) | 74–66 (H) | Quarterfinals | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 146–145 | 87–92 (H) | 59–53 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bracket
Final | ||||||
28 April | ||||||
Banvit | 83 | |||||
30 April | ||||||
Monaco | 74 | |||||
Banvit | 59 | |||||
28 April | ||||||
Iberostar Tenerife | 63 | |||||
Iberostar Tenerife | 67 | |||||
Umana Reyer Venezia | 58 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
30 April | ||||||
Monaco | 91 | |||||
Umana Reyer Venezia | 77 |
Semifinals
Semifinal A
28 April 2017 | Banvit | 83–74 | Monaco | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 22–22, 18–8, 28–21 | |||
Pts: Theodore 21 Rebs: Kulig, Vidmar 6 Asts: Theodore 11 PIR: Theodore 21 |
Report | Pts: Shuler 20 Rebs: Bost 7 Asts: Wright 5 PIR: Shuler 14 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
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Semifinal B
28 April 2017 | Iberostar Tenerife | 67–58 | Umana Reyer Venezia | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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20:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 24–13, 16–8, 11–16 | |||
Pts: Abromaitis 19 Rebs: Abromaitis 9 Asts: Grigonis, White 3 PIR: Abromaitis 28 |
Report | Pts: Haynes 13 Rebs: Ejim 6 Asts: Ejim, Haynes 3 PIR: Haynes 12 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,854 Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BIH) |
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Third place game
30 April 2017 | Monaco | 91–77 | Umana Reyer Venezia | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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16:15 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–12, 26–22, 18–22 | |||
Pts: Davies 17 Rebs: Davies, Sy 7 Asts: Wright 8 PIR: Wright 20 |
Pts: Haynes, Hagins 13 Rebs: Bramos 7 Asts: Filloy 6 PIR: Filloy 14 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Ademir Zurapović (BIH) |
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Final
Iberostar Tenerife was enjoying its most successful season in the Liga ACB in club history as the club was in the first place of the regular season. Banvit were having a season in which the team won its first trophy by winning the Turkish Cup.[7]
Playing at its home court, Tenerife won the game 63–59 behind Final Four MVP Marius Grigonis, who scored 18 points on 6 out of 10 three point shooting. Davin White added 14 points and 5 assists, while also hitting the most important three pointer of the game in the final minute. The league's MVP, Jordan Theodore, recorded 17 points and 9 assists for Banvit.[8]
By winning the Champions League trophy, Tenerife was awarded with the prize money of €500,000.[9]
30 April 2017 | Iberostar Tenerife | 63–59 | Banvit | San Cristóbal de La Laguna |
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19:15 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–19, 17–15, 12–13 | |||
Pts: Grigonis 18 Rebs: Bogris 6 Asts: White 5 PIR: White 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Theodore 17 Rebs: Orelik 13 Asts: Theodore 4 PIR: Orelik, Theodore 16 |
Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 5,050 Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Srđan Dožai (CRO) |
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References
- "Tenerife to host Basketball Champions League Final Four". BasketballCL.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- El Cabildo dedicará el sótano del pabellón Santiago Martín a salas de ensayo; El Día, 24 October 2002
- "Tenerife is front runner to host 1st Basketball Champions League Final Four". Sportando.
- "Basketball Champions League". Basketball Champions League.
- "Final Four pairings confirmed". Basketballcl.com. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Countdown to the Final Four Tenerife draw of #BasketballCL at IBEROSTAR Grand Hotel Mencey (14:30 Canarian time)". Twitter. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Banvit win its first Turkish Cup title". Dailysabah.com. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners". BasketballCL.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- "Iberostar Tenerife receives winner's prize money". BasketballCL.com. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
External links
- Basketball Champions League (official website)
- FIBA Europe (official website)
- Eurobasket.com League Page
- Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account