2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight

The 2020 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 4th concluding Basketball Champions League Final Four tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season, which marked the fourth season of Basketball Champions League (BCL). Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league,[1] the usual format of an Final Four was changed to a Final Eight.[2]

2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight
Season2019–20 season
Tournament details
ArenaO.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
Dates30 September – 4 October 2020
Final positions
Champions San Pablo Burgos (1st title)
Runners-up AEK
Third place JDA Dijon
Fourth place Casademont Zaragoza
Awards and statistics
MVPThad McFadden

The tournament was played behind closed doors due to worries about COVID-19. San Pablo Burgos won its first Champions League title after defeating AEK.[3]

Venue

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall was the stage of the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018.[4][5] AEK Athens, which won the championship that year, would serve as host again. The arena was completed in 1995, and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the Athens suburb of Marousi. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most modern indoor sports arenas in all of Europe.

Athens
2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight (Europe)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
30 September
 
 
 Türk Telekom82
 
2 October
 
 JDA Dijon 83
 
 JDA Dijon 69
 
30 September
 
 San Pablo Burgos 81
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem 65
 
4 October
 
 San Pablo Burgos92
 
 San Pablo Burgos 85
 
1 October
 
 AEK 74
 
 Casademont Zaragoza87
 
2 October
 
 Iberostar Tenerife81
 
 Casademont Zaragoza 75
 
1 October
 
 AEK 99 Third place game
 
 ERA Nymburk82
 
4 October
 
 AEK 94
 
 JDA Dijon 70
 
 
 Casademont Zaragoza 65
 

Quarterfinals
30 September 2020 Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 65–92 Hereda San Pablo Burgos Athens
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 17–26, 16–28, 17–15
Pts: Mitrović, Pappas 13
Rebs: Thomas 7
Asts: Blatt 5
Eff: Thomas 15		 Boxscore Pts: Kravić, McFadden 18
Rebs: Kravić 10
Asts: Cook 7
Eff: Kravić 28		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
30 September 2020 Türk Telekom 82–83 JDA Dijon Athens
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–28, 13–19, 20–18
Pts: Wiltjer 19
Rebs: Dekker 9
Asts: Enins 11
Eff: Ennis 21		 Boxscore Pts: Julien 19
Rebs: Alingue, Chassang 7
Asts: Holston 6
Eff: Julien 20		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)
1 October 2020 ERA Nymburk 82–94 AEK Athens
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–23, 19–25, 24–25
Pts: Harding, Hruban 16
Rebs: Dalton 9
Asts: Rupnik 5
Eff: Hruban 17		 Boxscore Pts: Langford 18
Rebs: Moreira 8
Asts: Rice 5
Eff: Gkikas 16		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
1 October 2020 Casademont Zaragoza 87–81 Iberostar Tenerife Athens
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–23, 24–16, 24–25
Pts: Benzing 17
Rebs: Hlinason, Thompson 7
Asts: Enins 6
Eff: Brussino 17		 Boxscore Pts: Shermadini 22
Rebs: Shermadini, Doornekamp 8
Asts: Huertas 8
Eff: Shermadini 24		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA)

Semifinals
2 October 2020 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 81–67 JDA Dijon Athens
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–17, 16–20, 22–17
Pts: Benite 25
Rebs: Horton 10
Asts: Kravić, Renfroe 6
Eff: Horton 24		 Boxscore Pts: Julien 17
Rebs: Chassang 11
Asts: Holston, Julien 5
Eff: Julien 18		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)
2 October 2020 AEK 99–75 Casademont Zaragoza Athens
21:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 27–17, 30–25, 16–18
Pts: Rice, Langford 18
Rebs: Mačiulis 9
Asts: Gkikas 8
Eff: Rice 22		 Boxscore Pts: Seeley 18
Rebs: Brussino 9
Asts: San Miguel 6
Eff: Brussino 21		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Third place game
4 October 2020 JDA Dijon 70–65 Casademont Zaragoza Athens
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–11, 22–14, 13–21
Pts: Holston 20
Rebs: Vanwijn 9
Asts: Holston 6
Eff: Holston 21		 Boxscore Pts: Thompson 16
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: San Miguel 5
Eff: Thompson 21		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Final
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4 October 2020 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 85–74 AEK Athens
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 35–12, 19–13, 17–25
Pts: McFadden 18
Rebs: Kravić 11
Asts: McFadden 5
Eff.: McFadden 22		 Boxscore
 Pts: Rice 17
Rebs: Moreira 7
Asts: Gkikas 5
Eff.: Rice 17		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Eddie Viator (FRA)

Notes

    References
    1. "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
    2. "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
    3. "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
    4. http://www.championsleague.basketball/en/19-20/news/bcl-to-schedule-a-final-eight-in-late-september
    5. http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/athens-to-host-basketball-champions-league-final-eight
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