EuroChallenge 2014/15

EuroChallenge 2014/15
Duration		November 4, 2014 - April 26, 2015
Order of execution		12th season
organizer		FIBA
Number of teams		32
Final Four
venue		Trabzon
master		JSF Nanterre
Runner-up		Trabzonspor
Finals - MVP		Jamal Shuler
← EuroChallenge 2013/14
↑ Eurocup 2014/15

The season 2014/15 was the 12th and final season of the FIBA Europe discharged Euro Challenge .

The title was won for the first time by JSF Nanterre from France .

mode

32 teams took part in the tournament. The regular season was played in eight groups of 4 teams each. It was divided into two regional conferences. The group winners and runners-up continued to play in the second group stage with four groups of four teams, with the two best in each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The quarterfinals were played according to the "best of three" mode. The winners of the quarter-finals determined the winner of the tournament in a Final Four. The two finalists qualified for the Eurocup 2015/16 .

Participants in the main round

Country (league)	Teams	Name (VJP 1 )
Belgium ( SU )	3	Okapi Aalstar (2)	Belfius Mons-Hainaut (3)	Antwerp Giants (4)
Romania ( Divizia A )	3	CSM Oradea (2)	Universitatea Cluj (4)	Energia Rovinari (8)
Turkey ( TBL )	3	Usak Sportif (7)	Tofaş Spor Kulübü (8)	Trabzonspor (9)
Germany ( BBL )	2	ratiopharm Ulm (7)	Skyliners Frankfurt (11)
Finland ( Korisliiga )	2	KTP Kotka (2)	Kataja Basket Club (4)
France ( LNB Pro A )	2	Le Mans Sarthe Basket (5)	JSF Nanterre (9)
Italy ( Serie A )	2	New Basket Brindisi (6)	Pallacanestro Biella (4) , ( A Gold )
Russia ( SuperLeague / VTB )	2	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk (VTB, 9)	Avtodor Saratov (SL, 1)
Sweden ( SBL )	2	Södertälje BBK (1)	Borås Basket (3)
Hungary ( NB I / A )	2	Atomerőmű SE (2)	BC spherical (8)
Bulgaria ( NBL )	1	Lukoil Academic (2)
Denmark ( DBL )	1	Bakken Bears (1)
Estonia ( KML )	1	Tartu skirt (2)
Kazakhstan ( KBL )	1	BK Astana (1)
Lithuania ( LKL )	1	KK Šiauliai (6)
Netherlands ( Eredivisie )	1	Shoeters Den Bosch (1)
Austria ( ÖBB )	1	UBC magnofit Güssinger Knights (1)
Portugal ( LPB )	1	Benfica Lisbon (1)
Belarus ( WBL )	1	Zmoki Minsk (1)

¹ : Previous year placement in the national leagues

1st group stage

The first group stage matches took place between November 4 and December 16, 2014.

In order to reduce travel distances and the resulting costs for the teams, two regional conferences were played:

• The groups A, C, E and G consisted mainly of teams in the Western European space
• Groups B, D, F and H consisted mainly of teams in the East European space

For teams with the same number of wins, it was not the total point ratio that was decisive for the group placements, but only the added result in a direct comparison of the teams with one another.

Group A

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. New Basket Brindisi	6th	5	1	496	400
2. SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	6th	3	3	498	499
3. ratiopharm Ulm	6th	3	3	477	467
4. Södertälje Kings	6th	1	5	441	546

	the Bosch	Södertälje	Ulm	Brindisi
Shoeters Den Bosch	*	88 : 72	87 : 76	71 : 69
Södertälje Kings	115 : 108 a.d.	*	71: 76	52: 96
ratiopharm Ulm	91 : 82	88 : 62	*	76: 77
New Basket	76 : 62	90 : 69	88 : 70	*

Group B

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Tartu skirt	6th	4th	2	428	416
2. CS Energia Rovinari	6th	3	3	428	435
3. BC spherical	6th	3	3	447	460
4. Sofia Academy	6th	2	4th	447	435

	Rovinari	Sofia	Forming	Tartu
Energia Rovinari	*	72 : 67 a.d.	73 : 72	74 : 56
Akademik Sofia	97 : 74	*	75: 80	73: 75
BC spherical	77 : 76	63: 76	*	72: 79
Tartu skirt	66 : 59	71 : 59	81: 83	*

Group C

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Okapi eel star	6th	5	1	557	508
2. Fraport Skyliners	6th	4th	2	464	422
3. Borås Basket	6th	3	3	505	516
4. Bakken Bears	6th	0	6th	457	539

	Bakken	okapi	Frankfurt	Borås
Bakken Bears	*	83: 92	61: 94	79: 86
Okapi eel star	103 : 100	*	94 : 59	119 : 118 a.d.
Fraport Skyliners	74 : 64	80 : 58	*	70: 72
Borås Basket	90 : 70	67: 91	72: 87	*

Group D

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Avtodor Saratov	6th	5	1	527	438
2. BK Astana	6th	5	1	492	461
3. Tofaş Spor Kulübü	6th	2	4th	469	504
4. CSM Oradea	6th	0	6th	429	517

	Saratov	Astana	Oradea	Tofaş
Avtodor Saratov	*	83 : 75	92 : 73	80 : 75
BK Astana	75 : 73	*	80 : 64	73 : 65
CSM Oradea	74: 101	74: 83	*	69: 77
Tofaş Spor Kulübü	66: 101	102: 106 a.d.	84 : 75	*

Group E

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. JSF Nanterre	6th	5	1	529	478
2. Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6th	5	1	489	451
3. Benfica Lisbon	6th	2	4th	486	519
4. Kataja Basket	6th	0	6th	479	535

	Mons	Kataja	Nanterre	Lisbon
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	*	71 : 62	94 : 86	92 : 63
Kataja Basket	83: 85	*	70: 77	90: 93
JSF Nanterre	88 : 68	102 : 92	*	80 : 68
Benfica Lisbon	69: 79	107 : 82	86: 96	*

Group F.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Trabzonspor	6th	6th	0	514	450
2. UBC Güssinger Knights	6th	4th	2	477	456
3. Universitatea Mobitelco	6th	1	5	442	478
4. Atomerőmű SE	6th	1	5	454	503

	Trabzonspor	Gussing	Cluj-Napoca	Atomerőmű
Trabzonspor	*	80 : 72	91 : 72	103 : 81
Güssinger Knights	67: 77	*	84 : 77	93 : 84 a.d.
Universitatea Cluj-Napoca	80: 81 a.d.	68: 81	*	64: 73
Atomerőmű SE	78: 82	70: 80	68: 81	*

Group G

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Le Mans Sarthe Basket	6th	5	1	478	414
2. Antwerp Giants	6th	3	3	542	514
3. Pallacanestro Biella	6th	3	3	511	525
4. KTP basket	6th	1	5	475	553

	Kotka	Antwerp	Le Mans	Biella
KTP basket	*	93: 112	62: 96	108 : 95
Antwerp Giants	98 : 83	*	78: 87	92 : 82
Le Mans Sarthe	71 : 52	72 : 66	*	88 : 74
Pallacanestro Biella	81 : 77	97 : 96	82 : 64	*

Group H.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	6th	4th	2	515	467
2. Uşak Sportif	6th	3	3	445	458
3. KK Šiauliai	6th	3	3	493	515
4. Zmoki Minsk	6th	2	4th	473	486

	Usak	Šiauliai	Krasnoyarsk	Minsk
Uşak Sportif	*	79 : 69	69: 84	78 : 59
KK Šiauliai	75: 78	*	93 : 92	83 : 80
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	86 : 68	95 : 79	*	87 : 82
Zmoki Minsk	85 : 73	91: 94	76 : 71	*

2nd group stage (Last 16)

The Round of 16 games took place between January 13th and February 24th, 2015.

Just as in the preliminary round, for teams with the same number of wins, it was not the total basket point ratio that was decisive for the group placements, but only the added result in a direct comparison of the teams with one another.

Group I.

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. CS Energia Rovinari	6th	4th	2	501	498
2. New Basket Brindisi	6th	3	3	485	445
3. BK Astana	6th	3	3	512	509
4. Okapi Aalstar	6th	2	4th	475	521

	Brindisi	Rovinari	okapi	Astana
New Basket	*	76: 78	101 : 66	74 : 65
Energia Rovinari	67: 78	*	93 : 60	90 : 89 a.d.
Okapi eel star	86 : 81	82: 84	*	108 : 85
BK Astana	83 : 75	113 : 89	77 : 73	*

Group J

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. JSF Nanterre	6th	4th	2	485	434
2. Le Mans Sarthe Basket	6th	4th	2	464	429
3. UBC Güssinger Knights	6th	2	4th	458	469
4. Usak Sportif	6th	2	4th	430	505

	Nanterre	Gussing	Le Mans	Usak
JSF Nanterre	*	87 : 86	85 : 68	100 : 67
Güssinger Knights	62: 82	*	82 : 65	91 : 63
Le Mans Sarthe	72 : 60	93 : 60	*	84 : 63
Uşak Sportif	79 : 71	79 : 77	79: 82	*

Group K

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Fraport Skyliners	6th	5	1	510	471
2. Avtodor Saratov	6th	4th	2	567	546
3. Tartu skirt	6th	2	4th	457	501
4. SPM Shoeters Den Bosch	6th	1	5	496	514

	the Bosch	Tartu skirt	Frankfurt	Saratov
Shoeters Den Bosch	*	78 : 77	92: 94 a.d.	107: 108 a.d.
Tartu	71 : 64	*	62: 71	68: 91
Fraport Skyliners	75 : 70	92 : 73	*	68: 71
Avtodor Saratov	89 : 85	105: 106 a.d.	103: 112 a.d.	*

Group L

team	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Trabzonspor	6th	5	1	502	456
2. BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	6th	3	3	516	495
3. Antwerp Giants	6th	3	3	481	509
4. Belfius Mons-Hainaut	6th	1	5	435	484

	Mons	Trabzonspor	Antwerp	Krasnoyarsk
Belfius Mons-Hainaut	*	56: 75	77: 84	71: 74
Trabzonspor	76 : 68	*	89 : 79	90 : 85
Antwerp Giants	82 : 75	72: 90	*	78: 93
Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	83: 88	96 : 82	85: 86	*

Quarter finals

The quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three series. The games took place on March 10, 12 and 17, 2015.

game		total		1st game	2nd game	3rd game
1	CS Energia Rovinari	2: 1	Le Mans Sarthe Basket	84 : 60	68: 79	79 : 64
2	JSF Nanterre	2-0	New Basket Brindisi	80 : 68	77 : 72
3	Fraport Skyliners	2: 1	BK Yenisei Krasnoyarsk	77 : 74	68: 78	85 : 80
4th	Trabzonspor	2-0	Avtodor Saratov	94 : 88	100 : 73

Final Four

The Final Four was held in the Hayri Gür Arena in Trabzon . The semi-finals took place on April 24th, the third place match and the final on April 26th.

	Semifinals				final
	April 24th
	CS Energia Rovinari	63
	Trabzonspor	83
					26th of April
					Trabzonspor	63
					JSF Nanterre	64
					3rd place match
	April 24th				26th of April
	JSF Nanterre	84			CS Energia Rovinari	78
	Fraport Skyliners	79			Fraport Skyliners	56

Final Four MVP

• Jamal Shuler (JSF Nanterre)

Web links

• EuroChallenge 2015 - Homepage of the competition on the website of FIBA Europe ( English )
• Comp. System | EuroChallenge 2015 - Mode of the competition

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EuroChallenge ( English , JPG) fibaeurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
2. ↑ Schedule EuroChallenge 2014/15 , on the FIBA Europe homepage . Retrieved April 12, 2015