1999 NEBL Promotion Cup

NEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January – 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.

North European Basketball League
Competition details
Season 1999
Teams 8
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BC Žalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Brocēni/LMT in the final.[1] BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.

The Prize fund for the Final Four competitions equaled $100,000.[1] The winner of the NEBL Promotion Cup was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.

NEBL Promotion Cup clubs
Country (League) Teams
Estonia (KML) Kalev Tallinn
Finland (Korisliiga) TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki
Latvia (LBL) ASK Brocēni-LMT Rīga
Ventspils
Lithuania (LKL) Žalgiris Kaunas
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
Alita Alytus
Sweden (Basketligan) Plannja Basket Luleå

Group stage

During the group stage, each team played 10 games. A team faced opponents in own group twice (6 games) and each team from the other group once (4 games).

Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to Final Four.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff LMT LRY TOP ALI
1. ASK Brocēni-LMT 1082963903+60 - 95-80 88-81 101-84
2. Lietuvos rytas 1064934916+18 120-116 - 89-88 89-65
3. TeamWARE ToPo 1046871889–18 90-92 89-92 - 91-84
4. Alita 1037807853–46 81-93 72-97 82-87 -

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff ŽAL PLA VEN KAL
1. Žalgiris 10100970748+222 - 95-72 92-88 104-71
2. Plannja Basket 1064878897–19 80-107 - 84 - 77 93-80
3. Ventspils 1037846920–74 77-103 98-83 - 79-68
4. Kalev 10010821964–143 73-105 101-107 80-86 -
Second round scores
ŽAL PLA VEN KAL
LMT 84-105 89-83 92-81 111-92
LRY 85-88 90-96 114-91 103-91
TOP 57-92 87-93 107-88 94-89
ALI 61-79 72-83 97-84 82-78

Source: Worldbasket.com

Final Four

Semifinal 1
4 April 1999
Žalgiris 103–75 Lietuvos rytas
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–20, 29–14, 24–24
Pts: Masiulis 15
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 9
Asts: Edney 7		 Pts: Giedraitis 20
Rebs: Kazlauskas, Šiškauskas 6
Asts: Giedraitis 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE), Roman Ryzhyk (UKR)

Semifinal 2
4 April 1999
Plannja Basket 81–87 ASK Brocēni-LMT
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 20–29, 22–21, 16–17
Pts: Elliott 19
Rebs: Heiden, Banks 9
Asts: Aulander, Heiden, Elliott 4		 Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Šneps 9
Asts: Šneps 3
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third-place game
5 April 1999
Lietuvos rytas 95–87 Plannja Basket
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 20–16, 25–23, 25–31
Pts: Giedraitis 33
Rebs: Matulis 11
Asts: Jasikevičius 9		 Pts: Elliott 26
Rebs: Aulander 7
Asts: Aulander 6
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Roman Ryzhyk (UKR), Juris Kokainis (LAT)

Final
5 April 1999
ASK Brocēni-LMT 81–83 Žalgiris
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–16, 18–14, 23–24
Pts: S. Valters 18
Rebs: Sturm, Šneps 8
Asts: Šneps 4		 Pts: Edney 21
Rebs: E. Žukauskas 14
Asts: Edney 7
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE)

Final Standings
Pos[2] Team
1.Žalgiris
2.ASK Brocēni-LMT
3.Lietuvos rytas
4.Plannja Basket
5.TeamWARE ToPo
6.Alita
7.Ventspils
8.Kalev

All-NEBL Team'99

Coaches of all teams, which participated in the 1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, selected All-NEBL Team'99:[3]

All-NEBL Team'99
Player Team
Eric Elliott (MVP) Plannja Basket
Andrius Giedraitis Lietuvos rytas
Edgars Šneps ASK Brocēni-LMT
Saulius Štombergas Žalgiris
Eurelijus Žukauskas Žalgiris
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References
  1. "Zalgiris" Kaunas won NEBL Promotion Cup'99.
  2. "Final Standings after Final Four". Archived from the original on 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  3. All-NEBL Team '99.
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