2012–13 Eurocup Basketball

2012–13 Eurocup Basketball was the 11th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below the EuroLeague. The winner of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the next season's EuroLeague.

Eurocup
Competition details
Season 2012–13
Teams 32
Dates 6 November 2012 – 13 April 2013
Final positions
Champions Lokomotiv-Kuban
1st title
Runners-up Uxúe Bilbao
Awards
MVP Nick Calathes
Finals MVP Richard Hendrix
Rising Star Bojan Dubljević
Coach of the Year Fotis Katsikaris
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Tywain McKee
23.6
Points Walter Hodge
21.2
Rebounds John Bryant
9.0
Assists Nick Calathes
6.7

In this edition, semifinals were played in home-and-away series, and the final in a single game. Eurocup Qualifying Rounds were deleted.[1]

The final game was played at Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium.[2]

Teams

32 teams participated in the Eurocup Regular Season: [3]

  • A total of 25 teams qualified directly to the 32-team regular season through their results in domestic competitions, or through a wild card.
  • The remaining 7 teams were filled with the losers of the Euroleague qualifying rounds.
Already Qualified
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships)
 Russia (PBL)4 Lokomotiv Kuban (3) Triumph Lyubertsy (4) Unics Kazan (5) Spartak St. Petersburg (6)
 France (LNB)3 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (2) Orléans Loiret Basket (3) Cholet Basket (4)
 Germany (BBL)3 Ratiopharm Ulm (2) Artland Dragons (3) s.Oliver Baskets (4)
 Spain (ACB)3 Valencia Basket (4) Uxúe Bilbao Basket (6) Cajasol Sevilla B (7)
 Ukraine (SuperLeague)3 Donetsk (1) Azovmash Mariupol WC (2) Budivelnyk C (4)
 Belgium (BLB)2 Telenet BC Oostende (1) Belgacom Spirou (2)
 Poland (PLK)2 Trefl Sopot (2) Stelmet Zielona Góra A (3)
 Turkey (TBL)2 Galatasaray Medical Park (3) Banvit WC (4)
 Bulgaria (NBL)1 Lukoil Academic (1)
 Croatia (A-1 Liga)1 Cibona Zagreb WC (1)
 Czech Republic (NBL)1 Nymburk (1)
 Greece (GBL)1 Panionios On Telecom (3)
 Israel (BSL)1 Hapoel Jerusalem WC (6)
 Italy (Serie A)1 Banco di Sardegna Sassari (3)
 Latvia (LBL)1 VEF Rīga (1)
 Lithuania (LKL)1 Rūdupis Prienai WC (3)
 Montenegro (OL)1 Budućnost VOLI Podgorica (1)
 Serbia (KLS)1 Crvena zvezda WC (2)
  • Bold indicates that these teams qualified as losers from the Euroleague qualifying rounds.
  • ^A Stelmet Zielona Góra joined the Eurocup after VAP Kolossos resigned its berth.
  • ^B Cajasol Sevilla joined the Eurocup after Lagun Aro GBC resigned its berth.[4]
  • ^C Budivelnik Kiev joined the Eurocup after EiffelTowers Den Bosch resigned its berth.[5]
  • ^WC indicates that these teams qualified through a wild card.

Draw

The draws for the 2012–13 Eurocup were held on Tuesday, 9 October, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.[6]

Teams were seeded into four pots of eight teams, according to their points in the European basketball club rankings.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Valencia BC
Unics Kazan
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
Uxúe Bilbao Basket
Galatasaray Medical Park
Cajasol Sevilla
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
BC Spartak Saint Petersburg

Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
BC Triumph Lyubertsy
Panionios BC
Cibona Zagreb
Banco di Sardegna Sassari
Banvit BK Bandırma
KK Budućnost

VEF Rīga
Cholet Basket
Belgacom Spirou
BC Donetsk
Budivelnik Kiev
Telenet Oostende
Azovmash Mariupol
Crvena zvezda

Orléans Loiret Basket
BC Prienai
Trefl Sopot
Stelmet Zielona Góra
Ratiopharm Ulm
Artland Dragons
s.Oliver Baskets
PBC Lukoil Academic

Regular season
Location of teams of the Regular season in 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball.
Red: Group A; Green: Group B; Blue: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Purple: Group E; Orange: Group F; Pink: Group G; Brown: Group H.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the top 16. The match-days were on 7 November, 14 November, 27 November, 5 December and 12 December 2012.

Tiebreakers
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the regular season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to Last 16.

Group A
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Budivelnik Kiev 642469441+28
2. ČEZ Nymburk 633469451+181–1 (+9)
3. Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem 633473475–21–1 (–9)
4. BC Prienai 624444488–44

Group B
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Uxúe Bilbao Basket 660490421+69
2. KK Budućnost VOLI 642418388+30
3. PBC Lukoil Academic 624423452–29
4. Belgacom Spirou 606397467–70

Group C
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 660505473+32
2. BC VEF Rīga 633475473+2
3. Le Mans Sarthe 624454429+25
4. Artland Dragons 615444503–59

Group D
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group D
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Valencia BC 651520439+81
2. Banvit B.K. 642522485+37
3. s.Oliver Baskets 633460509–49
4. BC Azovmash Mariupol 606455524–69

Group E
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group E
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban 642471437+341–1 (+1)
2. Galatasaray Medical Park 642492446+461–1 (–1)
3. BC Donetsk 633461459+2
4. Trefl Sopot 615460542–82

Group F
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group F
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC UNICS Kazan 651481442+39
2. Stelmet Zielona Góra 633477446+31
3. BC Telenet Oostende 624464482–181–1 (+18)
4. Panionios B.C. 624466518–521–1 (–18)

Group G
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group G
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 660468389+79
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 633476457+191–1 (+20)
3. Cholet Basket 633444456–121–1 (–20)
4. KK Cibona 606414500–86

Group H
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Regular Season Group H
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Crvena Zvezda Telekom 651556515+41
2. Cajasol Sevilla 633483471+12
3. Orléans Loiret 624465478–132–0
4. Dinamo Sassari 624516556–400–2

Last 16

The Last 16 phase began January 9.

If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 16 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 16 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 16 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 16 phase match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to quarterfinals.

Group I
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group I
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC Budivelnik Kiev 642486478+8
2. KK Budućnost VOLI 633456436+201–1 (+7)
3. Banvit B.K. 633477479–21–1 (–7)
4. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 624478504–26

Group J
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group J
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. Uxúe Bilbao Basket 642470454+162–0
2. Valencia BC 642511462+490–2
3. BC VEF Rīga 633508480+28
4. ČEZ Nymburk 615425518–93

Group K
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group K
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban 651515475+40
2. BC Spartak Saint Petersburg 633456411+452–0
3. Stelmet Zielona Góra 633465502–370–2
4. Cajasol Sevilla 615427475–48

Group L
Main article: Eurocup Basketball 2012–13 Last 16 Group L
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1. BC UNICS Kazan 642461443+18
2. Ratiopharm Ulm 633516496+201–1 (+5)
3. Galatasaray Medical Park 63345945901–1 (–5)
4. Crvena Zvezda Telekom 624476514–38

Knockout stage
Main article: 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball Knockout Stage

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
                
 
 
 
 
 Uxúe Bilbao81101182
 
 
 
 ratiopharm Ulm8178 159
 
 Uxúe Bilbao9375168
 
 
 
 Budivelnyk8353 136
 
 Budivelnyk7273145
 
13 April – Charleroi
 
 Spartak St. Petersburg8356 139
 
 Uxúe Bilbao64
 
 
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban75
 
 UNICS7071141
 
 
 
 Valencia8068 148
 
 Valencia8768155
 
 
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban9763 160
 
 Lokomotiv Kuban7290162
 
 
 Budućnost VOLI5465 119
 

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs were played on March 6, and the return legs were played on March 13. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Budivelnyk 145–139 Spartak St. Petersburg72–8373–56
Uxúe Bilbao 182–163 ratiopharm Ulm81–85101–78
Lokomotiv Kuban 162–119 Budućnost VOLI72–5490–65
UNICS 141–148 Valencia70–8071–68

Semifinals

The semifinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs were played on March 20, and the return legs were played on March 26–27. The team finishing in the higher Last 16 place, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uxúe Bilbao 168–136 Budivelnyk93–8375–53
Lokomotiv Kuban 160–155 Valencia97–8763–68

Final

The final took place on April 13, 2013, in Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium.[7]

13 April 2013
21:00
Uxúe Bilbao 64–75 Lokomotiv Kuban
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 13-22, 15-16, 19-21
Pts: Vasileiadis 16
Rebs: Three players 6
Asts: López 4		 Pts: Hendrix 14
Rebs: Marić 10
Asts: Calathes 7
Spiroudome, Charleroi
Attendance: 3,862
Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Tolga Sahin (ITA), Robert Lottermoser (GER)


Eurocup 2013 Champions

PBC Lokomotiv Kuban
First title

Individual statistics

Rating
Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy1126023.64
2. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra1226922.42
3. Chuck Davis Banvit B.K.1226021.67
4. Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan1428720.50
5. John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm1326020.00

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra1225421.17
2. Igor Rakočević Crvena Zvezda Telekom1121519.55
3. Chuck Davis Banvit B.K.1222218.50
4. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy1119717.91
5. Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan1423116.50

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm131179.00
2. Aleks Marić PBC Lokomotiv Kuban141047.43
3. Oliver Stević Stelmet Zielona Góra12897.42
4. Leo Lyons Budivelnyk Kiev161177.31
5. Kyle Landry BC Triumph Lyubertsy11787.09

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. Nick Calathes PBC Lokomotiv Kuban171136.65
2. Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy11676.09
3. Zack Wright BC Spartak Saint Petersburg14775.50
4. Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra12655.42
5. Mantas Kalnietis PBC Lokomotiv Kuban12594.92

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular Season
Week Player Team PIR
1 Matt Lojeski BC Telenet Oostende34
2 Sammy Mejia Banvit B.K.35
Tywain McKee BC Triumph Lyubertsy35
3 Tywain McKee (2) BC Triumph Lyubertsy42
4 Charles Davis Banvit B.K.36
5 Courtney Fells Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem41
6 Derrick Brown Lokomotiv-Kuban39

Top 16
Week Player Team PIR
1 Čedomir Vitkovac Budućnost VOLI40
2 E. J. Rowland VEF Rīga36
3 Čedomir Vitkovac (2) Budućnost VOLI30
4 John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm36
5 Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra42
6 Walter Hodge (2) Stelmet Zielona Góra39

Quarterfinals
Game Player Team PIR
1 John Bryant (2) Ratiopharm Ulm30
2 Simas Jasaitis Lokomotiv-Kuban28

Semifinals
Game Player Team PIR
1 Simas Jasaitis (2) Lokomotiv-Kuban33
2 Stefan Marković Valencia BC22

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Teams

[10]

PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamClub TeamAll-Eurocup Second TeamClub Team
PG
 Nick Calathes Lokomotiv-Kuban Walter Hodge Stelmet Zielona Góra
SG/SF
 Malcolm Delaney Budivelnik Kiev Chuck Eidson BC UNICS Kazan
SG/SF
 Kostas Vasileiadis Uxúe Bilbao Basket Derrick Brown Lokomotiv-Kuban
PF/C
 Justin Doellman Valencia Lamont Hamilton Uxúe Bilbao Basket
PF/C
 John Bryant Ratiopharm Ulm Loukas Mavrokefalides BC Spartak Saint Petersburg

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

See also

References
  1. Euroleague Basketball and FIBA Europe agree on 2012-13 Eurocup Competition System Changes Eurocupbasketball.com June 16, 2012
  2. Eurocup Final heads back to Charleroi Eurocupbasketball.com January 22, 2013
  3. ECA Board meets in preparation for the 2012-13 season Euroleague.net June 20, 2012
  4. Sevilla gets Eurocup wildcard Archived 2013-01-17 at Archive.today Bball Headlines. August 17, 2012
  5. Budivelnik substitutes EiffelTowers Den Bosch Eurocup Basketball. September 7, 2012
  6. Eurocup Draw Seeds and Procedure
  7. Eurocup 2012-13 Competition System
  8. 2012-13 Eurocup MVP: Nick Calathes, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
  9. 2013 Eurocup Final MVP: Richard Hendrix, PBC Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
  10. Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  11. "2012-13 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Fotis Katsikaris, Bilbao Basket". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
  12. 2012-13 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy winner: Bojan Dubljevic, Valencia Basket.
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