2017–18 EuroLeague Women

The 2017–18 EuroLeague Women was the 60th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 22nd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

EuroLeague Women
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 16 (competition proper)
18 (total)
Games played 129
Dates 26 September – 3 October 2017
(qualifying)
11 October 2017 – 22 April 2018
(competition proper)
Final positions
Champions UMMC Ekaterinburg (4th title)
Runners-up Sopron Basket
Third place Dynamo Kursk
Fourth place Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
Awards
Final Four MVP Emma Meesseman
Statistical leaders
Points Kayla McBride
18.7
Rebounds Jantel Lavender
8.6
Assists Courtney Vandersloot
9.0

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2017–18 EuroLeague Women.[1]

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders):

Regular season
Yakın Doğu ÜniversitesiEC (1st) Dynamo KurskTH (2nd) Castors Braine (1st) Wisła Can-Pack (2nd)
Fenerbahçe (2nd) Nadezhda Orenburg (3rd) USK Praha (1st) Perfumerías Avenida (1st)
Galatasaray (3rd) ESBVA-LM (1st) Sopron Basket (1st)
UMMC Ekaterinburg (1st) Tango Bourges Basket (4th) Famila Schio (2nd)
Qualifying round
Basket Lattes (2nd) KSC Szekszárd (2nd) CCC Polkowice (3rd) Piešťanské Čajky (2nd)

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows:[2][3]

Phase Round Draw date Round date
Qualifying round First leg 4 July 2017 26 September 2017
Second leg 29 September–3 October 2017
Regular season Matchday 1 11 October 2017
Matchday 2 18–19 October 2017
Matchday 3 25 October 2017
Matchday 4 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 22–23 November 2017
Matchday 6 29 November 2017
Matchday 7 6–7 December 2017
Matchday 8 13–14 December 2017
Matchday 9 20 December 2017
Matchday 10 3–4 January 2018
Matchday 11 10–11 January 2018
Matchday 12 17 January 2018
Matchday 13 24–25 January 2018
Matchday 14 31 January 2018
Quarter-finals play-offs First leg 28 February 2018
Second leg 7 March 2018
Third leg 14 March 2018
Final Four Semi-finals 20 April 2018
Final 22 April 2018

Draw

The draw was held on 4 July 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds, based on their performance in European competitions in the last three seasons.[3][4]

Seed 1
Team
UMMC Ekaterinburg
Dynamo Kursk
Seed 2
Team
USK Praha
Fenerbahçe
Seed 3
Team
Nadezhda Orenburg
Tango Bourges Basket
Seed 4
Team
Galatasaray
Famila Schio
Seed 5
Team
ESBVA-LM
Perfumerías Avenida
Seed 6
Team
Wisła Can-Pack
Castors Braine
Seed 7
Team
Sopron Basket
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
Seed 8
Team
CCC Polkowice
Basket Lattes

Qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Piešťanské Čajky 106–147 CCC Polkowice 46–71 60–76
KSZ Szekszárd 151–165 Basket Lattes 80–79 71–86

Regular season
Location of teams of the 2017–18 Euroleague Women regular season.
Green: Group A; Red: Group B.

Regular season started on 11 October 2017 and finished on 31 January 2018.

The four top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are 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 game.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KUR SOP USK BOU GAL VIL POL CAS
1 Dynamo Kursk 14 14 0 1218 920 +298 28 Advance to quarterfinals — 86–66 109–88 94–63 102–45 83–68 83–73 84–68
2 Sopron Basket 14 10 4 1014 940 +74 24 74–88 — 71–79 57–50 72–55 82–56 70–53 83–59
3 ZVVZ USK Praha 14 8 6 1015 1020 −5 22 56–88 61–77 — 64–61 83–80 88–51 72–66 67–68
4 Tango Bourges Basket 14 7 7 959 948 +11 21 65–76 76–65 86–72 — 72–74 64–60 82–72 62–52
5 Galatasaray 14 6 8 980 1088 −108 20 Transfer to EuroCup Women 67–92 73–75 82–77 61–79 — 69–64 67–72 87–76
6 ESBVA-LM 14 5 9 904 990 −86 19 57–63 73–83 59–72 64–55 76–62 — 65–60 81–71
7 CCC Polkowice 14 3 11 952 1041 −89 17 Eliminated 70–98 70–73 51–61 71–66 77–86 61–69 — 80–66
8 Castors Braine 14 3 11 949 1044 −95 17 60–72 61–66 71–75 66–78 71–72 77–61 83–76 —
Source: FIBA.com

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification YAK EKA FEN FAM AVE NAD WIS BLM
1 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 14 12 2 1085 931 +154 26 Advance to quarterfinals — 70–79 72–61 67–64 80–56 93–71 87–59 81–61
2 UMMC Ekaterinburg 14 11 3 1057 842 +215 25 82–77 — 71–73 64–50 60–50 96–53 79–68 100–46
3 Fenerbahçe 14 10 4 986 959 +27 24 65–76 80–77 — 83–77 68–56 67–61 87–78 79–63
4 Famila Schio 14 7 7 914 879 +35 21 65–72 55–68 62–49 — 60–50 78–64 59–68 61–55
5 Perfumerías Avenida 14 7 7 846 834 +12 21 Transfer to EuroCup Women 62–67 56–43 65–64 65–58 — 67–58 62–57 64–34
6 Nadezhda Orenburg 14 4 10 935 1017 −82 18 76–81 54–64 64–66 46–76 89–78 — 67–61 100–56
7 Wisła Can-Pack 14 4 10 928 974 −46 18 Eliminated 74–82 49–74 62–68 72–74 52–48 58–63 — 85–67
8 Basket Lattes 14 1 13 807 1122 −315 15 56–80 61–100 75–76 56–75 44–67 76–69 57–85 —
Source: FIBA.com

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Dynamo Kursk 2–0 Famila Schio 73–61 73–60 0
Sopron Basket 2–1 Fenerbahçe 55–60 78–72 67–46
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 2–0 Tango Bourges Basket 83–67 85–66 0
UMMC Ekaterinburg 2–0 ZVVZ USK Praha 97–70 73–54 0

First leg
28 February 2018 UMMC Ekaterinburg 97–70
(Series: 1–0)		 ZVVZ USK Praha Yekaterinburg
19:00 (UTC+5) Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 26–19, 23–19, 22–25
Pts: Moore 29
Rebs: Moore 7
Asts: Toliver, Torrens 7		 Boxscore Pts: Elhotová 17
Rebs: Hanušová, Zahui 5
Asts: Xargay 7		 Arena: DIVS Sport Hall
Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Özlem Yalman (TUR)
28 February 2018 Dynamo Kursk 73–61
(Series: 1–0)		 Famila Schio Kursk
19:00 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–13, 16–20, 17–13
Pts: Prince 17
Rebs: Ogwumike 8
Asts: Ogwumike 6		 Boxscore Pts: Yacoubou 16
Rebs: Hruščáková 6
Asts: Yacoubou 4		 Arena: Sport Concert Complex
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Gytis Vilius (LTU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
28 February 2018 Sopron Basket 55–60
(Series: 0–1)		 Fenerbahçe Sopron
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 15–12, 18–17, 9–9
Pts: Crvendakić 15
Rebs: Turner 7
Asts: Turner 4		 Boxscore Pts: Sottana 18
Rebs: Vaughn 10
Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Jelena Tomić (CRO), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)
28 February 2018 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi 83–67
(Series: 1–0)		 Tango Bourges Basket Istanbul
20:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–21, 26–13, 19–17
Pts: McBride 23
Rebs: Gruda 12
Asts: Vandersloot 13		 Boxscore Pts: Ayayi 20
Rebs: Palau 7
Asts: three players 3		 Arena: Caferağa Sports Hall
Attendance: 250
Referees: Marko Vučković (SLO), Andrada Csender (ROU), Gellért Kapitány (HUN)

Second leg
7 March 2018 Fenerbahçe 72–78
(Series: 1–1)		 Sopron Basket Istanbul
20:30 (UTC+3) Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 15–20, 22–24, 14–18
Pts: Vaughn 18
Rebs: Vaughn 8
Asts: Vardarlı 6		 Boxscore Pts: Milovanović 18
Rebs: Coates 8
Asts: Crvendakić 8		 Arena: Metro Energy Sports Hall
Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Erez Gurion (ISR), Ivan Miličević (BIH)
7 March 2018 ZVVZ USK Praha 54–73
(Series: 0–2)		 UMMC Ekaterinburg Prague
19:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 12–19, 8–15, 14–20
Pts: Xargay 13
Rebs: Režan 9
Asts: Xargay 4		 Boxscore Pts: Meesseman 17
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Moore 8		 Arena: Královka Arena
Attendance: 1,152
Referees: Arnis Ozols (LAT), Luka Kardum (CRO), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
7 March 2018 Tango Bourges Basket 66–85
(Series: 0–2)		 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Bourges
20:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 6–24, 18–19, 17–18, 25–24
Pts: Hamblin 12
Rebs: Godin, Hamblin 8
Asts: three players 4		 Boxscore Pts: McBride 20
Rebs: Gruda, Lavender 9
Asts: McBride 7		 Arena: Palais des sports du Prado
Attendance: 3,910
Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Michał Proc (POL), Jelena Tomić (CRO)
7 March 2018 Famila Schio 60–73
(Series: 0–2)		 Dynamo Kursk Schio
20:30 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 19–15, 11–17, 12–27
Pts: Zandalasini 18
Rebs: Yacoubou 7
Asts: Dotto, Zandalasini 4		 Boxscore Pts: McCoughtry 23
Rebs: Prince 8
Asts: McCoughtry 5		 Arena: Pala Campagnola
Attendance: 1,768
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Sébastien Clivaz (SUI), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

Third leg
14 March 2018 Sopron Basket 67–46
(Series: 2–1)		 Fenerbahçe Sopron
18:00 (UTC+1) Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–10, 19–12, 15–3
Pts: Turner 29
Rebs: Crvendakić 7
Asts: three players 3		 Boxscore Pts: Vaughn 13
Rebs: Verameyenka 10
Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Marko Vladic (AUT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Final four
 
Semifinals
20 April		Final
22 April
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Dynamo Kursk77
 
 
 
 UMMC Ekaterinburg84
 
 UMMC Ekaterinburg72
 
 
 
 Sopron Basket53
 
 Sopron Basket68
 
 
 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi65
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Dynamo Kursk87
 
 
 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi82

Semifinals
20 April 2018 Dynamo Kursk 77–84 UMMC Ekaterinburg Sopron
17:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–19, 16–27, 18–15
Pts: McCoughtry 26
Rebs: Ciak 11
Asts: Cruz 5		 Boxscore Pts: Moore 28
Rebs: Meesseman 8
Asts: Moore 5		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
20 April 2018 Sopron Basket 68–65 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Sopron
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–18, 16–16, 12–19
Pts: Turner 19
Rebs: Crvendakić 11
Asts: Turner 4		 Boxscore Pts: Vandersloot 15
Rebs: Lavender 10
Asts: Vandersloot 5		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA)

Third place game
22 April 2018 Dynamo Kursk 87–82 Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Sopron
17:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 27–24, 29–22, 12–16
Pts: Petrović 24
Rebs: Vadeeva 7
Asts: Cruz 8		 Boxscore Pts: Eldebrink 21
Rebs: Lavender 9
Asts: Hollingsworth 4		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrada Csender (ROU), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Final
22 April 2018 UMMC Ekaterinburg 72–53 Sopron Basket Sopron
20:00 (UTC+2) Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–15, 11–12, 19–11
Pts: Meesseman 19
Rebs: Meesseman 9
Asts: Moore, Toliver 7		 Boxscore Pts: Turner 21
Rebs: Jovanović, Page 7
Asts: Salvadores 4		 Arena: Aréna Sopron
Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)


2017–18 EuroLeague Women Champions

UMMC Ekaterinburg
Fourth title

Individual statistics

Points
RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG
1 Kayla McBride Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi1833618.7
2 Brittney Griner UMMC Ekaterinburg1830516.9
3 Amanda Zahui ZVVZ USK Praha1626816.8
4 Anete Šteinberga Castors Braine1421715.5
5 Sonja Petrović Dynamo Kursk1726215.4

Rebounds
RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG
1 Jantel Lavender Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi171478.6
2 DeWanna Bonner ZVVZ USK Praha131128.6
3 Sandrine Gruda Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi11928.4
4 Celeste Trahan-Davis Castors Braine141178.4
5 Amanda Zahui ZVVZ USK Praha161308.1

Assists
RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG
1 Courtney Vandersloot Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi171539.0
2 Marta Xargay ZVVZ USK Praha15996.6
3 Francesca Dotto Famila Schio16845.3
4 Elīna Babkina CCC Polkowice14705.0
Anna Cruz Dynamo Kursk10505.0

Other statistics
CategoryNameTeamGamesAverage
Steals Olivia Époupa Galatasaray143.0
Blocks Brittney Griner UMMC Ekaterinburg182.3
Turnovers Marta Xargay ZVVZ USK Praha154.3
Fouls committed Élodie Godin Tango Bourges Basket163.7
Minutes Marta Xargay ZVVZ USK Praha1536:00
2P% Crystal Langhorne Sopron Basket1464.9%
3P% Sonja Petrović Dynamo Kursk1755.4%
FT% Jelena Dubljević Galatasaray1397.8%

References
  1. "A mix of old and new clubs for upcoming EuroLeague Women season". FIBA.basketball. 27 June 2017.
  2. "Regulations.pdf" (PDF). FIBA.basketball.
  3. "Seedings released ahead of 2017/18 EuroLeague Women Draw". FIBA.basketball. 3 July 2017.
  4. "EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2017/18 campaign". FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2017.
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