Eurocup 2009–10
LeagueEurocup
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 20, 2009 – April 18, 2010
Season MVPCroatia Marko Banić
(Bizkaia Bilbao)
Top scorerNorth Macedonia Darius Washington
(Galatasaray Café Crown)
Finals
ChampionsSpain Power Electronics Valencia
  Runners-upGermany Alba Berlin
Finals MVPAustralia Matt Nielsen
(Power Electronics Valencia)

2009–10 Eurocup Basketball was the eighth 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 tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on October 20, 2009, and ended with the Eurocup Finals on April 17 and 18, 2010, at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. The competition was won by Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia, who won their second EuroCup title, and also secured a place in the 2010–11 edition of the EuroCup's parent competition, the EuroLeague.

For the first time, the EuroCup conducted a four-team final round, as in the EuroLeague. To accommodate this change, a quarterfinal round was introduced. As in the EuroLeague, where the top two teams from each of the four groups in its Top 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals, the top two teams from each group in the analogous Last 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals. However, the structure of the EuroCup quarterfinals was very different from that of the EuroLeague — instead of a best-of-5 series, as in the EuroLeague, each EuroCup quarterfinal was a two-legged tie, with the winner determined on aggregate score. Unlike virtually all other basketball competitions, the quarterfinals did not use overtime, unless necessary to break an aggregate tie.[1]

Teams of the 2009–2010 Eurocup

Group stage
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
Russia Russia (Superleague A) 3 UNICS (3) Spartak Saint Petersburg (4) Triumph Lyubertsy (6)
Spain Spain (Liga ACB) 2 DKV Joventut (5) Gran Canaria 2014 (6)
Turkey Turkey (TBL) 2 Türk Telekom Ankara (3) Galatasaray Café Crown (4)
Serbia Serbia (KLS) 2 Crvena zvezda (2) Hemofarm (3)
France France (LNB PRO A) 2 Nancy (4) Cholet (9)
Italy Italy (Serie A) 1 Lauretana Biella (4)
Germany Germany (BBL)1 Telekom Baskets Bonn (2)
Poland Poland (PLK) 1 Turów Zgorzelec (2)
Croatia Croatia (A1 League) 1 Zadar (2)
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) 1 Šiauliai (3)
Ukraine Ukraine (SuperLeague)1 Azovmash (1)
Czech Republic Czech Republic (NBL) 1 ČEZ Nymburk (1)
Losers of Euroleague 2009–10 qualifying rounds
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
 Greece (ESAKE A1) 1 Aris (4)
 France (LNB PRO A) 1 Le Mans (3)
 Belgium (Ligue Ethias) 1 Spirou (1)
 Latvia (LBL) 1 Ventspils (1)
 Italy (Serie A) 1 Benetton Treviso (3)
Germany Germany (BBL) 1 Alba Berlin (3)
Qualifying round
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships)
Spain Spain (Liga ACB) 2 Power Electronics Valencia (7) Bizkaia Bilbao (8)
Russia Russia (Superleague A) 1 Dynamo Moscow (6)
Turkey Turkey (TBL) 1 Beşiktaş Cola Turka (5)
France France (LNB PRO A)1 Chorale Roanne (5)
Italy Italy (Serie A) 1 BancaTercas Teramo (6)
Greece Greece (ESAKE A1) 1 Panellinios (5)
Israel Israel (BSL) 1 Hapoel Jerusalem (4)
Germany Germany (BBL)1 Brose Baskets (4)
Ukraine Ukraine (SuperLeague) 1 Dontetsk (2)
Belgium Belgium (Ligue Ethias) 1 Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2)
Latvia Latvia (LBL) 1 VEF Rīga (3)
Montenegro Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) 1 Budućnost (1)
Cyprus Cyprus (Division A) 1 APOEL (1)
Netherlands Netherlands (FEB) 1 MyGuide Amsterdam (1)
Austria Austria (Admiral League) 1 Kraftwerk Wels (1)

Qualifying round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Amsterdam Netherlands 112–141 Russia Dynamo Moscow 64–63 48–78
Dexia Mons-Hainaut Belgium 139–142 Spain Power Electronics Valencia 78–63 61–79
Kraftwerk Wels Austria 155–169 Turkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka 74–69 81–100
VEF Rīga Latvia 158–168 Greece Panellinios 79–94 79–74
Brose Baskets Germany 129–128 Montenegro Budućnost 64–61 65–67
Donetsk Ukraine 150–153 Spain Bizkaia Bilbao 71–63 79–90
APOEL Cyprus 139–140 Italy Bancatercas Teramo 77–63 62–77
Chorale Roanne France 162–169 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 83–81 79–88

Regular season

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Germany Alba Berlin 651463459+4
2.Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown 633525519+6
3.Italy BancaTercas Teramo 624480482−2
4.Ukraine Azovmash 624496504−8

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Spain Power Electronics Valencia 651420411+9
2.France Le Mans 633482445+371–1, +12
3.Russia Triumph Lyubertsy 633430473−431–1, –12
4.Serbia Hemofarm 615477480−3

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Greece Aris 651492450+42
2.Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 633503487+161–1, +2
3.Croatia Zadar 633500486+141–1, –2
4.Lithuania Šiauliai 615494566−72

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Russia UNICS Kazan 651498421+77
2.Spain DKV Joventut 651485457+28
3.Turkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka 615499578−79
4.Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn 615446472−26

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Spain Bizkaia Bilbao 660510432+78
2.Turkey Türk Telekom 633479452+271–1, +11
3.Russia Spartak Saint Petersburg 633456462−61–1, –11
4.Belgium Spirou 606384483−99

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Serbia Crvena zvezda 651498452+46
2.Italy Benetton Treviso 642494475+19
3.France Cholet 633442438+4
4.Russia Dynamo Moscow 606430499−69

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Greece Panellinios 642457415+42
2.Spain Gran Canaria 2014 642425416+9
3.France Nancy 633445444+1
4.Poland Turów Zgorzelec 615444496−52

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 642469405+642–2, +16
2.Germany Brose Baskets 642495422+732–2, +1
3.Italy Lauretana Biella 642460437+232–2, –17
4.Latvia Ventspils 606346506−160

Top 16

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Germany Alba Berlin 642419409+10
2.Greece Aris 633447407+401–1 +28
3.Spain DKV Joventut 633408431–231–1 –28
4.France Le Mans 624420447–27

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1.Spain Power Electronics Valencia 651487465+22
2.Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 642507480+27
3.Russia UNICS 633477484–7
4.Turkey Galatasaray Café Crown 606526568–42

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Spain Bizkaia Bilbao 642447400+471–1 +13
2.Greece Panellinios 642462457+51–1 –13
3.Italy Benetton Treviso 624450460–101–1 +6
4.Germany Brose Baskets 624410452–421–1 –6

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.Spain Gran Canaria 2014 642440431+9
2.Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 633447446+11–1 +13
3.Serbia Crvena zvezda 633440426+141–1 –13
4.Turkey Türk Telekom 624474498–24

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first leg of the Bilbao–Nymburk tie was played on March 23, with all other first legs played on March 24. All return legs were played on March 31. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alba Berlin Germany 133–126 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem 61–67 72–59
Power Electronics Valencia Spain 156–131 Greece Aris 71–64 85–67
Bizkaia Bilbao Spain 105–99 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 59–47 46–52
Gran Canaria 2014 Spain 145–149 Greece Panellinios 70–81 75–68

Final four

The first-ever "final four" in the history of the competition, officially called the Eurocup Finals, was held at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Euroleague Basketball Company was initially noncommital on whether it would schedule a third-place game, but ultimately decided to do so.

Semifinals

April 17, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alba Berlin Germany 77–70 Spain Bizkaia Bilbao
Power Electronics Valencia Spain 92–80 Greece Panellinios

3rd place game

April 18, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bizkaia Bilbao Spain 76–67 Greece Panellinios

Final

April 19, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alba Berlin Germany 44–67 Spain Power Electronics Valencia
2009–10 Eurocup Champions
Spain
Power Electronics Valencia
2nd Title

Final standings

Team
Spain Power Electronics Valencia
Germany Alba Berlin
Spain Bizkaia Bilbao
Greece Panellinios

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular season

Week Player Team Performance Index Rating
1.Slovakia Radoslav RančíkTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown41
2.United States Mire ChatmanTurkey Beşiktaş Cola Turka42
3.Lithuania Mindaugas KuzminskasLithuania Šiauliai34
4.North Macedonia Darius WashingtonTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown45
5.United States Brandon HunterIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem33
6.United States Mike TaylorSerbia Crvena zvezda35

Top 16

Week Player Team Performance Index Rating
1.Croatia Marko Popović
United States Julius Jenkins		Russia UNICS Kazan
Germany Alba Berlin		26
2.United States Philip RicciCzech Republic ČEZ Nymburk34
3.Australia Matt NielsenSpain Valencia29
4.Spain Víctor Claver
United States Devin Smith		Spain Valencia
Greece Panellinios		26
5.United States Casey JacobsenGermany Brose Baskets31
6.United States Marc SalyersFrance Le Mans33

Quarterfinals

Game Player Team Performance Index Rating
1.United States Brandon HunterIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem32
2.Australia Matt NielsenSpain Valencia25

Eurocup MVP

Eurocup Finals MVP

All-Eurocup Team

[4]

PositionAll-Eurocup First TeamClub TeamAll-Eurocup Second TeamClub Team
France Nando De Colo Spain Valencia United States Arthur Lee Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk
United States Immanuel McElroy Germany ALBA Berlin Greece Kostas Charalampidis Greece Panellinios
United States Devin Smith Greece Panellinios United States Dijon Thompson Israel Hapoel Jerusalem
Croatia Marko Banić Spain Bilbao United States James Augustine Spain Gran Canaria
Australia Matt Nielsen Spain Valencia Montenegro Blagota Sekulić Germany ALBA Berlin

Coach of the Year

Rising Star

Individual statistics

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.North Macedonia Darius WashingtonTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown1123821.64
2.United States Gary NealItaly Benetton Basket1121219.27
3.Slovakia Radoslav RančíkTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown1222618.83
4.Croatia Marko PopovićRussia UNICS Kazan1221918.25
5.United States Dewarick SpencerFrance Le Mans1221117.58

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States James AugustineSpain Gran Canaria 2014141047.43
2.Slovakia Radoslav RančíkTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown12836.92
3North Macedonia Mike WilkinsonTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown12786.50
4.Lithuania Simas JasaitisTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown12766.33
5.Turkey Erwin DudleyTurkey Türk Telekom11696.27

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Croatia Marko PopovićRussia UNICS Kazan12574.75
2.Latvia Kristaps ValtersSpain DKV Joventut12564.67
3.North Macedonia Darius WashingtonTurkey Galatasaray Café Crown11504.55
4.Turkey Tutku AçıkTurkey Türk Telekom12534.42
5.Israel Yuval NaimyIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem14604.29

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Eurocup 2009–10 Competition System". ULEB. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  2. ↑ 2009-10 Eurocup MVP: Marko Banic, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket
  3. ↑ Matt Nielsen, MVP
  4. ↑ Eurocup Official Web
  5. ↑ 2009-10 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Ilias Zouros, Panellinios BC
  6. ↑ 2009-10 Eurocup Rising Star Trophy Victor Claver, Power Electronics Valencia
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