2011–12 Eurocup Basketball
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Eurocup Basketball 2011–12 is the tenth edition of Europe's second-tier level
transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, one level below the Euroleague
. The Winner of this competition will earn a place at the group stage of next year's Euroleague season.
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If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
European professional club basketball system
The European professional club basketball system or European professional club basketball pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Europe. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels...
transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, one level below the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
. The Winner of this competition will earn a place at the group stage of next year's Euroleague season.
Teams
32 teams will participate in Eurocup Regular Season:- A total of 10 teams from nine countries have already qualified directly to the 32-team regular season through their results in domestic competitions or through a wild card.
- Another 8 teams have earned their place at the group stage by winning a qualifying round. On July 7, a draw for the Eurocup Qualifying Round, which featured 16 teams from 13 countries, has been held in Barcelona. The 8 winners from those two-game, head-to-head qualifying games advanced to the Eurocup Regular Season.
- The remaining 14 teams has been filled with the losers of the Euroleague qualifying roundsEuroleague 2011–12 qualifying roundsThis page describes the qualifying rounds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2011–12.The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season-Teams:...
that has been played in 29 September - 2 October.
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| Country (League) | Teams | | Teams (rankings in 2010-11 national championships) | |||
 FranceFrance The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... (LNB Pro A Ligue Nationale de Basketball The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:... ) |
4 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... (2) |
BCM Gravelines (3) | ASVEL BasketWC (4) | Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... WC (8) |
 GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... (BBL Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage... ) |
3 | Alba Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:... WC (2) |
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt (3) | FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich (basketball) -Depth Chart:-Notable players:-External links:... WC |
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 RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (PBL) |
3 | BC Khimki (2) | Lokomotiv Kuban (4) | Spartak St. Petersburg (7) | |
 BelgiumBelgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... (BLB Basketball League Belgium The Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar... ) |
2 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut Dexia Mons-Hainaut Dexia Mons-Hainaut is a Belgian professional basketball club that is based in Mons, Wallonia. The club competes in the highest division of the Belgian League. The club's home arena is Mons Arena.-History:... (3) |
Telenet Oostende (4) | ||
 CroatiaCroatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... (A1 Liga A1 Liga The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:... ) |
2 | Cedevita Zagreb (2) | Cibona ZagrebWC (4) | ||
 GreeceGreece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... (GBL) |
2 | PAOK Thessaloniki (3) | Aris BSA 2003 Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki.... (4) |
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 LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark... (LKL Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :... ) |
2 | BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos Rytas BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup... (2) |
Rūdupis BC Rūdupis Rūdupis is a professional basketball club based in Prienai, playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League, the Baltic Basketball League and the Eurocup. In the 2008/09 season, Rūdupis became the champion of the NKL and won challenge match for a slot in the LKL. In their debut LKL season Rūdupis took... (3) |
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 SpainSpain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ACB) |
2 | Valencia Basket (5) | Gran Canaria 2014 CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria - Claret, S.A.D. is a professional basketball team that plays in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. The team is based in the autonomous community's capital and largest city, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. It plays at Centro Insular.-History:CB Gran... (6) |
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 UkraineUkraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... (SuperLeague Ukrainian Basketball Super League The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague is the top professional basketball league in Ukraine.-2010–2011 Teams:* Azovmash Mariupol* BC Kyiv* Khimik Yuzhny* MBС Mykolaiv* BC Donetsk* BC Budivelnik* BC Halychyna* BC Hoverla* BC Dnipro-Azot... ) |
2 | BC Donetsk BC Donetsk BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:... WC (2) |
BC Azovmash (5) | ||
 BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... (NBL National Basketball League (Bulgaria) The Bulgarian National Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Bulgaria. It was founded in the year 2008. Previously, it was called the Bulgarian A Division... ) |
1 | Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic PBC Lukoil Academic are a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia. They play their home games at the Universiade Hall or at the Pravets sports complex.... (1) |
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 Czech RepublicCzech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... (NBL National Basketball League (Czech Republic) The Czech Republic National Basketball League , also called the Mattoni NBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top level professional basketball league in the Czech Republic. The league operates under a promotion and relegation system. The bottom two NBL teams from each season's standings are... ) |
1 | ČEZ Nymburk CEZ Basketball Nymburk ČEZ Basketball Nymburk is a professional basketball team that plays in the top professional Czech basketball league, the NBL. The team is based in the town of Nymburk. The club's main sponsor is ČEZ, a Czech energy company.-History:... (1) |
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 IsraelIsrael The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (BSL) |
1 | Hapoel Jerusalem (3) | |||
 ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (Lega A) |
1 | Benetton Basket Bwin Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group... (4) |
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 Latvia (LBLLatvian Basketball League Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK... ) |
1 | VEF Rīga (1) | |||
 MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the... (Opportunity Liga) |
1 | KK Budućnost KK Buducnost Podgorica KK Budućnost Podgorica is a professional basketball club from Podgorica, Montenegro. It is a part of Budućnost Podgorica sport society. The team currently competes in First Montenegrin Opportunity League and regional Adriatic League... (1) |
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 NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... (DBL Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League , is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a closed system... ) |
1 | GasTerra Flames (2) | |||
 PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (PLK) |
1 | PGE Turów Turów Zgorzelec PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zgorzelec. The club plays in the Polska Liga Koszykówki and the Eurocup. The club's home court is Centrum Sportowe .- History :... WC (2) |
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 SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... (SKL Premier A Slovenian Basketball League The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia... ) |
1 | KRKA Novo Mesto Krka Basketball Club -Depth Chart:-In: Marko Đurković Curtis Stinson Jerome Jordan Jimmy Baxter Allan Ray... (1) |
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 TurkeyTurkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... (TBL Turkish Basketball League The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert... ) |
1 | Banvit (3) | |||
- Bold indicate that these teams qualified as losers from Euroleague qualifying roundsEuroleague 2011–12 qualifying roundsThis page describes the qualifying rounds for the Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2011–12.The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advanced to the Euroleague Regular Season-Teams:...
- Italic indicate that these teams are winners of Eurocup Qualifying Round.
Qualifying round
The winners of the Qualifying round will join the Regular Season groups. The losers will play in the EuroChallengeEuroChallenge 2011–12
EuroChallenge 2011–12 is the eighth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.-Teams:32 teams will participate in Eurocup Regular Season:...
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Regular season
The Regular Season will run from November 15, 2011 to December 20, 2011.If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
| Top two places in each group advance to Last 16 | |
| Eliminated |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Ranking | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.... |
ASVEL Basket |
1 | 40 | 40.00 |
| 2. |  Jeremiah MasseyJeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey , is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 ½ in , weighing 235 lbs. , he plays the power forward position... |
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban |
3 | 82 | 27.33 |
| 3. | Oleksiy Pecherov Oleksiy Pecherov Oleksiy Pecherov is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 7'0".The NBA's Washington Wizards selected him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; Pecherov signed a contract with the Wizards on July 5, 2007. Pecherov had previously played with Paris Basket Racing internationally... |
BC Azovmash |
1 | 26 | 26.00 |
| 4. |  J. R. GiddensJ. R. Giddens Justin Ray Giddens is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki B.C.. The shooting guard was selected out of the University of New Mexico by the Boston Celtics with the 30th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft... |
P.A.O.K. |
3 | 73 | 24.33 |
| 5. | Allan Ray Allan Ray Allan Ray is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the French team Pau-Orthez. He played college basketball for four years at Villanova University. He played one season with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association... |
Krka |
2 | 43 | 21.50 |
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.... |
ASVEL Basket |
1 | 34 | 34.00 |
| 2. | Fabien Causeur Fabien Causeur Fabien Causeur is a French professional basketball player currently playing for Cholet Basket in the French Pro A. He is a 6-foot 4-inch, 198-pound shooting guard.-Pro career:... |
Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
3 | 68 | 22.67 |
| 3. | Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey , is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 ½ in , weighing 235 lbs. , he plays the power forward position... |
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban |
3 | 62 | 20.67 |
| 4. | Oleksiy Pecherov Oleksiy Pecherov Oleksiy Pecherov is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 7'0".The NBA's Washington Wizards selected him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; Pecherov signed a contract with the Wizards on July 5, 2007. Pecherov had previously played with Paris Basket Racing internationally... |
BC Azovmash |
1 | 20 | 20.00 |
| 5. | Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley is a professional basketball player, currently with Power Electronics Valencia of Spain's ACB. He was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, and "Mr. Basketball" as a senior at Deering High School. He averaged 35.6 PPG as a senior and 26.8 PPG as a junior, both good for first in... |
Valencia Basket |
3 | 56 | 18.67 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey , is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player. At 6 ft 7 ½ in , weighing 235 lbs. , he plays the power forward position... |
PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban |
3 | 32 | 10.67 |
| 2. | Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" forward. Adrien formerly served as captain for the University of Connecticut Huskies.-High school:... |
Benetton Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group... |
3 | 31 | 10.33 |
| 3. | Chris Booker Chris Booker (basketball) Christopher Monroe Booker is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Telenet Oostende in Belgium.-High school years:... |
Telenet Oostende |
3 | 30 | 10.00 |
| 4. | J. R. Giddens J. R. Giddens Justin Ray Giddens is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki B.C.. The shooting guard was selected out of the University of New Mexico by the Boston Celtics with the 30th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft... |
P.A.O.K. |
3 | 29 | 9.67 |
| 5. | Michael Lee Michael Lee (basketball) Michael Rahjoan Lee is an American professional basketball player. His primary position is at power forward. He currently plays for BC Donetsk in Ukraine.-College:... |
BC Donetsk BC Donetsk BC Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional basketball club, that is based in Donetsk. The mascot of the team is a tiger, which also appears on their symbol, and the "Tigers" is also the nickname of the team.-History:... |
3 | 28 | 9.33 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sani Bečirovič Sani Becirovic Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions... |
Benetton Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group... |
1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 2. | Zoran Planinić Zoran Planinic Zoran Planinić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club BC Khimki... |
BC Khimki |
3 | 17 | 5.67 |
| 3. |  Stefan MarkovićStefan Marković Stefan Marković is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.99 m tall point guard-shooting guard.-Pro career:... |
Valencia Basket |
2 | 11 | 5.50 |
| 4. | DaShaun Wood DaShaun Wood DaShaun Wood is an American basketball player. , he's under contract with Bundesliga club Alba Berlin. A point guard, Wood was named Horizon League Player of the Year in 2007 and Bundesliga MVP in 2011.- College career :... |
Alba Berlin ALBA Berlin -Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:... |
3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 5. | Ronald Moore |
Turów Zgorzelec Turów Zgorzelec PGE Turów Zgorzelec is a Polish professional basketball team that is based in Zgorzelec. The club plays in the Polska Liga Koszykówki and the Eurocup. The club's home court is Centrum Sportowe .- History :... |
3 | 15 | 5.00 |
Regular Season
| Game | Player | Team | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Parker Tony Parker William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA.... |
ASVEL Basket |
40 |
| 2 | J. R. Giddens J. R. Giddens Justin Ray Giddens is an American professional basketball player for PAOK Thessaloniki B.C.. The shooting guard was selected out of the University of New Mexico by the Boston Celtics with the 30th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft... |
P.A.O.K. |
32 |
| 3 | Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley is a professional basketball player, currently with Power Electronics Valencia of Spain's ACB. He was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, and "Mr. Basketball" as a senior at Deering High School. He averaged 35.6 PPG as a senior and 26.8 PPG as a junior, both good for first in... |
Valencia Basket |
29 |