The 2020 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 4th Basketball Champions League tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the following suspension of the league,[1] the usual format of Final Four was changed to Final Eight.[2] The tournament was played behind closed doors.
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| Season | 2019–20 season |
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| Tournament details | |
| Arena | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Athens, Greece |
| Dates | 30 September – 4 October 2020 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  San Pablo Burgos (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AEK |
| Third place |  JDA Dijon |
| Fourth place | Casademont Zaragoza |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Thad McFadden |
Venue
editThe O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018.[3][4]
| Athens | 2020 Basketball Champions League Final Eight (Europe) |
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| O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | |
| Capacity: 18,989 | |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
 Türk Telekom | 82 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| JDA Dijon | 83 | |||||||||
| JDA Dijon | 69 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 81 | |||||||||
 Hapoel Jerusalem | 65 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 92 | |||||||||
| San Pablo Burgos | 85 | |||||||||
| 1 October | ||||||||||
| AEK | 74 | |||||||||
| Casademont Zaragoza | 87 | |||||||||
| 2 October | ||||||||||
| Iberostar Tenerife | 81 | |||||||||
| Casademont Zaragoza | 75 | |||||||||
| 1 October | ||||||||||
| AEK | 99 | Third place game | ||||||||
 ERA Nymburk | 82 | |||||||||
| 4 October | ||||||||||
| AEK | 94 | |||||||||
| JDA Dijon | 70 | |||||||||
| Casademont Zaragoza | 65 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit| 30 September 2020 | Hapoel Jerusalem
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65–92 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos
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Athens |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 17–26, 16–28, 17–15 | |||
| Pts: Mitrović, Pappas 13 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Blatt 5 Eff: Thomas 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kravić, McFadden 18 Rebs: Kravić 10 Asts: Cook 7 Eff: Kravić 28 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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| 30 September 2020 | Türk Telekom
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82–83 | JDA Dijon
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Athens |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 25–28, 13–19, 20–18 | |||
| Pts: Wiltjer 19 Rebs: Dekker 9 Asts: Enins 11 Eff: Ennis 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Julien 19 Rebs: Alingue, Chassang 7 Asts: Holston 6 Eff: Julien 20 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
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| 1 October 2020 | ERA Nymburk
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82–94 | AEK
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Athens |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–23, 19–25, 24–25 | |||
| Pts: Harding, Hruban 16 Rebs: Dalton 9 Asts: Rupnik 5 Eff: Hruban 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Langford 18 Rebs: Moreira 8 Asts: Rice 5 Eff: Gkikas 16 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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| 1 October 2020 | Casademont Zaragoza
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87–81 | Iberostar Tenerife
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Athens |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–23, 24–16, 24–25 | |||
| Pts: Benzing 17 Rebs: Hlinason, Thompson 7 Asts: Enins 6 Eff: Brussino 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shermadini 22 Rebs: Shermadini, Doornekamp 8 Asts: Huertas 8 Eff: Shermadini 24 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA) |
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Semifinals
edit| 2 October 2020 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos
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81–67 | JDA Dijon
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Athens |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 20–17, 16–20, 22–17 | |||
| Pts: Benite 25 Rebs: Horton 10 Asts: Kravić, Renfroe 6 Eff: Horton 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Julien 17 Rebs: Chassang 11 Asts: Holston, Julien 5 Eff: Julien 18 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU) |
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| 2 October 2020 | AEK
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99–75 | Casademont Zaragoza
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Athens |
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| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 27–17, 30–25, 16–18 | |||
| Pts: Rice, Langford 18 Rebs: Mačiulis 9 Asts: Gkikas 8 Eff: Rice 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Seeley 18 Rebs: Brussino 9 Asts: San Miguel 6 Eff: Brussino 21 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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Third place game
edit| 4 October 2020 | JDA Dijon
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70–65 | Casademont Zaragoza
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Athens |
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| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 14–11, 22–14, 13–21 | |||
| Pts: Holston 20 Rebs: Vanwijn 9 Asts: Holston 6 Eff: Holston 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Thompson 16 Rebs: Thompson 8 Asts: San Miguel 5 Eff: Thompson 21 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT) |
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Final
edit| 4 October 2020 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos
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85–74 | AEK
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Athens |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 35–12, 19–13, 17–25 | |||
| Pts: McFadden 18 Rebs: Kravić 11 Asts: McFadden 5 Eff.: McFadden 22 |
Boxscore |
Pts: Rice 17 Rebs: Moreira 7 Asts: Gkikas 5 Eff.: Rice 17 |
Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Eddie Viator (FRA) |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA suspends all competitions indefinitely over health concerns - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season". 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season".
- ^ "Athens to host Basketball Champions League Final 8".
External links
edit- Basketball Champions League (official website)