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| Season | 2014–15 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 14 October 2014 – 29 April 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 44 | ||||||||||||
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| Champions | 2nd title | ||||||||||||
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| Coach of the Year | |||||||||||||
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The2014–15 Eurocup Basketball season was the 13th edition of Europe'ssecond-tier level transnational competition for men's professionalbasketball clubs, theEuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below theEuroLeague.
Khimki won the competition, after beatingHerbalife Gran Canaria in theFinals, and earned a spot in the regular season of the2015–16 Euroleague.
The competition format was the same as in the2013–14 season, but reducing the Regular Season. For this year 36 teams joined this first stage and were divided into two conferences.
The Regular Season featured six groups of six teams each one, where the four best teams qualified to the Last 32 stage with the eight teams that do not qualify to the2014–15 Euroleague Top 16. From this stage to the final, the format was the same as in the last season.[1]
Teams were confirmed on June 26 by the companyEuroleague Basketball.[2]
| Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Eighthfinalist | Last 32 | Regular season |
Notes:
† Qualified throughwild card
^ Qualified as loser ofEuroleague qualifying round
The draws for the 2014–15 Eurocup were held on Monday, 29 September, after theEuroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.
Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 18 teams and 3 groups each.For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of Three teams in accordance with theClub Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.
Two teams from the same country could not be drawn together in the same Regular Season group if possible. The nations from the former Yugoslavia, which compete jointly inthe Adriatic League—Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina—are considered as one country for purposes of the draw.[5]
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The Regular Season runs from Tuesday, October 14 to Wednesday, December 17.
If teams were level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
| Top four teams in each group advance to Last 32. |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 742 | 701 | +41 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 768 | 672 | +96 | |
| 3 | 10 | 5[a] | 5 | 753 | 759 | −6 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5[b] | 5 | 831 | 812 | +19 | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 774 | 851 | −77 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 735 | 808 | −73 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 837 | 704 | +133 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6[a] | 4 | 768 | 766 | +2 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6[b] | 4 | 710 | 739 | −29 | |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 738 | 752 | −14 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 744 | 791 | −47 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 725 | 770 | −45 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 826 | 773 | +53 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 776 | 742 | +34 | |
| 3 | 10 | 5[a] | 5 | 771 | 780 | −9 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5[b] | 5 | 776 | 757 | +19 | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 737 | 737 | 0 | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 705 | 802 | −97 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 872 | 756 | +116 | |
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 773 | 705 | +68 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 800 | 782 | +18 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 808 | 809 | −1 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 748 | 822 | −74 | |
| 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 705 | 832 | −127 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 840 | 774 | +66 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6[a] | 4 | 788 | 768 | +20 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6[b] | 4 | 759 | 765 | −6 | |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 814 | 833 | −19 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 734 | 774 | −40 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 806 | 827 | −21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 795 | 653 | +142 | |
| 2 | 10 | 6[a] | 4 | 726 | 726 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6[b] | 4 | 780 | 763 | +17 | |
| 4 | 10 | 3[c] | 7 | 784 | 797 | −13 | |
| 5 | 10 | 3[d] | 7 | 722 | 809 | −87 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 665 | 724 | −59 |
The Last 32 phase runs from Tuesday, January 6 to Wednesday, February 11.
If teams were level on record at the end of the Last 32 phase, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
| Top two teams in each group advance to the Eurocup eightfinals. |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | UNK | ZEN | SIG | NYM | |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 460 | 432 | +28 | 103–67 | 60–82 | 75–67 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 439 | 479 | −40 | 65–77 | 87–82 | 63–84 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 450 | 433 | +17 | 72–61 | 61–73 | 87–80 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 454 | 459 | −5 | 79–84 | 72–84 | 72–66 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | HGC | BAN | DSS | POD | |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 462 | +60 | 91–80 | 90–74 | 92–69 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 484 | 450 | +34 | 80–70 | 74–75 | 87–74 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 470 | 507 | −37 | 76–91 | 72–89 | 87–70 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 457 | 514 | −57 | 83–88 | 68–74 | 93–86 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | ROM | CED | OKT | CAI | |
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 473 | 442 | +31 | 73–66 | 82–66 | 87–66 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 493 | +7 | 91–90 | 92–101 | 83–80 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 471 | 482 | −11 | 86–88 | 65–83 | 71–66 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 461 | −27 | 67–53 | 84–85 | 71–82 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | KHI | CTU | LIM | PBC | |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 512 | 449 | +63 | 75–62 | 79–70 | 102–68 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 454 | 449 | +5 | 99–88 | 68–57 | 78–70 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 430 | 430 | 0 | 72–86 | 81–70 | 71–59 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 421 | 489 | −68 | 78–82 | 78–77 | 68–79 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | BAY | BRO | JDA | UOL | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 437 | +97 | 87–63 | 93–84 | 90–84 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 444 | 474 | −30 | 52–90 | 81–86 | 91–90 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 453 | 498 | −45 | 74–84 | 56–86 | 77–81 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 473 | 495 | −22 | 80–90 | 65–71 | 73–76 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | TUR | LRY | OST | SEV | |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 553 | 501 | +52 | 104–93 | 99–71 | 87–84 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 553 | 514 | +39 | 98–86 | 111–83 | 100–78 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 474 | 506 | −32 | 79–80 | 75–69 | 72–84 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 473 | 532 | −59 | 76–97 | 88–82 | 63–94 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | KSK | PLV | BJK | NEP | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 538 | 463 | +75 | 86–79 | 73–64 | 99–85 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 486 | −1 | 75–85 | 93–83 | 88–79 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 444 | 488 | −44 | 77–105 | 71–77 | 80–78 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 499 | −30 | 83–90 | 82–73 | 62–69 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | LOK | VBC | ASE | SLU | |
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| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 492 | 416 | +76 | 74–62 | 92–79 | 85–70 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 490 | 459 | +31 | 89–90 | 87–92 | 77–46 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 469 | 529 | −60 | 59–85 | 84–100 | 88–81 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 411 | 458 | −47 | 57–66 | 73–75 | 84–67 |
In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.
| Eighthfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 75 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | 72 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | 79 | 157 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | 58 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | 70 | 150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | 53 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | 76 | 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 83 | 78 | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | 75 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | 72 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | 75 | 151 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 74 | 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 97 | 178 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 81 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 64 | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 91 | 83 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | 66 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | 56 | 127 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 65 | 75 | 140 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 71 | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | 78 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | 87 | 161 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 83 | 89 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | 93 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | 89 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 84 | 70 | 154 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | 76 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | 61 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 60 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 80 | 94 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 April 2015 20:45 |
| Herbalife Gran Canaria | 66–91 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 14–19,21–19, 12–32 | ||
| Pts:Kuric 23 Rebs:Báez 7 Asts:Oliver 4 | Pts:Koponen,Vyaltsev 18 Rebs:three players 6 Asts:Rice 5 | |
Gran Canaria Arena,Las Palmas Attendance: 9,875 Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Roberto Chiari (ITA),Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
29 April 2015 18:30 |
| Khimki | 83–64 | |
| Scoring by quarter:27–18,18–12,23–16, 15–18 | ||
| Pts:Augustine 18 Rebs:Davis 10 Asts:Popović 7 | Pts:Tavares 17 Rebs:Tavares 10 Asts:Kendall 3 | |
| Khimki wins 174–130 on aggregate | ||
Basketball Center,Khimki Attendance: 3,850 Referees: Sasa Pukl (SLO), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Ioannis Foufis (GRE) |
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 | 356 | 19.78 | ||
| 2. | 16 | 304 | 19.00 | ||
| 3. | 20 | 375 | 18.75 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 | 249 | 19.15 | ||
| 2. | 16 | 274 | 17.13 | ||
| 3. | 24 | 407 | 16.96 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 | 177 | 8.85 | ||
| 2. | 18 | 151 | 8.39 | ||
| 3. | 15 | 122 | 8.13 |
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 | 147 | 7.35 | ||
| 2. | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | ||
| 3. | 18 | 113 | 6.28 |
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | ||
| 2 | 31 |
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | ||
| 27 | |||
| 2 | 38 |
| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 22 | ||
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| Week | Player | Team | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 22 |
| Position | All-Eurocup First Team | Club team | All-Eurocup Second Team | Club | Ref |
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