2022–23 Basketball Champions League

The 2022–23 Basketball Champions League was the 7th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 3 October 2022 and ended 14 May 2023 with the championship game.

Basketball Champions League
The José María Martín Carpena Arena hosted the Final Four
Season2022–23
DatesQualifying:
21–25 September 2022
Competition proper:
3 October 2022 – 14 May 2023
Number of teamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 52 (from 29 countries)
Regular season
Season MVPT. J. Shorts
(Bonn)
Final Four
Champions Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title)
  Runners-up Hapoel Jerusalem
Third place Lenovo Tenerife
Fourth place Unicaja Malaga
Final Four MVPT. J. Shorts
(Bonn)
Awards
Best CoachTuomas Iisalo
(Bonn)
Best Young PlayerSadık Emir Kabaca
(Galatasaray)
Statistical leaders
Points Marcus Foster (Vilnius) 20.6
Rebounds Akil Mitchell (AEK) 8.5
Assists Joe Ragland (Holon) 9.5

Telekom Baskets Bonn defeated Hapoel Jerusalem in the final of the Final Four, which was played in the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Málaga.[1] Bonn became the first German club to win the Basketball Champions League title. As the winners, Bonn automatically qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore.

Lenovo Tenerife were the defending champions, but lost in the semi-finals by Hapoel Jerusalem.[2]

Team allocation

A total of 52 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League.[3] 18 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.

Teams

League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.

Qualified teams for 2022–23 Basketball Champions League (by entry round)
Regular season
Lenovo Tenerife (6th)TH Pınar Karşıyaka (7th)WC Hapoel Holon (1st) Filou Oostende (1st)
Baxi Manresa (7th) JDA Dijon (3rd) Bnei Herzliya (2nd) Igokea (1st)
Surne Bilbao Basket (9th) Limoges CSP (6th) Hapoel Jerusalem (3rd)WC ERA Nymburk (1st)
UCAM Murcia (10th) SIG Strasbourg (7th)WC Telekom Baskets Bonn (3rd) Falco Szombathely (1st)
Galatasaray Nef (3rd) AEK (6th) MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (4th) VEF Rīga (1st)
Darüşşafaka Lassa (4th) Peristeri (8th) Dinamo Sassari (4th) Rytas (1st)
Bahçeşehir Koleji (6th)FEC PAOK (9th)WC Reggiana (7th) Legia Warsaw (2nd)
Qualifying rounds
Niners Chemnitz (6th) Opava (2nd) Šiauliai (4th) Patrioti Levice (1st)
Brose Bamberg (8th) Bakken Bears (1st) Heroes Den Bosch (1st) Norrköping Dolphins (1st)
Río Breogán (11th) Pärnu Sadam (1st) TFT Skopje (4th) Fribourg Olympic (1st)
Unicaja (12th) Karhu (1st) Benfica (1st) Tofaş (9th)
Swans Gmunden (2nd) Körmend (2nd) CSO Voluntari (2nd) Budivelnyk Kyiv (Abd-2nd)
Keravnos (1st) Golden Eagle Ylli (1st) FMP Meridian (2nd) Leicester Riders (1st)

Referees

A total of 60 officials set to work on the 2022–23 season in Basketball Champions League:[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.[5]

Schedule for 2022–23 Basketball Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Third leg
Qualifying rounds First qualifying round 7 July 2022 21 September 2022
Second qualifying round 23 September 2022
Third qualifying round 25 September 2022
Regular season Round 1 3–5 October 2022
Round 2 Groups A, B, C, F 11–12 October 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 18–19 October 2022
Round 3 Groups A, B, C, F 25–26 October 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 1–2 November 2022
Round 4 Groups A, B, C, F 22–23 November 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 29–30 November 2022
Round 5 Groups A, B, C, F 6–7 December 2022
Groups D, E, G, H 13–14 December 2022
Round 6 20–21 December 2022
Play-ins 3–4 January 2023 10–11 January 2023 17–18 January 2023
Round of 16 Round 1 24–25 January 2023
Round 2 31 January–1 February 2023
Round 3 7–8 February 2023
Round 4 7–8 March 2023
Round 5 14–15 March 2023
Round 6 21–22 March 2023
Play-offs Quarter-finals 24 March 2023 4–5 April 2023 11–12 April 2023 18–19 April 2023
Final Four Semi-finals 25 April 2023 12 May 2023
Final 14 May 2023

Qualifying rounds

Draw

The 24 teams will be divided into six pots based firstly on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. For the quarterfinals round of qualifications, teams from Pot 6 will be drawn against teams from Pot 3, and teams from Pot 4 will face teams from Pot 5. Clubs from Pot 1 and 2 will be seeded, and will enter directly in the semifinals stage of qualifications and will face the winners from the quarterfinals round. The winners of the semifinals stage will face each other in the finals of qualifications. The four winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 28 directly qualified teams in the main draw.[6] The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.

Pot 1
Team Pts
Tofaş57
Brose Bamberg51
Unicaja29
Bakken Bears17
Pot 2
Team Pts
Fribourg Olympic7
Keravnos7
Opava2
Karhu2
Pot 3
Team Pts
Benfica2
Río Breogán107.50†
Niners Chemnitz67.00†
Körmend58.00†
Pot 4
Team Pts
CSO Voluntari40.00†
Šiauliai39.50†
Budivelnyk Kyiv26.00†
Pärnu Sadam11.00†
Pot 5
Team Pts
Heroes Den Bosch5.00†
Leicester Riders2.00†
Norrköping Dolphins2.00†
Swans Gmunden2.00†
Pot 6
Team Pts
Golden Eagle Ylli1.00†
Patrioti Levice1.00†
FMP Meridian0†
TFT Skopje0†
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Qualification Group A (Skopje, North Macedonia)
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Tofaş 68
21 September
Voluntari 57
Leicester Riders 61
25 September
Voluntari 70
Tofaş 82
Niners Chemnitz 78
23 September
Fribourg Olympic 70
21 September
Niners Chemnitz 93
TFT Skopje 77
Niners Chemnitz 96

Qualification Group B (Málaga, Spain)
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Unicaja Málaga 114
21 September
Heroes Den Bosch 58
Heroes Den Bosch 85
25 September
Šiauliai 73
Unicaja Málaga 91
Patrioti Levice 73
23 September
Karhu 57
21 September
Patrioti Levice 81
Patrioti Levice 79
Körmend 70

Qualification Group C (Lisbon, Portugal)
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Brose Bamberg 97
21 September
Budivelnyk 94
Norrköping Dolphins 51
25 September
Budivelnyk 87
Brose Bamberg 73
Benfica 87
23 September
Keravnos 65
21 September
Benfica 73
Golden Eagles Ylli 67
Benfica 92

Qualification Group D (Belgrade, Serbia)
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
          
23 September
Bakken Bears 83
21 September
Swans Gmunden 65
Swans Gmunden 82
25 September
Pärnu 80
Bakken Bears 88
FMP Meridian 82
23 September
Opava 76
21 September
FMP Meridian 92
FMP Meridian 76
Río Breogán 64

Regular season

Draw

The 28 teams that entered in the regular season directly were divided into four pots based firstly on the club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking. The country protection rule will apply for the stage of the draw. Clubs cannot be drawn in groups with other clubs from the same country.[6]

Pot 1
Team Pts
Lenovo Tenerife123
Hapoel Holon91
ERA Nymburk83
JDA Dijon81
SIG Strasbourg78
AEK75
Baxi Manresa67
Hapoel Jerusalem62
Pot 2
Team Pts
Pınar Karşıyaka59
Falco Szombathely58
Dinamo Sassari56
Filou Oostende55
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg44
Igokea41
VEF Rīga37
Rytas37
Pot 3
Team Pts
Galatasaray Nef35
Peristeri34
Darüşşafaka Lassa32
PAOK27
Telekom Baskets Bonn21
Limoges CSP11
Surne Bilbao Basket11
UCAM Murcia107.50†
Pot 4
Team Pts
Legia Warsaw2
Bahçeşehir Koleji67.15†
Bnei Herzliya60.17†
Reggiana51.33†
Tofaş (Winner QF–T1)
Unicaja Málaga (Winner QF–T2)
Benfica (Winner QF–T3)
Bakken Bears (Winner QF–T4)
Notes
^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefor using the country points as a tiebreaker.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SIG UCM TOF FAL
1 SIG Strasbourg 6 4 2 485 481 +4 10 Advance to round of 16 — 82–70 94–89 81–78
2 UCAM Murcia 6 4 2 487 487 0 10 Advance to play-ins 80–78 — 75–72 81–74
3 Tofaş 6 2 4 480 462 +18 8 75–79 77–87 — 90–63
4 Falco Szombathely 6 2 4 472 494 −22 8 89–71 104–94 64–77 —
Source: Groups Standings

    Group B
    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BON AEK KAR REG
    1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 5 1 499 443 +56 11 Advance to round of 16 — 80–72 83–71 84–88
    2 AEK 6 3 3 458 448 +10 9 Advance to play-ins 66–73 — 80–72 68–59
    3 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 2 4 467 490 −23 8 80–89 91–88 — 83–76
    4 Reggiana 6 2 4 436 479 −43 8 66–90 73–84 74–70 —
    Source: Groups Standings

      Group C
      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification GAL HOL OOS LEG
      1 Galatasaray Nef 6 4 2 514 473 +41 10 Advance to round of 16 — 88–75 85–91 86–71
      2 Hapoel Holon 6 4 2 516 499 +17 10 Advance to play-ins 82–73 — 88–83 101–79
      3 Filou Oostende 6 3 3 481 481 0 9 78–92 95–86 — 66–71
      4 Legia Warsaw 6 1 5 437 495 −58 7 76–90 81–84 59–68 —
      Source: Groups Standings

        Group D
        Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification SBB BAH IGO NYM
        1 Surne Bilbao Basket 6 4 2 477 425 +52 10 Advance to round of 16 — 80–66 81–84 71–81
        2 Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 3 3 437 470 −33 9 Advance to play-ins 60–92 — 70–67 88–80
        3 Igokea 6 3 3 467 456 +11 9 80–85 72–77 — 91–74
        4 ERA Nymburk 6 2 4 437 467 −30 8 54–68 79–76 69–73 —
        Source: Groups Standings

          Group E
          Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JER LUD DAR BAK
          1 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 5 1 480 448 +32 11 Advance to round of 16 — 71–80 69–67 89–80
          2 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 4 2 507 449 +58 10 Advance to play-ins 81–87 — 63–77 99–58
          3 Darüşşafaka 6 2 4 429 448 −19 8 69–92 70–90 — 80–66
          4 Bakken Bears 6 1 5 429 500 −71 7 71–72 86–94 68–66 —
          Source: Groups Standings

            Group F
            Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BAX BEN CSP VEF
            1 Baxi Manresa 6 4 2 502 470 +32 10 Advance to round of 16 — 82–92 77–88 88–59
            2 Benfica 6 4 2 470 472 −2 10 Advance to play-ins 78–97 — 59–79 84–71
            3 Limoges CSP 6 3 3 438 404 +34 9 73–76 67–68 — 80–53
            4 VEF Rīga 6 1 5 410 474 −64 7 80–82 76–89 71–51 —
            Source: Groups Standings

              Group G
              Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI JDA POK DIN
              1 Unicaja Málaga 6 5 1 513 454 +59 11 Advance to round of 16 — 88–68 77–63 82–92
              2 JDA Dijon 6 3 3 450 471 −21 9 Advance to play-ins 70–91 — 69–74 88–80
              3 PAOK 6 2 4 454 454 0 8 85–88 66–70 — 88–68
              4 Dinamo Sassari 6 2 4 470 508 −38 8 76–87 72–85 82–78 —
              Source: Groups Standings

                Group H
                Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE RYT PER HER
                1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 4 2 512 427 +85 10 Advance to round of 16 — 89–74 86–60 83–63
                2 Rytas 6 3 3 505 493 +12 9 Advance to play-ins 85–78 — 89–64 90–101
                3 Peristeri 6 3 3 459 495 −36 9 88–81 71–82 — 86–70
                4 Bnei Herzliya 6 2 4 468 529 −61 8 57–95 90–85 87–90 —
                Source: Groups Standings

                  Play-ins

                  The Play-ins took place from January 3 to 18. The teams classified in second and third place in their respective groups of Basketball Champions League, went to the Play-ins. Winners advanced to the round of 16. The first legs were played on 3–4 January, the second legs on 10–11 January. Eventual third legs was played on 17–18 January.

                  Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
                  UCAM Murcia 2–0 Pınar Karşıyaka 97–92 96–89 —
                  AEK 2–0 Tofaş 73–70 85–82 —
                  Hapoel Holon 2–0 Igokea 103–79 91–80 —
                  Bahçeşehir Koleji 2–1 Filou Oostende 72–76 77–64 87–81
                  MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 1–2 Limoges CSP 85–81 62–82 94–96
                  Benfica 0–2 Darüşşafaka Lassa 76–89 72–83 —
                  JDA Dijon 2–1 Peristeri 89–80 88–92 89–82
                  Rytas 2–1 PAOK 85–62 78–81 82–63

                  Round of 16

                  The Round of 16 will take place from January 23 until March 20, 2023. The groups will be formed by the winners of each Regular Season Group and by eight Play-Ins winners. The 16 teams were divided in 4 groups, 4 teams each. The first two of each groups advanced to the quarter-finals.

                  Group I
                  Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification JER SIG JDA HOL
                  1 Hapoel Jerusalem 6 5 1 444 419 +25 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 81–80 77–84 77–65
                  2 SIG Strasbourg 6 4 2 506 466 +40 10 63–71 — 86–67 112–110
                  3 JDA Dijon 6 2 4 457 490 −33 8 64–73 72–85 — 89–81
                  4 Hapoel Holon 6 1 5 472 504 −32 7 63–65 65–80 88–81 —
                  Source: Round of 16 Standings

                    Group J
                    Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BON BAX RYT BAH
                    1 Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 6 0 518 439 +79 12 Advance to quarter-finals — 85–75 99–72 74–68
                    2 Baxi Manresa 6 3 3 488 485 +3 9 69–87 — 82–69 90–72
                    3 Rytas 6 3 3 503 519 −16 9 79–86 96–95 — 95–88
                    4 Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 0 6 449 515 −66 6 76–87 76–77 69–92 —
                    Source: Round of 16 Standings

                      Group K
                      Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification UNI AEK GAL CSP
                      1 Unicaja Málaga 6 5 1 494 434 +60 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 88–66 81–76 99–88
                      2 AEK 6 4 2 455 447 +8 10 65–75 — 92–78 82–72
                      3 Galatasaray Nef 6 2 4 457 463 −6 8 72–67 71–81 — 100–73
                      4 Limoges CSP 6 1 5 432 494 −62 7 67–84 63–69 69–60 —
                      Source: Round of 16 Standings

                        Group L
                        Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification TFE UCM DAR SBB
                        1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 5 1 459 415 +44 11 Advance to quarter-finals — 85–65 75–71 78–66
                        2 UCAM Murcia 6 4 2 508 483 +25 10 82–67 — 96–87 90–72
                        3 Darüşşafaka Lassa 6 2 4 492 525 −33 8 59–80 105–104 — 95–85
                        4 Surne Bilbao Basket 6 1 5 447 483 −36 7 72–74 67–71 85–75 —
                        Source: Round of 16 Standings

                          Playoffs
                          Main article: 2022–23 Basketball Champions League playoffs

                          The playoffs began on April 4, 2023 and ends with the 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four.

                           
                          		QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                           
                          		                
                           
                          		 
                           
                           
                          		 Unicaja8396—
                           
                          		12 May
                           
                          		 UCAM Murcia6774—
                           
                          		 Unicaja67
                           
                          		 
                           
                          		 Telekom Baskets Bonn69
                           
                          		 Telekom Baskets Bonn767683
                           
                          		14 May
                           
                          		 SIG Strasbourg776677
                           
                          		 Telekom Baskets Bonn77
                           
                          		 
                           
                          		 Hapoel Jerusalem70
                           
                          		 Lenovo Tenerife918384
                           
                          		12 May
                           
                          		 Baxi Manresa848572
                           
                          		 Lenovo Tenerife68
                           
                          		 
                           
                          		 Hapoel Jerusalem69Third place
                           
                          		 Hapoel Jerusalem647891
                           
                          		14 May
                           
                          		 AEK559451
                           
                          		 Unicaja79
                           
                           
                          		 Lenovo Tenerife84
                           

                          Final Four
                          Main article: 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four

                          Semifinals

                          The semifinals were played on 12 May 2023.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Lenovo Tenerife 68–69 Hapoel Jerusalem
                          Unicaja 67–69 Telekom Baskets Bonn

                          Third place game

                          The third place game was played on 14 May 2023.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Unicaja 79–84 Lenovo Tenerife

                          Final

                          The final was played on 14 May 2023.

                          Team 1  Score  Team 2
                          Telekom Baskets Bonn 77–70 Hapoel Jerusalem

                          Individual awards

                          Season awards

                          The annual season awards were announced on 13 May.

                          Award Player Club
                          Most Valuable Player T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          Final Four MVP T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          Best Defensive Player Alberto Díaz Unicaja
                          Best Young Player Sadık Emir Kabaca Galatasaray Nef
                          Best Coach Tuomas Iisalo Telekom Baskets Bonn

                          Star Lineup
                          First Team Second Team
                          Player Team Player Team
                          Marcelinho Huertas Lenovo Tenerife Marcus Foster Rytas Vilnius
                          T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn Kendrick Perry Unicaja
                          Darío Brizuela Unicaja DeAndre Lansdowne SIG Strasbourg
                          Akil Mitchell AEK Levi Randolph Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
                          Zach Hankins Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem Giorgi Shermadini Lenovo Tenerife

                          MVP of the Month
                          Month Player Club Ref.
                          2022
                          October
                          		 Joe Ragland Hapoel Holon
                          [7]
                          November
                          		 Marcus Foster Rytas Vilnius
                          [8]
                          December
                          		 T. J. Shorts Telekom Baskets Bonn
                          [9]
                          2023
                          January
                          		 Joe Ragland (2) Hapoel Holon
                          [10]
                          February
                          		 Akil Mitchell AEK
                          [11]
                          March
                          		 Zach Hankins Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
                          [12]
                          April
                          		 Levi Randolph Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
                          [13]

                          See also

                          References
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                          2. "Defensive clinic: Jerusalem edge out Tenerife by a single point, advance to Final". FIBA.basketball. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
                          3. "Field set for Season Seven: 18 national champs head the lineup". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
                          4. "Game officials. Referees". Basketball Champions League. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
                          5. "BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Competition Regulations - Season 2022-23 -" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
                          6. Basketball Champions League (5 July 2022). "Draw explained: Seedings revealed for Qualification Rounds, Regular Season". Retrieved 5 July 2022.
                          7. "Hapoel Atsmon Holon's Joe Ragland is the October MVP". Basketball Champions League. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
                          8. "It's the most Vilnius time of the year: Foster is MVP of November". Basketball Champions League. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
                          9. "Another step towards a bigger goal: TJ Shorts is MVP of December". Basketball Champions League. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
                          10. "More history for Ragland: Second MVP of the Month award of the season". Basketball Champions League. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
                          11. "A perfect homecoming for AEK fans: Akil Mitchell named February MVP". Basketball Champions League. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
                          12. "Zach Hankins named March MVP: "It's a reflection of how our team is doing"". Basketball Champions League. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
                          13. "Jerusalem with back-to-back winners: Levi Randolph named April MVP". Basketball Champions League. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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