2024 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
The 2024 FIBA Europe Cup Finals were the concluding games of the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup season. As in previous years, the finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on 17 April and the second one on 24 April 2024.[2] The finals were played between German side Niners Chemnitz and Turkish side Bahçeşehir Koleji. Bahçeşehir Koleji played their second Europe Cup finals, having won the 2022 finals, while Chemnitz played in their first-ever final.[2]
| Event | 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup | ||||||||||
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| Date | 17 April 2024 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Messe Chemnitz, Chemnitz | ||||||||||
| MVP | Kaza Kajami-Keane | ||||||||||
| Referees | Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Fernando Calatrava (SPA), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU) | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||||||||||
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| Date | 24 April 2024 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul | ||||||||||
| Referees | Luis Miguel Castillo (SPA), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Martin Horozov (BUL) | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 11,278[1] | ||||||||||
Venues
| Chemnitz | Istanbul | |
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| Messe Chemnitz | Ülker Sports and Event Hall | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 13,059 | |
Background
Niners Chemnitz came into the finals with a 14–2 record in the 2023–24 FIBA Europe Cup season and defeated Zaragoza by 50 points in the quarter-finals, before shocking Bilbao Basket in the semi-finals as well. They were having a successful season in the 2023–24 Basketball Bundesliga as well, sitting in second place with a 22–5 record.[2] Chemnitz was the second German team to play in a Europe Cup final, following the Fraport Skyliners in 2016. Phil Scrubb was on the Skyliners' championship winning roster and played his second finals with Chemnitz.
Bahçeşehir Koleji had a 13–3 record in the Europe Cup, and had a 10–16 record in the 2023–24 Basketbol Süper Ligi heading into the finals.[2] They had the chance to become the first team in competition history to win the Europe Cup twice.[3]
Road to the Finals
Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).
| Niners Chemnitz | Round | Bahçeşehir Koleji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Group H
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
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Regular season | Group D
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
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Group N
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
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Second round | Group L
Source: FIBA Europe Cup
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-offs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casademont Zaragoza | 200–150 | 98–64 (A) | 102–86 (H) | Quarterfinals | FC Porto | 168–142 | 90–80 (A) | 88–52 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket | 171–155 | 98–73 (A) | 73–82 (H) | Semifinals | Itelyum Varese | 161–154 | 81–80 (A) | 81–73 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First leg
| 17 April 2023 | Niners Chemnitz | 85–74 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | Chemnitz |
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| 19:00 (UTC+2) | Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 21–18, 18–22, 17–16 | |||
| Pts: Lansdowne 16 Rebs: Garrett 9 Asts: Lansdowne 8 Eff: Lansdowne 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bouteille 25 Rebs: Cavanaugh 10 Asts: Taylor 7 Eff: Bouteille 24 |
Arena: Messe Chemnitz Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Fernando Calatrava (SPA), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU) |
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Second leg
| 24 April 2023 | Bahçeşehir Koleji | 105–95(OT) | Niners Chemnitz | Istanbul |
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| 19:00 (UTC+3) | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 37–19, 12–29, 28–17, Overtime: 10–11 | |||
| Pts: Boutsiele 24 Rebs: Cavanaugh 7 Asts: Scrubb 6 Eff: Boutsiele 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kajami-Keane 29 Rebs: Krubally 5 Asts: Kajami-Keane 4 Eff: Kajami-Keane 26 |
Arena: Ülker Sports Arena Attendance: 11,278 Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo (SPA), Nicolas Maestre (FRA), Martin Horozov (BUL) |
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References
- @FIBAEuropeCup (April 24, 2024). "IT'S PACKED IN ISTANBUL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Finals preview: Bahcesehir, NINERS set for big showdown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "Can Bahcesehir College become the first team to win FIBA Europe Cup twice?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.