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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 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | ||||||
| Qualifying: 21–25 September 2022 Competition proper: 3 October 2022 – 14 May 2023 | ||||||
| Competition proper: 32 Total: 52 (from 29 countries) | ||||||
| T. J. Shorts (Bonn) | ||||||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title) | ||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | ||||||
| Unicaja Malaga | ||||||
| T. J. Shorts (Bonn) | ||||||
| Tuomas Iisalo(Bonn) | ||||||
| Sadık Emir Kabaca(Galatasaray) | ||||||
| Points | ||||||
| Marcus Foster (Vilnius) | ||||||
| 20.6Rebounds | ||||||
| Akil Mitchell (AEK) | ||||||
| 8.5Assists | ||||||
| Joe Ragland (Holon) | ||||||
| 9.5 | Marcus Foster (Vilnius) | 20.6 | Akil Mitchell (AEK) | 8.5 | Joe Ragland (Holon) | 9.5 |
| Marcus Foster (Vilnius) | 20.6 | |||||
| Akil Mitchell (AEK) | 8.5 | |||||
| Joe Ragland (Holon) | 9.5 | |||||
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
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.
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. 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.
A total of 52 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League. 18 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.
League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.
- TH: Champions League title holders
- FEC: FIBA Europe Cup champions.
- AV: Allocated vacancyNOTE
NOTE: According to BCL rankings, National Federations of Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia (banned from competition) should had two berths in Regular season, as well as one berth for the champion of Ukraine (BC Prometey decided to play Eurocup). Their places were allocated to the teams from Turkey, France, Greece, Israel and Poland.
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Tenerife (6th)TH | Pınar Karşıyaka (7th)AV | Hapoel Holon (1st) | Filou Oostende (1st) |
| Baxi Manresa (7th) | JDA Dijon (3rd) | Bnei Herzliya (2nd) | Igokea m:tel (1st) |
| Surne Bilbao Basket (9th) | Limoges CSP (6th) | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (3rd)AV | ERA Nymburk (1st) |
| UCAM Murcia (10th) | SIG Strasbourg (7th)AV | 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 Banco di Sardegna Sassari (4th) | Rytas (1st) |
| Bahçeşehir Koleji (6th)FEC | PAOK mateco (9th)AV | Unahotels Reggio Emilia (7th) | Legia Warsaw (2nd)AV |
| Niners Chemnitz (6th) | Opava (2nd) | Golden Eagle Ylli (1st) | FMP Meridian (2nd) |
| Brose Bamberg (8th) | Bakken Bears (1st) | Šiauliai (4th) | Patrioti Levice (1st) |
| Río Breogán (11th) | Pärnu Sadam (1st) | Heroes Den Bosch (1st) | Norrköping Dolphins (1st) |
| Unicaja (12th) | Karhu (1st) | TFT Skopje (4th) | Fribourg Olympic (1st) |
| Swans Gmunden (2nd) | Leicester Riders (1st) | Benfica (1st) | Tofaş (9th) |
| Keravnos (1st) | Egis Körmend (2nd) | CSO Voluntari (2nd) | Budivelnyk (Abd-2nd) |
A total of 60 officials set to work on the 2022–23 season in Basketball Champions League:
| Referees of the 2022−23 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Geert Jacobs | ||
| Ademir Zurapović | ||
| Martin Horozov | ||
| Ventsislav Velikov | ||
| Franko Gracin | ||
| Josip Jurčević | ||
| Martin Vulić | ||
| Ilias Kounelles | ||
| Ivor Matějek | ||
| Mihkel Männiste | ||
| Alexandre Deman | ||
| Nicolas Maestre | ||
| Valentin Oliot | ||
| Yohan Rosso | ||
| Carsten Straube | ||
| Anastasios Kardaris | ||
| Georgios Poursanidis | ||
| Péter Praksch | ||
| Erez Gurion | ||
| Ofer Manheim | Beniamino Attard | |
| Lorenzo Baldini | ||
| Saverio Lanzarini | ||
| Manuel Mazzoni | ||
| Andris Aunkrogers | ||
| Mārtiņš Kozlovskis | ||
| Oskars Lucis | ||
| Gatis Saliņš | ||
| Gvidas Gedvilas | ||
| Tomas Jasevičius | ||
| Gintaras Mačiulis | ||
| Zdravko Rutešić | ||
| Radomir Vojinović | ||
| Igor Mitrovski | ||
| Gizella Viola Györgyi | ||
| Wojciech Liszka | ||
| Michał Proc | ||
| Dariusz Zapolski | ||
| Paulo Marques | ||
| Marius Ciulin | Aleksandar Glišić | |
| Vladimir Jevtović | ||
| Siniša Prpa | ||
| Marek Kúkelčík | ||
| Zdenko Tomašovič | ||
| Boris Krejić | ||
| Blaž Zupančič | ||
| Fernando Calatrava | ||
| Luis Castillo | ||
| Antonio Conde | ||
| Ariadna Chueca | ||
| Sergio Manuel | ||
| Alberto Sánchez | ||
| Kerem Baki | ||
| Mehmet Karabilecen | ||
| Can Mavisu | ||
| Özlem Yalman | ||
| Yener Yılmaz | ||
| Zafer Yılmaz | ||
| Sergiy Zashchuk |
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
| 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 |
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. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.
Notes
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.
| Team | Pts | Team | Pts | Team | Pts | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo Tenerife | 123 | ||||||
| Hapoel Holon | 91 | ||||||
| ERA Nymburk | 83 | ||||||
| JDA Dijon | 81 | ||||||
| SIG Strasbourg | 78 | ||||||
| AEK | 75 | ||||||
| Baxi Manresa | 67 | ||||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 62 | ||||||
| Pınar Karşıyaka | 59 | ||||||
| Falco Szombathely | 58 | ||||||
| Dinamo Sassari | 56 | ||||||
| Filou Oostende | 55 | ||||||
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg | 44 | ||||||
| Igokea | 41 | ||||||
| VEF Rīga | 37 | ||||||
| Rytas | 37 | ||||||
| Galatasaray Nef | 35 | ||||||
| Peristeri | 34 | ||||||
| Darüşşafaka Lassa | 32 | ||||||
| PAOK | 27 | ||||||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 21 | ||||||
| Limoges CSP | 11 | ||||||
| Surne Bilbao Basket | 11 | ||||||
| UCAM Murcia | 107.50† | ||||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | ||||||
| Bahçeşehir Koleji | 67.15† | ||||||
| Bnei Herzliya | 60.17† | ||||||
| Reggiana | 51.33† | ||||||
| Tofaş (Winner QF–T1) | |||||||
| Unicaja Málaga (Winner QF–T2) | |||||||
| Benfica (Winner QF–T3) | |||||||
| Bakken Bears (Winner QF–T4) |
Notes
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 |
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.
The playoffs began on April 4, 2023 and ends with the 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four.
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 |
The third place game was played on 14 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicaja | 79–84 | Lenovo Tenerife |
The final was played on 14 May 2023.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 77–70 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
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 |
| First Team | Second 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 |
| Month | Player | Club | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Joe Ragland | Hapoel Holon | |
| November | Marcus Foster | Rytas Vilnius | |
| December | T. J. Shorts | Telekom Baskets Bonn | |
| January | Joe Ragland (2) | Hapoel Holon | |
| February | Akil Mitchell | AEK | |
| March | Zach Hankins | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem | |
| April | Levi Randolph | Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem |
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