2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge
2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge was the eighth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
| FIBA EuroChallenge | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2011–12 | |||||||||
| Duration | 8 November 2011 – 29 April 2012 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 32 | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions |  Beşiktaş Milangaz (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up |  Élan Chalon | |||||||||
| Third place |  Triumph Lyubertsy | |||||||||
| Fourth place |  Szolnoki Olaj | |||||||||
| Final Four MVP |  Pops Mensah-Bonsu | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
| 
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| ← 2010–11  2012–13 →  | ||||||||||
Teams
    
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- EC: Transferred from Eurocup
- QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
 
| Regular season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  Artland Dragons (EC QR) |  Pınar Karşıyaka (EC QR) |  ETHA Engomis (EC QR) |  ZZ Leiden (1st) | 
|  EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6th) |  Beşiktaş Milangaz (EC QR) |  Keravnos (4th) |  U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (1st) | 
|  Göttingen (7th) |  Olin Edirne (7th) |  Prostějov (EC QR) |  Norrköping Dolphins (EC QR) | 
|  Telekom Baskets Bonn (13th) |  Türk Telekom (10th) |  Pardubice (3rd) |  Mad-Croc Funelabrada (7th) | 
|  Élan Chalon (EC QR) | .svg.png.webp) Generali Okapi Aalstar (2nd) |  Goverla (3rd) |  Ventspils (EC QR) | 
|  Chorale Roanne (6th) | .svg.png.webp) Antwerp Giants (5th) |  Khimik (12th) |  Nizhny Novgorod (8th) | 
|  Pau-Lacq-Orthez (10th) |  Bemaco SPU Nitra (1st) |  Armia (1st) |  | 
| Qualifying round | |||
|  Enisey (6th) |  Spartak Primorye[lower-alpha 1] (2nd) |  Minsk-2006 (1st) |  Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions (6th) | 
|  Krasnye Krylia (7th) |  Szolnoki Olaj (1st) |  Sokhumi (4th) |  Tampereen Pyrintö (1st) | 
|  Triumph Lyubertsy (10th) |  Atomerőmű SE (3rd) | ||
- Spartak Primorye finished second in the Russian Super League 1, the second division in Russia.
Qualifying round
    
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Primorye  | 141–147 |  Enisey | 75–58 | 66–89 | 
| Triumph Lyubertsy  | 168–151 |  Krasnye Krylya | 94–71 | 74–80 | 
| Sokhumi  | 157–175 |  Minsk-2006 | 94–78 | 63–97 | 
| Atomerőmű SE  | 155–128 |  Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 70–48 | 80–85 | 
| Tampereen Pyrintö  | 134–137 |  Szolnoki Olaj | 77–69 | 57–68 | 
Regular season
    
The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the last 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the regular season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each regular season match.
Group A
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EWE | FUE | NIT | NOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 428 | +106 | 12 | Advance to last 16 | — | 85–66 | 88–79 | 106–61 | |
| 2 |  Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 530 | 477 | +53 | 10 | 77–83 | — | 93–80 | 89–75 | ||
| 3 |  Bemaco SPU Nitra | 6 | 1 | 5 | 478 | 504 | −26 | 7 | 72–77 | 75–86 | — | 108–78 | ||
| 4 |  Norrköping Dolphins | 6 | 1 | 5 | 448 | 581 | −133 | 7 | 73–95 | 79–119 | 82–64 | — | 
Group B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BJK | ZZL | ARM | GÖT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 543 | 437 | +106 | 12 | Advance to last 16 | — | 76–69 | 103–82 | 105–94 | |
| 2 |  ZZ Leiden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 434 | 437 | −3 | 9 | 58–86 | — | 76–59 | 80–71 | ||
| 3 |  Armia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 441 | 464 | −23 | 9 | 75–77 | 74–71 | — | 82–76 | ||
| 4 |  Göttingen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 432 | 512 | −80 | 6 | 59–96 | 71–80 | 61–69 | — | 
Group C
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ROA | PAR | PRO | GOV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chorale Roanne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 490 | 451 | +39 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 88–73 | 87–70 | 81–78 | |
| 2 |  JIP Pardubice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 476 | +2 | 10 | 82–77 | — | 98–84 | 72–69 | ||
| 3 |  Prostějov | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 487 | −11 | 9 | 85–87 | 82–76 | — | 78–64 | ||
| 4 |  Goverla | 6 | 0 | 6 | 425 | 455 | −30 | 6 | 63–70 | 76–77 | 75–77 | — | 
Group D
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | NN | VEN | KHI | ATO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 4 | 2 | 492 | 425 | +67 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 77–63 | 85–73 | 96–51 | |
| 2 |  Ventspils | 6 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 422 | +14 | 10 | 77–75 | — | 81–55 | 69–56 | ||
| 3 |  Khimik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 451 | −5 | 9 | 78–87 | 81–67 | — | 83–58 | ||
| 4 |  Atomerőmű SE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 475 | −76 | 7 | 83–72 | 78–79 | 73–76 | — | 
Group E
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHA | ANT | ENI | MOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Élan Chalon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 479 | 481 | −2 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 65–90 | 87–79 | 83–74 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Antwerp Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | 474 | 424 | +50 | 10 | 78–79 | — | 73–69 | 87–63 | ||
| 3 |  Enisey | 6 | 2 | 4 | 458 | 468 | −10 | 8 | 79–80 | 76–72 | — | 73–81 | ||
| 4 |  U Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca | 6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 484 | −38 | 7 | 81–85 | 72–74 | 75–82 | — | 
Group F
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TRI | OKA | ETHA | OLI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Triumph Lyubertsy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 434 | +17 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 83–78 | 60–68 | 70–61 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Generali Okapi Aalstar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 511 | 463 | +48 | 9 | 83–84 | — | 89–73 | 95–70 | ||
| 3 |  ETHA Engomis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 409 | 438 | −29 | 9 | 55–72 | 61–80 | — | 70–67 | ||
| 4 |  Olin Edirne | 6 | 2 | 4 | 449 | 485 | −36 | 8 | 89–82 | 70–82 | 92–86 | — | 
Group G
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BON | KSK | MIN | TUR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 452 | +38 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 80–65 | 93–81 | 87–80 | |
| 2 |  Pınar Karşıyaka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 477 | −1 | 9 | 66–65 | — | 103–105 | 81–83 | ||
| 3 |  Minsk-2006 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 487 | 515 | −28 | 9 | 79–71 | 70–79 | — | 74–93 | ||
| 4 |  Türk Telekom | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 496 | −9 | 8 | 81–94 | 74–82 | 76–78 | — | 
Group H
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ART | SZO | KER | PAU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artland Dragons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 520 | 480 | +40 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 86–78 | 93–75 | 87–81 | |
| 2 |  Szolnoki Olaj | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 483 | +17 | 10 | 90–85 | — | 81–93 | 85–70 | ||
| 3 |  Keravnos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 483 | 511 | −28 | 8 | 81–93 | 82–91 | — | 67–70 | ||
| 4 |  Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 475 | −29 | 7 | 75–76 | 67–75 | 83–85 | — | 
Last 16
    
The sixteen teams were divided in four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
Group I
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | VEN | ROA | EWE | ZZL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ventspils | 6 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 448 | +7 | 10 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 94–92 | 74–61 | 69–73 | |
| 2 |  Chorale Roanne | 6 | 3 | 3 | 505 | 464 | +41 | 9 | 88–89 | — | 86–80 | 91–56 | ||
| 3 |  EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 447 | +9 | 9 | 77–69 | 82–80 | — | 85–62 | ||
| 4 |  ZZ Leiden | 6 | 2 | 4 | 387 | 444 | −57 | 8 | 57–60 | 63–68 | 76–71 | — | 
Group J
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHA | SZO | BON | OKA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Élan Chalon | 6 | 3 | 3 | 494 | 467 | +27 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 85–64 | 88–66 | 87–72 | |
| 2 |  Szolnoki Olaj | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 511 | +10 | 9 | 90–81 | — | 96–94 | 112–76 | ||
| 3 |  Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 3 | 3 | 497 | 509 | −12 | 9 | 91–89 | 89–75 | — | 71–63 | ||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Generali Okapi Aalstar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 504 | −25 | 9 | 84–64 | 86–84 | 98–86 | — | 
Group K
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FUE | BJK | NN | PAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 465 | 430 | +35 | 12 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 72–70 | 73–70 | 85–70 | |
| 2 |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 6 | 4 | 2 | 458 | 433 | +25 | 10 | 77–78 | — | 82–80 | 78–70 | ||
| 3 |  Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 1 | 5 | 450 | 460 | −10 | 7 | 70–78 | 64–75 | — | 86–65 | ||
| 4 |  Pardubice | 6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 484 | −50 | 7 | 73–79 | 69–76 | 87–80 | — | 
Group L
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ART | TRI | KSK | ANT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artland Dragons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 495 | 478 | +17 | 11 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 83–74 | 95–88 | 81–71 | |
| 2 |  Triumph Lyubertsy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 452 | 463 | −11 | 9 | 87–70 | — | 75–90 | 79–60 | ||
| 3 |  Pınar Karşıyaka | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 488 | −1 | 8 | 95–99 | 77–79 | — | 70–51 | ||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Port of Antwerp Giants | 6 | 2 | 4 | 417 | 422 | −5 | 8 | 63–67 | 83–58 | 89–67 | — | 
Quarter-finals
    
The eight teams that advanced from the last 16 be played in a best-of-three playoff format. Matches were played on 13, 15 and 20 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventspils  | 1–2 |  Szolnoki Olaj | 82–63 | 76–82 | 78–82 | 
| Élan Chalon  | 2–0 |  Chorale Roanne | 75–73 | 78–76 | |
| Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada  | 1–2 |  Triumph Lyubertsy | 75–76 | 78–68 | 65–80 | 
| Artland Dragons  | 0–2 |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 73–74 | 63–77 | 
Final Four
    
The Final Four was held from 27 until 29 April 2012 in the Főnix Hall at Debrecen, Hungary.[1]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
|  Szolnoki Olaj | 60 | |||||
| 29 April | ||||||
|  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 64 | |||||
|  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 91 | |||||
| 27 April | ||||||
|  Élan Chalon | 86 | |||||
|  Élan Chalon | 84 | |||||
|  Triumph Lyubertsy | 69 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 29 April | ||||||
|  Szolnoki Olaj | 87 | |||||
|  Triumph Lyubertsy | 94 | |||||
Awards
    
    
Regular season
    
| Round | Player | Team | EFF | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jovo Stanojević |  Pınar Karşıyaka | 36 | 
| 2 |  Nathan Peavy |  Artland Dragons | 33 | 
| 3 |  Deron Williams |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 44 | 
| 4 |  Erwin Dudley |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 34 | 
| 5 |  Vladimir Štimac |  Olin Edirne | 40 | 
| 6 |  Chris Wright |  Olin Edirne | 31 | 
Last 16
    
| Round | Player | Team | EFF | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chris Copeland | .svg.png.webp) Generali Okapi Aalstar | 30 | 
|  Mire Chatman |  Pınar Karşıyaka | ||
|  Darren Fenn |  Artland Dragons | ||
| 2 |  Obie Trotter |  Szolnoki Olaj | 36 | 
| 3 |  Jovo Stanojević (2) |  Pınar Karşıyaka | 37 | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Kyle Landry |  Triumph Lyubertsy | 32 | 
| 5 |  Pops Mensah-Bonsu |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 33 | 
| 6 |  İlkan Karaman |  Pınar Karşıyaka | 31 | 
Quarter-finals
    
| Round | Player | Team | EFF | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Kyle Landry (2) |  Triumph Lyubertsy | 27 | 
| 2 |  Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2) |  Beşiktaş Milangaz | 39 | 
| 3 |  Obie Trotter (2) |  Szolnoki Olaj | 28 | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- Szolnoki Olaj KK will host Final Four FIBA Europe. March 26, 2012