2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge

EuroChallenge
Champions	Beşiktaş Milangaz 1st title
Runners-up	Élan Chalon
Third place	Triumph Lyubertsy
Fourth place	Szolnoki Olaj KK
Teams	32
Duration	8 November 2011 – 29 April 2012
Awards
Final Four MVP	Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Statistical leaders
Points	Chris Copeland 20.1
Rebounds	Pops Mensah-Bonsu 11.8
Assists	Jared Jordan 8.8

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.

Teams

32 teams will participate in EuroChallenge Regular Season:

• A total of 19 teams have already qualified directly to the 32-team regular season.
• Another 5 teams have earned their place at the group stage by winning a qualifying round.
• The remaining 8 teams has been filled with the losers of the Eurocup qualifying rounds that has been played in 27–28 September - 5–6 October.

Already Qualified
Country (League)	Teams	Teams (rankings in 2010-11 national championships)
Germany (BBL)	4	Artland Dragons (4)	EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6)	BG Göttingen (7)	Telekom Baskets (13)
Turkey (TBL)	4	Pınar Karşıyaka (5)	Beşiktaş Milangaz (6)	Olin Edirne (7)	Türk Telekom B.K. (10)
France (LNB)	3	Élan Chalon (5)	Chorale Roanne (6)	Pau-Orthez (9)
Russia (PBL)	3	BC Nizhny Novgorod (5)	BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk (6)	BC Triumph Lyubertsy (10)
Belgium (BLB)	2	Generali Okapi Aalstar (2)	Antwerp Giants (5)
Cyprus (Division 1)	2	ETHA Engomis (1)	Keravnos (4)
Czech Republic (NBL)	2	BK Prostějov (2)	BK Pardubice (3)
Hungary (NBI/A)	2	Szolnoki Olaj KK (1)	Atomerőmű SE (3)
Ukraine (SuperLeague)	2	BC Goverla (3)	Khimik Yuzhny (12)
Belarus (BPL)	1	BC Minsk-2006 (1)
Georgia (Super Liga)	1	BC Armia (1)
Latvia (LBL)	1	BK Ventspils (2)
Netherlands (DBL)	1	ZZ Leiden Basket (1)
Romania (Divizia A)	1	Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (1)
Spain (ACB)	1	Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada (7)
Slovakia (Extraliga)	1	BK Spu Bemaco Nitra (1)
Sweden (Basketligan)	1	Norrköping Dolphins (2)

• Bold indicate that these teams qualified as losers from Eurocup qualifying rounds
• Italic indicate that these teams are winners of Eurochallenge Qualifying Round.

Qualifying Round

EuroChallenge Qualifying Round

The winners will join the EuroChallenge with the rest of the teams^[1]

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Spartak Primorye	141 – 147	BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk	75 – 58	66 – 89
BC Triumph Lyubertsy	168 – 151	Krasnye Krylya Samara	94 – 71	74 – 80
BC Sokhumi	157 – 175	BC Minsk-2006	94 – 78	63 – 97
Atomerőmű SE	155 – 128	Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	70 – 48	80 – 85
Pyrintö Tampere	134 – 137	Szolnoki Olaj KK	77 – 69	57 – 68

Regular season

Key to colors

Top two places in each group advanced to Last 16

The Regular Season began on November 8 and finished on December 14, 2011.

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 6 6 0 534 428 +106 12 2. Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 6 4 2 530 477 +53 10 3. BK Bemaco Spu Nitra 6 1 5 478 504 –26 7 4. Norrköping Dolphins 6 1 5 448 581 –133 7

FUE NIT EWE NOR Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 93–80 77–83 89–75 BK Bemaco Spu Nitra 75–86 72–77 108–78 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 85–66 88–79 106–61 Norrköping Dolphins 79–119 82–64 73–95

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Beşiktaş Milangaz 6 6 0 543 437 +106 12 2. ZZ Leiden Basket 6 3 3 434 437 –3 9 3. BC Armia 6 3 3 441 464 –23 9 4. BG Göttingen 6 0 6 432 512 –80 6

ARM BJK GÖT ZZL BC Armia 75–77 82–76 74–71 Beşiktaş Milangaz 103–82 105–94 76–69 BG Göttingen 61–69 59–96 71–80 ZZ Leiden Basket 76–59 58–86 80–71

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Chorale Roanne 6 5 1 490 451 +39 11 2. BK Pardubice 6 4 2 478 476 +2 10 2. BK Prostějov 6 3 3 476 487 –11 9 4. BC Goverla 6 0 6 425 455 –30 6

GOV PAR PRO ROA BC Goverla 76–77 75–77 63–70 BK Pardubice 72–69 98–84 82–77 BK Prostějov 78–64 82–76 85–87 Chorale Roanne 81–78 88–73 87–70

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. BC Nizhny Novgorod 6 4 2 492 425 +67 10 1. BK Ventspils 6 4 2 436 422 +14 10 3. Khimik Yuzhny 6 3 3 446 451 –5 9 4. Atomerőmű SE 6 1 5 399 475 –76 7

ATO NN VEN KHI Atomerőmű SE 83–72 78–79 73–76 BC Nizhny Novgorod 96–51 77–63 85–73 BK Ventspils 69–56 77–75 81–55 Khimik Yuzhny 83–58 78–87 81–67

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Élan Chalon 6 5 1 479 481 –2 11 2. Antwerp Giants 6 4 2 474 424 +50 10 3. BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk 6 2 4 458 468 –10 8 4. Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca 6 1 5 446 484 –38 7

ANT ENI MOB CHA Antwerp Giants 73–69 87–63 78–79 BC Enisey Krasnoyarsk 76–72 73–81 79–80 Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca 72–74 75–82 81–85 Élan Chalon 65–90 87–79 83–74

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 6 4 2 451 434 +17 10 2. Generali Okapi Aalstar 6 3 3 511 463 +48 9 3. ETHA Engomis 6 3 3 409 438 –29 9 4. Olin Edirne 6 2 4 449 485 –36 8

TRI ETH OKA OLI BC Triumph Lyubertsy 60–68 83–78 70–61 ETHA Engomis 55–72 61–80 70–67 Generali Okapi Aalstar 83–84 89–73 95–70 Olin Edirne 89–82 70–82 92–86

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Telekom Baskets 6 4 2 490 452 +38 10 2. Pınar Karşıyaka 6 3 3 476 477 –1 9 3. BC Minsk-2006 6 3 3 487 515 –28 9 3. Türk Telekom 6 2 4 487 496 –9 8

MIN KSK TEL TUR BC Minsk-2006 70–79 79–71 74–93 Pınar Karşıyaka 103–105 66–65 81–83 Telekom Baskets 93–81 80–65 87–80 Türk Telekom 76–78 74–82 81–94

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Artland Dragons 6 5 1 520 480 +40 11 2. Szolnoki Olaj KK 6 4 2 500 483 +17 10 3. Keravnos 6 2 4 483 511 –28 8 4. Pau-Orthez 6 1 5 446 475 –29 7

ART KER PAU SZO Artland Dragons 93–75 87–81 86–78 Keravnos 81–93 67–70 82–91 Pau-Orthez 75–76 83–85 67–75 Szolnoki Olaj KK 90–85 81–93 85–70

Last 16

Key to colors

	Homecourt advantage for quarterfinals
	Advance to quarterfinals

Starts on January 10, 2012

Group I

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. BK Ventspils 6 4 2 455 448 +7 10 2. Chorale Roanne 6 3 3 505 464 +41 9 3. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 6 3 3 456 447 +9 9 4. ZZ Leiden Basket 6 2 4 387 444 –57 8

VEN ROA OLD ZZL BK Ventspils 94–92 74–61 69–73 Chorale Roanne 88–89 86–80 91–56 EWE Baskets Oldenburg 77–69 82–80 85–62 ZZ Leiden Basket 57–60 63–68 76–71

Group J

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Élan Chalon 6 3 3 494 467 +27 9 2. Szolnoki Olaj KK 6 3 3 521 511 +10 9 3. Telekom Baskets 6 3 3 497 509 –12 9 4. Generali Okapi Aalstar 6 3 3 479 504 –25 9

CHA AAL SZO TEL Élan Chalon 87–72 85–64 88–66 Generali Okapi Aalstar 84–64 86–84 98–86 Szolnoki Olaj KK 90–81 112–76 96–94 Telekom Baskets 91–89 71–63 89–75

Group K

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 6 6 0 465 430 +35 12 2. Beşiktaş Milangaz 6 4 2 458 433 +25 10 3. BC Nizhny Novgorod 6 1 5 450 460 –10 7 4. BK Pardubice 6 1 5 434 484 –50 7

FUE NN BJK PAR Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada 73–70 72–70 85–70 BC Nizhny Novgorod 70–78 64–75 86–65 Beşiktaş Milangaz 77–78 82–80 78–70 BK Pardubice 73–79 87–80 69–76

Group L

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts 1. Artland Dragons 6 5 1 495 478 +17 11 2. BC Triumph Lyubertsy 6 3 3 452 463 –11 9 3. Pınar Karşıyaka 6 2 4 487 488 –1 8 4. Antwerp Giants 6 2 4 417 422 –5 8

ANT ART TRI KSK Antwerp Giants 63–67 83–58 89–67 Artland Dragons 81–71 83–74 95–88 BC Triumph Lyubertsy 79–60 87–70 75–90 Pınar Karşıyaka 70–51 95–99 77–79

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals will be played in a best-of-three series. Matches will be played on 13, 15 and 20 March. Team #1 plays the first and the third game (if necessary) at home court.

Game #	Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
1	BK Ventspils	1–2	Szolnoki Olaj KK	82–63	76–82	78–82
2	Élan Chalon	2–0	Chorale Roanne	75–73	78–76
3	Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada	1–2	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	75–76	78–68	65–80
4	Artland Dragons	0–2	Beşiktaş Milangaz	73–74	63–77

Final Four

The Final Four will be held in the Főnix Hall at Debrecen, Hungary.^[2]

	Semi-finals 27 April 2012				Final 29 April 2012
	Szolnoki Olaj KK	60
	Beşiktaş Milangaz	64
					Beşiktaş Milangaz	91
					Élan Chalon	86
					Third place
	Élan Chalon	84		Szolnoki Olaj KK	87
	Triumph Lyubertsy	69			Triumph Lyubertsy	94

Semifinals

27 April 2012 18:00

Report

Szolnoki Olaj KK	60–64	Beşiktaş Milangaz
Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 13–20, 10–14, 20–17
Pts: Nikolov, 13 Rebs: Báder, 14 Asts: Trotter, 7		Pts: Erceg, 17 Rebs: Dudley, Mensah-Bonsu, 13 Asts: Arroyo, 5

Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,500

27 April 2012 20:30

Report

Élan Chalon	84–69	BC Triumph Lyubertsy
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 29–16, 15–19, 20–17
Pts: Schilb, 29 Rebs: Aminu, 10 Asts: Tchicamboud, 7		Pts: Jefferson, 26 Rebs: Jefferson, Landry, 9 Asts: McKee, 6

Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 1,700

Classification 3–4

29 April 2012 18:00

Report

Szolnoki Olaj KK	87–94	BC Triumph Lyubertsy
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 19-28, 20–12, 21-33
Pts: Trotter, 33 Rebs: Mills, 12 Asts: Horváth, Nikolov, Mills, 5		Pts: Jefferson, 37 Rebs: Jefferson, 10 Asts: McKee, 9

Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,400

Final

29 April 2012 20:30

Report

Beşiktaş Milangaz	91–86	Élan Chalon
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 17–25, 13–15, 34–31
Pts: Mensah-Bonsu, 26 Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu, 20 Asts: Arroyo, 8		Pts: Tchicamboud, 19 Rebs: Aminu, Evtimov, Lauvergne, 8 Asts: Tchicamboud, 7

Főnix Hall, Debrecen Attendance: 3,500

Awards

MVP Weekly

Regular season

Week	Player	Team	Rating
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

Week	Player	Team	Rating
1	Chris Copeland	Generali Okapi Aalstar	30
	Mire Chatman	Pınar Karşıyaka
	Darren Fenn	Artland Dragons
2	Obie Trotter	Szolnoki Olaj KK	36
3	Jovo Stanojević	Pınar Karşıyaka	37
4	Kyle Landry	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	32
5	Pops Mensah-Bonsu	Beşiktaş Milangaz	33
6	İlkan Karaman	Pınar Karşıyaka	31

Quarter-finals

Week	Player	Team	Rating
1	Kyle Landry	BC Triumph Lyubertsy	27
2	Pops Mensah-Bonsu	Beşiktaş Milangaz	39
3	Obie Trotter	Szolnoki Olaj KK	28

See also

• 2011–12 Eurocup Basketball

References

1. Eurochallenge 2011-12 draw complete Fibaeurope.com July 7, 2011
2. Szolnoki Olaj KK will host Final Four FIBA Europe. March 26, 2012

External links

• Official website