2013–14 EuroChallenge


The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 Eurocup season.
The Final Four was held in PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. The host of the tournament, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia won the Final by beating Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65. Italian player Andrea Cinciarini received the Final Four MVP award.

Competition format changes

This year's EuroChallenge saw a number of innovations, including the division of the participating clubs into two main Conferences for the Regular Season - Conference 1 and Conference 2 - based on a broad geographical criteria. This year no qualification round was held.
The 32 teams were divided into eight round-robin groups of four teams each for the regular season. The two best-placed teams qualified to the next phase of the competition.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
The draws for the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge were held on Friday, July 5 in Munich, Germany.
Teams were seeded into four pots of four teams in accordance with the FIBA Club ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.
The 32 clubs registered for this year's competition were divided into two conferences, based on broad geographical criteria.
;Conference 1
Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4

BK Ventspils

Antwerp Giants

Okapi Aalstar

Cholet Basket

Joensuun Kataja

Tartu Ülikool/Rock

JDA Dijon

Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia

ZZ Leiden

Södertälje BBK

SPM Shoeters

GasTerra Flames

Rakvere Tarvas

Zepter Vienna

Bakken Bears

Team TEHO Sport Kotka

;Conference 2
Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4

KK Krka

Krasnye Krylya Samara

Szolnoki Olaj KK

Triumph Lyubertsy

Tsmoki Minsk

Gaz Metan Mediaș

Tofaş Bursa

Atomerőmű SE

BC Körmend

BC Ural Yekaterinburg

Rilski Sportist

Royal Halı Gaziantep

BC Kyiv

Jászberényi KSE

BC Mureș

CSM Oradea

Regular season

The regular season began on November 5.
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Top two places in each group advance to Last 16
Eliminated

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Last 16

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Quarterfinals

The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. The dates of the matches were 11, 13 and 18 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court.
Team 1Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3
Tartu University Rock 1–2 Szolnoki Olaj87–8373–8060–78
Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 2–0 Krasnye Krylia75–6373–71
Royal Halı Gaziantep 2–0 Tsmoki-Minsk59–5868–67
Ural Yekaterinburg 0–2 Triumph Lyubertsy72–8067–110

Final Four

The Final Four was played between the four winners of the quarterfinals at PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. It was the second time the EuroChallenge Final Four was held in Bologna.

Individual statistics

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Individual highs

Awards

Weekly MVP

Regular season
WeekPlayerTeam
1 Maxime de Zeeuw Port of Antwerp Giants31
1 Greg Brunner Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia31
2 Chinemelu Elonu Tofaş Bursa35
3 Courdon Higgins Triumph Lyubertsy36
4 Rastko Dramićanin Fortress Jászberényi32
5 Keith Benson BC Tsmoki-Minsk36
6 Aaron McGhee BC Ural Yekaterinburg31
7 Sean Barnette BC Rilski Sportist38

Last 16
WeekPlayerTeam
1 Aaron Miles Krasnye Krylia29
2 Aaron McGhee BC Ural Yekaterinburg30
2 Dmitry Flis BC Ural Yekaterinburg30
2 Barış Ermiş Royal Halı Gaziantep30
3 Andrea Cinciarini Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia33
4 Vilmantas Dilys Tartu Ülikool/Rock30
4 Willie Kemp Gaz Metan Mediaș30
5 Sharaud Curry Team TEHO Sport Kotka26
6 James White Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia31

Quarterfinals
WeekPlayerTeam
1 Lance Harris BC Ural Yekaterinburg28
1 Justin Holiday Szolnoki Olaj KK28
2 Dejan Borovnjak Royal Halı Gaziantep31

Final Four MVP