2023–24 Basketball Champions League
| Basketball Champions League | |
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| Season | 2023–24 |
| Dates | Qualifying: 24 September – 1 October 2023 Competition proper: 17 October 2023 – May 2024 |
| Number of teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 53 (from 28 countries) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League is the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season will begin on 17 October 2023.
Telekom Baskets Bonn are the defending champions.
Team allocation
Country rankings
The BCL Country Ranking is used to define the number of clubs each country is entitled to enter into the various stages of the BCL.
The results are based on the results of the past three seasons (the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons).[1]
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Teams
A total of 54 teams from 29 countries will participate in the 2023–24 Basketball Champions League.[2] 15 of them were domestic champions in the previous season.
League positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. The Basketball Champions League rankings are taken into consideration.
- TH: Champions League title holders
- WC: Wild card.
Notes
- ^ Netherlands (NED): ZZ Leiden would have qualified as the winners of the 2022-23 BNXT Dutch Playoffs, but withdrew from applying because their arena did not meet FIBA Europe's capacity standards.[3] As a result, the spot was given to Heroes Den Bosch, third in the national league.
Qualifying rounds
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds will be made on 5 July 2023. The 25 teams were divided into six pots. The top eight national champions from the unrepresented nations were placed into Pots 1 and 2, and the remaining clubs into Pots 3–6. Pots are arranged based on the competition's club ranking and, for clubs that have not yet participated in the competition, on the country ranking.[4]
The three winners of the finals will then qualify for the regular season and join the 29 directly qualified teams in the main draw. The rest of the teams will be demoted, if they apply, to the FIBA Europe Cup.[4]
Venue
On July 27, 2023, it was announced that Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, has been selected as the host city for the Qualification Rounds which was scheduled to take place from 24 September to 1 October.[5]
Champions Path
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Main Path
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- Notes
- ^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.
Pre-qualifier
The pre-qualifier round match consists of a one leg match that is expected to take place at a neutral venue.
The winner of the pre-qualifiers round match will be drawn to Pot 6 and advanced to the main qualifying rounds. The losers of the pre-qualifiers is transferred (if they apply) to the FIBA Europe Cup
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Fribourg Olympic 
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57–51 |  Caledonia Gladiators
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Qualification Group I
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 September | ||||||||||
 Bakken Bears | 103 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Peja | 79 | |||||||||
| Bakken Bears | 68 | |||||||||
| 25 September | ||||||||||
 Norrköping Dolphins | 78 | |||||||||
 Kalev | 78 | |||||||||
| 29 September | ||||||||||
| Norrköping Dolphins | 82 | |||||||||
| Norrköping Dolphins | 73 | |||||||||
| 25 September | ||||||||||
 Benfica | 83 | |||||||||
| Benfica | 122 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 TSU Tbilisi | 62 | |||||||||
| Benfica | 87 | |||||||||
| 25 September | ||||||||||
 AEK Larnaca | 59 | |||||||||
 Patrioti Levice | 66 | |||||||||
| AEK Larnaca | 74 | |||||||||
Qualification Group II
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Cholet | 76 | |||||||||
| 29 September | ||||||||||
 Antwerp Giants | 72 | |||||||||
| Cholet | 96 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Varese | 88 | |||||||||
 FMP | 71 | |||||||||
| 1 October | ||||||||||
| Varese | 73 | |||||||||
| Cholet | 80 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
| Brindisi | 69 | |||||||||
| Brindisi | 77 | |||||||||
| 29 September | ||||||||||
 Oradea | 74 | |||||||||
| Brindisi | 78 | |||||||||
| 27 September | ||||||||||
 Heroes Den Bosch | 63 | |||||||||
| Heroes Den Bosch | 96 | |||||||||
 Göttingen | 84 | |||||||||
Qualification Group III
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| SIG Strasbourg | 83 | |||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
 Jonava | 78 | |||||||||
| SIG Strasbourg | 79 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
 Ironi Ness Ziona | 74 | |||||||||
 Karhu | 56 | |||||||||
| 30 September | ||||||||||
| Ironi Ness Ziona | 92 | |||||||||
| SIG Strasbourg | 82 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
 Obradoiro | 78 | |||||||||
 Legia Warsaw | 70 | |||||||||
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| Fribourg Olympic | 59 | |||||||||
| Legia Warsaw | 66 | |||||||||
| 26 September | ||||||||||
| Obradoiro | 74 | |||||||||
 Mornar Bar | 56 | |||||||||
| Obradoiro | 90 | |||||||||
Regular season
Draw
The 29 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.[4]
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- Notes
- ^† Indicates teams with no club points, therefore using the country points as a tiebreaker.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | LMS | PER | FAL | |
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| 1 | Unicaja
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6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 442 | +48 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 83–74 | 81–64 | 88–65 | |
| 2 | Le Mans Sarthe
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6 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 463 | +14 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 85–78 | — | 96–68 | 63–81 | |
| 3 |  Peristeri bwin
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6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 493 | −30 | 9 | 76–73 | 78–86 | — | 87–70 | ||
| 4 |  Falco Szombathely
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6 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 488 | −32 | 8 | 78–87 | 75–73 | 87–90 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | DIJ | RYT | PRO | OPA | |
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| 1 | JDA Dijon
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6 | 5 | 1 | 526 | 441 | +85 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 87–83 | 88–80 | 99–64 | |
| 2 | Rytas
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6 | 4 | 2 | 509 | 455 | +54 | 10 | Advance to play-ins | 79–77 | — | 77–75 | 99–63 | |
| 3 | Promitheas
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6 | 3 | 3 | 516 | 475 | +41 | 9 | 68–71 | 78–76 | — | 115–66 | ||
| 4 |  Opava
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6 | 0 | 6 | 432 | 612 | −180 | 6 | 67–104 | 75–95 | 97–100 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TFE | CHO | DAR | VEF | |
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| 1 | Lenovo Tenerife
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6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 443 | +47 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 95–75 | 72–63 | 76–55 | |
| 2 | Cholet
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6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 495 | −10 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 85–91 | — | 97–86 | 74–73 | |
| 3 |  Darüşşafaka Lassa
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6 | 3 | 3 | 488 | 500 | −12 | 9 | 88–84 | 80–91 | — | 87–81 | ||
| 4 |  VEF Rīga
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6 | 2 | 4 | 431 | 456 | −25 | 8 | 77–72 | 70–63 | 75–84 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | AEK | LUD | DIN | SZC | |
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| 1 | AEK
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6 | 5 | 1 | 528 | 461 | +67 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 84–79 | 110–79 | 86–64 | |
| 2 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
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6 | 3 | 3 | 480 | 490 | −10 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 83–79 | — | 79–89 | 82–78 | |
| 3 | Dinamo Sassari
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6 | 2 | 4 | 509 | 543 | −34 | 8 | 79–83 | 80–97 | — | 97–81 | ||
| 4 | King Szczecin
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6 | 2 | 4 | 473 | 496 | −23 | 8 | 77–86 | 80–60 | 93–85 | — |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SIG | KAR | OOS | OLD | |
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| 1 | SIG Strasbourg
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6 | 4 | 2 | 487 | 467 | +20 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 80–65 | 81–68 | 85–77 | |
| 2 | Pınar Karşıyaka
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6 | 3 | 3 | 495 | 487 | +8 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 87–72 | — | 94–77 | 85–83 | |
| 3 | Filou Oostende
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6 | 3 | 3 | 462 | 499 | −37 | 9 | 87–84 | 78–76 | — | 88–83 | ||
| 4 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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6 | 2 | 4 | 504 | 495 | +9 | 8 | 83–85 | 97–88 | 81–64 | — |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BON | HOL | BRE | BUR | |
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| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn
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6 | 3 | 3 | 497 | 473 | +24 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 74–75 | 86–71 | 82–92 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Holon
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6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 456 | +7 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 65–72 | — | 84–79 | 74–75 | |
| 3 | Rio Breogan
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6 | 3 | 3 | 462 | 459 | +3 | 9 | 97–92 | 82–72 | — | 68–48 | ||
| 4 | Bursaspor İnfo Yatırım
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6 | 3 | 3 | 439 | 473 | −34 | 9 | 73–91 | 74–93 | 77–65 | — |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | JER | PAO | GAL | BEN | |
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| 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem
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6 | 5 | 1 | 513 | 440 | +73 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 71–61 | 99–96 | 97–68 | |
| 2 | PAOK
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6 | 3 | 3 | 455 | 478 | −23 | 9 | Advance to play-ins | 79–77 | — | 79–85 | 76–74 | |
| 3 | Galatasaray Ekmas
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6 | 3 | 3 | 513 | 492 | +21 | 9 | 70–85 | 77–88 | — | 98–78 | ||
| 4 | Benfica
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6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 514 | −71 | 7 | 66–84 | 94–72 | 63–87 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UCM | DER | TOF | IGO | |
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| 1 | UCAM Murcia
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6 | 5 | 1 | 517 | 427 | +90 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 87–75 | 115–89 | 72–47 | |
| 2 | Bertram Derthona
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6 | 5 | 1 | 500 | 484 | +16 | 11 | Advance to play-ins | 78–74 | — | 91–85 | 91–84 | |
| 3 | Tofaş
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6 | 2 | 4 | 532 | 551 | −19 | 8 | 75–90 | 80–88 | — | 99–65 | ||
| 4 |  Igokea
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6 | 0 | 6 | 435 | 522 | −87 | 6 | 63–79 | 74–77 | 102–104 | — |
Play-ins
The Play-ins took place from 2 to 17 January 2024. 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 2–3 January, the second legs on 9–10 January. Eventual third legs were played on 16–17 January.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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| Le Mans Sarthe
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0–2 | Promitheas
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68–78 | 78–91 | — |
| Rytas
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0–2 | Peristeri bwin
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92–110 | 80–83 | — |
| Cholet
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2–1 | Dinamo Sassari
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72–93 | 95–91 | 93–77 |
| MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
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2–1 | Darüşşafaka Lassa
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82–63 | 72–83 | 99–73 |
| Pınar Karşıyaka
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2–1 | Rio Breogan
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89–85 | 73–80 | 86–76 |
| Hapoel Holon
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2–1 | Filou Oostende
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80–70 | 61–71 | 78–72 |
| PAOK
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1–2 | Tofaş
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63–95 | 88–87 (OT) | 71–84 |
| Basket Derthona
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0–2 | Galatasaray Ekmas
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70–71 | 89–95 | — |
Round of 16
The Round of 16 will take place from January 24 until March 22, 2024. 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.
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UNI | SIG | CHO | TOF | |
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| 1 | Unicaja
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | ||||
| 2 | SIG Strasbourg
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 3 | Cholet
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Tofaş
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group J
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BON | LUD | DIJ | GAL | |
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| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn
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1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 76 | +13 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 89–76 | |||
| 2 | MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
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1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 82 | +7 | 2 | — | |||||
| 3 | JDA Dijon
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1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 89 | −7 | 1 | 82–89 | — | ||||
| 4 | Galatasaray Ekmas
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1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 89 | −13 | 1 | — |
Group K
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TFE | JER | PER | KAR | |
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| 1 | Lenovo Tenerife
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1 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 97 | +9 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | ||||
| 2 | Hapoel Jerusalem
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 3 | Peristeri
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | Pınar Karşıyaka
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1 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 106 | −9 | 1 | 97–106 | — |
Group L
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | UCM | PRO | AEK | HOL | |
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| 1 | UCAM Murcia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 61 | +17 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 78–61 | |||
| 2 | Promitheas
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1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 2 | — | 80–79 | ||||
| 3 | AEK
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1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 80 | −1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 4 | Hapoel Holon
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1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 78 | −17 | 1 | — |
Individual awards
MVP of the Month
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October |
 Vernon Carey Jr. |
Pınar Karşıyaka |
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November |
Levi Randolph |
AEK |
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December |
Justin Tillman |
Hapoel Jerusalem |
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Team of the Month
| Year | Month | Player | Team |
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| 2023 | October | Chris Dowe
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Derthona Basket
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| Justin Tillman
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AEK
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 Gregor Hrovat
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JDA Dijon
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| David McCormack
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Darüşşafaka Lassa
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| Vernon Carey Jr.
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Pınar Karşıyaka
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| November |  Marcelo Huertas
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Lenovo Tenerife
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| David Holston
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JDA Dijon
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| Kendall Smith
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PAOK
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| Levi Randolph
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Hapoel Jerusalem
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| Justin Tillman
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AEK
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| December | Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman
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Darüşşafaka Lassa
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| Levi Randolph (x2)
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Hapoel Jerusalem
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| Pierre-Antoine Gillet
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Filou Oostende
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| Gytis Radzevičius
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Rytas Vilnius
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| David McCormack (x2)
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Galatasaray Ekmas
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See also
References
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- ^ "Newcomers, returnees, familiar challengers: These are the teams of BCL's Season 8". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Tekort aan zitplaatsen kost ZZ Leiden Champions League: 'Dramatische keuze'". nos.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Draw explained: Seedings revealed for Regular Season, format change for Qualification Rounds". FIBA. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Antalya selected as host city for Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds". championsleague.basketball. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Youngest in BCL history: Vernon Carey Jr named October MVP". Basketball Champions League. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "The Queen has a new king: AEK's Justin Tillman is November MVP". Basketball Champions League. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Levi Randolph is December MVP: "He should've gotten it last month, too"". Basketball Champions League. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.