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EuroLeague Makeup Games December 15th-17th

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To reduce the number of games that need to be played in the next window, Galatasaray traveled to Sopron for two games once they were able to pass protocol safely.  On Tuesday, the hosts got a 69-66 win.  The teams played again on Thursday and Sopron was able to repeat the feat with a 70-58 win to put themselves in a commanding position in the group.

December 15, 2020

Sopron vs. Galatasaray 69-66 SOP Krajisnik 18/9r G. Williams 13 Brooks 9/6r Johnson 9 January 9 Walker 0 GAL Steinberga 19 Russell 17 Hollingsworth 10/6r C. Williams 8/8a Hruscakova 0

December 17, 2020

Galatasaray vs. Sopron 58-70 GAL C. Williams 15/7r Bilgic 13 Hollingsworth 12/6r Russell 9 Steinberga 7/9r Hruscakova 0 SOP G. Williams 16/6r Fegyverneky 15 Brooks 8 Johnson 7 Walker 7 January 6

 

EuroLeague Round 3 December 4th

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December 4, 2020

Group A:

The last game in Istanbul saw Tiffany Hayes lead Avenida again, this time past Dynamo Kursk 89-74 to hold the lead in a tough group.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida 74-89 KURS Ogunbowale 17/8a Mavunga 14/14r Zahui B 13 Kozik 12 Frolkina 12 Musina 4 Bentley 2 AVEN Hayes 24/6r Kat. Samuelson 16/7r Hof 14/13r Rodriguez 9 Kar. Samuelson 8 Cazorla 4 Vilaro

Standings: Avenida 2-0, Nadehzda 1-1, Dynamo Kursk 0-2, Izmit 0-0

Group B:

The magic ran out at home for Kayla McBride and Fenerbahce as they lost to Lyon 84-70 with the visitors holding the tiebreaker for the top spot at the halfway point.  Alice Kunek had a good game for Gdynia, but Brionna Jones controlled the paint and Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double for USK Praha, which won 85-76.

Fenerbahce vs. Lyon 70-84 FENE McBride 28 Stokes 12/12r Zandalasini 11 Sabally 7/12r Vaughn 7 Canitez 5 Cakir 0 Vitola 0 LYON Clark 17/6r Ciak 14/6r Crvendakic 14 Plouffe 11 Raincock-Ekunwe 9/6r Johannes 6/10a

Arka Gdynia vs. USK Praha 76-85 GDYN Kunek 24 Miskiniene 12/9r Spanou 12 Kastanek 5 Greinacher 4 USK Jones 28/10r Thomas 19/11r/12a Oblak 11 Vorackova 3

Standings: Lyon 2-1, USK Praha 2-1, Fenerbahce 2-1, Arka Gdynia 0-3

Group C:

Ekaterinburg avoided being upset by Riga as they chase their record for championship as Breanna Stewart and Allie Quigley led them to a 104-71 win.  Girona sits behind them after an 85-81 home win over Sandrine Gruda and Schio.

Ekaterinburg vs. Riga 104-71 UMMC Stewart 22/9r Quigley 20 Jones 19/9r Torrens 16/11a Vadeeva 14/6r Vandersloot 4 Belyakova 3 TTTR Kreslina 13 Laksa 13 Drammeh 10 Thomas 8 Huff 8

Girona vs. Schio 85-81 GIRO Vasic 16/6r Araujo 14 Labuckiene 13/7r Gray 8 Reisingerova 8 Elonu 7 Ferrari 6 SCHI Gruda 28/11r Achonwa 15/6a Harmon 13 Sottana 11 Mestdagh 8

Standings: Ekaterinburg 3-0, Girona 2-1, Schio 1-2, Riga 0-3

Group D:

Sopron won again at home, 70-59 over Landes, to take the early lead in this group.

Landes vs. Sopron 59-70 BLAN Vukosavljevic 12/10r Gaye 12/6r Ayim 11/10r Plouffe 2 Dumerc 2 SOP Brooks 18/8r Williams 18 January 7 Walker 7 Johnson 4

Standings: Sopron 2-0, Landes 1-1, Bourges 0-2, Galatasaray 0-0

EuroLeague Round December 2nd-3rd

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December 2, 2020

Group A:

This group was the only one to have its second gameday on Wednesday.  Tiffany Hayes and Avenida had an impressive debut in Istanbul, rolling to a 70-42 win over Nadezhda.

Nadezhda vs. Avenida 42-70 NAD Billings 11/8r Babkina 2 AVEN Hayes 21 Dominguez 11 Kar. Samuelson 11 Hof 10/11r Kat. Samuelson 8/6r Cazorla 4 Gajic 3/7r Vilaro 0 Rodriguez 0

December 3, 2020

Group B:

The day started in this group again and Alice Kunek and Gdynia put up a fight against Fenerbahce, but Satou Sabally and Kayla McBride helped the hosts pull away for an 80-60 win.  Teja Oblak took on a bigger scoring role than usual and helped offset a massive game from Marine Johannes for Lyon as USK Praha bounced back with an 80-79 win in the other game in Istanbul.

Arka Gdynia vs. Fenerbahce 70-80 GDYN Kunek 20 Spanou 14/8r Balintova 14/13a Miskiniene 11/9r Kastanek 4 Greinacher 2 FENE Sabally 23/8r McBride 22 Zandalasini 15 Stokes 8/9r Canitez 6 Cakir 4 Vitola 2

USK Praha vs. Lyon 80-79 USK Oblak 20 Rezan 15 Jones 14/13r Thomas 12/18r/6a Elhotova 11 Vorackova 2 LYO Johannes 38 Clark 19 Raincock-Ekunwe 4/6r Plouffe 4

Group C:

Kitija Laksa and Riga made a late charge to make the final margin respectable, but Sandrine Gruda and Schio used a fast start to win 76-72.  It was even for a quarter, but Jonquel Jones and Ekaterinburg rolled past Sonja Vasic and hosts Girona 94-67.

Schio vs. Riga 76-72 SCHI Gruda 21 Sottana 11 Mestdagh 10 Achonwa 8 Harmon 7 TTTR Laksa 23 Thomas 17 Drammeh 11 Huff 11 Kreslina 2

Girona vs. Ekaterinburg 67-94 GIRO Vasic 23 Labuckiene 12 Gray 9 Elonu 6 Reisingerova 6 Ferrari 0 UMMC Jones 21/13r Vadeeva 19/9r Stewart 16 Torrens 13 Vandersloot 12/7a Quigley 8 Belyakova 2

Group D:

There was only one game in Sopron between the two French teams, but they made up for it with extra basketball as Alexia Chartereau and Bourges forced overtime, but Landes prevailed 69-66.

Landes vs. Bourges 69-66 BLAN Ayim 14/9r Vukosavljevic 13/11r Plouffe 9 Dumerc 4/6a BOUR Chartereau 21/14r Mendy 12/6r Mann 6/6r Yacoubou 6

EuroLeague Round 1 December 1st

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December 1, 2020

Before the games were played, FIBA announced that Izmit would not be able to play their Group A games despite hosting and Galatasaray could not play in Group D.  That left six games to be played on Tuesday.

Group A:

This group was left with one game in Istanbul and Arike Ogunbowale and Dynamo Kursk looked set early, but their league rivals Nadezhda fought back in the second half to win 77-74.

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda Orenburg 74-77 KURS Ogunbowale 29 Frolkina 10 Zahui B 8/6r Musina 6/6r Bentley 5 Mavunga 4/8r NAD Logunova 19/12r Babkina 19/7a Billings 11/6r Zhedik 11

Group B:

The first game of the day was in this group in Istanbul and hosts Fenerbahce controlled the game late behind Satou Sabally to beat USK Praha 77-70.  Aleksandra Crvendakic and ambitious Lyon had a strong debut with an 89-57 win over Gdynia.

Fenerbahce vs. USK Praha 77-70 FENE Sabally 30/11r J. Thomas 19 McBride 14 Canitez 5 Cakir 3 Stokes 2/12r Vaughn 2 Zandalasini 2 Vitola 0 USK A. Thomas 16/12r/6a Rezan 14/6r Jones 13/6r Elhotova 12 Vorackova 9/6r

Lyon vs. Arka Gdynia 89-57 LYON Crvendakic 21 Ciak 17/10r Clark 12 Plouffe 11 Raincock-Ekunwe 8/11r Johannes 7/6r/9a GDYN Kastanek 18 Spanou 4/8r Greinacher 4

Group C:

Ekaterinburg got to field their full roster for the first time this season and Jonquel Jones led them in an 83-61 win over Schio.  Hosts Girona found themselves in a battle for the full game against Riga, but held off a final charge to win 81-79.

Ekaterinburg vs. Schio 83-61 UMMC Jones 20/6r Vandersloot 15/7a Quigley 14 Torrens 11/6r Vadeeva 10 Stewart 8/6r Belyakova 0 SCHI Sottana 14 Achonwa 10 Gruda 9 Harmon 4 Mestdagh 2

Riga vs. Girona 79-81 TTTR Drammeh 14 Laksa 13/6r Thomas 13 Udodenko 12 Huff 5 Kreslina 5 GIRO Vasic 19 Eldebrink 18 Labuckiene 10 Reisingerova 8 Gray 8 Elonu 7 Ferrari 3

Group D:

Sopron is hosting this group and they started play with a 70-60 win over Bourges.

Bourges vs. Sopron 60-70 BOUR Yacoubou 18/7r Chartereau 15/6r Mendy 11 Mann 4 SOP Williams 19 January 18 Brooks 17 Walker 2 Johnson 2

Watch 1st Week of EuroLeague Here!

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Times listed are Central European/Eastern Standard

Fenerbahce vs. USK Praha, Tuesday 3pm/9am:

Dynamo Kursk vs. Nadezhda, Tuesday 5pm/11am:

Ekaterinburg vs. Schio, Tuesday 5pm/11am:

Lyon vs. Arka Gdynia, Tuesday 6pm/12pm:

Bourges vs. Sopron, Tuesday 6pm/12pm:

Riga vs. Girona, Tuesday 8pm/2pm:

Nadezhda vs. Avenida, Wednesday 5pm/11am:

Arka Gdynia vs. Fenerbahce, Thursday 3pm/9am:

Schio vs. Riga, Thursday 5pm/11am:

USK Praha vs. Lyon, Thursday 6pm/12pm:

Landes vs. Bourges, Thursday, 6pm/12pm:

Girona vs. Ekaterinburg, Thursday 8pm/2pm:

Fenerbahce vs. Lyon, Friday 3pm/9am:

Landes vs. Sopron, Friday 4:30pm/10:30am:

Dynamo Kursk vs. Avenida, Friday 5pm/11am:

Ekaterinburg vs. Riga, Friday 5pm/11am:

Arka Gdynia vs. USK Praha, Friday 6pm/12pm:

Girona vs. Schio, Friday 8pm/2pm:

EuroLeague Qualifiers October 28th

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October 28, 2020

The two qualifying games for the last spots in EuroLeague were played on Wednesday with Izmit hosting and having a few fans in the stands for support.  Neither team in the first game had been at their best during their league seasons so far, but Clarissa Dos Santos and Erica Wheeler proved to be the right inside-outside combination for the hosts in an 85-68 win over Kristine Vitola and DVTK.  The other game matched a Girona team battle-hardened by a large number of domestic league games while Sepsi had an intriguing roster, but no competitive games yet.  Rebekah Gardner and company made a push after halftime, but Girona pulled away to seize the last spot 76-54.

Izmit joins a tough Group A with Dynamo Kursk, Nadezhda Orenburg, and Avenida.  Girona is in Group C with Ekaterinburg, Riga, and Schio.  Group B contains Fenerbahce, USK Praha, Lyon, and Arka Gdynia.  Group D consists of Sopron, Bourges, Galatasaray, and Landes.  DVTK and Sepsi now drop down to the EuroCup, which will also have qualifying games later in the year.

DVTK vs. Izmit 68-85 DVTK Vitola 20/7r Kanyasi 16 Medgyessy 14/6a Mokango 6/6r Aho 2 Montai-Vukov 0 IZM Dos Santos 20/17r Wheeler 20/6a Jovanovic 18/7r Emirtekin 10

Girona vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe 76-54 GIRO Vasic 17 Eldebrink 15 Reisingerova 12 Gray 9 Elonu 8/6r Ferrari 2 SSIC Gardner 24/6a Tobin 17 Ruzickova 10 Pavlopoulou 0

2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Draws

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The group draws for both competitions were conducted today although it will be two weeks before the next determination on whether everything can proceed on time according to the usual format.

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EuroLeague:

http://www.fiba.basketball/euroleaguewomen/20-21/news/euroleague-women-regular-season-groups-confirmed-for-2020-21-campaign
Group A: Dynamo Kursk (Russia), USK Praha (Czech Republic), Fenerbahce (Turkey), Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia), Avenida (Spain), Lyon (France), Arka Gdynia (Poland), winner DVTK (Hungary) vs. Izmit (Turkey)
Group B: Ekaterinburg (Russia), Sopron (Hungary), Bourges (France), Schio (Italy), Riga (Latvia), Galatasaray (Turkey), Landes (France), winner Girona (Spain) vs. Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

The qualifiers were already determined when the teams were announced so only the groups were picked today.  The field could be quite deep this season, but Group A already looks like there will be fun battles to watch.  Dynamo Kursk is joined by fellow Russian club Nadezhda Orenburg and USK Praha and Fenerbahce bring plenty of history.  Avenida makes their return and will be looking to return to the continent’s elite while Lyon represents the number of teams that have increased their ambition recently.  Gdynia will carry the torch for Poland, which will not be sending as many teams to these competitions this season.  The qualifier between DVTK and Izmit should add another quality team to this group.

The cancellation of last season will have been the biggest disappointment for Ekaterinburg, which figured to be the overwhelming favorite.  They should roll in Group B, but will have their share of competition.  Sopron has been impressive in recent seasons while Schio and Bourges figure to be in a position to reach the levels that they have in the past.  Landes hopped into France’s third spot, which ended up being a direct place with a smaller field.  Galatasaray also benefited from chaos elsewhere to get their chance.  Riga will be looking to pull off an upset like last season while trying to advance to the next round as they did in the last full season.  Girona will be trying to grab the spot that they feel they could have earned had their domestic league finished while Sepsi will face them in the qualifier feeling like they have nothing to lose.

EuroCup:

http://www.fiba.basketball/eurocupwomen/20-21/news/eurocup-women-clubs-find-out-regular-season-opponents-qualifiers-matchups-drawn
A: Szekszard (Hungary), Gyor (Hungary), Kayseri (Turkey), Prometey (Ukraine)
B: loser DVTK (Hungary)-Izmit (Turkey), Orman (Turkey), Umea (Sweden), Elitzur Ramla (Israel)
C: Hatay (Turkey), Spartak Moscow (Russia), Cegled (Hungary), Adana (Turkey)
D: MBA Moscow (Russia), Gorzow (Poland), KP Brno (Czech Republic), Elazig (Turkey)
E: Fribourg (Switzerland), Boom (Belgium), Reyer Venezia (Italy), Landerneau (France)
F: Gernika (Spain), winner Clarinos (Spain)-Mechelen (Belgium), Carolo (France), Roche (France)
G: Villeneuve (France), winner Namur (Belgium)-Grengewald Hueschtert (Luxembourg), loser Girona (Spain)-Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania), Sedis (Spain)
H: Valencia (Spain), winner Hainaut (France)-Winterthur (Switzerland), Braine (Belgium), Sint-Katelijne-Waver (Belgium)

The first four groups are the Eastern Conference and are complete pending the result of the EuroLeague qualifier.  Prometey gives Ukraine representation and they face a group with a Hungarian flavor in A.  The loser of the qualifier drops into Group B, which has the biggest travel potential with trips to Umea and Ramla possible.  With so many teams from the same countries, Group C will have two Turkish teams.  Group D is the only one that at this point has teams from four different countries.  While Turkey has a number of teams as usual, Russia, Poland, and the Czech Republic will not have the number of teams involved that they have had in recent seasons.

The four groups in the Western Conference are far less settled at this point.  Group E is the only one that is set with a good mix of familiar names and upstarts.  Group F is awaiting a qualifying winner, but already looks quite tough with a pair of French teams and the possibility of two Spanish clubs as well.  Villeneuve and Sedis are awaiting the identity of two remaining teams in Group G.  Grengewald Hueschtert has to feel that they got the most favorable possible draw to give Luxembourg a team in the regular season even though Namur will be experienced in this situation.  The loser of the EuroLeague qualifier also drops into this group and either one will be considered the early favorite here.  The last qualifier winner will be in Group H alongside upstarts Valencia and two Belgian teams, including a Braine team with plenty of recent EuroLeague experience.

2020-21 EuroLeague and EuroCup Teams

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The last season was not able to be completed and the dates for the upcoming season are not set in stone yet, but the teams who applied for continental competition were revealed on Monday.  4 teams will be in the EuroLeague qualifiers to join the 14 teams that have already advanced to the regular season.  6 teams will contest EuroCup qualifiers to join the 30 teams directly playing in the regular season and 2 teams that lose EuroLeague qualifiers.  Draws will be conducted on August 17th, but the final format will likely not be decided until next month.

Announcement

EuroLeague:

Since there are four qualifiers, the matchups were already drawn to fit the regional groups format of EuroCup.  Izmit of Turkey will face DVTK of Hungary with the loser joining EuroCup’s Eastern Conference.  Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe looks to provide Romanian representation to the competition, but will face a tough task in avoiding EuroCup’s Western Conference against Girona of Spain.

There are plenty of familiar names in the regular season already.  Russian powerhouses Ekaterinburg, Dynamo Kursk, and Nadezhda Orenburg are back.  France was also able to secure three direct places with Bourges, Lyon, and Landes.  Turkey will need qualifiers to join those two countries with three teams, but Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray will be there.  Avenida of Spain is back in the picture as they and Sopron of Hungary will wait to see if their domestic rivals will join them.  Arka Gdynia of Poland, USK Praha of the Czech Republic, Schio of Italy, and Riga of Latvia will be the sole representatives from their countries.

EuroCup:

There will be no need for qualifiers in the Eastern Conference with 15 direct spots awarded and the last place reserved for the team dropping from EuroLeague qualification.  There will definitely be a group with multiple Turkish teams as Orman, Kayseri, Elazig, Adana, and Hatay will be participating.  There will also be plenty of Hungarian representation with Szekszard, Gyor, and Cegled.  Moscow based Spartak and MBA will be the Russian contingent, meaning that teams will not need to plan for some of the long journeys to the east of past seasons.  Gorzow of Poland, KP Brno of the Czech Republic, Umea of Sweden, and Elitzur Ramla of Israel will return to the competition and be the only teams from their countries.  Prometey joins to give Ukraine a representative.

All the necessary qualifying series will be in the Western Conference and the teams have already been split for draw purposes.  Hainaut of France, Clarinos of Spain, and Namur of Belgium will be in a pot while the other will consist Mechelen of Belgium, Winterthur of Switzerland, and Grengewald Hueschtert, which will try to give the competition a representative from Luxembourg.

Reyer Venezia of Italy and Fribourg of Switzerland have direct spots while most of the others will be claimed by the same three countries.  Landerneau, Carolo, Roche, and Villeneuve give France the lead in teams in this half right now.  Gernika, Valencia, and Sedis are the teams from Spain while Braine, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, and Boom are from Belgium.