2000–01 NEBL was the second complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 2000–01 basketball season on 30 November 2000 – 22 April 2001.
The winner of the NEBL championship was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.
Ural Great won the tournament by defeating Žalgiris in the final.
Sergei Chikalkin from Ural Great was named as the Most valuable player.
Clubs Country (League)Teams Czech Republic (NBL)USK Erpet Prague Denmark (Basketligaen) England (NBL)Haribo London Towers London Estonia (KML)Kalev Tallinn Finland (Korisliiga)Honka Playboys Espoo Latvia (LBL)VentspilsBK LMT Rīga Lithuania (LKL)Žalgiris KaunasLietuvos rytas VilniusŠiauliai Netherlands (DBL)Conesco Den Helder Poland (PLK)Polonia Warbud Warsaw Russia (Super League A)Ural Great PermCSKA Moscow Sweden (Basketligan)Norrköping Dolphins Norrköping Ukraine (SuperLeague)Kyiv Kiev
Regular season
Results NOR PRA CON HON MGD KAL ŠIA LMT VEN KYI POL HLT CSK ŽAL LRY Ural Great Perm109-8689-6568-55113-66105-7292-6893-62122-9283-7399-9798-6091-6578-6981-6881-83 Lietuvos rytas 108-7587-7185-7986-8481-6591-6791-9382-89103-94101-9290-7396-7989-9875-70 Žalgiris Kaunas97-6988-8573-4893-7997-68112-7172-66103-8181-7572-6871-5483-6771-84 CSKA Moscow94-10193-9287-8092-9187-60107-6491-8198-104101-8880-8883-5793-90 Haribo London Towers75-7877-7576-6983-8165-5382-6786-6886-10377-7579-7392-72 Polonia Warbud89-8287-7583-7260-5263-6065-7487-6982-7872-7094-90 Kyiv97-9264-5782-6988-7481-7187-6973-92100-8782-91 Ventspils94-8887-9867-6480-7169-7099-8083-77106-90 BK LMT Rīga90-8283-10484-9477-8685-7395-8196-90 Šiauliai106-8985-8063-6484-7190-7591-65 Kalev88-8776-7376-7871-6789-78 Magic Great Danes85-7780-8682-6390-79 Honka Playboys112-10281-8085-79 Conesco Den Helder84-9176-66 USK Erpet Prague92-89 Source: Worldbasket.com
Play-offs Eight-finals
Quarterfinals
Final Four Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Third-place game
Final
Final standings
NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 Challenge Cup was second-tier competition for clubs, that wanted to be promoted to first-tier NEBL tournament (Championship). Four NEBL Championship worst teams transferred to NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 Second stage.
Clubs Country (League)Teams Belarus (Premier League)Grodno-93 Grodno England (NBL)Pertemps Bullets Birmingham Estonia (KML)Tartu Ülikool/Delta TartuHotronic TallinnNybit Tallinn Georgia (Superliga) Germany (BBL)s.Oliver Würzburg Lithuania (LKL)Alita Alytus Norway (BLNO)Ulriken Eagles Bergen Russia (Super League A)Spartak Saint Petersburg Sweden (Basketligan)Södertälje Kings SödertäljeSundsvall Dragons Sundsvall Ukraine (SuperLeague)Odesa
First stage Group A All games played in Batumi from 16 to 18 February 2001.
Group B All games played in Bergen from 17 to 19 February 2001.
Group C All games played in Odesa from 21 to 23 February 2001.
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
Second stage Group D All games played in Södertälje from 19 to 20 March 2001.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Group E All games played in Grodno from 26 to 27 March 2001.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Group F All games played in Tartu from 14 to 15 March 2001.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Group G All games played in Birmingham from 20 to 21 March 2001.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Final Four Final Four was held in Odesa from 27 to 28 April 2001. Spartak withdraw. It was replaced with Grodno-93 by NEBL decision. Yorick Williams (Pertemps Bullets) was named the MVP of the Final Four.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Final standings
References
External links Teams Schedule Scores Challenge Cup. Schedule