The 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball season, also known as 7DAYS EuroCup for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It was the 12th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the fourth season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS.
On March 12, 2020, Euroleague Basketball temporarily suspended its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 25, 2020, Euroleague Basketball cancelled its competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Team allocation A total of 24 teams from 13 countries participated in the 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball.
Distribution by league The following was the access criteria for this season, based on domestic league standings after playoffs. +Access list for 2019–20 EuroCup BasketballTeams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundRegular season(24 teams)3 teams from Adriatic League 3 teams from United Basketball League 3 teams from Spain 2 teams from France 2 teams from Germany 2 teams from Italy 2 teams from Turkey 1 team from Greece 1 team from Lithuania 1 team from Poland 1 team from either Belgium, Israel or Netherlands 3 wild cardsTop 16(16 teams)4 group winners from the regular season 4 group runners-up from the regular season 4 group third-placed teams from the regular season 4 group fourth-placed teams from the regular seasonPlayoffs(8 teams)4 group winners from the Top 16 4 group runners-up from the Top 16
Teams The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs WC: Wild card
+Qualified teams for 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball (by entry round)Regular season Umana Reyer Venezia Partizan NIS Limoges CSP UNICS Dolomiti Energia Trento Unicaja Tofaş Lokomotiv Kuban Segafredo Virtus Bologna Joventut Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta Promitheas Germani Brescia Leonessa MoraBanc Andorra Darüşşafaka Tekfen Maccabi Rishon LeZion Budućnost VOLI AS Monaco EWE Baskets Oldenburg Rytas Cedevita Olimpija Nanterre 92 ratiopharm Ulm Asseco Arka Gdynia
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Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows. +Schedule for 2019–20 EuroCup BasketballPhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legThird legRegular seasonRound 112 July 20191–2 October 2019Round 28–9 October 2019Round 315–16 October 2019Round 422–23 October 2019Round 529–30 October 2019Round 65–6 November 2019Round 712–13 November 2019Round 819–20 November 2019Round 910–11 December 2019Round 1017–18 December 2019Top 16Round 17–8 January 2020Round 214–15 January 2020Round 321–22 January 2020Round 428–29 January 2020Round 54–5 February 2020Round 63–4 March 2020PlayoffsQuarterfinals17 March 202020 March 202025 March 2020Semifinals31 March 20203 April 20208 April 2020Finals21 April 202024 April 202027 April 2020
Draw The draw was held on 12 July 2019 at the Mediapro Auditorium in Barcelona.
The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league.
+Pot 1Team Promitheas161 Darüşşafaka Tekfen139 Unicaja121 Lokomotiv Kuban118+Pot 2Team UNICS117 Maccabi Rishon LeZion95 Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta80 Rytas77+Pot 3Team Budućnost VOLI77 Cedevita Olimpija70 Tofaş70 ratiopharm Ulm58+Pot 4Team MoraBanc Andorra58 Joventut58 EWE Baskets Oldenburg56 Limoges CSP47+Pot 5Team Partizan NIS35 Dolomiti Energia Trento35 AS Monaco35 Germani Brescia Leonessa35+Pot 6Team Nanterre 9235 Umana Reyer Venezia35 Segafredo Virtus Bologna35 Asseco Arka Gdynia11
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Indicates teams with points applying the minimum for the league they play.
The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence:
Note: Positions for scheduling do not use the seeding pots, e.g., Team 1 is not necessarily the team from Pot 1 in the draw. RoundMatchesRound 16 v 3, 4 v 2, 5 v 1Round 21 v 6, 2 v 5, 3 v 4Round 36 v 4, 5 v 3, 1 v 2Round 46 v 2, 3 v 1, 4 v 5Round 55 v 6, 1 v 4, 2 v 3RoundMatchesRound 61 v 5, 2 v 4, 3 v 6Round 74 v 3, 5 v 2, 6 v 1Round 82 v 1, 3 v 5, 4 v 6Round 95 v 4, 1 v 3, 2 v 6Round 103 v 2, 4 v 1, 6 v 5
There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city in general are not scheduled to play at home in the same round (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control).
Regular season
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were 1–2 October, 8–9 October, 15–16 October, 22–23 October, 29–30 October, 5–6 November, 12–13 November, 19–20 November, 10–11 December, and 17–18 December 2019.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Top 16 In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the playoffs, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams were eliminated. The rounds were 7–8 January, 14–15 January, 21–22 January, 28–29 January, 4–5 February and 3–5 March 2020.
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Playoffs It was planned, in the playoffs, teams play against each other must win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the game that remains is omitted. The team that finished in the higher Top 16 place will play the first and the third (if it is necessary) legs of the series at home. The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the Top 16.
Bracket
Quarterfinals The first legs were to be played on 17 March, the second legs on 20 March and the third legs on 25 March 2020, if necessary.
Semifinals The first legs were to be played on 31 March, the second legs on 3 April and the third legs on 8 April 2020, if necessary.
Finals The first leg were to be played on 21 April, the second leg on 24 April, and the third leg on 27 April 2020, if necessary.
Attendances
Awards All official awards of the 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball.
Regular season MVP PlayerTeam Miloš Teodosić Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Top 16 MVP PlayerTeam Devin Williams Tofaş
MVP of the Round +Regular season RoundPlayerTeam PIR 1 Chris Babb Promitheas 29 Kenny Chery Nanterre 92 Greg Whittington Galatasaray Doğa Sigorta 2 Rade Zagorac Partizan NIS 35 3 Alex Hamilton Maccabi Rishon LeZion 38 4 Errick McCollum UNICS 41 5 Zoran Dragić ratiopharm Ulm 30 Derek Willis 6 Mitchell Watt Umana Reyer Venezia 37 7 Hassan Martin Budućnost VOLI 29 Sammy Mejía Tofaş 8 Michael Bramos Umana Reyer Venezia 28 Tyler Larson EWE Baskets Oldenburg 9 Alessandro Gentile Dolomiti Energia Trento 39 10 James Kelly Maccabi Rishon LeZion 40
+Top 16 RoundPlayerTeam PIR 1 Rašid Mahalbašić EWE Baskets Oldenburg 38 2 Deon Thompson Unicaja 27 3 Klemen Prepelič Joventut 45 4 Loukas Mavrokefalidis Promitheas 37 5 Corey Walden Partizan NIS 33 6 Devin Williams Tofaş 32
See also 2019–20 EuroLeague 2019–20 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament 2019–20 Basketball Champions League 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links Official website