2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

Europe Basketball Cup Finals
2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
Event2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Bahçeşehir Koleji
Italy Turkey
143 162
First leg
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Bahçeşehir Koleji
69 72
Date20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)
VenueUnipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno
MVPJamar Smith
Attendance3,513
Second leg
Bahçeşehir Koleji UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
90 74
Date27 April 2022 (2022-04-27)
VenueÜlker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance13,485
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The 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals were the concluding games of the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 20 and the second one on 27 April 2022.[1][2] The finals were played between Bahçeşehir Koleji and UnaHotels Reggio Emilia.[3][4] Both teams were appear in their first FIBA Europe Cup final, as well as their first European final.

Bahçeşehir won its first European championship after defeating Reggiana in both legs. The second leg was attended by 13,485 spectators, setting a new FIBA Europe Cup record.[5] Jamar Smith won the league's Finals MVP award.[6]

Venues

Casalecchio di Reno
2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals (Europe)
 Istanbul
Unipol Arena Ülker Sports Arena
Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 13,800

Road to the Finals

Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji Round Italy UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
Group E
Pos Team
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 Pld Pts
1 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 12
2 Netherlands ZZ Leiden 6 9
3 Montenegro Mornar 6 8
4 Greece Iraklis 6 7
Source: Groups Standings
 Regular season Group D
Pos Team
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 Pld Pts
1 Russia Avtodor 6 11
2 Italy Reggiana 6 10
3 Spain Casademont Zaragoza 6 8
4 Israel Hapoel Gilboa Galil 6 7
Source: Groups Standings
Group L
Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld Pts
1 Russia Avtodor 6 11
2 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 11
3 Denmark Bakken Bears 6 7
4 United Kingdom London Lions 6 7
Source: Second Round Standings
 Second round Group J
Pos Team
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 Pld Pts
1 Italy Reggiana 6 11
2 Germany Hakro Merlins Crailsheim 6 9
3 Belgium Telenet Giants Antwerp 6 8
4 Ukraine Kyiv-Basket 6 7
Source: Second Round Standings
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-offs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Portugal Sporting CP 139–124 73–70 (A) 66–54 (H) Quarterfinals Poland Legia Warsaw 151–143 71–68 (A) 80–75 (H)
Netherlands ZZ Leiden 167–153 77–71 (A) 90–82 (H) Semifinals Denmark Bakken Bears 164–146 72–74 (A) 92–72 (H)

First leg

UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Italy v Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji
20 April 2022 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Italy 69–72 Turkey Bahçeşehir Koleji Casalecchio di Reno
20:30 (UTC +2) Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–21, 13–23, 22–9
Pts: Cinciarini 20
Rebs: Hopkins, Strautiņš 8
Asts: Cinciarini 9
Eff: Cinciarini 21 		Boxscore Pts: Jones 12
Rebs: Dekker 6
Asts: Hall 6
Eff: Dekker 14 		Arena: Unipol Arena
Attendance: 3,513[8]
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Nicolas Maestre, Carsten Straube


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 20 1 9
SG 55 United States Tyler Larson 0 2 2
SF 12 Latvia Artūrs Strautiņš 8 8 0
PF 23 United States Justin Johnson 16 7 0
C 5 Italy Mikael Hopkins 6 8 2
Reserves:
G 1 Puerto Rico Stephen Thompson 9 2 2
PF 8 Italy Filippo Baldi Rossi 5 4 1
SF 10 Italy Jacopo Soliani DNP
PG 13 United States Bryant Crawford 5 1 0
G 15 Italy Stefano Colombo DNP
Head coach:
Italy Attilio Caja
Reggiana jersey
Team colours
Reggiana
Bahçeşehir jersey
Team colours
Bahçeşehir

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Reggiana Statistics Bahçeşehir
12/28 (43%) 2-pt field goals 17/24 (71%)
9/28 (32%) 3-pt field goals 10/28 (36%)
18/22 (82%) Free throws 8/15 (53%)
11 Offensive rebounds 4
23 Defensive rebounds 23
34 Total rebounds 27
16 Assists 15
9 Turnovers 10
6 Steals 3
0 Blocks 4
16 Fouls 22
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15 United States Jamar Smith 11 2 3
SG 2 United States Langston Hall 6 2 6
SF 5 Turkey Muhammed Baygül 4 2 2
PF 32 Turkey Berkay Candan 7 0 1
C 21 Turkey Oğuz Savaş 0 0 0
Reserves:
G 1 United States Jamal Jones 12 2 0
PG 3 Turkey Kartal Özmızrak 11 0 3
PF 8 Turkey Hadi Özdemir DNP
C 9 United States Tarik Black 2 2 1
F 17 United States Sam Dekker 10 6 0
PF 23 United States Richard Solomon 9 5 1
SF 33 Turkey Erkan Yılmaz 0 0 0
Head coach:
Turkey Erhan Ernak

Second leg

Bahçeşehir Koleji Turkey v Italy UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
27 April 2022 Bahçeşehir Koleji Turkey 90–74 Italy UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Istanbul
20:00 (UTC +3) Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 13–21, 21–19, 26–18
Pts: Smith 17
Rebs: Dekker, Savaş 5
Asts: Özmızrak, Smith 4
Eff: three players 15 		Boxscore Pts: Strautiņš, Thompson 19
Rebs: Strautiņš 11
Asts: Cinciarini 9
Eff: Strautiņš 22 		Arena: Ülker Sports Arena
Attendance: 13,485
Referees: Luis Castillo, Oskars Lucis, Wojciech Liszka


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15 United States Jamar Smith 17 1 4
SG 2 United States Langston Hall 2 2 3
SF 1 United States Jamal Jones 14 2 1
PF 32 Turkey Berkay Candan 7 2 1
C 21 Turkey Oğuz Savaş 5 5 1
Reserves:
PG 3 Turkey Kartal Özmızrak 7 4 4
SF 5 Turkey Muhammed Baygül 6 1 0
PF 8 Turkey Hadi Özdemir 0 0 0
C 9 United States Tarik Black 12 3 3
F 17 United States Sam Dekker 12 5 1
PF 23 United States Richard Solomon 4 2 0
SF 33 Turkey Erkan Yılmaz 4 3 2
Head coach:
Turkey Erhan Ernak
Bahçeşehir jersey
Team colours
Bahçeşehir
Reggiana jersey
Team colours
Reggiana

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Bahçeşehir Statistics Reggiana
16/26 (62%) 2-pt field goals 11/27 (41%)
12/27 (44%) 3-pt field goals 14/35 (40%)
22/31 (71%) Free throws 10/13 (77%)
7 Offensive rebounds 13
23 Defensive rebounds 22
30 Total rebounds 35
20 Assists 19
9 Turnovers 15
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
16 Fouls 25
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 20 Italy Andrea Cinciarini 8 1 9
SG 55 United States Tyler Larson 0 1 0
SF 12 Latvia Artūrs Strautiņš 19 11 2
PF 23 United States Justin Johnson 9 4 0
C 5 Italy Mikael Hopkins 9 4 2
Reserves:
G 1 Puerto Rico Stephen Thompson 19 1 3
PF 8 Italy Filippo Baldi Rossi 8 5 1
SF 10 Italy Jacopo Soliani DNP
PG 13 United States Bryant Crawford 2 2 2
G 15 Italy Stefano Colombo DNP
Head coach:
Italy Attilio Caja

References

  1. ^ "Competition System - FIBA Europa Cup 2021/22" (PDF). FIBA Basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brackets of the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bahcesehir and Reggio Emilia to contend for FIBA Europe Cup crown". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bahcesehir, Reggio Emilia set up title showdown after Semi-Final victories". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bahcesehir lift FIBA Europe Cup trophy in front of record crowd of 13,485". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Jamar Smith earns FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP award in title triumph". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "FIBA Europe bans Russian teams and officials from club competitions". basketnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Reggio Emilia basket Bahcesehir 69-72, sconfitta con onore". ilrestodelcarlino.it.

External links

  • Official website

See also

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Eliminated in the second round
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Eliminated in the qualifying round
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Bahçeşehir Koleji 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup champions
  • Head coach: Ernak
  • Assistant coaches: Atalay
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