Runners-up Triumph Lyubertsy Games played 157 (total) Dates 24 Oct 2013 – 27 Apr 2014 Teams 32 | Fourth place Szolnoki Olaj KK Final Four MVP Andrea Cinciarini Champion Pallacanestro Reggiana Third place Gaziantep Basketbol | |
Champions Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
1st title Duration 24 October 2013 – 27 April 2014 People also search for 2014–15 EuroChallenge | ||
The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 Eurocup season.
Contents
- Competition format changes
- Draw
- Regular season
- Quarterfinals
- Final Four
- Weekly MVP
- Final Four MVP
- References
The Final Four was held in PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. The host of the tournament, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia won the Final by beating Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65. Italian player Andrea Cinciarini received the Final Four MVP award.
Competition format changes
This year's EuroChallenge saw a number of innovations, including the division of the participating clubs into two main Conferences for the Regular Season - Conference 1 and Conference 2 - based on a broad geographical criteria. This year no qualification round was held. The 32 teams were divided into eight round-robin groups of four teams each for the regular season. The two best-placed teams qualified to the next phase of the competition.
Draw
The draws for the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge were held on Friday, July 5 in Munich, Germany. Teams were seeded into four pots of four teams in accordance with the FIBA Club ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.
The 32 clubs registered for this year's competition were divided into two conferences (1 and 2), based on broad geographical criteria.
Regular season
The regular season began on November 5.
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record.
- Head-to-head point differential.
- Point differential during the Regular Season.
- Points scored during the regular season.
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Quarterfinals
The quarter-finals were played in a best-of-three series. The dates of the matches were 11, 13 and 18 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game at home court.
Final Four
The Final Four was played between the four winners of the quarterfinals at PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. It was the second time the EuroChallenge Final Four was held in Bologna.
Weekly MVP
Regular season
Last 16
Quarterfinals