Saporta Cup 2000-01

(From 17-10-2000 to 17-04-2001)

 

 

COMPETITION SYSTEM

·          24 teams (domestic Cup champions plus best qualified teams in the most important European leagues) enter a Preliminary Group Stage, divided into four groups of six teams each playing a round-robin. The final standing is based on individual wins and defeats. In case of a tie between two or more teams after this group stage, the following criteria is used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group.

·          The top four teams from each group qualify for a 1/8 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), with winners advancing further to 1/4 Finals and 1/2 Finals.

·          The final is played at a predetermined venue.

 

 

PRELIMINARY GROUP STAGE

 

GROUP A

Competition Day 1 (17-10-2000) / Competition Day 6 (5-12-2000)

KK Pivovarna Laško (SVN) - Pınar Karşıyaka SK [İzmir] (TUR)

76-80 (32-33)

89-88 (43-40)

Elan S. Chalonnais [Chalon/Saône] (FRA) - Hapoel Galil E. [Kiryat S.] (ISR)

72-67 (39-26)

60-68 (29-32)

Maroússi BC (GRE) - Pamesa Valencia BC (SPA)

82-75 (37-43)

95-81 (51-42)

Competition Day 2 (24-10-2000) / Competition Day 7 (12-12-2000)

Hapoel Galil Elyon BC - KK Pivovarna Laško

83-85 (44-39)

67-88 (42-38) (*)

Pamesa Valencia BC - Elan Sportif Chalonnais

77-79 (41-38)

67-77 (37-38)

Pınar Karşıyaka SK - Maroússi BC

95-99 (31-42) (a)

101-92 (50-45)

Competition Day 3 (31-10-2000) / Competition Day 8 (19-12-2000)

Hapoel Galil Elyon BC - Pamesa Valencia BC

94-97 (40-48)

90-86 (42-41)

KK Pivovarna Laško - Maroússi BC

77-93 (40-43)

112-71 (62-40)

Pınar Karşıyaka SK - Elan Sportif Chalonnais

66-78 (37-36)

73-57 (45-32)

Competition Day 4 (7-11-2000) / Competition Day 9 (9-01-2001)

Elan Sportif Chalonnais - Maroússi BC

75-56 (43-32)

70-62 (38-25)

Pamesa Valencia BC - KK Pivovarna Laško

89-87 (42-37) (b*)

83-91 (40-41)

Pınar Karşıyaka SK - Hapoel Galil Elyon BC

87-90 (39-38)

121-90 (51-47)

Competition Day 5 (14-11-2000) / Competition Day 10 (16-01-2001)

KK Pivovarna Laško - Elan Sportif Chalonnais

75-58 (40-32)

82-88 (46-48)

Pamesa Valencia BC - Pınar Karşıyaka SK

95-93 (59-49)

105-91 (46-48)

Maroússi BC - Hapoel Galil Elyon BC

98-82 (51-40)

89-83 (42-42)

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (81-81).

(b) Overtime at the end of regulation (77-77).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Pamesa Valencia BC

10

7

3

877

857

17

2. Maroússi BC

10

7

3

875

813

17

3. Elan Sportif Chalonnais

10

6

4

714

693

16

4. Hapoel Galil Elyon BC

10

4

6

860

837

14

5. Pınar Karşıyaka SK

10

3

7

854

912

13

6. KK Pivovarna Laško

10

3

7

797

865

13

 

GROUP B

Competition Day 1 (17-10-2000) / Competition Day 6 (5-12-2000)

KK Zagreb (CRO) - BK UNIKS [Kazan’] (RUS)

0-20 (a)

20-0 (a)

FC Porto (POR) - UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen (AUT)

88-81 (54-42)

75-93 (45-53)

Beşiktaş JK [İstanbul] (TUR) - Áris BC [Thessaloníkê] (GRE)

87-101 (45-49)

101-98 (46-43)

Competition Day 2 (24-10-2000) / Competition Day 7 (12-12-2000)

KK Zagreb - FC Porto

0-20 (a)

20-0 (a)

Áris BC - BK UNIKS

75-73 (39-37)

93-61 (44-33)

Beşiktaş JK - UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen

85-84 (47-37)

114-109 (54-45)

Competition Day 3 (31-10-2000) / Competition Day 8 (19-12-2000)

KK Zagreb - Áris BC

0-20 (a)

20-0 (a)

BK UNIKS - UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen

93-50 (46-19) (b)

61-93 (38-50)

Beşiktaş JK - FC Porto

57-74 (33-39)

72-82 (39-51)

Competition Day 4 (7-11-2000) / Competition Day 9 (9-01-2001)

BK UNIKS - Beşiktaş JK

60-65 (39-35)

65-85 (36-46)

UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen - KK Zagreb

20-0 (a)

0-20 (a)

Áris BC - FC Porto

66-81 (35-36)

74-73 (39-36)

Competition Day 5 (14-11-2000) / Competition Day 10 (16-01-2001)

Áris BC - UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen

112-96 (62-57)

57-90 (29-40)

BK UNIKS - FC Porto

97-70 (50-36) (*)

62-75 (28-43)

Beşiktaş JK - KK Zagreb

20-0 (a)

0-20 (a)

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

(a) KK Zagreb withdrew before the league stage and all its scheduled games are considered forfeits (20-0) for their rivals (although they are not computable in the final group standing).

(b) Game played on 2-11-2000.

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. BK UNIKS

10

6

2

709

509

18

2. FC Porto

10

5

3

654

606

17

3. Áris BC

10

5

3

719

659

17

4. Beşiktaş JK

10

3

5

688

691

15

5. UBM Arkadia Traiskirchen

10

1

7

658

763

13

6. KK Zagreb

0

0

0

0

200

0

 

GROUP C

Competition Day 1 (17-10-2000) / Competition Day 6 (5-12-2000)

Paris Basket Racing (FRA) - KK Sakalai [Vilnius] (LIT)

79-67 (46-34)

102-93 (45-40)

GSS Keravnós Kéo [Levkosía] (CYP) - KK Crvena Zvezda [Beograd] (YUG)

93-79 (45-43)

95-84 (50-40)

Telekom Baskets Bonn (GER) - CB Caja San Fernando [Sevilla] (SPA)

97-82 (58-45)

76-83 (39-43) (*)

Competition Day 2 (24-10-2000) / Competition Day 7 (12-12-2000)

GSS Keravnós Kéo - KK Sakalai

78-92 (49-47)

81-76 (37-41)

KK Crvena Zvezda - Telekom Baskets Bonn

94-89 (54-30)

83-75 (46-38)

CB Caja San Fernando - Paris Basket Racing

96-84 (40-34)

78-85 (31-47)

Competition Day 3 (31-10-2000) / Competition Day 8 (19-12-2000)

Paris Basket Racing - GSS Keravnós Kéo

69-82 (39-43)

92-83 (46-28)

CB Caja San Fernando - KK Crvena Zvezda

79-81 (31-42) (*)

80-76 (39-30)

KK Sakalai - Telekom Baskets Bonn

89-102 (45-48)

88-76 (43-42)

Competition Day 4 (7-11-2000) / Competition Day 9 (9-01-2001)

KK Crvena Zvezda - Paris Basket Racing

66-68 (33-37)

65-61 (40-32)

Telekom Baskets Bonn - GSS Keravnós Kéo

84-52 (34-29)

87-95 (43-42)

KK Sakalai - CB Caja San Fernando

79-80 (41-38)

102-63 (51-30)

Competition Day 5 (14-11-2000) / Competition Day 10 (16-01-2001)

KK Crvena Zvezda - KK Sakalai

69-68 (37-33)

85-84 (51-45)

Paris Basket Racing - Telekom Baskets Bonn

87-72 (42-32)

87-83 (39-38)

GSS Keravnós Kéo - CB Caja San Fernando

92-90 (36-33) (a)

70-78 (44-38)

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (75-75).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. Telekom Baskets Bonn

10

8

2

880

801

18

2. GSS Keravnós Kéo

10

5

5

814

838

15

3. KK Crvena Zvezda

10

5

5

784

790

15

4. CB Caja San Fernando

10

4

6

836

815

14

5. Paris Basket Racing

10

4

6

789

810

14

6. KK Sakalai

10

4

6

802

851

14

 

GROUP D

Competition Day 1 (17-10-2000) / Competition Day 6 (5-12-2000)

Telindus Racing B. Antwerpen (BEL) - Lineltex AC Imola Basket (ITA)

79-71 (43-37)

86-79 (44-37) (*)

Luhta Lahden NMKY [Lahti] (FIN) - BK Slovakofarma Pezinok (SVK)

76-102 (46-61)

99-86 (50-37)

WTK Anwil [Włocławek] (POL) - KK Borac Nektar [Banja Luka] (BOS)

87-83 (46-37)

90-74 (45-37)

Competition Day 2 (24-10-2000) / Competition Day 7 (12-12-2000)

Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen - KK Borac Nektar

102-84 (47-38)

72-78 (37-30)

Lineltex AC Imola Basket - Luhta Lahden NMKY

105-79 (52-46)

93-69 (50-29)

BK Slovakofarma Pezinok - WTK Anwil

73-76 (40-45)

81-79 (41-34)

Competition Day 3 (31-10-2000) / Competition Day 8 (19-12-2000)

KK Borac Nektar - Luhta Lahden NMKY

111-69 (55-40)

85-83 (45-46)

BK Slovakofarma Pezinok - Lineltex AC Imola Basket

86-80 (45-41)

99-103 (45-55)

WTK Anwil - Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen

90-84 (36-43) (a)

67-75 (42-38)

Competition Day 4 (7-11-2000) / Competition Day 9 (9-01-2001)

Luhta Lahden NMKY - Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen

89-66 (37-41)

77-58 (37-33)

KK Borac Nektar - BK Slovakofarma Pezinok

94-76 (46-40)

81-68 (43-44)

Lineltex AC Imola Basket - WTK Anwil

92-98 (40-46)

82-51 (33-22)

Competition Day 5 (14-11-2000) / Competition Day 10 (16-01-2001)

Lineltex AC Imola Basket - KK Borac Nektar

80-83 (38-49)

87-70 (51-40)

Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen - BK Slovakofarma Pezinok

90-73 (42-28)

79-82 (37-43)

WTK Anwil - Luhta Lahden NMKY

91-76 (40-39)

59-60 (37-26)

NOTE: Originally, the Italian participant in Saporta Cup was Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, but this team refused to enter the competition due to financial problems, and Lineltex AC Imola Basket (which was assigned to Korać Cup) took its place.

* Games played a day after the reference date for each competition day.

(a) Overtime at the end of regulation (79-79).

 

FINAL STANDING

P

W

L

F

A

Pts.

1. WTK Anwil

10

9

1

814

754

19

2. Telindus RB Antwerpen

10

6

4

804

777

16

3. KK Borac Nektar

10

5

5

855

802

15

4. BK Slovakofarma Pezinok

10

5

5

851

832

15

5. Luhta Lahden NMKY

10

3

7

770

863

13

6. Lineltex AC Imola Basket

10

2

8

803

869

12

 

 

1/8 FINAL

(30-01-2001 / 6-02-2001)

4B-1A (1): Beşiktaş JK - Pamesa Valencia BC

66-81 (30-41)

107-90 (54-45)

3B-2A (2): Áris BC - Maroússi BC

76-88 (42-51)

20-0 (b)

3A-2B (3): Elan Sportif Chalonnais - FC Porto

80-64 (42-29)

56-61 (32-40)

4A-1B (4): Hapoel Galil Elyon BC - BK UNIKS

83-88 (48-44) (a)

78-70 (32-37) (c)

4D-1C (5): BK Slovakofarma Pezinok - Telekom Baskets Bonn

93-110 (36-61)

97-86 (37-44)

3D-2C (6): KK Borac Nektar - GSS Keravnós Kéo

89-74 (47-39)

91-73 (46-38)

3C-2D (7): KK Crvena Zvezda - Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen

89-93 (52-45)

20-0 (d)

4C-1D (8): CB Caja San Fernando - WTK Anwil

69-67 (37-33)

70-65 (37-28)

(a) Game played on 31-01-2001.

(b) Áris didn’t play the second leg because its players were on strike for not getting their salaries, and Maroússi received a forfeit (20-0) in this game.

(c) Game played on 7-02-2001.

(d) The original second leg was suspended after several players of Telindus Antwerpen and Crvena Zvezda were disqualified. Later, FIBA decided that this game should be replayed a week later (on 13-02-2001) behind closed doors to avoid further incidents, but the Yugoslavian team didn’t show up for the match and Telindus Antwerpen received a forfeit (20-0).

 

 

1/4 FINAL

(27-02-2001 / 6-03-2001)

6-1 (A): GSS Keravnós Kéo - Pamesa Valencia BC

69-74 (37-39)

101-53 (43-28)

7-4 (B): Telindus Racing Basket Antwerpen - BK UNIKS

62-61 (24-29)

87-63 (42-27)

2-5 (C): Maroússi BC - Telekom Baskets Bonn

102-82 (44-43)

91-101 (42-53)

3-8 (D): Elan Sportif Chalonnais - WTK Anwil

65-54 (38-23)

72-63 (28-29)

 

 

1/2 FINAL

(20-03-2001 / 27-03-2001)

A-D: Pamesa Valencia BC - Elan Sportif Chalonnais

69-72 (27-39) (a)

66-63 (30-27)

B-C: BK UNIKS - Maroússi BC

95-87 (44-42) (b)

93-81 (43-54) (c)

(a) Game played on 21-03-2001.

(b) Game played on 19-03-2001.

(c) Game played on 28-03-2001.

 

 

FINAL

VENUE: Hala Torwar (Warszawa)

DATE: 17-04-2001 (19:00 h)

ATTENDANCE: 3.000

REFEREES: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Grzegorz Ziemblicki (POL)

FOULED OUT: Jackson (39’)

SCORING BY QUARTER: 17-20 / 21-13 / 22-18 / 14-21

TOP SCORER: Jimmy Oliver (31)

MVP: Jimmy Oliver

Maroússi BC - Elan Sportif Chalonnais

74-72 (38-33)

Maroússi BC (coach: Vangelis Alexandris)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blck

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts.

A

M

A

M

A

M

Def

Of

ST

TO

# Alexis Falekas

5

3

1

1

7

4

2

1

-

1

2

2

2

25

13

# Georgios Maslarinos

9

2

2

-

-

-

1

2

-

1

-

1

1

27

4

# Jimmy Oliver

9

6

9

3

10

10

1

-

-

1

2

1

2

40

31

# Ashraf Amaya

8

5

3

1

2

2

5

1

-

-

3

-

4

38

15

# Vasco Evtimov

6

3

-

-

4

1

11

7

-

2

2

3

2

38

7

Sotiris Nikolaidis

2

-

-

-

4

4

2

-

-

2

2

3

3

16

4

Dimitris Karaplis

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

-

Dimitris Marmarinos

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

1

3

-

Vangelis Vourtzoumis

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

12

-

TOTAL

40

19

15

5

27

21

22

13

-

8

12

10

17

200

74

 

Elan Sportif Chalonnais (coach: Philippe Hervé)

 

2P

3P

FT

Rbds

Blck

Balls

As

PF

Min

Pts.

A

M

A

M

A

M

Def

Of

ST

TO

# Stanley Jackson

3

2

3

2

4

2

3

4

-

2

2

6

5

30

12

# Andre Owens

4

2

2

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

3

23

7

# José Vespasien

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

8

-

# Sacha Giffa

2

2

2

-

-

-

5

1

1

1

1

2

3

23

4

# Róbert Gulyás

11

5

1

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

2

-

3

25

10

Dražan Tomić

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

12

-

Mickäel Hay

-

-

5

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

1

20

6

Stéphane Ostrowski

5

5

2

1

1

1

1

-

-

2

2

1

3

24

14

Rashard Lee

2

2

9

4

6

3

5

-

1

2

4

2

3

35

19

TOTAL

32

18

25

10

11

6

17

6

3

7

13

14

25

200

72

RESUMEN (SUMMARY)

Maroussi y Elan Chalon, dos equipos con escaso historial y palmarés, llegaban por primera vez a una final europea. El triunfo cayó del lado griego en un final de infarto, gracias a dos tiros libres de Sotiris Nikolaidis a falta de 14 segundos para la conclusión del partido. Anteriormente, los franceses habían protagonizado una gran remontada que culminó con un triple de Andre Owens que situaba el 72-72 en el marcador. Nada más empatar el partido, el Elan Chalon cometió falta personal sobre Nikolaidis, que anotó sus dos lanzamientos. Sin embargo, el conjunto francés no supo aprovechar su última posesión y ni siquiera llegó a tirar al aro griego. Las grandes figuras de la final fueron Vangelis Vourtzoumis (que “secó” en defensa a Stanley Jackson en el segundo cuarto y le dejó en un solo punto, tras anotar el estadounidense nueve en el primero) y Jimmy Oliver (autor de 31 puntos, 19 de ellos tras el descanso).

 

 

ROSTERS (FINALISTS)

(Numbers in blue indicate the 10 players registered for the final)

Maroússi BC (Μαρούσι BC)

Elan Sportif Chalonnais

4. Alexis Falekas (Αλέξης Φαλέκας) (G) GRE

5. Sotiris Nikolaidis (Σωτήρης Νικολαΐδης) (PG) GRE

6. Sotiris Manolopoulos (Σωτήρης Μανωλόπουλος) (F) GRE

7. Dimitris Karaplis (Δημήτρης Καραπλής) (F) GRE

8. Georgios Maslarinos (Γιώργος Μασλαρινός) (G) GRE

9. Dimitris Marmarinos (Δημήτρης Μαρμαρινός) (PF) GRE

10. Vangelis Vourtzoumis (Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (G) GRE

10. Kostas Anagnostou (Κώστας Αναγνώστου) (G) GRE

11. Vasil “Vasco” Evtimov (Васко Евтимов) (C) BUL

12. Jimmy Oliver (F) USA

13. Ashraf Amaya (PF) USA

14. Charis Charalambidis (Χάρης Χαραλαμπίδης) (XX) GRE

15. Vangelis Logothetis (Βαγγέλης Λογοθέτης) (F) GRE

Panagiotis Stavropoulos (Παναγιώτης Σταυρόπουλος) (F) GRE

Kostas Tsevas (Κώστας Τσεβάς) (C) GRE

COACH: Vangelis Alexandris (Βαγγέλης Αλεξανδρής) GRE

4. Stanley Jackson (G) USA

5. Andre Owens (G) USA

6. Dražan Tomić (G) GER

6. Steed Tchicamboud (PG) FRA

7. Thomas Dubiez (G) FRA

8. Mickäel Hay (PG) FRA

9. Stéphane Ostrowski (PF) FRA

10. José Vespasien (F) FRA

11. Rashard Lee (F) USA

11. Jeff Nordgaard (F) USA

11. Brandon Williams (F) USA

12. Craig Robinson (C) USA

13. Sacha Giffa (PF) FRA

14. Vincent Margueritte (C) FRA

15. Róbert Gulyás (C) HUN

Cédric Vaudelin (G) FRA

Sébastien Nowak (F) FRA

COACH: Philippe Hervé FRA

 

 

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