2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four

The 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four was the inaugural Basketball Champions League tournament. It was the concluding phase of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League season.

2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four

Season	2016–17 BCL season
Tournament details
Arena	Santiago Martín La Laguna, Spain
Dates	28–30 April 2017
Final positions
Champions	Iberostar Tenerife 1st title
Runners-up	Banvit
Third place	Monaco
Fourth place	Umana Reyer Venezia
Awards and statistics
MVP	Marius Grigonis
Top scorer(s)	Jordan Theodore (38)
2018 →

Venue

The Santiago Martín hosted the final tournament for the first time.

San Cristóbal de La Laguna
	La Laguna 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Atlantic Ocean)
Santiago Martín
Capacity: 5,100

Road to the Final Four

Further information: 2016–17 Basketball Champions League

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

Road to the Final Four
Monaco				Round	Iberostar Tenerife
Group A Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Monaco 14 26 2 Banvit 14 25 3 ČEZ Nymburk 14 24 4 Aris 14 22 5 Fraport Skyliners 14 21 6 Ironi Nahariya 14 19 7 Helios Suns 14 16 8 Bakken Bears 14 15 Source: Basketball Champions League				Regular season	Group D Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Iberostar Tenerife 14 25 2 Sidigas Avellino 14 24 3 SIG Strasbourg 14 23 4 Juventus 14 22 5 Telenet Oostende 14 20 6 Cibona 14 19 7 Mega Leks 14 18 8 Mornar 14 17 Source: Basketball Champions League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Play-offs	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
—				Play-off qualifiers	—
AEK Athens	163–156	68–69 (A)	95–87 (H)	Round of 16	PAOK	140–123	66–63 (A)	80–54 (H)
Dinamo Sassari	152–138	73–62 (H)	79–76 (A)	Quarterfinals	ASVEL	123–113	62–62 (A)	61–51 (H)
Umana Reyer Venezia				Round	Banvit
Group B Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Le Mans Sarthe 14 23 2 Umana Reyer Venezia 14 23 3 Pınar Karşıyaka 14 23 4 Avtodor 14 21 5 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 14 21 6 Oradea 14 20 7 Kataja 14 20 8 Khimik 14 17 Source: Basketball Champions League				Regular season	Group A Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Monaco 14 26 2 Banvit 14 25 3 ČEZ Nymburk 14 24 4 Aris 14 22 5 Fraport Skyliners 14 21 6 Ironi Nahariya 14 19 7 Helios Suns 14 16 8 Bakken Bears 14 15 Source: Basketball Champions League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Play-offs	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Ventspils	137–135	67–74 (A)	70–61 (H)	Play-off qualifiers	—
Sidigas Avellino	125–117	53–49 (H)	72–68 (A)	Round of 16	EWE Baskets Oldenburg	152–143	82–82 (A)	70–61 (H)
Pınar Karşıyaka	145–140	71–74 (A)	74–66 (H)	Quarterfinals	MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	146–145	87–92 (H)	59–53 (A)

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	28 April
	Banvit	83
					30 April
	Monaco	74
					Banvit	59
	28 April
					Iberostar Tenerife	63
	Iberostar Tenerife	67
	Umana Reyer Venezia	58
					Third place game
					30 April
					Monaco	91
					Umana Reyer Venezia	77

Semifinals

Semifinal A

28 April 2017	Banvit	83–74	Monaco	San Cristóbal de La Laguna
17:00 (GMT)	Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 22–22, 18–8, 28–21
	Pts: Theodore 21 Rebs: Kulig, Vidmar 6 Asts: Theodore 11 PIR: Theodore 21	Report	Pts: Shuler 20 Rebs: Bost 7 Asts: Wright 5 PIR: Shuler 14	Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Srđan Dožai (CRO), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)

Banvit v Monaco

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 25 Jordan Theodore 21 4 11 SG 21 Jeremy Chappell 10 1 1 SF 10 Gediminas Orelik 16 5 0 PF 5 Edo Murić 0 3 2 C 14 Gašper Vidmar 12 6 0 Reserves: C 3 Doğukan Sönmez DNP PF 7 Damian Kulig 7 6 0 SF 8 Tolga Geçim 4 1 1 PG 9 Emir Gökalp 0 0 0 C 12 Metehan Akyel DNP SF 13 Merthan Mutlu DNP SG 22 Furkan Korkmaz 13 1 1 Head coach: Sašo Filipovski

Banvit Monaco

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 3 Zack Wright 7 5 5 SG 23 Jamal Shuler 20 0 1 SF 11 Jordan Aboudou 0 4 0 PF 22 Nik Caner-Medley 9 6 1 C 21 Bangaly Fofana 2 2 0 Reserves: PF 0 Brandon Davies 5 6 1 PG 1 Dee Bost 10 7 3 SF 5 Amara Sy 2 2 0 SF 8 Sergii Gladyr 8 1 3 PG 13 Paul Rigot 0 0 0 SG 24 Billy Ouattara 11 3 0 Head coach: Zvezdan Mitrović

Semifinal B

28 April 2017	Iberostar Tenerife	67–58	Umana Reyer Venezia	San Cristóbal de La Laguna
20:00 (GMT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 24–13, 16–8, 11–16
	Pts: Abromaitis 19 Rebs: Abromaitis 9 Asts: Grigonis, White 3 PIR: Abromaitis 28	Report	Pts: Haynes 13 Rebs: Ejim 6 Asts: Ejim, Haynes 3 PIR: Haynes 12	Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,854 Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BIH)

Iberostar Tenerife v Umana Reyer Venezia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 00 Rodrigo San Miguel 7 8 0 SG 5 Nicolás Richotti 3 0 1 SF 11 Will Hanley 0 4 0 PF 42 Aaron Doornekamp 11 4 10 C 31 Georgios Bogris 10 4 2 Reserves: C 7 Mamadou Niang DNP PG 10 Ferran Bassas 2 0 2 SF 12 Tariq Kirksay 3 3 0 SF 13 Marius Grigonis 3 0 0 C 17 Fran Vázquez 4 3 1 PF 21 Tim Abromaitis 19 9 2 PG 34 Davin White 4 1 3 Head coach: Txus Vidorreta

Tenerife Reyer Venezia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 MarQuez Haynes 13 4 3 SG 25 Tyrus McGee 6 2 0 SF 6 Michael Bramos 7 1 2 PF 4 Hrvoje Perić 11 5 2 C 16 Benjamin Ortner 4 5 0 Reserves: C 2 Jamelle Hagins 0 0 1 SF 3 Melvin Ejim 3 6 3 SG 7 Stefano Tonut 2 3 0 PG 8 Vincenzo Taddeo DNP PG 12 Ariel Filloy 4 5 2 PF 14 Tomas Ress 6 1 0 SF 22 Jeffrey Viggiano 2 0 0 Head coach: Walter De Raffaele

Third place game

30 April 2017	Monaco	91–77	Umana Reyer Venezia	San Cristóbal de La Laguna
16:15 (GMT)	Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–12, 26–22, 18–22
	Pts: Davies 17 Rebs: Davies, Sy 7 Asts: Wright 8 PIR: Wright 20		Pts: Haynes, Hagins 13 Rebs: Bramos 7 Asts: Filloy 6 PIR: Filloy 14	Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Markos Michaelides (SUI), Ademir Zurapović (BIH)

Monaco v Umana Reyer Venezia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 3 Zack Wright 11 4 8 SG 23 Jamal Shuler 8 1 5 SF 24 Billy Ouattara 13 5 2 PF 5 Amara Sy 12 7 0 C 0 Brandon Davies 17 7 2 Reserves: PG 1 Dee Bost 12 3 5 SF 8 Sergii Gladyr 5 1 1 PF 11 Jordan Aboudou 4 5 0 PG 13 Paul Rigot 3 2 0 C 21 Bangaly Fofana 6 0 0 Head coach: Zvezdan Mitrović

Monaco Reyer Venezia

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 MarQuez Haynes 13 0 3 SG 25 Tyrus McGee 9 6 3 F 6 Michael Bramos 2 7 2 PF 4 Hrvoje Perić 0 4 2 C 16 Benjamin Ortner 2 0 0 Reserves: C 2 Jamelle Hagins 13 2 0 SF 3 Melvin Ejim 6 3 2 SG 7 Stefano Tonut 7 1 0 PG 8 Vincenzo Taddeo 0 0 0 PG 12 Ariel Filloy 12 1 6 PF 14 Tomas Ress 5 4 0 SF 22 Jeffrey Viggiano 8 4 0 Head coach: Walter De Raffaele

Final

Iberostar Tenerife was enjoying its most successful season in the Liga ACB in club history as the club was in the first place of the regular season. Banvit were having a season in which the team won its first trophy by winning the Turkish Cup.^[1]

Playing at its home court, Tenerife won the game 63–59 behind Final Four MVP Marius Grigonis, who scored 18 points on 6 out of 10 three point shooting. Davin White added 14 points and 5 assists, while also hitting the most important three pointer of the game in the final minute. The league's MVP, Jordan Theodore, recorded 17 points and 9 assists for Banvit.^[2]

By winning the Champions League trophy, Tenerife was awarded with the prize money of €500,000.^[3]

30 April 2017	Iberostar Tenerife	63–59	Banvit	San Cristóbal de La Laguna
19:15 (GMT)	Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 18–19, 17–15, 12–13
	Pts: Grigonis 18 Rebs: Bogris 6 Asts: White 5 PIR: White 15	Boxscore	Pts: Theodore 17 Rebs: Orelik 13 Asts: Theodore 4 PIR: Orelik, Theodore 16	Arena: Santiago Martín Attendance: 5,050 Referees: Panagiotis Anastopoulos (GRE), Marek Cmikiewicz (POL), Srđan Dožai (CRO)

Iberostar Tenerife v Banvit

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 00 Rodrigo San Miguel 9 3 1 SG 11 Will Hanley 0 0 1 SF 13 Marius Grigonis 18 3 1 PF 42 Aaron Doornekamp 3 5 2 C 31 Georgios Bogris 2 6 1 Reserves: C 7 Mamadou Niang 6 4 0 SG 5 Nicolás Richotti 0 0 0 PG 10 Ferran Bassas 3 0 0 SF 12 Tariq Kirksay 4 3 2 C 17 Fran Vázquez 4 4 0 PF 21 Tim Abromaitis 0 5 0 PG 34 Davin White 14 2 5 Head coach: Txus Vidorreta

Tenerife Banvit 2016–17 BCL champions Iberostar Tenerife 1st title

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 25 Jordan Theodore 17 9 4 SG 21 Jeremy Chappell 7 3 1 SF 10 Gediminas Orelik 13 13 3 PF 5 Edo Murić 0 1 0 C 14 Gašper Vidmar 2 5 0 Reserves: C 3 Doğukan Sönmez DNP PF 7 Damian Kulig 13 2 0 SF 8 Tolga Geçim 3 2 0 PG 9 Emir Gökalp DNP C 12 Metehan Akyel DNP SF 13 Merthan Mutlu 0 0 0 SG 22 Furkan Korkmaz 4 2 3 Head coach: Sašo Filipovski

References

1. "Banvit win its first Turkish Cup title". Dailysabah.com. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
2. "Iberostar Tenerife crowned inaugural Basketball Champions League winners". BasketballCL.com. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
3. "Iberostar Tenerife receives winner's prize money". BasketballCL.com. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

External links

• Basketball Champions League (official website)
• FIBA Europe (official website)
• Eurobasket.com League Page
• Basketball Champions League Official YouTube Account