2021–22 EuroLeague

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The 2021–22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 22nd season of the modern era of the EuroLeague, and the 12th under the title sponsorship of the Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 65th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 30 September 2021. The three Russian teams were suspended because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not cease, the records of all regular season matches against Russian teams were annulled, and team win-loss records adjusted accordingly, dramatically affecting league standings.[1][2]

Quick Facts Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1, Season ...
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague1
Season2021–22
Duration30 September 2021 – 8 April 2022
(Regular Season)
19 April 2022 – 4 May 2022 (Playoffs)
19 May 2022 – 21 May 2022 (Final Four)
Games played283
Teams18 (15 after the suspension of the Russian teams due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
Regular season
Top seed Barcelona
Season MVP Nikola Mirotić
Final Four
Champions Anadolu Efes (2nd title)
  Runners-up Real Madrid
Third place Barcelona
Fourth place Olympiacos
Final Four MVP Vasilije Micić
Statistical leaders
Points Vasilije Micić 18.2
Rebounds Georgios Papagiannis 8.2
Assists Nick Calathes 6.4
Index Rating Nikola Mirotić 20.1
Records
Biggest home winFenerbahçe 80–41 UNICS
(14 October 2021)
Biggest away winBaskonia 60–88 Real Madrid
(25 November 2021)
Highest scoringBarcelona 111–109 UNICS
(22 December 2021)
Winning streak9 games
Barcelona
Real Madrid
Losing streak9 games
Žalgiris
Highest attendance15,092
Anadolu Efes 93–90 Real Madrid
(22 March 2022)
Lowest attendance0
officially five matches
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2022.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Turkish Airlines.
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Anadolu Efes successfully defended last year's title after defeating Real Madrid in the championship game.

Team allocation

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ALBA Berlin was awarded with a two-year wild card Turkish Airlines EuroLeague license.[3] Bayern Munich and LDLC ASVEL have received long-term licenses.[4]

Distribution

The following is the access list for this season.

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Access list for 2021–22 EuroLeague
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Regular season
(18 teams)
  • 13 licensed clubs with a long-term licence
  • 5 associated clubs with an annual licence
Playoffs
(8 teams)
  • 8 highest-placed teams from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 series winners from the playoffs
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Qualified teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:[4]

Qualified teams for 2021–22 EuroLeague
Licensed clubs
Spain Barcelona Greece Olympiacos Turkey Anadolu Efes Lithuania Žalgiris
Spain Baskonia Greece Panathinaikos Turkey Fenerbahçe Russia CSKA Moscow
Spain Real Madrid Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Italy Olimpia Milano Germany Bayern Munich
France ASVEL
Associated clubs
Germany ALBA Berlin (WC) France AS Monaco (EC)[Note FRA] Russia UNICS (EC) Serbia Crvena zvezda (WC)[5]
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (WC)[6]
Notes
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    France (FRA): AS Monaco is a club based in Monaco (which does not qualify for European competitions), but participate in European competitions through one of the berths for France (any coefficient points it earns count toward France).

Teams

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Venues and locations

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Greece PanathinaikosIsrael Oded KattashMutual consent26 June 2021[24]Pre-seasonGreece Dimitrios Priftis26 June 2021[24]
Russia UNICSGreece Dimitrios PriftisSigned by Panathinaikos26 June 2021[24]Croatia Velimir Perasović29 June 2021[25]
Turkey FenerbahçeSerbia Igor KokoškovParted ways27 July 2021[26]Serbia Aleksandar Đorđević31 July 2021[27]
Germany ALBA BerlinSpain Aíto García RenesesSabbatical17 August 2021[28]Spain Israel González17 August 2021[28]
Lithuania ŽalgirisAustria Martin SchillerSacked8 October 2021[29]18th (0–2)Slovenia Jure Zdovc8 October 2021[29]
Spain BaskoniaMontenegro Duško IvanovićSacked15 November 2021[30]16th (3–6)Croatia Neven Spahija15 November 2021[31]
France AS MonacoMontenegro Zvezdan MitrovićMutual consent13 December 2021[32]14th (5–9)Serbia Saša Obradović13 December 2021[33]
Israel Maccabi Tel AvivGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosSacked15 February 2022[34]12th (11–12)Israel Avi Even (interim)15 February 2022[34]
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Referees

A total of 72 Euroleague Basketball officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:[35][36]

  • Albania Gentian Cici
  • Argentina Leandro Lezcano
  • Belgium Nick van den Broeck
  • Croatia Denis Hadžić
  • Croatia Josip Radojković
  • Croatia Luka Kardum
  • Croatia Sreten Radović
  • Croatia Tomislav Hordov
  • Czech Republic Robert Vyklický
  • Estonia Aare Halliko
  • Estonia Rain Peerandi
  • France Hugues Thépénier
  • France Joseph Bissang
  • France Maxime Boubert
  • France Mehdi Difallah
  • Germany Anne Panther
  • Germany Benjamin Barth
  • Germany Robert Lottermoser
  • Germany Steve Bittner
  • United Kingdom Eduard Udyanskyy
  • Greece Elias Koromilas
  • Greece Ioannis Foufis
  • Greece Vasileios Pitsilkas
  • Greece Vasiliki Tsaroucha
  • Israel Adar Peer
  • Israel Amit Balak
  • Israel Seffi Shemmesh
  • Italy Carmelo Paternicò
  • Italy Guido Giovannetti
  • Italy Luigi Lamonica
  • Italy Michele Rossi
  • Latvia Kristaps Konstantinovs
  • Latvia Oļegs Latiševs
  • Lithuania Artūras Šukys
  • Lithuania Gytis Vilius
  • Lithuania Jurgis Laurinavičius
  • Montenegro Igor Dragojević
  • Montenegro Miloš Koljenšić
  • Poland Jakub Zamojski
  • Poland Marcin Kowalski
  • Poland Piotr Pastusiak
  • Poland Tomasz Trawicki
  • Portugal Fernando Rocha
  • Portugal Sérgio Silva
  • Russia Artem Lavrukhin
  • Russia Stanislav Valeev
  • Serbia Ilija Belošević
  • Serbia Marko Juras
  • Serbia Milivoje Jovčić
  • Serbia Uroš Nikolić
  • Serbia Uroš Obrknežević
  • Slovenia Damir Javor
  • Slovenia Mario Majkić
  • Slovenia Matej Boltauzer
  • Slovenia Milan Nedović
  • Slovenia Saša Pukl
  • Slovenia Sašo Petek
  • Spain Benjamín Jiménez
  • Spain Carlos Cortés
  • Spain Carlos Peruga
  • Spain Daniel Hierrezuelo
  • Spain Emilio Pérez
  • Spain Jordi Aliaga
  • Spain Juan Carlos García
  • Spain Miguel Ángel Pérez
  • Sweden Saulius Račys
  • Switzerland Sébastien Clivaz
  • Turkey Emin Moğulkoç
  • Turkey Hüseyin Çelik
  • Turkey Sinan Isguder
  • Ukraine Borys Ryzhyk
  • Ukraine Mykola Ambrosov

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 28 21 7 2275 2101 +174 Qualification to playoffs
2 Greece Olympiacos 28 19 9 2222 2045 +177
3 Italy A|X Armani Exchange Milan 28 19 9 2069 1992 +77
4 Spain Real Madrid 28 18 10 2181 2079 +102
5 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 17 11 2272 2209 +63
6 Turkey Anadolu Efes 28 16 12 2322 2221 +101
7 France AS Monaco 28 15 13 2311 2225 +86
8 Germany Bayern Munich 28 14 14 2123 2105 +18
9 Spain Bitci Baskonia 28 12 16 2116 2186 70
10 Germany ALBA Berlin 28 12 16 2121 2239 118
11 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 28 12 16 2041 2089 48
12 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 28 10 18 2051 2099 48
13 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 28 9 19 2089 2235 146
14 France LDLC ASVEL 28 8 20 2036 2239 203
15 Lithuania Žalgiris 28 8 20 2084 2249 165
16 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 Excluded
17 Russia CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Russia UNICS 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Source: EuroLeague
Rules for classification: All points scored in extra period(s) were not counted in the standings, nor for any tie-break situation.

Regulations

When more than two teams are tied, the ranking was established taking into account the victories obtained in the games played only among them. Should the tie persist among some, but not all, of the teams, the ranking of the teams still tied was determined by again taking into account the victories in the games played only among them, and repeating this same procedure until the tie is entirely resolved. If a tie persists, the ranking was determined by the goal difference in favour and against in the games played only among the teams still tied.[37]

Results

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Home \ Away BER EFS ASM AXM FCB BKN BAY CZV CSK FNB ASV MTA OLY PAO RMB UNK ZAL ZEN
ALBA Berlin 63–90 92–84 81–76 79–95 76–80 69–82 74–70 90–93 84–70 67–71 91–86 90–75 87–78 74–89 81–53 82–74 76–67
Anadolu Efes 87–77 98–77 77–83 93–95 87–72 81–76 84–83 96–100 84–79 78–72 109–77 88–69 82–81 93–90 71–68 94–60 79–90
AS Monaco 91–74 102–80 65–71 81–85 78–68 94–71 70–62 97–80 92–78 84–85 82–76 92–72 75–63 84–90 79–76 82–83 74–85
A|X Armani Exchange Milan 84–76 75–71 63–72 75–70 89–78 84–77 79–62 84–74 60–71 73–72 83–72 72–93 75–54 73–75 1 65–58 1
Barcelona 96–64 82–77 88–83 73–75 93–67 71–66 82–70 81–73 88–67 84–71 80–104 79–78 86–60 93–80 111–109 96–73 84–58
Bitci Baskonia 85–68 87–74 78–66 64–78 94–75 77–84 93–74 74–80 77–62 91–66 69–87 62–72 81–79 60–88 1 96–79 82–90
Bayern Munich 62–56 83–71 78–83 83–77 72–80 76–81 82–57 1 71–63 73–65 70–52 88–98 81–78 76–80 1 74–65 1
Crvena zvezda mts 63–78 93–85 80–91 57–63 69–76 86–83 81–78 1 74–69 73–67 84–77 81–76 81–48 65–62 78–98 73–61 76–80
CSKA Moscow 91–72 97–99 1 57–67 1 1 77–74 78–76 82–91 90–83 74–73 88–82 97–77 1 67–88 1 77–67
Fenerbahçe Beko 57–66 84–89 96–86 43–68 74–76 75–53 81–76 61–57 1 85–76 90–79 94–80 59–62 66–51 80–41 73–67 1
LDLC ASVEL 80–82 75–73 75–100 80–81 60–80 69–72 68–77 69–67 70–68 84–82 85–93 80–94 63–76 74–87 85–82 88–76 61–71
Maccabi Tel Aviv 87–78 78–92 95–84 75–58 85–68 94–93 69–68 63–75 84–75 85–76 94–73 84–69 77–73 75–74 74–85 76–62 1
Olympiacos 87–83 87–85 86–65 67–58 73–66 75–50 83–60 72–76 1 67–65 89–54 90–73 101–73 74–68 1 83–68 1
Panathinaikos OPAP 82–67 95–69 83–91 75–76 82–85 75–63 80–67 79–73 74–98 91–87 70–84 83–95 65–84 87–86 72–74 83–96 70–64
Real Madrid 87–64 82–69 94–86 92–88 68–86 89–74 88–97 79–67 71–65 70–69 70–58 72–70 75–67 88–65 85–68 95–82 85–64
UNICS 85–71 75–67 80–88 97–71 70–64 83–69 73–70 77–84 75–86 1 1 1 84–87 1 65–58 66–53 69–70
Žalgiris 71–79 71–85 98–107 70–74 91–84 72–68 73–75 103–98 51–73 86–75 68–72 78–94 73–84 76–69 68–47 67–76 64–70
Zenit Saint Petersburg 75–66 76–67 77–86 74–70 1 83–54 79–71 58–69 1 80–86 1 73–71 84–78 1 68–75 1 1
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Source: EuroLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

1Participation of Russian teams is suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in accordance with the decision of the Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) Shareholders Executive Board of 28 February.[38]

Playoffs

Playoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four winning teams advance to the Final Four.

Series

Final Four

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Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia

The Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Thursday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Saturday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The 2022 EuroLeague Final Four was played at the Štark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia, on 19–21 May 2022.[39]

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
19 May
 
 
Spain Barcelona83
 
21 May
 
Spain Real Madrid86
 
Spain Real Madrid57
 
19 May
 
Turkey Anadolu Efes58
 
Greece Olympiacos74
 
 
Turkey Anadolu Efes77
 
Third place game
 
 
21 May
 
 
Spain Barcelona84
 
 
Greece Olympiacos74

Awards

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All official awards of the 2021–22 EuroLeague.

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

All-EuroLeague Teams

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year

MVP of the Round

Regular season
Playoffs
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MVP of the Month

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Month Round Player Team Ref.
2021
October1–7Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona[87]
November8–12Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid[88]
December13–18Spain Nikola Mirotić (2)Spain Barcelona[89]
2022
January19–23France Guerschon YabuseleSpain Real Madrid[90]
February24–27Bulgaria Sasha VezenkovGreece Olympiacos[91]
March28–33United States Mike JamesFrance AS Monaco[92]
April34–PO5Turkey Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes[93]
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Statistics

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Individual statistics

Rating

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Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona3876520.1
2.Turkey Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes3972818.7
3.Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid3564418.4
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Source: EuroLeague

Points

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Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Serbia Vasilije MicićTurkey Anadolu Efes3461918.2
2.Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona3864316.9
3.United States Mike JamesFrance AS Monaco3862216.4
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Source: EuroLeague

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Greece Georgios PapagiannisGreece Panathinaikos292398.2
2.Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid352647.5
3.Italy Nicolò MelliItaly A|X Armani Exchange Milan322146.7
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Source: EuroLeague

Assists

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Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Greece Nick CalathesSpain Barcelona291856.4
2.United States Lorenzo BrownRussia UNICS241466.1
3.United States Mike JamesFrance AS Monaco382195.8
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Source: EuroLeague

Blocks

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Rank Name Team Games Blocks BPG
1.Greece Georgios PapagiannisGreece Panathinaikos29501.7
2.Cape Verde Edy TavaresSpain Real Madrid35601.7
3.United States Donta HallFrance AS Monaco35391.1
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Source: EuroLeague

Other statistics

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Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States John BrownRussia UNICS252.8
Turnovers France Élie OkoboFrance LDLC ASVEL273.1
Fouls drawn United States Mike JamesFrance AS Monaco385.1
Minutes Turkey Shane LarkinTurkey Anadolu Efes3931:53
FT % United States Scottie WilbekinIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv3594.1%
2-Point % United States Donta HallFrance AS Monaco3577.5%
3-Point % Italy Marco SpissuRussia UNICS2552.9%
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Individual game highs

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Category Player Team Statistic Opponent
Rating Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Barcelona39Spain Real Madrid (19 May 2022)
Points United States Scottie WilbekinIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv37France AS Monaco (17 Nov 2021)
Rebounds Greece Georgios PapagiannisGreece Panathinaikos17Russia UNICS (11 Nov 2021)
Assists United States Mike JamesFrance AS Monaco14Lithuania Žalgiris (15 Dec 2021)
Steals United States John BrownRussia UNICS7Spain Barcelona (20 Jan 2022)
Blocks Four players5
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Team statistics

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Category Team Average
Rating Turkey Anadolu Efes93.9
Points France AS Monaco83.4
Rebounds Spain Real Madrid38.3
Assists Spain Barcelona18.4
Steals Russia UNICS9.4
Blocks Spain Real Madrid3.3
Turnovers Germany ALBA Berlin13.7
FT % Turkey Anadolu Efes81.5%
2-Point % Greece Olympiacos58.1%
3-Point % Spain Barcelona40.1%
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Attendances

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As of 21 May 2022
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
1 Final Four in Belgrade 55,772 15,000 12,127 13,943 n/a
2 Turkey Anadolu Efes 190,023 15,121 5,218 11,876 n/a
3 Israel Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 126,440 10,360 0 8,429 n/a
4 Lithuania Žalgiris 106,830 12,686 4,863 7,630 n/a
5 Greece Olympiacos 119,636 11,847 1,000 7,037 n/a
6 Spain Bitci Baskonia 96,391 8,218 5,426 6,885 n/a
7 Serbia Crvena zvezda mts 84,597 7,893 4,247 6,042 n/a
8 Spain Real Madrid 95,099 9,131 3,087 5,943 n/a
9 Turkey Fenerbahçe Beko 77,640 12,133 1,892 5,545 n/a
10 Spain Barcelona 87,972 7,444 3,049 5,174 n/a
11 Italy A|X Armani Exchange Milan 78,297 8,900 2,250 4,893 n/a
12 France LDLC ASVEL 59,327 5,461 2,000 4,237 n/a
13 Greece Panathinaikos OPAP 54,364 11,852 951 3,883 n/a
14 Germany ALBA Berlin 53,552 6,176 1,600 3,825 n/a
15 France AS Monaco 56,578 4,084 2,151 3,536 n/a
16 Germany Bayern Munich 42,782 6,500 0 2,673 n/a
League total 1,385,300 15,121 0 5,856 n/a
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Source: Euroleague

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