# 2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge

2011–12 FIBA EuroChallenge was the eighth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

## Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round.
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
* EC: Transferred from Eurocup
** QR: Losers from qualifying rounds
Regular season :
| Artland Dragons (EC QR) | Pınar Karşıyaka (EC QR) | ETHA Engomis (EC QR) | ZZ Leiden (1st) |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg (6th) | Beşiktaş Milangaz (EC QR) | Keravnos (4th) | "U" Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca (1st) |
| Göttingen (7th) | Olin Edirne (7th) | Prostějov (EC QR) | Norrköping Dolphins (EC QR) |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn (13th) | Türk Telekom (10th) | Pardubice (3rd) | Mad-Croc Funelabrada (7th) |
| Élan Chalon (EC QR) | Generali Okapi Aalstar (2nd) | Goverla (3rd) | Ventspils (EC QR) |
| Chorale Roanne (6th) | Antwerp Giants (5th) | Khimik (12th) | Nizhny Novgorod (8th) |
| Pau-Lacq-Orthez (10th) | Bemaco SPU Nitra (1st) | Armia (1st) | |
| Qualifying round ||||
| Enisey (6th) | Spartak Primorye (2nd) | Minsk-2006 (1st) | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions (6th) |
| Krasnye Krylia (7th) | Szolnoki Olaj (1st) | Sokhumi (4th) | Tampereen Pyrintö (1st) |
| Triumph Lyubertsy (10th) | Atomerőmű SE (3rd) | | |
* ↑ Spartak Primorye finished second in the Russian Super League 1, the second division in Russia.

## Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Spartak Primorye | 141–147 | Enisey | 75–58 | 66–89 |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | 168–151 | Krasnye Krylya | 94–71 | 74–80 |
| Sokhumi | 157–175 | Minsk-2006 | 94–78 | 63–97 |
| Atomerőmű SE | 155–128 | Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions | 70–48 | 80–85 |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 134–137 | Szolnoki Olaj | 77–69 | 57–68 |

## Regular season

The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the last 16, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.
If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the regular season, tiebreakers were 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.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | EWE | FUE | NIT | NOR |
| 1 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 428 | +106 | 12 | Advance to last 16 | — | 85–66 | 88–79 | 106–61 |
| 2 | Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 530 | 477 | +53 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | 77–83 | — | 93–80 | 89–75 |
| 3 | Bemaco SPU Nitra | 6 | 1 | 5 | 478 | 504 | −26 | 7 | | 72–77 | 75–86 | — | 108–78 |
| 4 | Norrköping Dolphins | 6 | 1 | 5 | 448 | 581 | −133 | 7 | | 73–95 | 79–119 | 82–64 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BJK | ZZL | ARM | GÖT |
| 1 | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 6 | 6 | 0 | 543 | 437 | +106 | 12 | Advance to last 16 | — | 76–69 | 103–82 | 105–94 |
| 2 | ZZ Leiden | 6 | 3 | 3 | 434 | 437 | −3 | 9 | Advance to last 16 | 58–86 | — | 76–59 | 80–71 |
| 3 | Armia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 441 | 464 | −23 | 9 | | 75–77 | 74–71 | — | 82–76 |
| 4 | Göttingen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 432 | 512 | −80 | 6 | | 59–96 | 71–80 | 61–69 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ROA | PAR | PRO | GOV |
| 1 | Chorale Roanne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 490 | 451 | +39 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 88–73 | 87–70 | 81–78 |
| 2 | JIP Pardubice | 6 | 4 | 2 | 478 | 476 | +2 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | 82–77 | — | 98–84 | 72–69 |
| 3 | Prostějov | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 487 | −11 | 9 | | 85–87 | 82–76 | — | 78–64 |
| 4 | Goverla | 6 | 0 | 6 | 425 | 455 | −30 | 6 | | 63–70 | 76–77 | 75–77 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | NN | VEN | KHI | ATO |
| 1 | Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 4 | 2 | 492 | 425 | +67 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 77–63 | 85–73 | 96–51 |
| 2 | Ventspils | 6 | 4 | 2 | 436 | 422 | +14 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | 77–75 | — | 81–55 | 69–56 |
| 3 | Khimik | 6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 451 | −5 | 9 | | 78–87 | 81–67 | — | 83–58 |
| 4 | Atomerőmű SE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 475 | −76 | 7 | | 83–72 | 78–79 | 73–76 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHA | ANT | ENI | MOB |
| 1 | Élan Chalon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 479 | 481 | −2 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 65–90 | 87–79 | 83–74 |
| 2 | Antwerp Giants | 6 | 4 | 2 | 474 | 424 | +50 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | 78–79 | — | 73–69 | 87–63 |
| 3 | Enisey | 6 | 2 | 4 | 458 | 468 | −10 | 8 | | 79–80 | 76–72 | — | 73–81 |
| 4 | "U" Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca | 6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 484 | −38 | 7 | | 81–85 | 72–74 | 75–82 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | TRI | OKA | ETHA | OLI |
| 1 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 434 | +17 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 83–78 | 60–68 | 70–61 |
| 2 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 511 | 463 | +48 | 9 | Advance to last 16 | 83–84 | — | 89–73 | 95–70 |
| 3 | ETHA Engomis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 409 | 438 | −29 | 9 | | 55–72 | 61–80 | — | 70–67 |
| 4 | Olin Edirne | 6 | 2 | 4 | 449 | 485 | −36 | 8 | | 89–82 | 70–82 | 92–86 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | BON | KSK | MIN | TUR |
| 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 452 | +38 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | — | 80–65 | 93–81 | 87–80 |
| 2 | Pınar Karşıyaka | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 477 | −1 | 9 | Advance to last 16 | 66–65 | — | 103–105 | 81–83 |
| 3 | Minsk-2006 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 487 | 515 | −28 | 9 | | 79–71 | 70–79 | — | 74–93 |
| 4 | Türk Telekom | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 496 | −9 | 8 | | 81–94 | 74–82 | 76–78 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ART | SZO | KER | PAU |
| 1 | Artland Dragons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 520 | 480 | +40 | 11 | Advance to last 16 | — | 86–78 | 93–75 | 87–81 |
| 2 | Szolnoki Olaj | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 483 | +17 | 10 | Advance to last 16 | 90–85 | — | 81–93 | 85–70 |
| 3 | Keravnos | 6 | 2 | 4 | 483 | 511 | −28 | 8 | | 81–93 | 82–91 | — | 67–70 |
| 4 | Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 475 | −29 | 7 | | 75–76 | 67–75 | 83–85 | — |

## Last 16

The sixteen teams were divided in four groups of four. In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams are eliminated.

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | VEN | ROA | EWE | ZZL |
| 1 | Ventspils | 6 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 448 | +7 | 10 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 94–92 | 74–61 | 69–73 |
| 2 | Chorale Roanne | 6 | 3 | 3 | 505 | 464 | +41 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | 88–89 | — | 86–80 | 91–56 |
| 3 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 456 | 447 | +9 | 9 | | 77–69 | 82–80 | — | 85–62 |
| 4 | ZZ Leiden | 6 | 2 | 4 | 387 | 444 | −57 | 8 | | 57–60 | 63–68 | 76–71 | — |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHA | SZO | BON | OKA |
| 1 | Élan Chalon | 6 | 3 | 3 | 494 | 467 | +27 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 85–64 | 88–66 | 87–72 |
| 2 | Szolnoki Olaj | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 511 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | 90–81 | — | 96–94 | 112–76 |
| 3 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 6 | 3 | 3 | 497 | 509 | −12 | 9 | | 91–89 | 89–75 | — | 71–63 |
| 4 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 6 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 504 | −25 | 9 | | 84–64 | 86–84 | 98–86 | — |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | FUE | BJK | NN | PAR |
| 1 | Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 465 | 430 | +35 | 12 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 72–70 | 73–70 | 85–70 |
| 2 | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 6 | 4 | 2 | 458 | 433 | +25 | 10 | Advance to quarterfinals | 77–78 | — | 82–80 | 78–70 |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 6 | 1 | 5 | 450 | 460 | −10 | 7 | | 70–78 | 64–75 | — | 86–65 |
| 4 | Pardubice | 6 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 484 | −50 | 7 | | 73–79 | 69–76 | 87–80 | — |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ART | TRI | KSK | ANT |
| 1 | Artland Dragons | 6 | 5 | 1 | 495 | 478 | +17 | 11 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 83–74 | 95–88 | 81–71 |
| 2 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 452 | 463 | −11 | 9 | Advance to quarterfinals | 87–70 | — | 75–90 | 79–60 |
| 3 | Pınar Karşıyaka | 6 | 2 | 4 | 487 | 488 | −1 | 8 | | 95–99 | 77–79 | — | 70–51 |
| 4 | Port of Antwerp Giants | 6 | 2 | 4 | 417 | 422 | −5 | 8 | | 63–67 | 83–58 | 89–67 | — |

## Quarter-finals

The eight teams that advanced from the last 16 be played in a best-of-three playoff format. Matches were played on 13, 15 and 20 March. Team 1 played the first and the third game (if necessary) at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Ventspils | 1–2 | Szolnoki Olaj | 82–63 | 76–82 | 78–82 |
| Élan Chalon | 2–0 | Chorale Roanne | 75–73 | 78–76 | 0 |
| Mad-Croc Fuenlabrada | 1–2 | Triumph Lyubertsy | 75–76 | 78–68 | 65–80 |
| Artland Dragons | 0–2 | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 73–74 | 63–77 | 0 |

## Final Four

The Final Four was held from 27 until 29 April 2012 in the Főnix Hall at Debrecen, Hungary.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 27 April | 27 April |
| Szolnoki Olaj | 60 |
| Szolnoki Olaj | 60 | 29 April | 29 April |
| Beşiktaş Milangaz | 64 | 29 April | 29 April |
| Beşiktaş Milangaz | 64 | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 91 |
| 27 April | 27 April | | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 91 |
| 27 April | 27 April | Élan Chalon | 86 |
| Élan Chalon | 84 | Élan Chalon | 86 |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | 69 | | |
| Triumph Lyubertsy | 69 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 29 April | 29 April |
| | | Szolnoki Olaj | 87 |
| | | Triumph Lyubertsy | 94 |

## Awards
### Weekly MVP
#### Regular season

| Round | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | Jovo Stanojević | Pınar Karşıyaka | 36 |
| 2 | Nathan Peavy | Artland Dragons | 33 |
| 3 | Deron Williams | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 44 |
| 4 | Erwin Dudley | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 34 |
| 5 | Vladimir Štimac | Olin Edirne | 40 |
| 6 | Chris Wright | Olin Edirne | 31 |

#### Last 16

| Round | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | Chris Copeland | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 30 |
| 1 | Mire Chatman | Pınar Karşıyaka | 30 |
| 1 | Darren Fenn | Artland Dragons | 30 |
| 2 | Obie Trotter | Szolnoki Olaj | 36 |
| 3 | Jovo Stanojević (2) | Pınar Karşıyaka | 37 |
| 4 | Kyle Landry | Triumph Lyubertsy | 32 |
| 5 | Pops Mensah-Bonsu | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 33 |
| 6 | İlkan Karaman | Pınar Karşıyaka | 31 |

#### Quarter-finals

| Round | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | Kyle Landry (2) | Triumph Lyubertsy | 27 |
| 2 | Pops Mensah-Bonsu (2) | Beşiktaş Milangaz | 39 |
| 3 | Obie Trotter (2) | Szolnoki Olaj | 28 |