# 2021 Basketball Champions League Final

2021 Basketball Champions League Final was the concluding game of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League season, the 5th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
San Pablo Burgos won its second Champions League title after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka.

## Background
### Pınar Karşıyaka

For Karşıyaka, this was the first Basketball Champions League Final, and the second final for a Turkish side after Bandırma B.İ.K. had reached the final in 2017.

### San Pablo Burgos

San Pablo Burgos were the defending champions after having defeated AEK in 2020.

## Teams

| Team | Previous final tournament appearances |
| San Pablo Burgos | 1 (2020) |
| Pınar Karşıyaka | None |

## Venue

The Trade Union Sport Palace was the stage of the final tournament for the first time.
| Nizhny Novgorod | Nizhny Novgorod2021 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe) |
| Trade Union Sport Palace | Nizhny Novgorod2021 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe) |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Nizhny Novgorod2021 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe) |

## Road to the final

| Pınar Karşıyaka | Pınar Karşıyaka | Pınar Karşıyaka | Pınar Karşıyaka | Round | San Pablo Burgos | San Pablo Burgos | San Pablo Burgos | San Pablo Burgos |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Group F second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Brose Bamberg 6 12 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 10 3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 8 4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 6 Source: Champions League ↑ Both Final Four and Final Eight (2020) tournaments. | Group F second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Brose Bamberg 6 12 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 10 3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 8 4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 6 Source: Champions League ↑ Both Final Four and Final Eight (2020) tournaments. | Group F second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Brose Bamberg 6 12 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 10 3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 8 4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 6 Source: Champions League ↑ Both Final Four and Final Eight (2020) tournaments. | Group F second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Brose Bamberg 6 12 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 10 3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 8 4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 6 Source: Champions League ↑ Both Final Four and Final Eight (2020) tournaments. | Regular season | Group H first place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 San Pablo Burgos 6 11 2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 10 3 Filou Oostende 6 8 4 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 7 Source: Champions League | Group H first place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 San Pablo Burgos 6 11 2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 10 3 Filou Oostende 6 8 4 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 7 Source: Champions League | Group H first place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 San Pablo Burgos 6 11 2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 10 3 Filou Oostende 6 8 4 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 7 Source: Champions League | Group H first place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 San Pablo Burgos 6 11 2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 10 3 Filou Oostende 6 8 4 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 7 Source: Champions League |
| Group I second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Hapoel Holon 6 10 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 9 3 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 9 4 Tofaş 6 8 Source: Champions League | Group I second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Hapoel Holon 6 10 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 9 3 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 9 4 Tofaş 6 8 Source: Champions League | Group I second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Hapoel Holon 6 10 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 9 3 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 9 4 Tofaş 6 8 Source: Champions League | Group I second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Hapoel Holon 6 10 2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 9 3 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 9 4 Tofaş 6 8 Source: Champions League | Playoffs | Group J second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 11 2 San Pablo Burgos 6 10 3 Igokea 6 9 4 VEF Rīga 6 6 Source: Champions League | Group J second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 11 2 San Pablo Burgos 6 10 3 Igokea 6 9 4 VEF Rīga 6 6 Source: Champions League | Group J second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 11 2 San Pablo Burgos 6 10 3 Igokea 6 9 4 VEF Rīga 6 6 Source: Champions League | Group J second place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 11 2 San Pablo Burgos 6 10 3 Igokea 6 9 4 VEF Rīga 6 6 Source: Champions League |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoffs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nymburk | 84–73 | 84–73 | 84–73 | Quarter-finals | Hapoel Holon | 86–77 | 86–77 | 86–77 |
| Zaragoza | 84–79 | 84–79 | 84–79 | Semi-finals | SIG Strasbourg | 81–70 | 81–70 | 81–70 |

## Game details

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PF | 2 | Raymar Morgan | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| SG | 17 | D. J. Kennedy | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| PG | 21 | Tony Taylor | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| PG | 22 | Sek Henry | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| PF | 24 | Amath M'Baye | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SF | 1 | Metecan Birsen | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| PG | 5 | Arca Tülüoğlu | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 7 | Mahir Agva | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 9 | Semih Erden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 10 | Onuralp Bitim | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 39 | Yunus Emre Sonsırma | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 64 | Nusret Yildirim | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ufuk Sarıca ||||||
| Karşıyaka | Burgos |
| Karşıyaka | Statistics | Burgos |
| 17/42 (40.5%) | 2-pt field goals | 15/34 (44.1%) |
| 5/19 (26.3%) | 3-pt field goals | 6/26 (23.1%) |
| 10/16 (62.5%) | Free throws | 16/22 (72.7%) |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive rebounds | 31 |
| 38 | Total rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
* 2020–21 Basketball Champions League champions
* San Pablo Burgos 2nd title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| C | 1 | Dejan Kravić | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| SG | 8 | Vítor Benite | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| C | 14 | Jasiel Rivero | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| SF | 22 | Xavier Rabaseda | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| PG | 32 | Alex Renfroe | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PF | 7 | Maksim Salash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 9 | Álex Barrera | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 11 | Miquel Salvó | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| PG | 12 | Thaddus McFadden | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 18 | Jordan Sakho | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PG | 20 | Omar Cook | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| PF | 30 | Ken Horton | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Joan Peñarroya ||||||