# 2009–10 Eurocup Basketball

2009–10 Eurocup Basketball was the eighth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It began with qualifying round matches on October 20, 2009, and ended with the Eurocup Finals on April 17 and 18, 2010, at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. The competition was won by Spanish club Power Electronics Valencia, who won their second EuroCup title, and also secured a place in the 2010–11 edition of the EuroCup's parent competition, the EuroLeague.
For the first time, the EuroCup conducted a four-team final round, as in the EuroLeague. To accommodate this change, a quarterfinal round was introduced. As in the EuroLeague, where the top two teams from each of the four groups in its Top 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals, the top two teams from each group in the analogous Last 16 phase advanced to the quarterfinals. However, the structure of the EuroCup quarterfinals was very different from that of the EuroLeague — instead of a best-of-5 series, as in the EuroLeague, each EuroCup quarterfinal was a two-legged tie, with the winner determined on aggregate score. Unlike virtually all other basketball competitions, the quarterfinals did not use overtime, unless necessary to break an aggregate tie.

## Teams of the 2009–2010 Eurocup

Group stage :
| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) |
| Russia (Superleague A) | 3 | UNICS (3) | Spartak Saint Petersburg (4) | Triumph Lyubertsy (6) |
| Spain (Liga ACB) | 2 | DKV Joventut (5) | Gran Canaria 2014 (6) | |
| Turkey (TBL) | 2 | Türk Telekom Ankara (3) | Galatasaray Café Crown (4) | |
| Serbia (KLS) | 2 | Crvena zvezda (2) | Hemofarm (3) | |
| France (LNB PRO A) | 2 | Nancy (4) | Cholet (9) | |
| Italy (Serie A) | 1 | Lauretana Biella (4) | | |
| Germany (BBL) | 1 | Telekom Baskets Bonn (2) | | |
| Poland (PLK) | 1 | Turów Zgorzelec (2) | | |
| Croatia (A1 League) | 1 | Zadar (2) | | |
| Lithuania (LKL) | 1 | Šiauliai (3) | | |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | 1 | Azovmash (1) | | |
| Czech Republic (NBL) | 1 | ČEZ Nymburk (1) | | |
| Losers of Euroleague 2009–10 qualifying rounds |||||
| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) |
| Greece (ESAKE A1) | 1 | Aris (4) | | |
| France (LNB PRO A) | 1 | Le Mans (3) | | |
| Belgium (Ligue Ethias) | 1 | Spirou (1) | | |
| Latvia (LBL) | 1 | Ventspils (1) | | |
| Italy (Serie A) | 1 | Benetton Treviso (3) | | |
| Germany (BBL) | 1 | Alba Berlin (3) | |
| Qualifying round |||||
| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2008–09 national championships) |
| Spain (Liga ACB) | 2 | Power Electronics Valencia (7) | Bizkaia Bilbao (8) | |
| Russia (Superleague A) | 1 | Dynamo Moscow (6) | | |
| Turkey (TBL) | 1 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka (5) | | |
| France (LNB PRO A) | 1 | Chorale Roanne (5) | | |
| Italy (Serie A) | 1 | BancaTercas Teramo (6) | | |
| Greece (ESAKE A1) | 1 | Panellinios (5) | | |
| Israel (BSL) | 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem (4) | | |
| Germany (BBL) | 1 | Brose Baskets (4) | | |
| Ukraine (SuperLeague) | 1 | Dontetsk (2) | | |
| Belgium (Ligue Ethias) | 1 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut (2) | | |
| Latvia (LBL) | 1 | VEF Rīga (3) | | |
| Montenegro (Opportunity Liga) | 1 | Budućnost (1) | | |
| Cyprus (Division A) | 1 | APOEL (1) | | |
| Netherlands (FEB) | 1 | MyGuide Amsterdam (1) | | |
| Austria (Admiral League) | 1 | Kraftwerk Wels (1) | | |

## Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Amsterdam | 112–141 | Dynamo Moscow | 64–63 | 48–78 |
| Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 139–142 | Power Electronics Valencia | 78–63 | 61–79 |
| Kraftwerk Wels | 155–169 | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | 74–69 | 81–100 |
| VEF Rīga | 158–168 | Panellinios | 79–94 | 79–74 |
| Brose Baskets | 129–128 | Budućnost | 64–61 | 65–67 |
| Donetsk | 150–153 | Bizkaia Bilbao | 71–63 | 79–90 |
| APOEL | 139–140 | Bancatercas Teramo | 77–63 | 62–77 |
| Chorale Roanne | 162–169 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 83–81 | 79–88 |

## Regular season

Key to colors :
* Top two places in each group advance to Top 16
| Group A Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Alba Berlin 651463459+4 2. Galatasaray Café Crown 633525519+6 3. BancaTercas Teramo 624480482−2 4. Azovmash 624496504−8 | Group B Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Power Electronics Valencia 651420411+9 2. Le Mans 633482445+371–1, +12 3. Triumph Lyubertsy 633430473−431–1, –12 4. Hemofarm 615477480−3 |
| Group C Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Aris 651492450+42 2. Hapoel Jerusalem 633503487+161–1, +2 3. Zadar 633500486+141–1, –2 4. Šiauliai 615494566−72 | Group D Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. UNICS Kazan 651498421+77 2. DKV Joventut 651485457+28 3. Beşiktaş Cola Turka 615499578−79 4. Telekom Baskets Bonn 615446472−26 |
| Group E Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Bizkaia Bilbao 660510432+78 2. Türk Telekom 633479452+271–1, +11 3. Spartak Saint Petersburg 633456462−61–1, –11 4. Spirou 606384483−99 | Group F Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Crvena zvezda 651498452+46 2. Benetton Treviso 642494475+19 3. Cholet 633442438+4 4. Dynamo Moscow 606430499−69 |
| Group G Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Panellinios 642457415+42 2. Gran Canaria 2014 642425416+9 3. Nancy 633445444+1 4. Turów Zgorzelec 615444496−52 | Group H Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. ČEZ Nymburk 642469405+642–2, +16 2. Brose Baskets 642495422+732–2, +1 3. Lauretana Biella 642460437+232–2, –17 4. Ventspils 606346506−160 |

## Top 16

Key to colors :
* Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals
| Group I Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Alba Berlin 642419409+10 2. Aris 633447407+401–1 +28 3. DKV Joventut 633408431–231–1 –28 4. Le Mans 624420447–27 | Group J Team Pld W L PF PA Diff 1. Power Electronics Valencia 651487465+22 2. Hapoel Jerusalem 642507480+27 3. UNICS 633477484–7 4. Galatasaray Café Crown 606526568–42 |
| Group K Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Bizkaia Bilbao 642447400+471–1 +13 2. Panellinios 642462457+51–1 –13 3. Benetton Treviso 624450460–101–1 +6 4. Brose Baskets 624410452–421–1 –6 | Group L Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break 1. Gran Canaria 2014 642440431+9 2. ČEZ Nymburk 633447446+11–1 +13 3. Crvena zvezda 633440426+141–1 –13 4. Türk Telekom 624474498–24 |

## Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first leg of the Bilbao–Nymburk tie was played on March 23, with all other first legs played on March 24. All return legs were played on March 31. The group winner in each tie, listed as "Team #1", hosted the second leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Alba Berlin | 133–126 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 61–67 | 72–59 |
| Power Electronics Valencia | 156–131 | Aris | 71–64 | 85–67 |
| Bizkaia Bilbao | 105–99 | ČEZ Nymburk | 59–47 | 46–52 |
| Gran Canaria 2014 | 145–149 | Panellinios | 70–81 | 75–68 |

## Final four

The first-ever "final four" in the history of the competition, officially called the Eurocup Finals, was held at Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. Euroleague Basketball Company was initially noncommital on whether it would schedule a third-place game, but ultimately decided to do so.

### Semifinals

April 17, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Alba Berlin | 77–70 | Bizkaia Bilbao |
| Power Electronics Valencia | 92–80 | Panellinios |

### 3rd place game

April 18, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Bizkaia Bilbao | 76–67 | Panellinios |

### Final

April 19, Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Alba Berlin | 44–67 | Power Electronics Valencia |
* 2009–10 Eurocup Champions
* Power Electronics Valencia 2nd Title

### Final standings

* Team
* Power Electronics Valencia
* Alba Berlin
* Bizkaia Bilbao
* Panellinios

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

| Week | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
| 1. | Radoslav Rančík | Galatasaray Café Crown | 41 |
| 2. | Mire Chatman | Beşiktaş Cola Turka | 42 |
| 3. | Mindaugas Kuzminskas | Šiauliai | 34 |
| 4. | Darius Washington | Galatasaray Café Crown | 45 |
| 5. | Brandon Hunter | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 |
| 6. | Mike Taylor | Crvena zvezda | 35 |

#### Top 16

| Week | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
| 1. | Marko Popović Julius Jenkins | UNICS Kazan Alba Berlin | 26 |
| 2. | Philip Ricci | ČEZ Nymburk | 34 |
| 3. | Matt Nielsen | Valencia | 29 |
| 4. | Víctor Claver Devin Smith | Valencia Panellinios | 26 |
| 5. | Casey Jacobsen | Brose Baskets | 31 |
| 6. | Marc Salyers | Le Mans | 33 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Game | Player | Team | Performance Index Rating |
| 1. | Brandon Hunter | Hapoel Jerusalem | 32 |
| 2. | Matt Nielsen | Valencia | 25 |

### Eurocup MVP

* Marko Banić (Bizkaia Bilbao Basket)

### Eurocup Finals MVP

* Matt Nielsen (Power Electronics Valencia)

### All-Eurocup Team

| Position | All-Eurocup First Team | Club Team | All-Eurocup Second Team | Club Team |
| G | Nando De Colo | Valencia | Arthur Lee | ČEZ Nymburk |
| G | Immanuel McElroy | ALBA Berlin | Kostas Charalampidis | Panellinios |
| F | Devin Smith | Panellinios | Dijon Thompson | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| F | Marko Banić | Bilbao | James Augustine | Gran Canaria |
| C | Matt Nielsen | Valencia | Blagota Sekulić | ALBA Berlin |

### Coach of the Year

* Ilias Zouros (Panellinios BC)

### Rising Star

* Víctor Claver (Power Electronics Valencia)

## Individual statistics
### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1. | Darius Washington | Galatasaray Café Crown | 11 | 238 | 21.64 |
| 2. | Gary Neal | Benetton Basket | 11 | 212 | 19.27 |
| 3. | Radoslav Rančík | Galatasaray Café Crown | 12 | 226 | 18.83 |
| 4. | Marko Popović | UNICS Kazan | 12 | 219 | 18.25 |
| 5. | Dewarick Spencer | Le Mans | 12 | 211 | 17.58 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
| 1. | James Augustine | Gran Canaria 2014 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 |
| 2. | Radoslav Rančík | Galatasaray Café Crown | 12 | 83 | 6.92 |
| 3 | Mike Wilkinson | Galatasaray Café Crown | 12 | 78 | 6.50 |
| 4. | Simas Jasaitis | Galatasaray Café Crown | 12 | 76 | 6.33 |
| 5. | Erwin Dudley | Türk Telekom | 11 | 69 | 6.27 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
| 1. | Marko Popović | UNICS Kazan | 12 | 57 | 4.75 |
| 2. | Kristaps Valters | DKV Joventut | 12 | 56 | 4.67 |
| 3. | Darius Washington | Galatasaray Café Crown | 11 | 50 | 4.55 |
| 4. | Tutku Açık | Türk Telekom | 12 | 53 | 4.42 |
| 5. | Yuval Naimy | Hapoel Jerusalem | 14 | 60 | 4.29 |