2011–12 Eurocup Basketball
The 2011–12 Eurocup Basketball season was the tenth 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 level below the EuroLeague. It ran from September 27, 2011, until April 15, 2012. The winner of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the next season's EuroLeague.
Teams allocation
Distribution
32 teams participated in the Eurocup Regular Season:- A total of 10 teams from nine countries qualified directly to the 32-team regular season through their results in domestic competitions, or through a wild card.
- Another 8 teams earned their place at the group stage by winning a qualifying round. On July 7, a draw for the Eurocup Qualifying Round, which featured 16 teams from 13 countries, was held in Barcelona. The 8 winners from those two-game, head-to-head qualifying games advanced to the Eurocup Regular Season.
- The remaining 14 teams were filled with the losers of the Euroleague qualifying rounds that was played from 29 September - 2 October.
Teams
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after eventual Playoffs
- RW: Regular season winners
- CW: Cup winners
- EL: EuroLeague
- *EL QR: EuroLeague qualifying round losers
Qualifying round
Regular season
The Regular Season ran from November 15, 2011, to December 20, 2011.If teams were level on record 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.
Top two places in each group advance to Last 16 |
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Last 16
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were two-legged ties determined on aggregate score. The first legs were played on March 20. The return legs were played on March 27. The group winners in each tie, listed as Team 1, hosted the second leg.Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Valencia | 156–138 | Budućnost VOLI | 71–75 | 85–63 |
Donetsk | 145–154 | Lietuvos rytas | 65–76 | 80–78 |
Spartak St. Petersburg | 154–135 | ČEZ Nymburk | 68–64 | 86–71 |
Lokomotiv Kuban | 153–158 | Khimki | 72–81 | 81–77 |
Final four
announced that the 2011–12 Eurocup season would culminate with the Eurocup Finals in Khimki, Russia, on April 14 and 15.Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
MVP Weekly
Regular season
Top 16
Quarterfinals
Eurocup MVP
- Patrick Beverley
Eurocup Finals MVP
- Zoran Planinić
All-Eurocup Team
Position | All-Eurocup First Team | Club Team | All-Eurocup Second Team | Club Team |
Patrick Beverley | Spartak St. Petersburg | Yotam Halperin | Spartak St. Petersburg | |
Zoran Planinić | Khimki | Ramel Curry | Donetsk | |
Renaldas Seibutis | Lietuvos Rytas | Pavel Pumprla | ČEZ Nymburk | |
Nik Caner-Medley | Valencia | Jeremiah Massey | Lokomotiv Kuban | |
Jonas Valančiūnas | Lietuvos Rytas | Bojan Dubljević | Budućnost |
Coach of the Year
- Jure Zdovc
Rising Star
- Jonas Valančiūnas