2022–23 European North Basketball League
2022–23 European North Basketball League is the second season of the European North Basketball League, a regional basketball competition patronised by FIBA.
European North Basketball League | |
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Season | 2022–23 |
Duration | 22 November 22–12 April 2023 |
Number of games | 59 |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | Best4Sport TV, Emocje.tv |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Zac Cuthbertson |
Finals | |
Champions | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (1st title) |
Runners-up | BC Wolves |
Third place | Start Lublin |
Fourth place | King Szczecin |
Finals MVP | Damian Kulig |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Kalev/Cramo 105–69 TalTech/Optibet (22 December 2022) |
Biggest away win | Valmiera Glass Via 78–108 Valmiera Glass Via (28 December 2022) |
Highest scoring | Trefl Sopot 92–100 Ironi Ness Ziona (1 December 2022) |
Winning streak | King Szczecin 6 games |
Losing streak | Valmiera Glass VIA 7 games |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
In this season were 15 teams from 8 countries (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Kosovo and Israel). They were divided into two groups.[1][2][3]
Ukraine, Israel and Kosovo had a debutant in this competition, while Russian and Belarus teams were banned from competition this season, due to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Teams
1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. - positions in national championships.
Regular season | |||
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Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (5th) | Polski Cukier Start Lublin (12th) | Šiauliai (4th) | Sigal Prishtina (3rd) |
Zastal Zielona Góra (6th) | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits(2nd) | Wolves | Valmiera Glass Via (5th) |
King Szczecin (8th) | Kalev/Cramo (3rd) | Brno (3rd) | |
Trefl Sopot (10th) | TalTech/Optibet (4th) | Ironi Ness Ziona (10th) | Budivelnik (2nd) |
NOTE: KK Dunav from Serbia withdrew due to internal political reasons.[4]
Regular season
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LUB | BUD | ZZG | SIG | KAL | ŠIA | TTO | |
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1 | Polski Cukier Start Lublin | 6 | 5 | 1 | 505 | 447 | +58 | 11 | Advance to Playoffs | — | 82–68 | 88–94 | — | — | 83–75 | 83–68 | |
2 | Budivelnyk | 6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 415 | +57 | 11 | — | — | — | 85–62 | — | — | 73–59 | ||
3 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 6 | 4 | 2 | 488 | 478 | +10 | 10 | — | 63–74 | — | 75–89 | — | 78–73 | — | ||
4 | Sigal Prishtina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 434 | 468 | −34 | 8 | 69–89 | — | — | — | 50–61 | — | 73–91 | ||
5 | Kalev/Cramo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 455 | 436 | +19 | 8 | 73–80 | 76–84 | 69–74 | — | — | — | 105–69 | ||
6 | Šiauliai | 6 | 2 | 4 | 453 | 492 | −39 | 8 | — | 73–88 | — | 67–91 | 79–71 | — | — | ||
7 | TalTech/Optibet | 6 | 1 | 5 | 453 | 524 | −71 | 7 | — | — | 85–104 | — | — | 81–86 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | SZC | OST | WOL | INZ | TRE | TAR | BRN | VAL | |
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1 | King Szczecin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 584 | 533 | +51 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs | — | — | — | 89–86 | 81–77 | 78–73 | — | — | |
2 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 7 | 5 | 2 | 569 | 493 | +76 | 12 | 56–72 | — | — | 92–76 | 88–65 | 84–65 | — | — | ||
3 | Wolves | 7 | 5 | 2 | 572 | 531 | +41 | 12 | 87–84 | 85–75 | — | — | — | — | — | 89–60 | ||
4 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 7 | 5 | 2 | 630 | 570 | +60 | 12 | — | — | 90–84 | — | — | — | 94–80 | 87–55 | ||
5 | Trefl Sopot | 7 | 4 | 3 | 600 | 582 | +18 | 11 | — | — | 89–86 | 92–100 | — | — | 93–77 | — | ||
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 7 | 2 | 5 | 552 | 568 | −16 | 9 | — | — | 77–79 | 78–97 | 72–76 | — | 77–75 | 110–79 | ||
7 | Brno | 7 | 1 | 6 | 515 | 576 | −61 | 8 | 78–87 | 59–80 | 56–62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
8 | Valmiera Glass Via | 7 | 0 | 7 | 502 | 671 | −169 | 7 | 76–93 | 71–94 | — | — | 78–108 | — | 83–90 | — |
Playoffs
Each tie in the quarter-finals phase is played over two legs. The winning teams qualify for the Final Four tournament.
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ironi Ness Ziona | 155–170 | Start Lublin | 77–90 | 78–80 |
Wolves | 167–162 | Budivelnyk | 80–83 | 87–79 |
Zielona Góra | 177–195 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 97–94 | 80–101 |
Sigal Prishtina | 142–149 | King Szczecin | 64–64 | 78–85 |
Ironi Ness Ziona vs. Start Lublin
8 March 2023 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 77–90 | Start Lublin | Ness Ziona |
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18:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20-17, 18–28, 20–28 | |||
Pts: Bey 28 Rebs: Bey 11 Asts: Cooper 11 |
Box Score | Pts: Melvin 22 Rebs: Čavars 8 Asts: Smith 6 |
Arena: Lev Hamoshava Attendance: 700 |
20 March 2023 | Start Lublin | 80–78 | Ironi Ness Ziona | Lublin |
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18:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 17-23, 13–21, 23-16 | |||
Pts: Smith, DeVoe 14 Rebs: Čavars 14 Asts: Smith 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Buchanan 21 Rebs: Bey, Harrell 7 Asts: Cooper 12 |
Arena: Globus Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: A. Petrovs, M. Skorek, J. Brūveris |
Wolves vs. Budivelnyk
11 March 2023 | Wolves | 80–83 | Budivelnyk | Alytus |
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17:20 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 20-23, 21–22, 21-18 | |||
Pts: Caver 24 Rebs: Miniotas 7 Asts: Juškevičius 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Bliznyuk 20 Rebs: Bliznyuk 11 Asts: Goodwin 5 |
Arena: Alytus Arena Attendance: 2411 Referees: O. Lucis, A. Urbanovic, D. Povoroznyuk |
18 March 2023 | Budivelnyk | 79–87 (OT) | Wolves | Veroli |
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19:30 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 17-22, 23-15, 14–16, 17-21, Overtime: 8-13 | |||
Pts: Bliznyuk 23 Rebs: Grant 11 Asts: Bliznyuk 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Caver 28 Rebs: Buckner 16 Asts: Caver 5 |
Arena: Pala Coccia Attendance: 500 Referees: G. Saliņš, A. Borusas, O. Dotsenko |
Zielona Góra vs. Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
12 March 2023 | Zielona Góra | 97–94 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Zielona Góra |
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16:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 24-23, 16-25, 21-15, 36-31 | |||
Pts: Alford 27 Rebs: Zečević 8 Asts: Alford 13 |
Box Score | Pts: Đurišić 17 Rebs: Šķēle, Kulig 7 Asts: Šķēle 19 |
Arena: CRS Hall Attendance: 1557 Referees: P. Pastusiak, M. Chrakowiecki, B. Podkowińska |
21 March 2023 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 101–80 | Zielona Góra | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 34-23, 16-26, 31-14, 20-17 | |||
Pts: Đurišić 18 Rebs: Đurišić, Zębski 7 Asts: Šķēle 12 |
Box Score | Pts: Alford 26 Rebs: Hadžibegović, Wójcik 8 Asts: Żołnierewicz 4 |
Arena: Arena Ostrów Attendance: 2559 Referees: T. Trawicki, E. Matuszewska, M. Dębowski |
Sigal Prishtina vs. King Szczecin
8 March 2023 | Sigal Prishtina | 64–64 | King Szczecin | Prishtina |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 9-8, 21-19, 21–24 | |||
Pts: Gach 19 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: four players 2 |
Box Score | Pts: Kostrzewski 18 Rebs: Cuthbertson 7 Asts: Mazurczak 10 |
Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Attendance: 2500 Referees: N. Shabani, T. Langowski, M. Scholze |
20 March 2023 | King Szczecin | 85–78 | Sigal Prishtina | Szczecin |
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18:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 20-25, 23-12, 21–24 | |||
Pts: Cuthbertson 18 Rebs: Fayne 9 Asts: Andrzej Mazurczak 10 |
Box Score | Pts: Thomas 17 Rebs: Thomas, Debisschop 6 Asts: Gach, Thomas 4 |
Arena: Netto Arena Attendance: 1712 Referees: A. Aunkrogers, E. Binders-Čoders, P. Gajdosz |
Final Four
Final Four will take place in Arena Ostrów on April 11–12.
Semifinals | Championship game | |||||
11 April | ||||||
King Szczecin | 55 | |||||
12 April | ||||||
BC Wolves | 58 | |||||
BC Wolves | 66 | |||||
11 April | ||||||
BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 70 | |||||
BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 86 | |||||
Start Lublin | 74 | |||||
Third place game | ||||||
12 April | ||||||
King Szczecin | 62 | |||||
Start Lublin | 86 |
Semifinals
11 April 2023 | King Szczecin | 55–58 | BC Wolves | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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16:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 17–19, 13–12, 13–16 | |||
Pts: Brown, Meier 12 Rebs: Fayne 7 Asts: Mazurczak 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Caver 19 Rebs: Žukauskas 11 Asts: Caver 3 |
Arena: Arena Ostrów Attendance: 200 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LVA) , Michal Chrakowiecki (POL), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU) |
11 April 2023 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 86–74 | Start Lublin | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 17–22, 22–21, 25–19 | |||
Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Kulig 10 Asts: Šķēle 11 |
Box Score | Pts: Barnies 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Smith 4 |
Arena: Arena Ostrów Attendance: 2354 Referees: Marcin Kowalski (POL), Mihkel Manniste (EST), Bartlomiej Kucharski (POL) |
Third place game
12 April 2023 | King Szczecin | 62–86 | Start Lublin | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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16:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 17–21, 23–4, 21–22 | |||
Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Cuthbertson 7 Asts: Brown, Hamilton 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Griciūnas 13 Rebs: Griciūnas 12 Asts: Smith 6 |
Arena: Arena Ostrów Attendance: 100 Referees: Michał Chrakowiecki (POL), Mihkel Manniste (EST), Bartlomiej Kucharski (POL) |
Final
12 April 2023 | BC Wolves | 66–70 | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski |
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19:00 (GMT) | ||||
Pts: Miniotas 13 Rebs: Miniotas, Taylor 10 Asts: Caver 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Garbacz 22 Rebs: Đurišić 8 Asts: Šķēle 8 |
Arena: Arena Ostrów Attendance: 2367 Referees: Marcin Kowalski (POL), Oskars Lucis (LVA), Gabrielius Simonavičius (LTU) |
Awards
Season awards
Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Regular Season MVP | Zac Cuthbertson | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | [5] |
Finals MVP | Damian Kulig | BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | [6] |
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