2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four

The 2023 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the 7th Basketball Champions League tournament and the 5th in the format of Final Four. It was the concluding phase of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League season.

2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four
Season2022–23 season
Tournament details
ArenaPalacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Málaga, Spain
Dates12–14 May 2023
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title)
Runners-upIsrael Hapoel Jerusalem
Third placeSpain Lenovo Tenerife
Fourth placeSpain Unicaja
Awards and statistics
MVPNorth Macedonia T. J. Shorts

It was the first time the tournament was held in Málaga.[1]

Venue

The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena hosted the final tournament for the first time.[2][3]

Málaga
2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Europe)
Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Capacity: 11,300

Teams
Team Previous final tournament appearances[lower-alpha 1]
Spain Lenovo Tenerife5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem1 (2020)
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn0 (debut)
Spain Unicaja0 (debut)

Draw

The 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four was drawn on April 25, 2023, at Museo Picasso in Malaga.[4][5]

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May
 
 
Spain Unicaja67
 
14 May
 
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn69
 
Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn77
 
12 May
 
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem70
 
Spain Lenovo Tenerife68
 
 
Israel Hapoel Jerusalem69
 
Third place game
 
 
14 May
 
 
Spain Unicaja79
 
 
Spain Lenovo Tenerife84

Semifinals
12 May 2022 Lenovo Tenerife Spain 68–69 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Málaga
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–19, 12–18, 26–17
Pts: Huertas 20
Rebs: Shermadini 6
Asts: Salin 4
Eff: Huertas 25		 Boxscore Pts: Carrington 19
Rebs: Hankins 6
Asts: Smith 5
Eff: Vene 17		 Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Ademir Zurapović, Martins Kozlovskis
12 May 2022 Unicaja Spain 67–69 Germany Telekom Baskets Bonn Málaga
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 9–19, 19–16, 17–12
Pts: three players 12
Rebs: Ejim 8
Asts: Perry 7
Eff: Ejim 17		 Boxscore Pts: Shorts 21
Rebs: Ward 7
Asts: Shorts 7
Eff: Shorts 17		 Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Referees: Yohan Rosso, Wojciech Liszka, Boris Krejić

Third place game
14 May 2023 Unicaja Spain 79–84 Spain Lenovo Tenerife Málaga
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 9–22, 14–13, 27–18
Pts: Perry 22
Rebs: Kravish 8
Asts: Perry 3
Eff: Perry 22		 Boxscore Pts: Shermadini, Fernández 12
Rebs: Doornekamp 6
Asts: Huertas 8
Eff: Shermadini 17		 Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Referees: Wojciech Liszka, Gatis Salins, Kerem Baki

Final
14 May 2023 Telekom Baskets Bonn Germany 77–70 Israel Hapoel Jerusalem Málaga
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 23–21, 20–27, 20–15
Pts: Shorts 29
Rebs: Kratzer, Malcolm 6
Asts: Shorts 3
Eff: Shorts 23		 Boxscore Pts: Randolph 27
Rebs: Hankins 10
Asts: Smith 5
Eff: Randolph 22		 Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Attendance: 10,437
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Yohan Rosso, Boris Krejić

See also

Notes
  1. Both Final Four and Final Eight tournaments.

References
  1. "Malaga selected to host the Basketball Champions League Final Four". Champions League Basketball. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Malaga to host the Basketball Champions League Final Four". Eurohoops. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. "BCL Dörtlü Finali'nin ev sahibi Malaga" (in Turkish). basketfaul. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. "Basketball Champions League Final Four matchups confirmed". basketnews. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. "The 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four pairings revealed". Eurohoops. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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