By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With the second half of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season about to start, the 32 participating teams have been unofficially ranked according to their overall form, including both the BCL and domestic competitions, as presented at championsleague.basketball.
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, among the undefeated teams through the first three games, jumped from 8th in Volume II to first in Volume III of the Power Rankings. The team coached by John Patrick is visiting Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari in tonight’s Monday “Game of the Week” tipping off the sixth week of action.
Spanish outlet Baxi Manresa improved from 11th to second. Unicaja Malaga went from 5th to 3rd, while Hapoel U-NET Holon stayed fourth. NutriBullet Treviso, previously 9th, rounded up the top five teams.
Basketball Champions League Power Rankings: Season Six, Volume III
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2. Baxi Manresa
3. Unicaja Malaga
4. Hapoel U-NET Holon
5. NutriBullet Treviso
6. Lenovo Tenerife
7. Pinar Karsiyaka
8. Besiktas Icrypex
9. Galatasaray Nef
10. U-BT Cluj Napoca
11. Lavrio Megabolt
12. ERA Nymburk
13. Tofas Bursa
14. Falco Szombathely
15. SIG Strasbourg
16. Hereda San Pablo Burgos
17. Darussafaka
18. Rytas Vilnius
19. Filou Oostende
20. Arged BM Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski
21. PAOK mateco
22. Kalev/Cramo
23. Prometey
24. VEF Riga
25. JDA Dijon
26. Igokea
27. EWE Baskets Oldenburg
28. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem
29. AEK
30. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari
31. Nizhny Novgorod
32. Happy Casa Brindisi
Read the full Power Rankings with in-depth analysis here.
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League