By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Starting Gameday 3 and completing Gameday 1 are up in the fourth week of the Basketball Champions League Regular Season. It seems early in the 2023-24 campaign, but picking up wins is a necessity to either stay on track to the Round of 16 or recover from a slow start in the six-game round-robin schedule.
Peristeri bwin’s Joe Ragland is heading to his 50th appearance in the BCL. The milestone combines with a key matchup opposite Unicaja in Malaga. Elsewhere in Group A, Le Mans and Falco Vulcano Szombathely will battle in Antares.
In Group D, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari will meet for the fifth time in the Champions League. The other game features King Wilki Morskie Szczecin and AEK Betsson in Poland.
Nearing a league record for the most consecutive wins at home, Lenovo Tenerife will host VEF Riga in Santiago Martin. Group C leader Darussafaka Lassa will also be at home with Cholet traveling to Istanbul.
Defending champion Telekom Baskets Bonn looks to improve to 2-1 in Group F with Rio Breogan challenging in the Telekom Dome. The game between Bursaspor Info Yatirim and Hapoel Holon was rescheduled for November 29.
In the rescheduled Group G Gameday 1 affair, Benfica will face Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 4 schedule
Group A
Unicaja – Peristeri bwin (7/11, 20:30 CET / Gameday 3)
Le Mans – Falco Vulcano Szombathely (7/11, 20:30 CET / Gameday 3)
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Le Mans 3 (1-1)
3. Peristeri bwin 3 (1-1)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 2 (0-2)
Group B
1. Promitheas 4 (2-0)
2. JDA Dijon 4 (2-0)
3. Rytas 2 (0-2)
4. Opava 2 (0-2)
Group C
Darussafaka Lassa – Cholet (7/11, 18:00 CET / Gameday 3)
Lenovo Tenerife – VEF Riga (8/11, 21:00 CET / Gameday 3)
1. Darussafaka Lassa 4 (2-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 3 (1-1)
3. Cholet 3 (1-1)
4. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
Group D
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (7/11, 20:00 CET / Gameday 3)
King Wilki Morskie Szczecin – AEK Betsson (8/11, 18:30 CET / Gameday 3)
1. AEK Betsson 4 (2-0)
2. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 3 (1-1)
3. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 3 (1-1)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 2 (0-2)
Group E
1. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (2-0)
2. SIG Strasbourg 4 (2-0)
3. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 2 (0-2)
4. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
Group F
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Rio Breogan (8/11, 20:00 CET / Gameday 3)
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 3 (1-1)
2. Rio Breogan 2 (1-0)
3. Hapoel Holon 2 (1-0)
4. Bursaspor Info Yatirim 2 (0-2)
Group G
Benfica – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (8/11, 21:00 CET / Gameday 1)
1. PAOK mateco 3 (1-1)
2. Benfica 2 (1-0)
3. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 2 (1-0)
4. Galatasaray Ekmas 2 (0-2)
Group H
1. Bertram Derthona Tortona 4 (2-0)
2. UCAM Murcia 3 (1-1)
3. Tofas 3 (1-1)
4. Igokea m:tel 2 (0-2)
– Top team of each group advances directly to the Round of 16
– Teams ranking second and third in each group move to the Play-Ins
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