By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Regular Season has concluded, marking a thrilling ride with many exciting games. For numerous teams, it all came down to the last round of matches.
The winners of the eight groups have already secured their spots in the Round of 16, while the second and third-placed teams will compete in the Play-Ins for a chance to join them in newly formed groups I, J, K, and L.
The Play-Ins are scheduled to take place from January 2 to 17. Winners will advance to the Round of 16, with the first legs set for January 2–3, the second legs on January 9–10, and eventual third legs on January 16–17, with the second-placed teams from the Regular Season having a home-court advantage.
The Round of 16 is slated to occur from January 24 to March 22, 2024, with the top two teams of each group advancing to the Quarterfinals. Unicaja and Strasbourg will be joined in Group I by the winners of Cholet vs. Dinamo Sassari and PAOK mateco vs. Tofas Bursa matchups. JDA Dijon and Telekom Bonn will be joined by either Ludwigsburg or Darussafaka, and Tortona or Galatasaray in Group J.
The winners of the clashes between Rytas vs. Peristeri and Pinar Karsiyaka vs. Rio Breogan will join Lenovo Tenerife and Hapoel Jerusalem in Group K, while Group L will be filled with Le Mans or Promitheas and Hapoel Holon or Filou Oostende, alongside AEK and Murcia.
BCL Play-Ins (best-of-three):
Le Mans Sarthe (A2) – Promitheas (B3)
Rytas (B2) – Peristeri (A3)
Cholet (C2) – Dinamo Sassari (D3)
Ludwigsburg (D2) – Darussafaka (C3)
Pinar Karsiyaka (E2) – Rio Breogan (F3)
Hapoel Holon (F2) – Filou Oostende (E3)
PAOK mateco (G2) – Tofas Bursa (H3)
Basket Derthona (H2) – Galatasaray (G3)
BCL Round of 16
Group I
Unicaja
SIG Strasbourg
Winner C2 vs D3
Winner G2 vs H3
Group J
JDA Dijon
Telekom Bonn
Winner D2 vs C3
Winner H2 vs G3
Group K
Lenovo Tenerife
Hapoel Jerusalem
Winner B2 vs A3
Winner E2 vs F3
Group L
AEK Athens
UCAM Murcia
Winner A2 vs B3
Winner F2 vs E3
– The top two teams from each group will advance to BCL Quarterfinals