By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Four teams had the opportunity to extend their hot starts to the Basketball Champions League Regular Season into unbeaten 3-0 streaks this week: FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets in Group A, Unicaja Malaga in Group B, ERA Nymburk in Group D, and Manisa Basket in Group H.
Well, everybody took their job seriously, as they all continued to win games thus far. Manisa did it after losing two of its best players – Saben Lee to Maccabi Tel Aviv and Javon Freeman-Liberty to the Chicago Bulls. The Hugo Besson-Martynas Echodas connection worked well against Peristeri.
In the same group, UCAM Murcia had a convincing 36-point win over FMP SoccerBet, bouncing back with two consecutive wins after losing in the season opener to the Turkish side. A similar pattern occurred in Group D, where both ERA Nymburk and Galatasaray found success this week.
𝟑 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐖! pic.twitter.com/JGxOPN5Thi
— Manisa Basket (@manisabasket94) October 22, 2024
Francesco Tabellini’s team was hosting RASTA Vechta, eager to find their first win of the Basketball Champions League season in Czechia; however, Stephen Brown and his teammates didn’t have the same idea. Will Cummings and Otis Livingston, instead, dragged the red-and-yellow side over Promitheas.
Zac Seljaas and his mullet hairstyle continue to trend, even in French territory: his 27-point night against Nanterre was crucial to extending the winning streak to three consecutive matches. Earlier in the week, Hapoel Holon found its first victory against Igokea.
Concluding with the reigning champions, it looks like it would be particularly difficult to emerge victorious from the Martin Carpena Arena this season: Unicaja Malaga destroyed Aliaga Petkimspor 112-82 with an outstanding collective effort. On Tuesday, Filou Oostende beat King Szczecin.
🌍 UNICAJA ARE ON ANOTHER PLANET (11/15 FROM 3PTS IN THE FIRST HALF) 🤯🤯#BasketballCL I @unicajacb pic.twitter.com/7xPokHcqLC
— Basketball Champions League (@BasketballCL) October 23, 2024
BCL Week 4 Results and Standings
Group A
Hapoel Netanel Holon – Igokea m:tel 92-82
Nanterre 92 – FIT/ONE Wurzburg Baskets 83-88
1. FIT/One Wurzburg Baskets 6 (3-0)
2. Igokea m:tel 4 (1-2)
3. Nanterre 92 4 (1-2)
4. Hapoel Netanel Holon 4 (1-2)
Group B
King Wilki Morskie Szczecin – Filou Oostende 73-84
Unicaja – Aliaga Petkimspor 112-82
1. Unicaja 6 (3-0)
2. Aliaga Petkimspor 5 (2-1)
3. Filou Oostende 4 (1-2)
4. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 3 (0-3)
Group D
ERA Nymburk – Rasta Vechta 93-74
Promitheas Vikos Cola – Galatasaray 75-79
1. ERA Nymburk 6 (3-0)
2. Galatasaray 5 (2-1)
3. Promitheas Vikos Cola 4 (1-2)
4. Rasta Vechta 3 (0-3)
Group H
Manisa – Peristeri Domino’s 79-77
UCAM Murcia – FMP Soccerbet 86-50
1. Manisa 6 (3-0)
2. UCAM Murcia 5 (2-1)
3. FMP Soccerbet 4 (1-2)
4. Peristeri Domino’s 3 (0-3)
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League