BCL Regular Season Week 9 Recap: Tenerife and Derthona extend streaks to 5-0

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

This is the ninth participation in the ninth Basketball Champions League Regular Season, and obviously there will be the ninth appearance in the Round of 16 for La Laguna Tenerife. The two-time competition champions extended their run to 5-0 in Group C by beating Karsiyaka 85-82 at home.

Marcelinho Huertas was crucial for the black-and-yellow Canarian side, dropping a performance of 18 points and 7 assists at 41 years of age; on Wednesday, sticking with the same group, Saint-Quentin effectively eliminated Kolossos by winning 86-75 in Rhodes (also) thanks to Nolan Traore’s 14 points.

Moving back to Tuesday, another team progressed to 5-0 but still hasn’t officially booked a ticket for the Round of 16. In their second participation in the BCL, Bertram Derthona Basket still hasn’t lost a single encounter, staying on top of Group G, where BAXI Manresa came back to beat Benfica later on.

Nobody has qualified yet to move to Group E. The 2022-23 champions Telekom Baskets Bonn first beat VEF Riga on Tuesday night despite Harrison Cleary’s huge night of 29 points with 7/11 from beyond the arc. Previously, Maccabi Ramat-Gan had the best of AEK in Czechia, dragged by both Amin Stevens (24 points and 7 rebounds) and Kendale McCullum (23 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists).

This week’s schedule in the Basketball Champions League concluded with Falco Vulcano Szombathely hosting the still winless WKS Slask Wroclaw in Group F, where Rytas Vilnius beat Reggiana last week in crazy fashion at the very end of the encounter in Lithuania.

The Polish side managed to win on the road for the first time this season, but they still got eliminated as Falco kept the tie-breaker.

Regular Season Week 8 Schedule and Standings

Group A

1. FIT/ONE Wurzburg Baskets 8 (3-2)
2. Hapoel Netanel Holon 8 (3-2)
3. Igokea m:tel 7 (2-3)
4. Nanterre 92 7 (2-3)

Group B

1. y-Unicaja 10 (5-0)
2. x-Aliaga Petkimspor 8 (3-2)
3. x-Filou Oostende 7 (2-3)
4. King Wilki Morskie Szczecin 5 (0-5)

Group C

La Laguna Tenerife – Karsiyaka 85-82
Kolossos H Hotels – Saint-Quentin 75-86

1. y-La Laguna Tenerife 10 (5-0)
2. Karsiyaka 8 (3-2)
3. Saint-Quentin 7 (2-3)
4. Kolossos H Hotels 5 (0-5)

Group D

1. y-ERA Nymburk 10 (5-0)
2. x-Galatasaray 8 (3-2)
3. Rasta Vechta 6 (1-4)
4. Promitheas Vikos Cola 6 (1-4)

Group E

Maccabi Ramat Gan – AEK Betsson 95-84
Telekom Baskets Bonn – VEF Riga 78-75

1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 9 (4-1)
2. AEK Betsson 8 (3-2)
3. Maccabi Ramat Gan 7 (2-3)
4. VEF Riga 6 (1-4)

Group F

Falco Vulcano Szombathely – WKS Slask Wroclaw 67-74

1. Rytas 9 (4-1)
2. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 8 (3-2)
3. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 7 (2-3)
4. WKS Slask Wroclaw 6 (1-4)

Group G

Niners Chemnitz – Bertram Derthona Tortona 61-77
SL Benfica – BAXI Manresa 80-91

1. Bertram Derthona Tortona 10 (5-0)
2. BAXI Manresa 9 (4-1)
3. Niners Chemnitz 6 (1-4)
4. SL Benfica 5 (0-5)

Group H

1. UCAM Murcia 9 (4-1)
2. Manisa 8 (3-2)
3. Peristeri Domino’s 7 (2-3)
4. FMP Soccerbet 6 (1-4)

– The top seed from each group advances to the Round of 16
– Second and third seeds advance to the Play-Ins

y-clinched berth in the Round of 16
x-clinched berth in the Play-Ins