By Stefanos Tatsios/ info@eurohoops.net
AEK, Monaco, Murcia and Ludwigsburg were the four teams that managed to overcome all the difficulties faced throughout the season to reach the ultimate appointment, which will be held in Athens this year.
All four aspiring champions of this season’s Basketball Champions League have very good teams, but also excellent units that carried the team and made the difference in crucial games by coming up with golden wins on this year’s road to the ultimate goal.
Eurohoops picked a key player from every one of this season’s finalists and presents you their record in the competition shortly before they throw themselves in the arena of the Final Four.
AEK
Manny Harris: In 16 games he has 17.4 points, 5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.9 steals, 17.1 points in the ranking, 51.6% in two-point shooting, 32.8% in three-point shooting
Manny Harris is AEK’s main weapon in the offense, since we’re talking about a charismatic and classic scorer who can “kill” an opponent both with the excellent shooting ability he possesses (from long- and mid-range), but also his drives in the paint.
Dragan Sakota must have felt very lucky as a coach when he saw that the American guard was in top form in the knockout games of the Basketball Champions League, taking the team all the way to the Final Four of the competition.
The only thing that is certain is that, if Harris reaches the levels everyone knows he can reach in the big semifinal against Murcia (4/5), AEK will get very close to qualifying for the final (6/5).
Game of the season: In AEK’s second game against Nymburk in the Czech Republic, the Greek team got a huge qualification thanks to Punter’s shot, but Harris was unbelievable. The American proved what a great scorer he is by chalking up 36 points (second highest in his career) in 9-for-14 in two-point shooting and 3-for-8 in three-point shooting, while he also had 3 assists, 3 rebounds and 32 points in the ranking!