By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With the dust settled after the completion of the Regular Season of the 2024-25 edition of the Basketball Champions League, eight teams advanced directly to the Round of 16, and sixteen more earned a second opportunity to progress through a best-of-three Play-In series.
Before the next stages, Eurohoops recaps the Regular Season, compiling lists of the top five players in efficiency, points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
Unfortunately, some of the standouts did not avoid an early exit from the league. In contrast, several stats leaders combined their efforts with a ticket to the Round of 16.
The rookie from BYU
After playing in Slovakia and Georgia, Zac Seljaas went to the second-tier division of Germany and from there to FIT/ONE Wurzburg Baskets and the top division of Germany over the last two years. The 2024-25 campaign extended from the easyCredit BBL to the Champions League and first place in the efficiency list of the Regular Season.
Seljaas, 27, was the Player of the Week 2 but did not stop there. Averaging 20.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest helped generate a league-high 139 efficiency points, besides clinching a berth in the Round of 16 via the top seed of Group A.
Narrowly missing the cut with a total of 111 efficiency, Saben Lee topped the list based on averages with 27.8 per game over four appearances with Manisa.
Top 5
| Efficiency | EPG | |
| 1. Zac Seljaas | 139 | 23.2 |
| 2. Amin Stevens | 129 | 21.5 |
| 3. Terrell Carter II | 127 | 21.2 |
| 4. Errick McCollum | 123 | 20.5 |
| 5. Thomas Kennedy | 118 | 19.7 |
Scoring sprint
Only one point separated Errick McCollum and Zoltan Perl at the end of the Regular Season. The scoring leaders are both heading to the Play-Ins with Karsiyaka and Falco Vulcano Szombathely.
Returning after a cup of tea with Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, Saben Lee also topped the list based on points per game, similar to efficiency.
Meanwhile, Seljaas checks in fourth, trailing leader McCollum by eight points.
Top 5
| Points | PPG | |
| 1. Errick McCollum | 132 | 22.0 |
| 2. Zoltan Perl | 131 | 21.8 |
| 3. Amin Stevens | 124 | 20.7 |
| 4. Zac Seljaas | 123 | 20.5 |
| 5. Saben Lee | 115 | 28.8 |
| -. Hugo Besson | 115 | 19.2 |
Thomas Kennedy dominates the boards
Telekom Baskets Bonn went from surviving demanding opponents in the Qualification Rounds to being edged out by fellow former BCL champion AEK Betsson in the race for first place in Group E. Thomas Kennedy was a huge part of the success.
Leading the league with 62 rebounds in the Regular Season, the 24-year-old forward previously grabbed six in the Qualifiers.
No rest as Kennedy and his teammates are preparing for a Play-In challenge opposite UnaHotels Reggio Emilia.
Top 5
| Rebounds | RPG | |
| 1. Thomas Kennedy | 62 | 10.3 |
| 2. Dominik Olejniczak | 48 | 8.0 |
| 3. Stephane Gombauld | 47 | 7.8 |
| 4. Gytis Radzevicius | 46 | 7.7 |
| 5. Terrell Carter II | 46 | 7.7 |
Kendale McCullum leads in assists
Maccabi Ramat Gan facing Szombathely and leading star Perl is a tough draw for Kendale McCullum, especially after dishing out a league-high 44 assists in the Regular Season.
Returning to the Champions League after the spell with Rytas in the 2022-23 season, the 28-year-old guard was spectacular. He was even named Player of the Week 9.
However, his side settled in third place in Group E, behind AEK and Bonn.
Top 5
| Assists | APG | |
| 1. Kendale McCullum | 44 | 7.3 |
| 2. Bryce Jones | 38 | 6.3 |
| 3. Cassius Winston | 37 | 6.2 |
| 4. Tyson Carter | 36 | 6.0 |
| -. Ondrej Sehnal | 36 | 6.0 |
Three-way tie
The lead in steals was shared by Issuf Sanon, Chase Audige, and James Webb III. With VEF Riga bowing out as the bottom seed of Group E and ending the campaign of the 25-year-old Ukrainian guard, the latter two helped Filou Oostende rank third in Group B and Karsiyaka finish second in Group C.
One steal behind the above players, McCullum’s efforts were highlighted in yet another list.
Top 5
| Steals | SPG | |
| 1. Issuf Sanon | 14 | 3.5 |
| -. Chase Audige | 14 | 2.3 |
| -. James Webb III | 14 | 2.3 |
| 4. Kendale McCullum | 13 | 2.2 |
| 5. Christian Vital | 12 | 2.4 |
| -. Nelson Phillips | 12 | 2.4 |
| -. Vyacheslav Bobrov | 12 | 2.0 |