December 24, 2018 - Regular Season MVP: Pierria Henry, UNICS Kazan
Euroleague
Basketball is pleased to announce that Pierria Henry led UNICS Kazan
has been chosen as the MVP of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season. Thanks
in large part to Henry's all-around game, UNICS roared to first place
in Group D and a share of the best regular season record in the
competition at 9-1. The point guard led his team in assists, rebounds
and steals while ranking second in the entire competition in
performance index rating. Henry is the second winner of this mid-season
award, which was introduced last season and won by Scottie Wilbekin of
Darussafaka Istanbul. Read more here.
December 20, 2018 - Round 10 MVP: Patrick Miller, ratiopharm Ulm
Not
only did he lead ratiopharm Ulm to victory and the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16
in a do-or-die game on the road, but Patrick Miller also recorded the
best individual performance this week to earn the MVP honor for Round
10. Miller guided Ulm to get a convincing 80-97 road win against
Germani Brescia Leonessa, amassing a performance index rating (PIR) of
33. He scored 23 points by making 7 of 9 two-point shots, 1 of 4 threes
and 6 of 6 free throws. He added career highs of 7 assists and 5
steals, as well. Joe Ragland of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, Nigel Hayes
of Galatasaray Istanbul and Martynas Echodas of Rytas Vilnius each had
a PIR of 31 to follow Miller. Hayes and Ragland did it in the same
game, as Zvezda defeated Galatasaray 83-100. Ragland had 18 points and
a career-high 12 assists, which was also a new club record. Hayes had
30 points for Galatasaray. Read more here.
December 17, 2018 - Round 10
Round 10, the final one of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular
Season, promises a lot of drama. Seven teams in three groups are
chasing the last four open berths for Top 16 qualification. With half
of the 12 already-qualified teams jockeying for final positions in
those same groups, the stage is set for plenty of fun in four games on
Tuesday and eight more on Wednesday to close the regular season! Read
more here.
Here is the schedule for Round 10:
GROUP A
Galatasaray Istanbul vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 83-100
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. ratiopharm Ulm 80-97
MoraBanc Andorra vs. AS Monaco 87-80
GROUP B
Limoges CSP vs. Arka Gdynia 103-87
ALBA Berlin vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 82-92
Cedevita Zagreb vs. Tofas Bursa 92-96
GROUP C
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Valencia Basket 83-95
Zenit St Petersburg vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 81-84
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Turk Telekom Ankara 87-72
GROUP D
Rytas Vilnius vs. Mornar Bar 71-67
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. UNICS Kazan 65-72
Unicaja Malaga vs. Fiat Turin 89-68
December 13, 2018 - Round 9 MVP: Rok Stipcevic, Rytas Vilnius
With
his team in a need of a victory to get a firm grasp on a Top 16 spot,
Rok Stipcevic used a career-best performance to lead Rytas Vilnius to a
96-101 overtime road win against Fiat Turin, and in the process earn
himself the MVP honor for Round 9. Stipcevic, who debuted in the 7DAYS
EuroCup as a teenager in 2004, had career highs of 6 three-pointers
made, 31 points and a 41 performance index rating in the victory. He
also made 3-of-5 two-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws while collecting 5
rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn. His 41 PIR tied the
highest mark in the EuroCup this season was the second-highest ever for
Rytas, which has played 154 games in the competition. The first MVP of
the Round honor for Stipcevic, 32, came in his 61st career EuroCup
game. Read more here.
December 11, 2018 - Round 9
Seven tickets for the Top 16 remain unclaimed
entering Round 9 and as many as six of them could be clinched this
week. However, only three teams – MoraBanc Andorra in Group A, Tofas
Bursa in Group B and Zenit St. Petersburg in Group C – can advance
without any help. No team has yet locked up first place, but that is a
possibility in every group, including Group D where the top two teams,
UNICS Kazan and Unicaja Malaga, clash. Read more here.
Here is the schedule for Round 9:
GROUP A
AS Monaco vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 76-71
ratiopharm Ulm vs. MoraBanc Andorra 88-80
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 103-67
GROUP B
Tofas Bursa vs. Limoges CSP 92-98
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Cedevita Zagreb 80-76
Arka Gdynia vs. ALBA Berlin 64-76
GROUP C
Turk Telekom Ankara vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 84-77
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 75-78
Valencia Basket vs. Zenit St Petersburg 97-89
GROUP D
Fiat Turin vs. Rytas Vilnius 96-101
UNICS Kazan vs. Unicaja Malaga 87-84
Mornar Bar vs. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 83-87
November 22, 2018 - Round 8 MVP: Justin Cobbs, Cedevita Zagreb
One
game provided a head-to-head battle for the MVP of Round 8 honor, and
when the dust settled, Cedevita Zagreb had beaten Arka Gdynia 94-87,
giving combo guard Justin Cobbs the edge. Cobbs exploded for 28 points,
dished 7 assists and pulled 4 rebounds while also setting a club record
with 11 two-point shots made as Cedevita qualified for the Top 16. His
efforts produced a performance index rating of 36, which was two behind
the player he was battling, Josh Bostic of Arka. Cobbs was the MVP by
virtue of having the highest PIR on any winning team in Round 8. Bostic
did his best to change that, however, matching Cobbs with 28 points
while adding 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 block for a PIR of 38. His
points and PIR broke club records, while his assists tied another.
Coming in third in Round 8 was center Miro Bilan, whose 33 PIR lifted
LDLC ASVEL into the Top 16. Read more here.
November 20, 2018 - Round 8
Round 8 could well be the turning point for many
teams in the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season. As many as seven teams could
find themselves in the Top 16 at the end of Round 8, while two other
teams are facing elimination. The action spaced over two days will take
place in nine countries across the continent. How many will be smiling
at the week's end? Two teams could advance from Group A this week, but
both depend on one result. AS Monaco (5-2) will attempt to become the
first team from the group to clinch a berth when its hosts ratiopharm
Ulm (3-4) on Tuesday. Read more here.
Here is the schedule for Round 8:
GROUP A
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 86-65
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 91-80
AS Monaco vs. ratiopharm Ulm 84-81
GROUP B
ALBA Berlin vs. Limoges CSP 84-76
Cedevita Zagreb vs. Arka Gdynia 94-87
Tofas Bursa vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 99-105
GROUP C
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 99-102
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Valencia Basket 61-69
Turk Telekom Ankara vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 78-83
GROUP D
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Rytas Vilnius 65-63
Unicaja Malaga vs. Mornar Bar 113-76
Fiat Turin vs. UNICS Kazan 72-82
November 16, 2018 - Round 7 co-MVPs: Sammy Mejia, Tofas and Landing Sane, Mornar
A
pair of veteran 7DAYS EuroCup forwards stepped up to keep their teams
in the hunt for the Top 16 as co-MVPs for Round 7 of the regular season
with performance index ratings of 30 each. On Tuesday, Sammy Mejia
paced Tofas Bursa to a 77-87 road win over Arka Gdynia in Group B with
22 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. While helping to seal the victory,
Mejia became the 14th player in EuroCup history to surpass 1,000 points
in his career. On Wednesday, making his debut for Mornar Bar, Landing
Sane had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds in a tense 86-83
win over visiting Fiat Turin. Sane pulled 6 offensive rebounds and
picked up 3 steals, as well as shooting 5 for 6 from the three-point
line. Following Mejia and Sane, two players had PIRs of 28. Read more here.
November 13, 2018 - Round 7
As many as five teams could qualify for the Top 16
during Round 7, thus joining UNICS Kazan, which did so last week. And
all but one of them depends solely on its own results. Both ALBA Berlin
and Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar are on the verge of qualification from
Group B, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne from Group C and Unicaja Malaga and
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt in Group D. Round 7's 12 games will be
split into three on Tuesday and nine more on Wednesday. With only three
more rounds on regular season action after the current round, there is
much to play for now.
Here is the schedule for Round 7:
GROUP A
Galatasaray Istanbul vs. ratiopharm Ulm 77-69
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. AS Monaco 75-91
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. MoraBanc Andorra 73-79
GROUP B
Limoges CSP vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 64-72
Arka Gdynia vs. Tofas Bursa 77-87
ALBA Berlin vs. Cedevita Zagreb 102-109
GROUP C
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 79-77
Valencia Basket vs. Turk Telekom Ankara 101-83
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 75-71
GROUP D
Rytas Vilnius vs. UNICS Kazan 81-87
Mornar Bar vs. Fiat Turin 86-83
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Unicaja Malaga 78-84
November 8, 2018 - Round 6 MVP: Erik Murphy, Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt
The
second half of the 2018-19 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season started with
stellar individual performances but no-one did better than Erik Murphy
of Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt, who earned Round 6 MVP honors with a
PIR of 35. Murphy led the Skyliners to a 75-85 road win against Fiat
Turin with a EuroCup season-high 33 points on excellent shooting
percentages. Murphy hit 8-of-10 two-point shots, 5-of-6 from downtown
and 2-of-3 free throws, adding 7 rebounds and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR
of 35. Uros Lukovic of Mornar Bar could not lead his team to a win
against UNICS Kazan but had a near-perfect performance - 19 points on
8-of-8 two-point shots, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 5 fouls drawn for a
PIR of 34. Diante Garrett of Tofas Bursa and Sylven Landesberg of Turk
Telekom Ankara each had a PIR of 33 in Round 6. Read more here.
November 6, 2018 - Round 6
The first ticket to the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 could
be awarded this week, though it will need two scenarios to unfold for
that to happen. The potential recipient is Group D's UNICS Kazan, which
must win on Wednesday, but also need the cooperation of Fraport
Skyliners Frankfurt, which visits Fiat Turin on Tuesday with Coach
Larry Brown expected back on the bench for the hosts. All told there
will be four Tuesday games, including all three in Group C.
Here is the schedule for Round 6:
GROUP A
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 95-87
AS Monaco vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 80-86
ratiopharm Ulm vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 95-80
GROUP B
Cedevita Zagreb vs. Limoges CSP 91-71
Tofas Bursa vs. ALBA Berlin 101-106
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Arka Gdynia 96-72
GROUP C
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 76-71
Turk Telekom Ankara vs. Zenit St Petersburg 81-75
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Valencia Basket 73-69
GROUP D
Unicaja Malaga vs. Rytas Vilnius 95-76
Fiat Turin vs. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 75-85
UNICS Kazan vs. Mornar Bar 90-73
November 1, 2018 - Round 5 MVP: Luke Sikma, ALBA Berlin
Despite
missing main contributor Peyton Siva due to injury, ALBA Berlin pulled
an impressive road win in Krasnodar to hand Lokomotiv Kuban its first
loss of the season. In the process, Luke Sikma earned MVP honors for
Round 5. Sikma had a great all-around night as he netted 18 points with
just one missed shot, pulled 9 rebounds, dished 4 assists, had one
steal and one block in over 29 minutes for a PIR of 31, the highest
this round among winning players. Sikma had career highs in offensive
rebound (5) and minutes played (29) in this game. Next in line this
round, Awudu Abass of Brescia Leonessa had a PIR of 30 in his team's
one-point loss to ratiopharm Ulm. Abass had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The rest of top individual performances for Round 5 are completed by
Will Thomas of Valencia Basket (PIR 29), Yakuba Ouattara of AS Monaco
(27) and Vanja Marinkovic of Partizan NIS Belgrade (26). Read more here.
October 29, 2018 - Round 5
The 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season will reach its
midway points after the games on Round 5 this week. The action is
divided into four Tuesday showdowns and eight more on Wednesday. With
ties for the top spots in three of the four groups – and the only
undefeated team, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, facing the team in second
place in its group, the EuroCup standings are as tight as could be. The
games between LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and Zenit St. Petersburg in Group
C on Tuesday and UNICS Kazan and Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt in Group D
on Wednesday will each see the losing side fall from its share of
first.
Here is the schedule for Round 5:
GROUP A
AS Monaco vs. MoraBanc Andorra 81-73
ratiopharm Ulm vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 83-82
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 87-57
GROUP B
Tofas Bursa vs. Cedevita Zagreb 94-89
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. ALBA Berlin 75-83
Arka Gdynia vs. Limoges CSP 87-78
GROUP C
Turk Telekom Ankara vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 77-72
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Zenit St Petersburg 89-68
Valencia Basket vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 87-66
GROUP D
Fiat Turin vs. Unicaja Malaga 104-105
UNICS Kazan vs. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 83-80
Mornar Bar vs. Rytas Vilnius 69-92
In
just his third 7DAYS EuroCup game ever, forward Isaiah Miles caught
fire to help Limoges CSP break a two-game losing streak and to earn the
MVP honor for Round 4 of the regular season. Miles exploded for 23
points to go with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 6 fouls drawn as Limoges
topped visiting Tofas Bursa 89-81 in Group B. His 6-for-6 three-point
shooting matched the highest total without a miss in any EuroCup game
since 2012 and his performance index rating of 31 was the best among
all players in Round 4. As such, Miles became the first MVP of the
Round ever from Limoges. Behind him in second place was Ismet Akpinar
of ratiopharm Ulm, whose career-high 27 points couldn't prevent a
103-95 defeat at MoraBanc Andorra. Read more here.
October 22, 2018 - Round 4
There is much to play for in Round 4, in which three
groups will see the undefeated group leader (Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar,
Valencia Basket and UNCS Kazan) face the team directly behind in second
place. And in each case, the group leader is the road team! The action
in Round 4 features five Tuesday games followed by seven contests on
Wednesday. With each shot that is taken, the race for the Top 16 heats
up!
Here is the schedule for Round 4:
GROUP A
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 69-61
MoraBanc Andorra vs. ratiopharm Ulm 103-95
Galatasaray Istanbul vs. AS Monaco 85-86
GROUP B
ALBA Berlin vs. Arka Gdynia 82-68
Cedevita Zagreb vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 81-85
Limoges CSP vs. Tofas Bursa 89-81
GROUP C
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Valencia Basket 104-93
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 78-89
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Turk Telekom Ankara 77-81
GROUP D
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Mornar Bar 98-75
Unicaja Malaga vs. UNICS Kazan 82-80
Rytas Vilnius vs. Fiat Turin 86-79
October 18, 2018 - Round 3 co-MVPs: Raymar Morgan, UNICS and Giorgi Shermadini, Unicaja
In
a round of stellar individual performances, two players helped their
teams win in the most remarkable way. As such, Raymar Morgan of UNICS
Kazan and Giorgi Shermadini of Unicaja Malaga, each with a performance
index rating of 34, share the MVP honor for Round 3 of the 7DAYS
EuroCup Regular Season. Shermadini led Unicaja to a 85-96 road win over
Mornar Bar on Wednesday. His 26 points and PIR of 34 were EuroCup
career highs for him and his 11 two-pointers doubled his previous best.
He also made his first three-pointer in European competition after 135
career games in the EuroLeague and EuroCup. Read more here.
October 16, 2018 - Round 3
The challenges grow in the 7DAYS EuroCup from round
to round. This week the four undefeated teams will try to maintain
their respective lead atop the four groups, the four winless teams will
try to get a mark in the victory column and the remaining 16 squads
with 1-1 records will target a spot in the top half of those groups.
It's only mid-October and already every game takes on implications for
the races to reach the Top 16.
Here is the schedule for Round 3:
GROUP A
ratiopharm Ulm vs. AS Monaco 65-75
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. MoraBanc Andorra 85-79
Galatasaray Istanbul vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 84-76
GROUP B
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Tofas Bursa 95-72
Arka Gdynia vs. Cedevita Zagreb 61-78
Limoges CSP vs. ALBA Berlin 93-102
GROUP C
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Turk Telekom Ankara 84-63
Valencia Basket vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 79-71
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Zenit St Petersburg 60-93
GROUP D
UNICS Kazan vs. Fiat Turin 92-78
Mornar Bar vs. Unicaja Malaga 85-96
Rytas Vilnius vs. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 61-70
October 11, 2018 - 7DAYS EuroCup Round 2 MVP: Kenny Kadji, Tofas Bursa
In
his third 7DAYS EuroCup season, big man Kenny Kadji celebrated Tofas
Bursa's first home game with a spectacular performance that not only
put his team in the win column, but also earned him the MVP honor for
Round 2. In a 96-79 victory over visiting Arka Gdynia, Kadji
accumulated a performance index rating of 34, the best among EuroCup
players on winning teams in Round 2, thanks to his 27 points and 10
rebounds. All three figures were career highs for him. Kadji shot well,
too, making 7 of 8 two-pointers and 3 of 5 from downtown, and dished 3
assists, tying his personal best. He also blocked 1 shot while drawing
7 fouls. Read more here.
October 9, 2018 - Round 2
The 12 teams that played on the road in Round 1 of
the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season will get their chances to compete on
their home floors in Round 2. Three games get the action going on
Tuesday with the remaining nine tipping off on Wednesday. We are
certain to have at least three undefeated teams at week's end and could
have as many as nine! Among the interesting games will be the Group A
clash between the Vitali brothers when MoraBanc Andorra and Michele
host Germani Brescia Leonessa and Luca. Also of note is a duel between
former champs UNICS Kazan and Rytas Vilnius in Group D.
Here is the schedule for Round 2:
GROUP A
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 110-91
AS Monaco vs. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 63-66
ratiopharm Ulm vs. Galatasaray Istanbul 103-92
GROUP B
Cedevita Zagreb vs. ALBA Berlin 75-73
Tofas Bursa vs. Arka Gdynia 96-79
Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar vs. Limoges CSP 82-64
GROUP C
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Zenit St Petersburg 89-82
Turk Telekom Ankara vs. Valencia Basket 67-72
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 75-61
GROUP D
Unicaja Malaga vs. Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 91-64
Fiat Turin vs. Mornar Bar 80-84
UNICS Kazan vs. Rytas Vilnius 86-73
October 5, 2018 - 7DAYS EuroCup Round 1 MVP: Maurice Ndour, UNICS Kazan
The
opening round of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season had some great
performances, but no player shined brighter than UNICS Kazan forward
Maurice Ndour. In the best opening-round performance seen in the
EuroCup in three years, Ndour set a number of career highs and was
unstoppable as UNICS topped competition newcomer Mornar Bar on the road
74-97. Ndour scored 29 points on 11-for-12 two-point shooting and went
a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. He also pulled down 7
rebounds, dished 1 assist, and drew 5 fouls, accumulating a performance
index rating of 41. That matched the highest PIR in a non-overtime
Round 1 game in EuroCup history. Read more here.
October 1, 2018 - Round 1
Welcome to the 16th edition of the 7DAYS EuroCup, which promises to be
the best ever! As always, it all starts with the regular season -- four
groups of six teams each, with the best four per group advancing to the
Top 16, to be played in early 2019. Only half of those teams will reach
the playoffs -- best-of-three quarterfinals, semifinals and finals --
until only one team is left standing. The 2018-19 7DAYS EuroCup
champion will also earn the right to take part in the 2019-20 Turkish
Airlines EuroLeague. With great teams, a rich tradition and outstanding
players, the EuroCup looks stronger than ever and the #roadtogreatness
will be epic. Six games will be played on Tuesday and six more on
Wednesday of Round 1. Here. We. Go. Again!
Here is the schedule for Round 1:
GROUP A
Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade vs. ratiopharm Ulm 88-73
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. AS Monaco 68-80
Galatasaray Istanbul vs. MoraBanc Andorra 84-73
GROUP B
Arka Gdynia vs. Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 73-80
ALBA Berlin vs. Tofas Bursa 107-91
Limoges CSP vs. Cedevita Zagreb 82-68
GROUP C
Valencia Basket vs. LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-62
Zenit St Petersburg vs. Turk Telekom Ankara 91-80
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 82-73
GROUP D
Mornar Bar vs. UNICS Kazan 74-97
Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt vs. Fiat Turin 88-85
Rytas Vilnius vs. Unicaja Malaga 80-72
Euroleague
Basketball is pleased to announce that Pierria Henry led UNICS Kazan
has been chosen as the MVP of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season. Thanks
in large part to Henry's all-around game, UNICS roared to first place
in Group D and a share of the best regular season record in the
competition at 9-1. The point guard led his team in assists, rebounds
and steals while ranking second in the entire competition in
performance index rating. Henry is the second winner of this mid-season
award, which was introduced last season and won by Scottie Wilbekin of
Darussafaka Istanbul. Read more 
Not
only did he lead ratiopharm Ulm to victory and the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16
in a do-or-die game on the road, but Patrick Miller also recorded the
best individual performance this week to earn the MVP honor for Round
10. Miller guided Ulm to get a convincing 80-97 road win against
Germani Brescia Leonessa, amassing a performance index rating (PIR) of
33. He scored 23 points by making 7 of 9 two-point shots, 1 of 4 threes
and 6 of 6 free throws. He added career highs of 7 assists and 5
steals, as well. Joe Ragland of Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, Nigel Hayes
of Galatasaray Istanbul and Martynas Echodas of Rytas Vilnius each had
a PIR of 31 to follow Miller. Hayes and Ragland did it in the same
game, as Zvezda defeated Galatasaray 83-100. Ragland had 18 points and
a career-high 12 assists, which was also a new club record. Hayes had
30 points for Galatasaray. Read more 
With
his team in a need of a victory to get a firm grasp on a Top 16 spot,
Rok Stipcevic used a career-best performance to lead Rytas Vilnius to a
96-101 overtime road win against Fiat Turin, and in the process earn
himself the MVP honor for Round 9. Stipcevic, who debuted in the 7DAYS
EuroCup as a teenager in 2004, had career highs of 6 three-pointers
made, 31 points and a 41 performance index rating in the victory. He
also made 3-of-5 two-pointers and 7-of-7 free throws while collecting 5
rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 5 fouls drawn. His 41 PIR tied the
highest mark in the EuroCup this season was the second-highest ever for
Rytas, which has played 154 games in the competition. The first MVP of
the Round honor for Stipcevic, 32, came in his 61st career EuroCup
game. Read more 
One
game provided a head-to-head battle for the MVP of Round 8 honor, and
when the dust settled, Cedevita Zagreb had beaten Arka Gdynia 94-87,
giving combo guard Justin Cobbs the edge. Cobbs exploded for 28 points,
dished 7 assists and pulled 4 rebounds while also setting a club record
with 11 two-point shots made as Cedevita qualified for the Top 16. His
efforts produced a performance index rating of 36, which was two behind
the player he was battling, Josh Bostic of Arka. Cobbs was the MVP by
virtue of having the highest PIR on any winning team in Round 8. Bostic
did his best to change that, however, matching Cobbs with 28 points
while adding 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 block for a PIR of 38. His
points and PIR broke club records, while his assists tied another.
Coming in third in Round 8 was center Miro Bilan, whose 33 PIR lifted
LDLC ASVEL into the Top 16. Read more 
A
pair of veteran 7DAYS EuroCup forwards stepped up to keep their teams
in the hunt for the Top 16 as co-MVPs for Round 7 of the regular season
with performance index ratings of 30 each. On Tuesday, Sammy Mejia
paced Tofas Bursa to a 77-87 road win over Arka Gdynia in Group B with
22 points, 5 assists and 5 steals. While helping to seal the victory,
Mejia became the 14th player in EuroCup history to surpass 1,000 points
in his career. On Wednesday, making his debut for Mornar Bar, Landing
Sane had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds in a tense 86-83
win over visiting Fiat Turin. Sane pulled 6 offensive rebounds and
picked up 3 steals, as well as shooting 5 for 6 from the three-point
line. Following Mejia and Sane, two players had PIRs of 28. Read more 
The
second half of the 2018-19 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season started with
stellar individual performances but no-one did better than Erik Murphy
of Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt, who earned Round 6 MVP honors with a
PIR of 35. Murphy led the Skyliners to a 75-85 road win against Fiat
Turin with a EuroCup season-high 33 points on excellent shooting
percentages. Murphy hit 8-of-10 two-point shots, 5-of-6 from downtown
and 2-of-3 free throws, adding 7 rebounds and 4 fouls drawn for a PIR
of 35. Uros Lukovic of Mornar Bar could not lead his team to a win
against UNICS Kazan but had a near-perfect performance - 19 points on
8-of-8 two-point shots, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks and 5 fouls drawn for a
PIR of 34. Diante Garrett of Tofas Bursa and Sylven Landesberg of Turk
Telekom Ankara each had a PIR of 33 in Round 6. Read more 
Despite
missing main contributor Peyton Siva due to injury, ALBA Berlin pulled
an impressive road win in Krasnodar to hand Lokomotiv Kuban its first
loss of the season. In the process, Luke Sikma earned MVP honors for
Round 5. Sikma had a great all-around night as he netted 18 points with
just one missed shot, pulled 9 rebounds, dished 4 assists, had one
steal and one block in over 29 minutes for a PIR of 31, the highest
this round among winning players. Sikma had career highs in offensive
rebound (5) and minutes played (29) in this game. Next in line this
round, Awudu Abass of Brescia Leonessa had a PIR of 30 in his team's
one-point loss to ratiopharm Ulm. Abass had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The rest of top individual performances for Round 5 are completed by
Will Thomas of Valencia Basket (PIR 29), Yakuba Ouattara of AS Monaco
(27) and Vanja Marinkovic of Partizan NIS Belgrade (26). Read more 
In
just his third 7DAYS EuroCup game ever, forward Isaiah Miles caught
fire to help Limoges CSP break a two-game losing streak and to earn the
MVP honor for Round 4 of the regular season. Miles exploded for 23
points to go with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 6 fouls drawn as Limoges
topped visiting Tofas Bursa 89-81 in Group B. His 6-for-6 three-point
shooting matched the highest total without a miss in any EuroCup game
since 2012 and his performance index rating of 31 was the best among
all players in Round 4. As such, Miles became the first MVP of the
Round ever from Limoges. Behind him in second place was Ismet Akpinar
of ratiopharm Ulm, whose career-high 27 points couldn't prevent a
103-95 defeat at MoraBanc Andorra. Read more 
In
a round of stellar individual performances, two players helped their
teams win in the most remarkable way. As such, Raymar Morgan of UNICS
Kazan and Giorgi Shermadini of Unicaja Malaga, each with a performance
index rating of 34, share the MVP honor for Round 3 of the 7DAYS
EuroCup Regular Season. Shermadini led Unicaja to a 85-96 road win over
Mornar Bar on Wednesday. His 26 points and PIR of 34 were EuroCup
career highs for him and his 11 two-pointers doubled his previous best.
He also made his first three-pointer in European competition after 135
career games in the EuroLeague and EuroCup. Read more 
In
his third 7DAYS EuroCup season, big man Kenny Kadji celebrated Tofas
Bursa's first home game with a spectacular performance that not only
put his team in the win column, but also earned him the MVP honor for
Round 2. In a 96-79 victory over visiting Arka Gdynia, Kadji
accumulated a performance index rating of 34, the best among EuroCup
players on winning teams in Round 2, thanks to his 27 points and 10
rebounds. All three figures were career highs for him. Kadji shot well,
too, making 7 of 8 two-pointers and 3 of 5 from downtown, and dished 3
assists, tying his personal best. He also blocked 1 shot while drawing
7 fouls. Read more 
The
opening round of the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season had some great
performances, but no player shined brighter than UNICS Kazan forward
Maurice Ndour. In the best opening-round performance seen in the
EuroCup in three years, Ndour set a number of career highs and was
unstoppable as UNICS topped competition newcomer Mornar Bar on the road
74-97. Ndour scored 29 points on 11-for-12 two-point shooting and went
a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. He also pulled down 7
rebounds, dished 1 assist, and drew 5 fouls, accumulating a performance
index rating of 41. That matched the highest PIR in a non-overtime
Round 1 game in EuroCup history. Read more 
