March 9, 2020 - 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 MVP: Devin Williams, Tofas Bursa
The
7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 served as uncharted waters for both Tofas Bursa
and its center Devin Williams and thanks to the stellar performances by
the latter, the team passed through successfully to continue its
challenge for EuroCup glory. Williams led his team in scoring in the
Top 16 with 15.3 points per game, led the entire EuroCup with 7.8
rebounds and ranked this with an average performance index rating of
20.8. Even more important than those numbers was his team's 4-2 record,
which booked Tofas a quarterfinals date with Promitheas Patras. For his
standout play in leading Tofas to the next phase, Euroleague Basketball
has chosen Williams as the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 MVP. Read more here.
March 6, 2020 - Top 16 Round 6 MVP, Devin Williams of Tofas Bursa
Devin
Williams of Tofas Bursa turned in another monster performance in his
team's Top 16 finale against MoraBanc Andorra to clinch MVP honors for
Round 6 of the Top 16. The big man amassed 22 points on 8-of-10
two-point shooting plus 6-of-7 from the foul line. He added 6 rebounds
and 3 steals in compiling a performance index rating of 32, which was
the best of the round. He narrowly edged Promitheas Patras’s Langston
Hall for that distinction after the latter went for 20 points and 8
assists in a playoff-clinching victory at EWE Baskets Oldenburg. Hall
finished with a personal best PIR of 31. The third-highest PIR for
Round 6 was 29, which came from Umana Reyer Venice’s Andrea Di Nicolao.
The veteran guard went for 16 points and 9 assists in the clutch
victory at Germani Brescia Leonessa. Read more here.
March 2, 2020 - Round 6
The final round of the Top 16 will give answers to a
series of questions. There are still four quarterfinals tickets waiting
to be booked and first place is still open in two of the four groups.
Simultaneously, there is also a battle for the best Top 16 record which
would give one team the chance to have home-court advantage in each
elimination round it plays. Read more here.
Group E
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 91-75
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna 96-106
Group F
EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Promitheas Patras 72-97
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. Umana Reyer Venice 88-93
Group G
AS Monaco vs. UNICS Kazan 85-60
Rytas Vilnius vs. Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul 83-75
Group H
Tofas Bursa vs. MoraBanc Andorra 97-94
Joventut Badalona vs. Unicaja Malaga101-86
February 6, 2020 - Top 16 Round 5 MVP, Corey Walden of Partizan NIS Belgrade
Corey
Walden stepped up when needed most to lead Partizan NIS Belgrade to a
thrilling come-from-behind 82-84 road win against Segafredo Virtus
Bologna on Wednesday. The victory clinched first place for Partizan in
Group E and home-court advantage in the quarterfinals, while also
earning Walden his first career MVP of the Round honor. Walden was
brilliant, scoring a club-record 29 points to rally Partizan from 15
points down to win. He shot 6-for-10 from two-point range, 3-for-4 on
three-pointers and 8-for-10 from the free throw line. Walden also had 5
rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals for a PIR of 33, the highest of any
player in Top 16 Round 5. In that same game, Virtus playmaker Milos
Teodosic had a PIR of 30, finishing with 24 points, 10 assists and 5
rebounds. The next-best Round 5 performance belonged to Galatasaray
Doga Sigorta guard Tai Webster, who collected 18 points, 6 assists and
4 steals for a PIR of 26 in his team's home loss to AS Monaco. Read
more here.
February 3, 2020 - Round 5
It's Round 5 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 and no team
has yet qualified for the quarterfinals; 14 teams have at least two
victories and each still holds its destiny in its own hands. There are
two games on Tuesday and the remaining six on Wednesday, including a
pair of clashes between teams with 3-1 records.
GROUP E
Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 82-84
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 74-95
GROUP F
Umana Reyer Venice vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 82-78
Promitheas Patras vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 67-56
GROUP G
Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul vs. AS Monaco 79-91
UNICS Kazan vs. Rytas Vilnius 82-69
GROUP H
Unicaja Malaga vs. Tofas Bursa 71-63
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Joventut Badalona 90-89
January 30, 2020 - Top 16 Round 4 MVP: Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Promitheas Patras
At
age 35, one of the top performers historically in the 7DAYS EuroCup,
center Loukas Mavrokefalidis, re-emerged at the perfect moment to lift
Promitheas Patras to a crucial road win and earn the Top 16 Round 4 MVP
honor in the process. Mavrokefalidis poured in 28 points and ripped 13
rebounds as Promitheas blasted host Umana Reyer Venice 52-70 on
Tuesday. He hit 6 of 11 two-pointers, 3 of 7 triples and 7 of 8 free
throws while also drawing 9 fouls to amass a performance index rating
of 37. His 6 offensive and 13 total rebounds matched his career highs,
but not his points or PIR, which were merely his fourth-highest totals
in 72 EuroCup games over seven seasons with six teams. In fact,
Mavrokefalidis shares the competition record with a 55 PIR he recorded
on October 14, 2015, while playing for AEK Athens. After him this week,
two players tied with PIRs of 30 each: Devin Williams of Tofas Bursa
and Julian Gamble of Segafredo Virtus Bologna. Read more here.
January 28, 2020 - Round 4
Round 4 of the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 opened with a
pair of one-sided results as both Promitheas Patras and Tofas Bursa
bounced back from narrow Round 3 wins to dismantle the same opponents
one week later and take vital tiebreak advantages, too. Both took big
steps toward the Top 16. Round 4 concludes on Wednesday with six more
games. No team can advance yet, but Dolomiti Energia Trento and
MoraBanc Andorra both face elimination.
GROUP E
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 69-57
Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 94-70
GROUP F
EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 89-84 Umana Reyer Venice vs. Promitheas Patras 52-70
GROUP G
AS Monaco vs. Rytas Vilnius 86-61
Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul vs. UNICS Kazan 90-76
GROUP H
Tofas Bursa vs. Joventut Badalona 91-76
Unicaja Malaga vs. MoraBanc Andorra 84-75
January 23, 2020 - Top 16 Round 3 MVP: Klemen Prepelic, Joventut
Klemen
Prepelic made sure that Joventut Badalona kept its perfect home record
intact by carrying his team past previously unbeaten Tofas Bursa to an
88-84 come-from-behind victory and, in the process, earning MVP of the
Round honors for Top 16 Round 3. Prepelic's career-high 45 performance
index rating was the 7DAYS EuroCup's best since January 2017. Prepelic
also set a club record and a career high by netting 37 points, making 5
of 7 two-pointers, sinking 5 of 9 three-pointers and making all 12 of
his free throws, tying the mark for most free throws made without a
miss in three years. Prepelic added 7 assists, 2 rebounds and 10 fouls
drawn in his performance, which lifted Joventut's perfect home record
to 7-0. In the same game, Tofas veteran swingman Sammy Mejia posted a
PIR of 34, the second-best of this round. Mejia had 20 points, 5
assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 fouls drawn in his team's
loss. Read more here.
January 20, 2020 - Round 3
As the Top 16 approaches its
halfway point, the races start to heat up. The lone two unbeaten teams,
Partizan NIS Belgrade and Tofas Bursa will be looking for wins that
would put them in firm control of their respective groups, while a pair
of winless teams – Dolomiti Energia Trento and last season's
semifinalist MoraBanc Andorra – find themselves in must-win situations
already. Eight games are evenly split between Tuesday and Wednesday for
Round 3 of the Top 16.
GROUP E
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 65-63
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna 67-73
GROUP F
Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 70-67
Promitheas Patras vs. Umana Reyer Venice 68-70
GROUP G
Rytas Vilnius vs. AS Monaco 80-75
UNICS Kazan vs. Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul 94-69
GROUP H
Joventut Badalona vs. Tofas Bursa 88-84
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Unicaja Malaga 88-92
January 16, 2020 - Top 16 Round 2 MVP: Deon Thompson, Unicaja Malaga
Unicaja
Malaga grabbed its first win in Group H as big man Deon Thompson earned
the Top 16 Round 2 MVP honor. Thompson led Unicaja to a 90-84 home win
against Joventut Badalona with a performance index rating of 27 in just
18 minutes of action. He finished the game with 23 points by making 4
of 6 two-point shots, 4 of 4 triples and 3 of 3 rebounds. He is the
second center this season to make 4 three-pointers and only one other
EuroCup player has made as many without a miss in a single game. He
added 4 rebounds, a steal and 2 fouls drawn for the highest PIR in the
round. Rasid Mahalbasic of EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Julian Gamble of
Segafredo Virtus Bologna each registered a PIR of 24. Gamble led Virtus
to a 83-72 home victory against Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul with 15
points on 7-for-8 two-point shooting, 6 rebounds, an assist, a steal, 2
blocks and 5 fouls drawn. Read more here.
January 14, 2020 - Round 2
The 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 is short with only six
rounds, so at the end of this week's action the phase will be one-third
complete. The pressure is now mounting with every game carrying greater
weight than ever before in the race to reach the quarterfinals. Teams
that improve to 2-0 will in the driver's seat, while those that fall to
0-2 will be behind the eight-ball. Top 16 Round 2 will feature three
games on Tuesday and five more on Wednesday.
GROUP E
Dolomiti Energia Trento vs. Partizan NIS Belgrade 58-83
Segafredo Virtus Bologna vs. Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul 83-72
GROUP F
Promitheas Patras vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg 81-70 Umana Reyer Venice vs. Germani Brescia Leonessa 68-60
GROUP G
UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 78-84
Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul vs. Rytas Vilnius 73-89
GROUP H
MoraBanc Andorra vs. Tofas Bursa 63-69 Unicaja Malaga vs. Joventut Badalona 90-84
January 9, 2020 - Top 16 Round 1 MVP: Rasid Mahalbasic, EWE Baskets Oldenburg
The
7DAYS EuroCup season changed gears into the Top 16 with eight games
across the continent on Tuesday and Wednesday. When the dust settled,
Rasid Mahalbasic emerged as the weekly MVP with a performance index
rating of 38 by leading EWE Baskets Oldenburg to a 98-87 win over Umana
Reyer Venice. Mahalbasic had his best game yet in the EuroCup with
personal highs in points (25) and rebounds (14) as well as PIR. He hit
12 of 13 two-point shots – setting a new Top 16 record for efficiency
at 92.3% – and dished 5 assists. Mahalbasic's PIR, rebounds and
two-point totals were also Oldenburg club records in the EuroCup.
Following him, Nemanja Gordic of Partizan NIS Belgrade led his team to
a resounding 99-81 win over Segafredo Virtus Bologna with a PIR of 30,
the second best in Top 16 Round 1. Read more here.
January 7, 2020 - Round 1
After a thrilling end to the regular season and a
much-needed break, the 7DAYS EuroCup is back with a vengeance for the
start of the Top 16, the phase that will determine which eight teams
advance to the quarterfinals. The two top teams from each group will
survive this stage and if the regular season was any indicator, we are
in for one hell of a ride for six rounds until early March!
GROUP E
Partizan NIS Belgrade vs. Segafredo Virtus Bologna 99-81
Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul vs. Dolomiti Energia Trento 73-69
GROUP F
EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. Umana Reyer Venice 98-87 Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. Promitheas Patras 63-57
GROUP G
AS Monaco vs. Galatasaray Doga Sigorta Istanbul 73-85
Rytas Vilnius vs. UNICS Kazan 86-91
GROUP H
Tofas Bursa vs. Unicaja Malaga 84-82
Joventut Badalona vs. MoraBanc Andorra 90-87
The
7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 served as uncharted waters for both Tofas Bursa
and its center Devin Williams and thanks to the stellar performances by
the latter, the team passed through successfully to continue its
challenge for EuroCup glory. Williams led his team in scoring in the
Top 16 with 15.3 points per game, led the entire EuroCup with 7.8
rebounds and ranked this with an average performance index rating of
20.8. Even more important than those numbers was his team's 4-2 record,
which booked Tofas a quarterfinals date with Promitheas Patras. For his
standout play in leading Tofas to the next phase, Euroleague Basketball
has chosen Williams as the 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 MVP. Read more 
Corey
Walden stepped up when needed most to lead Partizan NIS Belgrade to a
thrilling come-from-behind 82-84 road win against Segafredo Virtus
Bologna on Wednesday. The victory clinched first place for Partizan in
Group E and home-court advantage in the quarterfinals, while also
earning Walden his first career MVP of the Round honor. Walden was
brilliant, scoring a club-record 29 points to rally Partizan from 15
points down to win. He shot 6-for-10 from two-point range, 3-for-4 on
three-pointers and 8-for-10 from the free throw line. Walden also had 5
rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals for a PIR of 33, the highest of any
player in Top 16 Round 5. In that same game, Virtus playmaker Milos
Teodosic had a PIR of 30, finishing with 24 points, 10 assists and 5
rebounds. The next-best Round 5 performance belonged to Galatasaray
Doga Sigorta guard Tai Webster, who collected 18 points, 6 assists and
4 steals for a PIR of 26 in his team's home loss to AS Monaco. Read
more 
At
age 35, one of the top performers historically in the 7DAYS EuroCup,
center Loukas Mavrokefalidis, re-emerged at the perfect moment to lift
Promitheas Patras to a crucial road win and earn the Top 16 Round 4 MVP
honor in the process. Mavrokefalidis poured in 28 points and ripped 13
rebounds as Promitheas blasted host Umana Reyer Venice 52-70 on
Tuesday. He hit 6 of 11 two-pointers, 3 of 7 triples and 7 of 8 free
throws while also drawing 9 fouls to amass a performance index rating
of 37. His 6 offensive and 13 total rebounds matched his career highs,
but not his points or PIR, which were merely his fourth-highest totals
in 72 EuroCup games over seven seasons with six teams. In fact,
Mavrokefalidis shares the competition record with a 55 PIR he recorded
on October 14, 2015, while playing for AEK Athens. After him this week,
two players tied with PIRs of 30 each: Devin Williams of Tofas Bursa
and Julian Gamble of Segafredo Virtus Bologna. Read more 
Klemen
Prepelic made sure that Joventut Badalona kept its perfect home record
intact by carrying his team past previously unbeaten Tofas Bursa to an
88-84 come-from-behind victory and, in the process, earning MVP of the
Round honors for Top 16 Round 3. Prepelic's career-high 45 performance
index rating was the 7DAYS EuroCup's best since January 2017. Prepelic
also set a club record and a career high by netting 37 points, making 5
of 7 two-pointers, sinking 5 of 9 three-pointers and making all 12 of
his free throws, tying the mark for most free throws made without a
miss in three years. Prepelic added 7 assists, 2 rebounds and 10 fouls
drawn in his performance, which lifted Joventut's perfect home record
to 7-0. In the same game, Tofas veteran swingman Sammy Mejia posted a
PIR of 34, the second-best of this round. Mejia had 20 points, 5
assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 fouls drawn in his team's
loss. Read more 
Unicaja
Malaga grabbed its first win in Group H as big man Deon Thompson earned
the Top 16 Round 2 MVP honor. Thompson led Unicaja to a 90-84 home win
against Joventut Badalona with a performance index rating of 27 in just
18 minutes of action. He finished the game with 23 points by making 4
of 6 two-point shots, 4 of 4 triples and 3 of 3 rebounds. He is the
second center this season to make 4 three-pointers and only one other
EuroCup player has made as many without a miss in a single game. He
added 4 rebounds, a steal and 2 fouls drawn for the highest PIR in the
round. Rasid Mahalbasic of EWE Baskets Oldenburg and Julian Gamble of
Segafredo Virtus Bologna each registered a PIR of 24. Gamble led Virtus
to a 83-72 home victory against Darussafaka Tekfen Istanbul with 15
points on 7-for-8 two-point shooting, 6 rebounds, an assist, a steal, 2
blocks and 5 fouls drawn. Read more 
The
7DAYS EuroCup season changed gears into the Top 16 with eight games
across the continent on Tuesday and Wednesday. When the dust settled,
Rasid Mahalbasic emerged as the weekly MVP with a performance index
rating of 38 by leading EWE Baskets Oldenburg to a 98-87 win over Umana
Reyer Venice. Mahalbasic had his best game yet in the EuroCup with
personal highs in points (25) and rebounds (14) as well as PIR. He hit
12 of 13 two-point shots – setting a new Top 16 record for efficiency
at 92.3% – and dished 5 assists. Mahalbasic's PIR, rebounds and
two-point totals were also Oldenburg club records in the EuroCup.
Following him, Nemanja Gordic of Partizan NIS Belgrade led his team to
a resounding 99-81 win over Segafredo Virtus Bologna with a PIR of 30,
the second best in Top 16 Round 1. Read more 
