MIES (Switzerland) – The Basketball Champions League Quarter-Finals competitors have been confirmed, following the completion of the last Round of 16 games on Wednesday evening.
Eight (8) clubs have qualified for the next phase of the competition, with no less than six (6) countries and leagues represented.
Those teams are (alphabetically): AEK Betsson BC (Greece), Bertram Derthona Basket (Italy), ERA Nymburk (Czechia), Galatasaray (Türkiye), La Laguna Tenerife (Spain), Nanterre 92 (France), Pallacanestro Reggiana (Italy), and Unicaja (Spain).
From the 32 teams initially involved in the Regular Season, 8 teams (the first two in each Round of 16 group) are qualified for the next stage of the competition, the teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group are eliminated.
The Draw determining the Quarter-Finals will take place on Friday, March 28, at 11:30 CET. The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube.
For the purposes of the Quarter-Finals Draw, the 8 qualified clubs have been ranked according to their final position within their respective group during the Round of 16 and their place in the Draw will be based on this ranking.
The teams that finished 1st in their Round of 16 group will be placed in Pot 1. Each one of them will be drawn against a team in Pot 2, which includes the teams that finished 2nd in their Round of 16 group. The only restriction is that teams cannot be drawn against an opponent that was in the same Round of 16 group.
Pot 1:
AEK Betsson BC
ERA Nymburk
La Laguna Tenerife
Unicaja
Pot 2:
Bertram Derthona Basket
Galatasaray
Nanterre 92
Pallacanestro Reggiana
The Quarter-Finals will be played in a best-of-3 series and start on April 8. The seeded teams will play their first (and potential third) game at home, the unseeded teams will play their second game at home.
The complete updated game schedule will be communicated after the Draw.