By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Regular Season is set to complete Gameday 4 this week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Eight games in four groups scattered all around Europe follow in the footsteps of the other four groups in Gameday 4 action last week. When all is said and done, a clearer picture can potentially emerge with just two more Gamedays left for each group.
Reigning champion Lenovo Tenerife carries league-highs 48.7% and 12.3 attempts per game from beyond the arc into the home game versus Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya Tuesday. More Group H Wednesday, Peristeri bwin gunning for a fourth win in a row at Peristeri Arean with Rytas Vilnius coming to visit.
Starting the week with a signing, PAOK mateco reunited with Jordan Sibert. Up next is visiting slumping Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari which has no more room for error in Group G. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the schedule spills into the battle of JDA Dijon and Unicaja.
In Group E, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg will welcome Darussafaka in MHP Arena aiming for a fifth straight BCL win. At the same time Wednesday, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem with 39.3 points in the paint per contest so far will play host to Denmark champions Bakken Bears.
Looking for a 4-0 start in Group D, Surne Bilbao will take on Igokea m:tel in Bilbao Arena Wednesday. On Tuesday, the winner of the game between Bahcesehir Koleji and ERA Nymburk will improve to 2-2.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season standings and Week 7 schedule:
Group A
Standings
1. UCAM Murcia 7 (3-1)
2. SIG Strasbourg 7 (3-1)
3. Tofas Bursa 5 (1-3)
4. Falco Vulcano Szombathely 5 (1-3)
Group B
Standings
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 7 (3-1)
2. Pinar Karsiyaka 6 (2-2)
3. UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 6 (2-2)
4. AEK 5 (1-3)
Group C
Standings
1. Galatasaray Nef 7 (3-1)
2. Hapoel Atsmon Holon 7 (3-1)
3. Filou Oostende 5 (1-3)
4. Legia Warszawa 5 (1-3)
Group D
Tuesday
Bahcesehir Koleji – ERA Nymburk (18:00 CET)
Wednesday
Surne Bilbao – Igokea m:tel (20:00 CET)
Standings
1. Surne Bilbao 6 (3-0)
2. Igokea m:tel 4 (1-2)
3. Bahcesehir Koleji 4 (1-2)
4. ERA Nymburk 4 (1-2)
Group E
Wednesday
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Bakken Bears (20:00 CET)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – Darussafaka (20:00 CET)
Standings
1. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 6 (3-0)
2. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 5 (2-1)
3. Darussafaka 4 (1-2)
4. Bakken Bears 3 (0-3)
Group F
Standings
1. Baxi Manresa 7 (3-1)
2. Benfica 7 (3-1)
3, Limoges CSP 5 (1-3)
4. VEF Riga 5 (1-3)
Group G
Tuesday
Dinamo Bando di Sardegna Sassari – PAOK mateco (20:30 CET)
Wednesday
JDA Dijon – Unicaja (20:00 CET)
Standings
1. Unicaja 6 (3-0)
2. JDA Dijon 5 (2-1)
3. PAOK mateco 4 (1-2)
4. Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 3 (0-3)
Group H
Tuesday
Lenovo Tenerife – Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya (20:30 CET)
Wednesday
Peristeri bwin – Rytas Vilnius (18:30 CET)
Standings
1. Peristeri bwin 5 (2-1)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 5 (2-1)
3. Bnei Ofek Dist Herzliya 4 (1-2)
4. Rytas Vilnius 4 (1-2)
*Top team of each group advances to the Round of 16
*Second- and third-placed teams of each group advance to Play-Ins
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League