By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Basketball Champions League Regular Season features nearly all participants in the opening week of action.
Rolling from the 2023-24 season preview to Gameday 1.
Two games involving the Israeli clubs were postponed due to safety reasons. The remaining 14 games will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the initial schedule.
A milestone for AEK, Tenerife’s streak, and more
In Group D, AEK Betsson will become the second team following Lenovo Tenerife with 70 games played in the league. The Greek club hosts to MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Also, King Wilki Morskie Szczecin takes on Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari.
Tenerife will be at home as well with Cholet on visiting duty, hoping to snap the 14-game winning streak of the Canary Islands outfit in Santiago Martin. Elsewhere, VEF Riga will face Darussafaka Lassa and former player Kyle Allman Jr.
The 11th team from Italy to reach the Regular Season of the BCL, Bertram Derthona Tortona is at home versus UCAM Murcia in Group H. Igokea m:tel and Tofas will start their fourth campaigns with a meeting in Laktasi.
A different experience for Karsiyaka and Szombathely
Undefeated across five season openers in the Champions League, Pinar Karsiyaka receives the challenge of Belgium champion Filou Oostende in Group E. Also meeting each other are EWE Baskets Oldenburg and SIG Strasbourg.
Enjoying only one win in five season openers, Falco Vulcano Szombathely takes on Unicaja in Gameday 1 of Group A. Le Mans and Peristeri bwin shape the other matchup.
Returning to FIBA Europe’s top-tier European club continental competition, Promitheas and Opava clash in Group B. JDA Dijon and Rytas is the second game on the schedule.
On the one-game groups, Group F is limited to Rio Breogan at home against Bursaspor Info Yatirim and Group G to Galatasaray Ekmas welcoming PAOK mateco in Sinan Erdem Dome.
Basketball Champions League Regular Season Week 1
Group A
Le Mans – Peristeri bwin (Tuesday, 20:30 CET)
Falco Vulcano Szombathely – Unicaja (Wednesday, 18:00 CET)
Group B
Promitheas – Opava (Wednesday, 19:30 CET)
JDA Dijon – Rytas (Wednesday, 20:00 CET)
Group C
VEF Riga – Darussafaka Lassa (Tuesday, 18:00 CET)
Lenovo Tenerife – Cholet (Tuesday, 21:00 CET)
Group D
AEK Betsson – MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (Tuesday, 18:30 CET)
King Wilki Morskie Szczecin – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari (Tuesday, 18:30 CET)
Group E
Pinar Karsiyaka – Filou Oostende (Tuesday, 18:30 CET)
EWE Baskets Oldenburg – SIG Strasbourg (Tuesday, 20:00 CET)
Group F
Rio Breogan – Bursaspor Info Yatirim (Wednesday, 20:30 CET)
Telekom Baskets Bonn – Hapoel Holon (postponed)
Group G
Galatasaray Ekmas – PAOK mateco (Wednesday, 18:00 CET)
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem – Benfica (postponed)
Group H
Igokea m:tel – Tofas (Wednesday, 18:30 CET)
Bertram Derthona Tortona – UCAM Murcia (Wednesday, 20:30 CET)