By Cesare Milanti / info@eurohoops.net
After the domestic cup and FIBA windows break, the Basketball Champions League is finally back, with some crucial games ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday.
First off, Jonah Radebaugh will play his first minutes in the competition with UCAM Murcia, trying to extend the team’s unbeaten run in the Basketball Champions League against Promitheas Patras, which seeks revenge. Later on, AEK will desperately need to break its losing streak against Hapoel Holon.
Group J will see Galatasaray going up against reigning champs of Telekom Baskets Bonn to snap its three-game losing streak in the Round of 16, potentially pushed by an in-form Klemen Prepelic. Ludwigsburg will instead host Dijon on Wednesday in the battle for 2nd place.
Unicaja Malaga will close up Tuesday’s action by hosting winless SIG Strasbourg in the Martin Carpena Arena, recently home of the 2024 Copa del Rey and the 2023 BCL Final Four. Cholet Basket and Tofas Bursa, instead, will square off on Wednesday at 20:00 CET.
Group K, finally, will see both of its anticipated games on March 6. First off, Kill Bill’s Peristeri will find its first win over Pinar Karsiyaka. However, we are all waiting for Lenovo Tenerife’s potential revenge over early favorite and contender Hapoel Jerusalem, scheduled at 21:00 CET in prime time.
Basketball Champions League Round of 16 Week 4
Group I
1. Unicaja 6 (3-0)
2. Tofas 5 (2-1)
3. Cholet 4 (1-2)
4. SIG Strasbourg 3 (0-3)
Unicaja – SIG Strasbourg (05/03 at 20:30 CET)
Cholet – Tofas (06/03 at 20:00 CET)
Group J
1. Telekom Baskets Bonn 6 (3-0)
2. MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 5 (2-1)
3. JDA Dijon 4 (1-2)
4. Galatasaray Ekmas 3 (0-3)
Galatasaray Ekmas – Telekom Baskets Bonn (05/03 at 18:00 CET)
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg – JDA Dijon (06/03 at 20:00 CET)
Group K
1. Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 6 (3-0)
2. Lenovo Tenerife 5 (2-1)
3. Pinar Karsiyaka 4 (1-2)
4. Peristeri bwin 3 (0-3)
Peristeri bwin – Pinar Karsiyaka (06/03 at 18:30 CET)
Lenovo Tenerife – Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem (06/03 at 21:00 CET)
Group L
1. UCAM Murcia 6 (3-0)
2. Promitheas 5 (2-1)
3. Hapoel Holon 4 (1-2)
4. AEK Betsson 3 (0-3)
Promitheas – UCAM Murcia (05/03 at 18:00 CET)
AEK Betsson – Hapoel Holon (05/03 at 19:45 CET)
– The top two teams from each group advance to the Quarterfinals
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League