By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Eight contests all around Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday in the fourth week of the Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL. After starting Gameday 3 last week, the four remaining groups close the top half of a six-game double-legged round-robin schedule.
Back-to-back champion Unicaja is seeking a 16th consecutive home win in the Champions League with Filou Oostende visiting Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena on Wednesday. Among the lasting originals, the Belgian side is on the verge of its first-ever five-game losing streak. Elsewhere in Group G, Mersin Spor and Karditsa Iaponiki will break a 1-1 tie earlier Wednesday.
Similar to the aforementioned Turkish club playing the first home game in the BCL, Patrioti Levice hosts AEK in Bratislava’s Gopass Arena on Tuesday. On the opposite side of the Group F schedule, VEF Riga visits NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz on Wednesday, after losing the previous 17 away fixtures in the league.
In a battle of undefeated Group D sides, Tofas and La Laguna Tenerife will face each other in Bursa’s Tofas Arena. Also on Tuesday, Bnei PenLink Herzliya and Trapani Shark will be in Opava.
Looking at a possible 3-0 start in Group B, Elan Chalon welcomes winless Sabah in Le Colisee on Wednesday. On Tuesday, ALBA Berlin will be at home opposite ERA Nymburk.
Week 4 schedule
Group A
1. Rytas 5 (2-1)
2. Promitheas Vikos Cola 5 (2-1)
3. Legia Warszawa 4 (1-2)
4. MLP Academics Heidelberg 4 (1-2)
Group B
1. Elan Chalon 4 (2-0)
2. ERA Nymburk 3 (1-1)
3. ALBA Berlin 3 (1-1)
4. Sabah 2 (0-2)
Gameday 3
ALBA Berlin – ERA Nymburk (28/10, 20:00 CET)
Elan Chalon – Sabah (29/10, 20:00 CET)
Group C
1. Joventut Badalona 6 (3-0)
2. Hapoel Netanel Holon 5 (2-1)
3. Cholet 4 (1-2)
4. Bursaspor 3 (0-3)
Group D
1. La Laguna Tenerife 4 (2-0)
2. Tofas 4 (2-0)
3. Trapani Shark 2 (0-2)
4. Bnei PenLink Herzliya 2 (0-2)
Gameday 3
Bnei PenLink Herzliya – Trapani Shark (28/10, 17:30 CET)
Tofas – La Laguna Tenerife (28/10, 18:00 CET)
Group E
1. Galatasaray MCT Technic 6 (3-0)
2. Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets 5 (2-1)
3. Igokea m:tel 4 (1-2)
4. Trieste 3 (0-3)
Group F
1. AEK 4 (2-0)
2. NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz 3 (1-1)
3. Patrioti Levice 3 (1-1)
4. VEF Riga 2 (0-2)
Gameday 3
Patrioti Levice – AEK (28/10, 18:00 CET)
NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (29/10, 18:00 CET)
Group G
1. Unicaja 4 (2-0)
2. Mersin Spor 3 (1-1)
3. Karditsa Iaponiki 3 (1-1)
4. Filou Oostende 2 (0-2)
Gameday 3
Mersin Spor – Karditsa Iaponiki (29/10, 18:00 CET)
Unicaja – Filou Oostende (29/10, 20:30 CET)
Group H
1. Dreamland Gran Canaria 6 (3-0)
2. Spartak Office Shoes 5 (2-1)
3. Le Mans 4 (1-2)
4. SL Benfica 3 (0-3)
-The top seed from each group advances to the Round of 16
-Second and third seeds advance to the Play-Ins