By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The sixth and final week of the Round of 16 in Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, is set to finalize the highly anticipated Quarterfinals bracket. With eight critical games scheduled across Europe this Tuesday and Wednesday, only three playoff tickets remain unclaimed as teams look to conclude their double-legged round-robin schedules with a postseason push.
In Group K, reigning back-to-back champions Unicaja enter Tuesday’s clash against fellow ACB side Asisa Joventut carrying a formidable nineteen-game home winning streak. This matchup at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena determines the group’s top seed, while the eliminated teams, Fitness First Wurzburg and Elan Chalon, meet at the tectake Arena.
Group L sees La Laguna Tenerife already perched at the top, but veteran Tim Abromaitis remains in the spotlight as he nears a massive scoring milestone. Needing just one point to reach one thousand career BCL points, he leads his side into Trieste on Tuesday while Dreamland Gran Canaria battles ERA Nymburk for second.
Wednesday’s headline features a fierce triple threat in Group I as Galatasaray MCT Technic hosts Rytas in Istanbul. Simultaneously, Le Mans welcomes Hapoel Netanel Holon, with the French side desperately fighting for a chance to squeeze into the second seed and advance to the next tournament stage.
Finally, Group J’s top seed will be decided in Berlin as ALBA faces AEK. Meanwhile, Tofas and Karditsa Iaponiki conclude their continental campaigns in Turkiye.
Round of 16 Week 6
Group I
Galatasaray MCT Technic – Rytas (18/3, 18:00 CET)
Le Mans – Hapoel Netanel Holon (18/3, 18:00 CET)
Standings
1. Galatasaray MCT Technic 9 (4-1)
2. Rytas 8 (3-2)
3. Le Mans 8 (3-2)
4. o-Hapoel Netanel Holon 5 (0-5)
Group J
Tofas – Karditsa Iaponiki (18/3, 18:00 CET)
ALBA Berlin – AEK (18/3, 19:00 CET)
Standings
1. x-AEK 10 (5-0)
2. x-ALBA Berlin 9 (4-1)
3. o-Tofas 6 (1-4)
4. o-Karditsa Iaponiki 5 (0-5)
Group K
Fitness First Wurzburg – Elan Chalon (17/3, 20:00 CET)
Unicaja – Asisa Joventut (17/3, 20:00 CET)
Standings
1. x-Asisa Joventut 9 (4-1)
2. x-Unicaja 8 (3-2)
3. o-Elan Chalon 7 (2-3)
4. o-Fitness First Wurzburg 6 (1-4)
Group L
Trieste – La Laguna Tenerife (17/3, 20:30 CET)
Dreamland Gran Canaria – ERA Nymburk (17/3, 20:30 CET)
Standings
1. x-La Laguna Tenerife 9 (4-1)
2. Dreamland Gran Canaria 8 (3-2)
3. ERA Nymburk 7 (2-3)
4. o-Trieste 6 (1-4)
-Top two seeds from each group clinch a berth in the Quarterfinals
x-clinched quarterfinal berth
o-eliminated