By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Final Four of the Basketball Champions League Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL, arrives at the historic Pavello Olimpic de Badalona between Thursday and Saturday, marking the peak of the 2025-26 campaign, the most prolific offensive season in league history.
With teams having averaged a record 82.1 points per game, titans Unicaja and La Laguna Tenerife lead a field of four contenders, all chasing historic milestones. Both ACB sides are tied with two titles each, but history leans toward Tenerife’s clinical efficiency. They remain the only team to ever record a Final Four shooting game with 60/40/90 splits, and feature the tournament’s all-time leading scorer and passer, Marcelinho Huertas, who boasts 129 points and 56 assists on this grand stage.
The Semifinals main event pits defending champions Unicaja, armed with a league-best 121.5 offensive rating and a bench averaging 45.1 points, against AEK. The Greek side, currently sitting on 99 all-time Champions League wins, enters as the undisputed comeback king. The opening semifinal features debutants Rytas, the league’s highest-scoring unit with 90.8 points per game, testing their physical rebounding dominance against Tenerife’s record seventh semifinal appearance.
With no home-team advantage in Badalona, the path to the trophy requires navigating the end of a season where three-point shooting and offensive pacing reached unprecedented heights.
Final Four Schedule
| Date | Time (CET) | Event | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 18:00 | Semifinals | Rytas vs. La Laguna Tenerife |
| 21:00 | Semifinals | Unicaja vs. AEK | |
| Saturday | 17:00 | Third-Place | Losing teams in the Semifinals |
| 20:00 | Championship | Winning teams in the Semifinals |