By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Silverware was on the line as midseason Cup tournaments delivered thrilling action and major triumphs across Europe over the past few days.
Kosner Baskonia delivered a standout performance opposite Real Madrid, capturing the Copa del Rey title for the seventh time in franchise history, their first since 2009, with Trent Forrest earning Most Valuable Player honors. In the Ziraat Bankasi Turkiye Kupasi, Fenerbahce Beko defeated Besiktas Gain to extend their dominant streak, continuing a run of silverware that spans from last season’s Triple Crown to this season’s Presidential Cup.
Other major victors included the following:
- Panathinaikos Aktor took down rival Olympiacos to triumph in Greece’s Allwyn Final 8
- EA7 Emporio Armani Milan beat Betram Derthona Tortona, climbing to the top of Italy’s Frecciarossa Final Eight
- AS Monaco prevailed over Le Mans in the French Leaders Cup Final
- Zalgiris took first place over Rytas in Lithuania’s Citadele KMT
- Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet stood out in the Radivoj Korac Cup with Mega Superbet runner-up
- Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv beat Bnei Penlink Herzliya in Israel’s State Cup Final
- BMA365 Bamberg Baskets authored a stunning upset over powerhouse rivals FC Bayern Munich and ALBA Berlin in Germany’s BMW TOP FOUR.
List of other Cup winners – runner-ups
- Buducnost VOLI (Montenegro) – Mornar Barsko zlato
- Cedevita Olimpija (Slovenia) – Krka
- U-BT Cluj-Napoca (Romania) – CSM Oradea
- Split (Croatia) – Zadar
- ERA Nymburk (Czechia) – KVIS Pardubice
- Trefl Sopot (Poland) – Zastal Zielona Gora
- NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz (Hungary) – Falco Volvo Alpok Auto Szombathely
- Valmiera Glass ViA (Latvia) – Ventspils
- Bosna BH Telecom (Bosnia-Herzegovina) – Borac WWIN
- Sporting CP (Portugal) – FC Porto
- Fribourg Olympic (Switzerland) – Geneva Lions
- Tartu Ulikool Maks & Moorits (Estonia) – Kalev/Cramo
- Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (Austria) – Kapfenberg Bulls
- Prievidza (Slovakia) – Patrioti Levice
- Ganja (Azerbaijan) – Sabah
- MZT (North Macedonia) – MKK
- Trepca (Kosovo) – Bashkimi
- Cherno More (Bulgaria) – Lokomotiv Plovdiv
- Norrkoping Dolphins (Sweden) – Lulea
- Kaspiy Aktau (Kazakhstan) – Barsy Atyrau
- KR (Iceland) – Stjarnan
- Randers Cimbria (Denmark) – Team FOG Næstved
- Arantia Larochette (Luxembourg) – Etzella Ettelbruck
While many trophies have already been hoisted, Cup winners in Great Britain, Ukraine, Belgium, Georgia, the Netherlands, Russia, Armenia, Ireland, Moldova, Cyprus, Norway, and other countries, as well as the winner of the Coupe de France, will be crowned later in the 2025-26 campaign.