2021 Basketball Champions League Final
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| Event | 2020–21 Basketball Champions League | ||||||||||
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| Date | 9 May 2021 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | ||||||||||
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| MVP | Vítor Benite (Final Eight MVP) | ||||||||||
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| Attendance | 1,265[1] | ||||||||||
2021 Basketball Champions League Final was the concluding game of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League season, the 5th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.[2][3]
San Pablo Burgos won its second Champions League title after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka.[4]
Background[edit]
Pınar Karşıyaka[edit]
For Karşıyaka, this was the first Basketball Champions League Final, and the second final for a Turkish side after Bandırma B.İ.K. had reached the final in 2017.
San Pablo Burgos[edit]
San Pablo Burgos were the defending champions after having defeated AEK in 2020.
Teams[edit]
| Team | Previous final tournament appearances[a] |
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 San Pablo Burgos | 1 (2020) |
 Pınar Karşıyaka | None |
Venue[edit]
The Trade Union Sport Palace was the stage of the final tournament for the first time.
| Nizhny Novgorod | 2021 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe) |
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| Trade Union Sport Palace | |
| Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Road to the final[edit]
| Pınar Karşıyaka | Round | San Pablo Burgos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group F second place
Source: Champions League
| Regular season | Group H first place
Source: Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I second place
Source: Champions League | Playoffs | Group J second place
Source: Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Playoffs | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nymburk | 84–73 | Quarter-finals |  Hapoel Holon | 86–77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zaragoza | 84–79 | Semi-finals |  SIG Strasbourg | 81–70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game details[edit]
| 9 May 2021 | Pınar Karşıyaka | 59–64 | San Pablo Burgos | Nizhny Novgorod |
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| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–14, 11–17, 20–18 | |||
| Pts: M'Baye 17 Rebs: M'Baye 8 Asts: Henry 5 Eff: Birsen 14 | Boxscore | Pts: Benite 15 Rebs: Renfroe 6 Asts: Renfroe 4 Eff: Renfroe 15 | Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 1,265 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA) | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Basketball Champions League 2020-21 (Final Stage — Game Details)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Nizhny Novgorod to host Basketball Champions League Final 8". FIBA. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ "Final Eight field confirmed". FIBA. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "History! Hereda San Pablo Burgos defeat Pinar Karsiyaka, win back-to-back titles". Basketball Champions League. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- Basketball Champions League (official website)