2020 Basketball Champions League Final

2020 Basketball Champions League Final was the concluding game of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season, the 4th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.

2020 Basketball Champions League Final
Event2019–20 Basketball Champions League
San Pablo Burgos AEK
85 74
Date4 October 2020
VenueO.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens, Greece
Coaches
MVPThaddus McFadden (Final Eight MVP)
Referees
  • Manuel Mazzoni (Italy)
  • Yohan Rosso (France)
  • Eddie Viator (France)
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)[1]

San Pablo Burgos won its first Champions League title after defeating AEK.[2]

Background

San Pablo Burgos

Five years before, in August 2015, the professional section of CB Miraflores had been established.[3] In 2017, Burgos made its debut in the Liga ACB, the highest Spanish league. In the 2019–20 ACB season, which was played out earlier that year, Burgos reached the semi-finals of the playoffs.

AEK

For AEK, this was the second time it appeared in a final of the Basketball Champions League, having won the 2018 title. It was also the second time AEK hosted the Final Four/Eight tournament at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall.

Keith Langford, the team's leading scorer, was named Most Valuable Player of the competition.[4] AEK also had Tyrese Rice, the MVP of the previous 2018–19 season,[5] on its roster.

Venue

The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall was the stage of the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018.[6][7]

Athens
2020 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989

Road to the final
San Pablo Burgos Round AEK
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Group B third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Hapoel Jerusalem 14 25
2 AEK 14 23
3 San Pablo Burgos 14 22
4 Teksüt Bandırma 14 22
5 Rasta Vechta 14 20
6 Anwil Włocławek 14 19
7 Pau-Lacq-Orthez 14 19
8 Telenet Giants Antwerp 14 18
Source: Basketball Champions League
 Regular season Group B second place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Hapoel Jerusalem 14 25
2 AEK 14 23
3 San Pablo Burgos 14 22
4 Teksüt Bandırma 14 22
5 Rasta Vechta 14 20
6 Anwil Włocławek 14 19
7 Pau-Lacq-Orthez 14 19
8 Telenet Giants Antwerp 14 18
Source: Basketball Champions League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Playoffs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Sassari 2–0 84–81 (A) 95–80 (H) Round of 16 Bonn 2–0 92–85 (H) 90–86 (A)
Hapoel Jerusalem 92–65 Quarter-finals Nymburk 94–82
JDA Dijon 81–67 Semi-finals Zaragoza 99–75

Game details

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, was in attendance for the final.[8]

4 October 2020 Hereda San Pablo Burgos 85–74 AEK Athens
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 35–12, 19–13, 17–25
Pts: McFadden 18
Rebs: Kravić 11
Asts: McFadden 5
Eff.: McFadden 22		 Boxscore
 Pts: Rice 17
Rebs: Moreira 7
Asts: Gkikas 5
Eff.: Rice 17		 Arena: O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Attendance: 0
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Eddie Viator (FRA)


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 32 Alex Renfroe 11 4 4
SG 8 Vítor Benite 11 1 3
SF 1 Xavi Rabaseda 5 0 1
PF 14 Jasiel Rivero 2 4 0
C 2 Dejan Kravić 1 11 0
Reserves:
G 0 Kareem Queeley DNP
G 9 Álex Barrera DNP
G 12 Thad McFadden 18 6 5
C 18 Jordan Sakho 2 3 1
G 20 Omar Cook 15 2 4
F 30 Ken Horton 8 3 0
Head coach:
Joan Peñarroya
Burgos
AEK

0

BolognaStatisticsTenerife
31/61 (50.8%)2-pt field goals28/66 (42.4%)
17/35 (48.6%)3-pt field goals10/29 (34.5%)
6/11 (54.5%)Free throws8/11 (72.7%)
11Offensive rebounds6
30Defensive rebounds21
41Total rebounds27
17Assists13
16Turnovers8
6Steals9
1Blocks1
17Fouls18


2019–20 Basketball Champions League champions

Burgos
1st title
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 20 Nikos Gkikas 5 2 5
SG 1 Keith Langford 11 4 1
SF 9 Vlado Janković 1 1 2
PF 21 Linos Chrysikopoulos 8 2 0
C 2 Yanick Moreira 5 7 7
Reserves:
G 4 Tyrese Rice 17 0 4
F 8 Jonas Mačiulis 6 3 0
G 10 Nikos Zisis 4 0 0
G 24 Matt Lojeski 9 0 0
G/F 27 Nikos Rogkavopoulos 0 2 0
F/C 42 Darion Atkins DNP
C 44 Marcus Slaughter 8 2 1
Head coach:
Ilias Papatheodorou

References
  1. "BCL Final Eight will be played behind closed doors in Athens". Eurohoops. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Benavente tiende la mano al Miraflores" [Benavente gives Miraflores a hand] (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 2 September 2015.
  4. "Langford named MVP of the season". Basketball Champions League. October 2, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  5. "Rice named MVP of the Season". championsleague.basketball. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. http://www.championsleague.basketball/en/19-20/news/bcl-to-schedule-a-final-eight-in-late-september
  7. http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/athens-to-host-basketball-champions-league-final-eight
  8. "Giannis Antetokounmpo takes in Basketball Champions League final in Greece". Fansided. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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