BADALONA (Spain) – The clock is ticking, the fans are traveling from across the continent as Badalona become the epicenter of all things BCL this week.
It’s Thursday, meaning the Semi-Finals of Season X of the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL are on. Here’s all you need to know about AEK BC, La Laguna Tenerife, Rytas Vilnius and Unicaja.
They said
Ahead of the event, we had the now traditional press conference with the four team captains and head coaches. You can revisit what they said in English, Spanish, Greek and Lithuanian.
Xs and Os previews
We are extremely proud to have Diccon Lloyd-Smeath on board at another Final Four. Take a deep dive into stats, matchups, potential game-changers, X-Factors and videos in his two Semi-Finals previews:
Rytas Vilnius vs. La Laguna Tenerife
Player stories
Our writer Cesare Milanti has also been busy lately, giving you four stories worth your time, introducing each team’s hero in crucial moments this season.
Dimitris Katsivelis, Ignas Sargiunas, Chris Duarte and Jaime Fernandez all talked to us and gave us a reason or two to like them even more than before.
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Books are great
We have an archival approach to organizing such an event, hoping not to lose some of the customs and traditions of major events in an attempt to go with the flow of modern times.
That’s why we put together the Media Guide, available in print mode, too, and all the numbers from the past decade of the BCL, available for you to download as documents right here.
We’re adding these to the FIBA Museum in Switzerland, and it will probably be a fun exercise to scroll through them in 20 years or so.
Final Four facts and figures
Crucial stats
As every single week, we publish the most important stats ahead of every matchup. You can find them on this link, helping you through your broadcast, your writing assignment, or just your enjoyment as a fan observing these games.
22 things to look out for in the Semi-Finals
