2017–18 EuroLeague Women

EuroLeague Women
EuroLeague Women
Season	2017–18
Dates	26 September – 3 October 2017; (qualifying); 11 October 2017 – 22 April 2018; (competition proper)
Games played	129
Teams	16 (competition proper); 18 (total)
Finals
Champions	UMMC Ekaterinburg (4th title)
Runners-up	Sopron Basket
Third place	Dynamo Kursk
Fourth place	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi
Final Four MVP	Emma Meesseman
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Kayla McBride
Rebounds	Jantel Lavender
Assists	Courtney Vandersloot
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 EuroLeague Women was the 60th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 22nd edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

Team allocation

A total of 18 teams from 10 countries will participate in the 2017–18 EuroLeague Women.^[1]

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders):

Regular season
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi^EC (1st)	Dynamo Kursk^TH (2nd)	Castors Braine (1st)	Wisła Can-Pack (2nd)
Fenerbahçe (2nd)	Nadezhda Orenburg (3rd)	USK Praha (1st)	Perfumerías Avenida (1st)
Galatasaray (3rd)	ESBVA-LM (1st)	Sopron Basket (1st)
UMMC Ekaterinburg (1st)	Tango Bourges Basket (4th)	Famila Schio (2nd)
Qualifying round
Basket Lattes (2nd)	KSC Szekszárd (2nd)	CCC Polkowice (3rd)	Piešťanské Čajky (2nd)

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows:^[2]^[3]

Phase	Round	Draw date	Round date
Qualifying round	First leg	4 July 2017	26 September 2017
Qualifying round	Second leg		29 September–3 October 2017
Regular season	Matchday 1		11 October 2017
	Matchday 2		18–19 October 2017
	Matchday 3		25 October 2017
	Matchday 4		1 November 2017
	Matchday 5		22–23 November 2017
	Matchday 6		29 November 2017
	Matchday 7		6–7 December 2017
	Matchday 8		13–14 December 2017
	Matchday 9		20 December 2017
	Matchday 10		3–4 January 2018
	Matchday 11		10–11 January 2018
	Matchday 12		17 January 2018
	Matchday 13		24–25 January 2018
	Matchday 14		31 January 2018
Quarter-finals play-offs	First leg		28 February 2018
	Second leg		7 March 2018
	Third leg		14 March 2018
Final Four	Semi-finals		20 April 2018
Final Four	Final		22 April 2018

Draw

The draw was held on 4 July 2017 at the FIBA headquarters in Munich, Germany. The 16 teams were drawn into two groups of eight. For the draw, the teams were seeded into eight seeds, based on their performance in European competitions in the last three seasons.^[3]^[4]

Seed 1
Team
UMMC Ekaterinburg
Dynamo Kursk

Seed 2
Team
USK Praha
Fenerbahçe

Seed 3
Team
Nadezhda Orenburg
Tango Bourges Basket

Seed 4
Team
Galatasaray
Famila Schio

Seed 5
Team
ESBVA-LM
Perfumerías Avenida

Seed 6
Team
Wisła Can-Pack
Castors Braine

Seed 7
Team
Sopron Basket
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi

Seed 8
Team
CCC Polkowice
Basket Lattes

Qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Piešťanské Čajky	106–147	CCC Polkowice	46–71	60–76
KSC Szekszárd	151–165	Basket Lattes	80–79	71–86

Regular season

Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi

Basket Lattes

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Location of teams of the 2017–18 Euroleague Women regular season.

Green: Group A; Red: Group B.

Regular season started on 11 October 2017 and finished on 31 January 2018.

The four top teams of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Head-to-head record.
Head-to-head point differential.
Point differential during the Regular Season.
Points scored during the regular season.
Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season game.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	KUR	SOP	USK	BOU	GAL	VIL	POL	CAS
1	Dynamo Kursk	14	14	0	1218	920	+298	28	Advance to quarterfinals	—	86–66	109–88	94–63	102–45	83–68	83–73	84–68
2	Sopron Basket	14	10	4	1014	940	+74	24		74–88	—	71–79	57–50	72–55	82–56	70–53	83–59
3	ZVVZ USK Praha	14	8	6	1015	1020	−5	22		56–88	61–77	—	64–61	83–80	88–51	72–66	67–68
4	Tango Bourges Basket	14	7	7	959	948	+11	21		65–76	76–65	86–72	—	72–74	64–60	82–72	62–52
5	Galatasaray	14	6	8	980	1088	−108	20	Transfer to EuroCup Women	67–92	73–75	82–77	61–79	—	69–64	67–72	87–76
6	ESBVA-LM	14	5	9	904	990	−86	19	Transfer to EuroCup Women	57–63	73–83	59–72	64–55	76–62	—	65–60	81–71
7	CCC Polkowice	14	3	11	952	1041	−89	17	Eliminated	70–98	70–73	51–61	71–66	77–86	61–69	—	80–66
8	Castors Braine	14	3	11	949	1044	−95	17	Eliminated	60–72	61–66	71–75	66–78	71–72	77–61	83–76	—

Source: FIBA.com

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification	YAK	EKA	FEN	FAM	AVE	NAD	WIS	BLM
1	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	14	12	2	1085	931	+154	26	Advance to quarterfinals	—	70–79	72–61	67–64	80–56	93–71	87–59	81–61
2	UMMC Ekaterinburg	14	11	3	1057	842	+215	25		82–77	—	71–73	64–50	60–50	96–53	79–68	100–46
3	Fenerbahçe	14	10	4	986	959	+27	24		65–76	80–77	—	83–77	68–56	67–61	87–78	79–63
4	Famila Schio	14	7	7	914	879	+35	21		65–72	55–68	62–49	—	60–50	78–64	59–68	61–55
5	Perfumerías Avenida	14	7	7	846	834	+12	21	Transfer to EuroCup Women	62–67	56–43	65–64	65–58	—	67–58	62–57	64–34
6	Nadezhda Orenburg	14	4	10	935	1017	−82	18	Transfer to EuroCup Women	76–81	54–64	64–66	46–76	89–78	—	67–61	100–56
7	Wisła Can-Pack	14	4	10	928	974	−46	18	Eliminated	74–82	49–74	62–68	72–74	52–48	58–63	—	85–67
8	Basket Lattes	14	1	13	807	1122	−315	15	Eliminated	56–80	61–100	75–76	56–75	44–67	76–69	57–85	—

Source: FIBA.com

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Dynamo Kursk	2–0	Famila Schio	73–61	73–60	0
Sopron Basket	2–1	Fenerbahçe	55–60	78–72	67–46
Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	2–0	Tango Bourges Basket	83–67	85–66	0
UMMC Ekaterinburg	2–0	ZVVZ USK Praha	97–70	73–54	0

First leg

28 February 2018	UMMC Ekaterinburg	97–70 (Series: 1–0)	ZVVZ USK Praha	Yekaterinburg
19:00 (UTC+5)	Scoring by quarter: 26–7, 26–19, 23–19, 22–25
	Pts: Moore 29 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Toliver, Torrens 7	Boxscore	Pts: Elhotová 17 Rebs: Hanušová, Zahui 5 Asts: Xargay 7	Arena: DIVS Sport Hall Referees: Juris Kokainis (LAT), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

28 February 2018	Dynamo Kursk	73–61 (Series: 1–0)	Famila Schio	Kursk
19:00 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 20–13, 16–20, 17–13
	Pts: Prince 17 Rebs: Ogwumike 8 Asts: Ogwumike 6	Boxscore	Pts: Yacoubou 16 Rebs: Hruščáková 6 Asts: Yacoubou 4	Arena: Sport Concert Complex Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Gytis Vilius (LTU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

28 February 2018	Sopron Basket	55–60 (Series: 0–1)	Fenerbahçe	Sopron
18:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 15–12, 18–17, 9–9
	Pts: Crvendakić 15 Rebs: Turner 7 Asts: Turner 4	Boxscore	Pts: Sottana 18 Rebs: Vaughn 10 Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3	Arena: Aréna Sopron Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Jelena Tomić (CRO), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)

28 February 2018	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	83–67 (Series: 1–0)	Tango Bourges Basket	Istanbul
20:30 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–21, 26–13, 19–17
	Pts: McBride 23 Rebs: Gruda 12 Asts: Vandersloot 13	Boxscore	Pts: Ayayi 20 Rebs: Palau 7 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Caferağa Sports Hall Attendance: 250 Referees: Marko Vučković (SLO), Andrada Csender (ROU), Gellért Kapitány (HUN)

Second leg

7 March 2018	Fenerbahçe	72–78 (Series: 1–1)	Sopron Basket	Istanbul
20:30 (UTC+3)	Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 15–20, 22–24, 14–18
	Pts: Vaughn 18 Rebs: Vaughn 8 Asts: Vardarlı 6	Boxscore	Pts: Milovanović 18 Rebs: Coates 8 Asts: Crvendakić 8	Arena: Metro Energy Sports Hall Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Erez Gurion (ISR), Ivan Miličević (BIH)

7 March 2018	ZVVZ USK Praha	54–73 (Series: 0–2)	UMMC Ekaterinburg	Prague
19:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 12–19, 8–15, 14–20
	Pts: Xargay 13 Rebs: Režan 9 Asts: Xargay 4	Boxscore	Pts: Meesseman 17 Rebs: Meesseman 11 Asts: Moore 8	Arena: Královka Arena Attendance: 1,152 Referees: Arnis Ozols (LAT), Luka Kardum (CRO), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

7 March 2018	Tango Bourges Basket	66–85 (Series: 0–2)	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Bourges
20:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 6–24, 18–19, 17–18, 25–24
	Pts: Hamblin 12 Rebs: Godin, Hamblin 8 Asts: three players 4	Boxscore	Pts: McBride 20 Rebs: Gruda, Lavender 9 Asts: McBride 7	Arena: Palais des sports du Prado Attendance: 3,910 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Michał Proc (POL), Jelena Tomić (CRO)

7 March 2018	Famila Schio	60–73 (Series: 0–2)	Dynamo Kursk	Schio
20:30 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 19–15, 11–17, 12–27
	Pts: Zandalasini 18 Rebs: Yacoubou 7 Asts: Dotto, Zandalasini 4	Boxscore	Pts: McCoughtry 23 Rebs: Prince 8 Asts: McCoughtry 5	Arena: Pala Campagnola Attendance: 1,768 Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Sébastien Clivaz (SUI), Özlem Yalman (TUR)

Third leg

14 March 2018	Sopron Basket	67–46 (Series: 2–1)	Fenerbahçe	Sopron
18:00 (UTC+1)	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 16–10, 19–12, 15–3
	Pts: Turner 29 Rebs: Crvendakić 7 Asts: three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Vaughn 13 Rebs: Verameyenka 10 Asts: Sottana, Verameyenka 3	Arena: Aréna Sopron Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Petr Hrůša (CZE), Marko Vladic (AUT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)

Final four

Semifinals 20 April		Final 22 April



Dynamo Kursk	77

UMMC Ekaterinburg	84
		UMMC Ekaterinburg	72

		Sopron Basket	53
Sopron Basket	68

Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	65
		Third place



		Dynamo Kursk	87

		Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	82

Semifinals

20 April 2018	Dynamo Kursk	77–84	UMMC Ekaterinburg	Sopron
17:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 22–19, 16–27, 18–15
	Pts: McCoughtry 26 Rebs: Ciak 11 Asts: Cruz 5	Boxscore	Pts: Moore 28 Rebs: Meesseman 8 Asts: Moore 5	Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

20 April 2018	Sopron Basket	68–65	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Sopron
20:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–18, 16–16, 12–19
	Pts: Turner 19 Rebs: Crvendakić 11 Asts: Turner 4	Boxscore	Pts: Vandersloot 15 Rebs: Lavender 10 Asts: Vandersloot 5	Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA)

Third place game

22 April 2018	Dynamo Kursk	87–82	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	Sopron
17:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 27–24, 29–22, 12–16
	Pts: Petrović 24 Rebs: Vadeeva 7 Asts: Cruz 8	Boxscore	Pts: Eldebrink 21 Rebs: Lavender 9 Asts: Hollingsworth 4	Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andrada Csender (ROU), Martin Horozov (BUL)

Final

22 April 2018	UMMC Ekaterinburg	72–53	Sopron Basket	Sopron
20:00 (UTC+2)	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 20–15, 11–12, 19–11
	Pts: Meesseman 19 Rebs: Meesseman 9 Asts: Moore, Toliver 7	Boxscore	Pts: Turner 21 Rebs: Jovanović, Page 7 Asts: Salvadores 4	Arena: Aréna Sopron Referees: Jasmina Juras (SRB), Vasiliki Tsaroucha (GRE), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

2017–18 EuroLeague Women Champions
UMMC Ekaterinburg Fourth title

Individual statistics

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1	Kayla McBride	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	18	336	18.7
2	Brittney Griner	UMMC Ekaterinburg	18	305	16.9
3	Amanda Zahui	ZVVZ USK Praha	16	268	16.8
4	Anete Šteinberga	Castors Braine	14	217	15.5
5	Sonja Petrović	Dynamo Kursk	17	262	15.4

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1	Jantel Lavender	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	17	147	8.6
2	DeWanna Bonner	ZVVZ USK Praha	13	112	8.6
3	Sandrine Gruda	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	11	92	8.4
4	Celeste Trahan-Davis	Castors Braine	14	117	8.4
5	Amanda Zahui	ZVVZ USK Praha	16	130	8.1

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1	Courtney Vandersloot	Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi	17	153	9.0
2	Marta Xargay	ZVVZ USK Praha	15	99	6.6
3	Francesca Dotto	Famila Schio	16	84	5.3
4	Elīna Babkina	CCC Polkowice	14	70	5.0
4	Anna Cruz	Dynamo Kursk	10	50	5.0

Other statistics

Category	Name	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Olivia Époupa	Galatasaray	14	3.0
Blocks	Brittney Griner	UMMC Ekaterinburg	18	2.3
Turnovers	Marta Xargay	ZVVZ USK Praha	15	4.3
Fouls committed	Élodie Godin	Tango Bourges Basket	16	3.7
Minutes	Marta Xargay	ZVVZ USK Praha	15	36:00
2P%	Crystal Langhorne	Sopron Basket	14	64.9%
3P%	Sonja Petrović	Dynamo Kursk	17	55.4%
FT%	Jelena Dubljević	Galatasaray	13	97.8%

References

^ "A mix of old and new clubs for upcoming EuroLeague Women season". FIBA.basketball. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017.
^ "Regulations.pdf" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Seedings released ahead of 2017/18 EuroLeague Women Draw". FIBA.basketball. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.
^ "EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2017/18 campaign". FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017.

External links

Official website

[1] "A mix of old and new clubs for upcoming EuroLeague Women season". FIBA.basketball. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017.

[2] "Regulations.pdf" (PDF). FIBA.basketball. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 7, 2017.

[Draw-3] "Seedings released ahead of 2017/18 EuroLeague Women Draw". FIBA.basketball. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017.

[4] "EuroLeague Women Regular Season groups confirmed for 2017/18 campaign". FIBA.basketball. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017.

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