2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

The 2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals were the concluding games of the 2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup season. The Finals were played in a two-legged format, with the first leg being played on April 20 and the second one on 27 April 2022.[1][2] The finals were played between Bahçeşehir Koleji and UnaHotels Reggio Emilia.[3][4] Both teams were appear in their first FIBA Europe Cup final, as well as their first European final.

2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals
Event2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Bahçeşehir Koleji
Italy Turkey
143 162
First leg
Date20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)
VenueUnipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno
MVPJamar Smith
Attendance3,513
Second leg
Date27 April 2022 (2022-04-27)
VenueÜlker Sports Arena, Istanbul
Attendance13,485
← 2021
2023 →

Bahçeşehir won its first European championship after defeating Reggiana in both legs. The second leg was attended by 13,485 spectators, setting a new FIBA Europe Cup record.[5] Jamar Smith won the league's Finals MVP award.[6]

Venues

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Casalecchio di Reno
2022 FIBA Europe Cup Finals (Europe)
Istanbul
Unipol Arena Ülker Sports Arena
Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 13,800
 
 

Road to the Finals

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Note: In the table, the score of the finalist is given first (H = home; A = away).

  Bahçeşehir Koleji Round   UnaHotels Reggio Emilia
Group E
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 12
2   ZZ Leiden 6 9
3   Mornar 6 8
4   Iraklis 6 7
Regular season Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Avtodor 6 11
2   Reggiana 6 10
3   Casademont Zaragoza 6 8
4   Hapoel Gilboa Galil 6 7
Group L
Pos Team Pld Pts
1   Avtodor 6 11
2   Bahçeşehir Koleji 6 11
3   Bakken Bears 6 7
4   London Lions 6 7
Second round Group J
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Play-offs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Sporting CP 139–124 73–70 (A) 66–54 (H) Quarterfinals   Legia Warsaw 151–143 71–68 (A) 80–75 (H)
  ZZ Leiden 167–153 77–71 (A) 90–82 (H) Semifinals   Bakken Bears 164–146 72–74 (A) 92–72 (H)

First leg

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20 April 2022 UnaHotels Reggio Emilia   69–72   Bahçeşehir Koleji Casalecchio di Reno
20:30 (UTC +2) Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 16–21, 13–23, 22–9
Pts: Cinciarini 20
Rebs: Hopkins, Strautiņš 8
Asts: Cinciarini 9
Eff: Cinciarini 21
Boxscore Pts: Jones 12
Rebs: Dekker 6
Asts: Hall 6
Eff: Dekker 14
Arena: Unipol Arena
Attendance: 3,513[8]
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Nicolas Maestre, Carsten Straube


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 20   Andrea Cinciarini 20 1 9
SG 55   Tyler Larson 0 2 2
SF 12   Artūrs Strautiņš 8 8 0
PF 23   Justin Johnson 16 7 0
C 5   Mikael Hopkins 6 8 2
Reserves:
G 1   Stephen Thompson 9 2 2
PF 8   Filippo Baldi Rossi 5 4 1
SF 10   Jacopo Soliani DNP
PG 13   Bryant Crawford 5 1 0
G 15   Stefano Colombo DNP
Head coach:
  Attilio Caja
 
 
 
 
Reggiana
 
 
 
 
Bahçeşehir

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Reggiana Statistics Bahçeşehir
12/28 (43%) 2-pt field goals 17/24 (71%)
9/28 (32%) 3-pt field goals 10/28 (36%)
18/22 (82%) Free throws 8/15 (53%)
11 Offensive rebounds 4
23 Defensive rebounds 23
34 Total rebounds 27
16 Assists 15
9 Turnovers 10
6 Steals 3
0 Blocks 4
16 Fouls 22
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15   Jamar Smith 11 2 3
SG 2   Langston Hall 6 2 6
SF 5   Muhammed Baygül 4 2 2
PF 32   Berkay Candan 7 0 1
C 21   Oğuz Savaş 0 0 0
Reserves:
G 1   Jamal Jones 12 2 0
PG 3   Kartal Özmızrak 11 0 3
PF 8   Hadi Özdemir DNP
C 9   Tarik Black 2 2 1
F 17   Sam Dekker 10 6 0
PF 23   Richard Solomon 9 5 1
SF 33   Erkan Yılmaz 0 0 0
Head coach:
  Erhan Ernak

Second leg

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27 April 2022 Bahçeşehir Koleji   90–74   UnaHotels Reggio Emilia Istanbul
20:00 (UTC +3) Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 13–21, 21–19, 26–18
Pts: Smith 17
Rebs: Dekker, Savaş 5
Asts: Özmızrak, Smith 4
Eff: three players 15
Boxscore Pts: Strautiņš, Thompson 19
Rebs: Strautiņš 11
Asts: Cinciarini 9
Eff: Strautiņš 22
Arena: Ülker Sports Arena
Attendance: 13,485
Referees: Luis Castillo, Oskars Lucis, Wojciech Liszka


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 15   Jamar Smith 17 1 4
SG 2   Langston Hall 2 2 3
SF 1   Jamal Jones 14 2 1
PF 32   Berkay Candan 7 2 1
C 21   Oğuz Savaş 5 5 1
Reserves:
PG 3   Kartal Özmızrak 7 4 4
SF 5   Muhammed Baygül 6 1 0
PF 8   Hadi Özdemir 0 0 0
C 9   Tarik Black 12 3 3
F 17   Sam Dekker 12 5 1
PF 23   Richard Solomon 4 2 0
SF 33   Erkan Yılmaz 4 3 2
Head coach:
  Erhan Ernak
 
 
 
 
Bahçeşehir
 
 
 
 
Reggiana

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Bahçeşehir Statistics Reggiana
16/26 (62%) 2-pt field goals 11/27 (41%)
12/27 (44%) 3-pt field goals 14/35 (40%)
22/31 (71%) Free throws 10/13 (77%)
7 Offensive rebounds 13
23 Defensive rebounds 22
30 Total rebounds 35
20 Assists 19
9 Turnovers 15
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
16 Fouls 25
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 20   Andrea Cinciarini 8 1 9
SG 55   Tyler Larson 0 1 0
SF 12   Artūrs Strautiņš 19 11 2
PF 23   Justin Johnson 9 4 0
C 5   Mikael Hopkins 9 4 2
Reserves:
G 1   Stephen Thompson 19 1 3
PF 8   Filippo Baldi Rossi 8 5 1
SF 10   Jacopo Soliani DNP
PG 13   Bryant Crawford 2 2 2
G 15   Stefano Colombo DNP
Head coach:
  Attilio Caja

References

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  1. ^ "Competition System - FIBA Europa Cup 2021/22" (PDF). FIBA Basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brackets of the FIBA Europe Cup 2021-22". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bahcesehir and Reggio Emilia to contend for FIBA Europe Cup crown". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bahcesehir, Reggio Emilia set up title showdown after Semi-Final victories". FIBA Basketball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bahcesehir lift FIBA Europe Cup trophy in front of record crowd of 13,485". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Jamar Smith earns FIBA Europe Cup Final MVP award in title triumph". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ^ "FIBA Europe bans Russian teams and officials from club competitions". basketnews.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Reggio Emilia basket Bahcesehir 69-72, sconfitta con onore". ilrestodelcarlino.it.
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See also

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