2011–12 Euroleague

Euroleague
Champions Greece Olympiacos
2nd title
Runners-up Russia CSKA Moscow
Third place Spain FC Barcelona
Fourth place Greece Panathinaikos
Teams 24
Duration 19 October 2011 – 13 May 2012
Awards
MVP Russia Andrei Kirilenko
Final Four MVP Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
Coach of the Year Serbia Dusan Ivković
Rising Star Spain Nikola Mirotić
Best Defender Russia Andrei Kirilenko
Statistical leaders
PIR

Russia Andrei Kirilenko

24.2

Points

United States Bo McCalebb

16.9

Rebounds

Russia Andrei Kirilenko

7.5

Assists

Montenegro Omar Cook

5.7

All statistics correct as of 7 September 2014.

The Turkish Airlines Euroleague 2011–12 was the 12th season of the modern era of Euroleague and the second under the title sponsorship of Turkish Airlines. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the FIBA Europe Champions Cup, this was the 55th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs. The Final Four was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, in 11–13 May 2012. It was won by the Piraeus club Olympiacos (2nd title), who defeated CSKA Moscow in the championship game. It was the 5th final involving a Greek club in the last six seasons, and 3rd Greek win in that time.

Regular season teams

On 20 June 2011 the teams for this season were announced.[1]

Key to colors
     Champion
     Runner-up
     Third place
     Fourth place
     Eliminated in Quarterfinals
     Eliminated in Last 16
     Eliminated in the regular season
Country (League) Teams TeamsLicense type (ranking in 2010–11 national championship)
Spain Spain (ACB) 5 FC Barcelona A (1) Gescrap Bizkaia B (2) Real Madrid A (3) Caja Laboral A (4) Unicaja Málaga A (8)
Italy Italy (Lega A) 3 Montepaschi Siena A (1) Bennet Cantù B (2) EA7 Milano WC (3)
Turkey Turkey (TBL) 3 Fenerbahçe Ülker A (1) Galatasaray B QU (2) Anadolu Efes A (4)
Greece Greece (GBL) 2 Panathinaikos A (1) Olympiacos A (2)
Russia Russia (PBL) 2 CSKA Moscow A (1) UNICS C (3)
Belgium Belgium (BLB) 1 Spirou Charleroi B QU (1)
Croatia Croatia (A-1 Liga) 1 Zagreb B (1)
France France (LNB Pro A) 1 Nancy B (1)
Germany Germany (BBL) 1 Brose Bamberg B (1)
Israel Israel (BSL) 1 Maccabi Electra A (1)
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) 1 Žalgiris A (1)
Poland Poland (PLK) 1 Asseco Prokom A[2] (1)
Serbia Serbia (KLS) 1 Partizan B (1)
Slovenia Slovenia (SKL) 1 Union Olimpija B (2)

A new A License was granted to Asseco Prokom Gdynia, making them the 14th club with this distinction. A C License was given to Eurocup 2010–11 winner UNICS. Euroleague Basketball suspended the A License of Virtus Roma after they finished in the bottom half of Lega A in 2010–11, awarding a wild card entry to EA7 Milano.

Spirou Charleroi and Galatasaray has entered the 2011–2012 Euroleague Regular Season via qualification.

Draw

The draws for the 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was held on Monday, 4 July. The draws determined the qualifying-round matchups and regular-season groups for the Euroleague, as well as the qualifying rounds for the Eurocup and the regular-season for the EuroChallenge.

Teams were seeded into six pots of four teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.[3]

Two teams from the same country cannot coincide in the same Regular Season group, except for Spain that has five teams participating in the competition.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6

Spain FC Barcelona
Greece Olympiacos
Greece Panathinaikos
Spain Real Madrid

Italy Montepaschi Siena
Spain Caja Laboral
Israel Maccabi Electra
Russia CSKA Moscow

Serbia Partizan
Russia UNICS
Spain Unicaja Málaga
Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker

Lithuania Žalgiris
Poland Asseco Prokom
Spain Gescrap Bizkaia
Turkey Anadolu Efes

Italy EA7 Milano
Slovenia Union Olimpija
Germany Brose Bamberg
Italy Bennet Cantù

France Nancy
Croatia Zagreb
Turkey Galatasaray
Belgium Spirou Charleroi

Euroleague qualifying round teams

The Qualifying Rounds consisted of two Final-Eight tournaments, held in Vilnius and Charleroi. The two winning teams advance to the Euroleague Regular Season

First qualifying round Second qualifying round Third qualifying round
         
1 France ASVEL 80
8 France Gravelines 72
France ASVEL 83
Turkey Galatasaray 93
5 Greece PAOK 64
4 Turkey Galatasaray 77
Turkey Galatasaray 71
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 63
3 Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 83
6 Montenegro Budućnost 64
Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas 88
Croatia Cibona 71
7 Croatia Cibona 77
2 France Cholet 70
First qualifying round Second qualifying round Third qualifying round
         
1 Germany Alba Berlin 82
8 Latvia VEF Rīga 60
Germany Alba Berlin 63
Belgium Spirou Charleroi 74
5 Belgium Spirou Charleroi 61
4 Ukraine Donetsk 59
Belgium Spirou Charleroi 79
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 53
3 Russia Khimki 74
6 Poland PGE Turów 67
Russia Khimki 79
Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 86
7 Czech Republic ČEZ Nymburk 69
2 Turkey Banvit 57

Regular season

The Regular Season begins in 19 October.

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

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Top 16

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 10 6 4 785 758 +27
2. Greece Olympiacos 10 6 4 782 757 +25
3. Italy Bennet Cantù 10 5 5 724 744 −20
4. Spain Gescrap Bizkaia 10 5 5 776 755 +21
5. Spain Caja Laboral 10 5 5 792 755 +37
6. France Nancy 10 3 7 743 833 −90

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 10 10 0 870 729 +141
2. Greece Panathinaikos 10 7 3 834 739 +95
3. Spain Unicaja Málaga 10 4 6 791 808 −17
4. Lithuania Žalgiris 10 4 6 763 812 −49
5. Germany Brose Bamberg 10 3 7 773 794 −21
6. Croatia Zagreb 10 2 8 718 867 −149

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain Real Madrid 10 8 2 879 773 +106
2. Israel Maccabi Electra 10 7 3 790 732 +58
3. Turkey Anadolu Efes 10 5 5 721 751 −30
4. Italy EA7 Milano 10 4 6 738 734 +4
5. Serbia Partizan 10 4 6 739 774 −35
6. Belgium Spirou Charleroi 10 2 8 729 832 −103

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain FC Barcelona 10 9 1 793 559 +194
2. Italy Montepaschi Siena 10 8 2 779 696 +83
3. Russia UNICS 10 7 3 702 656 +46
4. Turkey Galatasaray 10 4 6 694 736 −42
5. Poland Asseco Prokom 10 1 9 618 743 −125
6. Slovenia Union Olimpija 10 1 9 589 745 −156

Top 16

The draw took place in Barcelona, Spain on 28 December 2011 at 13.00 CET.[4][5] The 16 qualified teams were divided into four seeds based on their final standings in the regular season. Teams coming from the same regular season group were kept from coinciding in the same Top 16 group and an effort was made to keep teams from the same country from coinciding as well. Teams from the same city, Anadolu Efes, Fenerbahçe Ülker and Galatasaray Medical Park from Istanbul; Olympiacos and Panathinaikos from Greater Athens, or teams playing in the same arena were prevented from playing both at home in the same matchday.[6]

Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Russia CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 509 413 +96
2. Greece Olympiacos 6 3 3 457 471 −14
3. Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 3 423 438 −15
4. Turkey Anadolu Efes 6 1 5 387 454 −67

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Italy Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 493 435 +58
2. Spain Gescrap Bizkaia 6 4 2 437 423 +14
3. Spain Real Madrid 6 4 2 496 489 +7
4. Spain Unicaja Málaga 6 0 6 407 486 −79

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Greece Panathinaikos 6 4 2 436 394 +42
2. Russia UNICS 6 3 3 432 423 +9
3. Italy EA7 Milano 6 3 3 379 390 −11
4. Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker 6 2 4 420 460 −40

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff
1. Spain FC Barcelona 6 6 0 430 384 +46
2. Israel Maccabi Electra 6 3 3 427 425 +2
3. Italy Bennet Cantù 6 3 3 420 426 −6
4. Lithuania Žalgiris 6 0 6 429 471 −42

Quarterfinals

Team 1 hosted Games 1 and 2, plus Game 5 if necessary. Team 2 hosted Game 3, and Game 4 if necessary.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Spain Gescrap Bizkaia98–7179–6081–9473–71
Montepaschi Siena Italy1–3Greece Olympiacos75–8281–8055–7569–76
Panathinaikos Greece3–2Israel Maccabi Electra93–7392–9462–6578–6986–85
FC Barcelona Spain3–0Russia UNICS78–6666–6367–56

Final Four

The Final Four is the last phase of each Euroleague season, and is held over a weekend. The semifinal games are played on Friday evening. Sunday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship final.

Semifinals

May 11, Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSKA Moscow Russia 66–64 Greece Panathinaikos
Olympiacos Greece 68–64 Spain FC Barcelona

3rd place game

May 13, Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panathinaikos Greece 69–74 Spain FC Barcelona

Final

May 13, Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

Team 1  Score  Team 2
CSKA Moscow Russia 61–62 Greece Olympiacos
2011-12 Euroleague
Champions
Greece
Olympiacos
2nd Title

Final standings

Team
Greece Olympiacos
Russia CSKA Moscow
Spain FC Barcelona
Greece Panathinaikos

Final Four 2012 MVP

Greece Vassilis Spanoulis (Olympiacos)

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.Russia Andrei Kirilenko Russia CSKA Moscow1741124.18
2.Serbia Nenad Krstić Russia CSKA Moscow2240518.41
3.Republic of Macedonia Bo McCalebbItaly Montepaschi Siena1729417.29

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Republic of Macedonia Bo McCalebb Italy Montepaschi Siena1728716.88
2.Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos2135016.67
3.United States Sonny Weems Lithuania Žalgiris1523315.53

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow171277.47
2.United Kingdom Joel FreelandSpain Unicaja Málaga14956.79
3.Greece Ioannis BourousisItaly EA7 Milano15966.40

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Montenegro Omar CookItaly EA7 Milano16915.69
2.Spain Sergio RodríguezSpain Real Madrid16865.38
3.Serbia Miloš TeodosićRussia CSKA Moscow221105.00

Other Stats

Category Name Team Games Stat
Steals per gameUnited States Jamon Gordon Turkey Galatasaray161.81
Blocks per gameRussia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow171.94
Turnovers per gameGreece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos213.67
Fouls drawn per gameGreece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos215.95
Minutes per gameBosnia and Herzegovina Henry DomercantRussia UNICS1931:56
2FG%Russia Sasha KaunRussia CSKA Moscow210.711
3FG%Republic of Macedonia Bo McCalebbItaly Montepaschi Siena170.526
Italy Tomas Ress 20
FT%Spain Nikola MiroticSpain Real Madrid160.918

Game highs

Category Name Team Stat
RatingUnited States Lynn GreerRussia UNICS43
PointsUnited States Lynn GreerRussia UNICS33
ReboundsLithuania Donatas MotiejūnasPoland Asseco Prokom21
AssistsUnited States John LinehanFrance Nancy15
Steals 3 occasions 6
Blocks Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow 5
Spain Serge IbakaSpain Real Madrid
Turnovers Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos 9
France Nicolas BatumFrance Nancy
Fouls Drawn3 occasions12

Awards

Euroleague 2011–12 MVP

Euroleague 2011–12 Final Four MVP

All-Euroleague Team 2011–12

[7]

All-Euroleague First Team Club Team All-Euroleague Second Team Club Team
Greece Dimitris Diamantidis Greece Panathinaikos Serbia Miloš Teodosić Russia CSKA Moscow
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis Greece Olympiacos Republic of Macedonia Bo McCalebb Italy Montepaschi Siena
Russia Andrei Kirilenko Russia CSKA Moscow Spain Juan Carlos Navarro Spain FC Barcelona
Slovenia Erazem Lorbek Spain FC Barcelona Bosnia and Herzegovina Henry Domercant Russia UNICS
Serbia Nenad Krstić Russia CSKA Moscow United States Mike Batiste Greece Panathinaikos

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)

Best Defender

Rising Star

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)

MVP Weekly

Regular season

Game Player Team PIR
1Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow37
2France Nicolas BatumFrance Nancy36
3United States Jordan FarmarIsrael Maccabi Electra35
4France Nicolas Batum (2)France Nancy35
5Russia Andrei Kirilenko (2)Russia CSKA Moscow39
6Spain Fernando San EmeterioSpain Caja Laboral36
7Slovenia Erazem LorbekSpain FC Barcelona25
Serbia Milan MačvanSerbia Partizan25
8Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Real Madrid33
9Serbia Nenad KrstićRussia CSKA Moscow31
10Italy Pietro AradoriItaly Montepaschi Siena33

Top 16

Game Player Team PIR
1Belarus Vladimir VeremeenkoRussia UNICS32
2Republic of Macedonia Bo McCalebbItaly Montepaschi Siena36
3Serbia Nenad Krstić (2)Russia CSKA Moscow31
4United States Aaron JacksonSpain Gescrap Bizkaia28
5Montenegro Omar CookItaly EA7 Milano22
6Georgia (country) Manuchar MarkoishviliItaly Bennet Cantù35

Quarterfinals

Game Player Team PIR
1Greece Dimitris DiamantidisGreece Panathinaikos31
2Russia Andrei Kirilenko (3)Russia CSKA Moscow31
3Greece Kostas VasileiadisSpain Gescrap Bizkaia21
4Russia Andrei Kirilenko (4)Russia CSKA Moscow29
5Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (2)Greece Panathinaikos34

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team
October 2011Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow
November 2011Serbia Nenad KrstićRussia CSKA Moscow
December 2011Spain Nikola MirotićSpain Real Madrid
January 2012Bosnia and Herzegovina Henry DomercantRussia UNICS
February 2012Greece Vassilis SpanoulisGreece Olympiacos
March 2012Greece Dimitris DiamantidisGreece Panathinaikos

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2011–12 Turkish Airlines Euroleague teams Euroleague.net 20 June 2011
  2. ↑ Euroleague assembly meets before 2011–12 draw Euroleague.net 7 July 2011
  3. ↑ Turkish Airlines Euroleague Draw seeds Euroleague.net – 4 July 2011
  4. ↑ Top 16 Draw set for 28 December in Barcelona, euroleague.net
  5. ↑ Turkish Airlines Euroleague Top 16 Draw results, euroleague.net
  6. ↑ Top 16 Draw, Criteria and Procedure, euroleague.net
  7. ↑ 2011–12 All-Euroleague First, Second teams announced. Euroleague.net. Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  8. ↑ Montepaschi Siena's Bo McCalebb wins the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy. Euroleague.net (17 April 2012). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  9. ↑ Head coaches vote CSKA's Kirilenko best defender!. Euroleague.net (19 April 2012). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  10. ↑ Real Madrid's Mirotic becomes first two-time Rising Star winner. Euroleague.net (18 April 2012). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  11. ↑

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