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It has historically been the most prestigious competition in European basketball and is widely recognised as the top-tier league in Europe. The EuroCup is Euroleague Basketball's secondary competition, and currently made up of 20 teams from around Europe. The two finalists of the EuroCup qualify for the next season's EuroLeague.
The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply ...
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in 1935.
In August 1979, the inaugural season of the NBL commenced, playing in the winter season (April–September) which it did so until the completion of the 1998 season, the league's twentieth season. [3] The 1998–99 season , which began only months later, was the first to be played during the summer season (October–April).
The 2024–25 EuroCup Basketball season is the 23rd season of Euroleague Basketball's secondary level professional club basketball tournament. It is the 17th season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the second season under the new title sponsorship name of BKT [1] The season began on 24 September 2024 and will end at the latest on 16 April 2025 with the Finals.
The EuroLeague in basketball is transnational in that it includes teams from multiple European countries, but is domestic in the sense of being a championship for the single entity of Europe. It is governed by Euroleague Basketball , an explicitly pan-European body that is independent of the continental governing body of FIBA Europe .
A total of 18 teams will participate in the league, including 17 teams from the 2023–24 season and one promoted from the 2023–24 EuroCup. [1]On 12 April 2024, Paris Basketball achieved its first continental crown by winning its first EuroCup title after it swept Mincidelice JL Bourg in an almost perfect season with 22 wins and only one loss balance that earned the right to play in the league.
Basketball Australia (BA), officially registered as BA Limited, [1] is the governing body for basketball in Australia. Established in 1939, BA is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for overseeing basketball at all levels in Australia, from grassroots participation to elite competitions.