EuroChallenge

Infobox sports league
title = EuroChallenge
current_season = EuroChallenge 2008-09

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sport = Basketball
founded = 2003
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teams = 38
country = All FIBA Europe members
champion = flagicon|LVA Barons LMT
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website = [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.html EuroCup 2008]
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EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League from 2003-2005 and the FIBA EuroCup from 2005-2008) [ [http://www.ulebcup.com/ulebcup/home/news/i/33556/448/item ULEB, FIBA Europe announce new competitions names, formats - News - Welcome to Eurocup ] ] is the top Men's Basketball competition directly run by FIBA Europe. The competition was created in 2003 following the defection of several top European basketball teams from the former European Champions' Cup which heralded the formation of the Euroleague under the umbrella of ULEB.

Previous finals

Winning Rosters

FIBA Europe League

2003-04 UNICS Kazan (Russia)

Chris Anstey, Saulius Stombergas, Martin Muursepp, Eurelijus Zukauskas, LaMarr Greer, Petr Samoylenko, Valentin Kubrakov, Nikolai Khryapa, Alexander Miloserdov, Alexei Zozulin, Viktor Keyru, Alexei Lobanov, Vladimir Shevel, Taras Osipov (Coach: Stanislav Eremin)

2004-05 Dynamo St.Petersburg (Russia)

Kelly McCarty, Ed Cota, Ognjen Askrabic, Jon Stefansson, Vladimir Veremeenko, Andrei Ivanov, Vladimir Shevel, Denis Khloponin, David Bluthenthal, Mate Milisa, Andrei Sepelev, Igor Krotenkov, Anatoli Goritskov, Dramir Zibirov (Coach: David Blatt)

FIBA EuroCup

2005-06 DKV Joventut Badalona (Spain)

Rudy Fernandez, Elmer Bennett, Lubos Barton, Andrew Betts, Paco Vazquez, Alex Mumbru, Robert Archibald, Jesse Young, Aloysius Anagonye, Marcelinho Huertas, Dmitry Flis, Andre Turner, Ricky Rubio, Pau Ribas, Henk Norel (Coach: Aito Garcia Reneses)

2006-07 Akasvayu Girona (Spain)

Arriel McDonald, Bootsy Thornton, Gregor Fucka, Fernando San Emeterio, Dainius Salenga, Marko Marinovic, German Gabriel, Marc Gasol, Darryl Middleton, Dalibor Bagaric, Victor Sada, Marko Keselj (Coach: Svetislav Pesic)

2007-08 Barons LMT Riga (Latvia)

Demetrius Alexander, Giedrius Gustas, Armands Skele, Dainius Adomaitis, Michal Hlebowicki, J. P. Batista, Raimonds Vaikulis, Martins Kravcenko, Kaspars Berzins, Arturs Brunins, Rinalds Sirsnins, Rudolfs Rozitis (Coach: Karlis Muiznieks)

Final Four MVP

2003-04: flagicon|EST Martin Müürsepp

2004-05: flagicon|USA Kelly McCarty

2005-06: flagicon|ESP Rudy Fernandez

2006-07: flagicon|USA Arriel McDonald

2007-08: flagicon|LTU Giedrius Gustas

Leaders in Statistics

Points Per Game

*2003-04 flagicon|USA Duane Woodward (EKA AEL Limassol): 21.35 "(in 14 games)"
*2004-05 flagicon|USA Alvin Young (Bnei Hasharon): 22.63 "(in 11 games)"
*2005-06 flagicon|USA Khalid El-Amin (Azovmash Mariupol): 19.75 "(in 12 games)"
*2006-07 flagicon|USA Erwin Dudley (Turk Telekom Ankara): 21.42 "(in 14 games)"
*2007-08 flagicon|USA Adrian Henning (Lappeenrannan NMKY): 20.62 "(in 8 games)"

Rebounds Per Game

*2003-04 flagicon|USA Chris Ensminger (GHP Bamberg): 12.58 "(in 12 games)"
*2004-05 flagicon|USA Art Long (Azovmash Mariupol): 11.86 "(in 15 games)"
*2005-06 flagicon|Panama Jaime Lloreda (Lokomotiv Rostov): 11.53 "(in 13 games)"
*2006-07 flagicon|Lithuania Tadas Klimavičius (KK Siauliai): 9 "(in 12 games)"
*2007-08 flagicon|Nigeria Andrew Adeleke (Banvit Bandırma): 11 "(in 8 games)"

Assists Per Game

*2003-04 flagicon|USA Stevin Smith (Strauss Iscar Nahariya): 6.82 "(in 17 games)"
*2004-05 flagicon|USA Khalid El-Amin (Besiktas Istanbul): 7.15 "(in 20 games)"
*2005-06 flagicon|USA Maurice Whitfield (CEZ Nymburk): 5.83 "(in 12 games)"
*2006-07 flagicon|France Laurent Sciarra (JDA Dijon): 8.90 "(in 11 games)"
*2007-08 flagicon|Croatia Jakov Vladović (KK Zagreb): 6.81 "(in 11 games)"

teals Per Game

*2003-04 flagicon|Lithuania Vidas Ginevičius (Alita Alytus): 2.91 "(in 12 games)"
*2004-05 flagicon|USA Alvin Young (Bnei Hasharon): 3.18 "(in 11 games)"
*2005-06 flagicon|USA Stevin Smith (Dynamo Moscow Region): 2.25 "(in 12 games)"
*2006-07 flagicon|France Laurent Sciarra (JDA Dijon): 3 "(in 11 games)"
*2007-08 flagicon|USA Travis Conlan (Dexia Mons-Hainaut): 2.5 "(in 12 games)"

Blocks Per Game

*2003-04 flagicon|Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak (Peristeri Athens): 2.54 "(in 11 games)"
*2004-05 flagicon|Republic of Macedonia Toni Simik (Fersped Rabotnicki Skopje): 2 "(in 12 games)"
*2005-06 flagicon|Ukraine Serhiy Lishchuk (Azovmash Mariupol): 1.25 "(in 12 games)"
*2006-07 flagicon|Ukraine Serhiy Lishchuk (Azovmash Mariupol): 2.05 "(in 17 games)"
*2007-08 flagicon|Estonia Janar Talts (Tartu Rock): 1.53 "(in 13 games)"

Individual Highs

Points

# Fernando San Emeterio (Akasvayu Girona) 39 pts vs. JDA Dijon (2/2 2pt, 10/11 3pt, 5/5 FT) (in 2006-07 season)
# Duane Woodward (EKA AEL Limassol) 38 pts @ Hapoel Tel Aviv (8/13 2pt, 4/5 3pt, 10/13 FT) (in 2003-04 season)
# Kendrick Johnson (Fersped Rabotnicki) 38 pts vs. CEZ Nymburk (7/10 2pt, 5/9 3pt, 9/11 FT) (in 2004-05 season)
# Ratko Varda (Besiktas Istanbul) 37 pts @ Ionikos NF (14/19 2pt, 9/13 FT) (in 2004-05 season)
# Michael McDonald (EKA AEL Limassol) 37 pts vs. Lavovi 063 Belgrade (16/20 2pt, 5/6 FT) (in 2004-05 season)
# Travis Reed (Kalev/Cramo Tallinn) 37 pts vs. BC Kyiv (16/24 2pt, 5/8 FT) (in 2006-07 season)
# Peter van Paassen (Demon Astronauts Amsterdam) 37 pts @ Adecco ASVEL (14/20 2pt, 9/12 FT) (in 2006-07 season)
# Nando De Colo (Cholet Basket) 37 pts vs. Barons LMT Riga (8/13 2pt, 3/3 3pt, 12/12 FT) (in 2007-08 season)
# Damir Mršić (Fenerbahce Istanbul) 37 pts vs. Besiktas Istanbul (3/4 2pt, 8/14 3pt, 7/10 FT) (in 2004-05 season)
# Damir Mršić (Fenerbahce Istanbul) 36 pts vs. BC Kyiv (2/3 2pt, 7/12 3pt, 11/13 FT) (in 2004-05 season)

Rebounds

# Andrew Adeleke (Banvit Bandırma) 21 rebs vs. K.R. Reykjavik (in 2007-08 season)
# Jaime Lloreda (Lokomotiv Rostov) 20 rebs @ Dexia Mons-Hainaut (in 2005-06 season)
# Jaime Lloreda (Lokomotiv Rostov) 19 rebs vs. KK Zadar (in 2005-06 season)
# Chris Ensminger (GHP Bamberg) 19 rebs vs. Hemofarm Vrsac (in 2003-04 season)
# Travon Bryant (Iraklis Thessaloniki) 19 rebs vs. Paris Basket Racing (in 2004-05 season)
# Art Long (Azovmash Mariupol) 19 rebs @ RBC Verviers-Pepinster (in 2004-05 season)
# Art Long (Azovmash Mariupol) 18 rebs vs. Besiktas Istanbul (in 2004-05 season)
# Art Long (Azovmash Mariupol) 18 rebs vs. Dynamo St.Petersburg (in 2004-05 season)
# Chris Ensminger (GHP Bamberg) 18 rebs vs. Skonto Riga (in 2003-04 season)
# Kelvin Gibbs (Hapoel Tel Aviv) 18 rebs vs. Olympia Larissa (in 2004-05 season)
# Kebu Stewart (Vertical Vision Cantu) 18 rebs vs. SLUC Nancy (in 2005-06 season)

Assists

# Damir Mršić (Dynamo Moscow) 17 asts vs. ECM Nymburk (in 2003-04 season)
# Travis Conlan (Liege Basket) 17 asts @ KK Siauliai (in 2006-07 season)
# Khalid El-Amin (Besiktas Istanbul) 15 asts vs. Azovmash Mariupol (in 2004-05 season)
# Hakan Köseoğlu (Tuborg Pilsener Izmir) 14 asts vs. Bnei Hasharon (in 2004-05 season)
# Eric Micoud (JDA Dijon) 14 asts vs. Ionikos NF (in 2004-05 season)
# Avishai Gordon (Galil Elyon Golan) 14 asts vs. BCM Gravelines (in 2005-06 season)
# Travis Conlan (Liege Basket) 14 asts vs. KK Siauliai (in 2006-07 season)
# Smush Parker (Aris Thessaloniki) 13 asts @ Anwil Wloclawek (in 2003-04 season)
# Randolph Childress (SLUC Nancy) 13 asts vs. Maroussi Telestet Athens (in 2003-04 season)
# Khalid El-Amin (Besiktas Istanbul) 13 asts vs. SIG Basket Strasbourg (in 2004-05 season)
# Omar Cook (Dexia Mons-Hainaut) 13 asts vs. Khimki Moscow (in 2005-06 season)
# Laurent Sciarra (JDA Dijon) 13 asts vs. Akasvayu Girona (in 2006-07 season)

teals

# Denis Mujagic (ECM Nymburk) 10 stls @ SLUC Nancy (in 2003-04 season)
# Joe Ira Clark (UNICS Kazan) 9 stls @ Hapoel Galil Elyon (in 2004-05 season)
# Alvin Young (Bnei Hasharon) 8 stls vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut (in 2004-05 season)
# Kelvin Gibbs (Hapoel Tel Aviv) 8 stls vs. Lavovi 063 Belgrade (in 2004-05 season)
# Adrian Pledger (Strauss Iscar Nahariya) 8 stls vs. Ural Great Perm (in 2004-05 season)
# Petr Samoylenko (UNICS Kazan) 8 stls vs. Alita Alytus (in 2003-04 season)
# Petr Samoylenko (UNICS Kazan) 7 stls @ NIS Vojvodina (in 2003-04 season)
# Smush Parker (Aris Thessaloniki) 7 stls @ Anwil Wloclawek (in 2003-04 season)
# Tang Hamilton (Azovmash Mariupol) 7 stls vs. UNICS Kazan (in 2003-04 season)
# Alvin Young (Bnei Hasharon) 7 stls @ Dexia Mons-Hainaut (in 2004-05 season)
# Amit Ben David (Strauss Iscar Nahariya) 7 stls vs. JDA Dijon (in 2004-05 season)
# Andre Turner (DKV Joventut Badalona) 7 stls @ BCM Gravelines (in 2005-06 season)

Blocks

# Vincent Jones (Ural Great Perm) 8 blks vs. GHP Bamberg (in 2003-04 season)
# Marcus Douthit (RBC Verviers-Pepinster) 8 blks vs. Ural Great Perm (in 2004-05 season)
# Grigorij Khizhnyak (GS Peristeri Athens) 7 blks vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut (in 2003-04 season)
# Kšyštof Lavrinovič (Ural Great Perm) 7 blks vs. Strauss Iscar Nahariya (in 2003-04 season)
# Denis Ershov (Khimki Moscow) 6 blks vs. SIG Basket Strasbourg (in 2004-05 season)
# Denis Ershov (Khimki Moscow) 6 blks @ UNICS Kazan (in 2004-05 season)
# Vincent Jones (Ural Great Perm) 6 blks vs. Skonto Riga (in 2003-04 season)
# Eurelijus Žukauskas (UNICS Kazan) 6 blks @ Alita Alytus (in 2003-04 season)
# Donald Little (Dynamo Moscow) 6 blks vs. ECM Nymburk (in 2003-04 season)
# Alexander Petrenko (Khimki Moscow) 6 blks @ Bnei Hasharon (in 2004-05 season)
# Janar Talts (Tartu Rock) 6 blks vs. Ural Great Perm (in 2007-08 season)
# Avis Wyatt (MyGuide Amsterdam) 6 blks @ Energy Invest Rustavi (in 2007-08 season)

References

External links

* Official Homepage [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.html]