2014–15 EuroChallenge Group A
Group A of the 2014–15 EuroChallenge consisted of SPM Shoeters Den Bosch, Södertälje Kings, ratiopharm Ulm, and Enel Basket Brindisi. Play began on 4 November and ended on 16 December 2014.
Teams[edit]
| Draw seed |
Team | City | Country | Last appearance |
2013–14 | Arena | Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Pos. | Playoffs | |||||||
I |
Södertälje Kings | Södertälje |  Sweden |
2013–14 |
Basketligan | 1st |
C |
Täljehallen | 2,000
|
II |
SPM Shoeters Den Bosch | 's-Hertogenbosch |  Netherlands |
2013–14 |
DBL | 2nd |
RU |
Maaspoort Sports and Events | 2,800
|
III |
ratiopharm Ulm | Ulm |  Germany |
— | BBL | 6th |
QF |
ratiopharm Arena | 6,000
|
IV |
Enel Brindisi | Brindisi |  Italy |
— | Serie A | 5th |
QF |
PalaPentassuglia | 3,523
|
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | BRI | SPM | ULM | SÖD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Brindisi (Q)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 496 | 400 | +96 | 11 | 76–62 | 88–70 | 90–69 | ||
| 2 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch (Q)
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 498 | 499 | −1 | 9[a] | 71–69 | 87–76 | 88–72 | ||
| 3 | ratiopharm Ulm
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 477 | 467 | +10 | 9[b] | 76–77 | 91–82 | 88–62 | ||
| 4 | Södertälje Kings
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 441 | 546 | −105 | 7 | 52–96 | 115–108 | 71–76 |
Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
4 November 2014
19:00 |
| Södertälje Kings |
71–76 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Pts: Toni Bizaca 28 Rebs: Darko Jukic 5 Asts: Uros Zadnik 5 |
Pts: Tim Ohlbrecht 20 Rebs: Adam Hess 10 Asts: Per Günther 10 |
Täljehallen, Södertälje
Attendance: 605 |
4 November 2014
20:00 |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
71–69 | Enel Basket Brindisi |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 15–14, 19–22, 12–23 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Johnson 23 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 8 Asts: four players 3 |
Pts: Elston Turner 17 Rebs: Deyan Ivanov 10 Asts: Seketoure Henry 4 | |
Round 2[edit]
12 November 2014
19:30 |
| ratiopharm Ulm |
91–82 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
| Pts: Will Clyburn 15 Rebs: Boris Savovic 6 Asts: Per Günther 5 |
Pts: Brandyn Curry 26 Rebs: Reggie Johnson 6 Asts: Reggie Johnson 5 |
12 November 2014
20:45 |
| Enel Basket Brindisi |
90–69 | Södertälje Kings |
| Pts: Delroy James 21 Rebs: Deyan Ivanov 10 Asts: Marcus Denmon 6 |
Pts: Darko Jukic 17 Rebs: Dino Butorac 4 Asts: Toni Bizaca 3 |
PalaPentassuglia, Brindisi
Attendance: 2,500 |
Round 3[edit]
18 November 2014
20:00 |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
88–72 | Södertälje Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–25, 21–12, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Johnson 20 Rebs: Reggie Johnson 10 Asts: Brandyn Curry 5 |
Pts: Toni Bizaca 20 Rebs: Jukic & Anderson 4 Asts: Jukic & Zadnik 3 | |
Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch
Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Vilius Maciulaitis (LTU), Mehdi Difallah (FRA) |
19 November 2014
19:30 |
| ratiopharm Ulm |
76–77 | Enel Basket Brindisi |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-25, 29-15, 19-16, 19-21 | ||
| Pts: Leunen & Hess 12 Rebs: Will Clyburn 11 Asts: Per Günther 5 |
Pts: Marcus Denmon 31 Rebs: Cedric Simmons 12 Asts: Demonte Harper 3 | |
ratiopharm Arena, Ulm
Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Ognjen Jokic (MNE), Marek Maliszewski (POL), Pedro Coelho (POR) |
Round 4[edit]
3 December 2014
19:30 |
| ratiopharm Ulm |
88–62 | Södertälje Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-17, 20-10, 25-23, 17-12 | ||
| Pts: Will Clyburn 18 Rebs: Ohlbrecht & Maier 6 Asts: Per Günther 7 |
Pts: Toni Bizaca 21 Rebs: Toni Bizaca 8 Asts: Uros Zadnik 5 | |
ratiopharm Arena, Ulm
Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Zafer Yilmaz (TUR) |
3 December 2014
20:45 |
| Enel Basket Brindisi |
76–62 | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-22, 20-10, 20-12, 15-18 | ||
| Pts: Marcus Denmon 20 Rebs: Cedric Simmons 8 Asts: Delroy James 5 |
Pts: Chris Denson 17 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 9 Asts: Stefan Wessels 4 | |
PalaPentassuglia, Brindisi
Attendance: 2,922 Referees: Antonis Demetriou (CYP), Tamas Benczur (HUN), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE) |
Round 5[edit]
9 December 2014
19:30 |
| Södertälje Kings |
52–96 | Enel Basket Brindisi |
| Scoring by quarter: 2-20, 14-31, 10-28, 16-17 | ||
| Pts: Toni Bizaca 15 Rebs: Toni Bizaca 10 Asts: Toni Bizaca 4 |
Pts: Marcus Denmon 20 Rebs: James Mays 10 Asts: David Cournooh 4 | |
Täljehallen, Södertälje
Attendance: 687 |
9 December 2014
20:00 |
| SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
87–76 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-12, 11-15, 25-27, 23-22 | ||
| Pts: Chris Denson 27 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 8 Asts: Ralf de Pagter 4 |
Pts: Ohlbrecht, Clyburn 13 Rebs: Ohlbrecht 9 Asts: Günther 5 | |
Maaspoort Sports and Events, 's-Hertogenbosch
Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Boris Krejic (SLO), Mehdi Difallah (FRA) |
Round 6[edit]
16 December 2014
19:00 |
| Södertälje Kings |
113–108 (2OT) | SPM Shoeters Den Bosch |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 21-20, 25-27, 19-21, Overtime: 15-15, 16-9 | ||
| Pts: Darko Jukic 29 Rebs: Darko Jukic 6 Asts: Uros Zadnik 10 |
Pts: Stefan Wessels 28 Rebs: Stefan Wessels 19 Asts: Chris Denson 3 | |
Täljehallen, Södertälje
Attendance: 467 Referees: Janusz Calik (POL), Aliaksandr Syrytsa (BLR), Ivor Matejek (CZE) |
16 December 2014
20:45 |
| Enel Basket Brindisi |
88–70 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-16, 26-16, 18-26, 20-12 | ||
| Pts: Jacob Pullen 25 Rebs: James Mays 9 Asts: Jacob Pullen 5 |
Pts: Jaka Klobucar 17 Rebs: William Clyburn 5 Asts: Per Günther 4 | |
PallaPentassuglia, Brindisi
Attendance: 2,370 Referees: Francisco Araña (ESP), Erez Gurion (ISR), Paul Walton (ENG) |
Statistical Leaders[edit]
| SPM Shoeters
|
Enel Brindisi
|
ratiopharm Ulm
|
Södertälje Kings
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PPG
|
 Chris Denson (17.2)
|
Marcus Denmon (18.0)
|
Will Clyburn (12.2)
|
 Toni Bizaca (20.0)
|
RPG |
Stefan Wessels (8.3)
|
 Dejan Ivanov (8.3)
|
Will Clyburn (6.5)
|
Toni Bizaca (4.5)
|
APG |
Arvin Slagter (2.7)
|
Jacob Pullen (4.0)
|
Per Günther (6.0)
|
 Uros Zadnik (4.3)
|