2023–24 Basketball Champions League
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The 2023–24 Basketball Champions League was the 8th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 17 October 2023 and ended with the championship game on 28 April 2024.[1]
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Basketball Champions League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2023–24 | |||||||||
Dates | Qualifying: 24 September – 1 October 2023 Competition proper: 17 October 2023 – 28 April 2024 | |||||||||
Number of teams | Competition proper: 32 Total: 53 (from 28 countries) | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | Marcelo Huertas (Tenerife) | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Unicaja (1st title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | Lenovo Tenerife | |||||||||
Third place | UCAM Murcia | |||||||||
Fourth place | Peristeri | |||||||||
Final Four MVP | Kendrick Perry (Unicaja) | |||||||||
Awards | ||||||||||
Best Coach | Vassilis Spanoulis (Peristeri) | |||||||||
Best Young Player | Tidjane Salaün (Cholet) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Telekom Baskets Bonn were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Peristeri in the quarter-finals. The Štark Arena in Belgrade hosted the Final Four and the championship game, the second time the competition had a neutral venue for its conclusion.[1] Unicaja won its first Champions League title following their win over Lenovo Tenerife in the final.[2] As champions, Unicaja also qualified for the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.