The unusual shorts were familiar to Hapoel Jerusalem and, in the last jubilation, led Bonn to the BCL victory

With TJ Shortz scoring 29 points (7/14 2-points, 3/3 3-points, 6/8 shots), Bonn edged out Hapoel Jerusalem 77-70 in the grand final of the Final Four to walk away victorious emerging from the first game time in its history in the Basketball Champions League. The atmosphere is excellent Martín Carpena Arena, which was packed and festive even if the hosts Málaga didn’t manage to get through all the way.

It should be noted that the BCL and German league MVP scored more than 20 points for the tenth time this year, a feat unmatched by any other player in the competition and he was rightly named the Finals MVP.

Hawkins and Herrera added 13 and 11 points, respectively. On the Israeli side, Levi Randolph stood out with 27 points.

THE DECADES: 14-7, 37-28, 57-55, 77-70

BONN (Ties): Delaney 3 (1), Hawkins 13 (1/4 threes), Malcolm 8 (6 rebounds), Shorts 29 (7/14 2-point shots, 3/3 3-point shots, 6/8 shots) Ward 8, Herrera 11 (3/10 threes), Kessens 1 (4 rebounds), Scratches (6 rebounds), Williams 4

HAPOEL JERUSALEM (Zikic): Carrington 9 (1/5 3-points), Hankins 7 (10 rebounds), Randolph 27 (5/12 2-points, 2/3 3-points, 11/15 shots, 6 rebounds), Smith 7 (1/6 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 5 assists), Vein, Blazer 5 (1), Brown, Cornelius 3 (1), Megeris 12 (2/3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Segev

The Golden Book of the BCL

• 2017: Tenerife
• 2018: AEK
• 2019: Virtus Bologna
• 2020: San Pablo Burgos
• 2021: San Pablo Burgos
• 2022: Tenerife
• 2023: Bonn