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Prometheus in the most open event in recent years at the EuroCup

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Prometheus in the most open event in recent years at the EuroCup

The second regular EuroLeague basketball event, the EuroCup, begins Tuesday night, October 11, with Prometheus aiming to qualify for the postseason. EuroLeague 2023/24 Tickets, Favorites and Flashy Players.

On the evening of October 11th, the EuroCup, the last European competition, begins its activities. Prometheus of Patras is the country’s only representative at the event for another season.

Makis Giatras’ team strengthened significantly during the off-season, investing a not inconsiderable amount to attract foreigners with very good CVs such as Joe Young, while keeping its Greek core strong with the acquisition of Vassilis Mouratou by Dimitris, among others Kaklamanakis and Michalis Tsairelis.

The level of competition remains very high despite the promotion of Virtus Bologna, Partizan and Valencia to the EuroLeague. It could even be said that the absence of last season’s three favorites creates a longer road for teams looking to reach the end of the road and lift the trophy.

The use and the second chance

The regular season features two groups of ten teams, playing home and away. The top eight of each group qualify for the postseason, which includes knockout matches through to the tournament finals.

The division of the teams corresponds to the position achieved in their group, with 1A facing 8B first, 2A 7B and so on.

The big stake is winning the prestigious trophy, which also gives you the ticket to the EuroLeague 2023/24. Even the loser of the final hopes for a corresponding promotion anyway, as long as the team that won the cup last year (2021/22 – Virtus Bologna) or the team that accompanied him (see Partizan and Valencia) does not reach the eighth EuroLeague. So you realize that whatever the outcome of the May 3, 2023 finals, the appetite may remain open.

The favorites and the UK reopening

In the absence of last season’s three big purses, picking a clear favorite to win the trophy isn’t easy. The organization seems very balanced, the distance between the teams seems very small. That means high competition, open games and difficulties in clearing the favorite in the knockout rounds.

Gran Canaria, Buduchnost, Badalona, ​​​​Cedevita, Venezia and Ulm seem to be dreaming of reaching the final, but they are certainly not the only ones.

By the way, the EuroCup has a team from Great Britain as a guest again this summer. That’s because of the London Lions, who are EuroLeague Basketball’s gateway into the country’s market, which, however, hasn’t proved particularly lucrative for the top-flight competition in recent history.

The players who stand out

If we could single out the most interesting cases of players who will step onto the EuroCup floor, then we would undoubtedly pick Kostas Koufos as #1. The international center made the decision to return to Europe to play in London after two years with few games. The event’s newcomer didn’t stop there, however, as he managed to convince another player with previous experience in the NBA. The reason for Sam Dekker, who has settled in Europe in recent years, competes in Russia (Lokomotiv Kuban) and Turkey (Turk Telecom, Bahcesehir).

In addition, Prometheus’ Joe Young is one of the most famous (sic) players of the event, as is Jason Granger (Venezia) with Aaron White (Buduchnost) and Aaron Harrison (Cedevita).

There are also: Edin Atić (Buduchnost), Yogi Ferrell and Josh Adams (Cedevita), Matteo Spagnolo (Trento), Jacques August and Ahmet Duverioglu (Bursaspor), Kenny Gabriel (Brescia), Axel Toupan (Paris), Issuf Shannon and DJ Stephens (Prometheus), Mike Brahms (Venice) and Ziga Samar (Hamburg).

Of particular note, however, is Kyle Guy, the 25-year-old Badalona guard who decided to put his NBA dream aside and try his hand at Europe. The Virginia graduate made a big name for himself in the NCAA (he was the 2019 Final Four MVP) but didn’t have the NBA career he hoped for. Liga Endesa received him with a lot of fanfare, knowing he is one of Spain’s regional top players.

Prometheus’ regular season schedule in detail:

  1. Trent – Prometheus
  2. Prometheus – Gran Canaria
  3. Buduchnost – Prometheus
  4. Prometheus – Towers of Hamburg
  5. Slask Breslau – Prometheus
  6. Prometheus-Turk Telecom
  7. Prometheus – London Lions
  8. Paris – Prometheus
  9. Prometheus – Hapoel Tel Aviv
  10. Prometheus – Trent
  11. Gran Canaria – Prometheus
  12. Prometheus- Buduchnost
  13. Hamburg Towers – Prometheus
  14. Prometheus-Slaks Breslau
  15. Turk Telecom – Prometheus
  16. London Lions – Prometheus
  17. Prometheus-Paris
  18. Hapoel Tel Aviv – Prometheus

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Aris was removed from Turk Telecom after a triumphant double qualification in Ankara

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Aris was removed from Turk Telecom after a triumphant double qualification in Ankara

A great victory in Ankara for Aris, who won 95-85 against Turk Telecom and took a decisive step towards qualification for the next phase of the EuroCup.

Aris celebrated its third away win in the EuroCup on Tuesday evening (December 19th) when it won the 12th game of the competition with 95:85 against Turk Telecom.

The yellow and black team improved to 5-7 and took a big step forward as they now have two wins in as many games against the Turkish team, which in turn fell to 3-9. The next opponent is Slask in Alexandrio, a game that Aris will have to endure to get even closer to the round of 16 of the EuroCup.


Vassilis Toliopoulos was once again Aris’ leader in both execution and creation, with Roberts Blumbergs showing how important he is to this year’s squad and Gallinat – Harrell following suit. Full performance from Jonathan Starc, who looks significantly higher quality and, above all, fitter than his predecessor Marcus Carr. The Thessalonians were efficient on the two points and made few mistakes, they used their fouls correctly and achieved the result.

Turk Telecom was badly misled from three-point range, except for Stephen Enoch in the first half and Tyrone Wallace (30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, but also 5 turnovers) had no one else on a good night and is now find themselves in a difficult situation with regard to their future in the organization.

THE REFEREES: Garcia, Radojkovic, Haliko

THE DECADES: 21-24, 41-46, 59-66, 85-95

TURKISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (Ernak): Guler 3 (1), Saibir 6 (4 rebounds), Youngmur, Palmer 10 (2/5 2-points, 0/6 3-points, 6/12 shots), Wallace 30 (6/7 2- Points) pointers, 4/9 3-pointers, 6/6 shots, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 turnovers), Akiel 2, Ulubai 15 (3/4 2-pointers, 2/9 3-pointers, 3/3 shots ), Sab, Enoch 12 (5/7 2-pointers, 2/2 shots, 9 rebounds), Ulusoy 7 (1 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 6 assists), Bicher

MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis, Stark 19 (5/6 2-points, 2/3 3-points, 3/4 shots), Toliopoulos 20 (3/5 2-points, 4/10 3-points, 6 rebounds, 9 Assists), Bloombergs 12 (3/3 twos, 1/1 threes, 3/3 shots, 2 assists, 3 steals), Fillios, Bohorides 8, Persedis 3 (1), De Souza 4, Harrell 10 (2/4 twos , 2/4 threes), Bankston 7, Galinat 12 (3/8 threes)

Turk Telecom team statistics: 21/29 2-pointers, 8/32 3-pointers, 19/25 shots, 33 rebounds (19 defensive – 14 offensive), 18 assists, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 14 turnovers, 20 fouls

Mars Team Statistics: 21/34 2-pointers, 13/30 3-pointers, 14/19 shots, 32 rebounds (18 defensive – 14 offensive), 17 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks, 12 turnovers, 27 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On matchday 13, Turk Telecom will play in Germany against Ulm (December 26th, 8:30 p.m.), while Aris Slask will host Alexandria (December 27th, 8:00 p.m.).

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Marcus Carr has passed away from Mars

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Marcus Carr has passed away from Mars

Aris got an early divorce from Canadian guard Marcus Carr.

KAE Aris announced its collaboration with Marcus Carr on Thursday (December 14th) at 12:00 p.m. The Canadian guard did not perform as expected despite the time he received from Yannis Kastritis and eventually left Thessaloniki after Jonathan Stark took over.

We sincerely thank the Canadian guard for his contribution to the team and wish him all the best for the rest of his career.” the team said in its statement.

In 11 games with the Aris jersey in the EuroCup, Carr recorded 7.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.4 turnovers, while in 10 games in the Stoiximan Basket League he recorded 7.4 points, 1 .5 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

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Tough, efficient and victorious Aris, who caught Lietkambelis 4:7

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Aris showed a great performance, defeated Lietkambelis 69:60 and increased to 4:7 after the 11th EuroCup game.

Aris celebrated its fourth win in eleven EuroCup games on Tuesday evening (December 12) when it beat Lietkambelis 69-60 in a terrible derby in Alexandria.

The yellow-blacks (2:3 at home and 2:4 away) did not make up the 10-point lead with which they were defeated in Lithuania (84:74), but are still within reach of qualifying for the next one Thanks to their fighting spirit, they secured victory.

The Lithuanians fell to 4:7 (3:2 at home and 1:5 away), who finished the game with a very poor ratio on two points, had 12 assists for 23 errors and had few players in good shape.

Vassilis Toliopoulos with 16 and Ronnie Harrell with 18 points were the first scorers for the yellow and black, who had Jonathan Stark in the 12 but did not use him. Dimitris Katsivelis was left out.

Former NBA player (with the Detroit Pistons) Davydas Sirvidis led Lietkampelis with 16 points on 3/3 two-pointers, 2/4 three-pointers and 4/5 shots in 29 minutes.

THE REFEREES: Aliaga, Udyanski, Majic

THE DECADES: 18-16, 35-24, 47-44, 69-60

MARS (Castritis): Slaftsakis, Toliopoulos 16 (2/4 two-pointers, 2/8 three-pointers, 6/7 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 errors), Carr 3 (1/5 shots, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals ), Bloombergs 5 (1), Fillios, Bohorides 2 (1/6 shots), Persedis, De Souza 8 (4/5 twos, 8 rebounds), Harrell 18 (3/5 twos, 4/10 threes, 3 rebounds, 5 steals), Bankston 4 (2 blocks), Gallinat 13 (3)

LIETCAMBELIS (Canac): Lelevicius 2, Stuknis 2, Slavinskas (6 rebounds), Maldunas 1, Varnas 12 (3/8 two-pointers, 1/6 three-pointers, 3/5 shots, 5 rebounds, 4 fouls), Bircevic 8 (2), Orelik 9 (3/5 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 turnovers), Popovich 10 (5/10 2-pointers, 5 rebounds), Sirvidis 16 (3/3 2-pointers, 2/4 3-pointers -Throws, 4/5 shots, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 fouls)

Mars Team Statistics: 15/28 2-pointers, 10/35 3-pointers, 9/10 shots, 31 rebounds (24 defensive – 7 offensive), 13 assists, 10 steals, 4 blocks, 11 turnovers

Lietkampelis’ team statistics: 13/32 2-pointers, 8/19 3-pointers, 10/16 shots, 39 rebounds (31 defensive – 8 offensive), 12 assists, 4 steals, 1 block, 23 fouls

The next games of the two teams: On matchday 12, Aris will play in Ankara against Turk Telecom (December 19th, 7:00 p.m.), while Lietkambelis will host Ulm (December 19th, 7:00 p.m.).

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