2021 Basketball Champions League Final

2021 Basketball Champions League Final was the concluding game of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League season, the 5th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the Trade Union Sport Palace in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.[1][2]

2021 Basketball Champions League Final
Event2020–21 Basketball Champions League
Pınar Karşıyaka San Pablo Burgos
59 64
Date9 May 2021
VenueTrade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Coaches
MVPVítor Benite (Final Eight MVP)
Referees
  • Eddie Viator (FRA)
  • Ademir Zurapovic (BIH)
  • Yohan Rosso (FRA)

San Pablo Burgos won its second Champions League title after defeating Pınar Karşıyaka.[3]

Background

Pınar Karşıyaka

For Karşıyaka, this was the first Basketball Champions League Final, and the second final for a Turkish side after Bandırma B.İ.K. had reached the final in 2017.

San Pablo Burgos

San Pablo Burgos were the defending champions after having defeated AEK in 2020.

Teams
Team Previous final tournament appearances[lower-alpha 1]
San Pablo Burgos1 (2020)
Pınar KarşıyakaNone

Venue

The Trade Union Sport Palace was the stage of the final tournament for the first time.

Nizhny Novgorod
2021 Basketball Champions League Final (Europe)
Trade Union Sport Palace
Capacity: 5,000

Road to the final
Pınar Karşıyaka Round San Pablo Burgos
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Group F second place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Brose Bamberg 6 12
2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 10
3 RETAbet Bilbao 6 8
4 Fortitudo Bologna 6 6
Source: Champions League
  1. Both Final Four and Final Eight (2020) tournaments.
 Regular season Group H first place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 San Pablo Burgos 6 11
2 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 10
3 Filou Oostende 6 8
4 Darüşşafaka Tekfen 6 7
Source: Champions League
    Group I second place
    Pos Team Pld Pts
    1 Hapoel Holon 6 10
    2 Pınar Karşıyaka 6 9
    3 Happy Casa Brindisi 6 9
    4 Tofaş 6 8
    Source: Champions League
      		 Playoffs Group J second place
      Pos Team Pld Pts
      1 Lenovo Tenerife 6 11
      2 San Pablo Burgos 6 10
      3 Igokea 6 9
      4 VEF Rīga 6 6
      Source: Champions League
        Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Playoffs Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
        Nymburk 84–73 Quarter-finals Hapoel Holon 86–77
        Zaragoza 84–79 Semi-finals SIG Strasbourg 81–70

        Game details
        9 May 2021 Pınar Karşıyaka 59–64 San Pablo Burgos Nizhny Novgorod
        19:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–14, 11–17, 20–18
        Pts: M'Baye 17
        Rebs: M'Baye 8
        Asts: Henry 5
        Eff: Birsen 14        		 Boxscore
        		 Pts: Benite 15
        Rebs: Renfroe 6
        Asts: Renfroe 4
        Eff: Renfroe 15        		 Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace
        Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA)


        Starters:PtsRebAst
        PF 2 Raymar Morgan 13 6 1
        SG 17 D. J. Kennedy 5 4 1
        PG 21 Tony Taylor 8 2 4
        PG 22 Sek Henry 1 4 5
        PF 24 Amath M'Baye 17 8 1
        Reserves:
        SF 1 Metecan Birsen 10 6 0
        PG 5 Arca Tülüoğlu DNP
        C 7 Mahir Agva 2 3 1
        C 9 Semih Erden 1 0 0
        SF 10 Onuralp Bitim 2 0 0
        PG 39 Yunus Emre Sonsırma 0 0 0
        PF 64 Nusret Yildirim DNP
        Head coach:
        Ufuk Sarıca
        Karşıyaka
        Burgos

        0

        KarşıyakaStatisticsBurgos
        17/42 (40.5%)2-pt field goals15/34 (44.1%)
        5/19 (26.3%)3-pt field goals6/26 (23.1%)
        10/16 (62.5%)Free throws16/22 (72.7%)
        10Offensive rebounds13
        28Defensive rebounds31
        38Total rebounds44
        13Assists12
        9Turnovers12
        3Steals2
        2Blocks2
        21Fouls22


        2020–21 Basketball Champions League champions

        San Pablo Burgos
        2nd title
        Starters:PtsRebAst
        C 1 Dejan Kravić 8 8 0
        SG 8 Vítor Benite 15 2 2
        C 14 Jasiel Rivero 9 5 1
        SF 22 Xavier Rabaseda 0 5 1
        PG 32 Alex Renfroe 14 6 4
        Reserves:
        PF 7 Maksim Salash 0 0 0
        F 9 Álex Barrera 0 1 0
        SF 11 Miquel Salvó 5 3 0
        PG 12 Thaddus McFadden 5 0 1
        C 18 Jordan Sakho 0 2 0
        PG 20 Omar Cook 3 1 2
        PF 30 Ken Horton 5 2 1
        Head coach:
        Joan Peñarroya

        References
        1. "Nizhny Novgorod to host Basketball Champions League Final 8". FIBA. 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
        2. "Final Eight field confirmed". FIBA. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
        3. "History! Hereda San Pablo Burgos defeat Pinar Karsiyaka, win back-to-back titles". Basketball Champions League. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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