The 2021–22 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague was the 22nd season of the modern era of the
EuroLeague, and the 12th under the title
sponsorship
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of the
Turkish Airlines
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. Including the competition's previous incarnation as the
FIBA Europe
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Champions Cup, this was the 65th season of the premier basketball competition for European men's clubs. The season started on 30 September 2021. The three Russian teams were suspended because of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not cease, the records of all regular season matches against Russian teams were annulled, and team win-loss records adjusted accordingly, dramatically affecting league standings.
Anadolu Efes successfully defended last year's title after defeating
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in the championship game.
Team allocation
ALBA Berlin
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was awarded with a two-year
wild card Turkish Airlines EuroLeague license.
Bayern Munich and
LDLC ASVEL have received long-term licenses.
Distribution
The following is the access list for this season.
Qualified teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
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Teams
Venues and locations
Managerial changes
Referees
A total of 72 Euroleague Basketball officials set to work on the 2021–22 season in EuroLeague and EuroCup:
Regular season
League table
Regulations
When more than two teams are tied, the ranking will be established taking into account the victories obtained in the games played only among them. Should the tie persist among some, but not all, of the teams, the ranking of the teams still tied will be determined by again taking into account the victories in the games played only among them, and repeating this same procedure until the tie is entirely resolved.
If a tie persists, the ranking will be determined by the goal difference in favour and against in the games played only among the teams still tied.
Results
1Participation of Russian teams is suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in accordance with the decision of the Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA) Shareholders Executive Board of 28 February.
Playoffs
Playoffs
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series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series. A 2–2–1 format is used – teams with home-court advantage play games 1, 2, and 5 at home, while their opponents host games 3 and 4. Games 4 and 5 are only played if necessary. The four winning teams advance to the
Final Four.
Series
Final Four

The
Final Four, held over a single weekend, is the last phase of the season. The four remaining teams play a single knockout round on Thursday evening, with the two winners advancing to the championship game. Saturday starts with the third-place game, followed by the championship game. The
2022 EuroLeague Final Four will be played at the
Štark Arena
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in
Belgrade,
Serbia
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, on 19–21 May 2022.
Awards
All official awards of the 2021–22 EuroLeague.
EuroLeague MVP
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Nikola Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The power forward is a four-time All-EuroLeague Team me ...
(
Barcelona
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)
EuroLeague Final Four MVP
The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top ...
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Vasilije Micić (
Anadolu Efes)
All-EuroLeague Team
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s
Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy
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Vasilije Micić (
Anadolu Efes)
Best Defender
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Kyle Hines
Kyle Terrel Hines (born September 2, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He plays at the power forward and center positions.
Hines played colle ...
(
A, X Armani Exchange Milan)
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People and characters
* Rising Star, a pseudonym of the DJ Armin van Buuren
* Aurvandil, the Rising Star, or Morning Star; in Germanic mythology
Books
* ''Rising Stars'' (comic), a comic book series by J ...
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Rokas Jokubaitis (
Barcelona
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MVP of the Round
;Regular season
;Playoffs
MVP of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistics
Rating
Source
EuroLeague
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Points
Source
EuroLeague
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Rebounds
Source
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Assists
Source
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Blocks
Source:
EuroLeague
Other statistics
Individual game highs
Team statistics
Attendances
See also
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2021–22 EuroCup Basketball
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2021–22 Basketball Champions League
The 2021–22 Basketball Champions League was the 6th season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), the premier European professional basketball competition for clubs launched by FIBA. The season began on 5 October 2021 and ended on 15 May ...
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2021–22 FIBA Europe Cup
References
External links
Official website
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EuroLeague seasons
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