2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four

European club basketball tournament

2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four

Season| 2022–23 season
Tournament details
Arena| Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Málaga, Spain
Dates| 12–14 May 2023
Final positions
Champions|  Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title)
Runners-up|  Hapoel Jerusalem
Third place|  Lenovo Tenerife
Fourth place|  Unicaja
Awards and statistics
MVP| T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn)
Top scorer(s)| T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn) – 50 points
Attendance| 42,741 (10,683 per game)

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The 2023 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the 7th Basketball Champions League tournament and the 5th in the format of Final Four. It was the concluding phase of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League season.

It was the first time the tournament was held in Málaga.[1] The championship was won by Telekom Baskets Bonn, who became the first German BCL champions.[2][3] They defeated runners-up Hapoel Jerusalem in the final. Lenovo Tenerife finished in third place, Unicaja in fourth place.

Telekom Baskets guard T. J. Shorts won the Final Four MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to win both the season MVP and Final Four MVP award in the same season. He scored 50 points in his two games, setting a new record for most points by a player, formerly held by Kevin Punter (2018).[4] Shorts also set a record for most points in both a final four game by scoring 29 points in the final.[5][3]

## Venue

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The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena hosted the final tournament for the first time.[6][7]

Málaga |

Málaga

2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Europe)

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Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Capacity: 11,300

## Teams

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Team  | Previous final tournament appearances[a]

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Lenovo Tenerife | 5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Hapoel Jerusalem | 1 (2020)
Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 (debut)
Unicaja | 0 (debut)

## Draw

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The 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four was drawn on April 25, 2023, at Museo Picasso in Malaga.[8][9]

## Bracket

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 12 May| |

|  Unicaja| 67

| 14 May

|  Telekom Baskets Bonn| 69 |

|  Telekom Baskets Bonn| 77

| 12 May

| |  Hapoel Jerusalem| 70

|  Lenovo Tenerife| 68

|  Hapoel Jerusalem| 69 |

| Third place game

| 14 May

|  Unicaja| 79

|  Lenovo Tenerife| 84

## Semifinals

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Lenovo Tenerife v  Hapoel Jerusalem 12 May 2022 | Lenovo Tenerife | 68-69 |  Hapoel Jerusalem | Málaga

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–19, 12–18, 26–17
| Pts: Huertas 20
Rebs: Shermadini 6
Asts: Salin 4
Eff: Huertas 25  | Boxscore | Pts: Carrington 19
Rebs: Hankins 6
Asts: Smith 5
Eff: Vene 17  | Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Attendance: 11,000[10]
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Ademir Zurapović, Martins Kozlovskis

Unicaja v  Telekom Baskets Bonn 12 May 2022 | Unicaja | 67-69 |  Telekom Baskets Bonn | Málaga

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20:30  | Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 9–19, 19–16, 17–12
| Pts: three players 12
Rebs: Ejim 8
Asts: Perry 7
Eff: Ejim 17  | Boxscore | Pts: Shorts 21
Rebs: Ward 7
Asts: Shorts 7
Eff: Shorts 17  | Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Attendance: 11,000[10]
Referees: Yohan Rosso, Wojciech Liszka, Boris Krejić

## Third place game

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Unicaja v  Lenovo Tenerife 14 May 2023 | Unicaja | 79-84 |  Lenovo Tenerife | Málaga

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 9–22, 14–13, 27–18
| Pts: Perry 22
Rebs: Kravish 8
Asts: Perry 3
Eff: Perry 22  | Boxscore | Pts: Shermadini, Fernández 12
Rebs: Doornekamp 6
Asts: Huertas 8
Eff: Shermadini 17  | Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Attendance: 8,941[10]
Referees: Wojciech Liszka, Gatis Salins, Kerem Baki

## Final

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Telekom Baskets Bonn v  Hapoel Jerusalem 14 May 2023 | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 77-70 |  Hapoel Jerusalem | Málaga

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20:00  | Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 23–21, 20–27, 20–15
| Pts: Shorts 29
Rebs: Kratzer, Malcolm 6
Asts: Shorts 3
Eff: Shorts 23  | Boxscore | Pts: Randolph 27
Rebs: Hankins 10
Asts: Smith 5
Eff: Randolph 22  | Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena
Attendance: 11,800[10]
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Yohan Rosso, Boris Krejić

## See also

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* 2023 EuroLeague Final Four
* 2023 EuroCup Final
* 2023 FIBA Europe Cup Finals

## Notes

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1. ^ Both Final Four and Final Eight tournaments.

## References

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1. ^ "Malaga selected to host the Basketball Champions League Final Four". Champions League Basketball. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
2. ^ "Telekom Baskets Bonn become first German club to win BCL crown as Shorts earns Final Four MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
3. ^ a b "Telekom Baskets Bonn celebrate their first Basketball Champions League title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
4. ^ "On another level: Record-breaking TJ Shorts wins Final Four MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
5. ^ "The Final Four by the numbers: which records can be broken in Belgrade?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
6. ^ "Malaga to host the Basketball Champions League Final Four". Eurohoops. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
7. ^ "BCL Dörtlü Finali'nin ev sahibi Malaga" (in Turkish). basketfaul. April 20, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
8. ^ "Basketball Champions League Final Four matchups confirmed". basketnews. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
9. ^ "The 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four pairings revealed". Eurohoops. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
10. ^ a b c d "Basketball Champions League 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports.

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