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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. The championship was won by Telekom Baskets Bonn, who became the first German BCL champions. 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). Shorts also set a record for most points in both a final four game by scoring 29 points in the final.

Venue

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

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

Teams

Team	Previous final tournament appearances
Lenovo Tenerife	5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Hapoel Jerusalem	1 (2020)
Telekom Baskets Bonn	0 (debut)
Unicaja	0 (debut)

Draw

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

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	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

12 May 2022	Lenovo Tenerife	68–69	Hapoel Jerusalem	Málaga
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 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Ademir Zurapović, Martins Kozlovskis

12 May 2022	Unicaja	67–69	Telekom Baskets Bonn	Málaga
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 Referees: Yohan Rosso, Wojciech Liszka, Boris Krejić

Third place game

14 May 2023	Unicaja	79–84	Lenovo Tenerife	Málaga
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 Referees: Wojciech Liszka, Gatis Salins, Kerem Baki

Final

14 May 2023	Telekom Baskets Bonn	77–70	Hapoel Jerusalem	Málaga
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 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Yohan Rosso, Boris Krejić

See also

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

Notes

1. Both Final Four and Final Eight tournaments.

References

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. ^ "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. ^ "Basketball Champions League 2023 Tournament Summary" (PDF). FIBA Competitions Reports.

External links

• Basketball Champions League (official website)

• 2022–23 Basketball Champions League
• 2023 in European sport
• May 2023 sports events in Spain
• 2022–23 in Spanish basketball