2020–21 EuroCup Basketball

Team allocation

Teams

• EC: EuroCup quarterfinalists
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions
• Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the leagues

Referees

Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows. On November 16, 2021, EuroCup Board adapt the competition calendar to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board agreed to delay the start of the [|Top 16] phase of the competition, which was set to start on December 30, 2020, with the new start date being set for January 13, 2021. The calendar modification provided an extended window for any remaining rescheduled games to be played ahead of the following phase, reducing risk of games being cancelled. Additionally, the deadlines to play any remaining rescheduled games ahead of the regular season and Top 16 were set on January 5, 2021 and March 16, 2021 respectively. The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the adjustments caused by the pandemic, was as follows. Draw The draw was held on 10 July 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. Media and clubs representatives were allowed to attend the draw due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. The 24 teams were drawn into four groups of six, with the restriction that teams from the same league could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into six pots, in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period and the lowest possible position that any club from that league can occupy in the draw is calculated by adding the results of the worst performing team from each league. Regular season In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, runners-up, third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams advanced to the Top 16, while the fifth-placed teams and sixth-placed teams were eliminated. Top 16 In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the playoffs, while the third-placed teams and fourth-placed teams were eliminated. Playoffs In the playoffs, teams play against each other must win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the game that remains is omitted. The team that finished in the higher Top 16 place will play the first and the third legs of the series at home. The playoffs involves the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the Top 16. Quarterfinals The first legs were played on 23 March, the second legs on 26 March and the third legs on 31 March 2021, if necessary. Semifinals The first legs were played on 6 April, the second legs on 9 April and the third legs on 14 April 2021, if necessary. Finals The first leg was played on 27 April, the second leg on 30 April. Awards All official awards of the 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball. Quarterfinals MVP MVP of the Week Week Player Team PIR 1