2000–01 North European Basketball League
Basketball league season
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2000–01 NEBL was the second complete season of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 2000–01 basketball season on 30 November 2000 – 22 April 2001.
| North European Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2000-2001 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP |  Sergei Chikalkin |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Ural Great Perm |
| Finals MVP | Sergei Chikalkin |
← 2000 | |
The winner of the NEBL championship was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.[1]
Ural Great won the tournament by defeating Žalgiris in the final.[1]
Sergei Chikalkin from Ural Great was named as the Most valuable player.[2]
Clubs
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie-break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ural Great (A) |
15 | 14 | 1 | 1402 | 1081 | +321 | |
| 2 |  Lietuvos rytas (A) |
15 | 12 | 3 | 1348 | 1210 | +138 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Žalgiris (B) |
15 | 12 | 3 | 1251 | 1071 | +180 | 0–1 |
| 4 | CSKA (B) |
15 | 11 | 4 | 1357 | 1234 | +123 | |
| 5 |  Haribo London Towers (B) |
15 | 9 | 6 | 1179 | 1187 | −8 | 1–0 |
| 6 |  Polonia Warbud (B) |
15 | 9 | 6 | 1098 | 1156 | −58 | 0–1 |
| 7 |  Kyiv (B) |
15 | 8 | 7 | 1262 | 1227 | +35 | |
| 8 |  Ventspils (B) |
15 | 7 | 8 | 1251 | 1237 | +14 | 2–0 |
| 9 | BK LMT (B) |
15 | 7 | 8 | 1334 | 1389 | −55 | 1–1 |
| 10 | Šiauliai (B) |
15 | 7 | 8 | 1227 | 1216 | +11 | 0–2 |
| 11 |  Kalev |
15 | 5 | 10 | 1106 | 1304 | −198 | |
| 12 |  Magic Great Danes |
15 | 4 | 11 | 1082 | 1217 | −135 | 2–1; 1–0 |
| 13 |  Honka Playboys (T) |
15 | 4 | 11 | 1179 | 1278 | −99 | 2–1; 0–1 |
| 14 |  Conesco (T) |
15 | 4 | 11 | 1074 | 1168 | −94 | 1–2; 1–0 |
| 15 |  USK Erpet (T) |
15 | 4 | 11 | 1199 | 1242 | −43 | 1–2; 0–1 |
| 16 |  Norrköping Dolphins (T) |
15 | 3 | 12 | 1288 | 1420 | −132 |
(A) Advance to Final Four; (B) Advance to eight-finals; (T) Transfer to NEBL Challenge Cup
Results
| NOR |
PRA |
CON |
HON |
MGD |
KAL |
ŠIA |
LMT |
VEN |
KYI |
POL |
HLT |
CSK |
ŽAL |
LRY | |
| Ural Great Perm |
109-86 | 89-65 | 68-55 | 113-66 | 105-72 | 92-68 | 93-62 | 122-92 | 83-73 | 99-97 | 98-60 | 91-65 | 78-69 | 81-68 | 81-83 |
| Lietuvos rytas |
108-75 | 87-71 | 85-79 | 86-84 | 81-65 | 91-67 | 91-93 | 82-89 | 103-94 | 101-92 | 90-73 | 96-79 | 89-98 | 75-70 | |
| Žalgiris Kaunas |
97-69 | 88-85 | 73-48 | 93-79 | 97-68 | 112-71 | 72-66 | 103-81 | 81-75 | 72-68 | 71-54 | 83-67 | 71-84 | ||
| CSKA Moscow |
94-101 | 93-92 | 87-80 | 92-91 | 87-60 | 107-64 | 91-81 | 98-104 | 101-88 | 80-88 | 83-57 | 93-90 | |||
| Haribo London Towers |
75-78 | 77-75 | 76-69 | 83-81 | 65-53 | 82-67 | 86-68 | 86-103 | 77-75 | 79-73 | 92-72 | ||||
| Polonia Warbud |
89-82 | 87-75 | 83-72 | 60-52 | 63-60 | 65-74 | 87-69 | 82-78 | 72-70 | 94-90 | |||||
| Kyiv |
97-92 | 64-57 | 82-69 | 88-74 | 81-71 | 87-69 | 73-92 | 100-87 | 82-91 | ||||||
| Ventspils |
94-88 | 87-98 | 67-64 | 80-71 | 69-70 | 99-80 | 83-77 | 106-90 | |||||||
| BK LMT Rīga |
90-82 | 83-104 | 84-94 | 77-86 | 85-73 | 95-81 | 96-90 | ||||||||
| Šiauliai |
106-89 | 85-80 | 63-64 | 84-71 | 90-75 | 91-65 | |||||||||
| Kalev |
88-87 | 76-73 | 76-78 | 71-67 | 89-78 | ||||||||||
| Magic Great Danes |
85-77 | 80-86 | 82-63 | 90-79 | |||||||||||
| Honka Playboys |
112-102 | 81-80 | 85-79 | ||||||||||||
| Conesco Den Helder |
84-91 | 76-66 | |||||||||||||
| USK Erpet Prague |
92-89 |
Source: Worldbasket.com
Play-offs
Eight-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris |
147–115 | Šiauliai |
84–54 | 63–61 |
| CSKA |
207–153 | BK LMT |
89–70 | 118–83 |
| Haribo London Towers |
167–178 | Ventspils |
70–97 | 97–81 |
| Polonia Warbud |
157–174 | Kyiv |
80–83 | 77–91 |
Quarterfinals
Final Four
Semifinal 1
21 April 2001 15:45 |
| Ural Great |
90–56 | CSKA |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 25–16, 22–16, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Chikalkin 21 Rebs: Mikhailov 12 Asts: Panov, Pačėsas 6 |
Pts: Rogers 20 Rebs: Rogers 11 Asts: three players 2 | |
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR) |
Semifinal 2
21 April 2001 18:30 |
| Lietuvos rytas |
79–107 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 17–27, 18–14, 21–33 | ||
| Pts: Šeštokas, A. Javtokas 14 Rebs: Šeštokas 9 Asts: Šiškauskas 4 |
Pts: Slanina 30 Rebs: Marčiulionis 8 Asts: Marčiulionis 8 | |
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE) |
Third-place game
22 April 2001 15:00 |
| Lietuvos rytas |
103–74 | CSKA |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 25–15, 29–14, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Šležas 21 Rebs: A. Javtokas 12 Asts: Elliott 7 |
Pts: Rogers 19 Rebs: Rogers 12 Asts: LaRue 3 | |
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Efim Resser (GER), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE) |
Final
22 April 2001 17:45 |
| Ural Great |
88–81 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 24–16, 18–13, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Chikalkin 38 Rebs: Panov 13 Asts: Pačėsas 6 |
Pts: Woodberry 21 Rebs: Khizhnyak, Woodberry, Slanina 5 Asts: Woodberry 2 | |
Universal Sports Palace Molot, Perm Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Ivan Zachara (CZE), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ural Great |
| 2 | Žalgiris |
| 3 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 4 | CSKA |
| 5 | Kyiv |
| 6 | Ventspils |
| 7 | Haribo London Towers |
| 8 | Polonia Warbud |
| 9 | BK LMT |
| 10 | Šiauliai |
| 11 | Kalev |
| 12 | Magic Great Danes |
| 13 | Honka Playboys |
| 14 | Conesco |
| 15 | USK Erpet |
| 16 | Norrköping Dolphins |
NEBL Challenge Cup'2001
Challenge Cup was second-tier competition for clubs, that wanted to be promoted to first-tier NEBL tournament (Championship).[3] Four NEBL Championship worst teams transferred to NEBL Challenge Cup'2001 Second stage.
Clubs
First stage
Group A
All games played in Batumi[4] from 16 to 18 February 2001.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie-break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BASCO (A) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 205 | +36 | |
| 2 |  Grodno-93 (A) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 215 | +25 | |
| 3 | Tartu Ülikool/Delta (A) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 225 | −2 | |
| 4 | Nybit |
3 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 241 | −59 |
Group B
All games played in Bergen[4] from 17 to 19 February 2001.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Tie-break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  s.Oliver (A) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 207 | +57 | |
| 2 |  Ulriken Eagles (A) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 247 | 250 | −3 | 1–1, +14 |
| 3 | Pertemps Bullets (A) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 222 | −14 | 1–1, 0 |
| 4 | Hotronic (A) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 227 | −40 | 1–1, -14 |
Group C
All games played in Odesa[4] from 21 to 23 February 2001.
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
Second stage
Group D
All games played in Södertälje[4] from 19 to 20 March 2001.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Södertälje Kings |
89–75 | Conesco |
| BASCO |
86–114 | Alita |
Third-place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Conesco |
82–74 |  BASCO |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Södertälje Kings |
86–90 | Alita |
Group E
All games played in Grodno[4] from 26 to 27 March 2001.
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Group F
All games played in Tartu[4] from 14 to 15 March 2001.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Odesa |
63–57 | Ulriken Eagles |
| Tartu Ülikool/Delta |
78–76 | Norrköping Dolphins |
Third-place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Norrköping Dolphins |
97–63 | Ulriken Eagles |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Odesa |
87–77 | Tartu Ülikool/Delta |
Group G
All games played in Birmingham[4] from 20 to 21 March 2001.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Sundsvall Dragons |
88–100 | Pertemps Bullets |
| Hotronic |
67–84 | Honka Playboys |
Third-place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hotronic |
74–60 | Sundsvall Dragons |
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Honka Playboys |
67–80 | Pertemps Bullets |
Final Four
Final Four was held in Odesa[5] from 27 to 28 April 2001.
Spartak withdraw.[6] It was replaced with Grodno-93 by NEBL decision.[7]
Yorick Williams (Pertemps Bullets) was named the MVP of the Final Four.[8]
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Odesa |
102–93 OT | Pertemps Bullets |
| Alita |
92–88 | Grodno-93 |
Third-place game
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Pertemps Bullets |
83–86 | Grodno-93 |
Final
Final standings
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Odesa |
| 2 | Alita |
| 3 | Grodno-93 |
| 4 | Pertemps Bullets |
| 5 | Spartak |
| 6 | Honka Playboys |
| 6 | s.Oliver |
| 6 | Södertälje Kings |
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool/Delta |
| 10 | Conesco |
| 10 | Norrköping Dolphins |
| 10 | Hotronic |
| 13 | USK Erpet |
| 13 | BASCO |
| 13 | Ulriken Eagles |
| 13 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 17 | Nybit |
| 18 | RTI |