Twenty teams began the 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season with dreams of winning the trophy and only four remain standing. Let's take a glance at next week’s semifinals pairings.
EuroCup Semifinals: At a glance
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MoraBanc Andorra vs. Frutti Extra Bursaspor
Both Andorra and Bursaspor are flying high after upset road wins in the quarterfinals. Andorra, which finished fourth in Group A with a 10-6 record, bested Gran Canaria to advance to the semis for the second time. It first played on this stage in 2019 and was swept by ALBA Berlin. Three players – Moussa Diagne, Guillem Colom and David Jelinek – remain on the team from that season. Bursaspor, which has won both of its playoff games on the road, placed seventh in Group B with an 8-10 record, but has now won six of its last seven games to ensure that win or lose, this will already be the club’s best finish. Last season was Bursaspor’s first in the EuroCup and it did not make it out of the regular season with a 3-7 record. This will be the first game ever between the teams.
Valencia Basket vs. Virtus Segafredo Bologna
Valencia and Virtus will meet for the third time this season. Valencia overpowered Boulogne Metropolitans 92 in the quarterfinals and Virtus held off ratiopharm Ulm behind center Mam Jaiteh, who was the Quarterfinals MVP. Valencia swept their regular-season meetings, which helped it finish second in Group B with a 12-6 record. Virtus was fourth in the group at 11-7. Valencia won 96-97 when they met in Bologna in Round 4 and 83-77 at home in Round 13. However, Coach Joan Penarroya’s team will have to approach this game much differently; Klemen Prepelic, who was Valencia’s best scorer in both games and totaled 39 points between the two contests, is out for the season. Kyle Weems combined to score 47 points for Virtus in those games.