London Lions kept another backcourt piece from the last season by re-signing young forward Kareem Queeley, the club announced Monday. Queeley (1.93 meters, 22 years old) appeared in six games of his debut BKT EuroCup season, and in just under 10 minus per game collected totals of 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

London Lions keep Kareem Queeley

London Lions kept another backcourt piece from the last season by re-signing young forward [Kareem Queeley](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kareem-queeley/008274/), the club announced Monday. Queeley (1.93 meters, 22 years old) appeared in six games of his debut BKT EuroCup season, and in just under 10 minus per game collected totals of 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. In the British League action, he helped London win the crown with 3.1 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds.

Before arriving to London last summer, Queeley spent three seasons with the Spanish side San Pablo Burgos. In the first two of those three he helped the team win back-to-back FIBA Basketball Champions League crowns. He also spent time with CB Burgos in Spanish fourth division, where he averaged 17.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists during the 2020-21 campaign.

Queeley grew up with Real Madrid, and played for its youth categories where in a role of a starter he helped U18 Real Madrid win the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament crown in 2019. Queeley has also been a member of Great Britain's national team.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">KAREEM QUEELEY STAYS IN LDN 🦁✍️ <a href="https://twitter.com/kareemqueeley11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kareemqueeley11</a> <br><br>Let’s run it back! 😤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wearelondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wearelondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KareemQueeley?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KareemQueeley</a> <a href="https://t.co/UguMAr2npr">pic.twitter.com/UguMAr2npr</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1678449239322501126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Dolomiti Energia Trento has signed swingman Davide Alviti to a two-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Alviti (1.98 meters, 26 years old) arrives from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, where he played sparingly in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeavue over the last two seasons,

Trento signs Davide Alviti for 2 seasons 

[Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/roster/trn/?season=2023-24) has signed swingman [Davide Alviti](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/davide-alviti/005059/) to a two-year deal, the club announced on Monday. Alviti (1.98 meters, 26 years old) arrives from EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, where he played sparingly in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeavue over the last two seasons, averaging 2.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 11 appearances of 10 minutes per game. He saw steadier action but less time in the Italian League last season, making 17 appearances for Milan last season at 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. The previous one, he put up 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in under 15 minutes of domestic play for Milan.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="it" dir="ltr">🔥 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒐 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆! <br><br>💥 Ecco il primo volto nuovo della Dolomiti Energia Trentino versione 2023-24: Davide Alviti è bianconero! 🏀🖤🦅<br><br>🇮🇹 L&#39;ala classe &#39;96 ha firmato un contratto biennale: nelle ultime due stagioni ha giocato con l&#39;Olimpia Milano<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeDieHard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeDieHard</a> <a href="https://t.co/UQYTZAywU5">pic.twitter.com/UQYTZAywU5</a></p>&mdash; Dolomiti Energia Trento (@AquilaBasketTN) <a href="https://twitter.com/AquilaBasketTN/status/1678374744549105664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 10, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Alviti will be anxious to get his first points ever in the BKT EuroCup after having appeared in just one game for 46 seconds without scoring for Roma back in 2015, when he was still a teenager. He had already debuted as a pro in a single domestic playoff game for Rome in 2013, when he was 17. He left Rome in 2015 to get more time in lower divisions and returned to the top one with Treviso and Trieste between 2019 and 2012, before Milan came calling.

Fans have many reasons to look forward to the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup with a new and exciting competition format that promises to make the regular season even more compelling. Now that the regular season draw has taken place, let's look at how Group A stacks up.

2023-24 BKT EuroCup: Group A at a glance

Fans have many reasons to look forward to the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup with a new and exciting competition format that promises to make the regular season even more compelling. Now that the regular season draw has taken place, let's look at how Group A stacks up.

[Hapoel Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/hapoel-tel-aviv/roster/hta/?season=2023-24)

Hapoel's EuroCup debut last season was splendid as Coach Danny Franco led the team to the quarterfinals. The club is already working on bringing back much of that team's core and giving its passionate fans another wild ride as Hapoel looks to climb high in both the EuroCup and the Israeli League.

[Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/joventut-badalona/roster/jov/?season=2023-24)

One of only two former EuroCup champions in this season's edition of the competition, Joventut reached the semifinals last season and had the best record in the regular season the year before.  Coach Carles Duran knows that it will take a special season to top those and Joventut is aiming to do exactly that.

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/roster/lju/?season=2023-24)

Cedevita comes off a disappointing season in which it missed out on the EuroCup knockout stages after narrowly missing out on a spot in the semifinals the year before. The club has turned to Coach Simone Pianigiani, who twice led Montepaschi Siena to the EuroLeague Final Four, to turn things around and help Cedevita contend again.

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2023-24)

Paris hit the ground running in its first EuroCup season and got as far as the quarterfinals before crashing into eventual champion Gran Canaria. Coach Thomas Iisalo was hired this summer to help push Paris to the next level and a motivated front office will make sure he has all the right tools to do so.

[Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/roster/vnc/?season=2023-24)

Reyer reached the elimination rounds in each of the last two seasons, but has not yet played a quarterfinals game – a stage it qualified for in 2020 before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent signing of All-EuroCup center Bruno Caboclo is just one reason Reyer is confident it can reach the top eight this time.

[Wolves Vilnius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/wolves-vilnius/roster/wol/?season=2023-24)

The only EuroCup debutant in the 2023-34 season, Wolves is a club on the rise in Lithuania and eager to show the rest of EuroCup how good it can be. With former EuroLeague champ Jeffery Taylor on the floor and former EuroLeague head coach Kestutis Kemzura on the sidelines, Wolves is a force to be reckoned with.

[Besiktas Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/besiktas-istanbul/roster/bes/?season=2023-24)

Besiktas makes its return to the EuroCup this season after seven years away and, eager to make a strong start, it hired 2021-22 EuroCup Coach of the Year Dusan Alimpijevic and has signed several players with EuroLeague experience. A EuroCup Quarterfinalist in 2008, Besiktas will have its sights aimed high again in its first season back.

[Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/veolia-hamburg-towers/roster/ham/?season=2023-24)

Hamburg made a coaching change last season and now has Coach Benka Barloschky in charge for the entire preseason. Hamburg has reached the knockout stages in both of its EuroCup appearances to date and with a team built around the coach and front office's vision, the club hopes to get past the eighthfinals for the first time in 2024.

[Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/prometey-slobozhanske/roster/pmt/?season=2023-24)

The Cinderella story of the 2022-23 season, Ukrainian side Prometey reached the semifinals despite having to play its home games in Latvia and Lithuania. Coach Neno Ginzburg guided the entertaining team and he returns with many of his top players and a few key reinforcements to try to take the club even further.

[London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/london-lions/roster/lli/?season=2023-24)

The EuroCup thrilled fans in the English capital last season with the Lions putting on shows as they reached the eighthfinals in their competition debut. A year later and with many of last season's stars returning, including Sam Dekker, London will look to continue its rise by reaching the elimination rounds again.

Besiktas Istanbul is preparing for its return to the BKT EuroCup, with Leyton Hammonds being the latest player to join the club. Hammonds (2.03 meters, 28 years old) is coming off a strong season with fellow Turkish side Gaziantep, as he averaged 11.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21 Turkish League games. 

Besiktas strengthens with Leyton Hammonds arrival

Besiktas Istanbul is continuing to put its roster together ahead of its return to the BKT EuroCup, with [Leyton Hammonds](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/leyton-hammonds/009582/) being the latest player to join the club. Hammonds (2.03 meters, 28 years old) is coming off a strong season with fellow Turkish side Gaziantep, as he averaged 11.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 21 Turkish League games. The power forward had good shooting percentages in last season's Turkish League, having shot 53.1% on two-pointers, 37.3% on triples and 89.5% from the free-throw line.

Hammonds does have previous experience in the EuroCup, as he posted 10.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and a 6.2 PIR during the 2019-20 campaign with Asseco Arka Gdynia. Now, he returns to the EuroCup with a Besiktas side that made a number of impressive signings, including head coach Dusan Alimpijevic, guards Derek Needham and Jonah Mathews and big man Angel Delgado.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Leyton Hammonds Beşiktaş’ta 🦅<br><br>2023-24 sezonu öncesinde transfer çalışmalarını sürdüren Erkek Basketbol Takımımız, Leyton Hammonds’ı kadrosuna kattı.<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/SQMFQg4noP">https://t.co/SQMFQg4noP</a> <a href="https://t.co/dT5JqDJKGn">pic.twitter.com/dT5JqDJKGn</a></p>&mdash; Beşiktaş Basketbol (@BJK_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/BJK_Basketbol/status/1677755542620479489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

New Besiktas Istanbul arrival Leyton Hammonds during his last experience in the BKT EuroCup, which came in the 2019-20 season with Asseco Arka Gdynia.

Paris Basketball has completed a deal to sign Leon Kratzer, who has followed fellow center Michael Kessens and head coach Tuomas Iisalo in making the move from Bonn to the French capital. Kratzer (2.12 meters, 26 years old) became a Basketball Champions League winner with Bonn last season.

Paris Basketball grabs German center Leon Kratzer

Paris Basketball has completed a deal to sign [Leon Kratzer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/leon-kratzer/004512/), who has followed fellow center Michael Kessens and head coach Tuomas Iisalo in making the move from Telekom Baskets Bonn to the French capital. Kratzer (2.12 meters, 26 years old) became a Basketball Champions League winner with Bonn last season, averaging 5.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists across 17 appearances en route to the title.

 

He does have experience of playing in the BKT EuroCup, albeit minimal, as he appeared in three games for Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt in the 2018-19 campaign, when he posted 8.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.0 steal and a 13.0 PIR. Kratzer, who has featured for the German national team, leaves his country for the first time in his career as he embarks upon a new journey with Paris. Following three seasons with Bonn, the last two of which saw Kratzer play under Coach Iisalo, he will hope to adapt quickly to life in France as Paris looks to build on last year's quarterfinal finish.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Welcome <a href="https://twitter.com/LeonKratzer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeonKratzer</a> 👋<br><br>Leon Kratzer, la tour de contrôle de 2m12 et 110kg rejoint le Paris Basketball 😈<br><br>L’international allemand a brillé en Bundesliga et en BCL, on a hâte de le voir en France 🔥<br><br>On l’attend pour protéger le cercle 🖤❤💙 <a href="https://t.co/68npNrIFOW">pic.twitter.com/68npNrIFOW</a></p>&mdash; Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisBasketball/status/1677742756104396801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

New Paris Basketball signing Leon Kratzer after a Basketball Champions League game for Telekom Baskets Bonn last season.

Paris grabs German center Leon Kratzer

Gran Canaria has confirmed that guard A.J. Slaughter will remain at the club for the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season. Slaughter (1.91 meters, 35 years old) averaged 10.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steals and an 8.6 PIR in 21 games en route to Gran Canaria becoming last year's EuroCup champion. He has spent the last three campaigns with Gran Canaria, playing 50 games in the EuroCup. 

A.J. Slaughter pens extension at Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria has confirmed that guard [A.J. Slaughter](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/aj-slaughter/003637/) will remain at the club for the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup season. Slaughter (1.91 meters, 35 years old) averaged 10.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steals and an 8.6 PIR in 21 games en route to Gran Canaria becoming last year's EuroCup champion. He has spent the last three campaigns with Gran Canaria, playing 50 games in the EuroCup. Slaughter first appeared in the competition with Dexia Mons-Hainaut of Belgium in the 2011-12 season, before going on to represent French teams Cholet (2012-13), Elan Chalon (2013-14) and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (2017-19), as well as Banvit of Turkey (2015-16). The veteran also played one season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, suiting up for Panathinaikos Athens in the 2014-15 season. Across his 124-game career in the EuroCup, Slaughter has averaged 11.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a 9.4 PIR.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">📝 OFICIAL | AJ Slaughter seguirá siendo jugador del Dreamland Gran Canaria.<br><br>▪ El escolta estadounidense cumplirá su cuarta temporada como jugador amarillo.<br><br>👀 <a href="https://t.co/t0xiPQIYHc">https://t.co/t0xiPQIYHc</a> <a href="https://t.co/0VF1cpBJAz">pic.twitter.com/0VF1cpBJAz</a></p>&mdash; Dreamland Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1677635487568101381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A.J. Slaughter holds his form after shooting a three-pointer in one of Gran Canaria's BKT EuroCup games last season.

Fast on the heels of the competition draw, the 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season calendar was released, showing what other teams each of the 20 clubs must compete with in the new season, which starts in the first week of October.
Schedule:
Hapoel Tel Aviv 
Joventut Badalona 
Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana
Paris Basketball
Umana Reyer Venice
Wolves Vilnius
Besiktas Istanbul
Veolia Towers Hamburg
Prometey Slobozhanske
London Lions
Dreamland Gran Canaria
Buducnost VOLI Podgorica
ratiopharm Ulm
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse
Turk Telekom Ankara 
7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys
Aris Thessaloniki
Dolomiti Energia Trento
Slask Wroclaw
U-BT Cluj-Napoca

The 2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season calendar!

Fast on the heels of the competition draw, the [2023-24 BKT EuroCup Regular Season](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/2023-24-bkt-eurocup-groups-all-set-after-draw/) calendar was released, showing what other teams each of the [20 clubs](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/) must compete with in the new season, which starts in the first week of October.

The first edition of the calendar shows the opponents for 18 rounds to be played between Tuesday, October 3, 2023 and Thursday, February 7, 2024. Exact dates and times will be specified in the near future.

[Download the schedule](https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/8e7e93aa-311a-4005-b71a-e95655d36938.pdf)

[See all games](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/)

Choose a team below to see its round-by-round opponents.

### Group A

[Hapoel Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/hapoel-tel-aviv/games/hta/?season=2023-24)

[Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/joventut-badalona/games/jov/?season=2023-24)

[Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/games/lju/?season=2023-24)

[Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/paris-basketball/games/prs/?season=2023-24)

[Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/games/vnc/?season=2023-24)

[Wolves Vilnius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/wolves-vilnius/games/wol/?season=2023-24)

[Besiktas Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/besiktas-istanbul/games/bes/?season=2023-24)

[Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/veolia-towers-hamburg/games/ham/?season=2023-24)

[Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/prometey-slobozhanske/games/pmt/?season=2023-24)

[London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/london-lions/games/lli/?season=2023-24)

### Group B

[Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/games/can/?season=2023-24)

[Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/games/bud/?season=2023-24)

[ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/games/ulm/?season=2023-24)

[Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/games/bou/?season=2023-24)

[Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/turk-telekom-ankara/games/ttk/?season=2023-24)

[7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/7bet-lietkabelis-panevezys/games/lkb/?season=2023-24)

[Aris Thessaloniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/aris-thessaloniki/games/ari/?season=2023-24)

[Dolomiti Energia Trento](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/games/trn/?season=2023-24)

[Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/slask-wroclaw/games/wro/?season=2023-24)

[U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/games/clu/?season=2023-24)

London Lions and guard Tarik Phillip will remain together for another season, the club announced Friday. Phillip suffered a knee injury in the preseason that forced him to miss the entire 2022-23 EuroCup campaign.

London keeps guard Tarik Phillip

London Lions and guard [Tarik Phillip](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tarik-phillip/009649/) will remain together for another season, the club announced Friday. Phillip (1.90 meters, 29 years old) suffered a knee injury in the preseason that forced him to miss the entire 2022-23 EuroCup campaign. He re-joined the team for the final seven games of the British League, posting 6.0 point, 3.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists, helping the Lions win the title.

Phillip has already played two seasons in the EuroCup, having made his competition debut with Tofas Bursa in 2019-20, and played in the first part of the 2021-22 season with Umana Reyer Venice. Across his 25 EuroCup appearances he has averaged 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TARIK PHILLIP STAYS IN LDN 🦁 <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillipTarik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillipTarik</a> <br><br>Let’s run it back! 😤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreLondon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreLondon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TarikPhillip?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TarikPhillip</a> <a href="https://t.co/is7AcxYsdO">pic.twitter.com/is7AcxYsdO</a></p>&mdash; London Lions (@LondonLions) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonLions/status/1677362246232547332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Phillip played college basketball in the United States with Independence Community College and West Virginia University, with his professional career beginning with Szolnoki Olajbanyasz of Hungary in the 2017-18. In addition to Tofas and Reyer, he has also played for CB Clavijo and San Pablo Burgos of Spain, Memphis of the G League and Hapoel Jerusalem of Israel. Phillip has also been a member of the Great Britain national team.

The 2023-24 BKT EuroCup is officially underway after a draw was held in Barcelona on Friday to divide the 20 teams from 14 countries were divided into two groups.

The 18-game regular season opens on October 3 and extends through February 7. 

 2023-24 BKT EuroCup groups all set after draw! 

The 2023-24 BKT EuroCup is officially underway after a draw was held in Barcelona on Friday to divide the 20 teams from 14 countries were divided into two groups.

The 18-game regular season opens on October 3 and extends through February 7. The top two teams from each group will advance directly to the quarterfinals while the second- through sixth-place teams will play in do-or-die single games in the eighthfinals against opponents from opposite groups. All post-season pairings will give home-court advantage to the teams that finished higher in their regular season groups.

[See the calendar](https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/8e7e93aa-311a-4005-b71a-e95655d36938.pdf)! 

[See draw reactions from club officials.](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/bkt-eurocup-draw-reactions/)

2023-24 BKT EuroCup Draw recap

### Group A

Group A will be headed by [Hapoel Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/hapoel-tel-aviv/roster/hta/?season=2023-24) of Israel, which made it as far as the EuroCup Quarterfinals last season in its competition debut. Next drawn was into the first group was [Joventut Badalona](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/joventut-badalona/roster/jov/?season=2023-24), one of just two former EuroCup champions in the 20-team field. Nonetheless, plenty of firepower exists in Group A, beginning with last year's semifinalist [Prometey Slobozhanske](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/prometey-slobozhanske/roster/pmt/?season=2023-24) of Ukraine, which played its games in Latvia last season, and perennial contender [Umana Reyer Venice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/umana-reyer-venice/roster/vnc/?season=2023-24) of Italy. Three more playoff teams from last season – [London Lions](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/london-lions/roster/lli/?season=2023-24) of the United Kingdom, [Veolia Towers Hamburg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/veolia-hamburg-towers/roster/ham/?season=2023-24) of Germany and [Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/paris-basketball/roster/prs/?season=2023-24) of France – are also in the Group A mix, while [Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/cedevita-olimpija-ljubljana/roster/lju/?season=2023-24) looks to bounce back from a rare subpar season. Meanwhile, [Besiktas Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/besiktas-istanbul/roster/bes/?season=2023-24) of Turkey returns to the EuroCup after seven seasons away and recently founded [Wolves Vilnius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/wolves-vilnius/roster/wol/?season=2023-24) of Lithuania will make its Euroleague Basketball debut in the 2023-24 EuroCup!

### Group B

Defending EuroCup champions [Dreamland Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/dreamland-gran-canaria/roster/can/?season=2023-24) will be the team to beat in Group B, where it was selected first as the top seed. The Spanish club has an eclectic mix of challengers headed by the team it beat for the title last season, [Turk Telekom Ankara](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/turk-telekom-ankara/roster/ttk/?season=2023-24). New German champion [ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/ratiopharm-ulm/roster/ulm/?season=2023-24) and perennial Montenegrin titlist [Buducnost VOLI Podgorica](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/buducnost-voli-podgorica/roster/bud/?season=2023-24) follow in this group, which also features the return after seven seasons of Greek standard-bearer [Aris Thessaoliniki](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/aris-thessaloniki/roster/ari/?season=2023-24), a onetime EuroCup finalists back in 2006. Two more teams that had playoff runs in the EuroCup last season, [Mincidelice JL Bourg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/mincidelice-jl-bourg-en-bresse/roster/bou/?season=2023-24) en Bresse of France and [7Bet-Lietkabelis Panevezys](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/lietkabelis-panevezys/roster/lkb/?season=2023-24) of Lithuania, make this group tougher, while three who fell short last season -- [Dolomiti Energia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/dolomiti-energia-trento/roster/trn/?season=2023-24) Trento of Italy, [Slask Wroclaw](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/slask-wroclaw/roster/wro/?season=2023-24) of Poland and [U-BT Cluj-Napoca](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/teams/u-bt-cluj-napoca/roster/clu/?season=2023-24) of Romania -- will try to do that much better in the new one.

The EuroCup Draw on Friday – which may be followed live at 13:15 CEST on EuroCupbasketball.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter – marks the tipoff of the 22nd edition of the competition by dividing the 20 teams into two regular season groups.