Congratulations to Reinhold Eckert, who is the last [EuroCup Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime](https://eurocupfantasy.euroleaguebasketball.net/es/home) weekly winner os the season! His team TribbleMac posted a score of 152.4 after the EuroCup final finished.

Eman's team featured the following lineup: team captain Tyrique Jones, Axel Bouteille and Jerian Grant, all of Turk Telekom Ankara, John Shurna and Andrew Albicy of Gran Canaria as starters; AJ Slaughter also of Granca as the sixth man; Nico Brussino and Olek Balcerowski of the champs and two more Turk Telekom players, Berk Demir and Batuhan Acar as bench players; and Jaka Lakovic of Granca as head coach. The prize for finishing first is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

The season is over and it has been a wonderful ride! See you again next season at the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Final winner!

Gran Canaria forward John Shurna completed a magical season with another individual accolade as the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals MVP. Shurna was the leading scorer with 18 points as Gran Canaria held off Turk Telekom Ankara 71-67 to win the EuroCup for the first time and earn a ticket to the 2023-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

John Shurna chosen as EuroCup Finals MVP

Gran Canaria forward John Shurna completed a magical season with another individual accolade as the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals MVP. Shurna was the leading scorer with 18 points as Gran Canaria held off Turk Telekom Ankara 71-67 to win the EuroCup for the first time and earn a ticket to the 2023-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

Shurna, 23, is in his third season with Gran Canaria and seventh in the EuroCup and his experience was key in the final. An All-EuroCup First Team selection this season, he scored 13 points in the second quarter to help get Gran Canaria rocking as the hosts took a 50-33 lead into halftime. He also had the assist of Andrew Albicy's buzzer-beater at the end of the second quarter.

After 2 quick fouls in the third quarter, Shurna took a seat and watched as Turk Telekom rallied back, closing the gap to 64-62 midway through the fourth quarter. Shurna came through again with a triple to give Granca breathing room and his team held on the rest of the way. He finished having made 4 of 6 two-pointers, 3 of 5 threes and 1 of 2 free throws for his 18 points. Shurna also grabbed 3 rebounds. He led all players in +/- with +17 in 26:19 minutes.

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Gran Canaria v Turk Telekom Ankara (2023-05-03T19:00:00.000Z)

There's something about playing in a final that can make players jittery, and especially when a place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is on the line. Well, in the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Final, Gran Canaria's squad managed to avoid fewer turnovers than Turk Telekom Ankara, which was one of the key factors in the game.

Turnovers battle proved decisive in 2023 EuroCup Final

There's something about playing in a final that can make players jittery, and especially when a place in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague is on the line. Well, in the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Final, Gran Canaria's squad managed to avoid fewer turnovers than Turk Telekom Ankara, which was one of the key factors in the game.

Gran Canaria came away with a 71-67 victory to become EuroCup champion for the first time, with the Spanish team committing a total of 14 turnovers compared to 19 for Turk Telekom. John Shurna, the EuroCup Final MVP, and Damien Inglis had a team-high 3 turnovers apiece for Gran Canaria, yet Turk Telekom's Jerian Grant was forced into 7 turnovers, a season high and a new record in a EuroCup Final.

Perhaps worse for Grant is the timing of his seventh turnover, as Andrew Albicy picked his pocket before racing the other way and scoring a layup to make it 71-64 with 0:08 left on the clock. The turnovers battle is always key in a final, and Turk Telekom will no doubt make the trip back to Ankara ruing those 5 extra possessions that it lost.

In the closing stages of the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Final, it was impossible to miss Gran Canaria guard Andrew Albicy. The 33-year-old was everywhere and, even though the stats won't necessarily tell the whole story, he was key as his team defeated Turk Telekom Ankara.

Albicy stepped up in crunch time as Gran Canaria became EuroCup champion

In the closing stages of the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Final, it was impossible to miss Gran Canaria guard Andrew Albicy. The 33-year-old was everywhere and, even though the stats won't necessarily tell the whole story, he was key as his team defeated Turk Telekom Ankara.

 

Albicy finished the night with 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 8 fouls drawn. Yet, in the final 3:12, he made sure that his team got over the line.

Andrew Albicy had 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals as Gran Canaria defeated Turk Telekom Ankara 71-67 to become the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup champion.

Andrew Albicy EuroCup Final highlights

First, he delivered the assist for John Shurna's crucial three-pointer at a point when Turk Telekom had got within 64-62. Next, he grabbed a defensive rebound after a missed triple by Nathan Sestina with 3:01 left on the clock. Although he went 0-for-2 from the line after drawing 2 fouls with 0:15 remaining, he stole the ball from EuroCup MVP Jerian Grant on the following possession before scoring a layup, which effectively put the win on ice, 71-64.

 

Albicy had the chance to add to his points total with 0:01 to go, but he didn’t seem too bothered about another fruitless trip to the line with the score at 71-67, as the job was already done. Gran Canaria is this year's EuroCup champion!

Live Blog: Gran Canaria, Turk Telekom go for EuroCup glory!

After 22 games in the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup, we have our champion... Gran Canaria! The Spanish side defeated Turk Telekom Ankara 71-67 in a highly entertaining final at Gran Canaria Arena to lift the first EuroCup title in the club's history.

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Gran Canaria is the new EuroCup champion!

Jaka Lakovic, Gran Canaria: 'This trophy is here to stay forever'

### Jaka Lakovic, Gran Canaria head coach:

"Thank you, fans, because it's them and our players who brought us this trophy to Gran Canaria, and it's here to stay forever. They become legends and this is it, a great night. I'm very happy."

### Andrew Albicy, Gran Canaria guard:

"I want to congratulate Turk Telekom for giving us a good game like this one. Everybody enjoyed this game. We did our job. We fought. We did what we needed to win. I'm just happy for all these fans. Look, the gym is amazing, so I'm just so happy to win my first EuroCup. That's it. I want to enjoy it."

"It's amazing, and I think I don't realize it yet that we won the EuroCup. For me it's like my first victory like this and I want to enjoy it. I signed many years with Gran Canaria for this reason, to give them this trophy. And I fought with \[John Shurna\] and \[Oliver Stevic\] to do it for a long time, and I'm so happy to do it with them. Defense in the second half \[was the key\] because Turk Telekom came back and played amazing, too. They gave us a great game for the final, I think. I wish Turk Telekom good luck for the rest of the season."

### A.J. Slaughter, Gran Canaria

"It's an amazing feeling. I've played five or six years of EuroCup and to finally hoist the trophy, it feels amazing. \[We won\] defensively. We know we had a tough matchup. They have good one-on-one players, good guards. We had to stop those guys, and we stopped them enough tonight to win the game."

### Gran Canaria center Olek Balcerowski:

"I have no words! I am so excited that I cried with Khalifa \[Diop\] earlier on. We have been playing together for many years and we would surely have not made it, not him, not me, without we were not together all the time. I am very happy for him, and he is very happy for me. This is the biggest win of my career, of my life, and I did it at home, with Gran Canaria. I carry these people in my heart: players, coaches, staff. I grew up here, I am 'Canario', that means the world to me." 

### Oliver Stevic, Gran Canaria center

"It's amazing, after so many years, after playing a couple of semifinals, we wanted this night to happen, to have the possibility to play in the final, and what we accomplished tonight is just amazing. I think that we were ready from the first minute, from the first second. The confidence we had was amazing, and I think that it was it was much easier to play after we hit a couple of great shots at the beginning of the game."

### Gran Canaria guard Vitor Benite:

"Look at the atmosphere, it's amazing! In our tough moments, our fans kept us in the game. That's sport, where you have such coa nnection between a team and its fans, things are easier, and we have to enjoy this. The lead we built in the opening minutes gave us a little bit of oxygen to stay ahead. I would say that the mental strength we had to do what we had to do down the stretch was the key. John {Shurna} and A.J. \[Slaughter\] played a great game and kept us ahead, but the mental aspect was the key." 

### Axel Bouteille, Turk Telekom forward

"They beat us by 20 points in the first half, after two games we played against them. We came back, we fought, we fought really hard to come back. We were here to win, but a couple of decisions, offensively and defensively, and the game was for them. We were really close to winning, but unfortunately it was not for us."

### Michael Eric, Turk Telekom center

"I think \[Gran Canaria\] played a lot better, and obviously home-court advantage does make a big difference. They're a good team, well-coached, and I just wish them congratulations. I've been in that position before. I know what it feels like to try to fight for a cup, but I'm thankful that we got the chance to play against a good team."

Turk Telekom Ankara head coach Erdem Can is set to guide his team in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final against host Gran Canaria on Wednesday wearing a neck brace following an accident inside the team's bus on game day. 

 Telekom's Can to work EuroCup Final with neck brace after accident 

Turk Telekom Ankara head coach Erdem Can is set to guide his team in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final against host Gran Canaria on Wednesday wearing a neck brace following an accident inside the team's bus on game day. The team was riding to its practice in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria this morning in preparation for Wednesday night's winner-take-all final, which starts at 21:00 CET, when the incident occurred. According to statements made by Turk Telekom general manager Onder Kulcebas, the coach was standing to speak with the bus driver when the bus broke suddenly. Can lost balance and hit his head on the windshield, hurting his neck, Kulcebas said.

Can trained his team in a neck brace and then was taken to the hospital on a stretcher for medical attention. Once evaluated, Can left the hospital in a neck brace and intends to be on the sidelines for the game, whose winner will also earn the right to play in next season's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Can, who led Turk Telekom to a 16-5 record and a spot in its first-ever EuroCup Final, was chosen by his peers on the competition's benches as the [2022-23 EuroCup Coach of the Year](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/7days-eurocup-coach-of-the-year-erdem-can-turk-telekom-ankara/).

Telekom's Can to work EuroCup Final with neck brace after accident

...Gran Canaria made it its second EuroCup Final? Gran Canaria first reach the final in 2015, losing against Khimki Moscow Region.

...Gran Canaria is 12-0 at home this season. It has already set a new club record for most home victories in a European competition.

...Gran Canaria has a chance to be the fifth Spanish team to win the EuroCup. Valencia Basket lifted the trophy four times in 2003, 2010, 2019 and 2021. Real Madrid (2007), Joventut Badalona (2008) and Unicaja Malaga (2017) also lifted the trophy.

...head coach Jaka Lakovic won the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague as a player? Lakovic helped FC Barcelona lift the EuroLeague trophy in 2010.

...Damien Inglis has a chance to win his second EuroCup title? Inglis lifted the trophy with AS Monaco in 2021. As many as 20 other players have won the competition twice, and only one of them lifted the trophy three times: Rafa Martinez (Valencia 2010, 2019, 2021).

...Olek Balcerowski is one of two players to win the EuroCup Rising Star trophy twice? He earned this honor in 2021 and now 2023. His teammate Khalifa Diop was chosen as the 2021-22 Rising Star.

...Nico Brussino is the first Argentinean to win the EuroCup in 20 years! Ale Montecchia, Fabricio Oberto and Fede Kammerichs led Valencia to the original EuroCup title in 2003.

...A.J. Slaughter is the third top scorer in EuroCup history? He amassed 1,402 points and only trails Dubljevic (1,613) and Errick McCollum (1,489).

...Andrew Albicy ranks second all-time in assists? Albicy dished 515 assists, only trailing runaway leader Stefan Markovic (698). Albicy is also fifth in steals at 141).

...Oliver Stevic is fifth all-time in rebounds? Stevic pulled down 503 boards in 112 EuroCup games. Alen Omic is first overall with 888 rebounds.

...Vitor Benite can be the first Brazilian player to win the EuroCup? J.P Batista, who played the 2008 final with Rytas Vilnius, was the closest Brazilian to get the trophy.

Euroleague Basketball is pleased to announce that Aleksander Balcerowski of Gran Canaria has been chosen as the 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star for the 2022-23 season. Voted on by the EuroCup's head coaches, the EuroCup Rising Star Trophy recognizes the most outstanding player in the competition who was younger than 22 years of age on July 1 of the summer before the season started.

2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup Rising Star: Aleksander Balcerowski, Gran Canaria

Did you know...? Gran Canaria

...Turk Telekom has made it to its first-ever final? Its previous best result in 6 EuroCup seasons was reaching the eighthfinals in 2022, losing agisnt Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

...Turk Telekom could become the third Turkish team to win the competition? Galatasaray Istanbul was the first to lift the trophy in 2016. Darussafaka Istanbul won the 2017-18 EuroCup.

...Micheal Eric has the chance to win a second EuroCup title? He previously lifted the trophy with Darussafaka in 2018.

...Emircan Kosut was also with Darussafaka in 2018 and despite being inscribed, he has not played in any EuroCup until now.

...Erdem Can can become the second Turkish coach to win the competition? Ergin Ataman claimed the EuroCup crown with Galatasaray in 2016.

...Jerian Grant leads the 2022-23 EuroCup in total assists: 130 and counting? The record for most assists in a EuroCup season belongs to Mike Green of Paris Levallois, who dished 147 in the 2014-15 campaign.

...Axel Bouteille is the competition's top scorer? He leads the standings with 374 points. Andrew Goudelock holds the record for most points in a EuroCup season, with UNICS Kazan in the 2013-14 campaign.

...Grant and Bouteille have stepped on court more than any other player this season? Grant has played almost 699 minutes (698:53) and Bouteille is right behind (634:33).

...Grant comes from a huge basketball family. Two of his brother, Jerami and Jerai, play professional basketball. His father is Harvey Grant, who played in the NBA for 11 years. Harvey's twin brother is Horace Grant, a four-time NBA champion with Chicago and Los Angeles Lakers.

...Grant and Bouteille are first and second in total PIR this season? Grant amassed a PIR of 392 and Bouteille is second at 379. Gran Canaria'a highest-ranked player is John Shurna, who is 40th overall (237). Vladimir Golubovic holds the record for the highest PIR in a season, 533, with Aykon TED Ankara Kolejliler in the 2013-14 campaign.

The MVP for the 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup season is Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara. Euroleague Basketball congratulates Grant on the award, which was voted on by a combination of the competition's head coaches, team captains, fans and media.

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Final winner!

John Shurna chosen as EuroCup Finals MVP

Turnovers battle proved decisive in 2023 EuroCup Final

Albicy stepped up in crunch time as Gran Canaria became EuroCup champion

Gran Canaria is the new EuroCup champion!

Jaka Lakovic, Gran Canaria: 'This trophy is here to stay forever'

Telekom's Can to work EuroCup Final with neck brace after accident

Did you know...? Gran Canaria

Did you know...? Turk Telekom Ankara