The 2021 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Eight was the 5th Basketball Champions League tournament and the 2nd in the format of Final Eight. It was the concluding phase of the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual format of Final Four was changed to Final Eight, same as in the previous season.

San Pablo Burgos won its second consecutive championship.

Venue

The Trade Union Sport Palace hosted the final tournament for the first time.

Nizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod2021 Basketball Champions League Final Eight (Europe)
Trade Union Sport Palace
Capacity: 5,000

Teams

TeamPrevious final tournament appearances
Spain Lenovo Tenerife3 (2017, 2019, 2020)
Spain San Pablo Burgos1 (2020)
Spain Casademont Zaragoza1 (2020)
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk1 (2020)
Israel Hapoel HolonDebut
France SIG StrasbourgDebut
Russia Nizhny NovgorodDebut
Turkey Pınar KarşıyakaDebut

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
6 May
Israel Hapoel Holon77
7 May
Spain San Pablo Burgos86
Spain San Pablo Burgos81
6 May
France SIG Strasbourg70
Spain Lenovo Tenerife86
9 May
France SIG Strasbourg (OT)88
Spain San Pablo Burgos64
5 May
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka59
Russia Nizhny Novgorod78
7 May
Spain Casademont Zaragoza86
Spain Casademont Zaragoza79
5 May
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka84Third place
Czech Republic ERA Nymburk73
9 May
Turkey Pınar Karşıyaka84
France SIG Strasbourg77
Spain Casademont Zaragoza89

Quarterfinals

5 May 2021Nizhny Novgorod Russia78–86Spain Casademont ZaragozaNizhny Novgorod
19:00Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 14–18, 16–25, 20–20
Pts: Vorontsevich 17 Rebs: Strebkov 6 Asts: Shepherd 5 Eff: Toropov 20Pts: Ennis 26 Rebs: Wiley 8 Asts: Brussino 17 Eff: Ennis 26Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)
5 May 2021ERA Nymburk Czech Republic73–84Turkey Pınar KarşıyakaNizhny Novgorod
21:30Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 17–16, 14–18, 18–28
Pts: Dalton 14 Rebs: Zimmerman 10 Asts: Obasohan 5 Eff: Zimmerman 17Pts: M'Baye 20 Rebs: Morgan 16 Asts: Birsen, Morgan 3 Eff: Morgan 31Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Antonio Conde (SPA), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH)
6 May 2021Lenovo Tenerife Spain86–880OTFrance SIG StrasbourgNizhny Novgorod
17:00Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 28–20, 12–23, 17–16, Overtime: 13–15
Pts: Shermadini 19 Rebs: 4 players 5 Asts: Huertas 10 Eff: Shermadini 26Pts: Jefferson 22 Rebs: Cavalière, Colson 7 Asts: Jefferson, Udanoh 6 Eff: Wainright 23Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Ademir Zurapović (BOS), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
6 May 2021Hapoel Holon Israel77–86Spain San Pablo BurgosNizhny Novgorod
20:00Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 20–11, 9–20, 23–26
Pts: Miles 23 Rebs: Harris 6 Asts: Harris 7 Eff: Miles 26Pts: Benite 26 Rebs: Rivero 7 Asts: Renfroe 10 Eff: Benite 24Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 552 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)

Semifinals

7 May 2021Casademont Zaragoza Spain79–84Turkey Pınar KarşıyakaNizhny Novgorod
19:00Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 16–14, 27–14, 19–27
Pts: Wiley 21 Rebs: Brussino 7 Asts: San Miguel 5 Eff: Wiley, Brussino 24Pts: Henry 24 Rebs: Morgan 6 Asts: Taylor 6 Eff: Henry 21Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 300 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL)
7 May 2021San Pablo Burgos Spain81–70France SIG StrasbourgNizhny Novgorod
21:30Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 22–19, 26–14, 18–13
Pts: Benite, Rivero 16 Rebs: Renfroe, Rivero, Kravić 6 Asts: Renfroe 9 Eff: Rivero 19Pts: Colson, Jefferson 14 Rebs: Cavalière 6 Asts: Maille 7 Eff: Wainright 18Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 1,093 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

Third place game

9 May 2021Casademont Zaragoza Spain89–77France SIG StrasbourgNizhny Novgorod
16:00Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 24–21, 23–18, 22–22
Pts: Ennis 24 Rebs: Barreiro 7 Asts: Ennis 9 Eff: Ennis 27Pts: Colson 22 Rebs: Morin 5 Asts: Maille 10 Eff: Colson 18Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

Final

9 May 2021Pınar Karşıyaka Turkey59–64Spain San Pablo BurgosNizhny Novgorod
19:00Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 15–14, 11–17, 20–18
Pts: M'Baye 17 Rebs: M'Baye 8 Asts: Henry 5 Eff: Birsen 14vtePts: Benite 15 Rebs: Renfroe 6 Asts: Renfroe 4 Eff: Renfroe 15Arena: Trade Union Sport Palace Attendance: 1,265 Referees: Eddie Viator (FRA), Ademir Zurapovic (BIH), Yohan Rosso (FRA)

Notes

External links

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