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2013–14 EuroChallenge

EuroChallenge
Season 2013–14
Champions Italy Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia (1st title)
Runners-up Russia Triumph Lyubertsy
Third place Turkey Royal Halı Gaziantep
Fourth place Hungary Szolnoki Olaj KK
Teams 32
Games played 157 (total)
Dates 24 October 2013 – 27 April 2014
Awards
Final Four MVP Italy Andrea Cinciarini
Statistical leaders
Points United States Sharaud Curry
20.1
Rebounds Belgium Maxime De Zeeuw
8.0
Assists Russia Anton Glazunov
7.1

The 2013–14 EuroChallenge was the 11th edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The winner and the runner-up of this competition earned a place at the group stage of the 2014–15 Eurocup season.

The Final Four was held in PalaDozza in Bologna, Italy. The host of the tournament, Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia won the Final by beating Triumph Lyubertsy 79–65. Italian player Andrea Cinciarini received the Final Four MVP award.

This year's EuroChallenge saw a number of innovations, including the division of the participating clubs into two main Conferences for the Regular Season - Conference 1 and Conference 2 - based on a broad geographical criteria. This year no qualification round was held. The 32 teams were divided into eight round-robin groups of four teams each for the regular season. The two best-placed teams qualified to the next phase of the competition.

The draws for the 2013–14 FIBA EuroChallenge were held on Friday, July 5 in Munich, Germany. Teams were seeded into four pots of four teams in accordance with the FIBA Club ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.

The 32 clubs registered for this year's competition were divided into two conferences (1 and 2), based on broad geographical criteria.

Latvia BK Ventspils
Belgium Antwerp Giants
Belgium Okapi Aalstar
France Cholet Basket


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