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2014–15 Eurocup Basketball

Eurocup
Champions Russia Khimki
2nd title
Runners-up Spain Herbalife Gran Canaria
Teams 44
Dates October 14, 2014 – April 29, 2015
Awards
MVP Montenegro Tyrese Rice
Finals MVP Montenegro Tyrese Rice
Rising Star Latvia Kristaps Porziņģis
Coach of the Year Spain Aíto García Reneses
Statistical leaders
Index Rating United States Derrick Brown
19.8
Points United States Randy Culpepper
19.2
Rebounds United States Sharrod Ford
8.9
Assists United States Mike Green
7.4

The 2014–15 Eurocup Basketball season was the 13th edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs, the EuroCup. The EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one level below the EuroLeague.

Khimki was the champion of the competition, after beating Herbalife Gran Canaria in the Finals, and earned a spot in the regular season of the 2015–16 Euroleague.

The competition format was the same as in the 2013–14 season, but reducing the Regular Season. For this year 36 teams joined this first stage and were divided into two conferences.

The Regular Season featured six groups of six teams each one, where the four best teams qualified to the Last 32 stage with the eight teams that do not qualify to the 2014–15 Euroleague Top 16. From this stage to the final, the format was the same as in the last season.

Teams were confirmed on June 26 by the company Euroleague Basketball.

Notes:
† Qualified through wild card
^ Qualified as loser of Euroleague qualifying round

The draws for the 2014–15 Eurocup were held on Monday, 29 September, after the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds were played.

Teams were divided into two geographical conferences with 18 teams and 3 groups each. For the each conference teams were seeded into six pots of Three teams in accordance with the Club Ranking, based on their performance in European competitions during a three-year period.


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