The road to Euroleague Final Four begins Tues.

The Euroleague Final Four will be contested from May 10 thru May 12, 2013 at The O2 in London and the road to get there official tips off Tuesday night. From Tuesday, September 25th and running through Friday, September 28th, the Euroleague will hold it’s Qualifying Rounds to determine which of eight teams will be selected to fill the sixth slot in Group A and join the other 23 teams already slated to play in Euroleague competition. The format for the Qualifying Rounds this season will be a single-elimination bracket with the champion moving into the regular season Euroleague that will begin on Oct. 11. All games will be played at the PalaDesio Arena in Desio, Italy.

The schedule is as follows:
Tues., September 25th
18:00 CEZ Basketball Nymburk (Czech Rep.) vs. Telenet Oostende (Bel.) (QR1C)
20:45 Pallacanestro Cantu (Host) vs. PBC Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria) (QR1D)

Wed., September 26th
18:00 Unics Kazan (Russia) vs. Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany) (QR1A)
20:45 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) vs. BC Donetsk (Ukraine) (QR1B)

Thurs., September 27th (Semi-Finals)
18:00 Winner QR1C vs. Winner QR1D (QR2B)
20:45 Winner QR1A vs. Winner QR1B (QR2A)

Fri., September 28th (Finals)
20:30 Winner QR2B vs. Winner QR2A

The teams participating and their rosters:

BC DONETSK
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	SERPILIN, STANISLAV	Ukraine	G	1.91	1993
–	ANTYPOV, OLEKSANDR	Ukraine	F	0	1995
–	BOYARKIN, IGOR	Ukraine	G	1.77	1995
5	LUKASHOV, DENYS	Ukraine	G	1.90	1989
6	FISCHER, D’OR	USA	C	2.11	1981
7	CURRY, RAMEL	USA	G	1.91	1980
8	STOJANOVSKI, VOJDAN	Macedonia	G	1.94	1987
9	SONGAILA, DAIRIUS	Lithuania	F	2.06	1978
10	MALYSH, ANDRIY	Ukraine	F	2.03	1983
11	LYPOVYY, OLEKSANDR	Ukraine	G	1.99	1991
12	RADENOVIC, IVAN	Serbia	F	2.08	1984
14	PUSTOZVONOV, MAKSYM	Ukraine	F	2.00	1987
23	PERKINS, DORON	USA	G	1.89	1983
24	GLIEBOV, DMYTRO	Ukraine	G	1.96	1988

 

CEZ BASKETBALL NYMBURK
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	VYORAL, TOMAS	Czech Rep.	G	1.92	1992
–	KRIZ, MARTIN	Czech Rep.	F	2.00	1993
4	BENDA, PETR	Czech Rep.	F	2.03	1982
5	SOKOLOVSKY, LADISLAV	Czech Rep.	G	2.00	1977
6	COLEMAN, AUBREY	USA	G	1.93	1987
7	HRUBAN, VOJTECH	Czech Rep.	F	2.02	1989
8	ABRAMS, ADRIAN	USA	G	1.80	1986
10	HOUSKA, PAVEL	Czech Rep.	F	2.03	1984
11	PALYZA, LUKAS	Czech Rep.	F	2.01	1989
12	NECAS, RADEK	Czech Rep.	F	2.05	1980
14	TAYLOR, MIKE	USA	G	1.88	1986
21	TAPOUTOS, CHRISTOS	Israel	F	2.01	1982
41	NAYMICK, DREW	USA	C	2.11	1985
44	PAVKOVIC, MILJAN	Montenegro	G	1.78	1981
55	POMIKALEK, TOMAS	Czech Rep.	F	2.00	1989

 

LE MANS SARTHE BASKET
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	WALLEZ, ANTOINE	France	F	2.01	1996
–	MAILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE	France	G	1.89	1993
4	EL-AMIN, KHALID	USA	G	1.78	1979
5	KAHUDI, CHARLES	France	F	1.96	1986
7	KOFFI, ALAIN	France	F	2.05	1983
9	VICTOR, CUTHBERT	USA	F	1.97	1983
10	SY, PAPE	France	F	2.00	1988
11	ISSA, DOUNIA	France	F	1.98	1981
13	BATISTA, JOAO PAULO	Brazil	C	2.06	1981
15	KAHUDI, HENRI	France	G	1.94	1991
16	CECI, THOMAS	France	G	1.97	1992
17	BANGURA, SORIAH	France	F	1.98	1993
18	MENDY, KEVIN	France	F	2.00	1992
20	LONG, CAMERON	USA	G	1.93	1988

 

PALLACANESTRO CANTU
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	SIBERNA, GIACOMO	Italy	F	1.92	1996
4	KUDLACEK, JAKUB	Czech Rep.	G	1.93	1990
5	ABASS, AWUDU	Italy	G	1.94	1993
7	SCEKIC, MARKO	Serbia	F	2.07	1981
8	SMITH, JERRY	USA	G	1.88	1987
9	MARKOISHVILI, MANUCHAR	Georgia	G	1.95	1986
10	LEUNEN, MAARTEN	USA	F	2.06	1985
12	MAZZARINO, NICOLAS	Italy	G	1.81	1975
13	CASELLA, ANDREA	Italy	F	1.96	1990
15	BROOKS, JEFF	USA	F	2.03	1989
16	TYUS, ALEX	Israel	F	2.03	1988
18	TABU – EBOMA, BEYE	Belgium	G	1.90	1985
21	ARADORI, PIETRO	Italy	G	1.94	1988
22	CUSIN, MARCO	Italy	C	2.11	1985

 

PBC LUKOIL ACADEMIC
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	VALCHEV, ILKO	Bulgaria	G	1.81	1994
–	VASILEV, RUMEN	Bulgaria	C	2.00	1996
4	HEATH, BRANDON	USA	G	1.93	1984
5	GROZEV, NIKOLAY	Bulgaria	F	1.99	1994
8	KOLEV, NIKOLAY	Bulgaria	C	2.04	1988
9	MASSAMBA, THOMAS	Sweden	G	1.85	1985
10	AVRAMOV, BOZHIDAR	Bulgaria	G	1.95	1990
11	GREEN, DEVIN	USA	F	2.01	1982
12	MARINOV, PAVEL	Bulgaria	F	1.99	1988
14	BANEV, TENCHO	Bulgaria	C	2.10	1980
15	STOYKOV, TODOR	Bulgaria	F	1.97	1977
22	WATKINS, DARRYL	USA	C	2.11	1984
24	VESELINOV, VESELIN	Bulgaria	F	2.01	1983
34	ABUKAR, MOHAMMED	USA	F	2.08	1985

 

RATIOPHARM ULM
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
5	MASON-GRIFFIN, TOMMY	USA	G	1.80	1990
6	GUNTHER, PER	Germany	G	1.85	1988
7	BETZ, SEBASTIAN	Germany	F	2.00	1985
8	GAUSA, KAY	Germany	F	1.99	1992
9	JOENKE, TILL	Germany	G	1.90	1992
10	THEIS, DANIEL	Germany	F	2.03	1992
13	OLADIPO, FEMI	Germany	F	2.01	1990
14	RAY, ALLAN	USA	G	1.88	1984
17	WENZL, ANDREAS	Germany	C	2.10	1993
20	HEBERLEIN, MARCEL	Germany	G	1.96	1990
25	ESTERKAMP, STEVEN	USA	F	1.98	1981
32	WATTS, DANE	USA	F	2.03	1986
33	SCHWETHELM, PHILIPP	Germany	F	2.01	1989
34	JETER, LANCE	USA	G	1.90	1988
52	NANKIVIL, KEATON	USA	F	2.03	1989
54	BRYANT, JOHN	USA	C	2.08	1987

 

TELENET OOSTENDE
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
–	WILKINSON, WES	USA	F	2.06	1984
–	STOJIC, MARIO	Germany	G	1.98	1980
–	SCHOUTEET, GILLIAN	Belgium	F	2.03	1995
–	EL MAHSINI, YASSINE	Belgium	G	1.86	1993
–	ERYATMAZ, OSKAR	Belgium	G	1.90	1993
–	SALUMU, JEAN	Belgium	G	1.93	1990
4	KATNIC, DUSAN	Serbia	G	1.93	1989
9	LOJESKI, MATT	USA	G	1.98	1985
10	PETROVIC, VESELIN	Serbia	F	1.95	1977
14	WRIGHT, BRENT	USA	F	2.03	1978
15	BOUKICHOU, KHALID	Belgium	C	2.08	1992
20	DJORDJEVIC, DUSAN	Serbia	G	1.93	1983
22	VAN DEN SPIEGEL, TOMAS	Belgium	C	2.14	1978
25	DROBNJAK, DRAGISA	Slovenia	F	2.00	1977

 

UNICS KAZAN
No.	Player	Country	Pos	Ht	Born
4	LYDAY, TERRELL	USA	G	1.91	1979
5	DEDUSHKIN, ALEKSANDR	Russia	C	2.08	1981
7	ZAMANKIY, IGOR	Russia	G	2.02	1977
9	SAMOYLENKO, PETR	Russia	G	1.85	1977
10	SERGEEV, PAVEL	Russia	G	1.86	1987
12	VEREMEENKO, VLADIMIR	Russia	F	2.08	1984
13	BANIC, MARKO	Croatia	F	2.04	1984
14	EIDSON, CHUCK	USA	G	2.02	1980
15	VOUGIOUKAS, IAN	Greece	C	2.11	1985
16	KRIUKOV, DMITRII	Russia	F	1.97	1990
18	KAIMAKOGLOU, KOSTAS	Greece	F	2.04	1983
21	McCARTY, KELLY	USA	F	2.01	1975
22	ANTIPOV, PAVEL	Russia	F	2.03	1991
24	ZVARYKIN, VICTOR	Russia	G	2.00	1986
32	CHATMAN, MIRE	USA	G	1.87	1978