2015 EuroChallenge Final Four

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2015 EuroChallenge Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaHayri Gür Arena
Trabzon, Turkey
DatesApril 24, 2015 – April 26, 2014
Final positions
ChampionsFrance JSF Nanterre
(1st title)
Runners-upTurkey Trabzonspor Medical Park
Third placeRomania Energia Târgu Jiu
Fourth placeGermany Fraport Skyliners
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Jamal Shuler[1]
2014

The 2015 EuroChallenge Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2014–15 EuroChallenge season. The tournament was held in the Hayri Gür Arena in Trabzon, home of Trabzonspor Medical Park, one of the semifinalists. JSF Nanterre took the title, after beating hosts Trabzonspor 63–64 in the Final. Energia Târgu Jiu took third place, while Fraport Skyliners finished fourth.

Bracket[edit]

 
Semifinals
24 April
Final
26 April
 
      
 
 
 
 
Romania Energia Târgu Jiu 63
 
 
 
Turkey Trabzonspor MP 83
 
Turkey Trabzonspor MP 63
 
 
 
France JSF Nanterre 64
 
France JSF Nanterre 84
 
 
Germany Fraport Skyliners 79
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
Romania Energia Târgu Jiu 83
 
 
Germany Fraport Skyliners 80

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

24 April 2015
16:30
JSF Nanterre France 84–79 Germany Fraport Skyliners
Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 18-19, 19-24, 20-18
Pts: Weems 25
Rebs: Jaiteh 8
Asts: Shuler 7
Pts: Armand 17
Rebs: Morrison, Robertson 8
Asts: Coobs 5
Hayri Gür Arena, Trabzon
Attendance: 1354
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Milan Nedovic (SLO)

Semifinal 2[edit]

24 April 2015
19:00
Energia Târgu Jiu Romania 63–83 Turkey Trabzonspor Medical Park
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 9–22, 18–19, 14–25
Pts: Watson 15
Rebs: Milošević 5
Asts: Watson 4
Pts: Hardy 26
Rebs: Ivanov 9
Asts: Bost 4
Hayri Gür Arena, Trabzon
Attendance: 6650
Referees: Neil Wilkinson (ENG), Fernando Calatrava Cuevas (ESP), Gellert Kapitany (HUN)

Third place game[edit]

Giordan Watson hit a crucial three-point field goal with less than two seconds to go, to lead Energia to the win.[2]

26 April 2015
16:30
Energia Târgu Jiu Romania 83–80 Germany Fraport Skyliners
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 16–21, 19–22, 28–24
Pts: Watson 18
Rebs: Milošević 10
Asts: Watson 6
Pts: Voigtmann 21
Rebs: Voigtmann 11
Asts: Cobbs 4
Hayri Gür Arena, Trabzon
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Fernando Calatrava Cuevas (ESP), Rain Peerandi (EST)

Final[edit]

The game was won by JSF Nanterre on a buzzer-beating lay-up from Terrance Campbell, that was reviewed by using instant replay.[3]

26 April 2015
19:00
Trabzonspor Medical Park Turkey 63–64 France JSF Nanterre
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 11–18, 19–16, 16–11
Pts: Hardy 16
Rebs: Veličković 7
Asts: Hardy 6
Pts: Campbell 15
Rebs: Jaiteh 7
Asts: 3 players 3
Hayri Gür Arena, Trabzon
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Neil Wilkinson (ENG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Milan Nedovic (SLO)
Trabzonspor jersey
Team colours
Trabzonspor
Nanterre jersey
Team colours
Nanterre
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 3 United States Dee Bost 9 2 1
SG 7 United States Dwight Hardy 16 1 6
SF 19 Turkey Alper Saruhan 0 0 0
PF 12 Serbia Novica Veličković 13 7 3
C 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina Andrija Stipanović 10 5 1
Reserves:
G 20 Turkey Can Altıntığ 3 1 0
F 23 United States Sean Marshall 5 4 4
F 55 Bulgaria Kaloyan Ivanov 7 3 0
G 10 Turkey Yunus Akcay 0 0 0
C 9 Turkey Hasan Yigit Seckin DNP
F 21 Turkey Nusret Yıldırım DNP
G 8 Turkey Can Korkmaz DNP
Head coach:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Marković
Game rules

Game played with FIBA rules.


Hayri Gür Arena

Starters: P R A
PG 1 United States Jamal Shuler 10 3 2
SG 44 United States Terrance Campbell 15 1 3
SF 9 Cameroon Jérémy Nzeulie 14 3 3
PF 34 United States Kyle Weems 8 5 3
C 14 France Mouhammadou Jaiteh 6 7 0
Reserves: P R A
G 3 France Joseph Gomis 7 3 1
G 5 France Marc Judith 2 1 0
F 21 United Kingdom Laurence Ekperigin 0 4 1
C 42 France Johan Passave-Ducteil 2 4 1
G 93 France William Mensah DNP
SF 24 United States Mykal Riley DNP
Head coach:
France Pascal Donnadieu

References[edit]