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Up until a year ago, the wider basketball audience had no idea what Finn Delany could do on the basketball court.

Two months after the colorful ending to Season 7 in Malaga, the stage is set for Season 8 after the official draw held on Wednesday morning in the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies...

The Basketball Champions League hosted its annual Head Coach and Referee Workshop Monday in Mies, Switzerland.

The Official Draw Ceremony for the eighth season of the Basketball Champions League will take place on Wednesday, July 5 at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.

The BCL Board met on Tuesday, June 27 and confirmed the names of the teams already through to the Regular Season, as well as the 24 members of the Qualification Rounds, fighting for the remaining...

The Basketball Champions League enters the summer break with one final look at last season's stats. The numbers reaffirm BCL's emphasis on digital presence, collecting more than 50 million video views.

Seventh heaven, that's how we should summarize the experiences of being in Malaga over the last weekend of the Basketball Champions League Season Seven. All eyes were on TJ Shorts and Telekom Baskets...

For the first time ever, both underdogs made it through the Semi-Finals and we ended up with a final where nobody knew who was the favorite.

For the first time in the seven-year long history of the Basketball Champions League, one man united the two MVP trophies. MVP of the Season TJ Shorts was also named the Final Four MVP in Malaga, Spain.

MALAGA (Spain) - Telekom Baskets Bonn were proclaimed 2022-23 Basketball Champions League champions on Sunday after prevailing 77-70 over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in the hard-fought Final

Two months after the colorful ending to Season 7 in Malaga, the stage is set for Season 8 after the official draw held on Wednesday morning in the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies...

The Basketball Champions League hosted its annual Head Coach and Referee Workshop Monday in Mies, Switzerland.

The Official Draw Ceremony for the eighth season of the Basketball Champions League will take place on Wednesday, July 5 at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland.

MALAGA (Spain) - Telekom Baskets Bonn were proclaimed 2022-23 Basketball Champions League champions on Sunday after prevailing 77-70 over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem in the hard-fought Final

MALAGA (Spain) - TJ Shorts II of Telekom Baskets Bonn was named 2022-23 Basketball Champions League MVP on Saturday, during the official awards ceremony in Malaga

Tickets to the 2023 Final Four in Malaga will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, after each club has received its corresponding share of tickets to its own fans.

MALAGA (Spain) - The Basketball Champions League Final Four official draw ceremony took place on Tuesday in Museo Picasso Malaga.

MALAGA (Spain) - Basketball and art are woven into the fabric of the community in Malaga, the birthplace of genius Pablo Picasso

MIES (Switzerland) - The city of Malaga, Spain has been awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 Final Four, the Basketball Champions League announced on Thursday.

The Basketball Champions League announced on Tuesday that the Single Judge has reached a ruling on the incidents which took place during the Quarter-Final game between AEK and Hapoel Jerusalem.

UCAM Murcia are back in the BCL, and looking for a strong run that could get them back to the Final Four. They kept their core together, and added players who know how to win major international...

AEK won the Basketball Champions League back in 2018, reached the Final in 2020, but have been in their worst season to date in 2021-22. Now, they put together a good looking roster to get them back on...

Coach Lassi Tuovi and his front office have a similar pattern for each season, it seems. SIG Strasbourg found another gem at the point guard position, making them a potential Final Four threat once...

One of the most successful teams in BCL history, JDA Dijon changed its name to JDA Bourgogne Dijon and updated their club logo for the upcoming season. But on the court, the changes were just upgrades.

Galatasaray Nef put together something that could be considered an All-Star BCL team, with additions that have been in big roles before in this league. The Lions put together a strong pride to...

Hapoel Holon did not have the busiest of off-seasons, but it was a productive one. The front office kept the core together, while adding a fan favorite who was in MVP conversations just over a year ago.

Even by MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg's standards, the summer of 2022 will go down as an extremely busy one, with one of the biggest changes happening next to the court. John Patrick is no longer the...

Last season, BAXI Manresa were one of the most fun teams to watch in all of Europe. They are going through major roster changes, but the new arrivals make it look like Manresa will score a lot, again.

Lenovo Tenerife won the Basketball Champions League last time around. Now they are back for more success, adding new players over the summer to improve their chances of winning the BCL for the third...

For the first time ever, both underdogs made it through the Semi-Finals and we ended up with a final where nobody knew who was the favorite.

Sunday's Basketball Champions League Final is not only a first for Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem and Telekom Baskets Bonn, but also the first time a German or Israeli club reaches the Final

Unicaja head coach Ibon Navarro tweaked his lineup in an attempt to capitalize on his team's  depth and the fact that Telekom Baskets Bonn would need to rotate to rest players at some point.

The first tactical move of the game was Tenerife head coach, Txus Vidorreta moving Giorgi Shermadini out of the starting lineup.

It almost feels unnatural to make the observation about Unicaja continuing the tradition of a club from the Qualifiers making it to the Final Four.

The Cinderella story of season seven is going to the ball. Telekom Baskets Bonn not only have the lowest budget at the Final Four,  but also possibly one of the lowest in the league this season. 

Three Quarter-Final series went to a decisive Game 3, so we have picked out three things from each winning side in Game 2 to watch out for in this week's win-or-go-home clashes.

Diccon Lloyd-Smeath breaks down the tactical aspects of Game 1 in each Quarter-Final series

Done with the Regular Season, done with the Round of 16, we're down to the elite eight in the Basketball Champions League. Not only do we know the hottest teams, but we also know the contenders in the...

STRASBOURG (France) - Another season and another appearance in the Play-Offs for SIG Strasbourg. This is now the third season in a row where the SIG men play in the Quarter-Finals or better.

Experts analyze all BCL games each week. In order to improve the understanding of referees' decisions and to increase transparency towards our fans, we publish some of those 'tough calls'.

Experts analyze all BCL games each week. In order to improve the understanding of referees' decisions and to increase transparency towards our fans, we publish some of those 'tough calls'.

Experts analyze all BCL games each week. In order to improve the understanding of referees' decisions and to increase transparency towards our fans, we publish some of those 'tough calls'.

Experts analyze all BCL games each week. In order to improve the understanding of referees' decisions and to increase transparency towards our fans, we publish some of those 'tough calls'.

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

Unsure about a decision? Willing to know more about a play? Check your knowledge with our "Tough calls"!

They have been in five German League Finals, they played the title game in the German Cup three times, and reached the Semi-Finals of FIBA Europe Cup once. After all that heartbreak, Bonn are champions.

Lenovo Tenerife have now collected all three possible podium spots in  BCL.

The arena was packed to the rafters, creating an unreal, festive atmosphere with hopes of pushing home crowd favorites Unicaja to the Final. However, TJ Shorts and Telekom Baskets Bonn had other ideas.

In one of the most exhausting defensive games over the seven years of the Basketball Champions League, Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem defeated the defensive champs Lenovo Tenerife 69-68 to book a Final.

Lenovo Tenerife are two games away from retaining the Basketball Champions League title. Bruno Fitipaldo took over when it mattered most to edge out last season's finalists, BAXI Manresa

Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem closed out their Quarter-Finals series against AEK with a dominant wire-to-wire 91-51 victory in a deciding Game 3 in front of a packed crowd inside Pais Arena.

SIG Strasbourg made the trip to Germany without their two MVP candidates in Marcus Keene and Matt Mitchell, but still put up a fight for 40 minutes. Telekom Baskets Bonn were simply too strong on the...

BAXI Manresa and Lenovo Tenerife played another instant classic in Spain, with Manresa picking up a two-point win to send the Quarter-Finals series back to the Canary Islands. It all came down to the...

Unicaja are the first team able to celebrate a spot in the Final Four, as they're on their way to their first Semi-Finals in the Basketball Champions League after defeating UCAM Murcia 96-74 on the...

AEK put up their biggest margin of victory (16) this season in the Basketball Champions League with a 94-78 Game 2 home win over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem to even up the Quarter-Finals series at 1-1.

The Basketball Champions League is in full effect. For this year, we offer an audio podcast to cover different angles of the competition.

The Basketball Champions League is in full effect. For this year, we offer a bi-weekly audio podcast to cover different angles of the competition.

The Basketball Champions League is in full effect. For this year, we offer a bi-weekly audio podcast to cover different angles of the competition.

The Basketball Champions League is in full effect. For this year, we offer a bi-weekly audio podcast to cover different angles of the competition.

The Basketball Champions League is in full effect - and so is the year 2023! For this new year, we offer a new bi-weekly audio podcast to cover different angles of the competition.