MIES (Switzerland) - Vilnius, Vechta, Cholet, and Berlin. Lithuania, France, and Germany. These will be the cities to look out for on Wednesday's action in the Basketball Champions League, powered by Ameresco SUNEL.
As Season 11 continues with the fourth week of court battles in the Regular Season, here are the usual 24 must-know facts ahead of this four-game schedule, including players' and teams' stats, and domestic results.
Rytas Vilnius vs. Trabzonspor - Group A, 18:00 CET
Rytas Vilnius have won 16 of their last 17 games at home in the BCL Regular Season, including their most recent 11 - their last such defeat happened in December 2022 against Bnei Herzliya (101-90); Rytas have won four of their five BCL games at home against Turkish opponents, but lost the most recent one (89-85 vs. Galatasaray in January 2026).
Trabzonspor have won their first two BCL games scoring more than 90 points in each and allowing exactly 83 points on both occasions; however, no team have ever won their first three BCL games while dropping 90 or more points in each of those fixtures.
Rytas have made only 20 percent of their three-pointers so far in this BCL season, fewer than any other team, and thus, they have the lowest average of three-pointers made per game (4.5); on the other side, only two teams have made more three-pointers per game than Trabzonspor (13.0).
Rytas have had one different player combine for 10+ points and 10+ rebounds in each of their two games in the BCL this season, with Gytis Radzevicius putting up 21 points and 12 rebounds on GD1 while Arturas Gudaitis recorded 10 points and 13 rebounds on GD2.
Yigit Arslan is the only player to have scored more than 10 points in each of Trabzonspor’s first two BCL games; in fact, he has scored more than 12 points in each of his first two appearances with his new club, but has never enjoyed a longer scoring sequence in the BCL.
The Lithuanians won 94-76 on the road against another BCL team, BC Juventus Utena, with five players in double digits, including Arturas Gudaitis (18 points on 8-of-8 from the two-point range); Trabzonspor, on the other end, lost 93-90 at home to Esenler Erokspor despite Brady Manek and Marcus Keene combining for 43 points and 10-of-18 three-pointers.
RASTA Vechta vs. Hapoel Maoz Daniel Holon - Group F, 19:00 CET
RASTA Vechta will play their first home game of this BCL season, having lost all three home games in their previous campaign in the competition (2024-25).
Hapoel Maoz Daniel Holon have won just one of their last eight BCL games, but it was precisely their most recent one, also on the road (86-84 at Spartak Office Shoes); all their five BCL games in Germany have ended with single-digit margins.
Vechta (0.75) and Holon (0.80) have the lowest assists per turnover ratios in the BCL this season; the German side are making the fewest assists per 100 possessions (15.7) while the Israeli side are making the most turnovers per 100 possessions (24.9) in this season so far.
Matt Lewis has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine BCL games, including in both of his games with Vechta; he has combined for three "stocks" (steals + blocks) this season, as many as in his previous eight games in the competition.
Adama Sanogo has scored 15 or more points in each of his last seven BCL appearances; he has blocked 15 shots in the league in 2026, whilst only one player has blocked more shots in the current calendar year (Arturas Gudaitis, 19).
Vechta weren't able to grab a victory on the road, losing 97-88 to Trier despite Armaan Franklin putting up 23 points and 8 rebounds; Claudell Harris Jr had 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists to lead Holon to the 91-75 win against Beer Sheva.
Cholet Basket vs. Spartak Office Shoes - Group F, 20:00 CET
Cholet Basket have won their two BCL games this season but only once before have they had a longer winning sequence (W3 in January 2024); both victories came by 18+ points, after recording only three such victories across their previous 31 games in the competition.
After winning their first-ever road game in the BCL (90-74 at SL Benfica), Spartak have gone on to lose their most recent three fixtures away from home; they lost all three road games when allowing more than 75 points.
Cholet (0.90) and Spartak (0.95) are two of the six teams conceding on average fewer than one point per opposition possession in the BCL this season. Cholet also have the second-best average of points scored from turnovers per game (23.5; ALBA Berlin 24.0).
Cholet have had seven different players scoring in double digits in the BCL this season, while only Trabzonspor and SIG Strasbourg have had more thus far (8); Noah Locke and Mohamed Diarra are the only two players scoring 10+ points for the French outfit in their two games this season.
Jalon Pipkins (Spartak) has dropped 18+ points and has made 2+ steals in each of his first two BCL games - however, only Glen Rice Jr. has recorded such numbers in each of his first three appearances in league history.
In the French BCL derby against Nanterre, Cholet lost 86-69 away from home; Spartak weren't successful either, losing 82-80 to Partizan in Subotica.
ALBA BERLIN vs. Surne Bilbao - Group G, 20:00 CET
ALBA BERLIN have won their two BCL games this season by margins of more than 10 points, after tallying only three such victories in the entire 2025-26 campaign; the Berliners have won four games when trailing at the end of the third quarter, including their most recent fixture, the second-most in the BCL since they joined the league (AEK, W5).
Surne Bilbao have won their two BCL games this season but only once before have they won more on the bounce (W3 in October-November 2022); Bilbao have scored more than 90 points in each of their two games this season, after scoring that much only once in their previous 18 BCL fixtures.
ALBA are averaging 24.0 points from turnovers per game in the BCL 2026-27, more than any other team, but only Nanterre 92 (4.5) have conceded fewer points from turnovers per game than Bilbao (5.5).
Joe Wieskamp has scored 16 or more points in each of his two BCL games with ALBA, making 54.2 percent of his attempted field goals; in fact, Wieskamp is making 50 percent of his three-point shots (7-of-14).
Adam Somogyi has dished out a total of 15 assists while making only two turnovers in his two BCL games since he joined Bilbao; he has made more than five assists in each of his last four games in the competition but has never enjoyed a longer such run.
Both teams had home victories during the weekend: ALBA beat Ulm 98-82 with Sam Griesel (19 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists) standing out, while Martin Krampelj (20 points and 6 rebounds) led Bilbao to the 88-76 win against Andorra.