2007-2008 Euroleague Basketball SL ® All rights reserved No part of the Official Uleb Cup Guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or be any means, electronic or mechanical, including, photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the Euroleague, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast. Editor: Romano Petitti Cover: Euroleague Basketball Marketing Dept. Design: Laboratorio srl, Milano, Italy ULEB would like to thank all the 54 Clubs and their Press Officers for their co-operation in the production of the 2007-2008 Official Guide. CREDITS 5 he ULEB Cup starts its sixth season hoping to offer fans the highest quality ba- sketball and with the conviction of having consolidated the competition in a high T sporting level, following close behind Euroleague Basketball. MONBILE This year we have set ourselves new challenges by modifying some crucial aspects of the competition with the aim of improving its competitiveness and quality. For the first time in ULEB Cup history we will have 54 teams participating. The expansion of the competition has been necessary due to the high number of requests to participate in the ULEB Cup competition received from clubs as well as our desire to maintain the high competitiveness and quality of the participating teams. I believe that we have achieved both goals. We have 54 teams from 26 different countries, including 7 countries which are completely new to the ULEB Cup competition: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Montenegro, Switzerland, Ukraine and Romania. We wish them all a very warm welcome. Among the teams we can find 11 current domestic leagues champions, 3 former Eu- ropean champions and 3 former ULEB Cup champions. Taking all these factors into ac- count I can clearly predict that we will enjoy an amazing ULEB Cup season. I want to specially thank the National Leagues and Clubs which form part of our or- ganisation for the total confidence demonstrated through all these years and I would like to encourage them to keep on working towards the improvement of this great sport. We are obliged to keep working to improve, year by year, the general level of our competitions so that our leagues, teams, fans and media can benefit fully. Welcome to the 2007–2008 ULEB Cup season and good luck to you all. Eduardo Portela ULEB President 7 fter a long summer we are finally able to welcome all those 54 teams from 26 countries who will participating in this sixth edition of ULEB Cup, some old and A some new. This season ULEB Cup is proud to have the largest number of parti- cipating teams ever in the history of the competition. This expansion is a significant step towards making our commitment of bringing the best of European basketball to fans across the globe more tangible. During the season fans will find a changed competition format to be able to accommodate the larger num- ber of teams that will culminate in an exciting Final Eight in Turin, Italy in April. As part of our committed interest in developing the sport of basketball we continue to rely on our broadcast partners, and friends, Eurosport who will be bringing the best of European basketball to the homes of many fans. Every Tuesday fans across the glo- be will have the opportunity to tune into the best basketball. This year is also a very special year for European club basketball as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. ULEB Cup will be enjoying a tip off ASK Rigas vs PBC Lukoil Academic Sofia in an attempt to commemorate the same final fifty years ago. This tip off will be the begin- ning of a season where teams and leagues will demonstrate their passion for basketball and their commitment in improving the competition on a European scale. Without this commitment and hard work from the participating teams, coaches, leagues, individuals in the basketball world, and of course FIBA as founder of continental basketball, ULEB Cup would not be what it is today, a highly competitive and fun championship. I would like to thank all teams and leagues who are participating in this sixth edition. I would like to wish them all the best of luck in the competition. I would also like to thank fans for their continued support in making this competition exciting and of the hi- ghest quality. Jordi Bertomeu Chief Executive Officer 9 I HEBA - GREECE HELLENIC BASKETBALL CLUBS ASSOCIATION Address: Eratosthenous 1, Fax: + 30 210 75 65 589 Athens 116 35, Hellas Website: www.esake.gr President: Vassilis Economidis Email: [email protected] Phone: + 30 210 75 65 503-4 I LEGA BASKET - ITALY LEGA SOCIETÀ PALLACANESTRO SERIE A UNION OF EUROPEAN LEAGUES OF BASKETBALL (ULEB) EDUARDO PORTELA Iradier 37 - 08017 Barcelona-Spain Address: Viale Aldo Moro 64 Phone: + 39 051 50 56 50 40127 Bologna Fax: + 39 051 633 95 35 President Phone: +34 93 4172404 - Fax: +34 93 4182394 Email: [email protected] - Website: www.uleb.net President: Umberto Pieraccioni Website: www.legabasket.it Email: [email protected] I ACB - SPAIN ASOCIACION DE CLUBS DE BALONCESTO I LCB - PORTUGAL LIGA DOS CLUBES DE BASQUETEBOL Address: Iradier, 37 08017 Barcelona Phone: +34 93 4172404 Address: Rua Sacadura Cabral, Phone: + 35 121 414 9630 President: Eduardo Portela Marin Fax: +34 93 4182394 87-A 1495 - 703 Fax: + 35 121 414 9639 General Manager: Josep Senespleda Website: www.acb.com Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo Website: www.lcb.pt Email: [email protected] President: Paulo Mamede Email: [email protected] I ALK - CZECH REPUBLIC ASOCIACE M. PRVOLIGOVYCH KLUBU I LNB - FRANCE LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKETBALL Address: Zátopkova 100/2 Fax: +420 233 356 440 Address: 117 Rue Du Chateau Fax: + 33 1 5394 2769 160 17 Praha 6 - Strahov Website: www.cbf.cz/alk des Rentiers, 75013 Paris Website: www.lnb.fr President: Zdenek Briza Email: [email protected] President: René Le Goff Email: [email protected] Phone: +420 220 512 491 Phone: + 33 1 5394 2750 I BBL - GERMANY BASKETBALL BUNDESLIGA I LNBA - SWITZERLAND LIGUE NATIONALE DE BASKET Address: Willy Brandt Platz, 2 50679 Köln Fax: +49 221 9817799 Address: Rue de Parcs 84 Phone: + 41 32 722 16 66 President: Thomas Braumann Website: www.basketball-bundesliga.de Case Postale 71, Fax: +41 32 72216 67 Managing Director: Jan Pommer Email: pommer@basketball- 2006 Neuchatel Website: www.lnba.ch Phone: +49 221 981 770 bundesliga.de President: François Barras Email: [email protected] I BBL - ENGLAND BRITISH BASKETBALL LEAGUE I LKL - LITHUANIA LIETUVOS KREPSINIO LYGA Address: The Gas Works Phone: +44 870 445 0606 Address: Raitininku Str. 4 A Phone/Fax: +370 527 23 765 Aylestone Road Leicester LE2 7LZ Fax: +44 116 275 5211 LT 9200 Vilnius Website: www.lkl.lt Chairman: Paul Blake Website: www.bbl.org.uk President: Sarunas Kliokys Email: [email protected] Chief Operations Officer: Andy Webb Email: [email protected] I BLB - BELGIUM BASKET LIGUE BELGIUM I NLB LEAGUE- ABA - ADRIATIC BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Address: Keizerstraat 63 Website: www.basketleague.be Address: Dunajska 119 Phone: +386 1 566 10 20 B-8510 Marke Email: [email protected] 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Fax: +386 1 566 10 21 President: Guy Vervaeke President: Radovan Lorbek Website: www.adriaticbasket.com Phone/Fax: +32 56 51 96 90 Email: [email protected] I BSL - ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE I ÖBL - AUSTRIA ÖSTERREICHISCHE BASKETBALL BUNDESLIGA Address: 6 Haarbaa Street Phone: +972 362 44 224 Address: Favoritenstrasse 22/11, Phone: +43 1 505964931 Tel Aviv 64739 Fax: +972 362 44 544 A 1040 Wien Fax: +43 1 505964935 Chairman: Avner Kopel Email: [email protected] President: Norbert Steger Website: www.oebl.at General Manager: Edli Marcus Email: [email protected] I FEB - NETHERLANDS FEDERATIE EREDIVISIE BASKETBALL I PLK - POLAND POLSKA LIGA KOSZYKOWKI Address: Houtrib,76 Fax: +31 299 65 4944 Address: Erazma Ciolka 11-A Phone: +48 22 877 30 40 1141 DG Monnickendam Website: www.basketballsite.nl 01-445 Warszawa Fax: +48 22 877 30 50 President: Henk Reekers Email: [email protected] President: Janusz Wierzbowski Website: www.plk.pl Phone: +31 299 65 2469 Email: [email protected] 10 ULEB CUP_OFFICIAL GUIDE 2007-2008 ULEB MEMBERS 11.