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| Season | 2022–23 season |
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| Tournament details | |
| Arena | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Málaga, Spain |
| Dates | 12–14 May 2023 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Third place |  Lenovo Tenerife |
| Fourth place | Unicaja |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn) |
| Top scorer(s) | T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn) – 50 points |
| Attendance | 42,741 (10,683 per game) |
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The 2023 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the 7th Basketball Champions League tournament and the 5th in the format of Final Four. It was the concluding phase of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League season.
It was the first time the tournament was held in Málaga.[1] The championship was won by Telekom Baskets Bonn, who became the first German BCL champions.[2][3] They defeated runners-up Hapoel Jerusalem in the final. Lenovo Tenerife finished in third place, Unicaja in fourth place.
Telekom Baskets guard T. J. Shorts won the Final Four MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to win both the season MVP and Final Four MVP award in the same season. He scored 50 points in his two games, setting a new record for most points by a player, formerly held by Kevin Punter (2018).[4] Shorts also set a record for most points in both a final four game by scoring 29 points in the final.[5][3]
The Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena hosted the final tournament for the first time.[6][7]
| Málaga |
2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four (Europe) |
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| Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena | |
| Capacity: 11,300 | |
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| Team | Previous final tournament appearances[a] |
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| Lenovo Tenerife |
5 (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
| Hapoel Jerusalem |
1 (2020) |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn |
0 (debut) |
| Unicaja |
0 (debut) |
The 2023 Basketball Champions League Final Four was drawn on April 25, 2023, at Museo Picasso in Malaga.[8][9]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||
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| 12 May | |||||
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| Unicaja | 67 | ||||
| 14 May | |||||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 69 | ||||
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 77 | ||||
| 12 May | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 70 | ||||
| Lenovo Tenerife | 68 | ||||
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| Hapoel Jerusalem | 69 | ||||
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| Unicaja | 79 | ||||
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| Lenovo Tenerife | 84 | ||||
v Hapoel Jerusalem
| 12 May 2022 | Lenovo Tenerife
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68–69 | Hapoel Jerusalem
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Málaga | |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 12–19, 12–18, 26–17 | ||||
| Pts: Huertas20 Rebs: Shermadini6 Asts: Salin4 Eff: Huertas 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carrington19 Rebs: Hankins6 Asts: Smith5 Eff: Vene17 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Attendance: 11,000[10] Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Ademir Zurapović, Martins Kozlovskis |
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v Telekom Baskets Bonn
| 12 May 2022 | Unicaja
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67–69 | Telekom Baskets Bonn
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Málaga | |
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| 20:30 | Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 9–19, 19–16, 17–12 | ||||
| Pts: three players12 Rebs: Ejim8 Asts: Perry7 Eff: Ejim 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shorts21 Rebs: Ward7 Asts: Shorts 7 Eff: Shorts 17 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Attendance: 11,000[10] Referees: Yohan Rosso, Wojciech Liszka, Boris Krejić |
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v Lenovo Tenerife
| 14 May 2023 | Unicaja
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79–84 | Lenovo Tenerife
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Málaga | |
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| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 9–22, 14–13, 27–18 | ||||
| Pts: Perry22 Rebs: Kravish8 Asts: Perry 3 Eff: Perry 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shermadini, Fernández12 Rebs: Doornekamp6 Asts: Huertas8 Eff: Shermadini 17 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Attendance: 8,941[10] Referees: Wojciech Liszka, Gatis Salins, Kerem Baki |
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v Hapoel Jerusalem
| 14 May 2023 | Telekom Baskets Bonn
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77–70 | Hapoel Jerusalem
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Málaga | |
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| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 23–21, 20–27, 20–15 | ||||
| Pts: Shorts29 Rebs: Kratzer, Malcolm6 Asts: Shorts 3 Eff: Shorts 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Randolph27 Rebs: Hankins10 Asts: Smith5 Eff: Randolph 22 |
Arena: Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Attendance: 11,800[10] Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Yohan Rosso, Boris Krejić |
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