Everything you need to know about the FIBA Europe Cup Final Four

Four teams are competing for their first European title this weekend as they battle it out for the FIBA Europe Cup crown.

We run through the two matchups with all you need to know ahead of the exciting finale that will see a new name on the trophy.

When: April 23-25, 2021

Where: Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel-Aviv (ISR)

Who: Arged BMSLAM Stal (POL), BC Parma (RUS), CSM CSU Oradea (ROU), Ironi Ness Ziona (ISR)

BC Parma v Ironi Ness Ziona

BC Parma and Ironi Ness Ziona should serve up an entertaining treat to open the Final Four weekend with the unbeaten Russians looking to spoil the party in Tel Aviv. Both teams enjoy putting the ball in the basket with their high-tempo offense and have European glory in their sights for that added motivation.

Season so far

Parma have been an efficient force with four victories from as many games – all of which were won by more than a double-digit margin. They won both games in the Regular Season before a 90-61 success over Rilski Sportist was followed by an 84-62 victory to end the run of BC Balkan. Ironi Ness Ziona’s only defeat came against Arged BMSLAM Stal in the Regular Season after starting 2-0 and after overcoming Anwil, 86-81, in the Round of 16, they handed Iraklis their first loss with an emphatic 105-80 triumph.

Key matchups

The back-court duo of Patrick Miller and Braian Angola was a particularly dangerous combination in the Play-Offs and their fast-paced style will come up against one of the smoothest operators this season in Adas Juskevicius with the Lithuanian leading the way for the Russian side. Jerome Meyinsse put up 26 points in his side’s Quarter-Final victory, but will have a tough task on his hands with Vladimir Ivlev and Mareks Mejeris patrolling the paint.

Stat leaders

Points – Patrick Miller (Ironi Ness Ziona) 17.0 PPG; Adas Juskevicius (BC Parma) 16.0 PPG; Braian Angola (Ironi Ness Ziona) 15.6 PPG

Rebounds – Jerome Meyinsse (Ironi Ness Ziona) 6.8 RPG; Mareks Mejeris (BC Parma) 6.0 RPG; Vladimir Ivlev (BC Parma) 5.8 RPG

Assists – Tal Dunne (Ironi Ness Ziona) 5.6 APG; Patrick Miller (Ironi Ness Ziona) 5.4 APG; Braian Angola (Ironi Ness Ziona) 4.8 APG

Did you know?

Arged BMSLAM Stal – along with BC Parma – are vying to become the first unbeaten winner in the competition’s history;
It is the first time that a team from Romania and Poland have reached the Semi-Finals of the FIBA Europe Cup;
CSM CSU Oradea have the third-best three-point shooting percentage (41.7%) in this season’s competition;
CSM CSU Oradea’s Stephen Holt averaged 17.0 points per game in the Playoffs after only posting 5.0 points per game during the Regular Season;
Prior to the Quarter-Final matchup, Arged BMSLAM Stal had scored 85+ points in each of their previous four victories;
Arged BMSLAM Stal have not scored more points in the paint than their opponents in any FIBA Europe Cup game this season.