The 2006–07 ULEB Cup was the fifth season of the second-tier level European professional club

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competition, the EuroCup. The second-tier level EuroCup is the European-wide league level that is one tier below the EuroLeague level. It featured 24 basketball clubs, from 15 countries.

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defeated

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in the final, by a score of 87–75, to lift the trophy.

Teams of the 2006–07 ULEB Cup

Format

This season's ULEB Cup featured a total of 24 teams, divided into four groups of six. The round-robin group stage was followed by knock-out stages. The regular season began in October 2002.

Regular season

The 24 teams played a

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competition (home and away). Four teams from each group advanced to the knock-out stage (quarter-finals).

Top 16

The winners from eighth-finals advanced to the quarterfinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Quarterfinals

The winners from quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Semifinals

The winners from semifinals advanced to the finals. The matches were played at two games (home and away). The match winner was determined by point differential.

Final

The match was played as one game.

Regular season

Top 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

April 10, Spiroudome,

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Finals MVP

* Charles Smith (

)

Rosters (top 2)

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, Charles Smith, Axel Hervelle,

Louis Bullock Louis "Lou" Bullock, Jr. (born May 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Although his records have officially been vacated, due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal, his vacated records are unsurpassed for mo ...

, Álex Mumbrú, Raul Lopez, Blagota Sekulic,

Kerem Tunçeri Mehmet Kerem Tunçeri (born 14 April 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.He is 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) in height and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Nati ...

, Marko Tomas. 2.

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: Matt Nielsen, Joao Paulo Batista, Ivan Koljevic,

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Artūras Jomantas Artūras Jomantas (born May 4, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for BC Mažeikiai, Mažeikiai of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League. Professional career Born in Mažeikiai, Lithuania, he mad ...

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Tomas Delininkaitis Tomas Delininkaitis (born June 11, 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship . He is 1.90 m (6 ft 2 in) and weighs 82 kg. Profe ...

Andrius Šležas Andrius Šležas (born February 4, 1975) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was best known as a 3-point specialist. Professional playing career Šležas was named the Lithua ...

Roberts Štelmahers Roberts Štelmahers (born November 19, 1974) is a Latvian retired professional basketball player, who played the point guard position. Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBas ...

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, Kareem Lamar Rush,

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External links

2006–07 ULEB Cup @ Linguasport.com
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