Champion of Ukraine on basketball begins its journey in the new European competition.
Forty European clubs will compete for the victory in the Champions League tournament, which occupies the second line in the hierarchy of international basketball competitions in Europe. Ukraine in the tournament, which is second in prestige only to the Euroleague, will present champion of the country “the Chemist”.
The team of Vitaly Stepanovski when the draw was in group B and will play with “Le Mans”, “highways”, “a Oradea”, “Venice”, “Katey”, Carriacou” and “Maccabi Rishon”.
According to regulations, the group winners will progress to the 1/16 finals of the Champions League, the second team gets into the playoffs, third, and fourth in the playoffs with the 1/32 finals, the fifth will continue to struggle in the Champions League, if you’ll be in the top 4 among his “colleagues” in the group, the sixth will go to the playoffs of the Cup of Europe FIBA, and the two worst will finish its Eurocup season.
Functions of a leader in the updated “the Chemist” the American point guard James Smith, growing in the opening match of super League at 19.8 points and 5.0 rebounds. Not less important role plays in the team center Vyacheslav Petrov (13.8 points and 7.7 rebounds) and Alexander Antipov (of 10.5 and 4.7 rebounds), Alexander Belikov (10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds) and Vladimir Konev (8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists).
Calendar of matches of “Chemist” in the group stage of the Champions League:
19 Oct: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Avtodor (Russia)
25 October: Le Mans (France) – Khimik (Ukraine)
November 2: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Venice (Italy)
November 8: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Rolling (Finland)
November 16: Oradea (Romania) – Khimik (Ukraine)
November 22: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Karsiyaka (Turkey)
November 30: Maccabi Rishon (Israel) – Chemist (Ukraine)
7 Dec: Avtodor (Russia) – Khimik (Ukraine)
December 14: Khimik (Ukraine) is in Le Mans (France)
December 20: Venice (Italy) – Khimik (Ukraine)
Jan 3: Rolling (Finland), Khimik (Ukraine)
10 January: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Oradea (Romania)
January 18: Karsiyaka (Turkey) – Khimik (Ukraine)
January 24: the Chemist (Ukraine) – Maccabi Rishon (Israel)
