1999 NEBL Promotion Cup
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (December 2016) |
| North European Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 1999 |
| Teams | 8 |
2000 → | |
NEBL Promotion Cup 1999 was the first test run tournament of the North European Basketball League. The tournament was held during the 1998-99 basketball season on 23 January – 5 April 1999. The tournament included 8 teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Sweden and Finland.
BC Žalgiris won the tournament by defeating ASK/Brocēni/LMT in the final.[1] BC Lietuvos rytas finished in third place by defeating Plannja Basket.
The Prize fund for the Final Four competitions equaled $100,000.[1] The winner of the NEBL Promotion Cup was awarded with $45,000 cheque, the other finalist received $25,000, 3rd-place winner - $20,000 and 4th best team got $10,000.
NEBL Promotion Cup clubs
[edit]
Domestic league positions after playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses.
| Country (League) | Teams |
|---|---|
 Estonia (KML)
|
Kalev Tallinn (1st) |
 Finland (Korisliiga)
|
TeamWARE ToPo Helsinki (1st) |
 Latvia (LBL)
|
ASK Brocēni-LMT Rīga (1st) |
| Ventspils (2nd) | |
 Lithuania (LKL)
|
Žalgiris Kaunas (1st) |
| Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (5th) | |
| Alita Alytus (8th) | |
 Sweden (Basketligan)
|
Plannja Basket Luleå (2nd) |
Group stage
[edit]During the group stage, each team played 10 games. A team faced opponents in own group twice (6 games) and each team from the other group once (4 games).
| Top two teams in each group advance to Final Four. |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | LMT
|
LRY
|
TOP
|
ALI
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ASK Brocēni-LMT
|
10 | 8 | 2 | 963 | 903 | +60 | - | 95-80 | 88-81 | 101-84 | |
| 2. | Lietuvos rytas
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 934 | 916 | +18 | 120-116 | - | 89-88 | 89-65 | |
| 3. | TeamWARE ToPo
|
10 | 4 | 6 | 871 | 889 | –18 | 90-92 | 89-92 | - | 91-84 | |
| 4. | Alita
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 807 | 853 | –46 | 81-93 | 72-97 | 82-87 | - |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | ŽAL
|
PLA
|
VEN
|
KAL
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Žalgiris
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 970 | 748 | +222 | - | 95-72 | 92-88 | 104-71 | |
| 2. | Plannja Basket
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 878 | 897 | –19 | 80-107 | - | 84 - 77 | 93-80 | |
| 3. | Ventspils
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 846 | 920 | –74 | 77-103 | 98-83 | - | 79-68 | |
| 4. | Kalev
|
10 | 0 | 10 | 821 | 964 | –143 | 73-105 | 101-107 | 80-86 | - |
| ŽAL
|
PLA
|
VEN
|
KAL
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT
|
84-105 | 89-83 | 92-81 | 111-92 |
| LRY
|
85-88 | 90-96 | 114-91 | 103-91 |
| TOP
|
57-92 | 87-93 | 107-88 | 94-89 |
| ALI
|
61-79 | 72-83 | 97-84 | 82-78 |
Source: Worldbasket.com
Final Four
[edit]Semifinal 1
[edit]4 April 1999
|
| Žalgiris |
103–75 | Lietuvos rytas |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 25–20, 29–14, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Masiulis 15 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 9 Asts: Edney 7 |
Pts: Giedraitis 20 Rebs: Kazlauskas, Šiškauskas 6 Asts: Giedraitis 6 | |
Semifinal 2
[edit]4 April 1999
|
| Plannja Basket |
81–87 | ASK Brocēni-LMT |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 20–29, 22–21, 16–17 | ||
| Pts: Elliott 19 Rebs: Heiden, Banks 9 Asts: Aulander, Heiden, Elliott 4 |
Pts: Holden 21 Rebs: Šneps 9 Asts: Šneps 3 | |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 800 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU) |
Third-place game
[edit]5 April 1999
|
| Lietuvos rytas |
95–87 | Plannja Basket |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 20–16, 25–23, 25–31 | ||
| Pts: Giedraitis 33 Rebs: Matulis 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 9 |
Pts: Elliott 26 Rebs: Aulander 7 Asts: Aulander 6 | |
Final
[edit]5 April 1999
|
| ASK Brocēni-LMT |
81–83 | Žalgiris |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 19–16, 18–14, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: S. Valters 18 Rebs: Sturm, Šneps 8 Asts: Šneps 4 |
Pts: Edney 21 Rebs: E. Žukauskas 14 Asts: Edney 7 | |
Vilnius Sports Palace, Vilnius
Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Mpotitsis (SWE) |
Final Standings
[edit]| Pos[2] | Team |
|---|---|
| 1. | Žalgiris |
| 2. | ASK Brocēni-LMT |
| 3. | Lietuvos rytas |
| 4. | Plannja Basket |
| 5. | TeamWARE ToPo |
| 6. | Alita |
| 7. | Ventspils |
| 8. | Kalev |
All-NEBL Team'99
[edit]Coaches of all teams, which participated in the 1999 NEBL Promotion Cup, selected All-NEBL Team'99:[3]
| All-NEBL Team'99 | |||
| Player | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Elliott (MVP)
|
Plannja Basket | ||
| Andrius Giedraitis
|
Lietuvos rytas | ||
| Edgars Šneps
|
ASK Brocēni-LMT | ||
| Saulius Štombergas
|
Žalgiris | ||
| Eurelijus Žukauskas
|
Žalgiris | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zalgiris" Kaunas won NEBL Promotion Cup'99.
- ^ "Final Standings after Final Four". Archived from the original on 1999-10-05. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ All-NEBL Team '99.