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Joventut Badalona's win over Hapoel Tel Aviv was another chapter in the illustrious Catalan club’s climb from the brink of extinction, and it stormed back with a vengeance.

Joventut roared back from near-obscurity to giddy heights

Victory was already in the bag for Joventut Badalona against Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv in the last few seconds of their enthralling 7DAYS EuroCup Quarterfinal, hence the hosts were expected to just run the clock down and refrain from shooting on their last possession.

Yet, the home team’s forward Joel Parra broke that rule of thumb as he sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the right corner [to make the score 82-74](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/joventut-badalona-hapoel-vegan-friendly-tel-aviv/U2022/192/), then turned to jubilant Joventut fans and punched the air in sheer delight.

The act may have rubbed salt into Hapoel’s wounds as the visitors were clearly upset after the game with what they might have seen as a lack of manners, but Parra’s stunt actually epitomized Joventut’s true grit and defiance. The win over Hapoel was another chapter in the illustrious Catalan club’s climb from the brink of extinction, and it stormed back with a vengeance.

Final seconds of Joventut Badalona's quarterfinal win over Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv

The trophy-laden franchise and the only Spanish club alongside Real Madrid never to be relegated from the country’s top basketball division faced dissolution in 2018 due to dire financial problems before its shareholders decided to keep the club afloat after all.

Joventut escaped relegation into the second tier by the skin of its teeth, as a 15th-place finish was the club’s worst-ever in Spain’s ACB League, but it survived and head coach Carles Duran was understandably elated after his team reached the EuroCup semis on Wednesday.

"We played with a lot of heart and character, so now we can dream of reaching the final. Five years ago Joventut was in a bad position for several reasons and now we’re in the EuroCup Semifinals," Duran said courtside after the game.

"It’s a great victory and I hereby want to thank the fans and the club for making it happen," he added at the post-game press conference.

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Few would have bet on Joventut making such an impressive recovery after nearly going into administration five years ago, but the club’s die-hard fans got their reward as did the owners for saving a franchise whose past glory commands ultimate respect.

Joventut has four Spanish League titles and eight Copa del Reys to its name, as well as a vast array of European honors. Among them, the 1994 EuroLeague triumph and the 2008 EuroCup title stand out, and Joventut’s smooth run this season has its supporters dreaming of more silverware.

Having finished runners-up in Group A with a 13-5 record, Joventut made home-court advantage count in wins over the London Lions and Hapoel to reach the semis. It now faces the biggest challenge yet – a road game at Group B winner and fellow Spaniards Gran Canaria, who stormed into the last four with a 104-74 home rout of Paris Basketball.

EuroCup debutants Hapoel bowed out fighting after a valiant comeback attempt fell just short, with the visitors briefly taking a 69-70 lead in the fourth quarter as they wiped out a 21-point deficit. 

"We knew coming here that Joventut was the favorite after a great season and for all the club’s tradition," Hapoel head coach Danny Franco said at the post-game press conference. "It was the first time for us in the competition and I hope we can finish the season on a high note. We chased the game throughout and we came close, but it wasn’t enough."

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Joventut roared back from near-obscurity to giddy heights 

Joventut Badalona v Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv (2023-04-19T18:00:00.000Z)

After a historic performance in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals, Jerian Grant can celebrate another honor after he earned the title of MVP of the Quarterfinals. Grant sparked his team to an 86-76 come-from-behind victory over ratiopharm Ulm with 20 points and 7 assists. The playmaker drew a EuroCup Quarterfinals record 13 fouls and made 12 of 14 free throws n amassing a performance index rating of 31, which was the highest of ay player in the quarterfinals. 

Quarterfinals MVP: Jerian Grant, Turk Telekom Ankara

After a historic performance in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals, [Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/jerian-grant/011204/) can celebrate another honor after he earned the title of MVP of the Quarterfinals. Grant sparked his team to an [86-76 come-from-behind victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/190/) over ratiopharm Ulm with 20 points and 7 assists. The playmaker drew a EuroCup Quarterfinals record 13 fouls and made 12 of 14 free throws n amassing a performance index rating of 31, which was the highest of ay player in the quarterfinals. 

After a historic performance in leading Turk Telekom Ankara to the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals, Jerian Grant can celebrate another honor after he earned the title of MVP of the Quarterfinals.

Jerian Grant |  Quarterfinals MVP | 2022-23 7DAYS EuroCup

The next-best PIR, 26, came from Ulm big man [Bruno Caboclo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/bruno-caboclo/012096/), who went for 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Gran Canaria froward [Damien Inglis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/damien-inglis/003960/) was third on the PIR list for the quarterfinals. He scored 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting in his team's 104-74 rout of Paris Basketball. Rounding out the list of top quarterfinals performers were [Tyrique Jones](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/tyrique-jones/011981/) of Turk Telekom and [J’Covan Brown](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/j-covan-brown/011991/) of Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv. Jones scored 20 points on 9-of-11 two-point shooting and grabbed 6 rebounds for a PIR of 24 and Brown tallied 21 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in his team’s loss at Joventut Badalona. 

### Individual highs: Damien Inglis of Gran Canaria, 23 points

Damien Inglis of Gran Canaria was the top scorer in the quarterfinals with a career-high 23 points! In doing so, he raised his season average to 9.8 points per game. 

No player had more rebounds or blocks in the quarterfinals than Bruno Caboclo, who recorded 10 and 3, respectively. His 7.8 rebounds per game are sixth in the competition and he is third in the EuroCup with 1.5 blocks per game. Caboclo also recorded the lone double-double of the quarterfinals. 

Joventut's [Kyle Guy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/kyle-guy/011826/) delivered a personal-best 8 assists, which was the high mark for all players in the quarterfinals. Two players were tied for the most steals in the phase: [Caleb Agada](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/caleb-agada/011944/) of Prometey Slobozhanske and [Axel Bouteille](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/axel-bouteille/003840/) of Turk Telekom with 3 steals apiece.

Turk Telekom Ankara v ratiopharm Ulm (2023-04-19T15:30:00.000Z)

Congratulations to Eman Haskic, who is the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge powered by Ardu Prime winner for the Quarterfinals! His team Hppaaa posted a score of 217.2.

 

Eman's team featured the following lineup: team captain Ante Tomic of Joventut, Tyrique Jones and Jerian Grant of Turk Telekom Ankara, Bruno Caboclo of Ulm, D.J. Stephens of Prometey Slobozhanske as starters; Axel Bouteille also of Turk Telekom as the sixth man; Glen Clavell and Oleksandr Lypovyy of Prometey, Gauthier Denis of Paris Basketball and Fedor Zugic of ratiopharm Ulm as bench players; and Ronen Ginzburg of Prometey as head coach. The prize for finishing first is a free subscription to Euroleague TV for the 2023-24 season!

 

Antreas Apostolakos stays atop the overall standings. His team Andy cup1 is ahead of everyone else with 3,505.9 fantasy points.

 

Trades are now open for the semifinals. From now on, unlimited trades are allowed before each round until the end of the season, and as always, you can also trade your head coach.

 

The first semifinals game, yet to be determined, is scheduled to tip off on Tuesday, April 25, and thus marks the next round's deadline.

 

Try to improve your teams and challenge for more prized at the EuroCup Fantasy Challenge, powered by Ardu Prime!

EuroCup Fantasy Challenge: Quarterfinals winner!

Gran Canaria qualified for the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals for the fourth time in club history by thrashing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home. In doing so, it set a new scoring record.

Gran Canaria set scoring record

Gran Canaria qualified for the 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals for the fourth time in club history by thrashing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home. The hosts rolled to a 61-48 halftime lead and in doing so, it set a scoring record.

The 61 points scored set a record for first-half points scored in a game in the quarterfinals or later. There had previously been teams that scored 59 in a half in both the quarterfinals and semifinals. Valencia Basket had 59 first-half points in the 2017 quarterfinals en route to an 88-82 home win against Khimki Moscow Region. And ALBA Berlin also reached the 59-point mark in Game 1 of the 2019 semifinals against MoraBanc Andorra. ALBA won 102-97.

Gran Canaria made 14 of 18 two-pointers (77.8% 2FG) and 9 of 15 three-pointers (60%) in a first half to remember. It had its second-best scoring first half in the EuroCup. It previously scored 68 first-half points against Paris earlier this season. Its final score, 104, was 1 point shy of the quarterfinals record. Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia and Valencia each had 105 points in quarterfinals games against Zenit St Petersburg (2018) and Zadar (2003).

Gran Canaria set scoring record 

Gran Canaria v Paris Basketball (2023-04-19T19:45:00.000Z)

Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday and its French duo had to do a lot with it.

Gran Canaria's Frenchmen stepped up

Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday. It was Gran Canaria's third win against Paris in as many games this season and its French duo had to do a lot with it.

Damien Inglis, a EuroCup champion with AS Monaco in 2021, played one of his best games in the competition. He came off the bench to get a career-high 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting. Inglis added 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 fouls drawn for a PÎR of 25. Inglis was perfect on 7 two-pointers in the first half, allowing Gran Canaria to get its first double-digit margin late in the second quarter.

Albicy and Inglis combined for a PIR of 43 in Gran Canaria's 104-74 home win against Paris Basketball.

Albicy and Inglis: French connection in Gran Canaria

Playmaker Andrew Albicy did a little bit of everything, finishing the game with 7 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 6 fouls drawn, good for a PIR of 20. Paris head coach Will Weaver praised both of them, Albicy in particular, after the game.

"Their Frenchmen \[Inglis and Albicy\] in particular were outstanding tonight. Andrew Albicy was dominant: defensively, he got two steals but he also forced offensive fouls. He didn't commit a single foul in the entire game, which is incredible," Weaver said. "He just has the best hands maybe in the continent, to be able to disrupt as much as he did and not have a single foul and create many disruptive plays as he did. So congrats to those Frenchmen and best of luck to Gran Canaria."

Gran Canaria's Frenchmen stepped up 

EuroCup Game Center: All four quarterfinals take place tonight!

### [Turk Telekom Ankara 86-76 ratiopharm Ulm](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/turk-telekom-ankara-ratiopharm-ulm/U2022/190/)

Turk Telekom trailed for 35 minutes, but turned it on late to race past Ulm 86-76 at Ankara Spor Salonu in the Turkish capital. Despite trailing by as many as 14 in the first half, the hosts rallied as Bouteille scored 5 in a 12-0 fourth-quarter run to take the lead for good. Over the final 7 minutes of the game, Turk Telekom outscored Ulm 31-13. Tyrique Jones tied his career high with 20 points and Jerian Grant scored as many and dished 7 assists to lead the winners. Yago Dos Santos tallied 21 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting plus 5 assists for Ulm. 

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Muhteşem mücadele, mükemmel bir geri dönüş💪🏻<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/7DaysEuroCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#7DaysEuroCup</a>’ta yarı final heyecanı! 💙🤍<br><br>Maç sonucu: Türk Telekom 86 - 76 Ratiopharm Ulm<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnkaraBasketbolu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AnkaraBasketbolu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kazanmak%C4%B0%C3%A7inOyna?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KazanmakİçinOyna</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kaizen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kaizen</a> <a href="https://t.co/uuD3ghLL8Z">pic.twitter.com/uuD3ghLL8Z</a></p>&mdash; Türk Telekom Basketbol (@TT_Basketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/TT_Basketbol/status/1648743584042975237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Prometey Slobozhanske 80-57 Promitheas Patras](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/prometey-slobozhanske-promitheas-patras/U2022/189/)

Prometey became the second Ukrainian team to get this far in the competition by downing Promitheas at Arena Riga in the Latvian capital on Wednesday. Prometey is now on a 13-game winning streak and will have the home-court advantage in the semifinal. D.J. Stephens led the winners with 17 points and Gian Clavell added  for Prometey, which heads to the semifinals 10 years after Budivelnik Kiev reached this stage in 2013 as the first Ukrainian team to do so. Joe Thomasson led Promitheas with 15 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/BcPrometey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BcPrometey</a> dominates Promitheas!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RoadToGreatness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RoadToGreatness</a> <a href="https://t.co/qD7644Wu0i">pic.twitter.com/qD7644Wu0i</a></p>&mdash; 7DAYS EuroCup (@EuroCup) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroCup/status/1648746332792709144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Joventut Badalona 82-74 Hapoel Vegan Friendly Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/joventut-badalona-hapoel-vegan-friendly-tel-aviv/U2022/192/)

Joventut reached the semifinals after a strong finish saw the Spanish club grind out a hard-fought home win over Hapoel in a rip-roaring contest played in an electrifying atmosphere. Centers Ante Tomic and forward Vladimir Brodziansky paced Joventut with 16 points each and Joel Parra added 13 for the home team, which set a new EuroCup record of 26 free throws made without missing any. At the other end, J’Covan Brown sank a game-high 21 points.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔥🔥 Victòria d’infart en una gran nit europea!<br><br>🟩⬛️ La Penya guanya a l’Hapoel Tel Aviv amb un Olímpic de gala i ja és a semifinals de l’Eurocup. 15 anys després hi tornem!<br><br>🔗 La crònica: <a href="https://t.co/x0Wdgbq7UZ">https://t.co/x0Wdgbq7UZ</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/YEkKF1MuSE">pic.twitter.com/YEkKF1MuSE</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1648786222536445955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Gran Canaria 104-74 Paris Basketball](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2022-23/gran-canaria-paris-basketball/U2022/191/)

In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the semifinals by downing Paris at home. Gran Canaria advanced to the semifinals for the third time in club history, following previous appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2021. It will have the home-court advantage in its game against Joventut next week. Damien Inglis led the winners with 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting and John Shurna added 17. Juhann Begarin paced Paris with 18 points as the team finished its first EuroCup campaign with an 11-9 record.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🏀 Final: <br><br>🐥 Gran Canaria 104<br>◼️ Paris Basketball 74<br><br>🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGranca?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosGranca</a> <a href="https://t.co/DSyrUGyDqH">pic.twitter.com/DSyrUGyDqH</a></p>&mdash; CB Gran Canaria (@GranCanariaCB) <a href="https://twitter.com/GranCanariaCB/status/1648804774626598915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Game Center: Semifinals set! Prometey vs. Turk Telekom, Gran Canaria vs. Joventut

Prometey Slobozhanske v Promitheas Patras (2023-04-19T16:00:00.000Z)

Damien Inglis, Gran Canaria: 'Tomorrow, back to work'

### Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic:

"First of all, congratulations to the team and my players for this great win, which gives us the right to make another step and play the EuroCup Semifinal next week. The game started offensively well, but we didn't understand the game well in the first quarter because we didn't defend. We let Paris score fastbreak baskets, take offensive rebounds, all the things that we didn't want. After, the second, third and fourth quarters were excellent. We kept on attacking well, smart, with patience but defensively, we stepped up, ran back, stopped their transition. I think we were very good on defense and that's why in the end, looked like an easy win but it wasn't easy. 

"Paris is a very athletic team, strong, plays physical, and we needed a great effort to win. Again, congrats to my players. I believe that we had a good start of the game, with John \[Shurna\] showing us the way on offense. That gave us confidence on offense. All players were involved and we played well. In the second half, what I liked the most is that we were patient enough to take one extra pass, looking for a better shot. We had patience to look for the best shot and our good offensive balance led to a good defensive balance, which gave us this win."

### Paris Basketball head coach Will Weaver:

"That's a very good team. I am cheering for those guys to represent our group. I think they have a great chance to win it all. We can learn a lot from this game and we still have a lot to play for, fighting for the playoffs in our domestic competition.

"Sincere congratulations to the best team we have played against in the EuroCup. I think they are certainly one of my favorites, if not the favorite, to win the whole thing. Deep, well-coached... their Frenchmen \[Inglis and Albicy\] in particular were outstanding tonight. Andrew Albicy was dominant: defensively, he got two steals but he also forced offensive fouls. He didn't commit a single foul in the entire game, which is incredible. He just has the best hands maybe in the continent, to be able to disrupt as much as he did and not have a single foul and create many disruptive plays as he did. So congrats to those Frenchmen and best of luck to Gran Canaria. \[They scored\] 44% on 29 threes as compared to 17% on 23 threes. You almost don't need to look at any of the other numbers, but they get a lot of credit for executing in a way it is needed to create these shots."

### Gran Canaria center Damien Inglis:

"It was a great game and we have to enjoy tonight. We are going back to work tomorrow because we have Barca in the ACB this week, and next week, we have Joventut, so it is just another game. We are happy and will celebrate tonight but tomorrow, back to work."

In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday. 

	Gran Canaria beats Paris 104-74, reaches semifinals

In a high-scoring, fun-to-watch game, Gran Canaria qualified for the 2023 7DAYS EuroCup Semifinals by downing Paris Basketball 104-74 at home on Wednesday. Gran Canaria advanced to the semifinals for the third time in club history, following previous appearances in 2015, 2016 and 2021. It will have the home-court advantage in its game against Joventut Badalona next week.

Damien Inglis led the winners with 23 points on 11-of-14 two-point shooting. John Shurna added 17, Olek Balcerowski had 16 and A.J. Slaughter got 15 for Gran Canaria. Juhann Begarin led Paris with 18 points. Tyrone Wallace scored 13, Aamir Simms 12 and Ismael Kamagate 10 for the visitors, who finished their first EuroCup campaign with an 11-9 record.

Shurna followed a jumper with a bomb from downtown and soon added a three-point play for an 8-4 Gran Canaria lead. Begarin stepped up for Paris and got help from Jeremy Evans and Gauthier Denis to bring the visitors within 17-16. Shurna and Andrew Albicy each sank a three-pointer for a 23-20 Gran Canaria lead. Begarin joined forces with Wallace and Kamagate to put the visitors ahead, 29-30. Ferran Bassas struck from beyond the arc to fix the score at 32-30 after 10 minutes. 

An unstoppable Inglis stepped up early in the second quarter. Miquel Salvo and Bassas each downed a triple for a 49-36 Gran Canaria margin. Paris went on a 0-7 run that Denis capped with a three-pointer. Slaughter ignited the crowd with 8 quick points and Inglis helped the hosts to a 61-48 advantage at halftime.

Shurna got Gran Canaria going again with a backdoor layup, as Paris was held scoreless for 3 minutes. Simms followed a three-pointer with a fastbreak dunk, but Shurna and Albicy kept Gran Canaria comfortably ahead, 70-54. Inglis hit a jump hook and Slaughter added a four-point play to break the game open, 76-56. Bassas's up-and-under, buzzer-beating layup boosted the hosts' lead to 82-60 after 30 minutes. 

Inglis remained a dominant force early in the fourth quarter and Salvo dunked in traffic to seal the outcome, 89-68, with 7 minutes left. Little changed after that, as Gran Canaria cruised to a well-deserved victory.