[Nico Mannion](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/niccolo-mannion/011064/)’s first season in European competition did no go as planned, but it ended the way he hoped with Virtus Segafredo Bologna celebrating its 7DAYS EuroCup triumph.

Mannion was signed to become a key force for Virtus and there was great hope after he served as the assist leader and second-best scorer for the Italian national team at the Olympic Games over the summer. However, after that Mannion became ill with an intestinal virus that caused him to lose a lot of weight and miss all of training camp and the start of the season. Though Mannion recovered to become a role player, he never claimed the leading role that was expected of him.

Tribute to the Champs: Nico Mannion

For the season, Mannion averaged 2.1 points and 1.7 assists over 11:24 minutes in 16 games. He had season-highs of 5 points and 4 rebounds in Round 12 against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and delivered 3 assists on 3 occasions. Mannion was called on for 10:06 minutes off the bench in the quarterfinals victory over Lietkabelis Panevezys and 3:10 in the quarterfinals against ratiopharm Ulm. Coach Scariolo sent Mannion onto the floor for the final 42 seconds of the championship game against Frutti Extra Bursaspor to be able to celebrate his team’s famous triumph on the court.

Although the season was fraught with disappointment from an individual point of view, Mannion showed glimpses of the talent that made him a star in high school and college. In Bologna, there is still reason to expect big things from Mannion, who has already captured his first continental trophy by winning the EuroCup.

Niccolo Mannion - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21

Slask Wroclaw finished its 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: Slask Wroclaw

Travis Trice - Slask Wroclaw (photo Martin Imatge - Andorra) 

Lukasz Kolenda - Slask Wroclaw (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) 

Ivan Ramljak - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dawid Podsiadlo - Slask) 

Jakub Karolak - Slask Wroclaw (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) 

Kerem Kanter - Slask Wroclaw (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) 

Kodi Justice - Slask Wroclaw (photo Karolio Kavolelio - Lietkabelis) 

Aleksander Dziewa - Slask Wroclaw (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) 

Szymon Tomczak - Slask Wroclaw (photo Wojciech Cebula - Slask) 

Martins Meiers - Slask Wroclaw (photo Gran Canaria) 

In its long-awaited 7DAYS EuroCup return, Slask Wroclaw of Poland reached the postseason in 2021-22. Check out this slide show with 10 of the best photos from Slask's season! 

A back-and-forth first quarter saw Barca ahead by 25-17 before Pau Ribas scored 6 points in a row to leave Joventut leading 26-27 after 10 minutes. Again Barca surged in front, 35-28, only to see Ferran Bassas and Ante Tomic give the visitors a 40-42 halftime advantage. Joel Parra and Andres Feliz sparked Jovenut's escape after the break to lead 46-59 midway through the third quarter and hold a 53-65 advantage when it ended. Barca got closer after that but never enough to challenge as Joventut evened the best-of-five series 1-1.

Tomic paced the winners with 24 points while Bassas added 13, Feliz 12 and Parra 10. Barca got 15 points from Nick Calathes, 12 from Dante Exum and 11 each from Nikola Mirotic and Alex Abrines.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔝 Brutal, <a href="https://twitter.com/joelparralopez3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joelparralopez3</a>!<br><br>👊 Partit majúscul i una celebració per la pista després del 2+1 que representava a tots els penyer@s!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Badalona%C3%89sFutur?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BadalonaÉsFutur</a> <a href="https://t.co/0GhzmFWSFi">pic.twitter.com/0GhzmFWSFi</a></p>&mdash; Club Joventut Badalona (@Penya1930) <a href="https://twitter.com/Penya1930/status/1533466170845634560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center>

DKV Joventut tied its Spanish League semifinals playoff series by downing host FC Barcelona 81-87 on Sunday in what was the visitors' first victory on the court of their cross-town rivals in more than seven years.

Domestic Leagues: Joventut evens Spanish semis

Domestic Leagues: Lietkabelis drops Game 3

### Montenegro: Buducnost a win away from title

Buducnost VOLI Podgorica took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Montenegrin finals series after holding off Mornar Bar 88-78 in Game 3 on Friday. Two teams traded blows throughout the game, but Buducnost took the lead for good with an 11-0 run, started with a three-point from Igor Drobnjak and ended with a triple from Suad Sehovic, before another three from Sehovic extended the lead to 64-51. After Mornar rallied with a 0-11 run of its own, Filip Barovic scored 7 points in a 9-0 spurt bridging the third and fourth quarters to make it 75-64. Mornar once again for within 77-74, but Marko Jagodic Kuridza hit a triple before Donatas Tarolis scored 8 consecutive points to finish the job. Justin Cobbs led Buducnost with 17 points. Drobnjak had 13, Taroli and Barovic 12 apiece, and Sehovic scored 10 in a victory.

### Adriatic League: Partizan stymies Zvezda to force Game 5

Partizan NIS Belgrade used a monster first half to thrash Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 112-84 to force a deciding Game 5 of the Adriatic League finals. Zvezda had a better start and Austin Hollins netted 4 triples on as many attempts in less than 5 minutes of the game as Zvezda opened with a 14-22 lead. But after coach Zeljko Obradovic sent Aleksa Avramovic, Mathias Lessort and Yam Madar on the court, things completely changed. Partizan went on a 37-8 spurt during which the trio combined for 29 points, as Lessort scored 15 points and Avramovic had 9 points and 5 assists. Partizan led by as many as 27 points in the second quarter, held 68-43 at halftime, then broke a 30-point barrier in the third quarter as Partizan eased to win. Avramovic finished with 24 points, Lessort had 1, Madar scored 12, while Alen Smailagic and Dallas Moored scored 11 apiece in a victory. Hollins finished with 19 points, Ognjen Dobric scored 16 and Stefan Markovic had 11 in a loss.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Pobeda <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> u četvrtoj utakmici finala! 👏🏴🏳️🏴🏳️<br><br>“Majstorica” će odlučiti osvajača AdmiralBet ABA lige<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABALiga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ABALiga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abaplayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abaplayoffs</a> <a href="https://t.co/RFiwblYw1t">pic.twitter.com/RFiwblYw1t</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan NIS (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1532794848029380611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

### Spain: Barcelona downs Joventut in semis opener

FC Barcelona had a perfect start to the best-of-five Spanish League semifinals with 89-72 win over Joventut Badalona on Friday. Barcelona took control of the game in the second quarter with Sertac Sanli knocking down a pair of triples, and Alex Abrines also knocked down a pair as Barcelona built a 40-31 lead. Joventut did not manage to keep up in the third quarter, despite Joel Parra hitting two triples, but Brandon Davies and Nikola Mirotic helped the hosts to a 69-48 lead after 30 minutes, as Barcelona cruised the rest of the way. Sanli finished with 16 points and 8 rebounds in 18 minutes, and Davies scored 13 points. Mirotic scored 11 in a victory. Pau Ribas and Derek Willis scored 11 apiece for Joventut, and Ante Tomic had 10 points plus 7 rebounds in a loss.

Partizan NIS Belgrade used a monster first half to thrash Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade and force a deciding Game 5 of the Adriatic League finals, while Buducnost VOLI Podgorica took a 2-1 lead in the Montenegrin finals.

Domestic Leagues: Partizan ties ABA Finals

Mathias Lessort - Partizan NIS Belgrade (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21-RS21

Mam Jaiteh will never forget the 2021-22 season, in which he led Virtus Segafredo Bologna to its first 7DAYS EuroCup title as the competition's MVP! 

Tribute to the Champs: Mam Jaiteh

[Mam Jaiteh](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/mam-jaiteh/002581/) will never forget the 2021-22 season, in which he led Virtus Segafredo Bologna to its first 7DAYS EuroCup title as the competition's MVP! 

When Jaiteh first arrived in Bologna, the club had him penciled in for a different role but Ekpe Udoh's season-ending injury led to him seeing more playing time and that brought out his best basketball. Jaiteh averaged 12.8 points on 69.1% two-point shooting plus 7.6 rebounds in 22 minutes per game. His average performance index rating of 17.8 was the fifth-best in the competition. Jaiteh was Virtus's top scorer and rebounder, while his two-point shooting and rebounding ranked eighth and third, respectively, among all EuroCup players for the season. He was second in the competition in PIR on a per-minute basis, averaging 32.2 prorated over 40 minutes.

Mam Jaiteh | Season Highlights | 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup

He delivered in the most important games, too. Jaiteh made 9 of 10 shots for 20 points and a PIR of 18 in an eighthfinals victory over Lietkabelis Panevezys. Next, he exploded for 27 points on 12-for-16 shooting and 11 rebounds in recording a PIR of 38 to beat ratiophram Ulm in the quarterfinals. It was the highest PIR in a quarterfinals game since 2014. Despite being slowed down by foul trouble, Jaiteh still helped his team in the semifinals against Valencia Basket with 6 points, 6 rebounds and 1 block. 

Then in the championship game against Frutti Extra Bursaspor, Jaiteh led all rebounders with 10 boards to help Virtus outrebound Bursaspor 44-30, in what was one of the biggest keys to the game. Jaiteh added 13 points for a double-double, his fifth this season. Virtus was able to celebrate the EuroCup title in front of its fans and everyone in Bologna understands that it would not have been possible without Jaiteh's outstanding performances at both ends of the floor, all season long!

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna champ Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21-QF

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EC21

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21

Top 10 Photos of the 2021-22 Season: Promitheas Patras

Kendrick Ray - Promitheas Patras (photo Kostas Petsas - Patras) 

Abdul Gaddy - Promitheas Patras (photo Alessandro Scarpa - Reyer) 

Nikolaos-Gkikas - Promitheas Patras (photo Patras)

Trevis Simpson - Promitheas Patras (photo Patras) 

Dimitris Agravanis - Promitheas Patras (photo Ales Ferves - Cedevita) 

Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos - Promitheas Patras (photo Jacques Cormareche - JL Bourg)

Isaiah Miles - Promitheas Patras  (photo Patras) 

Jerai Grant - Promitheas Patras (photo Kostas Petsas - Patras) 

Dario Hunt - Promitheas Patras (photo Virtus)

Georgios Tanoulis - Promitheas Patras (photo Konstantinos Katsiras - Patras) 

Promitheas Patras finished its 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup campaign. Check this Slide Show with its best 10 pictures! 

Bourg lands Floyd, Kokila

Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse began its preparations for the 2022-23 season by signing guard Jordan Floyd and big man Kevin Kokila.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">Nouvelle signature ! 🔥<br><br>Une bonne nouvelle n&#39;arrive jamais seule ! Après le secteur intérieur, la Jeu signe une nouvelle recrue sur la ligne arrière avec l’arrivée de l’américain Jordan Floyd ! <br><br>Bienvenue Jordan 🔴⚪️ <a href="<https://t.co/JY0XEM3lI3">pic.twitter.com/JY0XEM3lI3</a></p>&mdash>; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="<https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1532767847381966849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June> 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="<https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js>" charset="utf-8"></script>

Floyd (1.88 meters, 25 years old) arrives from Kolossos Rhodes of the Greek League, where last season he averaged 14.6 points and 2.5 assists per game. He played college basketball in Albany State University for one season and then for King University from 2016 to 2020. Floyd made his professional debut in Italy with Orlandina in the second division and, after a strong season there, moved to Greece to join Kolossos. Floyd will make his EuroCup debut this season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">La Jeu démarre son recrutement pour la saison 22-23 ! 💥<br><br>Kevin Kokila sera burgien pour les 3 prochaines saisons ! Le jeune pivot de 2,04m en provenance de <a href="<https://twitter.com/LYONSObasket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LYONSObasket</a>> apportera sa fraîcheur et sa détermination 🔥<br><br>Bienvenue Kevin 👋<br><br>⁰➕<a href="<https://t.co/H7zZskY04L">https://t.co/H7zZskY04L</a>> <a href="<https://t.co/HesBE9LDLV">pic.twitter.com/HesBE9LDLV</a></p>&mdash>; JL Bourg Basket (@JLBourgBasket) <a href="<https://twitter.com/JLBourgBasket/status/1532655868512174080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June> 3, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="<https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js>" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kokila (2.04 meters, 20 years old) grew up in the LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne youth program and left the club in 2021. Last season he played for Lyonso of the French second division, with which he reached the eighthfinals in the playoffs. Kokila averaged 9.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 34 games. Kokila, who has signed a three-year deal with Bourg, will also make his EuroCup debut this season.

Big Amedeo Tessitori provided Virtus Segafredo Bologna with plenty of energy and offensive punch off the bench as he played a key role throughout the regular season en route to the 7DAYS EuroCup crown.

Tribute to the Champs: Amedeo Tessitori 

Amedeo Tessitori Top Plays of the 2021-22 Regular Season

2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup highlights Amedeo Tessitori Virtus

Big [Amedeo Tessitori](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/amedeo-tessitori/003759/) provided Virtus Segafredo Bologna with plenty of energy and offensive punch off the bench as he played a key role throughout the regular season en route to the 7DAYS EuroCup crown.

Tessitori filled his role to perfection in his second season with the club. Coming off the bench in all 18 appearances this season, the big man could always be relied on to play tough on defense and be effective on offense with great energy at both ends. He averaged 5.4 points on excellent shooting (64.6% 2FG, 57.1% 3FG) and 3.3 rebounds in less than 12 minutes per game.

On a per-minute basis, Tessitori ranked 11th in the competition in rebounding with an average of 10.9 prorated over 40 minutes. The only Virtus player with a higher average was EuroCup MVP Mam Jaiteh, who led the EuroCup at 13.8. Tessitori also ranked sixth on a per-minute basis in offensive rebounds (4.7 per 40 minutes) and 25th in two-point shots made (6.4 per 40 minutes). 

Tessitori started the season with a bang, posting a season-high PIR of 20 on opening night against Frutti Extra Bursaspor with 11 points and 6 rebounds. He went for 13 points in Round 3 against Buducnost VOLI Podgorica and 14 in Round 11 against ratiopharm Ulm. Even though his playing time was limited in the elimination rounds, Tessitori was called on for the final 42 seconds of the championship game against Bursaspor and received a warm ovation as he finished the EuroCup season on the court as a champion - a reward for his hard work all season.

Amedeo Tessitori - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final practices in Bologna - EC21

Virtus Segafredo Bologna champ Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Amedeo Tessitori - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Matteo Marchi - Virtus) - EC21-RS21

Amedeo Tessitori - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EC21

Amedeo Tessitori - Virtus Segafredo Bologna (photo Larry Langer - Ulm) - EC21

### Serbia: Partizan wins Game 3, stays alive

Partizan NIS Belgrade saved the first match ball in the ABA League Finals as it managed to defeat Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade, 70-67 in Game 3 of the series. The series is now 2-1 still in favor of Zvezda. Kevin Punter led the winners with 22 points and hit a three in the final minute that would be crucial for Partizan's options. Aleksa Avramovic helped with 14 points. For Zvezda, Ognjen Dobric had 20 points and Dejan Davidovac, 19.

The trio of Dallas Moore, Zach LeDay and Punter scored the first 19 Partizan points in the first quarter, while Kalinic and Davidovac combined to keep the guests in the game, 21-17 after 10. In the second quarter, Partizan played more collective and managed to increase the lead despite Zvezda's Ognjen Dobric, who was leading the charge of the guests in offense. At the break, Partizan was in charge, 39-31.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Pobeda crno-belih!!! 👏👏👏🏴🏳️🏴🏳️ <br><br>Četvrti meč je na programu u petak<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABALiga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ABALiga</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abaplayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abaplayoffs</a> <a href="https://t.co/ttmjpxizJ7">pic.twitter.com/ttmjpxizJ7</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan NIS (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1532111586168537090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

At the start of the second half, Zvezda turned things around completely, taking the game by storm with a 8-23 partial in the third period, including a 0-7 run to cap the quarter and end in the lead, 47-54, thanks mainly to Dobric. The hosts re-gained some control of the situation and the game entered the last 3 minutes with a 63-61 Partizan lead. With 57 seconds to go, Punter hit a three that made it 68-65 as the referees had to stop the game because of objects thrown to the floor. When the game resumed, Yav Madar went to the line and hit to free throws for 70-65 that put enough distance for Partizan to survive.

### Lithuania: Lietkabelis falls to Rytas in third game

Domestic action started on Wednesday with the third game in the Lithuanian League best-of-seven final series between Rytas Vilnius and Lietkabelis Panevezys. When the dust settled, Rytas had managed to jump ahead 2-1 thanks to a 82-55 win. A 22-9 opening allowed the hosts to play comfortably the second quarter, in which the score difference was increased to 51-27. 

The second half saw Lietkabelis try to react but when the last period starter it was clear that Rytas had it under control and both teams were already thinking about Game 4. Djordje Gagic was the only player to score in double digits for Lietkabelis with 13 points. For Rytas, Gytis Radzevicius led the winning effort with his 14 points.

### Greece: Patras falls to 0-2 in semis

Olympiacos Piraeus thrashed Promitheas Patras once more in the Greek League semifinals on Wednesday with a 72-102 road win to make it 2-0 in the series. Game 3 will be played next Saturday and if the Reds win, they will advance to the finals. All-EuroLeague First Team selection Sasha Vezenkov led the Reds with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Hassan Martin also added 17 more points. All players in Olympiacos played at least 6 minutes and scored 3 points in the game. For Patras, Marcus Foster led the losing effort with 19 points and Dimitris Agravanis added 10.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Ήττα ξανά από τον ανώτερο Ολυμπιακό!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/JPC1UsSX3G">https://t.co/JPC1UsSX3G</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheaspatras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheaspatras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheasbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheasbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ourpowerfulfamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ourpowerfulfamily</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/playoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#playoffs</a> <a href="https://t.co/uAFU0doPHV">pic.twitter.com/uAFU0doPHV</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1532068688169697281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Early foul trouble sent Moustapha Fall to the bench, but Martin filled in for him with no problems. Patras managed to take the edge in the first quarter however, and pulled within 18-20 after 10. In the second period, the guests rolled to 31-46 thanks to the efficiency of Quincy Acy. Good defense and ball circulation allowed Olympiacos to keep rolling in the third quarter and the score difference increased to 35 points in minute 37, 63-98. The Reds put the game on ice thinking about the decisive game next Saturday.

Domestic Leagues: Partizan survives in ABA Finals

Kevin Punter - Partizan NIS Belgrade (photo Dragana Stjepanovic - Partizan) - EC21