AS Monaco made history on Friday by topping host UNICS Kazan 83-86 to become the first French League team ever to win the 7DAYS EuroCup title.

7DAYS EuroCup champions (2003 - 2021)

### EuroCup Final 2022

Bologna, Italy

Game 1, [Virtus Segafredo Bologna 80-67 Frutti Extra Bursaspor](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2021-22/virtus-segafredo-bologna-frutti-extra-bursaspor/U2021/195/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Milos Teodosic,  Virtus Segafredo Bologna

#### Champ: Virtus Segafredo Bologna

### EuroCup Finals 2021

Monaco, Principality of Monaco and Kazan, Russian Federation

Game 1, [AS Monaco 89-87 UNICS Kazan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2020-21/as-monaco-unics-kazan/U2020/184/#boxscore)

Game 2, [UNICS Kazan 83-86 AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2020-21/unics-kazan-as-monaco/U2020/185/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Rob Gray, AS Monaco

#### Champ: AS Monaco

### EuroCup Finals 2019

Valencia, Spain and Berlin, Germany

Game 1, [Valencia Basket 89-75 ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2018-19/valencia-basket-alba-berlin/U2018/184/#boxscore)

Game 2, [ALBA Berlin 95-92 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2018-19/alba-berlin-valencia-basket/U2018/185/#boxscore)

Game 3, [Valencia Basket 89-63 ALBA Berlin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2018-19/valencia-basket-alba-berlin/U2018/186/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Will Thomas, Valencia Basket

#### Champ: Valencia Basket

### EuroCup Finals 2018

Krasnodar, Russian Federation and Istanbul, Turkey

Game 1, [Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 78-81 Darussafaka Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2017-18/lokomotiv-kuban-krasnodar-darussafaka-istanbul/U2017/183/#boxscore)

Game 2, [Darrusafaka Istanbul 67-59 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2017-18/darussafaka-istanbul-lokomotiv-kuban-krasnodar/U2017/184/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Darussafaka Istanbul

#### Champ: Darussafaka Istanbul

### EuroCup Finals 2017

Valencia and Malaga, Spain

Game 1, [Valencia Basket 68-62 Unicaja Malaga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2016-17/valencia-basket-unicaja-malaga/U2016/184/#boxscore)

Game 2, [Unicaja Malaga 79-71 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2016-17/unicaja-malaga-valencia-basket/U2016/185/#boxscore)

Game 3, [Valencia Basket 58-63 Unicaja Malaga](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2016-17/valencia-basket-unicaja-malaga/U2016/186/)

Finals MVP: Alberto Diaz, Unicaja Malaga

#### Champ: Unicaja Malaga

### EuroCup Finals 2016

Strasbourg, France and Istanbul, Turkey

Game 1, [Strasbourg 66-62 Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2015-16/strasbourg-galatasaray-odeabank-istanbul/U2015/305/#boxscore)

Game 2, [Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 78-67 Strasbourg](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2015-16/galatasaray-odeabank-istanbul-strasbourg/U2015/306/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Stephane Lasme, Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul

#### Champ: Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul

### EuroCup Finals 2015

Las Palmas, Spain and Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Game 1, [Herbalife Gran Canaria 66-91 Khimki Moscow Region](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2014-15/herbalife-gran-canaria-khimki-moscow-region/U2014/305/#boxscore)

Game 2, [Khimki Moscow Region 83-64 Herbalife Gran Canaria](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2014-15/khimki-moscow-region-herbalife-gran-canaria/U2014/306/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Tyrese Rice, Khimki Moscow Region

#### Champ: Khimki Moscow Region

### EuroCup Finals 2014

Valencia, Spain and Kazan, Russian Federation

Game 1, [Valencia Basket 80-67 UNICS Kazan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2013-14/valencia-basket-club-unics-kazan/U2013/365/#boxscore)

Game 2, [UNICS Kazan 73-85 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2013-14/unics-kazan-valencia-basket-club/U2013/366/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Justin Doellman, Valencia Basket

#### Champ: Valencia Basket

### EuroCup Final 2013

RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium

Game, [Uxue Bilbao 64-75 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2012-13/uxue-bilbao-lokomotiv-kuban-krasnodar/U2012/157/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Richard Hendrix, Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

#### Champ: Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar

### EuroCup Final 2012

Basketball Center of Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Game, [Khimki Moscow Region 77-68 Valencia Basket](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2011-12/khimki-moscow-region-valencia-basket/U2011/156/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Zoran Planinic, Khimki Moscow Region

#### Champ: Khimki Moscow Region

### EuroCup Final 2011

Palaverde in Treviso, Italy

Game, [UNICS Kazan 92-77 Cajasol Seville](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2010-11/unics-kazan-cajasol-seville/U2010/156/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Marko Popovic, UNICS Kazan

#### Champ: UNICS Kazan

### EuroCup Final 2010

Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria, Spain

Game, [ALBA Berlin 44-67 Power Electronics Valencia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2009-10/alba-berlin-power-electronics-valencia/U2009/156/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Matt Nielsen, Power Electronics Valencia

#### Champ: Power Electronics Valencia

### EuroCup Final 2009

[**Final Eight 2009**](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?round=15&season=U2008) Palasport Olimpico in Turin, Italy

Game, [Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 80-74 Khimki Moscow Region](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2008-09/lietuvos-rytas-vilnius-khimki-moscow-region/U2008/151/#boxscore)

Final Eight MVP: Marijonas Petravicius, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

#### Champ: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

### EuroCup Final 2008

[**Final Eight 2008**](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?round=17&season=U2007) Palavela Arena in Turin, Italy

Game, Akasvayu Girona 54-79 DKV Joventut Badalona

Final Eight MVP: Rudy Fernandez, DKV Joventut Badalona

#### Champ: DKV Joventut Badalona

### EuroCup Final 2007

Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium

Game, [Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 75-87 Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2006-07/lietuvos-rytas-vilnius-real-madrid/U2006/149/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Charles Smith, Real Madrid

#### Champ: Real Madrid

### EuroCup Final 2006

Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium

Game, [Aris Thessaloniki 60-73 Dynamo Moscow](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2005-06/aris-thessaloniki-dynamo-moscow/U2005/149/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Ruben Douglas, Dynamo Moscow

#### Champ: Dynamo Moscow

### EuroCup Final 2005

Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium

Game, [Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 78-74 Makedonikos Kozani](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2004-05/lietuvos-rytas-vilnius-makedonikos-kozani/U2004/239/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Robertas Javtokas, Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

#### Champ: Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius

### EuroCup Final 2004

Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium

Game, [Real Madrid 73-82 Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2003-04/real-madrid-hapoel-migdal-jerusalem/U2003/209/#boxscore)

Final MVP: Kelly McCarty, Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem

#### Champ: Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem

### EuroCup Final 2003

Valencia, Spain and Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Game 1, [KRKA Novo Mesto 78-90 Pamesa Valencia](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2002-03/krka-novo-mesto-pamesa-valencia/U2002/149/#boxscore)

Game 2, [Pamesa Valencia 78-76 KRKA Novo Mesto](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/2002-03/pamesa-valencia-krka-novo-mesto/U2002/150/#boxscore)

Finals MVP: Dejan Tomasevic, Pamesa Valencia

#### Champ: Pamesa Valencia

<table class="table">
    <thead>

        <tr>
            <th><div align="left">Titles</div></th>
            <th> <div align="left">Team</div></th>
            <th><div align="left">Country</div></th>
            <th><div align="left">Finals</div></th>
            <th><div align="left">Years <br />
            </div></th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
         <tr>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>&nbsp;</td>
          <td>(titles won in bold)</td>
        </tr>
		<tr>
            <td><div align="center">4</div></td>
            <td><strong>Valencia Basket</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">6</div></td>
            <td><p><strong>2019</strong>, 2017, <strong>2014</strong>, <br />2012, <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>2003</strong> </p></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">2</div></td>
            <td><strong>Khimki Moscow Region</strong></td>
            <td>Russian Federation</td>
            <td><div align="center">3</div></td>
            <td><strong>2015</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>, 2009 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">2</div></td>
            <td><strong>Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius </strong></td>
            <td>Lithuania</td>
            <td><div align="center">3</div></td>
            <td><strong>2009</strong>, 2007, <strong>2005</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>UNICS Kazan</strong></td>
            <td>Russian Federation</td>
            <td><div align="center">3</div></td>
            <td>2014, <strong>2011</strong>, 2021 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar</strong></td>
            <td>Russian Federation</td>
            <td><div align="center">2</div></td>
            <td><strong>2013</strong>, 2018 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Real Madrid</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">2</div></td>
            <td><strong>2007</strong>, 2004 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Virtus Segafredo Bologna</strong></td>
            <td>Italy</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2022</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>AS Monaco</strong></td>
            <td>Principality of Monaco</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2021</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Darussafaka Istanbul</strong></td>
            <td>Turkey</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2018</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Unicaja Malaga</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2017</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Galatasaray Istanbul</strong></td>
            <td>Turkey</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2016</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Joventut Badalona</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2008</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Dynamo Moscow</strong></td>
            <td>Russian Federation</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2006</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>Hapoel Jerusalem</strong></td>
            <td>Israel</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td><strong>2004</strong> </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>ALBA Berlin</strong></td>
            <td>Germany</td>
            <td><div align="center">2</div></td>
            <td>2019, 2010 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Frutti Extra Bursaspor</strong></td>
            <td>Turkey</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2022 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Strasbourg</strong></td>
            <td>France</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2016 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Gran Canaria</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2015 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Bilbao Basket</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2013 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Baloncesto Sevilla</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2011 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>CB Girona</strong></td>
            <td>Spain</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2008 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Aris Thessaloniki</strong></td>
            <td>Greece</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2006 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Makedonikos</strong></td>
            <td>Greece</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2005 </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td><div align="center">-</div></td>
            <td><strong>Krka Novo Mesto</strong></td>
            <td>Slovenia</td>
            <td><div align="center">1</div></td>
            <td>2003 </td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

Since 2003, winning the 7DAYS EuroCup title has been synonymous with joining the true elite of European club basketball, complete with entry the next season into the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Check out the roll-call of EuroCup champions!

7DAYS EuroCup champions (2003-2022)

Virtus Segafredo Bologna champ Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Look back at all the action in the final by checking out the best photos!

EuroCup Final: Top 10 photos

Isaia Cordinier and David Dudzinski - Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs. Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Mam Jaiteh - Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Onuralp Bitim - Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Milos Teodosic - Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Andrew Andrews and Kyle Weems battle for the ball.

Daniel Hackett - Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Derek Needham - Frutti Extra Bursaspor

John Holland - Frutti Extra Bursaspor

Tornike Shengelia - Virtus Segafredo Bologna

Virtus Segafredo Bologna made history by topping Frutti Extra Bursaspor and becoming the first Italian team ever to win the 7DAYS EuroCup title.  Look back at all the action in the EuroCup Finals in Bologna by checking out the best photos!

Andrew Andrews - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Isaia Cordinier - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

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

Onuralp Bitim - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Milos Teodosic - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Daniel Hackett - Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Derek Needham - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

John Holland - Frutti Extra Bursaspor - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Tornike Shengelia 2- Virtus Segafredo Bologna - Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Promitheas Patras announced that it has signed [Marcus Foster](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/marcus-franklee-foster/010386/) for the remainder of the season and for the 2022-23 campaign. Foster arrives from Rio Grande Valley of the G-League, where he averaged 12.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists in helping the team win the title. He returns to Greece after playing for Panathinaikos OPAP Athens during the 2020-21 campaign. Foster has also played for Turk Telekom Ankara in Turkey, Hapoel UNET Holon in Israel, Champville in Lebanon and Wonju DB Promy in South Korea. He was a two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection while playing for Creighton University.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Παίκτης του Προμηθέα ο Marcus Foster!<br>Διαβάστε περισσότερα: <a href="https://t.co/0I0APFWHXl">https://t.co/0I0APFWHXl</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheasbc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheasbc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/promitheaspatras?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#promitheaspatras</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ourpowerfulfamily?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ourpowerfulfamily</a> <a href="https://t.co/v5B9xbdVzG">pic.twitter.com/v5B9xbdVzG</a></p>&mdash; Promitheas Patras BC (@promitheasbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/promitheasbc/status/1527212873625264129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Promitheas brings in scorer Foster

Kyle Weems, Virtus: 'It's been a crazy, crazy ride'

I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. For a looong time. My EuroCup blog has been going on for a long time, since my first son was born. And I remember I talked about it in one of our first blogs, so it's just crazy to see it kind of come full circle. I was disappointed that year as Strasbourg dropped out of the EuroLeague down to the EuroCup in the last year of that style of competition. I thought we had a real chance. We were up by 8 points against Galatasaray and we only ended up winning that game, that first leg, by 4. So we knew going to their place in front of a sold-out Abdi Ipecki Arena, it was going to be very difficult. To lose that game was very disappointing, but I knew one day hopefully I would be able to come back to this competition and be able to compete at a high level. I felt like I did that in Tofas, but obviously, we didn't make the Top 16. And then I came here to Virtus with a big club, big roster, with a lot of good names and great quality in the roster. The pandemic happened, and then obviously last year we brought back that same roster, plus a couple more pieces, but then lost after being up 1-0 against Kazan.

But this year we had a better finish and finally went all the way. We are EuroCup champions. I am really, really grateful and very humbled. I'm just glad that I was able to stick to it and keep going. And the feeling is great. I have to say I am especially happy for our fans. I'm not sure if I have told you, but I have told a lot of reporters in the past: Virtus fans have a special place in my heart. When I lost my father to lung cancer a couple of years ago, they were super supportive - signs, messages on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook. They flooded my inbox, no matter how they could do it, and the support and the cheers are something that I can never pay them back. Playing in front of them, wearing a Virtus jersey, I always want to play to the best of my ability, play to the best of my energy, enthusiasm, because they are truly great fans.

"Virtus fans have a special place in my heart. When I lost my father to lung cancer a couple of years ago, they were super supportive"

They really love the game. They love Virtus and the city of Bologna. So I just try to reciprocate that and give them the same energy that they give us. And I think yesterday it was a huge factor for us in some key moments in the game. Bursaspor is a great team. There were a couple of times they fought back within 9. Then they fought back within 5, 6, 7, and each time we made a big play, the crowd was crazy and enormous. Belinelli hit a three to go up 11 and Milos hit another three to go up 14 at different points of the game. They deserved that and they were great. I'm glad that we were able to give them that type of game in front of a packed house.

Of course, we celebrated a lot in the locker room. It was great, honestly, and the reason why I feel like it was great is for guys that a lot of people might think I'm crazy. But it was great for guys like Michele Ruzzier, Marco Ceron, who come to practice every single day and they don't get a lot of action in time in the game, but each and every day they come and they are ready and prepared. The same with Nico Mannion, who has had a tough year. They practice hard and play hard whenever they come into the game. Their attitude is great. I have the utmost respect for those guys.

Kyle Weems (11 points) Highlights vs. Frutti Extra Bursaspor, 05/11/2022

Kyle Weems 11 points Highlights vs Frutti Extra Bursaspo

And then on the flip side, you've got guys like Ekpe Udoh, who has been at the top level in Europe and also in the NBA. Him going down with a season-ending injury was really tough for our team, but a lot of people also forget how tough it is for him as an individual. It hurt me to see him go down because I know the type of player and person he is, but whenever he came back from rehabbing in the States, his energy and his enthusiasm and his leadership have been felt every single day. And I'm just so happy that he and Awudu Abass, who also had a season-ending injury, were able to feel that energy, feel that passion, because they were important, even though they physically couldn't be out there with us, their talks, their leadership, the way that they communicate with us and communicate with the coaching staff, it was very, very pivotal in the way that we kind of turned our season around in mid-March.

We were one of the favorites since the start of the season and ended up going all the way. It is great, strictly because the city was expecting it, the club was expecting it. Our coaching staff was kind of expecting it, too, but you got to put it all together. You have to have a little bit of luck. You have to have good health - and when I say good health, I mean good health at the right time. You can't be healthy all year and then deal with injuries at the wrong time. You've got to be healthy at the right time. I think we all continued to buy into what Coach Sergio was selling and that was share the ball, be physical, play good defense and play for one another, be selfless. And I felt like we did that. It's good to kind of overcome that pressure, if you want to call it pressure, because a lot of people in this competition, especially in the do-or-die games, they failed, so I'm just happy that we were able to come out on top.

"I'm excited about the future of our club because they deserve to be there, in the EuroLeague."

It's been a crazy, crazy ride. And now, I am going back to the EuroLeague. I have always felt like, in a sense, that I have kind of belonged, but I know that God has his own way of working things out. And also I believe in the basketball gods. I know I might sound crazy, but the basketball gods reward you in a weird and mysterious way when you put the work in and you just keep going and keep going, hitting the nail on the head. That's what I have been trying to do these last few years, ever since I left Strasbourg - and it's a blessing.

But it's not about me. I'm excited about the future of our club because they deserve to be there, in the EuroLeague. They have wanted to be there since I have been here. Now that we finally kind of punched that ticket and made it official, I'm really excited for them and I'm excited for our coaching staff and our teammates for all the hard work that has been put in.

Days after Virtus Segafredo Bologna lifted the 7DAYS EuroCup trophy, Kyle Weems touches base to remember the experience and also look ahead to the future. A future in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.

Kyle Weems - Virtus Segafredo Bologna champ Final Bologna 2022 - EC21-Final

Virtus won its first-ever 7DAYS EuroCup title, but it wasn't easy. Despite Virtus leading almost all the way, Frutti Extra Bursaspor got within 64-59 early in the fourth quarter. In the final 7 minutes, however, Birtus outhustled its opponent, led by EuroCup MVP Mam Jaiteh and Kyle Weems. 

Jaiteh, Weems provided late answers for Virtus

Once Bursaspor made it a five-point game, Virtus head coach Sergio Scariolo called timeout and one of the key plays of the game took place. Marco Belinelli missed from downtown, Kevin Hervey grabbed a long rebound and shot the ball straight away, but missed. Belinelli gave Virtus a third chance to score and Hervey downed a critical jumper. After an offensive rebound allowed Jaiteh to score around the basket, Shengelia soon added a big basket off the baseline for a 70-60 Virtus lead. 

As always in the second part of the season, Bursaspor fought until the end, staying within 76-67 with 3 minutes left. Metin Turen missed a wide-open three-point shot, Jaiteh grabbed the rebound and soon got the ball back from Milos Teodosic to throw it down. Virtus needed stops in key moments and Weems provided them with a couple of critical blocks on Andrew Andrews. The second one, a wild chase-down block off the glass, allowed Teodosic to score at the other end and seal the outcome, 80-67. In fact, neither team scored after that, so the outcome was completely sealed.

Mam Jaiteh and Kyle Weems played a key role for Virtus Segafredo Bologna in the 7DAYS EuroCup Final against Frutti Extra Bursaspor.

Jaiteh, Weems made the difference

Jaiteh finished the game with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Weems had 13 points, 4 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks, which also tied for the second-most ever in the finals. Until now, Weems had 29 blocks in 79 EuroCup career games, but just like Jaiteh, he stepped up at the right time.        

"We had some ups and downs in the game, but we always respected them and we knew that until the clock stopped, we couldn't relax," Jaiteh said. "So we're very proud. Very happy. I have no words; I'm just truly happy. I hope this feeling lasts forever."

Virtus Segafredo Bologna v Frutti Extra Bursaspor (2022-05-11T18:30:00.000Z)

Trento, Forray agree on new deal

Dolomiti Energia Trento and captain [Toto Forray](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/toto-forray/006382/) will continue together for a couple more seasons as they agreed to extend their relationship until the end of the 2023-24 season. Forray (1.87 meters, 26 years old) arrived to Trento in February of 2011 and has played there since. He has defended the Trento jersey in six 7DAYS EuroCup editions since 2015, with a total 95 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals. "It makes me happy that I can continue to defend this club and this jersey" Forray said. "I feel like I am from Trento. I am proud to have stayed here for so long and this is fantastic news for both me and my family."

A strong start and an even better finish paved the way for Virtus Segafredo Bologna to claim the 2021-22 7DAYS EuroCup crown and earn the right to be in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. 

Telling numbers: Virtus started and finished strong 

Virtus used an outstanding first quarter to take a double-digit lead, 25-12, and never trailed after that. Virtus made 5 of 10 two-pointers (50%) and 3 of 5 three-pointers (60%) in the opening 10 minutes while holding Bursaspor to much lower percentages (33.3% 2FG, 28.6% 3FG). Virtus also outrebounded its opponent 11-5, including 5 offensive boards, and collected 5 steals. Bursaspor finished the first quarter with 7 turnovers and no steals. All that led to a remarkable difference in the teams' numbers; Virtus had a PIR of 37 after one quarter and Bursaspor only had a PIR of 1. 

Marko Belinelli made the difference with 7 unanswered points late in the first quarter. Bursaspor did not leave the game and rallied to within 64-59 early in the fourth quarter. In the end, Virtus's hustle and deeper bench paid off. The visitors finished the game with 13 bench points - 10 from John Holland and a triple by Omer Utku Al. Three Virtus bench players - Jakarr Sampson, Belinelli and Kevin Hervey - combined for 27 points. 

The difference in turnovers was not that great, but what they did with them was. Bursaspor finished the game with 14 turnovers and Virtus with 10. However, Bursaspor only had 2 steals and Virtus had 8. The home team turned Bursaspor's 14 turnovers into 24 points and the visitors cashed in only 7 points from Virtus's turnovers. Nine different players combined for 22 Virtus assists led by Alessandro Pajola with 6. No Bursaspor player had more than 3 assists and the team compiled just 11. 

Virtus outrebounded Bursaspor by 44-30, including 17 offensive rebounds. The hosts scored 17 second-chance points, which were 11 more than Bursaspor. The visitors only grabbed 56.4% of the rebounds under their own rim. On the other side of the floor, Virtus pulled down 77.1% of all boards under its basket.

Virtus Segafredo Bologna champ Final Bologna 2022 5- EC21-Final

Teodosic was the man of the moment from right after tip-off, when he fired in his first shot of the night from three-point distance, until Virtus had wrapped its arms around the trophy with an 80-67 victory over visiting Frutti Extra Bursaspor of Turkey.

Teodosic would score 8 of his floor-high 21 points in that first quarter, which Virtus won 25-12, a margin that ended up mirroring the final score. Bursaspor matched the hosts through the final three quarters but could not overcome the hot start of Virtus. Teodosic made sure of that with 8 more points in the third quarter, including a pair of three-pointers in less than a minute that ran the difference to a high of 58-43. When Bursaspor drew within 75-67 with 3 minutes left to play, Teodosic returned to the court to dish his third and last assist and make his fourth two-pointer in as many tries, which proved to be the game's final basket.

Milos Teodosic | Finals MVP | 7DAYS EuroCup

The 35-year-old former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion and MVP will now have a chance to return to Europe's premier club competition for the first time since 2017. It will be the first time Virtus plays in the EuroLeague since 2008.

"Last year when we lost the semifinal, that hurt us. And this season, in the beginning, we were struggling with COVID and a lot of injuries. I believe this is the first game in the season that we have everyone healthy," Teodosic said after the victory. "So, we really improved during the season and in the crucial moments of the season we started playing really as a team, defensively and offensively. That Danny \[Hackett\] and Toko \[Shengelia\] came to the team also helped us a lot. So, I am really proud of the last two-and-a-half or three years here. We were improving every year. I believe this is the result of the improvement of the last three years since I came, and I hope that we are going to keep improving."

The EuroCup Finals MVP honor is another in a long list of accolades for Teodosic, most of them in the EuroLeague, where he was a six-time All-EuroLeague selection and named to that competition's All-Decade Team for 2010 to 2020. With Virtus, he has been the EuroCup Regular Season MVP in each of the last two seasons, and in both cases was a member of the All-EuroCup First Team. Last season, he led Virtus to its first Italian League title in 20 years.

The three-year quest for glory of Virtus Segafredo Bologna ended in the ultimate triumph on Wednesday with the leader of that quest, veteran point guard Milos Teodosic, voted by attending media as the MVP of the 7DAYS EuroCup Final before an adoring home crowd in Basket City.

Milos Teodosic voted EuroCup Final MVP!

Virtus became the first Italian team to ever win the competition, lifted its sixth continental trophy and earned the right to play in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. Virtus finished the season on a seven-game winning streak. Milos Teodosic led the winners with 21 points to earn EuroCup Finals MVP honors. Kyle Weems and Mam Jaiteh each scored 13, Marco Belinelli had 12 and Jakarr Sampson 11 for Virtus. Jaiteh, the EuroCup MVP, added 10 rebounds and Weems blocked 4 shots. David Dudzinski paced Bursaspor with 14 points, Onuralp Bitim scored 12 and Derek Needham and Kevarrius Hayes each had 11 for the visitors.