On Friday, in the coach’s room of the ULEB, a drawing for the second eliminatory stage of the cup took place. BC Khimki’s opponent in the 1/8 final will be one of the tournament’s most famous clubs, Belgrade’s
Crvena Zvezda. The first 1/8 game will play out on 30 January in the Serbian capital. The Russian teams drew up the other two favorite teams of the cup: Real Madrid and Siena’s Montepaschi.
It is worth mentioning that the MVP for the regular trophy, Milan Gurovic is on the roster for the 15-time winner of the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia-Serbia & Montenegro Championship, 6-time champion of the National Cup, titleholder of the Cup of Cups 74. This small forward scores an average 27 points per game in the Euro League Cup.
1/8 | | 1/4 | | 1/2 | | Final | | 1/2 | | 1/4 | | 1/8 |
30.01,13.02 | | 27.02, 06.03 | | 13, 20.03 | | 10.04 | | 13, 20.03 | | 27.02, 06.03 | | 30.01,13.02 |
FMP, Serbia | | | | | | | | | | | | Real Madrid, Spain |
| H | | | | | | | | L | |
Grand Canary, Spain | | | | | | | | Alba Germany |
| | | P | | | | R | | | |
Ventspils, Latvia | | | | | | | | BC Khimki, Russia |
| I | | | | M | |
Hapoel J, Israel | | | | | | | | C Zvezda, Serbia |
| | | | | 1 — 2 | | | | | |
Nancy, France | | | | | | | | | | UNICS, Russia |
| J | | | | | | N | |
Strasbourg, France | | | | | | Hemofarm Serbia |
| | | Q | | S | | | |
L. Rytas, Lithuania | | | | | | | | | | Montepaschi Italy |
| K | | | | | | O | |
Snaidero, Italy | | | | | | | | | | PAOK, Greece |
It's also interesting to note that both Russian teams in the 1/8 finals play against Serbian teams, while the French in the first stage won't have to even change countries. In the regular stage of the Cup, the groups are as follows:
Group A: Lietuvos Rytas (Vilnius, Lithuania): 1, SLUG Nancy (France): 2, Hemofarm (Belgrade, Serbia): 3, Group Dunas (Gran Canaria, Spain): 4.
Group B: FMP Zeleznik (Belgrade, Serbia): 1, BC Ventspils (Latvia): 2, IG Strasbourg (France): 3, Snaidero (Udine, Italy): 4.
Group C: Montepaschi (Siena, Italy):1, BC Khimki (Moscow Region, Russia): 2, Hapoel (Jerusalem, Israel): 3, Alba (Berlin, Germany): 4.
Group D: Real (Madrid, Spain):1, UNICS (Kazan, Russia): 2, Crvena Zvezda (Belgrade, Serbia): 3, PAOK (Saloniki, Greece): 4.