2022–23 EuroLeague Women


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The 2022–23 EuroLeague Women was the 65th edition of the European women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA, and the 26th edition since being rebranded as the EuroLeague Women.

EuroLeague Women
Season2022–23
DatesQualifying:
11–19 October 2022
Regular Season:
26 October 2022 – 1 March 2023
Quarterfinals:
14–22 March 2023
Final Four:
14–16 April 2023
Games played127
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 20
Regular season
Season MVPBelgium Emma Meesseman (Fenerbahçe)
Finals
ChampionsTurkey Fenerbahçe (1st title)
  Runners-upTurkey ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.
Third placeItaly Beretta Famila Schio
Fourth placeCzech Republic ZVVZ USK Praha
Final Four MVPUnited States Breanna Stewart (Fenerbahçe)
Statistical leaders
Points United States Megan Gustafson 22.6
Rebounds United States Stephanie Mavunga 12.5
Assists United States Erica Wheeler 7.4
Index Rating United States Megan Gustafson 25.5
Records
Biggest home winFenerbahçe 111–61 BC Polkowice
(4 January 2023)
Biggest away winKSC Szekszárd 56–95 ZVVZ USK Praha
(4 January 2023)
Highest scoringKSC Szekszárd 103–101 Fenerbahçe
(2 November 2022)
Highest attendance7,000
ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 84–56 Tango Bourges Basket
(14 March 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance100
Olympiacos 87–68 KSC Szekszárd
(25 January 2023)
Olympiacos 54–85 ZVVZ USK Praha
(22 February 2023)[1]
Attendance205,809 (1,621 per game)

Fenerbahçe won its first championship after defeating ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 99–60 in the all-Turkish final, having participated in the Final Four nine times to date.[2][3]

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: EuroLeague Women title holders; EC: EuroCup Women title holders).
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Regular season
  ZVVZ USK Praha (1st)   Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen (1st)
  Tango Bourges BasketEC (1st)   Perfumerías Avenida (1st)
  Basket Landes (CW, 4th)[6]   Valencia Basket (2nd)
  Sopron BasketTH (1st)   Fenerbahçe (1st)
  KSC Szekszárd (2nd)   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. (2nd)
  Beretta Famila Schio (1st)   BC Polkowice (1st)
  Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2nd)
Qualifying round
Conference 1 Conference 2
  Botaş SK (6th)   ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq (3rd)
  ACS Sepsi SIC (1st)   Spar Girona (3rd)
  Crvena zvezda (1st)
  Olympiacos (1st)
  Elitzur Ramla (1st)
  Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc (3rd)
Referees of the 2022–23 season1
  •   Igor Esteve
  •   Goran Sljivić
  •   Alakbar Hasanov
  •   Haris Bijedić
  •   Hrvoje Ćavar
  •   Bojan Jovanić
  •   Goran Stojančević
  •   Vladimir Zanev
  •   Alfred Jovović
  •   Josip Mikulić
  •   Nikola Perlić
  •   Jelena Tomić
  •   Maria Ignatiou
  •   Jan Baloun
  •   Petr Hruša
  •   Martin Kučírek
  •   Veronika Vávrová
  •   Andrada Monika Csender
  •   Rune Ressel Larsen
  •   Mart Uuehendrik
  •   Karol Kowalski
  •   Ville Selkee
  •   Laure Coanus
  •   Amel Dahra
  •   Alexandre Maret
  •   Marion Ortis
  •   Armin Mutapčić
  •   James Kerry Dominique
  •   Simon Unsworth
  •   Stylianos Simeonidis
  •   Nikolaos Tziopanos
  •   Dimitrios Zacharis
  •   Gellért Kapitány
  •   Viktor Nagy
  •   Cecília Tóth
  •   Emma Perry
  •   Nir Meirson
  •   Valerio Grigioni
  •   Alessandro Perciavalle
  •   Xhelal Mumini
  •   Einārs Tukišs
  •   Juozas Barkauskas
  •   Aurimas Borusas
  •   Gintaras Vitkauskas
  •   Nataša Dragojević
  •   Mladen Lučić
  •   Ivana Radinović
  •   Suzana Vujičić
  •   Zoran Mitrovski
  •   Tomi Panov
  •   Tijmen Last
  •   Bert van Slooten
  •   Nikola Bejat
  •   Paulina Gajdosz
  •   Łukasz Jankowski
  •   Ewa Matuszewska
  •   José Pedroso
  •   Sonia Teixeira
  •   Alin Faur
  •   Amalia Marchiş
  •   Dragoş Nicolae
  •   Alexandra Stan
  •   Ciprian Stoica
  •   Ivana Ivanović
  •   Nemanja Ninković
  •   Petar Pešić
  •   Jelena Smiljanić
  •   Pavel Fuska
  •   Peter Ženiš
  •   Goran Grbić
  •   Nace Mohorič
  •   Diana Lapanović
  •   Primož Pipan
  •   Yasmina Alcaraz
  •   Esperanza Mendoza
  •   Javier Torres
  •   Çisil Güngör
  •   Özge Şentürk
  •   Sinem Tetik
  •   Vladyslav Isachenko
Notes
1. ^ Every BCL official is eligible to referee the EuroLeague Women.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq   112–123   Spar Girona (Q) 69–57 43–66

Source: FIBA
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Qualifying Tournament A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification OLY SEP CZV
1   Olympiacos (Q) 2 2 0 157 114 +43 4 Regular season 73–54
2   ACS Sepsi SIC 2 1 1 137 136 +1 3 EuroCup Women 83–63
3   Crvena zvezda (H) 2 0 2 123 167 −44 2 60–84

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Qualifying Tournament B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MIS RAM BOT
1   Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc (H, Q) 2 2 0 155 108 +47 4 Regular season 75–54
2   Elitzur Ramla 2 1 1 126 144 −18 3 EuroCup Women 54–80
3   Botaş SK 2 0 2 118 147 −29 2 64–72

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification FEN USK VAL TBB POL VIR KSC OLY
1   Fenerbahçe 14 12 2 1209 1003 +206 26 Advance to quarterfinals — 82–72 93–61 83–64 111–61 95–73 91–71 95–89
2   ZVVZ USK Praha 14 10 4 1119 935 +184 24 66–73 — 75–82 65–57 80–83 71–50 82–71 95–63
3   Valencia Basket 14 9 5 998 972 +26 23 66–72 76–83 — 76–68 69–64 73–71 74–59 65–55
4   Tango Bourges Basket 14 8 6 996 969 +27 22 79–90 70–73 70–68 — 62–63 79–74 83–62 67–61
5   BC Polkowice 14 8 6 1030 1039 −9 22 73–46 57–92 76–73 66–75 — 69–88 89–56 76–52
6   Virtus Segafredo Bologna 14 5 9 1031 1036 −5 19 67–85 61–85 73–75 61–64 89–76 — 89–59 92–69
7   KSC Szekszárd 14 3 11 947 1170 −223 17 103–101 56–95 54–75 61–77 76–94 73–64 — 78–69
8   Olympiacos 14 1 13 915 1121 −206 15 58–92 54–85 59–65 66–81 70–83 63–79 87–68 —

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification MER SCH AVE SOP GIR MIS BLAN MEC
1   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 14 10 4 986 941 +45 24 Advance to quarterfinals — 79–67 85–80 50–75 64–50 77–58 75–59 69–62
2   Beretta Famila Schio 14 10 4 1025 963 +62 24 76–72 — 71–54 81–50 70–65 90–82 85–71 74–70
3   Perfumerías Avenida 14 9 5 1012 919 +93 23 83–66 61–72 — 74–61 74–63 94–52 81–57 79–72
4   Sopron Basket 14 8 6 924 888 +36 22 51–44 80–61 53–75 — 62–60 75–65 59–62 71–64
5   Spar Girona 14 7 7 924 879 +45 21 73–75 83–63 74–48 63–60 — 58–64 65–54 71–59
6   Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc 14 6 8 962 1022 −60 20 77–78 65–63 61–70 77–75 56–74 — 67–58 79–78
7   Basket Landes 14 4 10 870 973 −103 18 61–68 58–78 71–64 50–61 53–58 72–63 — 68–78
8   Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 14 2 12 956 1074 −118 16 69–84 73–74 61–75 62–91 77–67 60–96 71–76 —

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Fenerbahçe   2–0   Sopron Basket 82–62 82–62 –
Beretta Famila Schio   2–1   Valencia Basket 75–63 75–80 62–53
ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.   2–1   Tango Bourges Basket 84–56 75–76 91–63
ZVVZ USK Praha   2–1   Perfumerías Avenida 77–56 71–73 OT 74–66
SemifinalsFinal
      
14 April
  Fenerbahçe77
16 April
  Beretta Famila Schio70
  Fenerbahçe99
14 April
  ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.60
  ZVVZ USK Praha58
  ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.78
Third place
16 April
  Beretta Famila Schio59
  ZVVZ USK Praha56
2022–23 EuroLeague Women Champions
 
Fenerbahçe
First title

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

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All-EuroLeague Teams

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First Team Second Team
  Chelsea Gray   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld.   Alina Iagupova   Fenerbahçe
  Yvonne Anderson   Tango Bourges Basket   Marina Mabrey   Beretta Famila Schio
  Breanna Stewart   Fenerbahçe   Jelena Brooks   Sopron Basket
  Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha   Raquel Carrera   Valencia Basket
  Emma Meesseman   Fenerbahçe   Mariella Fasoula   Perfumerías Avenida

Defensive Player of the Year

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Young Player of the Year

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Regular season
Round Player Team PIR Ref.
1   Stephanie Mavunga   BC Polkowice 37 [9]
2   Megan Gustafson   Olympiacos 34 [10]
3   Megan Gustafson (2)   Olympiacos 38 [11]
4   Stephanie Mavunga (2)   BC Polkowice 36 [12]
5   Brionna Jones   ZVVZ USK Praha 31 [13]
6   María Conde   ZVVZ USK Praha 33 [14]
7   Chelsea Gray   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 32 [15]
8   Emma Meesseman   Fenerbahçe 31 [16]
9   Breanna Stewart   Fenerbahçe 41 [17]
10   Breanna Stewart (2)   Fenerbahçe 31 [18]
  Arella Guirantes   Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc
  Cheridene Green   Aluinvent DVTK Miskolc
11   Megan Gustafson (3)   Olympiacos 37 [19]
12   Queralt Casas   Valencia Basket 28 [20]
13   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha 28 [21]
14   Kayla Alexander   Tango Bourges Basket 34 [22]
Playoffs
Round Player Team PIR Ref.
1   Brionna Jones (2)   ZVVZ USK Praha 28 [23]
2   Raquel Carrera   Valencia Basket 33 [24]
3   Chelsea Gray (2)   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 35 [25]
Month Player Team Ref.
2022
November   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha [26]
December   Stephanie Mavunga   BC Polkowice [27]
2023
January   Emma Meesseman   Fenerbahçe [28]
February   Kitija Laksa   Virtus Segafredo Bologna [29]
March   Emma Meesseman   Fenerbahçe [30]

Individual statistics

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Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.   Megan Gustafson   Olympiacos 16 408 25.5
2.   Breanna Stewart   Fenerbahçe 11 279 25.4
3.   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha 19 469 24.7

Source: FIBA EuroLeague Women

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.   Megan Gustafson   Olympiacos 16 361 22.6
2.   Breanna Stewart   Fenerbahçe 11 239 21.7
3.   Morgan Bertsch   Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 14 242 17.3

Source: FIBA EuroLeague Women

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.   Stephanie Mavunga   BC Polkowice 11 137 12.5
2.   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha 19 210 11.1
3.   Ziomara Morrison   Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen 14 142 10.1

Source: FIBA EuroLeague Women

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.   Erica Wheeler   BC Polkowice 10 74 7.4
2.   Ágnes Studer   KSC Szekszárd 13 84 6.5
3.   Chelsea Gray   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 15 94 6.3

Source: FIBA EuroLeague Women

Rank Name Team Games Blocks BPG
1.   Elizabeth Williams   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 11 26 2.4
5.   Stephanie Mavunga   BC Polkowice 11 21 1.9
3.   Ezi Magbegor   Sopron Basket 16 28 1.8

Source: FIBA EuroLeague Women

Category Player Team Games Average
Steals   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha 19 2.2
Turnovers   Weronika Gajda   BC Polkowice 14 4.8
Fouls drawn   Ágnes Studer   KSC Szekszárd 13 3.7
Minutes   Alyssa Thomas   ZVVZ USK Praha 19 36:16
FT %   DeWanna Bonner   ÇBK Mersin Yenişehir Bld. 12 91.5%
2-Point %   Emma Meesseman   Fenerbahçe 15 64.9%
3-Point %   Marie Gülich   Valencia Basket 16 51.5%
Category Team Average
Rating   Fenerbahçe 107.7
Points   Fenerbahçe 86.1
Rebounds   ZVVZ USK Praha 43.8
Assists   Fenerbahçe 23.7
Steals   Fenerbahçe 12.1
Blocks   Valencia Basket 4.2
Turnovers   BC Polkowice 17.9
FT %   KSC Szekszárd 81.4%
2-Point %   Fenerbahçe 51.6%
3-Point %   Perfumerías Avenida 37.6%
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