Euroleague: Partizan in the 2nd Hat
BC Partizan, the Champions of Serbia, are seeded for the second hat for the draw of the group phase of the Euroleague season 2009/2010 that is scheduled for July 8 in Barcelona.
BC Partizan is seeded for the second hat for the second consecutive year, this time in company with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Tau Ceramica, and Italian Montepaschi Sienna.
The first phase is organized in four groups with six teams each, altogether twenty four teams.
The first hat brings us competitors of the last Final4- European champions Panathinaikos, vice-champions CSKA, Barcelona and Olympiakos.
In the third hat are Partizan’s rivals of the last season Armani Jeans, Unicaja, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Cibona Zagreb.
In the fourth hat are also Partizan’s last season rivals Lottomatica and Efes Pilsen with Fenerbahce and Prokom.
In the fifth hat are Žalgiris, Lietuvos Ritas, Olimpija and Himki, while the sixth hat brings us names of Oldenburg, Asvel and two qualifiers.
The last season was marked by one of the best season performances of the black and whites in the Euroleague. Partizan fought for the place in Top 8 for the second year in a row but ran onto CSKA Moscow in the quarter finals and got eliminated. Fans will always remember incredible wins against Real Madrid, Unicaja, Lottomatica, Armani Jeans, Panathinaikos, CSKA and others.
Moreover, Partizan broke Euroleague attendance record beating Panathinaikos in packing Belgrade Arena in front of 22,567 spectators on March 5.
The Euroleague granted Partizan marvellous plays and Head Coach Duško Vujošević for everything done in this season awarding him the best Coach of the season while Novica Veličković deserved award for the Rising Star and Best Young Player.
1st Hat: Panathinaikos, CSKA, Barcelona and Olympiakos
2nd Hat: Real Madrid, Partizan, Tau Ceramica and Montepaschi
3rd Hat: Armani Jeans, Unicaja, Maccabi and Cibona
4th Hat: Lotomatika, Fenerbahče, Efes Pilsen i Prokom
5th Hat: Žalgiris, Lietuvos Ritas, Olimpija i Khimki
6th Hat: Oldenburg, Asvel and two qualifiers
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Posted by Caesar
on Jul 5 2009. Filed under Basketball.
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