Promitheas placed in intriguing group in Last 16 of EuroCup
Promitheas will compete against Umana Reyer Venice, Germani Leonessa Brescia and EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Group F of the 2019/2020 EuroCup Round of 16.
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In the first round of the competition, Promitheas impressed with several excellent performances, notably winning five out of their first six games to secure qualification to the Last 16. In the remaining four matches, the Greeks did concede three defeats as their form dropped, subsequently finishing in fourth place of Group A:
Segafredo Virtus Bologna, W8 L2
MoraBanc Andorra, W7 L3
Monaco, W6 L4
Promitheas, W6 L4
Maccabi Rishon LeZion, W2 L8
Ratiopharm Ulm, W1 L9
Recently, the draw for the Last 16 of the EuroCup took place, with Promitheas pitted against Umana Reyer Venice, Germani Leonessa Brescia and EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Group F:
The schedule has already been announced, with Promitheas set to begin their Group F campaign against Brescia on the road in early 2020:
The teams in the first two positions of all four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.
Venice, the reigning Italian champions, earned first place of Group B in the first group phase, only conceded two defeats in 10 games. Boasting one of the best defences in the EuroCup, the Italians are the hot favourites to qualify for the quarter-final stage.
Brescia, also representing Italy, were runners-up to UNICS Kazan in Group C. In their home game against Darussafaka, Brescia only managed to score a lowly 35 points, but they subsequently made a huge improvement to grab second spot of their group. This is the first time when Brescia have qualified for the Last 16 of the EuroCup.
German side Oldenburg tallied six wins in Group D, finishing behind Unicaja and Galatasaray in third position. Oldenburg, currently occupying sixth place of the domestic championship, shone in the maiden group stage of the EuroCup by leading all teams in steals (9.6 spg.) and forcing the most turnovers (16.1).
