{{Infobox basketball game | game_name = 2020 Basketball Champions League Final | other_titles = | image = | image_size = | caption = | event = 2019–20 Basketball Champions League | team1 = San Pablo Burgos | team1_color = orange | team1association = {{flagicon|ESP|size=30px}} | team1score = 85 | team2 = AEK | team2_color = | team2association = {{flagicon|GRE|size=30px}} | team2score = 74 | details = | firstleg = | team1score1 = | team2score1 = | details1 = | team2_per1 = | team2_per2 = | team2_per3 = | team2_per4 = | team2_OT = | team2_OT2 = | team2_OT3 = | team1_per1 = | team1_per2 = | team1_per3 = | team1_per4 = | team1_OT = | team1_OT2 = | team1_OT3 = | date1 = 4 October 2020 | stadium1 = O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | city1 = Athens, Greece | team1coach = Joan Peñarroya | team2coach = Ilias Papatheodorou | man_of_the_match1atitle = | man_of_the_match1a = | man_of_the_match1btitle = | man_of_the_match1b = | mvp_link = Basketball Champions League Final Four MVP | mvp = Thaddus McFadden (Final Eight MVP) | referee1 = {{hlist|Manuel Mazzoni (Italy)|Yohan Rosso (France)|Eddie Viator (France)}} | attendance1 = 0 (behind closed doors)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/1102497/bcl-final-eight-will-be-played-behind-closed-doors-in-athens|title=BCL Final Eight will be played behind closed doors in Athens|date=18 September 2020|work=Eurohoops|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> | secondleg = | team1score2 = | team2score2 = | details2 = | date2 = | stadium2 = | city2 = | man_of_the_match2atitle = | man_of_the_match2a = | man_of_the_match2btitle = | man_of_the_match2b = | referee2 = | attendance2 = | secondlegreplay = | team1score3 = | team2score3 = | details3 = | date3 = | stadium3 = | city3 = | man_of_the_match3atitle = | man_of_the_match3a = | man_of_the_match3btitle = | man_of_the_match3b = | fair_player3title = | fair_player3 = | woman_player3title = | woman_player3 = | referee3 = | attendance3 = | weather3 = | previous = 2019 | next = 2021 }} '''2020 Basketball Champions League Final''' was the concluding game of the 2019–20 Basketball Champions League season, the 4th season of FIBA's premier basketball league in Europe. The final and the Final Eight were played in the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.
San Pablo Burgos won its first Champions League title after defeating AEK.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/hereda-san-pablo-burgos-crowned-2020-basketball-champions-league-winners|title=Hereda San Pablo Burgos crowned 2020 Basketball Champions League winners|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=5 October 2020|work=Basketball Champions League}}</ref>
==Background== ===San Pablo Burgos=== Five years before, in August 2015, the professional section of CB Miraflores had been established.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elcorreodeburgos.com/noticias/deportes/benavente-tiende-mano-%20miraflores_105688.html|date=2 September 2015|title=Benavente tiende la mano al Miraflores|publisher=El Correo de Burgos|trans-title=Benavente gives Miraflores a hand|language=Spanish}}</ref> In 2017, Burgos made its debut in the Liga ACB, the highest Spanish league. In the 2019–20 ACB season, which was played out earlier that year, Burgos reached the semi-finals of the playoffs. ===AEK=== For AEK, this was the second time it appeared in a final of the Basketball Champions League, having won the 2018 title. It was also the second time AEK hosted the Final Four/Eight tournament at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall.
Keith Langford, the team's leading scorer, was named Most Valuable Player of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/langford-named-mvp-of-the-season|title=Langford named MVP of the season|date=October 2, 2020|accessdate=October 3, 2020|work=Basketball Champions League}}</ref> AEK also had Tyrese Rice, the MVP of the previous 2018–19 season,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rice named MVP of the Season |url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/18-19/news/rice-named-mvp-of-the-season |website=championsleague.basketball |accessdate=5 May 2019}}</ref> on its roster.
==Venue== The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall was the stage of the final tournament for the second time, having already hosted the 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/en/19-20/news/bcl-to-schedule-a-final-eight-in-late-september|title=Basketball Champions League to schedule a Final Eight in late September to conclude the 2019-20 season}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.championsleague.basketball/19-20/news/athens-to-host-basketball-champions-league-final-eight|title = Athens to host Basketball Champions League Final 8}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;" ! Athens |rowspan=4| {{location map+ |Europe |float=right |width=250 |places= {{Location map~ |Europe |lat= 37.9838096 |long= 23.727538800000048 |label=<small>Athens</small>|position=top}} }} |- | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall |- | Capacity: 18,989 |- | |}
==Road to the final== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ESP}} San Pablo Burgos !Round !colspan="4"|{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK |- style="background:#C1E0FF" |Opponent |colspan="3"|Result | |Opponent |colspan="3"|Result |- |colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|'''Group B third place''' {{2019–20 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=SPB}} |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Regular season |colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|'''Group B second place''' {{2019–20 Basketball Champions League group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=AEK}} |- style="background:#C1E0FF" |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |Playoffs |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Dinamo Sassari |2–0 | 84–81 (A) | 95–80 (H) |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Round of 16 |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Bonn |2–0 |92–85 (H) |90–86 (A) |- |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Hapoel Jerusalem |colspan=3 | 92–65 |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter-finals |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} Nymburk |colspan=3 | 94–82 |- |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} JDA Dijon |colspan=3 | 81–67 |style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi-finals |style="text-align:left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Zaragoza |colspan=3|99–75 |}
==Game details== Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, was in attendance for the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://behindthebuckpass.com/2020/10/05/giannis-antetokounmpo-takes-basketball-champions-league-final-greece/|title=Giannis Antetokounmpo takes in Basketball Champions League final in Greece|work=Fansided|date=5 October 2020|accessdate=5 October 2020}}</ref> {{2020 Basketball Champions League Final}} <br /> {| style="width:100%;" |- |valign=top align=right width=33%| {{Bs game header | p = yes | r = yes | a = yes | colour = #9e7cdb}} {{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 32 | nat =BIH | name = Alex Renfroe | p = 11 | r = 4 | a = 4 }} {{Bs game player | pos = SG | no = 8 | nat =BRA| name = Vítor Benite |dab= | p = 11 | r = 1 | a = 3 }} {{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 1 | nat =ESP| name = Xavi Rabaseda | p = 5 | r = 0 | a =1 }} {{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 14| nat =CUB| name = Jasiel Rivero | p = 2 | r = 4 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 2 | nat =SRB| name = Dejan Kravić |dab= | p = 1 | r = 11 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game mid | p = yes | r = yes | a = yes }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 0 | nat =GBR | name = Kareem Queeley |dab= |dnp=yes }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 9 | nat =ESP | name = Álex Barrera |dab=basketball |dnp =yes }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 12 | nat =GEO | name = Thad McFadden |dab=basketball | p = 18 | r= 6 | a=5 }} {{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 18 | nat =DRC | name = Jordan Sakho |dab= | p = 2 | r = 3 | a = 1 }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 20 | nat =MNE | name = Omar Cook |dab= | p = 15 | r = 2 | a = 4 }} {{Bs game player | pos = F | no =30 | nat = USA | name = Ken Horton |dab=basketball | p = 8 | r = 3 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game coach | nat = ESP | name = Joan Peñarroya }} | style="vertical-align:top; align:center; width:33%;"| {| style="width:100%;" |- | style="width=50%;" |{{Basketball kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _navysides | pattern_ra = | pattern_s = _navysides | leftarm = | body = 9e7cdb | shorts = 9e7cdb | title = Burgos }} | | style="width=50%;" |{{Basketball kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = __aekbc1920_cl_h | pattern_ra = | pattern_s = __aekbc1920_cl_a | leftarm = | body = 000000 | shorts = 000000 | title = AEK }} |} {{0}} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;" align=center |- ! Burgos !! rowspan=2 | Statistics !! AEK |- |style="background:#9e7cdb;"| ||style="background:#FFD700;"| |- | 31/61 (50.8%) || 2-pt field goals || 28/66 (42.4%) |- | 17/35 (48.6%) || 3-pt field goals || 10/29 (34.5%) |- | 6/11 (54.5%) || Free throws || 8/11 (72.7%) |- | 11|| Offensive rebounds || 6 |- | 30|| Defensive rebounds || 21 |- | 41|| Total rebounds || 27 |- | 17|| Assists || 13 |- | 16|| Turnovers || 8 |- | 6 || Steals || 9 |- | 1 || Blocks || 1 |- | 17 || Fouls || 18 |} <br /> {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |- ! style="background: #071D49; color: #D0D3D4; border: 1px solid #00B2A9;" | 2019–20 Basketball Champions League champions |- | {{flagicon|ESP|size=50px}}<br /> '''Burgos'''<br />1st title |} | style="vertical-align:top; align:left; width:33%;"| {{Bs game header | p = yes | r = yes | a = yes | colour = #FFD700}} {{Bs game player | pos = PG | no = 20 | nat = GRE| name = Nikos Gkikas |dab= | p = 5 | r = 2 | a = 5 }} {{Bs game player | pos = SG | no = 1 | nat = USA | name = Keith Langford |dab= | p = 11 | r = 4 | a = 1 }} {{Bs game player | pos = SF | no = 9 | nat = GRE | name = Vlado Janković |dab= | p = 1 | r = 1 | a = 2 }} {{Bs game player | pos = PF | no = 21 | nat = GRE | name = Linos Chrysikopoulos |dab= | p = 8 | r = 2 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 2 | nat = ANG | name = Yanick Moreira |dab= | p = 5 | r = 7 | a = 7 }} {{Bs game mid | p = yes | r = yes | a = yes }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 4 | nat = MNE | name = Tyrese Rice |dab= | p=17 | r=0 | a=4 }} {{Bs game player | pos = F | no = 8 | nat = LTU | name = Jonas Mačiulis | p = 6 | r = 3 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 10 | nat = GRE | name = Nikos Zisis |dab= | p = 4 | r = 0 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = G | no = 24 | nat = BEL | name = Matt Lojeski |dab= | p = 9 | r = 0 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = G/F | no = 27 | nat = GRE | name = Nikos Rogkavopoulos |dab= | p = 0 | r = 2 | a = 0 }} {{Bs game player | pos = F/C | no = 42 | nat = USA | name = Darion Atkins | dnp =yes }} {{Bs game player | pos = C | no = 44 | nat = USA | name = Marcus Slaughter | p =8 | r=2 | a=1 }} {{Bs game coach | nat = GRE | name = Ilias Papatheodorou }} |} *Team captains '''(C)''': {{flagicon|BRA}} Vítor Benite (Burgos) and {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Zisis (AEK)
==References== {{reflist|2}}
{{CB Miraflores 2019–20 BCL Champions}} {{Basketball Champions League}} {{2019–20 in European men's basketball}}
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