MIES (Switzerland) - The clubs are in full preparation mode by now, getting ready for the upcoming Season X of the Basketball Champions League. However, plenty of BCL players are already in game-mode, putting on jerseys somewhat different to we're used to.
The tip-off of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 is just around the corner. The group phase will be played in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland, while the elimination rounds are taking place in an arena which was already used for BCL games: VEF Riga's Xiaomi Arena in Latvia's capital.
The reigning BCL champions will also be at the event, Unicaja's Aleksander Balcerowski playing for Poland, and Yankuba Sima - now a member of Valencia - ready to help Spain under both rims.
Meanwhile, Kendrick Perry did retire from international duties with Montenegro last season, but the country replaced him with another familiar BCL player, Kyle Allman Jr, who averaged 14 points for both VEF Riga and Darussafaka across his two BCL seasons.
The strongest BCL connection is inside the Czechia locker room, as four ERA Nymburk players made the final cut for coach Diego Ocampo.
These are all the EuroBasket players from the clubs competing in the upcoming BCL Regular Season:
Adin Vrabac (NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz)
Aleksander Balcerowski (Unicaja)
Aleksander Dziewa (SL Benfica)
Amar Alibegovic (Trapani Shark)
Andrzej Pluta (Legia Warszawa)
Dairis Bertans (VEF Riga)
Daniel Relvao (SL Benfica)
Dimitrios Katsivelis (AEK Betsson BC)
Diogo Gameiro (SL Benfica)
Gabe Olaseni (Mersin Sports Club)
Giorgi Shermadini (La Laguna Tenerife)
Gytis Radzevicius (Rytas Vilnius)
Henri Drell (La Laguna Tenerife)
Ignas Sargiunas (Rytas Vilnius)
Igor Drobnjak (Spartak Office Shoes)
Jaromir Bohacik (ERA Nymburk)
Joppe Mennes (Filou Oostende)
Klavs Cavars (Sabah BC)
Ludvig Hakanson (Joventut Badalona)
Marek Blazevic (Tofas Bursa)
Martin Hermannsson (ALBA BERLIN)
Martin Kriz (ERA Nymburk)
Matthias Tass (Legia Warszawa)
Ondrej Sehnal (ERA Nymburk)
Rokas Giedraitis (La Laguna Tenerife)
Simon Birgander (Joventut Badalona)
Tarik Hrelja (Igokea m:tel)
Travante Williams (Le Mans Sarthe Basket)
Vojtech Hruban (ERA Nymburk)