MIES (Switzerland) - The Basketball Champions League is in its tenth season, and half of the teams have already reached the midway point of the Group Phase.
With the Play-Ins pairings and Round of 16 groups predetermined by draw, there are some clues as to who could be there on the other sides for these clubs when they make it to the next stage of the competition.
Season X, powered by Ameresco SUNEL will see Regular Season group winners advancing straight to the Round of 16, while second and third-placed teams from each group move to the Play-Ins best-of-three series.
What if the Group Phase ended today?
Round of 16
Group I
A1 Rytas Vilnius
E1 Galatasaray MCT Technic
C2 Hapoel Netanel Holon or D3 Trapani Shark
G2 Mersin Sports Club or H3 Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Group J
B1 Elan Chalon
F1 AEK BC
D2 Tofas Bursa or C3 Cholet Basket
H2 Spartak Office Shoes or G3 Karditsa Iaponiki
Group K
C1 Joventut Badalona
G1 Unicaja
B2 ERA Nymburk or A3 Legia Warszawa
E2 Fitness First Wurzburg Baskets or F3 Patrioti Levice
Group L
D1 La Laguna Tenerife
H1 Dreamland Gran Canaria
A2 Promitheas Patras BC Vikos Cola or B3 ALBA BERLIN
F2 NHSZ-Szolnoki Olajbanyasz or E3 Igokea m:tel
The top two teams from each Round of 16 group will continue their run in the Quarter-Finals. The group winners would have home-court advantage in best-of-three series against a runner-up from any of the other three groups.
The season will conclude with a Final Four tournament in early May.