EC: End of the European Season for Cedevita Olimpija and U-BT Cluj-Napoca
In the BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals, both Cedevita Olimpija and U-BT Cluj-Napoca have been eliminated, as they suffered narrow defeats by Cosea JL Bourg-En-Bresse and Bahcesehir College Istanbul, respectively.
Thomas Kennedy (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
On the road in Istanbul, U-BT Cluj-Napoca ended their European journey with a narrow defeat against Bahcesehir College. In a game, where the hosts have been in front for the majority of the playing time, the Romanian side took the lead midway through the last quarter, but eventually failed to stick to it until the very end and the Turkish side prevailed with the score of 75:74. For U-BT Cluj-Napoca, Daron Russel scored 23 points, while Nighael Ceaser had 12.
Cedevita Olimpija for the second time in a row say goodbye to European courts in the BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals. They have met Cosea JL Bourg-En-Bresse on the road in France and fell short by 4 points (83:79) in the end. Cedevita Olimpija started the game better and led by five points after ten minutes of play (18:23). By halftime, the hosts their advantage and went into the break with a two-point lead (41:39). In the third quarter, they took full control of the court and, byhe 32nd minute, extended their lead to 11 points. Cedevita Olimpija did not give up and even managed to cut the deficit to just one point with half a minute to go, but did not manage to arrange a total comeback. The top scorer for the Dragons was Thomas Kennedy with 17 points. Aleksej Nikolić added 16.
BKT EuroCup Quarterfinals, Tuesday, 17 March 2026:
BAHCESEHIR COLLEGE ISTANBUL – U-BT Cluj-Napoca 75:72 (18:18, 21:20, 22:18, 14:16)
Flynn 16, Koprivica 12 | Russell 23, Ceaser 12.
COSEA JL BOURG-EN-BRESSE – Cedevita Olimpija 83:79 (18:23, 23:16, 21:16, 21:24)
Mokoka 20, Gach 16 | Kennedy 17, Nikolić 16.
