The tipoff of the game this Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Russia will mean that the Eurocup’s 10th-anniversary season has begun.  Over that decade, thousands of basketball players from 127 different clubs have entertained more than a million fans in 27 countries across the continent. The Eurocup, originally known as the ULEB Cup, has brought elite-level basketball to arenas and audiences all over Europe and the world. As such, it has also played a major role in the continued growth of the basketball not just throughout Europe, but globally, with Eurocup teams having been home to Olympic, World, European, South American, African and Oceanic champions over the last decade.

This season, 32 teams from eight countries will vie for the honor of lifting the Eurocup’s 10th-anniversary title. The winner’s journey will last 16 games through countless hours of travel to many countries. At the end of a decade’s worth of great basketball, it will have proven to be a journey well worth the effort for clubs, players and fans alike.  Eurosport, beginning its seventh season as broadcasting partner of the competitions, brings Eurocup action to more than 50 million homes in 57 countries and 17 languages.

Clifford Hammonds (191-G-85, college: Clemson) of Banvit Basketbol Kulubu (Turkey-TBL) will play in Group E and Ronald Moore (183-G-88, college: Siena) of PGE Turow Zgorzelec (Poland-PLK) will play in Group H.