Emerging from the holiday season, we happily find a month packed with wall-to-wall basketball on The Continent. Below is a partial calendar filled with listings for matchups in a handful of Europe’s larger domestic leagues and international club competitions for men and women.
We’ll post updated versions of this schedule as time allows and blanks are filled in as certain competitions enter elimination rounds. Enjoy a month’s worth of action in January!
• Saturday, January 2. ACB game: Bizkaia Bilbao Basket vs. Regal FC Barcelona.
Bundesliga games: Giants Düsseldorf vs. New Yorker Phantoms; ALBA Berlin vs. Paderborn Baskets; MEG Göttingen vs. Artland Dragons; Mitteldeutscher BC vs. Walter Tigers Tübingen; Brose Baskets vs. EWE Baskets Oldenburg; Phoenix Hagen vs. LTi Giessen 46ers.
France Pro A games: Le Havre vs. Rouen; Cholet vs. Le Mans; Roanne vs. Paris-Levallois; Dijon vs. Nancy; Orléans vs. Poitiers; Strasbourg vs. Gravelines-Dunkerque; Hyères-Toulon vs. Lyon-Villeurbanne.
• Sunday, January 3. ACB games: Cajasol vs. Suzuki Manresa; Real Madrid vs. Fuenlabrada; Lagun Aro GBC vs. Caja Laboral; Unicaja vs. CB Granada; CB Murcia vs. Blancos de Rueda Valladolid; Meridiano Alicante vs. Asefa Estudiantes; Xacobeo Blu:sens vs. DKV Joventut; Power Electronics Valencia vs. Gran Canaria 2014.
Bundesliga games: Eisbären Bremerhaven vs. EnBW Ludwigsburg; Telekom Baskets Bonn vs. ratiopharm Ulm.
France Pro A game: Vichy vs. Chalon/Saône.
Italy Serie A games: Benetton Treviso vs. Montepaschi Siena; Lottomatica Roma vs. Armani Jeans Milano; Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. Banca Tercas Teramo; NGC Medical Cantú vs. Air Avellino; Sigma Coatings Montegranaro vs. Carife Ferrara; Pepsi Caserta vs. Cimberio Varese; Martos Napoli vs. Angelico Biella; Vanoli Cremona vs. Bologna.
• Monday, January 4. Euroleague Nike Invitational Juniors tournament games: Hospitalet vs. Cajasol; Estudiantes vs. Alba Berlin; DKV Joventut vs. Basket Valencia; Unicaja vs. Lietuvos Rytas; Hospitalet vs. Real Madrid; Estudiantes vs. Regal FCB.
• Tuesday, January 5. FIBA Eurochallenge games: Khimik vs. Apoel; Tartu Rock vs. Artland Dragons; Proteas EKA AEL vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut; Enisey Krasnoyarsk vs. BC Donetsk; Banvit BC vs. BC FMP; Keravnos vs. KK Zagreb; BC Kyiv vs. Roanne; Elan Chalon vs. Cedevita Zagreb; Antwerp Giants vs. WBC Raiffeisen Wels; Gravelines Dunkerque vs. MEG Gottingen; Lokomotiv Kuban vs. KK Buducnost; Strasbourg IG vs. EiffelTowers Den Bosch; Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. BC Minsk 2006; Belgacom Liege vs. CSU Asesoft Ploiesti; Okapi Aalstar vs. VEF Riga.
Euroleague Nike Invitational Juniors tournament games: KK Split vs. Basket Valencia; Caja Canarias vs. Unicaja; Regal FCB vs. Alba Berlin; Real Madrid vs. Cajasol; DKV Joventut vs. KK Split; Caja Canarias vs. Lietuvos Rytas.
• Wednesday, January 6. Euroleague games: Montepaschi Siena vs. Fenerbahce Ülker; Partizan vs. Lietuvos Rytas; Caja Laboral vs. Maroussi BC; Panathinaikos vs. Asseco Prokom; Real Madrid vs. EWE Baskets.
Euroleague Nike Invitational Juniors tournament games: Elimination and playoff rounds, matchups to be determined.
Bundesliga game: Paderborn Baskets vs. Giants Düsseldorf.
Euroleague Women game: Szeviép vs. Spartak Moscow.
Eurocup Women games: LMK SBC SF. Gheorghe vs. Mann Filter; Zeljeznicar NLB vs. KK Hemofarm Stada.
• Thursday, January 7. Euroleague games: Zalgiris vs. Cibona; Asvel Basket vs. Regal Barcelona; Efes Pilsen vs. Olympiacos; Unicaja vs. Entente Orleanaise; Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Lottomatica Roma; Union Olimpija vs. CSKA Moscow; BC Khimki vs. Armani Jeans Milano.
Eurocup Women games: Ruzomberok vs. Municipal Targoviste; BC Dnipro vs. Ibiza Sport Island; Jolly JBS Sibenik vs. Gran Canaria; Baschet ICIM vs. USO Mondeville; Botas Spor vs. CCC Polkowice; Lemminkainen vs. Seat Gyor; ZKK Medvescak vs. Athinaikos; Energa Torun vs. Dynamo Kyiv; Besiktas JK vs. Dynamo Kursk; KV Imperial AEL vs. Dunav Econt Ruse; Spartak Noginsk vs. Lattes Montpellier; Dexia W Namur vs. Saarlouis Royals; Sdent Sierre Basket vs. Dynamo; HATIS Yerevan vs. Nadezhda.
• Friday, January 8. France Pro A games: Poitiers vs. Gravelines-Dunkerque; Rouen vs. Roanne; Nancy vs. Orléans; Paris-Levallois vs. Strasbourg; Chalon/Saône vs. Dijon; Le Mans vs. Vichy; Le Havre vs. Hyères-Toulon.
Bundesliga game: LTi Giessen 46ers vs. Deutsche Bank Skyliners.
• Saturday, January 9. ACB games: DKV Joventut vs. Power Electronics Valencia; Fuenlabrada vs. Lagun Aro GBC; Suzuki Manresa vs. Real Madrid.
Baltic League games: Crvena zvezda vs. FMP; Budućnost m:tel vs. Zagreb CO; Zadar vs. Radnički; Hemofarm STADA vs. Cedevita; Helios Domžale vs. Široki HT Eronet.
Italy Serie A games: Carife Ferrara vs. Benetton Treviso; Cimberio Varese vs. NGC Medical Cantú.
Bundesliga games: New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig vs. Eisbären Bremerhaven; ratiopharm Ulm vs. Mitteldeutscher BC; Walter Tigers Tübingen vs. Brose Baskets.
France Pro A game: Lyon-Villeurbanne vs. Cholet.
• Sunday, January 10. ACB games: Gran Canaria 2014 – Cajasol; Asefa Estudiantes vs. Xacobeo Blu:sens; Regal FC Barcelona vs. Meridiano Alicante; Blancos de Rueda Valladolid vs. Bizkaia Bilbao Basket; CB Granada vs. CB Murcia; Caja Laboral – Unicaja.
Baltic League games: Bosna ASA BHT vs. Union Olimpija; Cibona vs. Partizan.
Italy Serie A games: Montepaschi Siena vs. Pepsi Caserta; Armani Jeans Milano vs. Angelico Biella; Lottomatica Roma vs. Martos Napoli; Banca Tercas Teramo vs. Vanoli Cremona; Bologna vs. Scavolini Spar Pesaro; Air Avellino vs. Sigma Coatings Montegranaro.
Bundesliga game: Artland Dragons vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn.
• Tuesday, January 12. FIBA Eurochallenge games: Banvit BC vs. Okapi Aalstar; BC FMP vs. VEF Riga; KK Zagreb vs. Roanne; Tartu Rock vs. Antwerp Giants; BC Minsk 2006 vs. Amsterdam; CSU Asesoft Ploiesti vs. BC Donetsk; Keravnos vs. BC Kyiv; Artland Dragons vs. WBC Raiffeisen Wels; EiffelTowers Den Bosch vs. Apoel; Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Cedevita Zagreb; Elan Chalon vs. Porteas EKA AEL; Gravelines Dunkerque vs. Lokomotiv Kuban; MEG Gottingen vs. KK Buducnost; Strasbourg IG vs. Khimik; Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. Krasnye Krylia; Belgacom Liege vs. Enisey Krasnoyarsk.
• Wednesday, January 13. Euroleague games: Entente Orleanaise vs. Efes Pilsen; Lietuvos Rytas vs. Unicaja; Olympiacos vs. Partizan; Asseco Prokom vs. BC Khimki; Armani Jeans Milano vs. Real Madrid; EWE Baskets vs. Panathinaikos.
Euroleague Women games: Galatasaray vs. UMMC Ekaterinburg; USK Prague vs. Good Angels Kosice; Fenerbahce vs. Szeviep; TTT Riga vs. TEO Vilnius; ESB Lille Metropole vs. Halcon Avenida; Bourges Basket vs. Gorzow; Tabes GB vs. Spartak Moscow; Ros Casares vs. Cras Basket Taranto.
Eurocup Women games: CCC Polkowice vs. Botas Spor; Saarlouis Royals vs. Dexia W Namur.
• Wednesday, January 14: Euroleague games: Cibona vs. Asvel Basket; Regal Barcelona vs. Montepaschi Siena in potentially Barca’s chance at 10-0; Fenerbahce Ulker vs. Zalgiris; CSKA Moscow vs. Caja Laboral; Lottomatica Roma vs. Union Olimpija; Maroussi BC vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Euroleague Women games: Mizo Pecs 2010 vs. Gospic Croatia; Lotos Gdynia vs. Frisco Sika Brno; Beretta Famila vs. Wisla Can-Pack; Rivas Ecopolis vs. MKB Euroleasing Sopron.
Eurocup Women games: Municipal Targoviste vs. Ruzomberok; Ibiza Sport Island vs. BC Dnipro; Gran Canaria vs. Jolly JBS Sibenik; USO Mondeville vs. Baschet ICIM; Seat Gyor vs. Lemminkainen; Athinaikos vs. ZKK Medvescak; Dynamo Kyiv vs. Energa Torun; Dynamo Kursk vs. Besiktas JK; Dunav Econt Ruse vs. KV Imperial AEL; Lattes Montpellier vs. Spartak Noginsk; Dynamo vs. Sdent Sierre Basket; Nadezhda vs. HATIS Yerevan.
• Saturday, January 16. ACB games: Fuenlabrada – Unicaja; CB Granada vs. Bizkaia Bilbao Basket; Blancos de Rueda Valladolid vs. Meridiano Alicante; Asefa Estudiantes vs. Power Electronics Valencia.
Baltic League games: FMP vs. Cibona; Partizan vs. Helios Domžale; Široki HT Eronet vs. Hemofarm STADA; Cedevita vs. Zadar; Radnički vs. Bosna ASA BHT; Union Olimpija vs. Budućnost m:tel; Zagreb CO vs. Crvena zvezda.
Bundesliga games: Giants Düsseldorf vs. TBB Trier; Mitteldeutscher BC vs. Telekom Baskets Bonn; MEG Göttingen vs. New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig; Deutsche Bank Skyliners; EWE Baskets Oldenburg; Artland Dragons vs. EnBW Ludwigsburg; Phoenix Hagen vs. Walter Tigers Tübingen.
France Pro A games: Gravelines-Dunkerque vs. Nancy; Hyères-Toulon vs. Rouen; Cholet vs. Le Havre; Vichy vs. Lyon-Villeurbanne; Roanne vs. Chalon/Saône; Dijon vs. Le Mans; Orléans vs. Paris-Levallois; Strasbourg vs. Poitiers.
• Sunday, January 17. ACB games: Real Madrid vs. Cajasol; Suzuki Manresa vs. Lagun Aro GBC; Caja Laboral vs. CB Murcia; Regal FC Barcelona vs. Xacobeo Blu:sens; DKV Joventut vs. Gran Canaria 2014.
Italy Serie A games: Benetton Treviso vs. Banca Tercas Teramo; Angelico Biella vs. Air Avellino; Bologna vs. Lottomatica Roma; Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. Martos Napoli; NGC Medical Cantú vs. Montepaschi Siena; Sigma Coatings Montegranaro vs. Armani Jeans Milano; Pepsi Caserta vs. Carife Ferrara; Vanoli Cremona vs. Cimberio Varese.
Bundesliga games: ALBA Berlin vs. TBB Trier; Eisbären Bremerhaven vs. Paderborn Baskets; ALBA Berlin vs. LTi Giessen 46ers.
• Tuesday, January 19. Baltic League games: Zagreb CO vs. FMP; Crvena zvezda vs. Union Olimpija; Budućnost m:tel vs. Radnički; Bosna ASA BHT vs. Cedevita; Zadar vs. Široki HT Eronet; Hemofarm STADA vs. Partizan; Helios Domžale vs. Cibona.
• Wednesday, January 20. Euroleague Women games: Gorzow vs. Good Angels Kosice; Gospic Croatia vs. Wisla Can-Pack; Mizo Pecs 2010 vs. ESB Lille Metropole; Frisco Sika Brno vs. Szeviep; Spartak Moscow vs. Lotos Gdynia; UMMC Ekaterinburg vs. TTT Riga; MKB Euroleasing Sopron vs. USK Prague; Fenerbahce vs. Tarbes GB; Bourges Basket vs. Rivas Ecopolis; Cras Basket Taranto vs. TEO Vilnius; Ros Casares vs. Galatsaray; Halcon Avenida vs. Beretta Famila.
• Friday, January 22. Bundesliga game: Deutsche Bank SKYLINERS vs. TBB Trier.
• Saturday, January 23. ACB games: Power Electronics Valencia vs. Regal FC Barcelona; Unicaja vs. Suzuki Manresa.
Baltic League games: FMP vs. Helios Domžale; Cibona vs. Hemofarm STADA; Partizan vs. Zadar; Široki HT Eronet vs. Bosna ASA BHT; Cedevita vs. Budućnost m:tel; Radnički vs. Crvena zvezda; Union Olimpija vs. Zagreb CO.
Bundesliga game: MEG Göttingen vs. EnBW Ludwigsburg.
• Sunday, January 24. ACB games: Cajasol vs. DKV Joventut; Gran Canaria 2014 vs. Asefa Estudiantes; Xacobeo Blu:sens vs. Blancos de Rueda Valladolid; Meridiano Alicante vs. CB Granada; Bizkaia Bilbao Basket vs. Caja Laboral; CB Murcia vs. Fuenlabrada; Lagun Aro GBC vs. Real Madrid.
Italy Serie A games: Montepaschi Siena vs. Bologna; Armani Jeans Milano vs. Benetton Treviso; Lottomatica Roma vs. Pepsi Caserta; Banca Tercas Teramo vs. Sigma Coatings Montegranaro; Carife Ferrara vs. Angelico Biella; Air Avellino vs. Vanoli Cremona; Martos Napoli vs. NGC Medical Cantú; Cimberio Varese vs. Scavolini Spar Pesaro.
• Monday, January 26: FIBA Eurochallenge final 16, matchups to be determined.
• Wednesday, January 28: FIBA Eurocup Women final 16, matchups to be determined.
• Friday, January 29. Bundesliga game: EWE Baskets Oldenburg vs. ALBA Berlin.
• Saturday, January 30. ACB games: Fuenlabrada vs. Bizkaia Bilbao Basket; CB Granada vs. Xacobeo Blu:sens; Blancos de Rueda Valladolid vs. Power Electronics Valencia; Asefa Estudiantes vs. DKV Joventut.
Baltic League games: Union Olimpija vs. FMP; Zagreb CO vs. Radnički; Crvena zvezda vs. Cedevita; Budućnost m:tel vs. Široki HT Eronet; Bosna ASA BHT vs. Partizan; Zadar vs. Cibona; Hemofarm STADA vs. Helios Domžale.
Bundesliga games: ratiopharm Ulm vs. Phoenix Hagen; Mitteldeutscher BC vs. Artland Dragons; Paderborn Baskets vs. MEG Göttingen; Telekom Baskets Bonn vs. Brose Baskets; LTi Giessen 46ers vs. Giants Düsseldorf; TBB Trier vs. Eisbären Bremerhaven
• Sunday, January 31. ACB games: Lagun Aro GBC vs. Cajasol; Real Madrid vs. Unicaja; Suzuki Manresa vs. CB Murcia; Caja Laboral vs. Meridiano Alicante; Regal FC Barcelona vs. Gran Canaria 2014.
Italy Serie A games: Martos Napoli vs. Montepaschi Siena; Vanoli Cremona vs. Lottomatica Roma; Sigma Coatings Montegranaro vs. Bologna; Benetton Treviso vs. NGC Medical Cantú; Banca Tercas Teramo vs. Carife Ferrara; Scavolini Spar Pesaro vs. Air Avellino; Angelico Biella vs. Pepsi Caserta; Armani Jeans Milano vs. Cimberio Varese.
Bundesliga games: Walter Tigers Tübingen vs. Deutsche Bank Skyliners; New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig vs. EnBW Ludwigsburg.
