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| Season | 2022–23 season |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena Málaga, Spain |
| Dates | 12–14 May 2023 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Telekom Baskets Bonn (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Third place |  Lenovo Tenerife |
| Fourth place | Unicaja |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn) |
| Top scorer(s) | T. J. Shorts (Telekom Baskets Bonn) – 50 points |
| Attendance | 42,741 (10,683 per game) |
The 2023 Basketball Champions League (BCL) Final Four was the 7th Basketball Champions League tournament and the 5th in the format of Final Four. It was the concluding phase of the 2022–23 Basketball Champions League season.
It was the first time the tournament was held in Málaga.[1] The championship was won by Telekom Baskets Bonn, who became the first German BCL champions.[2][3] They defeated runners-up Hapoel Jerusalem in the final. Lenovo Tenerife finished in third place, Unicaja in fourth place.
Telekom Baskets guard T. J. Shorts won the Final Four MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to win both the season MVP and Final Four MVP award in the same season. He scored 50 points in his two games, setting a new record for most points by a player, formerly held by Kevin Punter (2018).[4] Shorts also set a record for most points in both a final four game by scoring 29 points in the final.[5][3]
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- ^ a b "Telekom Baskets Bonn celebrate their first Basketball Champions League title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "On another level: Record-breaking TJ Shorts wins Final Four MVP award". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "The Final Four by the numbers: which records can be broken in Belgrade?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2024-04-23.