2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge
The 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge was the sixth edition of Europe's third-tier level transnational men's professional club basketball FIBA EuroChallenge Tournament, and the first under the FIBA EuroChallenge name, organized by FIBA Europe. It was also the first season that eliminated teams from the ULEB Cup would transfer to a FIBA competition after the 2000 conflict between ULEB and FIBA. Additionally the formerly known ULEB Cup would be now renamed to EuroCup from 2008 and onwards.
| FIBA EuroChallenge | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2008–09 | |||||||||
| Duration | 25 November 2008 – 26 April 2009 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 32 | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Virtus Bologna (1st title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Cholet | |||||||||
| Third place | Triumph Lyubertsy | |||||||||
| Fourth place | Proteas EKA AEL | |||||||||
| Final Four MVP | Keith Langford | |||||||||
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | ||||||||||
A total number of 32 teams participated in the regular season and a total of 40 teams competed including the qualifying rounds. Virtus Bologna won its first EuroChallenge title after defeating Cholet in the Final of the Final Four, which was hosted in Bologna.
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