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Four clubs — Unicaja Málaga, Reggio Emilia, Utenos Juventus and BK KVIS Pardubice — open the 2026-2027 Basketball Champions League regular season on October 6, 2026, headlined by Unicaja's continental scoring depth and Pardubice duo Joe Bryant Jr. and Zed Key, whose 2025-2026 production ranked among the group's highest.

Rytas Vilnius, Trabzonspor, Nanterre and BC Sabah open Basketball Champions League play together, with the defending champion the clear favorite in a pool where every other club arrives freshly rebuilt.

NBA G League United routed the Beijing Royal Fighters 119-89 on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, while the RSSB Tigers of Rwanda outlasted the Shanghai Sharks 117-115 in overtime, both games played at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Day 2 of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup group phase.

The 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup opened on September 22 at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium, where Rytas Vilnius beat RSSB Tigers 107-89 and Boca Juniors beat hosts Beijing Royal Fighters 88-78, as the global club competition moved to China for the first time in its history.

Which are the best domestic basketball leagues in Europe? From Spain’s unmatched depth to Turkey’s financial power and France’s combination of young talent, competitive balance and packed arenas, BeBasketball ranks the continent’s Top 10 leagues heading into the 2026-27 season.

From Rytas Vilnius defending their title to dark horses like SIG Strasbourg and Nanterre 92, here's the complete analytical breakdown of every BCL contender, with NBA Europe qualification now raising the stakes to an entirely new level.

BCL - Trailing by 20 points in the third quarter, BC Rytas Vilnius turned things around in the fourth quarter to force overtime and claim the victory. It is the first time the Lithuanian club has won the Basketball Champions League (BCL).

BCL - BC Rytas Vilnius qualified for the first BCL final in their history with a dominant win (87-69) in the first semi-final of the Final Four, against Tenerife.