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Basketball · 6 October 2026

FIBA Europe Cup opens with 48 teams and a new list of players to watch

FIBA has highlighted ten players to watch as the expanded 48-team Europe Cup Regular Season begins.

FIBA Europe Cup opens with 48 teams and a new list of players to watch
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The FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season begins this week with a larger 48-team field split across eight groups of six. FIBA's own preview has selected ten players to watch as the competition moves from qualifiers into group play.

What happened

The FIBA Europe Cup Regular Season begins this week with a larger 48-team field split across eight groups of six. FIBA's own preview has selected ten players to watch as the competition moves from qualifiers into group play.

One of the names highlighted by FIBA is Shannon Evans of Promitheas Patras, a scoring guard with extensive club and international experience. The player preview adds useful context to an opening week that otherwise consists of a very large fixture list.

The same FIBA competition hub remains the schedule source for today's and tomorrow's qualified event inventory, including Group G's Bakken Bears vs SL Benfica and other first-round games.

What happens next

Use the related event or sport page for the latest schedule, result, official viewing information and next relevant fixture.

Source

FIBA

Reporting basis: official source linked below.

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