Sports Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2023: dates, matches, times and where to watch on television

Spanish sport has one of the most anticipated events of the year: the Copa del Rey basketball

Sports Copa del Rey de Baloncesto 2023: dates, matches, times and where to watch on television

Spanish sport has one of the most anticipated events of the year: the Copa del Rey basketball. From Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 February 2023, the best teams in the ACB League battle it out in Badalona for the first title of the season. Only one will end up lifting the coveted trophy.

The Badalona Olympic Palace, one of the emblematic courts of Spanish basketball and the home of Joventut, is the setting chosen to host this year's KO tournament played by the top eight finishers of the Endesa League. The draw, held on January 23, yielded the following quarterfinal pairings:

The eight teams add up to 208 appearances in the final phases and 71 titles. Of course, although the regular league is being one of the most open battles in recent times, the almighty Real Madrid and Barcelona assume the status of main candidates for the title. Sarunas Jasikevicius' team is the champion of the last two editions of the Copa del Rey and, in fact, has won four of the last five titles. For their part, Chus Mateo's men have in their favor their best ranking in the league (first) and in the Euroleague (second).

This time there will be no hypothetical Clásico in the Copa del Rey final. If Real Madrid and Barça are able to topple Valencia Basket and Unicaja, respectively, in the quarterfinals, the whites and the Catalans would face each other in the semifinals, so only one of the two could opt for the title.

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