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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz missed the Liga Endesa playoffs for the first time the new format was introduced.

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An unpleasant record was broken by Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz today, as it became clear that they could not qualify for the upcoming Liga Endesa playoffs.

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This is the first time that Baskonia missed the playoffs since the new Liga Endesa format was introduced in the 1994-95 season.

With a record of 18-16, the Basques finished under BAXI Manresa in 9th place. Since only the first eight teams qualify for the playoffs, they were eliminated in the regular season.

Although Baskonia performed well in the EuroLeague, where they made it to the playoffs via the Play-In Showdown, they have performed much worse in the domestic league this season.

Previously, BasketNews had covered the unlikely scenario of Baskonia's license being revoked by the EuroLeague for weak domestic league performance if they finished 10th.

Even though such a scenario cannot materialize, even theoretically, it still does not change the fact that Baskonia had their worst-ever Liga Endesa performance in its vast history.

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