5 , ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁Al ba ▁Berlin , ▁Marco ▁Bald i , ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Euro le ague ▁Basketball ▁Company ▁execut ives ▁with ▁the ▁Euro Le ague ▁Executive ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Al ba ▁Berlin ▁defeated ▁the ▁def ending ▁NBA ▁champion ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs , ▁ 9 4 – 9 3 , ▁on ▁a ▁bu z zer ▁be ater ▁by ▁Jam el ▁Mc Le an . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁season , ▁Al ba ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Euro Le ague ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 6 . ▁In ▁the ▁Bundes liga , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁another ▁disappoint ing ▁season : ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁but ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season , ▁Al ba ▁had ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁worst ▁seasons ▁in ▁history ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁managed ▁to ▁finish ▁only ▁in ▁ 7 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁though ▁Al ba ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁German ▁Cup . ▁In ▁the ▁play offs , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁repeated ▁– ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁sixth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁Bundes liga . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 1 8 ▁season , ▁though ▁Al ba ▁returned ▁to ▁the