EuroLeague 2000/01
EuroLeague 2000/01 | |||
Duration | October 19, 2000 - May 10, 2001 | ||
Order of execution | 1st season | ||
organizer | ULEB | ||
Number of teams | 24 | ||
Main round | |||
Main rounds - MVP | Dejan Tomašević (Bodocnost) | ||
Play-offs | |||
master | Virtus Bologna | ||
Runner-up | TAU Cerámica | ||
Finals - MVP | Manu Ginóbili (Virtus) | ||
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The season 2000/01 was the 1 . Season of the EuroLeague , the most important competition in European club basketball. In the 2000/01 basketball season there was a special feature that ULEB and FIBA each held a competition for the best European club teams. The FIBA Suproleague ran parallel to the Euroleague . Because of this, there have been two continental champions this season.
While the Euroleague was won by Virtus Bologna from Italy , Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel triumphed in the Suproleague .
Main round
Preliminary round
In this first phase, the 24 teams divided into four groups (A to D) competed against each other in home and away games until each team had played 10 games. The four best teams from each group qualified for the next round.
Group A
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
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1. Paf Bologna | 10 | 8th | 2 | 812 | 760 |
2. Peristeri Athens | 10 | 7th | 3 | 841 | 786 |
3. Žalgiris Kaunas | 10 | 6th | 4th | 866 | 816 |
4. Estudiantes Madrid | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1059 | 1032 |
5. Lugano Snakes | 10 | 3 | 7th | 777 | 914 |
6. KK Zadar | 10 | 2 | 8th | 840 | 859 |
Bologna | Athens | Kaunas | Madrid | Lugano | Zadar | |
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Paf Bologna | * | 71 : 69 | 91 : 85 | 81 : 72 | 81 : 66 | 81 : 77 |
GS Peristeri | 83 : 70 | * | 74: 92 | 91 : 81 | 85 : 68 | 92 : 73 |
Žalgiris Kaunas | 73 : 56 | 86 : 73 | * | 77: 80 | 105 : 89 | 97 : 85 |
CB Estudiantes | 76: 90 | 86: 91 | 87 : 77 a.d. | * | 97 : 76 | 93 : 81 |
Lugano snakes | 72: 100 | 80: 91 | 95 : 87 | 77 : 76 | * | 75 : 74 |
KK Zadar | 87: 91 a.d. | 79: 82 | 86: 87 | 80 : 72 | 118 : 79 | * |
Group B
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
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1. Virtus Bologna | 10 | 9 | 1 | 835 | 734 |
2. AEK Athens | 10 | 8th | 2 | 805 | 746 |
3. TAU Cerámica | 10 | 6th | 4th | 749 | 700 |
4. KK Cibona Zagreb | 10 | 3 | 7th | 773 | 832 |
5. Saint Petersburg Lions | 10 | 2 | 8th | 778 | 840 |
6. Spirou BC Charleroi | 10 | 2 | 8th | 769 | 857 |
Bologna | Athens | Vitoria | Zagreb | St.P'burg | Charleroi | |
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Virtus Bologna | * | 81 : 66 | 76 : 73 | 106 : 88 | 84 : 78 | 106 : 87 |
AEK Athens | 78 : 77 | * | 64 : 52 | 83 : 75 | 84 : 73 | 97 : 73 |
TAU Cerámica | 59: 65 | 85 : 65 | * | 92 : 66 | 97 : 88 | 76 : 64 |
Cibona Zagreb | 69: 78 | 72: 81 | 62 : 60 | * | 75 : 70 | 85 : 70 |
St. Petersburg | 78: 82 | 69: 90 | 79: 81 | 92 : 90 a.d. | * | 83 : 77 |
Spirou BC | 58: 80 | 89: 97 | 71: 74 | 100 : 91 | 80 : 68 | * |
Group C
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
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1. Olympiacos Piraeus | 10 | 7th | 3 | 861 | 738 |
2. Real Madrid | 10 | 7th | 3 | 859 | 789 |
3. Olimpija Ljubljana | 10 | 7th | 3 | 823 | 752 |
4. Benetton Treviso | 10 | 6th | 4th | 847 | 777 |
5. Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 3 | 7th | 784 | 881 |
6. AD Ovarense | 10 | 0 | 10 | 746 | 983 |
Piraeus | Madrid | Ljubljana | Treviso | Jerusalem | Ovary | |
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Olympiacos | * | 91 : 84 | 82 : 70 | 82 : 73 | 102 : 69 | 101 : 67 |
real Madrid | 75 : 73 | * | 82 : 70 | 64: 75 | 104 : 64 | 116 : 94 |
Union Olimpija | 69: 73 | 88 : 79 | * | 78 : 74 | 95 : 68 | 102 : 79 |
Benetton Treviso | 95 : 87 | 87: 88 | 69: 71 | * | 78 : 71 | 106 : 81 |
Hapoel Migdal | 83 : 70 | 74: 87 | 76: 88 | 79: 104 | * | 106 : 71 |
AD Ovarense | 53: 100 | 73: 80 | 70: 92 | 76: 86 | 82: 94 | * |
Group D
team | Sp | S. | N | P + | P- |
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1. FC Barcelona | 10 | 8th | 2 | 856 | 757 |
2. PAOK Thessaloniki | 10 | 7th | 3 | 846 | 773 |
3. Budućnost Podgorica | 10 | 7th | 3 | 844 | 819 |
4. Miller Verona | 10 | 6th | 4th | 920 | 854 |
5. Haribo London Towers | 10 | 1 | 9 | 775 | 878 |
6. Opel Skyliners | 10 | 1 | 9 | 696 | 856 |
Barcelona | Saloniki | Podgorica | Verona | London | Frankfurt | |
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FC Barcelona | * | 58: 67 | 92 : 75 | 96 : 84 | 82 : 76 | 86 : 60 |
PAOK Saloniki | 91: 102 | * | 89 : 72 | 97 : 94 a.d. | 70 : 58 | 100 : 70 |
Budoćnost | 77: 85 | 83 : 71 | * | 77 : 73 | 101 : 83 | 79 : 73 |
Miller Verona | 94 : 90 | 102 : 88 | 86: 91 | * | 102 : 76 | 90 : 70 |
London Towers | 82: 97 | 61: 93 | 88: 95 | 89: 98 | * | 86 : 61 |
Opel Skyliners | 51: 68 | 73: 80 | 79: 94 | 80: 97 | 79 : 76 | * |
Round of 16 (Top 16)
The 16 teams competed against each other in a "Best of Three" mode. The games took place between January 31 and February 14, 2001.
Quarter finals
The remaining eight teams competed against each other in a "Best of Three" mode. The games took place between February 21 and March 7, 2001.
Semifinals
The remaining four teams competed against each other in a "Best of Five" mode. The games took place between March 27 and April 7, 2001.
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1st game | 2nd game | 3rd game | ||
Virtus Bologna | - | Paf Bologna | 103 : 76 | 92 : 84 | 74 : 70 |
AEK Athens | - | TAU Cerámica | 65: 90 | 67: 70 | 62: 76 |
Finals
In a "Best of Five" mode, the two remaining teams competed against each other. The games took place between April 17 and May 10, 2001.
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1st game | 2nd game | 3rd game | 4th game | 5th game | ||
Virtus Bologna | - | TAU Cerámica | 65: 78 | 94 : 73 | 80 : 60 | 79: 96 | 82 : 74 |
Awards
Regular Season MVP
- Dejan Tomašević (Bodocnost Podgorica)
Final MVP
- Manu Ginóbili (Virtus Bologna)
All Euroleague First Team 2000-2001
- Louis Bullock (Müller Verona)
- Alphonso Ford (Peristeri Athens)
- Derek Hamilton (St. Petersburg)
- Gregor Fučka (Paf Bologna)
- Dejan Tomašević (Bodocnost Podgorica)
All Euroleague Second Team 2000-2001
- Jameil Rich (Lugano Snakes)
- Panagiotis Liadelis (PAOK Thessaloniki)
- Pau Gasol (FC Barcelona)
- Ioannis Giannoulis (PAOK Thessaloniki)
- Rashard Griffith (Virtus Bologna)
Web links
- Official website (English)