EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors

50 years of the European Cup (2008)

Euroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors is a list published in 2008 of the fifty most important personalities in the history of the EuroLeague and its predecessor, the National Basketball Championship , which is the most important club competition in European men's basketball. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first edition of the competition in 1958, 35 players, ten coaches and five referees were selected. The nominees were a total of 105 players, 20 coaches and twelve referees, each sorted by category, all of whom had made a significant contribution as “contributors”. Initiated by the management of the Euroleague, the identification and nomination was carried out by experts with competitive experience, with the participation of those interested in basketball. Although only participants in the most important European club competition at the time were admitted, all competitions of the respective national and international league and cup as well as the national team games of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) were considered for the selection .

Chaired by Borislav Stanković , one of the former general secretaries of FIBA ​​(1976 to 2002), and his deputy Eduard Portela, president of the Spanish Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), which also hosts the ACB league , and the Union des Ligues Européennes de Basketball (ULEB), was selected by a selection committee - further composed of former players, coaches and a basketball club management personality, a representative of the referees and a basketball journalist - on February 3, 2008 in Madrid ( Spain ) for each of the three categories The composition of the respective list of the candidates to be honored is finally determined.

'Greatest Contributors List 2008' of EuroLeague Basketball

History of the national championship cup and the EuroLeague until 2008

In the history of basketball in Europe, especially the international competitive sport of basketball, which began in the 1930s, there are a large number of outstanding basketball personalities - in all European countries. The most important milestones in the development of the basketball game under the auspices of the World Association FIBA in Europe are organizing the first FIBA European Championship 1935 national teams Men in for Switzerland and the foundation of FIBA Europe Cup competition for national champion clubs (Engl. FIBA European Cup For Men's Champion Clubs ) in 1958. Participation in the FIBA European Cup for National Champions , and since 1966 also in the FIBA European Cup for National Cup Winners , showed that the participating clubs usually received funds from remuneration received by the TV companies for television broadcasting rights and for the commercial enterprises offered by clubs Communication services , flowed in to use them for the development of their league teams.

A new phase began in 2000/2001 with the game operation of the Euro League Basketball the ULEB . The Union des Ligues Européennes de Basketball was founded in Rome ( Italy ) in 1991 with the aim of promoting the development and cooperation of basketball in Europe. Members of the ULEB are professional leagues of FIBA Europe , which also includes associated associations from countries bordering the European regional associations, which have traditionally always been involved in the game operations of the European FIBA ​​associations. The ULEB is based in Barcelona, ​​Spain. Some of the basketball players nominated in 2008 were already active on the 'international stage' in 1949, during the difficult post-war period of World War II .

Starting point of the history of the European Cup

The foundation and beginning of the FIBA European Champions Cup are the starting point in the history of the EuroLeague basketball . FIBA general secretary R. William Jones appointed a FIBA ​​project commission in 1957, of which Raimundo Saporta ( Spain ) was appointed and its other members Robert Busnel ( France ), Miloslav Kříž (then Czechoslovakia ), Nikolai Semaschko (then Soviet Union ) and Borislav Stanković (then Yugoslavia ) were. Its members were given the task of developing a concept that proposed the establishment of a competition for the master teams of the FIBA ​​associations on a European level. The decisive meeting of this FIBA ​​commission took place in December 1957 in Gauting near Munich .

The first national championship cup was announced by today's FIBA Europe for the year 1958. The associations reported 22 participating club teams. The cup was donated by the French sports daily L'Equipe .

As early as February 22, 1958, Royal IV CSA Belgium and BBC Etzella Luxemburg (82-43 in the first leg and 63-36 in the second leg) played their first game for the European Cup. Other participants in the competition were: Jonction BC (Geneva, Switzerland), BK Slovan Orbis (Prague / then Czechoslovakia), Union Babenberg (Vienna / Austria), Honved SE (Budapest / Hungary), The Wolves (Amsterdam / Netherlands), BK Akademik (Sofia / Bulgaria), CJS Aleppo (Syria), ASK Olimpia (Ljubljana / then Yugoslavia), Fenerbahce SK (Istanbul / Turkey), Panellinios GS (Athens / Greece), CCA Bucarest (Romania), Basket Villeurbanne (France), ASK (Riga / then USSR), HSG Wissenschaft HU (Berlin / then East Germany), Pantterit (Helsinki / Finland), CWKS Legia (Warsaw / Poland), Simenthal Olimpia (Milano / Italia), Maccabi (Tel Aviv / Israel), FC Barreirense (Barreiro / Portugal) and Real Madrid (Spain). The first European championship winner was ASK Riga in 1958 .

Choice of actors

In addition to Boris Stanković and Eduard Portela, the Committee of Experts of the EuroLeague Basketball included seven other basketball personalities with special expertise in international basketball. The side of the former players was represented by two outstanding players in the world of basketball, Sergei Below from Russia and Dino Meneghin from Italy. In the history of European basketball, in the second half of the twentieth century they were among the most successful and internationally deservedly committed players. The group of 'European Cup coaches' were represented by Lolo Sainz , Spain, and Dan Peterson from the United States, who had worked in Europe for many years. Next were the decisions taken Shimon Mizrahi , nearly four decades President Maccabi Tel Aviv, Costas Rigas , director of the referee range of Euro League Basketball, and Jean-Luc Thomas L'Equipe journalist from the French newspaper involved.

Principles and rules of nomination: Every nominated basketball player, regardless of the continent or country of his or her origin, who competes in one of the top club competitions of European basketball, advertised and organized by FIBA or ULEB , has an essential and 'international stage' had taken on a decisive role as a player, referee or coach, could be taken into account in retrospect on the experienced basketball history of the previous fifty years. When assessing the players identified in the top European club competitions, records of performance achieved in other European or worldwide competitions and leagues were also taken into account. Other attributes, such as nationality, were ignored. Overall, a significant contribution from the 'contributor' had to be identified.

Players from a European FIBA ​​federation who had never played or played to a minor extent in one of the top European competitions for club teams could not be included in the selection by the EuroLeague Basketball 2008 committee, even if they were among the elite of globally organized basketball belonged or belong. At the time of selection, these players included, for example, Šarūnas Marčiulionis from Lithuania , Dirk Nowitzki from Germany or Oscar Schmidt from Brazil . Pau Gasol, on the other hand, was elected MVP of the final series for the Spanish championship and the cup competition in Spain in 2001, playing for FC Barcelona , but had only played six games in the Euroleague that season, while he was in the national championship cup the year before had received too little playing time.

Lists

List of players

The nominated players received recognition as the best, most important player in a tournament (Olympic Summer Games, World Championships, European Championships, etc.) or particularly outstanding league players ( Most Valuable Player - MVP ), the most successful thrower ( Top Scorer ) , the strongest player in defense (Best Defender) and fulfilled other performance criteria, such as rebounds and steals leading to ball possession or assists leading to basket success . Selected players were also appointed to the respective all-tournament team or to a FIBA All Star Team of the season. In addition to their 'all-time effectiveness', particular attention was paid to the continuity of the phase of the successful game, across the competitive seasons played, among the top-performing teams and particularly spectacular individual performances with which players played decisive games, for example a final, for their team could make decisions in critical situations.

'Write-in Nominations by the Fans': The list of the nominated 100 all-time players was completed by fans of basketball with five write-in candidates, one of which was also selected for the final list.

List of trainers

The work of the trainers and coaches of the club teams is closely linked to the success of the clubs in the history of basketball in the FIBA zone Europe as well as the development and impact of the top players involved in the national leagues. Ten coaches were selected from a group of twenty recognized basketball personalities to represent all coaches involved. They convinced with their expertise and the resulting track record.

List of FIBA ​​referees

The FIBA ​​referees are among the outstanding basketball personalities in Europe as 'contributors' to European club competitions. The nominated 'Referees' also directed games in the top league of European basketball, i.e. since 1958 the FIBA European Cup competition for the national championship clubs and, since the 2000/2001 season, the ULEB's Euroleague basketball .

Five arbitrators were selected from the group of twelve nominated FIBA ​​arbitrators and honored. They have all demonstrated their special attitudes and skills, including in crucial and critical game situations, over a number of seasons in international operations in European basketball competitions for club teams. However, they also received recognition as the best and most important referee in international tournaments (Summer Olympics, World Championships, European Championships, etc.).

Honoring personalities

The fifty elected former players in European club basketball who were active in May 2008, all of whom were active in the first fifty seasons of the European Cup and the Euroleague of European basketball players, became part of the Final Four at the end of the 2007/2008 season of the Euroleague, from May 2nd to 4th, 2008, in the context of an official ceremony in the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid .

See also

• EuroLeague
• FIBA European Champion Clubs' Cup
• FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
• List of European Basketball Cup winners
• FIBA Hall of Fame - Fédération Internationale de Basketball Hall of Fame
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Web links

• Euroleague Historic Gallery - Photos: The Fifties - New Millenium.
• The Euroleague History Archive - The Fifties: When it all began.
• The Euroleague History Archive - The Sixties: Real Madrid breaks through.
• The Euroleague History Archive - The Seventies: Varese dominates a decade.
• The Euroleague History Archive - The Eighties: Decade of the stars.
• The Euroleague History Archive - The nineties: A history of european club champions.
• Legends Ceremony - 50 years legends in Madrid - Final Four Madrid 2008 - 30 photos.
• Individual records, 1988 - 2011 - Euroleague Basketball Final Four
• Olympics at Sports-Reference - Basketball
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame - players, coaches, teams, officials.
• FIBA Hall of Fame - A place for those who made the game.
• Leyendas del Baloncesto - Jugadores Históricos Real Madrid
• NBA & ABA Players Directory - Basketball Reference

Individual evidence

• Biographer information '50 greatest contributors

35 players:

1. ^ Fragiskos Alvertis - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
2. ↑ Sergei Belov - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
3. ↑ Miki Berkowitz - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
4. ↑ Dejan Bodiroga - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
5. ^ Wayne Brabender - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
6. ↑ Juan Antonio Corbalan - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
7. ^ Kresimir Cosic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
8. ↑ Drazen Dalipagic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
9. ^ Predrag Danilovic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
10. ^ Mike D'Antoni - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento January 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
11. ↑ Mirza Delibasic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
12. ↑ Vlade Divac - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
13. ^ Sasha Djordjevic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
14. ↑ Nikos Galis - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
15. ^ Manu Ginobili - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento December 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
16. ^ Saras Jasikevicius - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
17. ↑ Radivoj Korac - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
18. ↑ Toni Kukoc - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
19. ↑ Clifford Luyk - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
20. ↑ Pierluigi Marzorati - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
21. ^ Bob McAdoo - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
22. ↑ Dino Meneghin - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original of October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
23. ↑ Bob Morse - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
24. ^ Aldo Ossola - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
25. ^ Theodoros Papaloukas - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from October 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
26. ↑ Anthony Parker - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( January 30, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
27. ^ Drazen Petrovic - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
28. ^ Dino Radja - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
29. ↑ Manolo Raga - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
30. ^ Antonello Riva - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
31. ^ Emiliano Rodriguez - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
32. ^ Arvydas Sabonis - 50 Greatest Contributors List - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
33. ^ Juan Antonio San Epifanio - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento October 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
34. ↑ Walter Szczerbiak - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
35. ↑ Panagiotis Yiannakis - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from December 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) - Player. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

10 trainers / coaches:

1. ↑ Pedro Ferrandiz - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
2. ^ Pini Gershon - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
3. ↑ Alexandar Gomelskiy - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from January 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
4. ↑ Dusan Ivkovic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
5. ↑ Boza Maljkovic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
6. ^ Ettore Messina - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
7. ^ Aca Nikolic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
8. ^ Zeljko Obradovic - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento from October 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
9. ^ Dan Peterson - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( August 9, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
10. ^ Lolo Sainz - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Coach. Euroleague Basketball website, archives. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

5 FIBA ​​referees:

1. ↑ Artenik Arabadjian - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Referee. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
2. ↑ Mikhail Davidov - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Referee. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
3. ↑ Lubomir Kotleba - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Referee. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
4. ^ Yvan Mainini - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Referee. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
5. ↑ Costas Rigas - 50 Greatest Contributors List ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - Referee. Website Euroleague Basketball, History. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

• Nominated all-time contributors

1. ^ NN: The All-Time Player Nominees. ( Memento of January 2, 2015 on the Internet Archive ) Archived from EuroLeague website; Barcelona, ​​January 2, 2015. Accessed February 2, 2019.
2. ^ Write-In Nominations by the Fans - A to Z. Website Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
3. ^ The All-Time Coaches nominees - A to Z. Website Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
4. ^ The All-Time Referee nominees ( Memento of October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) - A to Z. Euroleague Basketball website, October 24, 2007. Accessed October 8, 2011.

• News Euroleague Basketball

1. ^ Roots of the Euroleague website EuroLeague. Article Vladimir Stankovic, December 11, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
2. ^ ^{A b} Experts decide European Club Basketball's 50 greatest contributors ( Memento August 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) EuroLeague Basketball website, February 4, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
3. ↑ 50 Contributors, Honored in Madrid ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved October 8, 2011. 
4. ↑ 50 Years Ceremony ( Memento of April 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) website Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

• News European media

1. ↑ FIBA Champions Cup 1958 . Linguasport website - Sport History and Statistics. Retrieved Dec 6, 2010.
2. ^ The European Cup for Men's Champion Clubs - The early Years. Website Fibaeurope. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
3. ↑ FIBA European Champions Cup and Euroleague history . Wikipedia website. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
4. ^ I Copa de Europa 1958  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Website Zona131 - Todo el Basket de la Red - Los Inicios de la Copa de Europa. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
5. ↑ El firmamento del baloncesto europeo se da cita en Madrid website ACB league. Retrieved October 8, 2011.