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)
EuroLeague 2001/02 →
FIBA Saporta Cup 2000/01 ↓

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-
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
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-
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
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-
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
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-
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
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.

pairing			1st game	2nd game	3rd game
Paf Bologna	-	Cibona Zagreb	76 : 64	75 : 74 a.d.	-
real Madrid	-	Budućnost Podgorica	91 : 63	76 : 62	-
Virtus Bologna	-	Estudiantes Madrid	113 : 70	85 : 80	-
PAOK Thessaloniki	-	Olimpija Ljubljana	75 : 64	77: 85	69: 73
Olympiacos Piraeus	-	Miller Verona	94 : 92	96 : 84	-
Peristeri Athens	-	TAU Cerámica	79: 81	68: 81	-
FC Barcelona	-	Benetton Treviso	85: 86	82: 99	-
AEK Athens	-	Žalgiris Kaunas	69 : 60	73 : 71	-

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.

pairing			1st game	2nd game	3rd game
Paf Bologna	-	real Madrid	74 : 68	57: 88	88 : 70
Virtus Bologna	-	Olimpija Ljubljana	80 : 79 a.d.	81 : 79
Olympiacos Piraeus	-	TAU Cerámica	72: 78	76: 98
AEK Athens	-	Benetton Treviso	97 : 89	74: 90	71 : 56

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.

pairing			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.

pairing			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

Final MVP: Manu Ginóbili

• 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)