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2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

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2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Season1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague
Tournament details
ArenaP.A.O.K. Sports Arena
Thessaloniki, Greece
Dates18–20 April 2000
Final positions
ChampionsGreece Panathinaikos (2nd title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Third placeTurkey Efes Pilsen
Fourth placeSpain FC Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača
1999

The 2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 1999–2000 season. It was the second to last edition of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours that were organized by FIBA Europe. For the next edition of the tournament, it would be replaced by the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, and the new Euroleague Basketball competition's 2001 Finals series, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.

Panathinaikos won its second title, after defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the final game.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Spain FC Barcelona 51
 
 
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 65
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 67
 
 
 
Greece Panathinaikos 73
 
Greece Panathinaikos 81
 
 
Turkey Efes Pilsen71
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Spain FC Barcelona 69
 
 
Turkey Efes Pilsen 75

Semifinals

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FC Barcelona – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

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April 18
18:30
FC Barcelona Spain 51–65 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Scoring by half: 22–38, 29–27
Pts: Goldwire 13
Rebs: Dueñas 9
Asts: Alston, Goldwire 3
Pts: Huffman 24
Rebs: Henefeld 6
Asts: McDonald 4
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

Panathinaikos – Efes Pilsen

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April 18
21:00
Panathinaikos Greece 81–71 Turkey Efes Pilsen
Scoring by half: 41–33, 40–38
Pts: Bodiroga 22
Rebs: Rebrača 7
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 3
Pts: Türkoğlu 15
Rebs: Beşok, Türkoğlu 5
Asts: Mulaomerović 6
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Iztok Rems (SLO)

Third-place game

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April 20
18:30
FC Barcelona Spain 69–75 Turkey Efes Pilsen
Scoring by half: 34–41, 35–34
Pts: Rentzias 29
Rebs: Elson 11
Asts: Rodríguez 5
Pts: Beşok 22
Rebs: Beşok 10
Asts: three players 2
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

Final

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April 20
21:00
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv Israel 67–73 Greece Panathinaikos
Scoring by half: 36–36, 31–37
Pts: Huffman 26
Rebs: Huffman 10
Asts: Comegys 3
Pts: Rebrača 20
Rebs: Rebrača 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 2
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Panathinaikos
Starters: P R A
PG
14
Slovenia Ariel McDonald 11 3 1
PG
6
Israel Derrick Sharp 5 0 1
SF
4
Israel Nadav Henefeld 0 1 0
PF
8
United States Dallas Comegys 3 5 3
C
7
United States Nate Huffman 26 10 2
Reserves: P R A
SG
5
Israel Mark Brisker 13 3 0
SF
9
Israel Gur Shelef 0 1 0
G
11
Israel Doron Sheffer 6 2 2
G
12
Israel Doron Jamchy 3 1 0
C
15
Romania Constantin Popa 0 0 0
Head coach:
Israel Pini Gershon
1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague
Champions
Greece
Panathinaikos
Second title
Starters: P R A
PG
9
Italy Nando Gentile 3 2 1
SG
10
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 9 4 2
SF
4
Greece Fragiskos Alvertis 4 3 0
PF
7
Spain Johnny Rogers 4 2 1
C
12
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača 20 8 0
Reserves: P R A
SG
6
Germany Michael Koch 0 0 0
PF
8
Greece Antonis Fotsis 9 5 0
PG
11
Greece Nikos Boudouris DNP
C
13
Republic of Ireland Pat Burke 7 3 0
PG
14
Israel Oded Kattash 17 1 2
Head coach:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Obradović

Awards

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FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
Israel Oded Kattash Panathinaikos [1]
Turkey Hedo Türkoğlu Efes Pilsen
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga Panathinaikos
United States Nate Huffman Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača (MVP) Panathinaikos

References

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