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FIBA EuroStars

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FIBA EuroStars
FrequencyAnnual
Years active1996–2001, 2007
ParticipantsEastern and Western All-Stars
Organized byFIBA

FIBA EuroStars was an annual All-Star Game showcase of the sport of European professional club basketball. It was organized by FIBA Europe. Commonly considered to be the European equivalent of the NBA All-Star Game, the FIBA EuroStars Game featured the season's best players, from both the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, and the European-wide 2nd-tier level FIBA Saporta Cup competitions. Diversity was considered to be paramount in the selection process, which aimed at allowing several different European national basketball leagues to be represented in the game.

When the first FIBA EuroStars event was held in 1996, it replaced FIBA's original all-star game event, which was called the FIBA Festival. The FIBA Festival had taken place on-and-off, from 1964 to 1995. FIBA EuroStars was held from the 1996–97 season, through the 1999–00 season, before it was discontinued, due to the FIBA–EuroLeague dispute. In 2007, the event was briefly brought back, under a different format, for one final edition.[1][2]

History

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The FIBA EuroStars all-star event was initially held at the very end of the calendar year, during the middle of the current club season, and it initially lasted as an event for four seasons. The FIBA EuroStar events were patterned after the design of the NBA All-Star Game – a match between the East and West geographically. Also like the NBA All-Star Event, the FIBA EuroStars Event a featured a 3-point shootout contest. Players that competed in one of the European national pro club leagues located on the east side of Europe (GBL, TBSL, YUBA, RBSL, IBSL, etc.) were eligible for selection to the East Team, regardless of their individual countries of origin. On the other hand, players that competed in European national pro club leagues on the west side of Europe (ACB, LEGA, Pro A, BBL, LKL, etc.), were eligible for selection to the West Team. The Eastern Stars defeated their Western opponents on all four editions of the all-star game, under that original format.

In 2007, FIBA Europe brought back the FIBA EuroStar Game, but with a new format. The revised version of the all-star game kept the FIBA EuroStar name. Under the revised format, the then-current champions of the FIBA EuroBasket, would play against an All-Star FIBA European Selection Team, composed of players from various different European national teams. Also, under the revised format, there would no longer be a 3-Point Contest. FIBA rebranded the All-Star Event as the 1st edition of the tournament, under the new format. While it counted the newly revised EuroStar Game as being a part of the original FIBA EuroStar games, that were held from 1996 to 1999.

At the 2007 FIBA EuroStars Game, FIBA also honored some of the FIBA EuroStars of the past. Sergei Belov, Antonello Riva, Doron Jamchi, Dejan Bodiroga, Vladimir Tkachenko, and Vlade Divac.[3] were selected to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team. Theo Papaloukas was also given the 2006 FIBA Europe Player of the Year award, prior to the start of the 2007 all-star game. Originally, FIBA Europe intended for the event to continue to take place every two years, after the new champions of each subsequent FIBA EuroBasket were crowned.[4] Ultimately however, the 2007 game was the last edition of the FIBA EuroStar Game to date.

Results

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Bold: Indicates the team that won the game.

Year
(Season)
Date Arena Team Score Team MVP Top Scorer
1996
(1996–97)
December 30
Turkey Abdi İpekçi, Istanbul East 117–114 West United States David Rivers Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić
1997
(1997–98)
December 30
Israel Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv East 129–107 West Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sašha Đjorđjević
1998
(1998–99)
December 29
Germany Max Schmeling, Berlin East 104–98 West Italy Carlton Myers Italy Carlton Myers
1999
(1999–00)
December 28
Russia Olimpiisky, Moscow East 112–107 West United States Tyus Edney Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas
2000
(2000–01)
December 27
Greece OAKA, Athens
Cancelled due to the FIBA–EuroLeague dispute
2007
(2006–07)
June 30
Greece OAKA, Athens Greek NT 101–90 European Selection N/A Greece Antonis Fotsis

Three-Point Shootout Contest

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Year
(Season)
Winner Team Runner-up Team
1996
(1996–97)
United States Delaney Rudd France ASVEL Russia Vasily Karasev Turkey Efes Pilsen
1997
(1997–98)
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sašha Đjorđjević Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana Israel Guy Goodes Italy Caserta
1998
(1998–99)
Italy Carlton Myers Italy Teamsyatem Bologna North Macedonia Petar Naumoski Turkey Efes Pilsen
1999
(1999–00)
Turkey İbrahim Kutluay Turkey Fenerbahçe United States Tyus Edney Italy Benetton Treviso
2000
(2000–01)
Cancelled due to the FIBA–EuroLeague dispute
2007
(2006–07)
Not held

Score sheets

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1996 FIBA EuroStars - Istanbul, Turkey (1996–97 season)

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Arena: Abdi İpekçi, Istanbul

Date: December 30, 1996

Season: 1996–97

Score: East 117 – West 114

Game MVP: United States David Rivers

3 Point Contest winner: United States Delaney Rudd (defeated Russia Vasily Karasev in the final)

Top scorers: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić (30 points), Greece Nikos Oikonomou (25 points)

(France Richard Dacoury, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Tarlać, France Antoine Rigaudeau and Greece Georgios Sigalas were selected, but they didn't play in the game.)


1997 FIBA EuroStars - Tel Aviv, Israel (1997–98 season)

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Arena: Yad Eliyahu, Tel Aviv

Date: December 30, 1997

Season: 1997–98

Score: East 129 – West 107

EAST:

WEST:

Game MVP: Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas

3 Point Contest winner: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sašha Đjorđjević (defeated Israel Guy Goodes in the final)

Top scorers: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sašha Đjorđjević (23 points), Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas (19 points)

(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga was selected, but he didn't play in the game.)


1998 FIBA EuroStars - Berlin, Germany (1998–99 season)

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Arena: Max Schmeling, Berlin

Date: December 29, 1998

Season: 1998–99

Score: East 104 – West 98

EAST:

WEST:

Game MVP: Italy Carlton Myers

3 Point Contest winner: Italy Carlton Myers (defeated North Macedonia Petar Naumoski in the final)

Top scorers: Italy Carlton Myers (20 points), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha Danilović (19 points)

(United States Tanoka Beard was selected, but he didn't play in the game.)


1999 FIBA EuroStars - Moscow, Russia (1999–00 season)

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Arena: Olimpiisky, Moscow

Date: December 28, 1999

Season: 1999–2000

Score: East 112 – West 107

EAST:

WEST:

Game MVP: United States Tyus Edney

3 Point Contest winner: Turkey İbrahim Kutluay (defeated United States Tyus Edney in the final)

Top scorers: Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas (29 points), Russia Vasily Karasev (20 points), United States Tyus Edney (19 points), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Tarlać (18 points), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga (18 points), Israel Oded Kattash (16 points), United States Tanoka Beard (13 points), Russia Andrei Kirilenko (10 points), Czech Republic Jiří Zídek Jr. (10 points), Greece Nikos Oikonomou (9 points).

(Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača, Croatia Dino Rađja, Italy Carlton Myers, and France Antoine Rigaudeau were selected, but they didn't play in the game.)


2000 FIBA EuroStars - Athens, Greece (2000–01 season)

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Arena: OAKA, Athens

Date: December 27, 2000

Season: 2000–01

Score: Cancelled due to the FIBA–EuroLeague dispute

The 2000 All-Star Game was cancelled, as at that time, European pro club basketball was in a dispute, having two 1st-tier level competitions taking place in the same 2000–01 club basketball league season. With the two rival leagues, the FIBA SuproLeague and EuroLeague Basketball, competing directly against each other.[5]


2007 FIBA EuroStars - Athens, Greece (2006–07 season)

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Arena: OAKA, Athens

Date: June 30, 2007

Season: 2006–07

Score: Greek NT 101 – FIBA European Selection 90[6]

June 30, 2007
Greek NT Greece 101–90 Europe FIBA European Selection
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 58–43, 81–65, 101–90
Pts: Fotsis 20 Pts: Van Den Spiegel 14
OAKA, Athens
Attendance: 12,000

Greek National Team:

FIBA European Selection:

(Serbia Dejan Bodiroga, Serbia Peja Stojaković, Spain Felipe Reyes (FIBA European Selection),[7] and Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek NT)[8] were also selected, but they didn't play in the game.)

Top scorers: Greece Greek NT:

Top scorers: Europe FIBA European Selection:

Scoresheet :
Greece Greek NT: Papaloukas (14 points), Zisis (10 points), Spanoulis (6 points), Vasilopoulos (4 points), Fotsis (20 points), Chatzivrettas (10 points), Dikoudis (4 points), Tsartsaris (9 points), Diamantidis (0 points), Papadopoulos (4 points), Kakiouzis (4 points), Bourousis (16 points).

Europe FIBA European Selection:

Israel Hagag (4 points), Georgia (country) Boisa (4 points), Slovenia Bečirovič (6 points), Italy Pecile (8 points), Spain De Miguel (5 points), Poland Wójcik (10 points), Germany Roller (4 points), Belgium Van Den Spiegel (14 points), Latvia Grafs (5 points), Russia Savrasenko (5 points), Turkey Kutluay (10 points), Russia Fridzon (7 points), Croatia Popović (0 points), Croatia Vujčić (8 points).


FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team

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At the 2007 FIBA EuroStars Game, FIBA honored Sergei Belov, Antonello Riva, Doron Jamchi, Dejan Bodiroga, Vladimir Tkachenko, and Vlade Divac, who was not present at the event,[9][10] as they were selected to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team.

2007 FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team

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Position FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team Playing Career
G Soviet Union Sergei Belov 1964–1980
G Italy Antonello Riva 1977–2004
F Israel Doron Jamchi 1978–2000
F Serbia Dejan Bodiroga 1989–2007
C Soviet Union Vladimir Tkachenko
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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vlade Divac
1974–1990
&
1983–2005

Players with multiple selections

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Player Number Of Selections Years Selected
Turkey İbrahim Kutluay
1996, 1998, 1999, 2007
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga
1997, 1998, 1999, 2007
United States David Rivers
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
France Antoine Rigaudeau
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Greece Nikos Oikonomou
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
North Macedonia Petar Naumoski
1996, 1997, 1998
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Tarlać
1996, 1998, 1999
Italy Carlton Myers
1996, 1998, 1999
Slovenia Marko Milič
1996, 1998, 1999
Croatia Dino Rađja
1997, 1998, 1999
Russia Vasily Karasev
1997, 1998, 1999
Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas
1997, 1998, 1999
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peja Drobnjak
1996, 1997
Russia Sergei Bazarevich
1996, 1997
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić
1996, 1997
United States Conrad McRae
1996, 1998
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sasha Danilović
1997, 1998
United States Wendell Alexis
1997, 1998
Spain Alberto Herreros
1997, 1998
Israel Oded Kattash
1997, 1999
Italy Gregor Fučka
1997, 1999
Italy Andrea Meneghin
1998, 1999
United States Tanoka Beard
1998, 1999

By coach

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Coach Number Of Selections Years Selected
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Ivković
1996, 1997
Italy Carlo Recalcati
1999, 2007
Spain Lolo Sainz
1
1996
Italy Ettore Messina
1
1997
Russia Stanislav Yeryomin
1
1998
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Svetislav Pešić
1
1998
Russia Alexander Gomelsky
1
1999
Greece Panagiotis Giannakis
1
2007
Serbia Željko Obradović
1
2007
Greece Lefteris Kakiousis
1
2007

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A tale of two countries.
  2. ^ 2007 All star game
  3. ^ Ελλάδα-Μικτή Ευρώπης: 101-90.
  4. ^ High-profile friendly in Athens.
  5. ^ "EuroStars 1999". 28 December 1999.
  6. ^ Team looking good ahead of this September’s Eurobasket.
  7. ^ High-profile friendly in Athens.
  8. ^ Ελλάδα-Μικτή Ευρώπης: 101-90.
  9. ^ 1ο Eurostar: Ελλάδα-Μικτή Ευρώπης 101-90.
  10. ^ Ελλάδα-Μικτή Ευρώπης: 101-90.
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