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1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| prevseason | [1997–98](1997-98-fiba-euroleague) | |
| nextseason | [1999–2000](1999-2000-fiba-euroleague) | |
| title | FIBA EuroLeague | |
| t_bg | #204060 | |
| t_color | white | |
| image | Olympic_hall_and_Olympiaturm.JPG | |
| pixels | 300 | |
| caption | The [Final Four](1999-fiba-euroleague-final-four) was hosted at the Olympiahalle in Munich | |
| season | 1998–99 | |
| champions | LTU **Žalgiris** | |
| (1st title) | ||
| runners_up | ITA Kinder Bologna | |
| third_place | GRE Olympiacos | |
| fourth_place | ITA Teamsystem Bologna | |
| teams | 24 | |
| duration | 23 September 1998 – 22 April 1999 | |
| final_four_MVP | Tyus Edney | final_four_MVP_n = USA |
| final_four_MVP_link | EuroLeague Final Four MVP | |
| top_scorer | İbrahim Kutluay | |
| ppg | 21.4 | ppg_n = TUR |
| rebounds_leader | Žan Tabak | |
| rpg | 10.0 | rpg_n = CRO |
| assists_leader | Tyus Edney | |
| apg | 6.1 | apg_n = USA |
(1st title) The 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague was the 42nd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1998, and ended on April 22, 1999. The competition's Final Four was held at Olympiahalle, Munich, with Žalgiris defeating Kinder Bologna in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 9,000 spectators.
Competition system
- 24 teams (the national domestic league champions from the best leagues, and a variable number of other clubs from the most important national domestic leagues). The competition culminated in a Final Four.
Country ranking
For the 1998–1999 EuroLeague, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1997–98.
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams | Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237.000 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 222.833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 194.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92.833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88.667 | 2 | ASVEL replaced Limoges | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 67.732 | +1, Samara got wild card | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46.333 | -1, FMP Železnik withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38.500 | -1, Ulm withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35.542 | 1 | +1, Zadar got wild card | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34.667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33.714 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21.524 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19.794 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.929 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 6.542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.417 |
|
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams | Notes | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.187 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.083 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.611 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.361 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.722 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.445 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.889 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.694 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.416 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.278 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.056 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.056 |
|}
Team allocation
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
- WC: Wild card
| Regular season |
|---|
| GRE Panathinaikos (1st) |
| GRE PAOK (2nd) |
| GRE Olympiacos (3rd) |
| ITA Kinder Bologna (1st) |
| ITA Teamsystem Bologna (2nd) |
| ITA Varese Roosters (3rd) |
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Qualification round
(The individual scores and standings of the First round are accumulated in the Second round)
If one or more clubs are level on won-lost record, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs are not in the same group)
- Points scored in all group matches
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Playoffs
Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| RD1-seed1 = E1 | RD1-team1 = LTU Žalgiris | RD1-score1-1 = 76 | RD1-score1-2 = 93 | RD1-score1-3 = | RD1-seed2 = H4 | RD1-team2 = TUR Ülker | RD1-score2-1 = 62 | RD1-score2-2 = 82 | RD1-score2-3 =
| RD1-seed3 = F2 | RD1-team3 = TUR Efes Pilsen | RD1-score3-1 = 73 | RD1-score3-2 = 105 | RD1-score3-3 = | RD1-seed4 = G3 | RD1-team4 = RUS CSKA Moscow | RD1-score4-1 = 58 | RD1-score4-2 = 98 | RD1-score4-3 =
| RD1-seed5 = G1 | RD1-team5 = GRE Olympiacos | RD1-score5-1 = 78 | RD1-score5-2 = 83 | RD1-score5-3 = | RD1-seed6 = F4 | RD1-team6 = ITA Varese Roosters | RD1-score6-1 = 66 | RD1-score6-2 = 77 | RD1-score6-3 =
| RD1-seed7 = H2 | RD1-team7 = FRA ASVEL | RD1-score7-1 = 95 | RD1-score7-2 = 68 | RD1-score7-3 = 74 | RD1-seed8 = E3 | RD1-team8 = CRO Cibona | RD1-score8-1 = 63 | RD1-score8-2 = 79 | RD1-score8-3 = 70
| RD1-seed9 = F1 | RD1-team9 = GRE Panathinaikos | RD1-score9-1 = 58 | RD1-score9-2 = 64 | RD1-score9-3 = | RD1-seed10 = G4 | RD1-team10 = ITA Teamsystem Bologna | RD1-score10-1 = 63 | RD1-score10-2 = 88 | RD1-score10-3 =
| RD1-seed11 = E2 | RD1-team11 = TUR Fenerbahçe | RD1-score11-1 = 81 | RD1-score11-2 = 74 | RD1-score11-3 = | RD1-seed12 = H3 | RD1-team12 = ESP Real Madrid Teka | RD1-score12-1 = 89 | RD1-score12-2 = 85 | RD1-score12-3 =
| RD1-seed13 = H1 | RD1-team13 = SLO Union Olimpija | RD1-score13-1 = 72 | RD1-score13-2 = 57 | RD1-score13-3 = 57 | RD1-seed14 = E4 | RD1-team14 = FRA Pau-Orthez | RD1-score14-1 = 63 | RD1-score14-2 = 74 | RD1-score14-3 = 64
| RD1-seed15 = G2 | RD1-team15 = ITA Kinder Bologna | RD1-score15-1 = 78 | RD1-score15-2 = 70 | RD1-score15-3 = | RD1-seed16 = F3 | RD1-team16 = ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | RD1-score16-1 = 57 | RD1-score16-2 = 55 | RD1-score16-3 =
| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = LTU Žalgiris | RD2-score1-1 = 69 | RD2-score1-2 = 84 | RD2-score1-3 = | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = TUR Efes Pilsen | RD2-score2-1 = 68 | RD2-score2-2 = 70 | RD2-score2-3 =
| RD2-seed3 = | RD2-team3 = GRE Olympiacos | RD2-score3-1 = 70 | RD2-score3-2 = 81 | RD2-score3-3 = | RD2-seed4 = | RD2-team4 = FRA ASVEL | RD2-score4-1 = 57 | RD2-score4-2 = 77 | RD2-score4-3 =
| RD2-seed5 = | RD2-team5 = ITA Teamsystem Bologna | RD2-score5-1 = 90 | RD2-score5-2 = 76 | RD2-score5-3 = | RD2-seed6 = | RD2-team6 = ESP Real Madrid Teka | RD2-score6-1 = 63 | RD2-score6-2 = 65 | RD2-score6-3 =
| RD2-seed7 = | RD2-team7 = FRA Pau-Orthez | RD2-score7-1 = 67 | RD2-score7-2 = 75 | RD2-score7-3 = 54 | RD2-seed8 = | RD2-team8 = ITA Kinder Bologna | RD2-score8-1 = 59 | RD2-score8-2 = 93 | RD2-score8-3 = 70
| RD3-seed1 = | RD3-team1 = LTU Žalgiris | RD3-score1-1 = 87 | RD3-seed2 = | RD3-team2 = GRE Olympiacos | RD3-score2-1 = 71
| RD3-seed3 = | RD3-team3 = ITA Teamsystem Bologna | RD3-score3-1 = 57 | RD3-seed4 = | RD3-team4 = ITA Kinder Bologna | RD3-score4-1 = 62
| RD4-seed1 = | RD4-team1 = LTU Žalgiris | RD4-score1-1 = 82 | RD4-seed2 = | RD4-team2 = ITA Kinder Bologna | RD4-score2-1 = 74
| 3rd-seed1 = | 3rd-team1 = GRE Olympiacos | 3rd-score1-1 = 74 | 3rd-seed2 = | 3rd-team2 = ITA Teamsystem Bologna | 3rd-score2-1 = 63
Eight-Finals
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Quarter-Finals
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Final four
Main article: 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Semifinals
April 20, Olympiahalle, Munich |}
3rd place game
April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich |}
Final
April 22, Olympiahalle, Munich |}
| 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
|---|
| LTU |
| **Žalgiris** |
| **1st Title** |
Final standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| [[File:Coppa_del_Campionato_di_Pallacanestro.png | 15px]] |
| [[File:Silver_medal_europe.svg | 15px]] |
| [[File:Bronze_medal_europe.svg | 15px]] |
Awards
All official awards of the 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague.
[[FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP]]
- USA Tyus Edney (LTU Žalgiris)
[[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]]
| First Team |
|---|
| USA Tyus Edney (**MVP**) |
| USA Anthony Bowie |
| Lithuania Saulius Štombergas |
| SLO Rašho Nesterović |
| LTU Eurelijus Žukauskas |
[[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]]
- TUR İbrahim Kutluay (TUR Fenerbahçe)
[[FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]]
- FRA Antoine Rigaudeau (ITA Virtus Bologna)
Statistics
Individual statistics
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TUR **İbrahim Kutluay** | TUR Fenerbahçe | 17 | 364 | 21.4 |
| 2. | FRY Dejan Bodiroga | GRE Panathinaikos | 17 | 344 | 20.2 |
| 3. | TUR Harun Erdenay | TUR Ülker | 18 | 362 | 20.1 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | CRO **Žan Tabak** | TUR Fenerbahçe | 18 | 180 | 10.0 |
| 2. | TUR Hüseyin Beşok | TUR Efes Pilsen | 20 | 192 | 9.6 |
| 3. | USA Victor Alexander | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 18 | 161 | 8.9 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA **Tyus Edney** | LTU Žalgiris | 22 | 135 | 6.1 |
| 2. | USA Delaney Rudd | FRA ASVEL | 21 | 124 | 5.9 |
| 3. | MKD Petar Naumoski | TUR Efes Pilsen | 19 | 110 | 5.8 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Other statistics
| Category | Player | Team | Games | Average | Steals | Turnovers | Minutes | FT % | 2-Point % | 3-Point % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Gerald Lewis | CRO Zadar | 15 | 2.5 | |||||||
| USA Frankie King | GRE PAOK | 15 | 3.5 | |||||||
| MKD Petar Naumoski | TUR Efes Pilsen | 19 | 39.1 | |||||||
| LTU Artūras Karnišovas | ITA Teamsystem Bologna | 20 | 89.6% | |||||||
| FRY Milenko Topić | FRY Crvena zvezda | 16 | 64.1% | |||||||
| RUS Valeriy Dayneko | RUS CSKA Moscow | 18 | 57.9% |
Individual game highs
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUR İbrahim Kutluay | TUR Fenerbahçe | 41 | CRO Cibona (Feb 10, 1999) | |||||
| TUR Hüseyin Beşok | TUR Efes Pilsen | 21 | ITA Varese Roosters (Jan 7, 1999) | |||||
| CRO Nikola Prkačin | CRO Cibona | FRA Pau-Orthez (Jan 7, 1999) | ||||||
| USA Elmer Bennett | ESP Tau Cerámica | 17 | LTU Žalgiris (Dec 10, 1998) | |||||
| LTU Saulius Štombergas | LTU Žalgiris | 9 | CRO Cibona (Feb 18, 1999) |
Team statistics
| Category | Team | Average | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Turnovers | FT % | 2-Point % | 3-Point % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LTU Žalgiris | 79.5 | |||||||||
| RUS Avtodor Saratov | 32.3 | |||||||||
| LTU Žalgiris | 17.1 | |||||||||
| CRO Zadar | 12.4 | |||||||||
| RUS Samara | 17.6 | |||||||||
| RUS Samara | 76.1% | |||||||||
| GRE Panathinaikos | 57.4% | |||||||||
| LTU Žalgiris | 43.4% |
References
Sources
References
- {{usurped
- (February 2025). "Linguasport – FIBA Country Ranking (B)".
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