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1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague

European basketball competition


European basketball competition

FieldValue
prevseason[1998–99](1998-99-fiba-euroleague)
nextseason[2000–01 Euroleague](2000-01-euroleague)
[2000–01 SuproLeague](2000-01-fiba-suproleague)
titleFIBA EuroLeague
t_bg#204060
t_colorwhite
imagePaok-sports-arena-2008.jpg
pixels300
captionThe [Final Four](2000-fiba-euroleague-final-four) was hosted at the PAOK Sports Arena
season1999–2000
championsGRE **Panathinaikos**
(2nd title)
runners_upISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
third_placeTUR Efes Pilsen
fourth_placeESP FC Barcelona
teams24
duration23 September 1999 – 20 April 2000
final_four_MVPŽeljko Rebrača
final_four_MVP_nFRY
final_four_MVP_linkEuroLeague Final Four MVP
top_scorerMiljan Goljović
ppg20.2ppg_n = SLO
rebounds_leaderHüseyin Beşok
rpg10.0rpg_n = TUR
assists_leaderDavid Rivers
apg4.9apg_n = USA

2000–01 SuproLeague (2nd title) The 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague was the 43rd installment of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs (now called simply EuroLeague). It began on September 23, 1999, and ended on April 20, 2000. The competition's Final Four was held at PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki, with Panathinaikos defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the EuroLeague Final, in front of 8,500 spectators.

Efes Pilsen finished in the third position, and FC Barcelona finished fourth.

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 1999–2000 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 1996–97 to 1998–99.

RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes12345678910111213141516171819
237.6673
179.167
150.167
70.500
68.8332+1, Cholet got wild card
55.556-1, Lietuvos rytas withdrew
54.500
35.695Lost one berth
30.6221+1, Pivovarna got wild card
27.833
25.542
22.108
20.7140
13.817
13.762
6.143
4.559
4.429
Macedonia4.375

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RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes20212223242526272829303132333435363738
3.5280
3.187
3.008
2.917
2.583
2.302
1.917
1.722
1.667
0.667
0.611
0.472
0.389
0.333
0.278
0.111
0.055
0.000
0.000

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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
ITA Varese Roosters (1st)
ITA Benetton Treviso (2nd)
ITA Paf Wennington Bologna (3rd)
GRE Panathinaikos (1st)
GRE Olympiacos (2nd)
GRE PAOK (3rd)

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Qualification round

(The individual scores and standings of the First stage were accumulated in the Second stage)

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Play Offs

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 = ESP FC Barcelona | RD1-score1-1 = 78 | RD1-score1-2 = 60 | RD1-score1-3 = 86 | RD1-seed2 = H4 | RD1-team2 = TUR Ülker | RD1-score2-1 = 73 | RD1-score2-2 = 63 | RD1-score2-3 = 65

| RD1-seed3 = F2 | RD1-team3 = SLO Union Olimpija | RD1-score3-1 = 65 | RD1-score3-2 = 52 | RD1-score3-3 = 85 | RD1-seed4 = G3 | RD1-team4 = GRE Olympiacos | RD1-score4-1 = 61 | RD1-score4-2 = 68 | RD1-score4-3 = 67

| RD1-seed5 = G1 | RD1-team5 = ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | RD1-score5-1 = 77 | RD1-score5-2 = 55 | RD1-score5-3 = 78 | RD1-seed6 = F4 | RD1-team6 = GRE PAOK | RD1-score6-1 = 62 | RD1-score6-2 = 67 | RD1-score6-3 = 62

| RD1-seed7 = H2 | RD1-team7 = ITA Paf Wennington Bologna | RD1-score7-1 = 82 | RD1-score7-2 = 77 | RD1-score7-3 = | RD1-seed8 = E3 | RD1-team8 = ITA Benetton Treviso | RD1-score8-1 = 73 | RD1-score8-2 = 61 | RD1-score8-3 =

| RD1-seed9 = F1 | RD1-team9 = GRE Panathinaikos | RD1-score9-1 = 65 | RD1-score9-2 = 64 | RD1-score9-3 = 78 | RD1-seed10 = G4 | RD1-team10 = FRY Budućnost | RD1-score10-1 = 59 | RD1-score10-2 = 77 | RD1-score10-3 = 61

| RD1-seed11 = E2 | RD1-team11 = RUS CSKA Moscow | RD1-score11-1 = 72 | RD1-score11-2 = 75 | RD1-score11-3 = 69 | RD1-seed12 = H3 | RD1-team12 = CRO Cibona VIP | RD1-score12-1 = 75 | RD1-score12-2 = 55 | RD1-score12-3 = 78

| RD1-seed13 = H1 | RD1-team13 = TUR Efes Pilsen | RD1-score13-1 = 90 | RD1-score13-2 = 93 | RD1-score13-3 = | RD1-seed14 = E4 | RD1-team14 = GER Alba Berlin | RD1-score14-1 = 81 | RD1-score14-2 = 73 | RD1-score14-3 =

| RD1-seed15 = G2 | RD1-team15 = FRA ASVEL | RD1-score15-1 = 72 | RD1-score15-2 = 85 | RD1-score15-3 = | RD1-seed16 = F3 | RD1-team16 = ESP Real Madrid Teka | RD1-score16-1 = 59 | RD1-score16-2 = 73 | RD1-score16-3 =

| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = ESP FC Barcelona | RD2-score1-1 = 70 | RD2-score1-2 = 64 | RD2-score1-3 = 71 | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = SLO Union Olimpija | RD2-score2-1 = 67 | RD2-score2-2 = 71 | RD2-score2-3 = 66

| RD2-seed3 = | RD2-team3 = ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | RD2-score3-1 = 62 | RD2-score3-2 = 80 | RD2-score3-3 = 79 | RD2-seed4 = | RD2-team4 = ITA Paf Wennington Bologna | RD2-score4-1 = 65 | RD2-score4-2 = 73 | RD2-score4-3 = 64

| RD2-seed5 = | RD2-team5 = GRE Panathinaikos | RD2-score5-1 = 73 | RD2-score5-2 = 69 | RD2-score5-3 = | RD2-seed6 = | RD2-team6 = CRO Cibona VIP | RD2-score6-1 = 62 | RD2-score6-2 = 63 | RD2-score6-3 =

| RD2-seed7 = | RD2-team7 = TUR Efes Pilsen | RD2-score7-1 = 93 | RD2-score7-2 = 60 | RD2-score7-3 = 68 | RD2-seed8 = | RD2-team8 = FRA ASVEL | RD2-score8-1 = 85 | RD2-score8-2 = 77 | RD2-score8-3 = 66

| RD3-seed1 = | RD3-team1 = ESP FC Barcelona | RD3-score1-1 = 51 | RD3-seed2 = | RD3-team2 = ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | RD3-score2-1 = 65

| RD3-seed3 = | RD3-team3 = GRE Panathinaikos | RD3-score3-1 = 81 | RD3-seed4 = | RD3-team4 = TUR Efes Pilsen | RD3-score4-1 = 71

| RD4-seed1 = | RD4-team1 = ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | RD4-score1-1 = 67 | RD4-seed2 = | RD4-team2 = GRE Panathinaikos | RD4-score2-1 = 73

| 3rd-seed1 = | 3rd-team1 = ESP FC Barcelona | 3rd-score1-1 = 69 | 3rd-seed2 = | 3rd-team2 = TUR Efes Pilsen | 3rd-score2-1 = 75

Eight-Finals

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Quarter-Finals

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Final Four

Main article: 2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

Semifinals

April 18, PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |}

Third place game

April 20, PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |}

Final

April 20, PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |}

1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
GRE
**Panathinaikos**
**2nd Title**

Awards

All official awards of the 1999–00 FIBA EuroLeague.

[[FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP]]

  • FRY Željko Rebrača (GRE Panathinaikos)

[[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]]

First Team
ISR Oded Kattash
TUR Hedo Türkoğlu
FRY Dejan Bodiroga
USA Nate Huffman
FRY Željko Rebrača (**MVP**)

[[FIBA EuroLeague Top Scorer]]

  • SLO Miljan Goljović (SLO Pivovarna Laško)

[[FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]]

  • USA Nate Huffman (ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv)

Statistics

Individual statistics

Points

RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG
1.SLO **Miljan Goljović**SLO Pivovarna Laško1632320.2
2.USA David RiversTUR Tofaş1631619.8
3.USA Wendell AlexisGER Alba Berlin1833418.6

Source: FIBAEurope

Rebounds

RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG
1.TUR **Hüseyin Beşok**TUR Efes Pilsen2323110.0
2.USA Nate HuffmanISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv242259.4
3.USA Rashard GriffithTUR Tofaş161469.1

Source: FIBAEurope

Assists

RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG
1.USA **David Rivers**TUR Tofaş16794.9
2.LTU Šarūnas JasikevičiusSLO Union Olimpija221084.9
3.CRO Damir MulaomerovićTUR Efes Pilsen231084.7

Source: FIBAEurope

Blocks

RankNameTeamGamesBlocksBPG
1.GRE **Efthimios Rentzias**ESP FC Barcelona1280.7
2.FRY Željko RebračaGRE Panathinaikos23150.7
3.RUS Andrei KirilenkoRUS CSKA Moscow19100.5

Source: FIBAEurope

Other statistics

CategoryPlayerTeamGamesAverageStealsTurnoversMinutesFT %2-Point %3-Point %
ITA Andrea MeneghinITA Varese Roosters162.9
USA Richard ScottESP Caja San Fernando143.4
USA David RiversTUR Tofaş1638.7
ITA Carlton MyersITA Paf Wennington Bologna1791.9%
RUS Andrei KirilenkoRUS CSKA Moscow1964.2%
RUS Valeriy DaynekoRUS CSKA Moscow1755.7%

Individual game highs

CategoryPlayerTeamStatisticOpponentPointsReboundsAssistsBlocksSteals
USA David RiversTUR Tofaş38RUS CSKA Moscow (Feb 3, 2000)
FRY Dragan TarlaćGRE Olympiacos19SLO Pivovarna Laško (Dec 8, 1999)
ITA Riccardo PittisITA Benetton Treviso12FRA Cholet (Sep 23, 1999)
GRE Efthimios RentziasESP FC Barcelona5TUR Ülker (Feb 29, 2000)
FRY Željko RebračaGRE PanathinaikosCRO Cibona VIP (Mar 21, 2000)
RUS Andrei KirilenkoRUS CSKA Moscow8FRA Cholet (Oct 21, 1999)
ESP Alberto AnguloESP Real Madrid TekaGER Alba Berlin (Nov 18, 1999)

Team statistics

CategoryTeamAveragePointsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsTurnoversFT %2-Point %3-Point %
TUR Efes Pilsen77.0
ESP FC Barcelona32.5
LTU Žalgiris16.6
GRE Panathinaikos1.2
ITA Varese Roosters11.8
LTU Žalgiris15.2
ITA Paf Wennington Bologna80.5%
FRY Budućnost59.5%
GRE Panathinaikos41.4%

References

Sources

References

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