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1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague
European basketball competition
European basketball competition
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| prevseason | [1998–99](1998-99-fiba-euroleague) | |
| nextseason | [2000–01 Euroleague](2000-01-euroleague) | |
| [2000–01 SuproLeague](2000-01-fiba-suproleague) | ||
| title | FIBA EuroLeague | |
| t_bg | #204060 | |
| t_color | white | |
| image | Paok-sports-arena-2008.jpg | |
| pixels | 300 | |
| caption | The [Final Four](2000-fiba-euroleague-final-four) was hosted at the PAOK Sports Arena | |
| season | 1999–2000 | |
| champions | GRE **Panathinaikos** | |
| (2nd title) | ||
| runners_up | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | |
| third_place | TUR Efes Pilsen | |
| fourth_place | ESP FC Barcelona | |
| teams | 24 | |
| duration | 23 September 1999 – 20 April 2000 | |
| final_four_MVP | Željko Rebrača | |
| final_four_MVP_n | FRY | |
| final_four_MVP_link | EuroLeague Final Four MVP | |
| top_scorer | Miljan Goljović | |
| ppg | 20.2 | ppg_n = SLO |
| rebounds_leader | Hüseyin Beşok | |
| rpg | 10.0 | rpg_n = TUR |
| assists_leader | David Rivers | |
| apg | 4.9 | apg_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.
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams | Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237.667 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 179.167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 150.167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68.833 | 2 | +1, Cholet got wild card | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 55.556 | -1, Lietuvos rytas withdrew | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54.500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35.695 | Lost one berth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.622 | 1 | +1, Pivovarna got wild card | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27.833 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25.542 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20.714 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13.762 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.143 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.559 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 4.375 |
|
| Rank | Country | Points | Teams | Notes | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.528 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|} ;Note
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:
- 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 were 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
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
|}
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
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SLO **Miljan Goljović** | SLO Pivovarna Laško | 16 | 323 | 20.2 |
| 2. | USA David Rivers | TUR Tofaş | 16 | 316 | 19.8 |
| 3. | USA Wendell Alexis | GER Alba Berlin | 18 | 334 | 18.6 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TUR **Hüseyin Beşok** | TUR Efes Pilsen | 23 | 231 | 10.0 |
| 2. | USA Nate Huffman | ISR Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 24 | 225 | 9.4 |
| 3. | USA Rashard Griffith | TUR Tofaş | 16 | 146 | 9.1 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA **David Rivers** | TUR Tofaş | 16 | 79 | 4.9 |
| 2. | LTU Šarūnas Jasikevičius | SLO Union Olimpija | 22 | 108 | 4.9 |
| 3. | CRO Damir Mulaomerović | TUR Efes Pilsen | 23 | 108 | 4.7 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Blocks
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Blocks | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GRE **Efthimios Rentzias** | ESP FC Barcelona | 12 | 8 | 0.7 |
| 2. | FRY Željko Rebrača | GRE Panathinaikos | 23 | 15 | 0.7 |
| 3. | RUS Andrei Kirilenko | RUS CSKA Moscow | 19 | 10 | 0.5 |
Source: FIBAEurope
Other statistics
| Category | Player | Team | Games | Average | Steals | Turnovers | Minutes | FT % | 2-Point % | 3-Point % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Andrea Meneghin | ITA Varese Roosters | 16 | 2.9 | |||||||
| USA Richard Scott | ESP Caja San Fernando | 14 | 3.4 | |||||||
| USA David Rivers | TUR Tofaş | 16 | 38.7 | |||||||
| ITA Carlton Myers | ITA Paf Wennington Bologna | 17 | 91.9% | |||||||
| RUS Andrei Kirilenko | RUS CSKA Moscow | 19 | 64.2% | |||||||
| RUS Valeriy Dayneko | RUS CSKA Moscow | 17 | 55.7% |
Individual game highs
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA David Rivers | TUR Tofaş | 38 | RUS CSKA Moscow (Feb 3, 2000) | ||||||
| FRY Dragan Tarlać | GRE Olympiacos | 19 | SLO Pivovarna Laško (Dec 8, 1999) | ||||||
| ITA Riccardo Pittis | ITA Benetton Treviso | 12 | FRA Cholet (Sep 23, 1999) | ||||||
| GRE Efthimios Rentzias | ESP FC Barcelona | 5 | TUR Ülker (Feb 29, 2000) | ||||||
| FRY Željko Rebrača | GRE Panathinaikos | CRO Cibona VIP (Mar 21, 2000) | |||||||
| RUS Andrei Kirilenko | RUS CSKA Moscow | 8 | FRA Cholet (Oct 21, 1999) | ||||||
| ESP Alberto Angulo | ESP Real Madrid Teka | GER Alba Berlin (Nov 18, 1999) |
Team statistics
| Category | Team | Average | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers | FT % | 2-Point % | 3-Point % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUR Efes Pilsen | 77.0 | ||||||||||
| ESP FC Barcelona | 32.5 | ||||||||||
| LTU Žalgiris | 16.6 | ||||||||||
| GRE Panathinaikos | 1.2 | ||||||||||
| ITA Varese Roosters | 11.8 | ||||||||||
| LTU Žalgiris | 15.2 | ||||||||||
| ITA Paf Wennington Bologna | 80.5% | ||||||||||
| FRY Budućnost | 59.5% | ||||||||||
| GRE Panathinaikos | 41.4% |
References
Sources
References
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