2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague
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The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague was the
The season started on 18 October 2000, and ended on 13 May 2001. The
European Champions' Cup teams divided
The European Champions' Cup was originally established by
FIBA had never trademarked the "EuroLeague" name and had no legal recourse on the usage of that name. Therefore, FIBA had to find a new name for their league and chose "SuproLeague". The 2000–01 season started with two top European professional club basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (renamed from the FIBA EuroLeague) and the brand new Euroleague.
Top clubs were split between the two leagues:
joined Euroleague Basketball.Competition system and format
- 20 teams (national domestic league champions, and runners-up from various national domestic leagues), playing in a tournament system.
The first phase was a regular season, in which the twenty competing teams were drawn into two groups, each containing ten teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 18 games for each team. The top 8 teams in each group advanced to the Round of 16, and the winners of this round advanced to the Quarterfinals. Both of the rounds were played in a
Teams
Regular season | |||
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Panathinaikos (1st) | ASVEL (2nd) | Montepaschi Siena (6th)
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Split CO (3rd) |
Iraklis (7th)
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Pau-Orthez (3rd)
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Scavolini Pesaro (9th) | Krka (1st) |
Efes Pilsen (2nd) | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) | Alba Berlin (1st) | Lietuvos rytas (1st)
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Ülker (3rd) | Maccabi Ra'anana (2nd) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2nd) | Śląsk Wrocław (1st) |
CSKA Moscow (1st) | Partizan ICN (2nd) | Telindus Oostende (2nd) | Plannja (1st)
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Qualification round
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 A
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Panathinaikos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1477 | 1364 | +113 | 31 | Advance to Play Offs |
2 | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1429 | 1376 | +53 | 30 | |
3 | Split CO | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1363 | 1335 | +28 | 30 | |
4 | Ülker | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1481 | 1419 | +62 | 29 | |
5 | Alba Berlin | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1439 | 1408 | +31 | 27 | |
6 | ASVEL | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1413 | 1400 | +13 | 27 | |
7 | Lietuvos rytas
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18 | 7 | 11 | 1522 | 1536 | −14 | 25 | |
8 | Śląsk Wrocław | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1432 | 1446 | −14 | 25 | |
9 | Montepaschi Siena
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18 | 6 | 12 | 1406 | 1495 | −89 | 24 | |
10 | Maccabi Ra'anana | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1294 | 1477 | −183 | 22 |
Results
Group B
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1616 | 1343 | +273 | 33 | Advance to Play Offs |
2 | Efes Pilsen | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1478 | 1386 | +92 | 31 | |
3 | Partizan ICN | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1492 | 1517 | −25 | 29 | |
4 | Iraklis
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18 | 10 | 8 | 1494 | 1504 | −10 | 28 | |
5 | Scavolini Pesaro | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1594 | 1518 | +76 | 27 | |
6 | Pau-Orthez
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18 | 9 | 9 | 1486 | 1432 | +54 | 27 | |
7 | Telindus Oostende | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1478 | 1544 | −66 | 26 | |
8 | Krka | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1401 | 1487 | −86 | 25 | |
9 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1559 | 1624 | −65 | 24 | |
10 | Plannja
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18 | 2 | 16 | 1394 | 1637 | −243 | 20 |
Results
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.
Eight-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Panathinaikos | 82 | 86 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B8 | Krka | 65 | 79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 87 | 71 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alba Berlin | 77 | 69 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B4 | Iraklis
| 78 | 77 | 75 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Alba Berlin | 67 | 88 | 86 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Efes Pilsen | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Efes Pilsen | 89 | 69 | 86 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A7 | Lietuvos rytas
| 78 | 73 | 67 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Efes Pilsen | 95 | 64 | 82 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Split CO | 69 | 72 | 59 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Split CO | 79 | 85 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B6 | Pau-Orthez
| 78 | 83 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
B1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 81 | 85 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A8 | Śląsk Wrocław | 75 | 62 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 80 | 84 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scavolini Pesaro | 69 | 77 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A4 | Ülker | 91 | 83 | 85 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B5 | Scavolini Pesaro | 81 | 96 | 88 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSKA Moscow | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | CSKA Moscow | 94 | 77 | 2 | Third Place | ||||||||||||||||||||
B7 | Telindus Oostende | 76 | 70 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
CSKA Moscow | 78 | 82 | 2 | Efes Pilsen | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ASVEL | 63 | 76 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B3 | Partizan ICN | 80 | 76 | 62 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A6 | ASVEL | 73 | 94 | 73 | 2 |
Eight-Finals
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Krka | 82–65 | 86–79 | |
CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | Telindus Oostende | 94–76 | 77–70 | |
Efes Pilsen | 2–1 | Lietuvos rytas
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89–78 | 69–73 | 86–67 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Śląsk Wrocław | 81–75 | 85–62 | |
Ülker | 1–2 | Scavolini Pesaro | 91–81 | 83–96 | 85–88 |
Split CO | 2–0 | Pau-Orthez
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79–78 | 85–83 | |
Partizan | 1–2 | ASVEL | 80–73 | 76–94 | 62–73 |
1–2 | Alba Berlin | 78–67 | 77–88 | 75–86 |
Quarter-Finals
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Alba Berlin | 87–77 | 71–69 | |
CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | ASVEL | 78–63 | 82–76 | |
Efes Pilsen | 2–1 | Split CO | 95–69 | 64–72 | 82–59 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Scavolini Pesaro | 80–69 | 84–77 |
Final four
Semifinals
11 May,
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Panathinaikos | 74–66 | Efes Pilsen |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 86–80 | CSKA Moscow |
3rd place game
13 May,
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Efes Pilsen | 91–85 | CSKA Moscow |
Final
13 May,
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Panathinaikos | 67–81 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague champions |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv 3rd title |
Final standings
Pos | Team |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
Panathinaikos | |
Efes Pilsen | |
4 | CSKA Moscow |
Awards
All official awards of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague.
FIBA SuproLeague Player of the Year
FIBA SuproLeague Top Scorer
FIBA SuproLeague Finals Top Scorer
FIBA SuproLeague Final Four MVP
FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team
First Team[1] | |
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MVP )
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Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Anthony Parker | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Dejan Bodiroga | Panathinaikos
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Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow |
Nate Huffman | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Statistics
Individual statistics
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | Miroslav Berić | Partizan | 20 | 465 | 23.3 |
2. | Charles Thomas | Plannja |
13 | 291 | 22.4 |
3. | John Best | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 17 | 378 | 22.2 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | Roberto Chiacig | Montepaschi Siena |
18 | 169 | 9.4 |
2. | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 203 | 9.2 |
3. | Nate Huffman | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 216 | 9.0 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | Raimonds Miglinieks | Śląsk Wrocław | 20 | 139 | 7.0 |
2. | Laurent Sciarra | ASVEL | 23 | 142 | 6.2 |
3. | Chuck Evans | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 18 | 97 | 5.4 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Blocks
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Blocks | BPG |
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1. | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 47 | 2.1 |
2. | Andrei Fetisov | CSKA Moscow | 24 | 38 | 1.6 |
3. | Dejan Koturović | Alba Berlin | 23 | 35 | 1.5 |
Source: FIBA Europe
Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | Ralph Biggs | Telindus Oostende | 20 | 2.1 |
Turnovers | Andrius Giedraitis | Lietuvos rytas |
15 | 3.7 |
Minutes | Charles Thomas | Plannja |
13 | 38.5 |
FT % | Damir Mulaomerović | Efes Pilsen | 26 | 89.2% |
2-Point % | Andrei Kirilenko | CSKA Moscow | 22 | 63.9% |
3-Point % | Laurent Pluvy | ASVEL | 23 | 54.2% |
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Opponent |
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Points | Miroslav Berić | Partizan | 38 | Telindus Oostende (Dec 7, 2000) |
Rebounds | Lazaros Papadopoulos | Iraklis |
21 | Alba Berlin (Apr 5, 2001) |
Hüseyin Beşok | Efes Pilsen | Plannja (Jan 4, 2001)
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Assists | Raimonds Miglinieks | Śląsk Wrocław | 15 | Montepaschi Siena (Nov 15, 2000)
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Blocks | Hüseyin Beşok | Efes Pilsen | 7 | Plannja (Jan 4, 2001)
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Steals | Veselin Petrović | Partizan | 9 | Plannja (Feb 15, 2001)
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Team statistics
Category | Team | Average |
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Points | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 88.0 |
Rebounds | Iraklis |
33.8 |
Assists | ASVEL | 18.0 |
Blocks | CSKA Moscow | 4.3 |
Steals | Montepaschi Siena |
10.1 |
Turnovers | Plannja |
14.8 |
FT % | Scavolini Pesaro | 79.4% |
2-Point % | Panathinaikos | 56.4% |
3-Point % | Scavolini Pesaro | 40.4% |
Two continental champions
In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions,
Formation of the Euroleague
A year later,
In essence, the authority in European professional basketball was divided over club-country lines. FIBA stayed in charge of national team competitions (like the