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The rosters of each season's champions and finalists of the top-tier level European-wide
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competition in Europe, the EuroLeague. From 1958, through the present.


1958

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
(USSR)
Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...
, Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...
, Gundars Muiznieks, Oļģerts Hehts, Leons Jankovskis,
Alvils Gulbis Alvils Gulbis (17 April 1936 – 27 February 2021)
, Teobalds Kalherts, Aivars Leonciks,
Juris Kalniņš Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...
, Ivars Veritis,
Janis Davids Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist * Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist * Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913– ...
, Gunars Silinš (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
) Runner-up:
Academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...
(Bulgaria)
Viktor Radev Viktor Bonev Radev ( Bulgarian: Виктор Бонев Радев) (November 19, 1936 – August 31, 2014) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He was born in Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria. He was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall forward. Club career R ...
,
Georgi Panov Georgi Marinov Panov ( bg, Георги Маринов Панов, born 14 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympic ...
,
Ljubomir Panov Lyubomir Ivanov Panov ( bg, Любомир Иванов Панов, born 16 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer ...
, Mikhail Semov,
Konstantin Stoimenov The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. ...
,
Nikola Ilov Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Monteneg ...
, Atanas Atanasov,
Ivan Emanuilov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
,
Ljubomir Dardov Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, ...
,
Aleksandar Blagoev Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
, Nejcho Nejchev,
Petko Lazarov Petko Lazarov ( bg, Петко Лазаров, born 28 October 1935) is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), off ...
(Head Coach: Bozhidar Takev)


1958–59

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
(USSR)
Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...
, Valdis Muižnieks, Gundars Muiznieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...
, Oļģerts Hehts, Leons Jankovskis,
Alvils Gulbis Alvils Gulbis (17 April 1936 – 27 February 2021)
, Teobalds Kalherts,
Juris Kalniņš Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...
,
Janis Davids Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist * Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist * Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913– ...
, Aivars Leonciks, Ivars Veritis, Andrejs Bergs, Gunars Silinš, Janis Taurinš, Gunars Jansons (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
) Runner-up:
Academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...
(Bulgaria)
Viktor Radev Viktor Bonev Radev ( Bulgarian: Виктор Бонев Радев) (November 19, 1936 – August 31, 2014) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He was born in Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria. He was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall forward. Club career R ...
,
Ljubomir Panov Lyubomir Ivanov Panov ( bg, Любомир Иванов Панов, born 16 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer ...
,
Georgi Panov Georgi Marinov Panov ( bg, Георги Маринов Панов, born 14 February 1933) is a Bulgarian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympic ...
, Mikhail Semov,
Petko Lazarov Petko Lazarov ( bg, Петко Лазаров, born 28 October 1935) is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), off ...
,
Konstantin Stoimenov The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. ...
, Atanas Atanasov,
Nikola Ilov Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Monteneg ...
,
Ivan Emanuilov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
, Gencho Rashkov,
Ljubomir Dardov Lubomir, Lyubomir, Lyubomyr, Lubomír, Ľubomír, or Ljubomir is a Slavic given name meaning lub (love) and mir (peace, world). Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica. Nicknames Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ľubo, Ljubo, ...
, Georgi Kanev, Emanuil Gjaurov (Head Coach: Bozhidar Takev)


1959–60

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
(USSR)
Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...
, Gundars Muiznieks, Valdis Muižnieks,
Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...
,
Juris Kalniņš Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...
,
Alvils Gulbis Alvils Gulbis (17 April 1936 – 27 February 2021)
, Leons Jankovskis, Oļģerts Hehts,
Janis Davids Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist * Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist * Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913– ...
, Ivars Veritis, Aivars Leonciks, Andrejs Bergs, Teobalds Kalherts (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
) Runner-up:
Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...
(USSR) Levan Intskirveli,
Guram Minashvili Guram Minashvili ( ka, გურამ მინაშვილი; 25 November 1936 – 1 March 2015) was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpi ...
,
Anzor Lezhava Anzor is a Circassian, Chechen language, Chechen and Georgian language, Georgian masculine given name. The name possibly derived from the Georgian language, Georgian noble title აზნაური (aznauri), ultimately from Middle Persian aznawar ...
, Valeri Altabaev, Aleksandre Kiladze,
Levan Moseshvili Levan Moseshvili ( ka, ლევან მოსეშვილი; russian: Леван Мосешвили; 23 May 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a Georgian basketball player. Playing for the Soviet team he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympi ...
,
Givi Abashidze Givi can refer to: * Kivi, Iran, a city in Iran *Givi Amilakhvari, 18th century Georgian nobleman *Italian motorcycle accessory company, pronounced ‘Jee Vee’, founded by former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Giuseppe Visenzi *Mikhail Tolstyk ...
, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Revaz Gogelia, Ilarion Khazaradze, Mikheil Asitashvili, Kartlos Dzhaparidze, Tamaz Kakauridze (Head Coach:
Otar Korkia Otar Korkia ( Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 – March 15, 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Play ...
)


1960–61

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...
,
Viktor Zubkov Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Pr ...
,
Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...
, Mikhail Semyonov, Arkadi Bochkarev,
Viktor Kharitonov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
, Alexander Travin, Anatoli Astakhov, Pavel Sirotinski, Evgeni Karpov, V.Volkov, V.Kopylov (Head Coach: Evgeny Alekseev) Runner-up:
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
(USSR)
Jānis Krūmiņš Jānis Krūmiņš (30 January 1930 – 20 November 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet-Latvian people, Latvian professional basketball player. Helped by his height (about 220 cm, or 7'3"), he was the first giant Center (basketball), center th ...
,
Jaak Lipso Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the ...
,
Maigonis Valdmanis Maigonis Valdmanis (September 8, 1933 – October 30, 1999) was a Soviet and Latvian basketball player and coach. He was born in Riga. He played for Rīgas ASK and won three Euroleague titles (1958, 1959, 1960) and four Soviet national league c ...
, Gundars Muiznieks, Valdis Muižnieks,
Juris Kalniņš Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...
, Oļģerts Hehts,
Alvils Gulbis Alvils Gulbis (17 April 1936 – 27 February 2021)
, Aivars Leonciks,
Janis Davids Janis may refer to: As a first name *Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist * Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist * Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation *Janis Carter (1913– ...
, Ivars Veritis, Andrejs Bergs (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
)


1961–62

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...
(USSR)
Guram Minashvili Guram Minashvili ( ka, გურამ მინაშვილი; 25 November 1936 – 1 March 2015) was a Georgian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpi ...
, Valeri Altabaev, Aleksandre Kiladze, Vladimer Ugrekhelidze, Levan Intskirveli,
Anzor Lezhava Anzor is a Circassian, Chechen language, Chechen and Georgian language, Georgian masculine given name. The name possibly derived from the Georgian language, Georgian noble title აზნაური (aznauri), ultimately from Middle Persian aznawar ...
, Aleksandr Petrov, Ilarion Khazaradze,
Levan Moseshvili Levan Moseshvili ( ka, ლევან მოსეშვილი; russian: Леван Мосешвили; 23 May 1940 – 5 March 2020) was a Georgian basketball player. Playing for the Soviet team he won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympi ...
, Revaz Gogelia, Amiran Skhiereli,
Anton Kazandjian Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...
(Head Coach:
Otar Korkia Otar Korkia ( Georgian: ოთარ ქორქია, russian: Отар Михайлович Коркия; May 10, 1923 – March 15, 2005) was a Georgian professional basketball player and coach. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Play ...
) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
,
Wayne Hightower Wayne A. Hightower (January 14, 1940 – April 18, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who had a long and productive career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1962 to 1972. ...
,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
, Stan Morrison,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
, Jose Lluis, Julio Descartin, Lorenzo Alocén, José Ramón Durand, Antonio Palmero, Pedro Llop,
Kent McComb Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the ...
(Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
)


1962–63

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...
,
Viktor Zubkov Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Pr ...
,
Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...
,
Jaak Lipso Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the ...
,
Yuri Korneev Yuri Korneev (March 26, 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union – June 17, 2002), was a Russian basketball player.
, Aleksandr Petrov, Alexander Travin, Arkadi Bochkarev, Anatoli Astakhov, Viacheslav Khrinin, Mikhail Semyonov, Alexander Kulkov, Alexander Shatalin (Head Coach: Evgeny Alekseev) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
, Bob Burgess,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
, José Ramón Durand, Lorenzo Alocén, Julio Descartin, Antonio Palmero, Jorge García, Arsenio Lope (Head Coach: Joaquín Hernández)


1963–64

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
, Bob Burgess, Bill Hanson,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
, José Ramón Durand, Julio Descartin,
Moncho Monsalve Ramón Marcos Enrique Monserrat (born 4 March 1988), better known by his stage name Moncho, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and songwriter. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cuba Libre", and qualified to andra chansen. He is the br ...
, Antonio Palmero, Ignacio San Martin (Head Coach: Joaquín Hernández) Runner-up: Spartak ZJŠ Brno (Czechoslovakia)
František Konvička František Konvička (born August 11, 1938 in Okříšky, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3 " tall (1.92 m), he played at the small forward position. Playing career Club career Konvička spent his ...
, Vladimír Pištělák,
Zdeněk Bobrovský Zdeněk Bobrovský (1 December 1933 – 21 November 2014) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team. National team career With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Bobrovský competed in the ...
, Jan Bobrovský, Zdeněk Konečný, František Pokorný, Zdenek Vlk, Stanislav Milota, Tomas Jambor, Ivo Dubs, Martin Nuchalik, Cvrkal (Head Coach: Ivo Mrázek)


1964–65

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
, Bob Burgess,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
, Jim Scott,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
, Julio Descartin, José Ramón Durand,
Moncho Monsalve Ramón Marcos Enrique Monserrat (born 4 March 1988), better known by his stage name Moncho, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and songwriter. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cuba Libre", and qualified to andra chansen. He is the br ...
, Miguel "Che" Gonzalez, Fernando Modrego, Jorge García (Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...
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Viktor Zubkov Viktor Alekseyevich Zubkov ( rus, Ви́ктор Алексе́евич Зубко́в, p=ˈvʲiktər ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ zʊpˈkof; born 15 September 1941) is a Russian civil servant, politician and businessman who served as the 36th Pr ...
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Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...
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Jaak Lipso Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the ...
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Yuri Korneev Yuri Korneev (March 26, 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union – June 17, 2002), was a Russian basketball player.
, Anatoli Astakhov, Alexander Travin, Oleg Borodin, Alexander Kulkov, Gennadi Chechuro, Arkadi Bochkarev, Vadim Kapranov, I.Brjanov (Head Coach: Evgeny Alekseev)


1965–66

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Simmenthal Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
(Italy) Bill Bradley,
Skip Thoren Duane W. "Skip" Thoren (born April 5, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall, he played at the center position. High school A native of Rockford, Illinois, Thoren attended Rockfor ...
, Sandro Riminucci, Gabriele Vianello,
Massimo Masini Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Club career Masini spent the major p ...
, Gianfranco Pieri, Giulio Iellini, Giandomenico Ongaro, Franco Longhi, Marco Binda, Luciano Gnocchi, Fenelli (Head Coach:
Cesare Rubini Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), I ...
) Runner-up:
Slavia VŠ Praha USK Praha, ( cs, Univerzitní Sportovní Klub Praha, University Sports Club Prague), formerly known as Slavia VŠ Praha ( cs, Slavia Vysoké Školy Praha), is a Czech professional basketball club that was founded in 1953 in the city of Prague. ...
(Czechoslovakia) Jiří Zídek Sr.,
Jiří Zedníček Jiří Zedníček (born February 14, 1945) is a former Czech professional basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team. Club career In his club career, Zedníček won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Cup Winner ...
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Karel Baroch Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * ...
, Jiri Ammer, Jaroslav Kovar, Jaroslav Krivy, Jirí Štastný,
Jiri Lizalek Jiri ( ne, जिरी) is a municipality in Dolakha District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 13,638 people.. Jiri, which lies about 190 kilometers from Kathmandu, is the m ...
, Jiří Konopásek,
Josef Kraus Josef may refer to *Josef (given name) *Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people: * Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher * Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
, Vladimír Knop, Jan Blažek, Miloš Hrádek, Jan Hummel (Head Coach: Jaroslav Šíp)


1966–67

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
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Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
, Miles Aiken,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
, Bob McIntyre,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
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Moncho Monsalve Ramón Marcos Enrique Monserrat (born 4 March 1988), better known by his stage name Moncho, is a Swedish rapper, singer, and songwriter. He competed in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Cuba Libre", and qualified to andra chansen. He is the br ...
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Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
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José Ramón Ramos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
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Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
, Toncho Nava, Ramón Guardiola (Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
) Runner-up:
Simmenthal Milano Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and the team is sometimes ...
(Italy) Steve Chubin, Austin "Red" Robbins, Sandro Riminucci,
Massimo Masini Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. Club career Masini spent the major p ...
, Gabriele Vianello, Gianfranco Pieri, Giulio Iellini, Giandomenico Ongaro,
Gianfranco Fantin Gianfranco is a compound Italian given name, consisting of Gian- and Franco. ''Gian-'' comes from Giovanni and is used in compound names. It is closest to John or French Jean. Gianni means "God is gracious" and Franco means "Free man" or "Frenchman ...
, Franco Longhi, Marco Binda, Luciano Gnocchi (Head Coach:
Cesare Rubini Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), I ...
)


1967–68

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
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Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
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Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Miles Aiken,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
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Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, Toncho Nava,
Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
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José Ramón Ramos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
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Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
, Ramón Guardiola (Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
) Runner-up: Spartak ZJŠ Brno (Czechoslovakia)
František Konvička František Konvička (born August 11, 1938 in Okříšky, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech professional basketball player and coach. At 6'3 " tall (1.92 m), he played at the small forward position. Playing career Club career Konvička spent his ...
, Vladimír Pištělák, Jan Bobrovský,
Zdeněk Bobrovský Zdeněk Bobrovský (1 December 1933 – 21 November 2014) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team. National team career With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Bobrovský competed in the ...
, Petr Novický, Zdenek Vlk, Tomas Jambor, Jiri Pospisil, Jiri Kovarik, Miroslav Bily,
Miroslav Zanaska Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...
, Cvrkal (Head Coach: Ivo Mrázek)


1968–69

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Sergei Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...
, Vladimir Andreev,
Gennadi Volnov Gennadi Georgievich Volnov (russian: Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, November 28, 1939 – July 15, 2008) was a Russian basketball player who played for the senior Soviet Union national basketball team from the late 1950 ...
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Jaak Lipso Jaak Lipso (born April 18, 1940) is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the ...
, Alexander Sidjakin, Vadim Kapranov,
Yuri Selikhov Yuri Selikhov (born 10 October 1941) is a Russian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the X ...
, Alexander Kulkov, Anatoli Astakhov, Oleg Borodin, Rudolf Nesterov, Nikolai Kovirkin,
Nikolai Kruchkov Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
, Anatoli Blik (Head Coach:
Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...
) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Emiliano Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez (; born 10 June 1937) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007, and in 2008, Rodríguez was chosen as one o ...
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Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
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Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Miles Aiken, Vicente Ramos,
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
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José Ramón Ramos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
, Toncho Nava,
Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
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Carlos Sevillano Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
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Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, Ramón Guardiola,
Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
, Carmelo Cabrera, Jose Manuel Suero,
Cesar Perera Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ces ...
, Alberto Vinas (Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
)


1969–70

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Ignis Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Ricky Jones,
Manolo Raga Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) ver ...
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Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Edoardo Rusconi, Paolo Vittori,
Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...
, Toto Bulgheroni, Lino Paschini, Massimo Villetti, Claudio Malagoli, Giorgio Consonni (Head Coach: Aca Nikolić) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Sergei Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...
, Vladimir Andreev,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) ( kk, Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, ''Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov''; russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедо ...
, Alexander Sidjakin, Vadim Kapranov, Valeri Miloserdov,
Yuri Selikhov Yuri Selikhov (born 10 October 1941) is a Russian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the X ...
, Alexander Kulkov, Anatoli Blik, Nikolai Kovirkin, Vladimir Iljuk,
Nikolai Kruchkov Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
, Nikolai Gilgner, Mikhail Medvedev (Head Coach:
Armenak Alachachian Armenak Alachachian (alternate spellings: Armenak Alajajian or Alatchatchan) ( hy, Արմենակ Միսակի Ալաջաջյան, December 25, 1930 – December 4, 2017) was an Armenian-Soviet basketball player and coach. A point ...
)


1970–71

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Sergei Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...
, Vladimir Andreev,
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) ( kk, Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, ''Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov''; russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедо ...
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Ivan Edeshko Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko ( be, Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка; russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born March 25, 1945 in Stetski village, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player ...
, Vadim Kapranov, Alexander Kulkov,
Evgeni Kovalenko Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Nikolai Kovirkin, Vladimir Iljuk, Nikolai Gilgner,
Yuri Selikhov Yuri Selikhov (born 10 October 1941) is a Russian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the X ...
, Rudolf Nesterov, Valeri Miloserdov,
Nikolai Kruchkov Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Niko ...
, Boris Subbotin, Sergei Yastrebov, Vladimir Zakharov, Nikolai Bolvachev (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
) Runner-up: Ignis Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, John Fultz,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
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Manolo Raga Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) ver ...
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Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...
, Edoardo Rusconi, Paolo Vittori, Ivan Bisson, Paolo Polzot, Toto Bulgheroni, Augusto d'Amico, Massimo Villetti, Lino Paschini, Giovanni Gavagnin, Giorgio Consonni (Head Coach: Aca Nikolić)


1971–72

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Ignis Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
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Manolo Raga Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) ver ...
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Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Tony Gennari,
Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...
, Edoardo Rusconi, Paolo Vittori, Ivan Bisson,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
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Graziano Malachin Graziano is both a masculine Italian given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Graziano Battistini (1936–1994), Italian professional road bicycle racer * Graziano Battistini (footballer) (born 1970), Italian fo ...
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Walter Vigna Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...
(Head Coach: Aca Nikolić) Runner-up: Jugoplastika (Yugoslavia)
Petar Skansi Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. ...
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Damir Šolman Damir Šolman (born 7 September 1948) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Professional career Šolman was a FIBA European Selection, in 1974. National team career Šolman competed with the senior Yugoslavian national basketball ...
,
Rato Tvrdić Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located ...
, Mihajlo Manović,
Zdenko Prug Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak, Slovene or Croatian origin. It is the Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of Sidon''). Other explanation are given as coming from the slavic term '' zidati'', meaning to build or to create or '' ...
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Branko Macura Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...
, Lovre Tvrdić, Dražen Tvrdić,
Duje Krstulović Dujam "Duje" Krstulović (born 5 February 1953) is a former Croatian basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye ...
, Mirko Grgin, Drago Peterka, Ivo Škarić, Zoran Grašo (Head Coach: Branko Radović)


1972–73

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Ignis Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse,
Manolo Raga Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) ver ...
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Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Ivan Bisson,
Ottorino Flaborea Ottorino Flaborea (born 5 March 1940) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. His nickname as a player, was "Captain Hook", due to his great hook shot. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2008. Cl ...
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Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
, Edoardo Rusconi, Paolo Polzot, Paolo Vittori, Massimo Lucarelli, Giorgio Chiarini, Franco Bartolucci (Head Coach: Aca Nikolić) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(USSR)
Sergei Belov Sergei Alexandrovich Belov (russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Бело́в; 23 January 1944 – 3 October 2013) was a Russian professional basketball player, most noted for playing for CSKA Moscow and the senior Sovi ...
, Vladimir Andreev,
Ivan Edeshko Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko ( be, Іван Іванавіч Ядэшка; russian: Иван Иванович Едешко; born March 25, 1945 in Stetski village, Hrodna Voblast, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player ...
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Alzhan Zharmukhamedov Alzhan Musurbekuly Zharmukhamedov (alternate spelling: Alzan Zarmuhamedov) ( kk, Әлжан Мүсірбекұлы Жармұхамедов, ''Áljan Músirbekuly Jarmuhamedov''; russian: Алжан Мусурбекович Жармухамедо ...
,
Evgeni Kovalenko Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Viktor Petrakov, Alexander Kulkov, Valeri Miloserdov, Nikolai Djachenko, Nikolai Kovirkin, Vadim Kapranov, Vladimir Iljuk, Sergei Yastrebov, Vladimir Viktorov (Head Coach:
Alexander Gomelsky Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky (russian: Александр Яковлевич Гомельский; 18 January 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Russian professional basketball player and coach. The Father of Soviet and Russian basketball, he was i ...
)


1973–74

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
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Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
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Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Walter Szczerbiak Sr.,
Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
, Vicente Ramos, Carmelo Cabrera,
Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
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Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
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Luis Maria Prada Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
(Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
) Runner-up: Ignis Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse,
Manolo Raga Manuel "Manolo" Raga Navarro (born March 14, 1944) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "The Flying Mexican", due to his nationality and his one of a kind 43 inch standing (no step) ver ...
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Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Ivan Bisson, Edoardo Rusconi,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
, Paolo Polzot, Massimo Lucarelli,
Sergio Rizzi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, Mauro Salvaneschi, Maurizio Gualco (Head Coach:
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
)


1974–75

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Ignis Varese (Italy) Bob Morse, Charlie Yelverton,
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Ivan Bisson,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
, Edoardo Rusconi,
Sergio Rizzi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, Mauro Salvaneschi, Enzo Carraria, Maurizio Gualco, Bessi, Lepori (Head Coach:
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
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Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Walter Szczerbiak Sr.,
Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
, Carmelo Cabrera, Vicente Ramos,
Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
,
Luis Maria Prada Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
,
Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, Samuel Puente,
José Manuel Beirán José Manuel Beirán Lozano (born 7 February 1956) is a former Spanish basketball player with Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Liga ACB. He was born in León. He also played for Spain at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he scored 8 points in 4 appear ...
(Head Coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz Pedro Ferrándiz González (20 November 1928 – 7 July 2022) was a Spanish basketball coach. He is most famous for coaching Real Madrid basketball club in the 1960s and 1970s. The International Olympic Committee awarded him the Olympic Order ...
)


1975–76

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Mobilgirgi Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse,
Bill Campion William Campion (born 1952) is a retired American basketball player. He stands and played the center (basketball), center position in college and professionally. Campion is best known for his career at Manhattan College. Before graduating in 1975 ...
,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Giulio Iellini,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
, Ivan Bisson, Mauro Salvaneschi,
Sergio Rizzi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, Maurizio Gualco, Enzo Carraria, Stefano Bechini, Alberto Mottini, Riccardo Montesi (Head Coach:
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
,
Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Walter Szczerbiak Sr.,
John Coughran John Douglas Coughran (born September 12, 1951) is a former American professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. Early life and high sch ...
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Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
, Vicente Ramos, Carmelo Cabrera,
Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
,
Luis Maria Prada Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
,
Vicente Paniagua Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Cap ...
, Julio Jimenez, José Luis Logroño (Head Coach:
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
)


1976–77

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
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Jim Boatwright James Earl Boatwright (December 10, 1951 – February 11, 2013) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player, basketball coach, and schoolteacher. He won two EuroLeague championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, in 1977 ...
, Lou Silver,
Aulcie Perry Aulcie Perry ( he, אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing caree ...
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Tal Brody Talbot "Tal" Brody (Hebrew: טל ברודי; born August 30, 1943), nicknamed Mr. Basketball, is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player and current goodwill ambassador of Israel. Brody was drafted #12 in the National Basketball ...
, Motti Aroesti,
Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, Bob Griffin, Eric Menkin, Eyal Yaffe, Hanan Indibo,
Eran Arad Eran is an ancient town and archaeological site in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It was one of the ancient mints for Indian dynasties as evidenced by the diverse coins excavated here. The site has 5th and 6th-century Gupta era ...
(Head Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
) Runner-up: Mobilgirgi Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Randy Meister, Ivan Bisson, Giulio Iellini,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
,
Sergio Rizzi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...
, Stefano Bechini, Antonio Campiglio, Alberto Mottini, Fabio Colombo, Marco Dellacà, Enzo Pozzati,
Rich Rinaldi Richard P. Rinaldi (born August 3, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Baltimore Bullets. Born in Poughkeepsie, New York, Rinaldi attended F.D. Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park, New York and was a gua ...
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Daniele Bellini Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian tennis player * ...
(Head Coach:
Sandro Gamba Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (born 3 June 1932) is an Italian former professional basketball player and coach. Gamba was a finalist for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and was elected as a member in 2006. He ...
)


1977–78

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
,
Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Walter Szczerbiak Sr.,
John Coughran John Douglas Coughran (born September 12, 1951) is a former American professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. Early life and high sch ...
,
Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
,
Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
, Carmelo Cabrera,
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Iturriaga (born February 4, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward and appeared in a total of 90 games with the Spain national basketball team, winning a ...
,
Luis Maria Prada Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
, Vicente Ramos,
Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
,
Cristóbal Rodríguez Cristóbal or Cristobal, the Spanish version of Christopher, is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Given name *Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer * Cristóbal Cobo (born 1976), Chilean academic * C ...
, Samuel Puente, Joseba Gaztañaga (Head Coach:
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
) Runner-up: Mobilgirgi Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse, Charlie Yelverton,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
,
Marino Zanatta Marino Zanatta (born 8 February 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2014, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Zanatta was a four time EuroLeague champion (1972, 1973, 1975, 19 ...
, Ivan Bisson, Edoardo Rusconi, Stefano Bechini, Antonio Campiglio, Riccardo Caneva, Fabio Colombo,
Marco Dellaca Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish ...
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Carlo Rossetti Carlo Rossetti, ca. 1654-1672. Carlo Rossetti (Roscetti) (1614 – 23 November 1681) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal, born of the noble Rossetti family in Ferrara. Earlier in his career he went to London as a secret nuncio on behalf of Pope Urb ...
, Enzo Pozzati, Diego Tosarini (Head Coach: Nicola "Nico" Messina)


1978–79

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Bosna (Yugoslavia)
Mirza Delibašić Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he w ...
, Žarko Varajić,
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born August 28, 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his ...
,
Sabahudin Bilalović Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović (7 May 1960 – 29 July 2003) was a Bosnian professional basketball player. About He was born in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1979, as a player of KK Bosna Sarajevo, in his early career years, he won the ...
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Sabit Hadžić Sabit Hadžić (7 August 1957 – 3 March 2018) was a Bosnian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) ...
, Predrag Benaček,
Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in the town of Nevesinje within ...
, Bosko Bosiočić,
Ante Đogić Ante or Antes may refer to: * Ante (cards), an initial stake paid in a card game * Ante (poker), a forced bet in the game of poker * Ante (name), Croatian form of the given name Anthony * The Latin word ''ante'', meaning "before", which is used as ...
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Nihad Izić Nihad Izić ( tr, Nihat İziç; born 20 June 1959) is a Turkish-Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career Izić started to play basketball in his hometown team Radnik Bijeljina. Afterwards, he joined Bosna where ...
,
Dragan Zrno Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana. People named Dragan include: Politicians and office holde ...
, Boro Vučević, Almir Dervišbegović, Sulejman Duraković (Head Coach:
Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club beca ...
) Runner-up: Emerson Varese (Italy)
Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bob Morse, Charlie Yelverton,
Aldo Ossola Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. At a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was a point guard with a great ability to set the offensive rhythm and game tempo for his team. He is a member of the Italian Basketball Ha ...
, Giuseppe Gergati, Maurizio Gualco, Fabio Colombo,
Marco Dellaca Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish ...
, Enzo Carraria, Edoardo Rusconi, Riccardo Caneva, Diego Tosarini, Reschini Buzzi (Head Coach: Edoardo Rusconi)


1979–80

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
,
Wayne Brabender Wayne Donald Brabender Cole (born October 16, 1945) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. He acquired Spanish citizenship in 1968, relinquishing his U.S. citizenship to qualify for the Spanish national t ...
, Walter Szczerbiak Sr., Randy Meister,
Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
,
Luis Maria Prada Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...
,
José Manuel Beirán José Manuel Beirán Lozano (born 7 February 1956) is a former Spanish basketball player with Real Madrid Baloncesto of the Liga ACB. He was born in León. He also played for Spain at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where he scored 8 points in 4 appear ...
,
José Luis Llorente José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team. Clubs * 1979-83: Real Madrid * 1983-85: Cajamadrid * 1985-87: CB Zaragoza * 1987-92: ...
, Josean Querejeta,
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Iturriaga (born February 4, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward and appeared in a total of 90 games with the Spain national basketball team, winning a ...
,
Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
, Fede Ramiro (Head Coach:
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Aulcie Perry Aulcie Perry ( he, אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing caree ...
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Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, Earl Williams,
Jim Boatwright James Earl Boatwright (December 10, 1951 – February 11, 2013) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player, basketball coach, and schoolteacher. He won two EuroLeague championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, in 1977 ...
, Lou Silver, Motti Aroesti, Shmuel Zysman,
Hanan Keren Hanan Keren, also written Chanan Keren (חנן קרן; born September 2, 1952), is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
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Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
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Hanan Dobrish Hanan may refer to: *Hanan (given name) *Hanan (surname) * Hanan International Airport, Niue * a 2004 film directed by Makarand Deshpande See also * Hamam (disambiguation) * Haman (disambiguation) * Baal-hanan Baal-hanan (Hebrew: בַּעַל ח ...
, Amnon Garah, Moshe Shabtay (Head Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
)


1980–81

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Aulcie Perry Aulcie Perry ( he, אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing caree ...
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Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
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Jim Boatwright James Earl Boatwright (December 10, 1951 – February 11, 2013) was an American-Israeli professional basketball player, basketball coach, and schoolteacher. He won two EuroLeague championships with Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, in 1977 ...
, Lou Silver, Earl Williams, Motti Aroesti,
Shuki Schwartz Yehoshua "Shuki" Schwartz (שוקי שוורץ; born April 3, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. Schwartz played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Biography Schwartz was born in Kiryat Motzkin, ...
, Shmuel Zysman, Moshe Hershkowitz,
Hanan Keren Hanan Keren, also written Chanan Keren (חנן קרן; born September 2, 1952), is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
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Hanan Dobrish Hanan may refer to: *Hanan (given name) *Hanan (surname) * Hanan International Airport, Niue * a 2004 film directed by Makarand Deshpande See also * Hamam (disambiguation) * Haman (disambiguation) * Baal-hanan Baal-hanan (Hebrew: בַּעַל ח ...
, Amnon Garah (Head Coach:
Rudy D'Amico Rudy D'Amico (born August 18, 1940) is a National Basketball Association (NBA) scout, and former college basketball and professional coach. He was the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, and he led them to the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague ...
) Runner-up: Sinudyne Bologna (Italy)
Marco Bonamico Marco Bonamico (born 18 January 1957 in Genoa) is a former professional basketball player from Italy. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played at the small forward and power forward positions. During his playing career, his nickname was, "il ...
, Jim McMillan, Marcos Leite "Marquinhos", Renato Villalta, Piero Valenti,
Carlo Caglieris Carlo Caglieris (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Caglieris is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian point guards of his generation, having won th ...
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Pietro Generali Pietro Generali (born Mercandetti Generali; 23 October 1773 – 3 November 1832) was an Italian composer primarily of operas and vocal music. Generali was born in Masserano. He studied counterpoint with Giovanni Masi in Rome and spent a few ...
, Francesco Cantamessi,
Mario Martini is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
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Mario Porto is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
, Marco Tirel, Ferdinando Possemato, Gus Binelli, Augusto Conti (Head Coach: Ettore Zuccheri / Renzo Ranuzzi / Aca Nikolić)


1981–82

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Squibb Cantù (Italy)
Pierlo Marzorati Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named ...
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Antonello Riva Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At 1.96 m (6'5"), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of ...
, Bruce Flowers,
Charles Kupec Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...
, Denis Innocentin, Giorgio Cattini, Fausto Bargna, Renzo Bariviera, Umberto Cappelletti, Eugenio Masolo,
Antonio Sala Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
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Giuseppe Bosa Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...
, Valerio Fumagalli, Marco Martin (Head Coach:
Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in the history of Italian basketball who won three championship titles with three clubs (Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro). ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Aulcie Perry Aulcie Perry ( he, אולסי פרי) (born July 3, 1950) is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win two EuroLeague championships, during his nine seasons with the team. During his playing caree ...
,
Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, Lou Silver, Earl Williams, Motti Aroesti, Jack Zimmerman, Howard Lassof,
Hanan Keren Hanan Keren, also written Chanan Keren (חנן קרן; born September 2, 1952), is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the guard position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. ...
, Moshe Hershkowitz, Haim Markowitz, Itamar Stern, Baruch Smoler,
Yuval Ben-Mordechai Yuval ( he, יוּבַל), also known as Kfar Yuval ( he, כְּפַר יוּבַל), is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee Panhandle between Metula and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Reg ...
, Dror Tzeplovitz (Head Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
)


1982–83

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Ford Cantù (Italy)
Antonello Riva Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At 1.96 m (6'5"), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of ...
,
Pierlo Marzorati Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best point guards of all time in Europe, and was named the Mister Europa, in 1976. He was named ...
,
Wallace Bryant Wallace Gordon Bryant Jr. (born July 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. A , pound center, born in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid, Spain), Bryant ...
, Jim Brewer, Renzo Bariviera,
Giuseppe Bosa Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...
, Giorgio Cattini, Denis Innocentin, Fausto Bargna, Corrado Fumagalli,
Antonio Sala Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
(Head Coach:
Giancarlo Primo Giancarlo Primo (November 4, 1924, Rome – December 27, 2005, Civita Castellana, Italy) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach. He was a coach of the FIBA European Selection team in 1974, 1975, and 1976. In 2001, he was awarded ...
) Runner-up:
Billy Milano Billy Milano is an American heavy metal and hardcore punk musician. He is the singer and occasionally guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and was the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death. Prior to these bands, ...
(Italy)
Mike D'Antoni Michael D'Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While head coach of the Ph ...
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Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Roberto Premier, John Gianelli, Dino Boselli,
Vittorio Gallinari Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his play ...
, Vittorio Ferracini, Franco Boselli, Marco Rossi, Pierpaolo del Buono, Rinaldo Innocenti, Vincenzo Sciacca, Marco Baldi (Head Coach:
Dan Peterson Daniel Lowell Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is a former American professional basketball head coach. He resigned from his most recent position as the head coach of Olimpia Milano in the Italian LBA after the team was eliminated in the semi-fi ...
)


1983–84

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Banco di Roma Virtus (Italy) Larry Wright,
Clarence Kea Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) power forward. High school Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kea attended New Hanover High School, ...
, Enrico Gilardi, Marco Solfrini,
Fulvio Polesello Fulvio is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Andrea Fulvio (c. 1470 – 1527), Renaissance humanist, poet and antiquarian of Rome, advisor to Raphael *Fulvio de Assis (born 1981), Brazilian professional basketball player *Fulvio ...
, Stefano Sbarra, Renzo Tombolato, Gianni Bertolotti, Paolo Salvaggi,
Tullio Sacripanti Tullio is a common Italian language, Italian male given name of Latin origin, derived from Tullius (meaning "the one who leads"). Other forms of the name are Tulio (Spanish) and Túlio (Portuguese). It has a second meaning that is ''hill'' or ''val ...
, Giuseppe Grimaldi, Paolo Scarnati, Darrell Lockhart, Roberto Paliani (Head Coach:
Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in the history of Italian basketball who won three championship titles with three clubs (Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro). ...
) Runner-up:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain)
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi", is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of ...
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Chicho Sibilio Chicho is a Spanish male nickname. It can be a pet name for many different Spanish names, including Francisco and Narciso. Notable people known by this nickname include: * Cándido Sibilio * Chicho Frumboli, also known as Mariano Frúmboli, Argenti ...
, Nacho Solozabal, Mike Davis, Marcellus Starks, Luis Miguel Santillana, Juan Domingo de la Cruz, Pedro Cesar Ansa, Arturo Seara, Jordi Darde, Manuel "Manolo" Flores, Rafael Vecina (Head Coach:
Antoni Serra Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fe ...
)


1984–85

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Cibona (Yugoslavia)
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
, Aca Petrović,
Andro Knego Andrija "Andro" Knego (born 21 October 1956) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Professional career During his club career, Knego was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1982. Yugoslavian national team Knego played wi ...
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Zoran Čutura Zoran Čutura (born 12 March 1962 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian basketball player. After ending his professional basketball career he started working as a sports journalist and columnist. Professional career Čutura started playing basketba ...
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Mihovil Nakić Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward. Club career Nakić spent most of his club career in Cibona, which he helped win back-to-back EuroLea ...
, Sven Ušić, Branko Vukićević, Adnan Bečić,
Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapović (born 2 June 1965) is a Croatian former professional basketball player who played as a center. A tall, he won the silver medal with the Croatia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Four years earlier he was a member of th ...
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Ivo Nakić Ivo Nakić (born May 26, 1966) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, who is now a coach. Personal life He lives in Belgrade and works as an agent in Bill Duffy's BDA Sports Management agency. Ivo Nakić married Zorica Desnica ...
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Igor Lukačić Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...
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Dražen Anzulović Dražen Anzulović (born 7 May 1967) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for BC Enisey of the VTB United League. Playing career Anzulović spent most of his playing career in Cibona. ...
,
Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Slavic given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include: In arts and entertainment * Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), Serbian theater director *Nebojša Glogovac (born 1969), award-winning ...
, Ivan Šoštarec (Head Coach:
Željko Pavličević Željko Pavličević (born 26 March 1951) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for ASEAN Basketball League Eastern Long Lions. Early life Pavličević began playing basketball in 19 ...
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Mirko Novosel Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player. Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Pe ...
) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain)
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
, Wayne Robinson, Brian Jackson, Fernando Martín,
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Iturriaga (born February 4, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward and appeared in a total of 90 games with the Spain national basketball team, winning a ...
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Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
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Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
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Antonio Martín Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, att ...
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Paco Velasco Paco is a Spanish nickname for Francisco. According to folk etymology, the nickname has its origins in Saint Francis of Assisi, who was the father of the Franciscan order; his name was written in Latin by the order as ''Pater Communitatis'' (fat ...
,
Alfonso del Corral Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...
, José Biriukov (Head Coach:
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
)


1985–86

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Cibona (Yugoslavia)
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
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Danko Cvjetićanin Danko Cvjetićanin (often credited as Cvjetičanin; born 16 October 1963) is a Croatian basketball scout and former player. Cvjetićanin won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia (1988) and the other with Croatia ( 1992). Cv ...
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Zoran Čutura Zoran Čutura (born 12 March 1962 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian basketball player. After ending his professional basketball career he started working as a sports journalist and columnist. Professional career Čutura started playing basketba ...
,
Mihovil Nakić Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward. Club career Nakić spent most of his club career in Cibona, which he helped win back-to-back EuroLea ...
,
Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapović (born 2 June 1965) is a Croatian former professional basketball player who played as a center. A tall, he won the silver medal with the Croatia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Four years earlier he was a member of th ...
, Sven Ušić, Branko Vukićević, Damir Pavličević, Adnan Bečić,
Ivo Nakić Ivo Nakić (born May 26, 1966) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, who is now a coach. Personal life He lives in Belgrade and works as an agent in Bill Duffy's BDA Sports Management agency. Ivo Nakić married Zorica Desnica ...
, Ivan Šoštarec,
Dražen Anzulović Dražen Anzulović (born 7 May 1967) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for BC Enisey of the VTB United League. Playing career Anzulović spent most of his playing career in Cibona. ...
,
Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Slavic given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include: In arts and entertainment * Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), Serbian theater director *Nebojša Glogovac (born 1969), award-winning ...
(Head Coach:
Željko Pavličević Željko Pavličević (born 26 March 1951) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for ASEAN Basketball League Eastern Long Lions. Early life Pavličević began playing basketball in 19 ...
) Runner-up: Žalgiris (USSR)
Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born December 19, 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Recognized as one of the best European players of all time, he won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He p ...
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Valdemaras Chomičius Valdemaras Chomičius (also known as Valdemaras Homicius; born May 4, 1959) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player for the Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball team, and an assistant coach for the Lithuanian national team. ...
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Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis (born May 15, 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach, and a retired professional basketball player, who was a member of the senior Soviet and Lithuanian national basketball teams during his playing career. He won ...
, Sergejus Jovaiša,
Algirdas Brazys Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd;  – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...
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Arūnas Visockas Arūnas Visockas (born 7 December 1965) is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Žalgiris Kaunas. He was a power forward 200 cm tall and weighed 108 kg. Visockas is currently the assi ...
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Gintaras Krapikas Gintaras "Vytas" Krapikas (born 6 July 1961 in Kretinga, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and a former international player. He was a member of the Lithuania national basketball team that won a bronze medal in ...
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Raimundas Čivilis Raimundas Čivilis (24 November 1959 – 27 November 2000) was a Lithuanian basketball player, known for his career in Žalgiris Kaunas from 1977 to 1988. Life Born in Panevėžys in 1959, Čivilis became a member of Žalgiris team in 1977. ...
, Mindaugas Lekarauskas, Virginijus Jankauskas, Robertas Ragauskas, Vytautas Maleras (Head Coach: Vladas Garastas)


1986–87

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Tracer Milano (Italy)
Bob McAdoo Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. ( ; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Most ...
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Mike D'Antoni Michael D'Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While head coach of the Ph ...
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Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
,
Ken Barlow Ken Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anni ...
, Roberto Premier, Fausto Bargna, Franco Boselli,
Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...
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Vittorio Gallinari Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his play ...
,
Mario Governa is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...
, Michele Guardascione, Fabrizio Ambrassa (Head Coach:
Dan Peterson Daniel Lowell Peterson (born January 9, 1936) is a former American professional basketball head coach. He resigned from his most recent position as the head coach of Olimpia Milano in the Italian LBA after the team was eliminated in the semi-fi ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Kevin Magee, Lee Johnson,
Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 19 ...
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Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, Motti Aroesti,
Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing num ...
, Howard Lassof, Greg Cornelius, Ido Steinberger,
Meir Kaminski Meir ( he, מֵאִיר) is a Jewish male given name and an occasional surname. It means "one who shines". It is often Germanized as Maier, Mayer, Mayr, Meier, Meyer, Meijer, Italianized as Miagro, or Anglicized as Mayer, Meyer, or Myer. A ...
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Avi Schiller Avi is a given name, usually masculine, often a diminutive of Avram, Avraham, etc. It is sometimes feminine and a diminutive of the Hebrew spelling of Abigail. People with the given name include: * Avi (born 1937), Newbery award-winning America ...
, Lior Arditi (Head Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
)


1987–88

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Tracer Milano (Italy)
Bob McAdoo Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. ( ; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Most ...
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Mike D'Antoni Michael D'Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While head coach of the Ph ...
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Rickey Brown Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. High school Brown attended and played high school basketb ...
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Dino Meneghin Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Roberto Premier,
Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...
, Piero Montecchi, Massimiliano Aldi, Fausto Bargna,
Mario Governa is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...
, Fabrizio Ambrassa, Alessandro Chiodini (Head Coach:
Franco Casalini Franco Casalini (1 January 1952 – 28 July 2022) was an Italian basketball coach. He was mainly known from his successful passage through the legendary team of Olimpia Milano in the late 1980s. Career Casalini, after practicing as a basketball ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Kevin Magee,
Ken Barlow Ken Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anni ...
, Willie Sims,
Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 19 ...
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Miki Berkovich Moshe "Miki" Berkovich (or Mickey Berkowitz; he, משה "מיקי" ברקוביץ'; born 17 February 1954) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basket ...
, Motti Aroesti, Motti Daniel,
Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing num ...
, Itzhak Cohen,
Gilad Katz Gilad or Ghil'ad (Hebrew: ) may refer to: People Given name * Ghil'ad Zuckermann (born 1971), linguist and revivalist * Gilad Atzmon (born 1963), Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist * Gilad Bloom (born 1967), Israeli professional tennis playe ...
, Greg Cornelius (Head Coach:
Ralph Klein Ralph Philip Klein (November 1, 1942 – March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 20 ...
)


1988–89

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Jugoplastika (Yugoslavia)
Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful perio ...
,
Dino Rađja Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a su ...
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Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Professional playing career As a player, I ...
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Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Early life Perasović was bo ...
, Goran Sobin,
Zoran Sretenović Zoran Sretenović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Сретеновић; 5 August 1964 – 28 April 2022) was a Serbian basketball coach and player. Playing career Sretenović played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with Jugoplast ...
,
Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achi ...
,
Luka Pavićević Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League. Professional career A poin ...
,
Teo Čizmić Teo Čizmić (born 30 March 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the sport director at KK Split. Playing career Čizmić started playing professional basketball in 1988 with Split-based team ...
, Ivica Burić,
Paško Tomić Pasko or Paško (Macedonian: Паско; Russian or Ukrainian: Пасько) is a Slavic name, often evolved into modern adaptations due to 18th and 19th century migration such as “Pascoe” and “Paskoe” that may refer to the following people: ...
, Petar Vučica (Head Coach:
Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Kevin Magee,
Ken Barlow Ken Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anni ...
, Willie Sims,
Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 19 ...
,
LaVon Mercer LaVon Mercer (לבן מרסר; born January 13, 1959) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. He played at the center position. As a high school senior, he averaged 37.6 points, 30.1 rebounds, and 12 blocked shots per game, and was name ...
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Hen Lippin Hen Lippin ( he, חן ליפין, born November 4, 1965 in Beitan Aharon), the youngest of three brothers, is a retired Israeli basketball player. Career Lippin joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1984, and played at the club for six seasons, wearing num ...
, Motti Daniel, Itzhak Cohen,
Gilad Katz Gilad or Ghil'ad (Hebrew: ) may refer to: People Given name * Ghil'ad Zuckermann (born 1971), linguist and revivalist * Gilad Atzmon (born 1963), Israeli-born British jazz saxophonist * Gilad Bloom (born 1967), Israeli professional tennis playe ...
,
Eliezer Gordon Eliezer Gordon ( he, אליעזר גוֹרְדוֹן; 1841–1910) also known as Reb Laizer Telzer (), served as the rabbi and ''rosh yeshiva'' of Telz, Lithuania. Early years Eliezer Gordon was born in 1841 in the village of Chernyany (or ...
, Uri Buch, Eran Bergstein (Head Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
)


1989–90

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Jugoplastika (Yugoslavia)
Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful perio ...
,
Dino Rađja Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a su ...
,
Zoran Savić Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Le ...
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Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Early life Perasović was bo ...
,
Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Professional playing career As a player, I ...
,
Zoran Sretenović Zoran Sretenović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Сретеновић; 5 August 1964 – 28 April 2022) was a Serbian basketball coach and player. Playing career Sretenović played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with Jugoplast ...
, Goran Sobin,
Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achi ...
,
Luka Pavićević Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League. Professional career A poin ...
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Aramis Naglić Aramis Naglić (born 28 August 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Vienna of the Austrian League. His most important trophies as a player including the silver medal with the Croatia nati ...
,
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski ( mk, Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at th ...
,
Velibor Radović Velibor "Borko" Radović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Радовић; born 16 March 1972
, Josip Lovrić,
Teo Čizmić Teo Čizmić (born 30 March 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the sport director at KK Split. Playing career Čizmić started playing professional basketball in 1988 with Split-based team ...
,
Paško Tomić Pasko or Paško (Macedonian: Паско; Russian or Ukrainian: Пасько) is a Slavic name, often evolved into modern adaptations due to 18th and 19th century migration such as “Pascoe” and “Paskoe” that may refer to the following people: ...
(Head Coach:
Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...
) Runner-up:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain)
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi", is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of ...
,
Audie Norris Audie James Norris (born December 18, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. Norris played for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, from 1982 to 1985. His former teammate Mychal Thompson, who is the father of Klay Tho ...
, David Wood, Nacho Solozabal, Andrés Jiménez,
Ferran Martínez Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0") tall, he played as the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro club career, Martíne ...
,
Quim Costa Joaquim Costa Puig (born October 30, 1957, in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain), commonly known as Quim Costa, is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. Playing career Costa played in 71 caps fo ...
, Xavi Crespo, Claudi Martinez, Arturo Llopis, Lisard Gonzalez, Xavier Marin, Paul Thompson,
Steve Trumbo Esteban Dale Trumbo Hawkes, commonly known as Steve Trumbo (born May 20, 1960), is a former American professional basketball player, with Spanish citizenship. At a height of 6'9'' he played at the center position. He was best known for his succ ...
, Oscar de la Torre (Head Coach:
Aíto García Reneses Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish former professional basketball coach and former player. As a head coach, as well as leading Spain's national team to Olympic si ...
)


1990–91

FIBA European Champions Cup Winner: Pop 84 (Yugoslavia)
Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful perio ...
,
Zoran Savić Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Le ...
,
Avie Lester Avie is a female or male given name. As a nickname, it can be short for Avis, Avery, Avanel, and Ava. People named Avie include: * Avie Bennett, a Canadian businessman * Avie Bridges, Dean of the Kinesiology Division at Santa Ana College * ...
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Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Early life Perasović was bo ...
,
Zoran Sretenović Zoran Sretenović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Сретеновић; 5 August 1964 – 28 April 2022) was a Serbian basketball coach and player. Playing career Sretenović played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with Jugoplast ...
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Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achi ...
,
Luka Pavićević Luka Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Лука Павићевић; born 17 June 1968) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Most lately, he served as the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of the B.League. Professional career A poin ...
,
Aramis Naglić Aramis Naglić (born 28 August 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Vienna of the Austrian League. His most important trophies as a player including the silver medal with the Croatia nati ...
,
Teo Čizmić Teo Čizmić (born 30 March 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the sport director at KK Split. Playing career Čizmić started playing professional basketball in 1988 with Split-based team ...
,
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski ( mk, Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at th ...
,
Paško Tomić Pasko or Paško (Macedonian: Паско; Russian or Ukrainian: Пасько) is a Slavic name, often evolved into modern adaptations due to 18th and 19th century migration such as “Pascoe” and “Paskoe” that may refer to the following people: ...
,
Velibor Radović Velibor "Borko" Radović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Радовић; born 16 March 1972
(Head Coach:
Željko Pavličević Željko Pavličević (born 26 March 1951) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for ASEAN Basketball League Eastern Long Lions. Early life Pavličević began playing basketball in 19 ...
) Runner-up:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain) José "Piculín" Ortiz,
Audie Norris Audie James Norris (born December 18, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. Norris played for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, from 1982 to 1985. His former teammate Mychal Thompson, who is the father of Klay Tho ...
,
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi", is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of ...
, Nacho Solozabal, Andrés Jiménez, Jose Antonio Montero, Jose Luis Galilea,
Steve Trumbo Esteban Dale Trumbo Hawkes, commonly known as Steve Trumbo (born May 20, 1960), is a former American professional basketball player, with Spanish citizenship. At a height of 6'9'' he played at the center position. He was best known for his succ ...
, Xavi Crespo, Lisard Gonzalez, Roger Esteller, Angel Luis Almeida, Eduardo Bonet,
Jose Maria Pedrera Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...
, Oscar de la Torre,
Daniel Rovira Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...
(Head Coach:
Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...
)


1991–92

FIBA European League Winner:
Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...
(Yugoslavia) Sasha Danilović, Sašha Đjorđjević,
Ivo Nakić Ivo Nakić (born May 26, 1966) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, who is now a coach. Personal life He lives in Belgrade and works as an agent in Bill Duffy's BDA Sports Management agency. Ivo Nakić married Zorica Desnica ...
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Slaviša Koprivica Slaviša "Slavko" Koprivica ( sr-Cyrl, Славиша "Славко" Копривица, born 17 June 1968) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He played at both the power forward and center positions. Professional career While p ...
, Zoran Stevanović, Željko Rebrača,
Nikola Lončar Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship. Professional career Lončar started his career at Partizan, making his professi ...
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Vladimir Dragutinović Vladimir Dragutinović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Драгутиновић; born 20 June 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball administrator and former basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five pl ...
, Mlađan Šilobad,
Dragiša Šarić Dragiša Šarić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Шарић; 27 January 1961 – 19 July 2008) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. Career Club career Šarić played for several clubs in his country, most notably with the KK Partizan generation tha ...
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Igor Mihajlovski Igor Mihajlovski ( mk, Игор Михајловски; born December 24, 1973) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player and currently assistant coach of Rabotnički. Playing career Mihajlovski has played with: KK Kumanovo, KK Parti ...
, Igor Perović (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up: Montigalà Joventut (Spain)
Jordi Villacampa Jordi Villacampa Amorós (born October 11, 1963) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player of Joventut Badalona, and former chairman of the club. At 1.96 m (6 ft. 5 in.) tall, he played as a shooting guard-small forward. His main ...
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Harold Pressley Harold Pressley (born July 14, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Sacramento Kings between 1986 and 1990 before playing a major role in Joventut Ba ...
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Corny Thompson Cornelius Allen "Corny" Thompson (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) power forward who occasionally also played the center position. Thomson was a m ...
, Jordi Pardo,
Rafa Jofresa Rafael "Rafa" Jofresa Prats (born September 2, 1966 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.83 m (6'0") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional career Jofresa played in ...
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Tomás Jofresa Tomás Jofresa Prats (born 25 January 1970) is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Spain. During his 16-year long career, he played mainly in Spain, with stints in Italy, Greece and Po ...
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Juan Antonio Morales Juan Antonio Morales (born April 18, 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Morales started his career from the local club Loyola Bilbao. In 1987 he transferred to Joventut Badalona. He played eight years ...
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Ferran Martínez Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0") tall, he played as the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro club career, Martíne ...
, Carles Ruf, Jordi Llorens,
Alfonso Albert Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...
(Head Coach:
Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
)


1992–93

FIBA European League Winner:
Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
(France) Michael Young,
Jure Zdovc Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach Zdovc Returning to Helm of National Team.] As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing caree ...
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Richard Dacoury Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 1959, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered ...
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Jim Bilba Jim Ruddy Anicet Bilba (born April 17, 1968 in Pointe-à-Pitre) is a former professional basketball player and coach, from France. Professional career Bilba won the EuroLeague championship with Limoges CSP in 1993. National team career Bilba ...
, Willie Redden, Frederic Forte,
Franck Butter Franck can refer to: People * Franck (name) Other * Franck (company), Croatian coffee and snacks company * Franck (crater), Lunar crater named after James Franck See also * Franc (disambiguation) * Franks The Franks ( la, Franci o ...
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Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Professional playing career As a player, I ...
, Jimmy Verove, Christophe Botton, Marc M'Bahia, Jean-Marc Dupraz (Head Coach:
Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...
) Runner-up: Benetton Treviso (Italy)
Toni Kukoč Toni Kukoč, nicknamed ''“The Waiter”'' (; born September 18, 1968) is a Croatian-American former professional basketball player who serves as Special Advisor to Jerry Reinsdorf, the owner of the Chicago Bulls. After a highly successful perio ...
, Terry Teagle,
Stefano Rusconi Stefano Rusconi (born October 2, 1968) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Rusconi was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the 2nd round (52nd overal ...
, Massimo Iacopini, Alberto Vianini, Nino Pellacani, Marco Mian, Maurizio Ragazzi,
Germán Scarone Germán Claudio Scarone (born February 27, 1975) is an Italian-Argentine professional basketball player. He is a point guard, who is currently playing for Pallacanestro Monsummano of the Italian Serie B. Scarone made his debut with the senior me ...
, Riccardo Esposito,
Davide Piccoli Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/ Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to: Given name * Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player * Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian basketball player * Davi ...
(Head Coach:
Petar Skansi Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. ...
)


1993–94

FIBA European League Winner: 7up Joventut (Spain)
Jordi Villacampa Jordi Villacampa Amorós (born October 11, 1963) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player of Joventut Badalona, and former chairman of the club. At 1.96 m (6 ft. 5 in.) tall, he played as a shooting guard-small forward. His main ...
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Corny Thompson Cornelius Allen "Corny" Thompson (born February 5, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) power forward who occasionally also played the center position. Thomson was a m ...
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Ferran Martínez Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0") tall, he played as the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro club career, Martíne ...
, Mike Smith,
Rafa Jofresa Rafael "Rafa" Jofresa Prats (born September 2, 1966 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.83 m (6'0") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional career Jofresa played in ...
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Tomás Jofresa Tomás Jofresa Prats (born 25 January 1970) is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Spain. During his 16-year long career, he played mainly in Spain, with stints in Italy, Greece and Po ...
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Juan Antonio Morales Juan Antonio Morales (born April 18, 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Morales started his career from the local club Loyola Bilbao. In 1987 he transferred to Joventut Badalona. He played eight years ...
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Dani Pérez Daniel "Dani" Pérez Guerrero (born 26 July 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Betis Deportivo Balompié. Professional career Pérez is a youth product of Real Betis, and worked his way up their youth sides ...
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Alfonso Albert Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...
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Joffre Lleal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regroupi ...
, Daniel García, Ivan Corrales (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece)
Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...
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Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in ...
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Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by ...
, Milan Tomić, Georgios Sigalas,
Franko Nakić Franko Nakić ( el, Φράνκο Νάκιτς; born June 9, 1972) is a Croatian-Greek retired professional basketball player. Under his Greek nationality, he is known by the name of Franko Nakits. Early life Nakić was born in Šibenik, to his fa ...
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Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias (alternate spelling: Efthimios, el, Ευθύμης Μπακατσιάς, ; January 14, 1968) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Born in Athens, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and represent ...
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Georgios Limniatis Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) ( el, Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He played at the point guard ...
, Antonis Stamatis, Argiris Kambouris,
Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlać ( sr-cyr, Драган Тарлаћ, born May 9, 1973) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also holds Greek citizenship. Standing at , he played as a center. Professional career Europe After starting his senior ...
, Georgios Papadakos, Panagiotis Karatzas (Head Coach: Ioannis Ioannidis)


1994–95

FIBA European League Winner: Real Madrid (Spain)
Arvydas Sabonis Arvydas Romas Sabonis (; born December 19, 1964) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. Recognized as one of the best European players of all time, he won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He p ...
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Joe Arlauckas Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He played at the power forward position. Arlauckas is well-known for holding the record for the most points scored in a ...
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Antonio Martín Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, att ...
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José Miguel Antúnez José Miguel Antúnez Melero (born February 21, 1967 in Madrid, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Antúnez was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995. Spain national team Antúnez p ...
, Pep Cargol, José Biriukov, Javier Garcia Coll, Ismael Santos, José Lasa, Juan Ignacio Romero, Roberto Núñez,
Martin Ferrer Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Aust ...
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José María Silva Licenciado José María Silva (c. 1804, San Miguel, El Salvador – October 16, 1876, San Miguel) was a Liberal Salvadoran politician. He was twice briefly chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central Amer ...
(Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Eddie Johnson, Alexander Volkov,
Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlać ( sr-cyr, Драган Тарлаћ, born May 9, 1973) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also holds Greek citizenship. Standing at , he played as a center. Professional career Europe After starting his senior ...
, Milan Tomić,
Franko Nakić Franko Nakić ( el, Φράνκο Νάκιτς; born June 9, 1972) is a Croatian-Greek retired professional basketball player. Under his Greek nationality, he is known by the name of Franko Nakits. Early life Nakić was born in Šibenik, to his fa ...
, Georgios Sigalas,
Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by ...
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Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias (alternate spelling: Efthimios, el, Ευθύμης Μπακατσιάς, ; January 14, 1968) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Born in Athens, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and represent ...
, Argiris Kambouris,
Georgios Limniatis Georgios "George" Limniatis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Giorgios) ( el, Γιώργος Λιμνιάτης; born March 22, 1971) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He played at the point guard ...
, Georgios Papadakos, Antonis Stamatis, Charalampos Papadakis (Head Coach: Ioannis Ioannidis)


1995–96

FIBA European League Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece)
Dominique Wilkins Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All ...
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Stojko Vranković Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (born 22 January 1964) is a Croatian professional basketball executive and former player. He served as the president of the Croatian Basketball Federation from 2016 to 2022. A 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) center (basketball) ...
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Nikos Oikonomou Nikolaos "Nikos" Oikonomou (alternate spellings: Ikonomou, Ekonomou) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Οικονόμου; born February 19, 1973) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
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Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
, Miroslav Pecarski,
John Korfas John Anthony Korfas ( el, Τζον Κόρφας; born August 21, 1962) is a Greek-American professional basketball coach and former player. A EuroLeague All-Final Four Team member in 1993 (PAOK), he won all three FIBA Europe continental trophies a ...
, Kostas Patavoukas,
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos Tzanis Stavrakopoulos ( el, Τζαννής Σταυρακόπουλος) (born October 30, 1971) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 "), he played at the small forward position. Professional career Stavrako ...
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Vangelis Vourtzoumis Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) ( el, Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Vourtzoumis won three European titles o ...
, Christos Myriounis (Head Coach:
Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful bask ...
) Runner-up:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain)
Artūras Karnišovas Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. He is the current executive vice president of basketball operations of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...
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Dan Godfread Daniel Joseph Godfread (born June 14, 1967) is an American retired professional basketball player at the center (basketball), center position with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1990–91 NBA season and the Houston Rockets in the 1991–92 NBA ...
, Andrés Jiménez,
Ferran Martínez Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0") tall, he played as the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro club career, Martíne ...
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Xavi Fernández Xavi Fernández (born 12 February 1968) is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...
, Jose Antonio Montero,
Manel Bosch Manel Bosch Bifet (born September 19, 1967, in Lleida) was a Spanish professional basketball player. Player career *1982/83 Maristes Lleida (youth team) *1983/84 Antorcha *1984/85 UE Lleida *1985/89 Espanyol *1989/90 Gijón Baloncesto *199 ...
, Jose Luis Galilea, Salva Díez, Quique Andreu,
Roberto Dueñas Roberto Dueñas Hernandez (born 1 November 1975) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 7 ft 3 inches tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Dueñas was drafted with the last overall pi ...
, Oriol Junyent (Head Coach:
Aíto García Reneses Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish former professional basketball coach and former player. As a head coach, as well as leading Spain's national team to Olympic si ...
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1996–97

FIBA EuroLeague Winner:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece)
David Rivers Not to be confused with David Foote Rivers David Lee Rivers (born January 20, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" (1.88 m ) tall point guard, he reached star status in the EuroLeague, mainly while play ...
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Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlać ( sr-cyr, Драган Тарлаћ, born May 9, 1973) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also holds Greek citizenship. Standing at , he played as a center. Professional career Europe After starting his senior ...
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Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by ...
, Milan Tomić,
Franko Nakić Franko Nakić ( el, Φράνκο Νάκιτς; born June 9, 1972) is a Croatian-Greek retired professional basketball player. Under his Greek nationality, he is known by the name of Franko Nakits. Early life Nakić was born in Šibenik, to his fa ...
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Chris Welp Christian Ansgar Welp (January 2, 1964 – March 1, 2015) was a German professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was a , center. He played three seasons in the NBA. He was the MVP of the 1993 EuroBasket. College career We ...
, Willie Anderson, Georgios Sigalas, Nasos Galakteros,
Efthimis Bakatsias Efthimis Bakatsias (alternate spelling: Efthimios, el, Ευθύμης Μπακατσιάς, ; January 14, 1968) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Born in Athens, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and represent ...
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Dimitrios Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ( el, Δημήτρης Παπανικολάου; born February 7, 1977 in Nea Liosia, Athens, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He ...
, Anatoly Zourpenko, Aleksey Savrasenko (Head Coach:
Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
) Runner-up:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain)
Artūras Karnišovas Artūras Karnišovas (born April 27, 1971) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. He is the current executive vice president of basketball operations of the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...
, Sašha Đjorđjević,
Ramón Rivas Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras (born March 16, 1966
basketball-reference.com) is a Puerto Rican retired professional ...
, Andrés Jiménez,
Xavi Fernández Xavi Fernández (born 12 February 1968) is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 199 ...
, Andrei Fetisov,
Rafa Jofresa Rafael "Rafa" Jofresa Prats (born September 2, 1966 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.83 m (6'0") tall, he played at the point guard position. Professional career Jofresa played in ...
, Roger Esteller,
Roberto Dueñas Roberto Dueñas Hernandez (born 1 November 1975) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 7 ft 3 inches tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Dueñas was drafted with the last overall pi ...
, Quique Andreu,
Manel Bosch Manel Bosch Bifet (born September 19, 1967, in Lleida) was a Spanish professional basketball player. Player career *1982/83 Maristes Lleida (youth team) *1983/84 Antorcha *1984/85 UE Lleida *1985/89 Espanyol *1989/90 Gijón Baloncesto *199 ...
, Salva Díez, Jose Antonio Montero, Victor Alemany (Head Coach:
Aíto García Reneses Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish former professional basketball coach and former player. As a head coach, as well as leading Spain's national team to Olympic si ...
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1997–98

FIBA EuroLeague Winner: Kinder Bologna (Italy) Sasha Danilović,
Zoran Savić Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Le ...
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Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during h ...
, Alessandro Abbio,
Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.Rašho Nesterović,
Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Gus Binelli,
John Amaechi John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is a British-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in t ...
, Riccardo Morandotti, Claudio Crippa,
Fabio Ruini Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
, Enrico Ravaglia,
Tomas Ress Tomas Ress (born August 22, 1980) is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for Reyer Venezia of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position. Amateur career Ress played ...
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Davide Gonzo Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/ Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to: Given name * Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player * Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian basketball player * Davi ...
(Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
) Runner-up:
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...
(Greece)
Victor Alexander Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" (2.08 m) tall, and 265 pounds (120 kg) in weight, he played as a center and power forward. College career Alexander was conside ...
, Bane Prelević, Willie Anderson,
Nikos Chatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) ( el, Νίκος Χατζής; born 3 June 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard posi ...
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Michael Andersen Michael Dahl Andersen (born 29 January 1974), is a retired Danish professional basketball player. He is 2.13 m (7'0") in height and he plays at the position of center. Honours Prokom Sopot * 2-time Polish League championship as a player for ...
, José Lasa, Claudio Coldebella,
Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976) is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as head coach for ...
, Mikkel Larsen,
Jake Tsakalidis Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis ( el, Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης, ka, იაკოვოს წაკალიდას, born June 10, 1979) is a Georgian-born Greek former professional basketball player. Tsakalidis, a center, holds dual cit ...
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Ramón Rivas Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras (born March 16, 1966
basketball-reference.com) is a Puerto Rican retired professional ...
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Ricky Pierce Richard Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Deuces" and "Big Paper Daddy", he was selected as an NBA All-Star (1991) and was twice the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (19 ...
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Terence Stansbury Terence David Stansbury (born February 27, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the shooting guard position. College career Stansbury, a graduate of Newark High School, playe ...
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Makis Nikolaidis Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis (alternate spelling: Nikolaides) (Greek: Πρόδρομος "Μάκης" Νικολαΐδης; born July 13, 1978) is a former Greek-Cypriot professional basketball player. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, and 102&n ...
, Christos Lingos, Panagiotis Barlas, Dimitris Papadopoulos (Head Coach: Ioannis Ioannidis)


1998–99

FIBA EuroLeague Winner: Žalgiris (Lithuania)
Tyus Edney Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. (born February 14, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros men's team of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Listed at , he played point guard. He played coll ...
, Anthony Bowie,
Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be ...
, Jiří Zídek,
Dainius Adomaitis Dainius Adomaitis (born 19 January 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of Japan's B.League. Professional career He started his career in Statyba Vilnius. Later he moved to Žalgiris ...
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Mindaugas Žukauskas Mindaugas Žukauskas (born 24 August 1975 in Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, a former captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He is a small forward 2.01 m tall. Žukauskas is c ...
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Eurelijus Žukauskas Eurelijus Žukauskas (, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, ...
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Tomas Masiulis Tomas Masiulis (born September 19, 1975) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward position. During his coaching career, he was ...
, Darius Maskoliūnas, Kęstutis Šeštokas (Head Coach:
Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Playing career Kazlauskas ...
) Runner-up: Kinder Bologna (Italy) Sasha Danilović,
Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during h ...
, Rašho Nesterović, Alessandro Abbio,
Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Dan O'Sullivan, Gus Binelli,
Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...
, Claudio Crippa,
Michael Olowokandi Michael Olowokandi (born 3 April 1975) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in London, he played collegiately for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California. Nicknamed "The Kandi Man," Olowokandi ...
, Matteo Panichi,
Fabio Ruini Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
(Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
)


1999–2000

FIBA EuroLeague Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece)
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...
, Željko Rebrača,
Oded Kattash Oded Kattash ( he, עודד קטש, born October 10, 1974) is an Israeli professional basketball coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv and former player. During his playing career, at a height of 194 cm (6' 4 ") tall, he played at the point guard posi ...
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Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University and at the University of California, Irvine. Listed at a height of 6'10" and ...
,
Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1 or 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a ...
,
Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
,
Pat Burke Patrick John Burke (born December 14, 1973) is an Irish former professional basketball player. Burke (whose family moved from Tullamore, Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio, when he was three years old) competed in the National Basketball Association ...
, Michael Koch, Nando Gentile, Nikos Boudouris, Georgios Kalaitzis, Kostas Maglos, Georgios Karagkoutis (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Nate Huffman Nate or NATE may refer to: People and fictional characters *Nate (given name) *A nickname for Nathanael *A nickname for Nathaniel Organizations *National Association for the Teaching of English, the UK subject teacher association for all aspects ...
,
Ariel McDonald Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. A high quality floor general who was the 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, FIBA SuproLeagu ...
,
Doron Sheffer Doron Sheffer ( he, דורון שפר; born 12 March 1972), is an Israeli retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career playing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career he played at the point guard and shooting ...
,
Dallas Comegys Dallas Alonzo Comegys (born August 17, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Comegys played collegiate basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons in the NCAA Division I from 1983 to 1987. Professional career Co ...
, Nadav Henefeld, Gur Shelef,
Mark Brisker Mark Brisker (born September 22, 1969) is an American-Israeli 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall former basketball guard. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. At Henry Ford High School, in 1987 he was a second-team Class A All-State pick by the ''Free P ...
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Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
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Doron Jamchi Doron Jamchi, also spelled Jamchy ( he, דורון ג'מצ'י; born July 1, 1961), is an Israeli former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 19 ...
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Constantin Popa Constantin Popa ( he, קונסטנטין פופה; born February 18, 1971) is a Romanian-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player. Biography Popa played for Dinamo Bucharest in his native Romania before going overseas to play colle ...
(Head Coach:
Pini Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He w ...
)


2000–01

† The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams splitting into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA Europe, and the Euroleague, held by
Euroleague Basketball Company Euroleague Basketball is the private company that runs and operates the top continental-wide basketball men's professional sports club competitions in Europe, the first-tier level EuroLeague, and the second-tier level EuroCup. It has been or ...
. Euroleague (Euroleague Basketball competition) Winner: Kinder Bologna (Italy)
Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (, , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an ...
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Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during h ...
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Rashard Griffith Rashard Nathan Griffith (born October 8, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Early career A native of Chicago, Illinois, Griffith starred for the nationally ranked King Jaguars of the Chicago Public League, where he was p ...
,
Marko Jarić Marko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Марко Јарић, ; el, Μάρκο Γιάριτς, Marko Yiarits; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the shooting guard po ...
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Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
,
Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Alessandro Abbio,
David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champ ...
,
Davide Bonora Davide Bonora (born February 5, 1973) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Professional career Bonora played his whole career in Italy with the following clubs: Virtus Bologna, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Virtus Rom ...
, Nikola Jestratijević, Fabrizio Ambrassa,
Hugo Sconochini Hugo Ariel Sconochini (born 10 April 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player. He played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.David Brkić,
Gianluca Ghedini Gianluca is an Italian masculine given name. Its English translation is "John Luke" and it is often a shorter form of " Giovanni Luca". * Gianluca Alfenoni (born 1996), Argentine footballer *Gianluca Arrighi (born 1972), Italian writer *Gianlu ...
, Cristian Akrivos (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
) Runner-up:
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
(Spain)
Victor Alexander Victor Joe Alexander (born August 31, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" (2.08 m) tall, and 265 pounds (120 kg) in weight, he played as a center and power forward. College career Alexander was conside ...
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Elmer Bennett Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'0" (1.83 m), he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bella ...
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Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be ...
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Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...
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Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. ...
,
Laurent Foirest Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a former French professional basketball player. At a height of 6' 6" (1.98 m) tall, he played at the small forward position. Professional career Foirest played professionally with Saski Baskonia of the ...
, Mindaugas Timinskas, Chris Corchiani,
Sergi Vidal Sergi Vidal Plana (born April 9, 1981) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career Vidal signed with the Spanish League giants Real Madrid in August 20 ...
, Dani García (Head Coach:
Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Professional playing career As a player, I ...
) FIBA SuproLeague (FIBA Europe competition) Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Nate Huffman Nate or NATE may refer to: People and fictional characters *Nate (given name) *A nickname for Nathanael *A nickname for Nathaniel Organizations *National Association for the Teaching of English, the UK subject teacher association for all aspects ...
, Anthony Parker,
Ariel McDonald Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. A high quality floor general who was the 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, FIBA SuproLeagu ...
, Nadav Henefeld,
Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
, Radisav Ćurčić, Gur Shelef,
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
,
Mark Brisker Mark Brisker (born September 22, 1969) is an American-Israeli 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall former basketball guard. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. At Henry Ford High School, in 1987 he was a second-team Class A All-State pick by the ''Free P ...
,
Velibor Radović Velibor "Borko" Radović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Радовић; born 16 March 1972
, David Sternlight, Elad Savion (Head Coach:
Pini Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He w ...
) Runner-up:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece)
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...
, Željko Rebrača,
Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University and at the University of California, Irvine. Listed at a height of 6'10" and ...
,
Darryl Middleton Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darelle ...
,
Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1 or 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a ...
,
Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
,
Pat Burke Patrick John Burke (born December 14, 1973) is an Irish former professional basketball player. Burke (whose family moved from Tullamore, Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio, when he was three years old) competed in the National Basketball Association ...
, Michael Koch, Nando Gentile, Georgios Kalaitzis, George Ballogiannis, Ioannis Rodostoglou, Andreas Glyniadakis, Ioannis Voulgaris (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
)


2001–02

Euroleague Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece)
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...
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İbrahim Kutluay İbrahim Kutluay (born January 7, 1974) is a former Turkish professional basketball player who has been a manager and pundit since his retirement. He played the shooting guard position, and in his prime, was one of the most prolific 3-point sh ...
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Damir Mulaomerović Damir Mulaomerović (born 19 September 1974) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Cedevita Junior of the Croatian League. Professional career Mulaomerović started his career with S ...
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Darryl Middleton Darryl is an English name, a variant spelling of Darell. Male variations of this name include: Darlin, Daryl, Darrell, Darryl, Daryll, Darryll, Darrell, Darrel. Female and unisex variations of this name include: Daryl, Darian, Dareen, Darelle ...
,
Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
,
Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 June 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position. During hi ...
, Pepe Sánchez,
Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University and at the University of California, Irvine. Listed at a height of 6'10" and ...
, Corey Albano, İoannis Giannoulis, Georgios Kalaitzis,
Ioannis Sioutis Ioannis Sioutis (alternate spelling: Giannis) ( el, Γιάννης Σιούτης; born July 27, 1973) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champi ...
, George Ballogiannis (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up: Kinder Bologna (Italy)
Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (, , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an ...
,
Antoine Rigaudeau Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during h ...
,
Marko Jarić Marko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Марко Јарић, ; el, Μάρκο Γιάριτς, Marko Yiarits; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the shooting guard po ...
,
Rashard Griffith Rashard Nathan Griffith (born October 8, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Early career A native of Chicago, Illinois, Griffith starred for the nationally ranked King Jaguars of the Chicago Public League, where he was p ...
,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
,
David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champ ...
,
Alessandro Frosini Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team.Alessandro Abbio, Sani Bečirovič,
Davide Bonora Davide Bonora (born February 5, 1973) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Professional career Bonora played his whole career in Italy with the following clubs: Virtus Bologna, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Virtus Rom ...
, David Brkić, Paolo Barlera, Antonio Granger, Carlo Ferri, Cristian Akrivos, Roberto Graziano (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
)


2002–03

Euroleague Winner:
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
(Spain)
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...
,
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...
,
Gregor Fučka Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian retired professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000. Professional career Fučka playe ...
,
Roberto Dueñas Roberto Dueñas Hernandez (born 1 November 1975) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 7 ft 3 inches tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Dueñas was drafted with the last overall pi ...
, Juan Carlos Navarro,
Patrick Femerling Patrick Oliver Femerling (born 4 March 1975) is a German former professional basketball player who played as a center. Professional career Femerling was born in Hamburg. He played for ALBA Berlin in Germany and with them he won three German L ...
,
Rodrigo De la Fuente Rodrigo de la Fuente Morgado (born 26 November 1976) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current general manager of the basketball section of FC Barcelona. Professional career A 6 ft  in (2.00 m) 220 l ...
,
Anderson Varejão Anderson França Varejão (; born September 28, 1982) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 13 of those with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With a career that spanned ...
, Ignacio Rodríguez, Cesar Bravo,
Alfons Alzamora Alfons Alzamora Ametller (born May 20, 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball player currently playing for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga EBA. Player career *1996/99 FC Barcelona (youth team) *1999/00 FC Barcelona *2000/01 Caprabo Lleida ...
, Remon van de Hare (Head Coach:
Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born August 28, 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his ...
) Runner-up: Benetton Treviso (Italy)
Tyus Edney Tyus Dwayne Edney Sr. (born February 14, 1973) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros men's team of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Listed at , he played point guard. He played coll ...
,
Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he fi ...
, Jorge Garbajosa,
Denis Marconato Denis Marconato (born July 29, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with t ...
,
Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...
, Marcelo Nicola, Massimo Bulleri,
Krešimir Lončar Krešimir Lončar (born February 12, 1983) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, currently working as manager of sport & scouting for s.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at , he played both the power forward an ...
, Manu Markoishvili, Nick Eppeheimer, Thomas Soltau,
István Németh István Németh (born November 16, 1979) is a retired Hungarian professional basketball player. Hungarian national team Németh was a member of the Hungarian national team at the EuroBasket 1999. See also * List of foreign basketball players ...
, Dante Calabria, Mario Stojić, David Steffel (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
)


2003–04

Euroleague Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...
, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, Maceo Baston,
Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
,
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
, David Blu, Deon Thomas, Gur Shelef, Yotam Halperin, Bruno Šundov, Yoav Saffar, Avi Ben-Chimol, Anton Kazarnovski (Head Coach:
Pini Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He w ...
) Runner-up: Skipper Bologna (Italy) Miloš Vujanić, Carlos Delfino,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
, Gianluca Basile, Hanno Möttölä, Gianmarco Pozzecco, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, Erazem Lorbek, A.J. Guyton, Marco Belinelli, Stefano Mancinelli, Patricio Prato, Robert Fultz (Head Coach: Jasmin Repeša)


2004–05

Euroleague Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel)
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...
, Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, Maceo Baston, Deon Thomas, Nestoras Kommatos,
Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
,
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
, Yaniv Green, Gur Shelef, Yotam Halperin, Assaf Dotan (Head Coach:
Pini Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He w ...
) Runner-up:
TAU Cerámica Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, S.A.D., commonly known as Saski Baskonia (), also known as Cazoo Baskonia for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the ...
(Spain)
Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born April 30, 1980) is an Argentine former professional basketball player and current executive who currently serves as the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. ...
, Arvydas Macijauskas, José Calderón (basketball), José Calderón, Travis Hansen, Kornél Dávid, Andrew Betts, Tiago Splitter, Pablo Prigioni,
Sergi Vidal Sergi Vidal Plana (born April 9, 1981) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional career Vidal signed with the Spanish League giants Real Madrid in August 20 ...
, Robert Conley (basketball), Robert Conley, Roberto Gabini, Omar Quintero (Head Coach:
Duško Ivanović Duško Ivanović (born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as head coach for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Professional playing career As a player, I ...
)


2005–06

Euroleague Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) J.R. Holden,
Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he fi ...
, David Vanterpool, Theo Papaloukas,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
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David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champ ...
, Aleksey Savrasenko, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, Sergei Yuryevich Panov, Sergei Panov, Zakhar Pashutin, Nikita Kurbanov, Vasili Zavoruev, Vladimir Dyachok, Anatoli Kashirov, Nikita Shabalkin (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Anthony Parker, Nikola Vujčić, Maceo Baston, Will Solomon, Jamie Arnold (basketball), Jamie Arnold,
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
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Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
, Kirk Penney, Yaniv Green, Sharon Shason, Assaf Dotan, Omri Casspi (Head Coach:
Pini Gershon Pinhas "Pini" Gershon ( he, פנחס "פיני" גרשון, born 13 November 1951), is an Israeli former professional basketball player and coach. He won three top-level European-wide club championships as the head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv. He w ...
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2006–07

Euroleague Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece) Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Dimitris Diamantidis, Mike Batiste, Sani Bečirovič, Miloš Vujanić, Tony Delk, Dejan Tomašević, Robertas Javtokas, Kostas Tsartsaris, Dimos Dikoudis, Nikos Chatzivrettas,
Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
, Dušan Šakota,
Dimitrios Papanikolaou Dimitrios Papanikolaou (alternate spelling: Dimitris) ( el, Δημήτρης Παπανικολάου; born February 7, 1977 in Nea Liosia, Athens, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He ...
, Vassilis Xanthopoulos (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) J.R. Holden,
Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he fi ...
, Theo Papaloukas,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
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David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champ ...
, Óscar Torres (basketball), Óscar Torres, David Vanterpool, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, Aleksey Savrasenko, Zakhar Pashutin, Anton Ponkrashov, Nikita Kurbanov, Andrey Vorontsevich, Anatoli Kashirov, Alexey Shved (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
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2007–08

Euroleague Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) J.R. Holden,
Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he fi ...
, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Theo Papaloukas,
David Andersen David Emil Andersen (born 23 June 1980) is an Australian-Danish former professional basketball player. One of Australia's most experienced and successful players, Andersen won 12 league championships (9 European national domestic league champ ...
, Marcus Gorée,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
, Nikos Zisis, Victor Khryapa, Tomas Van Den Spiegel, Aleksey Savrasenko, Zakhar Pashutin, Andrey Vorontsevich, Anatoli Kashirov, Alexey Shved, Artem Zabelin, Nikita Kurbanov (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Will Bynum, Terence Morris, Vonteego Cummings, Nikola Vujčić, Yotam Halperin, Marcus Fizer, David Blu, Esteban Batista, Omri Casspi, Alex Garcia (basketball), Alex Garcia, Lior Eliyahu,
Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
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Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
(Head Coach:
Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
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2008–09

Euroleague Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece)
Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...
, Dimitris Diamantidis, Vassilis Spanoulis, Mike Batiste, Nikola Peković, Drew Nicholas,
Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1 or 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a ...
, Dušan Kecman, Kostas Tsartsaris, Stratos Perperoglou, Nikos Chatzivrettas, Dušan Šakota,
Fragiskos Alvertis Fragiskos "Frankie" Alvertis (alternate spelling: Fragkiskos, el, Φραγκίσκος "Φράνκι" Αλβέρτης; born June 11, 1974) is a Greek former professional basketball player and general manager of Panathinaikos Athens. As a playe ...
, Giorgi Shermadini (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) J. R. Holden,
Trajan Langdon Trajan Shaka Langdon (born May 13, 1976) is an American basketball executive and former professional player. He is the current general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A and shooting guard, he fi ...
, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Terence Morris,
Matjaž Smodiš Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seve ...
, Zoran Planinić, Erazem Lorbek, Nikos Zisis, Victor Khryapa, Sasha Kaun, Aleksey Savrasenko, Andrey Vorontsevich, Victor Keyru, Alexey Shved (Head Coach:
Ettore Messina Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded a ...
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2009–10

Euroleague Winner: FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Regal FC Barcelona (Spain) Juan Carlos Navarro, Ricky Rubio, Terence Morris, Jaka Lakovič, Pete Mickeal, Fran Vázquez, Boniface N'Dong, Erazem Lorbek, Gianluca Basile, Roger Grimau, Víctor Sada, Jordi Trias, Xavi Rabaseda, Luboš Bartoň (Head Coach: Xavier Pascual (basketball), Xavi Pascual) Runner-up:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Josh Childress, Miloš Teodosić, Theo Papaloukas, Linas Kleiza, Nikola Vujčić, Patrick Beverley, Scoonie Penn, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Yotam Halperin, Ioannis Bourousis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Andreas Glyniadakis, Kostas Sloukas (Head Coach:
Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
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2010–11

Euroleague Winner:
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
(Greece) Dimitris Diamantidis, Mike Batiste, Romain Sato, Drew Nicholas, Nick Calathes,
Antonis Fotsis Antonis Fotsis (alternate spelling: Antonios, Greek: Αντώνης Φώτσης; born April 1 or 2, 1981) is a Greek professional basketball player for Ilysiakos. He was also the captain of the Greece men's national basketball team. He is a ...
, Milenko Tepić, Aleks Marić, Kostas Tsartsaris, Stratos Perperoglou, Ian Vougioukas, Kostas Kaimakoglou, Fotios Zoumpos, Ioannis Karamalegkos (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Jeremy Pargo, Chuck Eidson, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Doron Perkins, Richard Hendrix, Milan Mačvan, David Blu, Lior Eliyahu,
Tal Burstein Tal Burstein ( he, טל בורשטיין; born February 19, 1980) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position, and also as a swingman. He is 198 cm (6  ...
, Guy Pnini,
Derrick Sharp Derrick Lanorris Sharp ( he, דריק שארפ; born October 5, 1971) is an American-Israeli retired professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He pla ...
, Yaniv Green, Elishay Kadir (Head Coach: David Blatt)


2011–12

Euroleague Winner:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Vassilis Spanoulis, Joey Dorsey, Acie Law, Kyle Hines, Pero Antić, Marko Kešelj, Georgios Printezis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Vangelis Mantzaris,
Lazaros Papadopoulos Lazaros Papadopoulos (Greek: Λάζαρος Παπαδόπουλος; born 3 June 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He was listed at 7 ft (2.13 m) 265 lbs (120 kg), and he played the center position. During hi ...
, Kostas Sloukas, Marty Gecevičius, Michalis Pelekanos, Andreas Glyniadakis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (Head Coach:
Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
) Runner-up:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) Andrei Kirilenko, Miloš Teodosić, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Nenad Krstić, Jamont Gordon, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Victor Khryapa, Alexey Shved, Sasha Kaun, Andrey Vorontsevich, Evgeny Voronov, Anton Ponkrashov, Nikita Kurbanov, Sammy Mejía, Dmitri Sokolov (basketball), Dmitri Sokolov (Head Coach:
Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Playing career Kazlauskas ...
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2012–13

Euroleague Winner:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Vassilis Spanoulis, Kyle Hines, Acie Law, Pero Antić, Josh Powell, Giorgi Shermadini, Kostas Papanikolaou, Georgios Printezis, Vangelis Mantzaris, Kostas Sloukas, Stratos Perperoglou, Marty Gecevičius, Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Dimitrios Katsivelis, Doron Perkins (Head Coach: Georgios Bartzokas) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain) Rudy Fernández (basketball), Rudy Fernández, Jaycee Carroll, Mirza Begić, Nikola Mirotić, Sergio Llull, Sergio Rodríguez, Carlos Suárez (basketball), Carlos Suárez, Dontaye Draper, Marcus Slaughter, Marty Pocius, Felipe Reyes, Rafael Hettsheimeir, Willy Hernangómez (Head Coach: Pablo Laso)


2013–14

Euroleague Winner:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
(Israel) Ricky Hickman, Tyrese Rice, Devin Smith (basketball), Devin Smith, Alex Tyus, David Blu, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Joe Ingles, Andrija Žižić, Shawn James, Yogev Ohayon, Guy Pnini, Sylven Landesberg, Ben Altit, Arad Harari (Head Coach: David Blatt) Runner-up: Real Madrid (Spain) Rudy Fernández (basketball), Rudy Fernández, Sergio Rodríguez, Nikola Mirotić, Tremmell Darden, Ioannis Bourousis, Jaycee Carroll, Sergio Llull, Marcus Slaughter, Felipe Reyes, Salah Mejri, Dontaye Draper, Dani Díez, Alberto Martín (basketball), Alberto Martín, Jonathan Barreiro (Head Coach: Pablo Laso)


2014–15

Euroleague Winner: Real Madrid (Spain) Rudy Fernández (basketball), Rudy Fernández, Sergio Rodríguez, Sergio Llull, Andrés Nocioni, Jaycee Carroll, Felipe Reyes, Gustavo Ayón, K. C. Rivers, Jonas Mačiulis, Ioannis Bourousis, Marcus Slaughter, Salah Mejri, Facundo Campazzo (Head Coach: Pablo Laso) Runner-up:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Vassilis Spanoulis, Bryant Dunston, Georgios Printezis, Matt Lojeski, Othello Hunter, Tremmell Darden, Oliver Lafayette, Brent Petway, Vangelis Mantzaris, Kostas Sloukas, Dimitrios Agravanis, Ioannis Papapetrou, Dimitrios Katsivelis, Vassilis Kavvadas, Michalis Tsairelis, Antreas Christodoulou (Head Coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos)


2015–16

Euroleague Winner:
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
(Russia) Nando de Colo, Joel Freeland, Vitaly Fridzon, Cory Higgins, Kyle Hines, Aaron Jackson (basketball), Aaron Jackson, Victor Khryapa, Pavel Korobkov, Dmitry Kulagin, Mikhail Kulagin, Nikita Kurbanov, Ivan Lazarev (basketball), Ivan Lazarev, Demetris Nichols, Miloš Teodosić, Andrey Vorontsevich (Head Coach: Dimitrios Itoudis) Runner-up: Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, Fenerbahçe (Turkey) Pero Antić, Egehan Arna, Ercan Bayrak, Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball), Bogdan Bogdanović, Luigi Datome, Bobby Dixon (Ali Muhammed), Barış Hersek, Ricky Hickman, Nikola Kalinić (basketball), Nikola Kalinić, Melih Mahmutoğlu, Kostas Sloukas, Ekpe Udoh, Berk Uğurlu, Jan Veselý (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
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2016–17

EuroLeague Winner: Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, Fenerbahçe (Turkey) Pero Antić, Egehan Arna, Ahmet Can Duran, Anthony Bennett (basketball), Anthony Bennett, Ahmet Düverioğlu, Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball), Bogdan Bogdanović, Luigi Datome, Bobby Dixon (Ali Muhammed), Barış Hersek, James Nunnally, Nikola Kalinić (basketball), Nikola Kalinić, Melih Mahmutoğlu, Kostas Sloukas, Ekpe Udoh, Berk Uğurlu, Jan Veselý (Head Coach:
Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) Runner-up:
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
(Greece) Vassilis Spanoulis, Daniel Hackett, Georgios Printezis, Matt Lojeski, Dominic Waters, Erick Green, Ioannis Athinaiou, Khem Birch, Vangelis Mantzaris, Kostas Papanikolaou, Dimitrios Agravanis, Ioannis Papapetrou, Paris Maragkos, Nikola Milutinov, Patric Young, Vassilis Toliopoulos (Head Coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos)


Title holders

* ......1958
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
* 1958–59
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
* 1959–60
Rīgas ASK Rīgas Armijas Sporta Klubs was a professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. History Rīgas ASK was founded in 1931, and started playing in the Latvian Basketball Championship. In the years that Latvia was controlled by the Sovi ...
* 1960–61
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1961–62
Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...
* 1962–63
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1963–64 Real Madrid * 1964–65 Real Madrid * 1965–66 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano * 1966–67 Real Madrid * 1967–68 Real Madrid * 1968–69
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1969–70 Pallacanestro Varese, Varese * 1970–71
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 1971–72 Pallacanestro Varese, Varese * 1972–73 Pallacanestro Varese, Varese * 1973–74 Real Madrid * 1974–75 Pallacanestro Varese, Varese * 1975–76 Pallacanestro Varese, Varese * 1976–77
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 1977–78 Real Madrid * 1978–79 Bosna * 1979–80 Real Madrid * 1980–81
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 1981–82 Pallacanestro Cantù, Cantù * 1982–83 Pallacanestro Cantù, Cantù * 1983–84 Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, Virtus Roma * 1984–85 KK Cibona, Cibona Zagreb * 1985–86 KK Cibona, Cibona Zagreb * 1986–87 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano * 1987–88 Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, Olimpia Milano * 1988–89 KK Split, Split * 1989–90 KK Split, Split * 1990–91 KK Split, Split * 1991–92 KK Partizan, Partizan Belgrade * 1992–93
Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
* 1993–94 Club Joventut Badalona, Joventut Badalona * 1994–95 Real Madrid * 1995–96
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 1996–97
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
* 1997–98 Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, Virtus Bologna * 1998–99 BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas * 1999–00
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2000–01
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 2000–01 Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, Virtus Bologna * 2001–02
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2002–03
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
* 2003–04
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 2004–05
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 2005–06
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 2006–07
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2007–08
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 2008–09
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2009–10
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
* 2010–11
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
* 2011–12
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
* 2012–13
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
* 2013–14
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
* 2014–15 Real Madrid * 2015–16
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
* 2016–17 Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, Fenerbahçe * 2017–18 Real Madrid * 2018–19
CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...
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