EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award

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The EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award is an award that is given by the EuroLeague Basketball Company, the organizer of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is a Hall of Fame award that is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the greatest of all-time EuroLeague star players, head coaches, and executives, who are honored from time-to-time, for their outstanding playing, coaching, and front-office careers in the league. To which, the EuroLeague's organizing body, the EuroLeague Basketball Company, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".

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EuroLeague Legends may be officially designated during or after their playing, coaching, or administrative careers. All players, head coaches, and executives who have been active in the EuroLeague are eligible for the EuroLeague Legend designation. Currently, the EuroLeague Legend Award has only been given to nine players, one head coach, and one team executive.

Award winners

Players

Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011. Papaloukas2011g.jpg
Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011.
J.C. Navarro, in yellow, with the ball, as a FC Barcelona player, 2009. JCNavarro3.jpg
J.C. Navarro, in yellow, with the ball, as a FC Barcelona player, 2009.
Ramunas Siskauskas in red, with the ball, during the 2011 Russian PBL All-Star Game. Ramunas Siskauskas vs Andrey Vorontsevich at all-star PBL game 2011.JPG
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in red, with the ball, during the 2011 Russian PBL All-Star Game.
Sarunas Jasikevicius, in yellow, with the ball, as a Maccabi player, 2003. Sharas102.JPG
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, in yellow, with the ball, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
Dimitris Diamantidis, in green, as a Panathinaikos player, 2013. Diamantidis 11052013.JPG
Dimitris Diamantidis, in green, as a Panathinaikos player, 2013.
Mirsad Turkcan, as a Fenerbahce Ulker player, 2012. MirsadTurkcan.JPG
Mirsad Türkcan, as a Fenerbahçe Ülker player, 2012.
Felipe Reyes, as a Real Madrid player, 2017. Felipe Reyes 9 Real Madrid Baloncesto Euroleague 20171012 (2).jpg
Felipe Reyes, as a Real Madrid player, 2017.
Vassilis Spanoulis, as a Olympiacos player, 2013. Vassilis SpanoulisOly (cropped) (cropped).JPG
Vassilis Spanoulis, as a Olympiacos player, 2013.
Nikola Vujcic, as a Maccabi player, 2003. Nikola101.JPG
Nikola Vujčić, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
EuroLeague LegendPositionPlaying CareerDate HonoredStatusReference
Flag of Greece.svg Theo Papaloukas PG 1995–2013December 12, 2013Retired [1]
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro SG 1997–2018March 14, 2014Retired [2] [3] [4]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Ramūnas Šiškauskas G/F 1996–2012May 16, 2014Retired [5]
Flag of Lithuania.svg Šarūnas Jasikevičius PG 1998–2014February 12, 2015Retired [6] [7] [8]
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis PG 1999–2016April 1, 2016Retired [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Flag of Turkey.svg Mirsad Türkcan PF 1994–2012May 19, 2017Retired [14] [15]
Flag of Spain.svg Felipe Reyes F/C 1998–2021Feb 19, 2022Retired [16]
Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Spanoulis PG/SG 1999–2021Apr 20, 2022Retired [17] [18]
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Vujčić F/C 1995–2013Dec 6, 2022Retired [19] [20]

Major EuroLeague accomplishments

EuroLeague LegendMajor EuroLeague Accomplishments
Flag of Greece.svg Theo Papaloukas
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Carlos Navarro
Flag of Lithuania.svg Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Flag of Lithuania.svg Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis
Flag of Turkey.svg Mirsad Türkcan
Flag of Spain.svg Felipe Reyes
Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Spanoulis
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Vujčić

Head coaches

Dusan Ivkovic, while coaching, in 2011. Dusan Ivkovic at EuroBasket 2011.jpg
Dušan Ivković, while coaching, in 2011.
EuroLeague LegendCareerDate HonoredStatusMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Ivković 1978–2016September 20, 2017Retired [21] [22] [23] [24]

Executives

Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006. Mizrachi107.JPG
Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006.
EuroLeague LegendRoleDate HonoredMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Flag of Israel.svg Shimon Mizrahi Club executiveNovember 27, 2018 [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European basketball teams split into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the Euroleague, held by Euroleague Basketball Company. The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is recognized by the EuroLeague.

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