EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

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The EuroLeague All-Final Four Team, or FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team, was an award given by Europe's premier level league, the FIBA Euroleague, to the top five basketball players of each season's EuroLeague Final Four competition. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP, was selected among the five players of the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team. The award existed during the era in which the EuroLeague was organized by FIBA Europe. It was given for the last time by the FIBA SuproLeague, during the 2000–01 season's FIBA SuproLeague Final Four. After the Euroleague Basketball Company took over control of the EuroLeague, the award was no longer given out, and was replaced by the All-EuroLeague Team award, which was an award for the competition's whole season, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage.

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EuroLeague All-Final Four Team (1991–2001)

Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player was selected to the EuroLeague Final Four Team.
SeasonPositionPlayerClubRef.
1991 PG Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Montero Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Banca Catalana [1]
SG Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Velimir Perasović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg POP 84
SF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Toni Kukoč (MVP) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg POP 84
PF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zoran Savić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg POP 84
C Flag of the United States.svg Audie Norris Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
1992 PG Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sašha Đjorđjević Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Partizan [2]
SG Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sasha Danilović (MVP) Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Partizan
SF Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Villacampa Flag of Spain.svg Montigalà Joventut
PF Flag of the United States.svg Harold Pressley Flag of Spain.svg Montigalà Joventut
C Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slaviša Koprivica Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Partizan
1993 PG Flag of Greece.svg Jon Korfas Flag of Greece.svg PAOK [3]
SG Flag of Slovenia.svg Jure Zdovc Flag of France.svg Limoges CSP
SF Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Kukoč (2) (MVP) Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
PF Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Levingston Flag of Greece.svg PAOK
C Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Rusconi Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
1994 PG Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos [4]
SG Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Sigalas Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
SF Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Villacampa (2) Flag of Spain.svg 7up Joventut
PF Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Žarko Paspalj (MVP) Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
C Flag of the United States.svg Corny Thompson Flag of Spain.svg 7up Joventut
1995 PG Flag of Spain.svg José Miguel Antúnez Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Teka [5]
SG Flag of Spain.svg Ismael Santos Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Teka
SF Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Johnson Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
PF Flag of the United States.svg Joe Arlauckas Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Teka
C Flag of Lithuania.svg Arvydas Sabonis (MVP) Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Teka
1996 PG Flag of Russia.svg Vasily Karasev Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow [6]
SG Flag of Greece.svg Fragiskos Alvertis Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
SF Flag of Lithuania.svg Artūras Karnišovas Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
PF Flag of the United States.svg Dominique Wilkins (MVP) Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
C Flag of Croatia.svg Stojko Vranković Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
1997 PG Flag of the United States.svg David Rivers (MVP) Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos [7]
SG Flag of Greece.svg Dimitrios Papanikolaou Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
SF Flag of the United States.svg Brian Howard Flag of France.svg ASVEL
PF Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Jiménez Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
C Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Flag of Greece.svg Dragan Tarlać Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
1998 PG Flag of France.svg Antoine Rigaudeau Flag of Italy.svg Kinder Bologna [8]
SG Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Sasha Danilović (2) Flag of Italy.svg Kinder Bologna
SF Flag of the United States.svg Henry Williams Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso
PF Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Tomašević Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Partizan Zepter
C Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Zoran Savić (2) (MVP) Flag of Italy.svg Kinder Bologna
1999 PG Flag of the United States.svg Tyus Edney (MVP) Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris [9]
SG Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Bowie Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris
SF Flag of Lithuania.svg Saulius Štombergas Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris
PF Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Greece.svg Rašho Nesterović Flag of Italy.svg Kinder Bologna
C Flag of Lithuania.svg Eurelijus Žukauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris
2000 PG Flag of Israel.svg Oded Kattash Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos [10]
SG Flag of Turkey.svg Hedo Türkoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg Efes Pilsen
SF Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Bodiroga Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
PF Flag of the United States.svg Nate Huffman Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
C Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Željko Rebrača (MVP) Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
2001 [lower-alpha 1] PG Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Ariel McDonald (MVP) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv [11]
SG Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Parker Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
SF Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Bodiroga (2) Flag of Greece.svg Panathinaikos
PF Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Kirilenko Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow
C Flag of the United States.svg Nate Huffman (2) Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

Players with multiple EuroLeague All-Final Four Team selections

The following table only lists players with at least two total EuroLeague All-Final Four Team selections.

PlayerNumber Of Selections Regular Season MVP Top 16 MVP Full Season MVP Final Four MVP
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Kukoč
2
0
0
0
3
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Dejan Bodiroga
2
0
1
0
2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Sasha Danilović
2
0
0
0
1
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Zoran Savić
2
0
0
0
1
Flag of the United States.svg Nate Huffman
2
0
0
0
Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Villacampa
2
0
0
0
0

See also

Notes

  1. During the 2000–01 season, the top professional men's basketball club competition in Europe was split into two different leagues. The Euroleague 2000–01 season, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company, and the FIBA SuproLeague 2000–01 season, which was organized by FIBA Europe. This happened after the Euroleague Basketball Company took over the main control of Europe's premier basketball competition in 2000, from FIBA Europe. A few of the top clubs of the EuroLeague, decided initially not to break away from FIBA Europe, and so a new version of FIBA's EuroLeague was formed, called the FIBA SuproLeague. It continued the tradition of having the league culminate at the EuroLeague Final Four, with the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four. On the other hand, the EuroLeague Basketball competition did not hold an edition of the EuroLeague Final Four that season, opting instead to end the season with the 2001 Euroleague Finals. After the 2000–01 season, all of the top basketball clubs of Europe decided to join with EuroLeague Basketball, and the FIBA version of the league officially ended with the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. The next season's edition of the EuroLeague, the Euroleague 2001–02 season, cancelled the 5 game finals series format, and continued the long-held tradition of culminating with the EuroLeague Final Four. It also continued to give out the EuroLeague Final Four MVP award. However, it also discontinued the awarding of the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team, making the 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, the last time that the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team award was given.

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