2003 Euroleague Final Four

2003 Euroleague Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaPalau Sant Jordi
Barcelona, Spain
DatesMay 9–11, 2003
Final positions
ChampionsSpain FC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upItaly Benetton Treviso
Third placeItaly Montepaschi Siena
Fourth placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Awards and statistics
MVPSerbia and Montenegro Dejan Bodiroga
2002
2004

The 2003 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2002–03 Euroleague season. The event was held from May 9 until May 11, 2003 and was hosted at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. FC Barcelona won their first Euroleague title in their hometown city after beating Montepaschi Siena in the championship game.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena62
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
Italy Benetton Treviso65
 
Spain FC Barcelona 76
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
Italy Benetton Treviso 65
 
Spain FC Barcelona 76
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 71
 
Third place
 
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena 79
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow78

Semifinals

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9 May 2003
18:00
Montepaschi Siena Italy 62–65 Italy Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 11–11, 22–6, 17–20
Pts: V. Stefanov 17
Rebs: Kakiouzis 13
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Garbajosa 14
Rebs: Garbajosa, Marconato 10
Asts: Edney 7
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Martín Bertrán (ESP)
9 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona Spain 76–71 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–14, 12–21, 19–11
Pts: Fučka 21
Rebs: Fučka 9
Asts: Bodiroga, Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Khryapa 12
Asts: Alexander 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Belosevic (SCG)

Third Place

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11 May 2003
18:00
Montepaschi Siena Italy 79–78 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 26–24, 13–12, 14–15
Pts: Ford 19
Rebs: Türkcan 14
Asts: Türkcan 4
Pts: Songaila 15
Rebs: Holden, Khryapa 7
Asts: Holden 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Muhvic (CRO), Jovcic (SCG)

Final

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11 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona Spain 76–65 Italy Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–9, 13–14, 21–17
Pts: Bodiroga 20
Rebs: Bodiroga, De la Fuente 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Navarro 2
Pts: Edney 16
Rebs: Marconato 7
Asts: Edney 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Koukoulekidis (GRE)
FC Barcelona jersey
Team colours
Team colours
FC Barcelona
Benetton Treviso jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Benetton Treviso
Starters: P R A
PG
13
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius 8 1 1
SG
14
Spain Rodrigo de la Fuente 8 8 0
SF
10
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Bodiroga 20 8 2
PF
7
Italy Gregor Fučka 17 6 1
C
12
Spain Roberto Dueñas 3 4 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
5
Spain Nacho Rodríguez 2 2 0
C
6
Spain Alfons Alzamora DNP
PF
8
Germany Patrick Femerling 9 4 0
SF
9
Spain César Bravo DNP
SG
11
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro 5 0 2
C
16
Brazil Anderson Varejão 1 1 0
C
18
Netherlands Remon van de Hare DNP
Head coach:
Serbia and Montenegro Svetislav Pešić
2002–03 Euroleague
Champions
Spain
FC Barcelona
1st title
Starters: P R A
PG
5
United States Tyus Edney 16 2 5
SG
6
United States Trajan Langdon 8 3 0
SF
7
Italy Riccardo Pittis 4 2 1
PF
15
Spain Jorge Garbajosa 9 5 1
C
8
Italy Denis Marconato 10 7 1
Reserves: P R A
PF
4
Argentina Marcelo Nicola 5 2 1
PG
9
Italy Massimo Bulleri 11 0 0
PF
10
Croatia Krešimir Lončar 0 0 0
SF
13
Georgia (country) Manuchar Markoishvili 2 0 0
SF
16
Italy Nick Eppehimer DNP
C
20
Denmark Thomas Soltau DNP
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina

Awards

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