2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four

2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaPalais de Bercy,
Paris,  France
DatesMay 11th - 13th, 2001
Final positions
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd title)
Runners-upGreece Panathinaikos
Third placeTurkey Efes
Fourth placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Awards and statistics
MVPSlovenia Ariel McDonald

The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague. It was the last Final Four tournament that was organized by FIBA Europe.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 11, Bercy Arena
 
 
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 86
 
May 13, Bercy Arena
 
Russia CSKA Moscow80
 
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 81
 
May 11, Bercy Arena
 
Greece Panathinaikos 67
 
Greece Panathinaikos 74
 
 
Turkey Efes Pilsen66
 
Third place
 
 
May 13, Bercy Arena
 
 
Turkey Efes Pilsen 91
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 85

Semifinals

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Maccabi Tel Aviv – CSKA Moscow

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May 11
18:00
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 86–80 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 16–24, 23–9, 26–28
Pts: Huffman 17
Rebs: Parker 9
Asts: Parker 7
Pts: Kirilenko 23
Rebs: Kirilenko 11
Asts: Kirilenko 2
Palais de Bercy, Paris, France
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Eduardo Sancha (ESP)

Panathinaikos – Efes Pilsen

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May 11
20:30
Panathinaikos Greece 74–66 Turkey Efes Pilsen
Scoring by quarter: 23–10, 15–13, 15–25, 21–18
Pts: Bodiroga 22
Rebs: Alvertis 6
Asts: Bodiroga 5
Pts: Onan 15
Rebs: Besok 8
Asts: Onan 3
Palais de Bercy, Paris, France
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)

Third-place game

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Efes Pilsen – CSKA Moscow

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May 13
18:00
Efes Pilsen Turkey 91–85 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 29–31, 17–20, 25–23
Pts: Drobnjak 25
Rebs: Besok 9
Asts: Mulaomerović 12
Pts: Morgunov 16
Rebs: Morgunov 12
Asts: Domani 4
Palais de Bercy, Paris, France
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

Final

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Maccabi Tel Aviv – Panathinaikos

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May 13
20:30
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 81–67 Greece Panathinaikos
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 22–10, 17–25, 27–19
Pts: McDonald 21
Rebs: Huffman 9
Asts: McDonald 9
Pts: Bodiroga 27
Rebs: Fotsis 8
Asts: Koch 3
Palais de Bercy, Paris, France
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Eduardo Sancha (ESP), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
Maccabi Tel Aviv jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Panathinaikos
Starters: P R A
PG
14
Slovenia Ariel McDonald 21 2 9
SG
8
United States Anthony Parker 13 6 3
SF
10
Israel Tal Burstein 5 3 2
PF
4
Israel Nadav Henefeld 7 2 1
C
7
United States Nate Huffman 21 9 0
Reserves: P R A
SG
5
Israel Mark Brisker 3 0 0
PG
6
Israel Derrick Sharp 5 0 0
SF
9
Israel Gur Shelef 2 2 2
PF
11
Israel Elad Savion DNP
PF
12
Serbia and Montenegro Velibor Radović DNP
PF
13
Israel Radisav Ćurčić 4 2 0
C
15
United States David Sternlight 0 0 0
Head coach:
Israel Pini Gershon
2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague
Champions
Israel
Maccabi Tel Aviv
3rd Title
Starters: P R A
PG
5
Greece Georgios Kalaitzis 0 1 2
SG
10
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan Bodiroga 27 8 1
SF
4
Greece Fragiskos Alvertis 5 3 1
PF
8
Greece Antonis Fotsis 15 8 0
C
12
Serbia and Montenegro Željko Rebrača 0 1 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
Germany Michael Koch 9 3 3
C
7
Spain Johnny Rogers 2 2 0
SG
9
Italy Nando Gentile 3 1 3
PF
11
Spain Darryl Middleton 0 1 0
C
13
Republic of Ireland Pat Burke 2 1 0
PF
14
Greece Ioannis Rodostoglou DNP
SF
15
Greece Georgios Balogiannis 0 0 0
Head coach:
Serbia and Montenegro Željko Obradović

Awards

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FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
Slovenia Ariel McDonald Maccabi Tel Aviv [1]
United States Anthony Parker Maccabi Tel Aviv
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga Panathinaikos
Russia Andrei Kirilenko CSKA Moscow
United States Nate Huffman Maccabi Tel Aviv

References

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