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Basketball : Euroleague 2009/2010 season preview

Panathinaikos grab fifth Euroleague title

Greek side Panathinaikos beat CSKA Moscow 73-71 in a thrilling final to win the Euroleague title for the fifth time. The Greeks survived a second-half comeback by the Russians after leading by 23 points early in the third quarter, only to see them close in to just a point 10 seconds from time. Earlier, Barcelona won the third place playoff 95-79 against Olympiakos.

CSKA Moscow advanced to the Euroleague title game for the fourth year in a row by knocking off Barcelona 78-82 on in the opening game of the 2009 Euroleague Basketball Final Four. Ramunas Siskauskas was the hero after scoring 17 of his career-high 28 points in the fourth quarter – including all the points in a 0-11 run that gave CSKA its first lead. In the second semifinal, the Greek derby fell on the side of the Greens as Panathinaikos outlasted Olympiacos by 82-84 in a heart-stopping thriller.

2009/10 Euroleague season

The 2009/10 Euroleague format involves two group stages. In the first group stage, 24 teams are divided into four groups of six. Each team plays 10 games within its group. The best 4 teams from each group advance to the Top 16, a secod group stage. Before the Final Four tournament there are quarter-final ties, best-of-five series between first and second-placed finishers from the Top 16. The four series winners advance to the Euroleague Final Four.

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D
BarcelonaOlympiacosCSKA MoscowPanathinaikos
MontepaschiPartizanCaja LaboralReal Madrid
Cibona ZagrebUnicajaMaccabi Tel AvivAJ Milano
Fenerbahce UlkerEfes PilsenRomaProkom
Zalgiris KaunasLietuvos RytasUnion OlimpijaKhimki
AsvelOrleansMaroussiOldenburg

Panathinaikos favourites to defend title

Panathinaikos go into the new Euroleague season as favourites to keep their title. Fresh off thir fifth crown in just 14 years, the Greek giants are without doubt the most successful team of the modern Euroleague era. Four of their five continental crowns have come since the Millennium, including two in the last three years. Together with CSKA Moscow and Maccabi Tel-Aviv, the three clubs have won the last six Euroleagues, shutting out the traditionally strong Spanish and Italian challengers.

teamoddsteamodds
Panathinaikos4.5Olympiakos5
Barcelona5.5Real Madrid6.5
CSKA Moscow8Montepaschi Siena11
Caja Laboral21Maccabi21
Efes Pilsen26Unicaja Malaga34
Khimki41Fenerbahce Ulker67
Armani Jeans Milano101Lottomatica Roma101
Partizan101Zalgiris Kaunas201
Lietuvos Rytas251Maroussi251
Cibona251Union Olimpija501
Asvel501Prokom1001
Oldenburg1001Orleans1501
The preseason odds for the outright winner of the 2009/10 Euroleague.

This page is introduction to the 2009/2010 Euroleague season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euroleague basketball page.

teamoverallhomeaway
final four
Panathinaikos19-510-29-3
CSKA Moscow17-69-28-4
Barcelona19-610-19-5
Olympiacos14-109-25-8
quarterfinal
TAU14-77-37-4
Real Madrid12-88-24-6
Montepaschi13-78-25-5
Partizan9-107-22-8
top 16
Unicaja10-66-24-4
Maccabi8-85-33-5
Cibona7-95-32-6
Armani Milano7-95-32-6
Ulker7-94-43-5
Roma7-95-32-6
Prokom3-132-61-7
Alba4-123-51-7
first group stage
Joventut4-63-21-4
Efes Pilsen4-62-32-3
Avellino3-73-20-5
Le Mans2-81-41-4
Olimpija2-81-41-4
Zalgiris2-82-30-5
Panionios3-72-31-4
Nancy2-82-30-5

The table displays the Euroleague team's success in the 2008/09 season.

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key players

ASVEL

Forward Eric Campbell, Center Curtis Borchardt, Guard/Forward Benjamin Dewar, Guard Bobby Dixon, Guard Mindaugas Lukauskis.

Barcelona

Forward Pete Mickeal, Forward/Center Erazem Lorbek, Center Boniface Ndong, Guard Juan Navarro, Guard Ricky Rubio.

Cibona Zagreb

Guard/Forward Jamont Gordon, Guard/Forward Bojan Bogdanovic, Guard Marko Tomas, Center Dalibor Bagaric, Forward Vedran Vukusic.

Fenerbahce Ulker

Guard Lynn Greer, Guard Tarence Kinsey, Forward Mirsad Turkcan, Center Oguz Savas, Center Semih Erden.

Montepaschi Siena

Guard Terrell McIntyre, Forward/Center Shaun Stonerook, Guard David Hawkins, Center/Forward Benjamin Eze, Guard/Forward Romain Sato.

Zalgiris Kaunas

Guard Marcus Brown, Forward/Center Travis Watson, Guard Mantas Kalnietis, Center Mirza Begic, Forward Dainius Salenga.

Efes Pilsen Istanbul

Guard Marvis Thornton, Guard Preston Shumpert, Guard Charles Smith, Guard Igor Rakocevic, Guard/Forward Bostjan Nachbar.

Lietuvos Rytas

Guard Bojan Popovic, Forward Dejan Borovnjak, Center Aron Baynes, Guard Martynas Gecevicius, Guard/Forward Arturas Jomantas.

Olympiakos

Guard/Forward Josh Childress, Guard Von Wafer, Guard Patrick Beverley, Center S. Schortsanitis, Center L. Mavrokefalides.

Orleans

Guard Cedrick Banks, Guard Anthony Dobbins, Center Ryvon Covile, Guard Aldo Curti, Forward/Center Adrien Moerman.

Partizan Belgrade

Guard Lester McCalebb, Forward Zarko Rakocevic, Forward Jan Vesely, Center Aleks Maric, Guard Stefan Sinovec.

Unicaja Malaga

Guard Taquan Dean, Guard Pooh Jeter, Forward Georgios Printezis, Forward Joel Freeland, Guard/Forward Saul Blanco.

Caja Laboral

Guard Carl English, Center/Forward Tiago Splitter, Forward Mirza Teletovic, Guard Pau Ribas, Guard/Forward Emeterio F. San.

CSKA Moscow

Guard J.R. Holden, Guard Trajan Langdon, Forward Matjaz Smodis, Guard Ramunas Siskauskas, Center Dmitry Sokolov.

Maccabi Tel-Aviv

Forward/Guard Chuck Eidson, Forward David Bluthenthal, Guard/Forward Alan Anderson, Guard Andrew Wisniewski, Center D'or Fischer.

Maroussi

Guard Billy Keys, Guard Jamon-Alfred Lucas, Forward Levon Kendall, Center Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Forward Michalis Pelekanos.

Roma

Forward Andre Hutson, Guard Ibrahim Jaaber, Forward Kennedy Winston, Guard/Forward Luigi Datome, Forward/Center Angelo Gigli.

Union Olimpija

Forward/Guard Matt Walsh, Guard Dusan Djordjevic, Center Vladimir Golubovic, Guard Vlado Ilievski, Guard Sani Becirovic.

Armani Jeans Milano

Forward Mike Hall, Guard Hollis Price, Guard Alex Acker, Guard Morris Finley, Guard/Forward Jonas Maciulis.

Khimky

Forward Bendzhamin Dudu, Guard Evgeny Zharekhin, Forward Kelly McCarty, Forward Paulius Jankunas, Guard Carlos Cabezas.

Oldenburg

Guard Je'Kel Foster, Guard Jason Gardner, Guard Rickey Paulding, Forward Jasmin Perkovic, Center Ruben Boumtje.

Panathinaikos

Center Nikola Pekovic, Guard Vassilis Spanoulis, Guard Nick Calathes, Guard Milenko Tepic, Guard Sarunas Jasikevicius.

Prokom

Forward Ronnie Burrell, Guard Daniel Ewing, Guard David Logan, Guard Tyrone Brazelton, Forward Pape Sow.

Real Madrid

Guard Louis Bullock, Forward Novica Velickovic, Guard Pablo Prigioni, Center/Forward Jorge Garbajosa, Forward/Guard Sergi Vidal.

 
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