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Panathinaikos grab fifth Euroleague titleGreek 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 seasonThe 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.
Panathinaikos favourites to defend titlePanathinaikos 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.
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.
The table displays the Euroleague team's success in the 2008/09 season. |
collapse | expand key playersASVELForward Eric Campbell, Center Curtis Borchardt, Guard/Forward Benjamin Dewar, Guard Bobby Dixon, Guard Mindaugas Lukauskis. BarcelonaForward Pete Mickeal, Forward/Center Erazem Lorbek, Center Boniface Ndong, Guard Juan Navarro, Guard Ricky Rubio. Cibona ZagrebGuard/Forward Jamont Gordon, Guard/Forward Bojan Bogdanovic, Guard Marko Tomas, Center Dalibor Bagaric, Forward Vedran Vukusic. Fenerbahce UlkerGuard Lynn Greer, Guard Tarence Kinsey, Forward Mirsad Turkcan, Center Oguz Savas, Center Semih Erden. Montepaschi SienaGuard Terrell McIntyre, Forward/Center Shaun Stonerook, Guard David Hawkins, Center/Forward Benjamin Eze, Guard/Forward Romain Sato. Zalgiris KaunasGuard Marcus Brown, Forward/Center Travis Watson, Guard Mantas Kalnietis, Center Mirza Begic, Forward Dainius Salenga. Efes Pilsen IstanbulGuard Marvis Thornton, Guard Preston Shumpert, Guard Charles Smith, Guard Igor Rakocevic, Guard/Forward Bostjan Nachbar. Lietuvos RytasGuard Bojan Popovic, Forward Dejan Borovnjak, Center Aron Baynes, Guard Martynas Gecevicius, Guard/Forward Arturas Jomantas. OlympiakosGuard/Forward Josh Childress, Guard Von Wafer, Guard Patrick Beverley, Center S. Schortsanitis, Center L. Mavrokefalides. OrleansGuard Cedrick Banks, Guard Anthony Dobbins, Center Ryvon Covile, Guard Aldo Curti, Forward/Center Adrien Moerman. Partizan BelgradeGuard Lester McCalebb, Forward Zarko Rakocevic, Forward Jan Vesely, Center Aleks Maric, Guard Stefan Sinovec. Unicaja MalagaGuard Taquan Dean, Guard Pooh Jeter, Forward Georgios Printezis, Forward Joel Freeland, Guard/Forward Saul Blanco. Caja LaboralGuard Carl English, Center/Forward Tiago Splitter, Forward Mirza Teletovic, Guard Pau Ribas, Guard/Forward Emeterio F. San. CSKA MoscowGuard J.R. Holden, Guard Trajan Langdon, Forward Matjaz Smodis, Guard Ramunas Siskauskas, Center Dmitry Sokolov. Maccabi Tel-AvivForward/Guard Chuck Eidson, Forward David Bluthenthal, Guard/Forward Alan Anderson, Guard Andrew Wisniewski, Center D'or Fischer. MaroussiGuard Billy Keys, Guard Jamon-Alfred Lucas, Forward Levon Kendall, Center Dimitrios Mavroeidis, Forward Michalis Pelekanos. RomaForward Andre Hutson, Guard Ibrahim Jaaber, Forward Kennedy Winston, Guard/Forward Luigi Datome, Forward/Center Angelo Gigli. Union OlimpijaForward/Guard Matt Walsh, Guard Dusan Djordjevic, Center Vladimir Golubovic, Guard Vlado Ilievski, Guard Sani Becirovic. Armani Jeans MilanoForward Mike Hall, Guard Hollis Price, Guard Alex Acker, Guard Morris Finley, Guard/Forward Jonas Maciulis. KhimkyForward Bendzhamin Dudu, Guard Evgeny Zharekhin, Forward Kelly McCarty, Forward Paulius Jankunas, Guard Carlos Cabezas. OldenburgGuard Je'Kel Foster, Guard Jason Gardner, Guard Rickey Paulding, Forward Jasmin Perkovic, Center Ruben Boumtje. PanathinaikosCenter Nikola Pekovic, Guard Vassilis Spanoulis, Guard Nick Calathes, Guard Milenko Tepic, Guard Sarunas Jasikevicius. ProkomForward Ronnie Burrell, Guard Daniel Ewing, Guard David Logan, Guard Tyrone Brazelton, Forward Pape Sow. Real MadridGuard Louis Bullock, Forward Novica Velickovic, Guard Pablo Prigioni, Center/Forward Jorge Garbajosa, Forward/Guard Sergi Vidal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||