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2001 EuroLeague Final Four
The 2001 Euroleague Finals was the final playoffs for the title of the 2000–01 Euroleague. After five games, Kinder Bologna achieved its second title against TAU Cerámica. Argentine Manu Ginóbili was named MVP of the Finals. Results Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Awards Euroleague Finals MVP * Manu Ginóbili ( Kinder Bologna) Euroleague Finals Top Scorer * (15.4 points per game): * Manu Ginóbili ( Kinder Bologna) * Elmer Bennett ( TAU Cerámica) * Victor Alexander ( TAU Cerámica) External links 2001 EuroLeague Finalsat EuroLeague 2001 EuroLeague Finalsat Linguasport {{DEFAULTSORT:Euroleague 2000-01 International basketball competitions hosted by Italy International basketball competitions hosted by Spain Sport in Bologna 2000–01 in Italian basketball 2000–01 in Spanish basketball Finals Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its metropolitan area is home to more than 1,000,000 people. It is known as the Fat City for its rich cuisine, and the Red City for its Spanish-style red tiled rooftops and, more recently, its leftist politics. It is also called the Learned City because it is home to the oldest university in the world. Originally Etruscan, the city has been an important urban center for centuries, first under the Etruscans (who called it ''Felsina''), then under the Celts as ''Bona'', later under the Romans (''Bonōnia''), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality and later ''signoria'', when it was among the largest European cities by population. Famous for its towers, churches and lengthy porticoes, Bologna has a well-preserved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Jarić
Marko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Марко Јарић, ; el, Μάρκο Γιάριτς, Marko Yiarits; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the shooting guard position. He also represented the senior FR Yugoslavian national basketball team internationally. Jarić was an All-EuroLeague First Team member in 2002. Early life Jarić was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, the son of Srećko Jarić, a well-known Yugoslav professional basketball player, who played as a point guard for Radnički Belgrade, and was regarded by head basketball coach Dušan Ivković as, the "biggest talent that he ever had under his charge". Jarić began playing basketball with the youth teams of the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. Professional career Europe Jarić began his professional career in the 1996–97 season, with the Greek Basket League club Peristeri. With Peristeri, he played two seasons in the Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Foirest
Laurent Foirest (born 18 September 1973) is a former French professional basketball player. At a height of 6' 6" (1.98 m) tall, he played at the small forward position. Professional career Foirest played professionally with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB. National team career Foirest won a silver medal with the senior French national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1973 births Living people ASVEL Basket players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Élan Béarnais players French expatriate basketball people in Spain French men's basketball players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of France Olympic medalists in basketbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Bennett
Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6'0" (1.83 m), he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas. College career Bennett played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, with the Fighting Irish, from 1988 to 1992. Professional career Bennett was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, in the second round (38th overall) of the 1992 NBA draft. Bennett played in 21 career games in the NBA, in a span of three seasons. He averaged 2.3 points per game over his NBA career. Bennet played with Rochester Renegade, the Grand Rapids Hoops, the Fargo-Moorhead Fever and the Oklahoma City Cavalry in the Continental Basketball Association. His first European club was in Italy, as he played with Victoria Libertas Pesaro in 1995. He also played with CRO Lyon Basket in 1996. Bennett played most of his professional career in Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Messina
Ettore Messina (born 30 September 1959) is an Italian professional basketball coach who is the head coach of Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He has won four EuroLeague championships as a head coach. Messina is regarded as one of the best European basketball coaches of all time, having been named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. He was named the Italian League's Best Coach three times, in the years 1998, 2001, and 2005. Furthermore, he has been named EuroLeague's Coach of the Year twice, in 2006 and 2008. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008, and into the Russian VTB United League Hall of Fame, in 2019. Messina also previously worked with the San Antonio Spurs, as an assistant coach for Gregg Popovich, from 2014 to 2019. Club coaching career Virtus Bologna Messina had two different stints (1989–1993 and 1997–2002) as the head coach at the Italian League team, Virtus Bologna. In the 1989–90 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matjaž Smodiš
Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. During his pro club playing career, he played in seven EuroLeague Finals (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), and he was a three-time EuroLeague champion (2001, 2006, 2008). He was also an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2007. Smodiš was also the team captain of the senior Slovenian national team. He is currently a sporting director of KK Žoltasti Troti. Professional career During his pro career, Smodiš played with teams like Krka Novo Mesto of the Slovenian League and the Italian League clubs Virtus Bologna and Climamio Bologna. Smodiš also played with the Russian League club CSKA Moscow, from 2005 to 2011, being one of the team's major stars. In 2011, he left CSKA Moscow, and signed with the Croatian club Cedevita Zagreb ( A1 Croatian League). On November 30, 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Ambrassa
Fabrizio is an Italian first name, from the Latin word "Faber" meaning "smith" and may refer to: * Fabrizio Barbazza (born 1963), Italian Formula One driver * Fabrizio Barca (born 1954), Italian politician * Fabrizio Brienza (born 1969), Italian model and actor * Fabrizio Castori (born 1954), Italian football coach * Fabrizio De André (1940–1999), Italian singer-songwriter * Fabrizio Faniello (born 1981), Maltese singer * Fabrizio Giovanardi (born 1966), Italian racing driver * Fabrizio Miccoli (born 1979), Italian football player * Fabrizio Moreira (born 1982), Ecuadorian politician * Fabrizio Moretti (born 1980), Brazilian-American drummer in the band The Strokes * Fabrizio Moretti (art dealer) (born 1976), Italian art dealer * Fabrizio Moro (born 1975), Italian singer-songwriter * Fabrizio Nieva (born 1964), Argentine boxer * Fabrizio Ravanelli (born 1968), Italian football player * Fabrizio Romano (born 1993), Italian journalist * Fabrizio Rongione (born 1973), Belgian screenw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Jestratijević
Nikola Jestratijević ( sr-cyr, Никола Јестратијевић; born July 9, 1976) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Playing career Jestratijević played for Crvena zvezda, FMP Železnik, Kinder Bologna, Budućnost, AEK Athens, ASVEL, Paris Racing, Spartak Primorye, and Śląsk Wrocław. National team career In July 1996, Jestratijević was member of the Yugoslavian U-22 national team that won a bronze medal at the European Championship for Men 22 and Under in Sydney, Australia. In one tournament game, he recorded one rebound. In September 2000, Jestratijević was member of the Yugoslavian national team at the 2000 Olympic Basketball Tournament in Sydney, Australia. Over four tournament games, he averaged 1.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Career achievements * Euroleague champion: 1 (with Kinder Bologna: 2000–01) * Italian League champion: 1 (with Kinder Bologna: 2000–01) * Italian Cup winner: 1 (with Kinder Bologna: 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Bonora
Davide Bonora (born February 5, 1973) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Professional career Bonora played his whole career in Italy with the following clubs: Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, Virtus Bologna, Scaligera Basket Verona, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, Virtus Roma, S.S. Felice Scandone, Scandone Avellino, Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti, NSB Rieti, Reyer Venezia Mestre, Reyer Venezia, Olimpia Matera and Montecatini Sporting Club, RB Montecatini. While playing with Virtus Bologna, he won the 2001 Lega Basket Serie A, Italian League championship, the 2001 and 2002 Italian Basketball Cup, Italian Cups, and the 2001 EuroLeague. While playing with Pallacanestro Treviso, he won the 1997 Italian League championship, the 1997 Italian Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup and the 1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup, 1999 Saporta Cup. National team career Bonora played with the senior Italy national basketball team, Italian national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Frosini
Alessandro Frosini (born 22 September 1972) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Italian national basketball team. at fiba.com He has won the EuroLeague twice in 1997–98 and 2000–01, along with . He is now a sports director for Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia
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Antoine Rigaudeau
Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during his playing career, his nickname was "Le Roi" ("The King"). During his pro sports club, club career, he won two EuroLeague championships, in 1998 EuroLeague Final Four, 1998 and 2001 EuroLeague Finals, 2001. With French national basketball team, France's national team, he won the silver medal at the Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2000 Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. He became a FIBA Hall of Famer, FIBA Hall of Fame player in 2015. Professional career Europe Rigaudeau won the LNB Pro A, French Pro A League championship with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, Pau-Orthez, in 1996. With Pallacanestro Virtus Bologna, Virtus Bologna, he won the EuroLeague championship in the 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PalaMalaguti
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 20,000 people. It was opened in December 1993. It was home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team from 1996 to 2017. It is served by Casalecchio Palasport railway station. History During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a new museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTrons, new white seats and black stairs, and new white parquet. In October 2011, the arena changed its name to the current Unipol Arena, in a name sponsorship marketing deal, which was scheduled to last through 2016. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
