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The FIBA Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club
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competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe. It was named after the late Raimundo Saporta, a former Real Madrid director.


History

The competition was created in 1966, as the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup, but it had several denominations, until its eventual folding in 2002: * 1966–67 to
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FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup * 1991–92 to 1995–96 FIBA European Cup * 1996–97 to 1997–98 FIBA EuroCup * 1998–99 to 2001–02 FIBA Saporta Cup The final Saporta Cup season was held during the 2001–02 season. After that, it was fused with the
FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed th ...
, into the newly formed ULEB Cup competition, now known as the EuroCup.


Finals


Titles by club


Titles by nation


FIBA Saporta Cup records


FIBA Saporta Cup awards


Winning rosters

FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup: * 1966–67
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Mihovil Nakić Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward. Club career Nakić spent most of his club career in Cibona, which he helped win back-to-back EuroLea ...
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Sven Ušić Sven Ušić (born 19 August 1959) is a former Croatian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played as a small forward. Career Ušić started his career in his native Pula, playing for ...
, Damir Pavličević, Adnan Bečić,
Rajko Gospodnetić Rajko ( sr-Cyrl, Рајко, ) is a masculine given name and may refer to: *Rajko Aleksić (born 1947), former Serbian football defender *Rajko Brežančić (born 1989), Serbian footballer *Rajko Ray Bogdanović (born 1979), Serbian engineer for i ...
, Mlađan Cetinja,
Toni Bevanda Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name. In Spanish language, Spanish, Italian language, Italian, Croatian language, Croatian and Finnish language, Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a short form of the names derived from Antonius ...
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Srđan Savović Srđan (Срђан); ; ; ) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, usually written as ''Srdjan'' when the letter đ is unavailable. It is usually considered to be a form of the name Sergius, honoring the Christian martyr and saint Sergius. In ...
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Mirko Novosel Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player. Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Pe ...
) * 1982–83
Scavolini Pesaro Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...
Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović ( sr, Драган Кићановић; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A 1.92m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is cons ...
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Željko Jerkov Željko Jerkov (born 6 November 1953, in Pula) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the center position. Professional career Jerkov was a member o ...
, Walter Magnifico,
Mike Sylvester Michael "Mike" Joseph Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the ...
, Domenico Zampolini, Giuseppe Ponzoni, Amos Benevelli, Alessandro Boni, Massimo Bini, Gianluca Del Monte, Fabio Mancini, Antonio Sassanelli (
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Petar Skansi Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. ...
) * 1983–84 Real Madrid
Juan Antonio Corbalán Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. The 6 ft. in. (1.84 m) tall. Corbalán was one of the best European point guards of the 1980s. He represented his native country in t ...
, Brian Jackson, Fernando Martín,
Wayne Robinson Wayne Lavern Robinson (January 14, 1930 – December 20, 2015) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. He played college football at the University of ...
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Rafael Rullán Rafael Rullán Ribera (born January 8, 1952) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. A talented center, whose versatility and range helped him to also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid, througho ...
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Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
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Juan Manuel López Iturriaga Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Iturriaga (born February 4, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played shooting guard and small forward and appeared in a total of 90 games with the Spain national basketball team, winning a ...
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Antonio Martín Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, att ...
, Francisco José Velasco, Juan Antonio Orenga, Wilson Simon (
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Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
) * 1984–85
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi", is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of ...
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Chicho Sibilio Chicho is a Spanish male nickname. It can be a pet name for many different Spanish names, including Francisco and Narciso. Notable people known by this nickname include: * Cándido Sibilio * Chicho Frumboli, also known as Mariano Frúmboli, Argenti ...
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Ignacio Solozábal Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (; born January 8, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. Born in Barcelona, Spain, and at a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, played at the point guard position. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona retired ...
, Mike Davis, Otis Howard, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo, Pedro Ansa,
Arturo Seara Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Br ...
, Julián Ortiz, Ángel Heredero (
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Antoni Serra Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fe ...
/ Manuel Flores) * 1985–86
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...
Juan Antonio San Epifanio Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz (born 12 June 1959), most commonly known as "Epi", is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He spent all of his club career playing with FC Barcelona. He was named the Mister Europa European Player of ...
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Chicho Sibilio Chicho is a Spanish male nickname. It can be a pet name for many different Spanish names, including Francisco and Narciso. Notable people known by this nickname include: * Cándido Sibilio * Chicho Frumboli, also known as Mariano Frúmboli, Argenti ...
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Ignacio Solozábal Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (; born January 8, 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. Born in Barcelona, Spain, and at a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, played at the point guard position. On October 8, 2006, FC Barcelona retired ...
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Greg Wiltjer Gregory Hilko Wiltjer (born November 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of six feet, eleven inches (2.11 m) tall, he played at the centre position. He played in several important tournaments for the senior ...
, Mark Smith, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo,
Arturo Seara Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer *Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), Br ...
, Julián Ortiz,
Steve Trumbo Esteban Dale Trumbo Hawkes, commonly known as Steve Trumbo (born May 20, 1960), is a former American professional basketball player, with Spanish citizenship. At a height of 6'9'' he played at the center position. He was best known for his succ ...
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Ferran Martínez Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.13 m (7'0") tall, he played as the power forward and center positions. Professional career During his pro club career, Martíne ...
, Ángel Heredero, Jordi Soler (
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Aíto García Reneses Alejandro 'Aíto' García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually known as just Aíto, is a Spanish former professional basketball coach and former player. As a head coach, as well as leading Spain's national team to Olympic si ...
) * 1986–87
Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
, Aleksandar Petrović,
Danko Cvjetićanin Danko Cvjetićanin (often credited as Cvjetičanin; born 16 October 1963) is a Croatian basketball scout and former player. Cvjetićanin won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia (1988) and the other with Croatia ( 1992). Cv ...
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Andro Knego Andrija "Andro" Knego (born 21 October 1956) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Professional career During his club career, Knego was the FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer, in 1982. Yugoslavian national team Knego played wi ...
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Zoran Čutura Zoran Čutura (born 12 March 1962 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian basketball player. After ending his professional basketball career he started working as a sports journalist and columnist. Professional career Čutura started playing basketba ...
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Mihovil Nakić Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward. Club career Nakić spent most of his club career in Cibona, which he helped win back-to-back EuroLea ...
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Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapović (born 2 June 1965) is a Croatian former professional basketball player who played as a center. A tall, he won the silver medal with the Croatia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Four years earlier he was a member of th ...
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Sven Ušić Sven Ušić (born 19 August 1959) is a former Croatian professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he played as a small forward. Career Ušić started his career in his native Pula, playing for ...
, Branko Vukićević, Adnan Bečić,
Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Slavic given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include: In arts and entertainment * Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), Serbian theater director *Nebojša Glogovac (born 1969), award-winning ...
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Janez Drvarič Janez may refer to: People: * Janez (given name), a Slovene given name * Janež, a Slovene surname In music: *Janez Detd., a Belgian rock band May also refer to a semi-pejorative term used in the Croatian North and beyond for Slovenes The S ...
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Mirko Novosel Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player. Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Pe ...
) * 1987–88
Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges. History The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
Richard Dacoury Richard Dacoury (born July 6, 1959, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered ...
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Clarence Kea Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) power forward. High school Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kea attended New Hanover High School, ...
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Stéphane Ostrowski Stéphane Ostrowski (born 17 March 1962) is a retired French professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.05 m) tall, he played at the power forward position. He is widely considered to be one of the major figures of French ...
, Greg Beugnot,
Don Collins Donald Collins (born November 28, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the first round (18th pick), of the 1980 NBA draft. Collins played in 303 National Basketball Association ...
, Jacques Monclar,
Hugues Occansey Hugues Occansey (born 18 December 1966 in Moyeuvre-Grande, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the America ...
, Georges Vestris,
Alain Forestier Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...
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Frederic Guinot Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese r ...
, Jean-Luc Hribersek, Laurent Vinsou,
Franck Maquaire Franck can refer to: People * Franck (name) Other * Franck (company), Croatian coffee and snacks company * Franck (crater), Lunar crater named after James Franck See also * Franc (disambiguation) * Franks * Frank (disambiguation) * Frankie ...
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Michel Gomez Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...
) * 1988–89 Real Madrid
Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
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Johnny Rogers John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University and at the University of California, Irvine. Listed at a height of 6'10" and ...
, Fernando Martín,
José Biriukov José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (born 3 February 1963) is a retired Spanish-Soviet professional basketball player. He was born in Moscow to a Russian father and a mother of Basque origin. Biriukov began playing basketball for Dynamo Moscow ...
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Antonio Martín Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, att ...
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Pep Cargol Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to: * Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists * Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series) * Neilson Dairy confectionery brand * Pep, New Mexico * Pep, Texas * Pep Cereal, by Kellogg * Pep Comics, by MLJ ...
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Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
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José Luis Llorente José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team. Clubs * 1979-83: Real Madrid * 1983-85: Cajamadrid * 1985-87: CB Zaragoza * 1987-92: ...
, Enrique Villalobos, Javier Pérez,
Miguel Ángel Cabral --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...
, Carlos García (
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Lolo Sainz Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He did however, also coach the senior Spain ...
) * 1989–90 Knorr Bologna
Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. He played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies. The No. 4 overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Richardson played in ...
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Roberto Brunamonti Roberto Brunamonti (born 14 April 1959 in Spoleto) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 191 cm (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Gr ...
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Mike Sylvester Michael "Mike" Joseph Sylvester (born December 10, 1951) is an American and Italian retired basketball player who is currently coach at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. Due to the United States boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics, he was the ...
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Clemon Johnson Clemon James Johnson Jr. (born September 12, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and the former head basketball coach at Florida A&M. Johnson was a 6'10", center who played 761 games for four teams during his 10 seasons in ...
, Gus Binelli,
Lauro Bon Lauro is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. It is located in lower Irpinia, in a woody valley. Sights include the remains of a 1st-century BC Roman ''thermae In ancient Rome, (from ...
, Claudio Coldebella,
Vittorio Gallinari Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his play ...
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Massimiliano Romboli Massimiliano is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: *Massimiliano Alajmo (born 1974), Italian chef *Massimiliano Allegri (born 1967), Italian footballer and manager *Massimiliano Ammendola (born 1990), Italian foo ...
, Clivo Massimo Righi,
Tommaso Tasso Tommaso is an Italian given name. It has also been used as a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name A * Tommaso Acquaviva d'Aragona (1600–1672), Roman Catholic prelate * Tommaso Aldrovandini (1653–1736), Italian painter of ...
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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 Bologna, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Virtus Rom ...
, Andrea Cempini (
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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 a ...
) * 1990–91 PAOK Bane Prelević,
Ken Barlow Ken Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anni ...
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John Korfas John Anthony Korfas ( el, Τζον Κόρφας; born August 21, 1962) is a Greek-American professional basketball coach and former player. A EuroLeague All-Final Four Team member in 1993 (PAOK), he won all three FIBA Europe continental trophies a ...
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Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born May 12, 1963 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round by ...
, Nikos Boudouris,
Nikos Stavropoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Stavropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Σταυρόπουλος; born June 17, 1959), Professor Nicholas "Magic" Stavropoulos, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his club playing career ...
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Georgios Makaras Georgios Makaras (alternate spelling: Giorgos) ( el, Γιώργος Μακαράς; born June 30, 1966) is a former Greek professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he played at the shooting guar ...
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Panagiotis Papachronis Panagiotis "Pete" Papahronis (alternate spelling: Papachronis) ( el, Παναγιώτης «Πιτ» Παπαχρόνης; born October 17, 1967) is a former Greek–American professional basketball player. Professional career Papahronis graduate ...
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Memos Ioannou Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou ( el, Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 1958 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'2¾" (1.90 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard po ...
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Achilleas Mamatziolas Achilleas Mamatziolas ( el, Αχιλλέας Μαματζιόλας; born November 12, 1971 in Thessaloniki), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Mamatziolas started his career from the amateur team Propontida ...
, Lazaros Tsakiris,
Georgios Valavanidis Giorgos Valavanidis ( el, Γιώργος Βαλαβανίδης; born February 16, 1974, in Germany) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Valavanidis's origin is from Alexandroupoli and was raised in the local cl ...
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Dragan Šakota Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, currently with LBa basketball club, Pallacanestro Reggiana. Playing career Šakot ...
) FIBA European Cup: * 1991–92 Real Madrid Asegurator
Rickey Brown Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. High school Brown attended and played high school basketb ...
, Mark Simpson,
José Biriukov José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (born 3 February 1963) is a retired Spanish-Soviet professional basketball player. He was born in Moscow to a Russian father and a mother of Basque origin. Biriukov began playing basketball for Dynamo Moscow ...
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Antonio Martín Antonio Martín Velasco (24 May 1970 – 11 February 1994) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from 1992 until his death in 1994. Martín began his career in 1983 at Torrelaguna's cycling school. He remained there until 1985, att ...
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Fernando Romay Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro (born 23 September 1959) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance, in 1984, ...
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José Miguel Antúnez José Miguel Antúnez Melero (born February 21, 1967 in Madrid, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Antúnez was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995. Spain national team Antúnez p ...
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Pep Cargol Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to: * Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists * Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series) * Neilson Dairy confectionery brand * Pep, New Mexico * Pep, Texas * Pep Cereal, by Kellogg * Pep Comics, by MLJ ...
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José Luis Llorente José Luis Llorente Gento (born 6 January 1959 in Valladolid, Spain) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team. Clubs * 1979-83: Real Madrid * 1983-85: Cajamadrid * 1985-87: CB Zaragoza * 1987-92: ...
, Enrique Villalobos, Jonatan Ángel Ojeda,
José María Silva Licenciado José María Silva (c. 1804, San Miguel, El Salvador – October 16, 1876, San Miguel) was a Liberal Salvadoran politician. He was twice briefly chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central Amer ...
, Tomás González (
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Clifford Luyk Clifford Luyk Diem (born June 28, 1941) is an American-born Spanish retired professional basketball player and coach, who played professionally in Spain and Europe from 1962 to 1978. He played college basketball for the University of Florida. ...
) * 1992–93
Sato Aris Aris Basketball Club ( el, Άρης K.A.E., transliterated into English Aris B.S.A.) known in European competitions as Aris Thessaloniki, is the professional basketball team of the major Thessaloniki-based Greek multi-sport club A.C. Aris Thes ...
Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis Giannakis ( el, Παναγιώτης Γιαννάκης, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he was primarily a poin ...
, J. J. Anderson, Michail Misunov, Dinos Angelidis,
Vangelis Vourtzoumis Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) ( el, Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Vourtzoumis won three European titles o ...
, Georgios Gasparis,
Vassilis Lipiridis Vassilis Lipiridis (alternate spellings: Vasilis, Lypiridis) ( el, Βασίλης Λυπηρίδης; born January 1, 1967, in Edessa, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, he played at the p ...
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Memos Ioannou Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou ( el, Αγαμέμνων "Μέμος" Ιωάννου; born April 15th, 1958 in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At 6'2¾" (1.90 m), he played at the point guard and shooting guard po ...
, Igor Moraitov, Theodosios Paralikas (
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Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf ( he, צבי שרף; born December 18, 1951 in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika ( he, צביקה), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played ...
) * 1993–94 Smelt Olimpija
Dušan Hauptman Dušan Hauptman (born 17 September 1960) is a former professional basketball player who played as a shooting guard. Career Between 1982 and 1998, Hauptman spent seventeen consecutive seasons with Smelt Olimpija. With Olimpija, he managed to win ...
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Roman Horvat Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, Boris Gorenc,
Žarko Đurišić Žarko Đurišić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Ђуришић; born March 31, 1961), also credited as Zarko Durisic, is a Montenegrin-born Slovenian basketball scout, former player, and former coach who is currently the Director of international player ...
, Marko Tušek,
Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Slavic given name, meaning "fearless". People with the name include: In arts and entertainment * Nebojša Bradić (born 1956), Serbian theater director *Nebojša Glogovac (born 1969), award-winning ...
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Marijan Kraljević Marijan "Mario" Kraljević (born April 30, 1970 in Pforzheim, West Germany) is former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player. National team career Kraljević was a member of the senior Slovenia national basketball team. He competed a ...
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Jaka Daneu Jaka Daneu (born February 3, 1971) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Professional career Daneu played for Smelt Olimpija, Czarni Słupsk and Geoplin Slovan. Slovenian national team Daneu was a member of the Slovenia nationa ...
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Vitali Nosov Vitali, Vitalii, Vitaly, Vitaliy and may refer to: People Given name * Vitaly Borker (born 1975 or 1976), Ukrainian American Internet fraudster and cyberbully * Vitaly Churkin (1952–2017), Russian politician * Vitaly Ginzburg (1916–2009), Russ ...
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Klemen Zaletel Klemen is a Slovene masculine name derived from the Latin Clemens, meaning 'merciful'. Klemen is the 42nd most common men's name in Slovenia (as of 2016). It may refer to: * Klemen Ferjan (born 1979), Slovenian judoka * Klemen Klemen, Slovenia ...
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Zmago Sagadin Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952 in Celje) is widely considered as the most successful Slovenian and top European basketball coach with 25 championship titles both on a national and international level, recognized 9 times as Slovenian Top Co ...
) * 1994–95 Benetton Treviso
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski ( mk, Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at th ...
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Orlando Woolridge Orlando Vernada Woolridge (December 16, 1959 – May 31, 2012) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1994. He was known for his scoring ability, especially on slam dunks ...
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Ken Barlow Ken Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of ''Coronation Street''s original characters and December 2020 marked Ken's 60th anni ...
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Stefano Rusconi Stefano Rusconi (born October 2, 1968) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Rusconi was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the 2nd round (52nd overal ...
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Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...
, Massimo Iacopini, Andrea Gracis,
Denis Marconato Denis Marconato (born July 29, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with t ...
, Alberto Vianini, Riccardo Esposito, Maurizio Ragazzi,
Federico Peruzzo Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick (given name), Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Italian language, Italian. People with the given name Federico Arti ...
, Paolo Casonato (
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Mike D'Antoni Michael D'Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an Italian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While head coach of the Ph ...
) * 1995–96 Taugrés
Velimir Perasović Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Early life Perasović was bo ...
, Kenny Green,
Ramón Rivas Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras (born March 16, 1966
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Marcelo Nicola Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio (born May 12, 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and compete ...
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Jordi Millera Jordi () is the Catalan language, Catalan form of the ancient Greek name Georgios. Jordi is a popular name in Catalonia and is also given in the Netherlands and in Spanish-, English- and German-speaking countries. Jordi may also refer to: *Saint ...
, Miguel Ángel Reyes, Ferran Lopez, Jorge Garbajosa, Juan Pedro Cazorla, Carlos Cazorla,
Carlos Dicenta Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewher ...
, Pedro Rodríguez, Juan Ignacio Gómez (
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: Manel Comas) FIBA EuroCup: * 1996–97 Real Madrid Teka
Dejan Bodiroga Dejan Bodiroga ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Бодирога; born 2 March 1973) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player who is the Chairman of the Euroleague Basketball. During his playing career, he mainly played at the sm ...
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Joe Arlauckas Joseph John "Joe" Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American retired professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. He played at the power forward position. Arlauckas is well-known for holding the record for the most points scored in a ...
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Alberto Herreros Alberto Herreros Ros (born 20 April 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players and shooters of all-time. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, he played at the small f ...
, Mike Smith,
Juan Antonio Morales Juan Antonio Morales (born April 18, 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Morales started his career from the local club Loyola Bilbao. In 1987 he transferred to Joventut Badalona. He played eight years ...
, Juan Antonio Orenga,
Alberto Angulo Francisco Alberto Angulo Espinosa (born 19 June 1970) is a Spanish retired basketball player. He played as a shooting guard. Born in Zaragoza, Angulo played mainly with local side CB Zaragoza, Real Madrid and Lleida. Also, he amassed a total of ...
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José Miguel Antúnez José Miguel Antúnez Melero (born February 21, 1967 in Madrid, Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Professional career Antúnez was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995. Spain national team Antúnez p ...
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Ismael Santos Ismael Santos (born 26 April 1972 in Orense, Spain) is a retired basketball player. As a member of Real Madrid, he won the Euroleague title in 1995, being selected to the EuroLeague All-Final Four Team in the process. In 1997, Santos was instr ...
, Roberto Núñez,
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born October 13, 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven seasons from 2011 to 2022, guiding them to two EuroLeague championships and six Liga ACB ...
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Lorenzo Sanz Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo (9 August 1943 – 21 March 2020) was a Spanish businessman who was the 14th President of Real Madrid and a former owner of Málaga CF. Early life He was born in August 1943 in a humble family in Madrid, being the eldest ...
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Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) * 1997–98 Žalgiris
Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, and he was also considered to be ...
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Ennis Whatley Ennis Whatley (born August 11, 1962) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round (13th overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Whatley played in ten NBA seasons. A 6'3" (1.90 m) and ...
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Franjo Arapović Franjo Arapović (born 2 June 1965) is a Croatian former professional basketball player who played as a center. A tall, he won the silver medal with the Croatia national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Four years earlier he was a member of th ...
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Dainius Adomaitis Dainius Adomaitis (born 19 January 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and the head coach for Alvark Tokyo of Japan's B.League. Professional career He started his career in Statyba Vilnius. Later he moved to Žalgiris ...
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Tomas Masiulis Tomas Masiulis (born September 19, 1975) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.05 m (6'8 ") tall, he played at the power forward position. During his coaching career, he was ...
, Virginijus Praškevičius, Darius Maskoliūnas, Kęstutis Šeštokas,
Mindaugas Žukauskas Mindaugas Žukauskas (born 24 August 1975 in Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, a former captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He is a small forward 2.01 m tall. Žukauskas is c ...
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Eurelijus Žukauskas Eurelijus Žukauskas (, born August 22, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, ...
, Darius Sirtautas, Tauras Stumbrys,
Danya Abrams Danya Abrams (born September 24, 1974) is an American former basketball player who played for the Boston College Eagles during his time in the NCAA. He played professionally in Spain for Malaga, Sevilla, and Granada while in Greece for Apallon, M ...
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Jonas Kazlauskas Jonas Kazlauskas (born 21 November 1954) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Playing career Kazlauskas ...
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Henry Williams Henry Williams may refer to: Politicians * Henry Williams (activist) (born 2000), chief of staff of the Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign * Henry Williams (MP for Northamptonshire) (died 1558), Member of Parliament (MP) for Northamptonshire ...
, Željko Rebrača,
Marcelo Nicola Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio (born May 12, 1971) is an Argentine-Italian former professional basketball player and a current coach. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and compete ...
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Glenn Sekunda Glenn may refer to: Name or surname * Glenn (name) * John Glenn, U.S. astronaut Cultivars * Glenn (mango) * a 6-row barley variety Places In the United States: * Glenn, California * Glenn County, California * Glenn, Georgia, a settlement i ...
, William Di Spalatro,
Tomás Jofresa Tomás Jofresa Prats (born 25 January 1970) is a Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Spain. During his 16-year long career, he played mainly in Spain, with stints in Italy, Greece and Po ...
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Denis Marconato Denis Marconato (born July 29, 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with t ...
, Casey Schmidt,
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 Bologna, Scaligera Verona, Pallacanestro Treviso, Virtus Rom ...
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Riccardo Pittis Riccardo Pittis (born 18 December 1968 in Milan, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. During his basketball playing career, he was nicknamed Acciughino (English: ...
, Oliver Narr,
Stjepan Stazić Stjepan Stazić (born 28 September 1978) is an Austrian basketball player for BC Vienna. He plays as shooting guard and small forward. Honours Club * Italian Supercup: 1997 * FIBA Saporta Cup: 1999 * Champions of France: 2000 * Coupe de Fr ...
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Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the ABA League, the Basketba ...
) * 1999–00
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...
Anthony Bowie Anthony Lee Bowie (born November 9, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a former NBA shooting guard, most renowned for his stint with the Orlando Magic. With the Magic, Bowie became one of the top bench players, of ...
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Martin Müürsepp Martin Müürsepp (; born 26 September 1974) is an Estonian professional basketball coach and former player, who is the head coach of BC Rakvere Tarvas of the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League. Widely regarded as one of Estonia's greatest bas ...
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Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976) is a Greek professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently working as head coach for ...
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Angelos Koronios Evangelos Koronios, most commonly known as Angelos Koronios (alternate spelling: Aggelos, Greek: Ευάγγελος "Άγγελος" Κορωνιός; born 16 March 1969), is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. Professional ca ...
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Nikos Chatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) ( el, Νίκος Χατζής; born 3 June 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard posi ...
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Dimos Dikoudis Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis (alternate spellings include: Demosthenis, Demos, Ntikoudis) ( el, Δημοσθένης "Δήμος" Ντικούδης; born June 24, 1977 in Larissa, Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is ...
, Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis, Dan O'Sullivan,
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Vassilis Kikilias Vasilis Kikilias ( el, Βασίλης Κικίλιας; born 15 May 1974 in Athens) is a Greek politician who currently serves as Minister for Tourism in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democr ...
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Nikos Papanikolopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Papanikolopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Παπανικολόπουλος; born April 21, 1979) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his playing career, at a height ...
, Miltos Moschou (
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Dušan Ivković Dušan "Duda" Ivković ( sr-cyrl, Душан "Дуда" Ивковић; 29 October 1943 – 16 September 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from ...
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Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmon ...
Ashraf Amaya Ashraf Omar Amaya (born November 23, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. High school career Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School to ...
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Vasco Evtimov Vassil Iliev "Vasco" Evtimov ( bg, Васил Илиев "Васко" Евтимов) (born 30 May 1977) is a French-Bulgarian former professional basketball player and head coach of BC Chernomorets in National Basketball League. A 2.08 m pow ...
, Georgios Maslarinos,
Alexis Falekas Alexandros "Alexis" Falekas ( el, Αλέξανδρος "Αλέξης" Φαλέκας; born August 1, 1976) is a Greek retired professional basketball player, and current head coach of the Zhejiang Lions in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). ...
, Sotirios Nikolaidis,
Vangelis Vourtzoumis Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) ( el, Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Vourtzoumis won three European titles o ...
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Dimitris Marmarinos Dimitrios Marmarinos (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Μαρμαρινός; born on May 14, 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall, he played at the p ...
, Dimitris Karaplis,
Vangelis Logothetis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...
, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Charalampos Charalampidis, Kostas Anagnostou (
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Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris ( el, Ευάγγελος "Βαγγέλης" Αλεξανδρής; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek professional basketball coach and a retired professional player. During his playing career, his nickname was "The Ti ...
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Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana 1871 Basket is an Italian professional basketball club based in Siena. It is a section of the sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana, founded in 1871. Under the name Montepaschi Siena, derived from sponsor Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, ...
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski ( mk, Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at th ...
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Vrbica Stefanov Vrbica Stefanov ( mk, Врбица Стефанов, ; born December 19, 1973) is a retired Macedonian professional basketball player and later was a head coach of Macedonian basketball team Kožuv. Professional career After starting his basketb ...
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Brian Tolbert Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. ...
, Boris Gorenc,
Milenko Topić Milenko Topić (; born 6 March 1969) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career A power forward, Topić spent most of his professional career playing in the YUBA League, representing Profikolor, BFC Beočin ...
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Roberto Chiacig Roberto Chiacig (born 1 December 1974 in Cividale del Friuli, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player. Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the Italian national team, of which he ...
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Mindaugas Žukauskas Mindaugas Žukauskas (born 24 August 1975 in Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, a former captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. He is a small forward 2.01 m tall. Žukauskas is c ...
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Nikola Bulatović Nikola Bulatović (born June 14, 1971) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player, who is an current assistant coach for KK Podgorica, Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division. Playing career Bulatovi ...
, Alpay Öztaş, Marco Rossetti,
Germán Scarone Germán Claudio Scarone (born February 27, 1975) is an Italian-Argentine professional basketball player. He is a point guard, who is currently playing for Pallacanestro Monsummano of the Italian Serie B. Scarone made his debut with the senior me ...
, Andrea Pilotti (
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Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He also coaches the Turkey men's national basketball team. During ...
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External links


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