The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the
second-tier level European-wide professional club
basketball
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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
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...
. It was named after the late
Raimundo Saporta
Raimundo Saporta Namías (16 December 1926 – 2 February 1997) was a Spanish professional club basketball administrator. After his death, FIBA and Real Madrid renamed both the continental second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and the ...
, a former
Real Madrid
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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
1990–91 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
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, into the formed
FIBA Europe Champions Cup.
Finals
Titles by club
Titles by nation
FIBA Saporta Cup records
FIBA Saporta Cup awards
Statistical leaders per season
Top scorers
Since the beginning of the
1986–87 season (Total points per season):
*1986–87
Drazen Petrovic (Cibona Zagreb): 233
*1987–88
Don Collins
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(Limoges): 325
*1988–89
Drazen Petrovic (Real Madrid): 366
*1989–90
Bane Prelevic (PAOK): 241
*1990–91
Bane Prelevic (PAOK): 283
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Points Per Game):
*1991–92
Bane Prelevic (PAOK): 25.6
*1992–93
Roy Tarpley
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(Aris Salonica): 25.6
*1993–94
Georgi Mladenov
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(Levski Sofia): 30.3
*1994–95
Walter Berry (Iraklis Salonica): 28.4
*1995–96
Igor Griszczuk (Nobiles Włocławek ): 26.9
*1996–97
Georgi Mladenov
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(Plama Pleven): 29.3
*1997–98
Eric Elliot (Plannja Lulea): 25.9
*1998–99
Kenya Capers
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(Stahlbau Oberwart): 25
*1999–00
Mike Doyle (Okapi Aalst): 24.9
*2000–01
Rowan Barrett
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(Keravnos Keo Nicosia): 23.6
*2001–02
Georgios Diamantopoulos
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...
(Panionios Smyrna): 22.6
Most rebounds
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Rebounds Per Game):
*1991–92
Uwe Blab
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(Alba Berlin): 10.6
*1992–93
Roy Tarpley
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(Aris Thessaloniki): 14.9
*1993–94
Michael Gibson (Hapoel Galil Elyon): 11.1
*1994–95
Kenny Green (Taugres Vitoria): 12.5
*1995–96
Ikie Corbin (Nobiles Wloclawek): 11.1
*1996–97
Dallas Comegys
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Professional career ...
(Fenerbahce Istanbul): 12
*1997–98
Joseph McNaull
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(Slask Wroclaw): 11.8
*1998–99
Charles Newborn (UKJ SUBA St.Polten): 12.3
*1999–00
Daren Engellant (Okapi Aalst): 12.5
*2000–01
Vasco Evtimov (Maroussi Athens): 1.5
*2001–02
Ante Grgurevic (Croatia Insurance Split): 11.2
Most assists
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Assists Per Game):
*1991–92
Emir Mutapcic (Alba Berlin): 4.4
*1992–93
Antoine Rigaudeau
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(Pitch Cholet): 4.5
*1993–94
Pablo Laso
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(Taugres Vitoria): 9.3
*1994–95
Pablo Laso
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(Taugres Vitoria): 6.8
*1995–96
Sergei Bazarevich
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(Dynamo Moscow): 8
*1996–97
Rui Amorim (FC Porto): 7.2
*1997–98
Evgeni Pashutin (Avtodor Saratov): 8.8
*1998–99
Corey Gaines
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(Hapoel Eilat): 5.8
*1999–00
Elmer Bennett
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(TAU Ceramica Vitoria): 7.6
*2000–01
Roberts Stelmahers (Pinar Karsiyaka İzmir): 6.6
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*2001–02 Terrence Rencher
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(Telekom Baskets Bonn): 6.2
Winning rosters
FIBA European Cup Winners Cup
* 1966–67 Ignis Varese
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, Pierangelo Gergati Pierangelo or Pier Angelo is an Italian masculine given name, a compound of Piero and Angelo. Notable people with the name include:
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, Roberto Gergati (Head Coach
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: Vittorio Tracuzzi
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)
* 1967–68 AEK
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Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos
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, Christos Zoupas
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, Stelios Vasileiadis Stelios (Greek: Στέλιος) or formally Stylianos (name), Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός) is a Greek first name. This name is given to honor Stylianos of Paphlagonia, St. Stylianos, a Greek Orthodox saint, the protector of children. The na ...
, Eas Larentzakis, Antonis Christeas
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, Lakis Tsavas, Petros Petrakis
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, Andreas Dimitriadis
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, Georgios Moschos† (Head Coach
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: Nikos Milas
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†Moschos died of cancer in 1966, but he was inducted into the AEK Hall of Fame in 2008, and added to the 1968 championship team as an honorary member.
* 1968–69 Slavia VŠ Praha
Jiří Zídek Sr., Jiří Růžička
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, Karel Baroch, Jaroslav Krivy, Jiří Konopásek
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* 1969–70 Fides Napoli Partenope Napoli Basket is an Italian amateur basketball team from Naples, Campania.
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, Jim Williams, Sauro Bufalini
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, Carlos d'Aquila
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, Francesco Ovi
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* 1970–71 Simmenthal Milano
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* 1971–72 Simmenthal Milano
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* 1972–73 Spartak Leningrad
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* 1973–74 Crvena zvezda
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, Zoran Lazarević
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, Goran Rakočević
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Playing caree ...
, Ljupče Žugić
Ljupče Žugić ( sr-cyr, Љупче Жугић; born 22 September 1952), is a Serbian journalist, marketing specialist, basketball executive and former professional basketball player.
Playing career
Žugić played for Belgrade-based Crvena zv ...
(Head Coach
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: Aleksandar Nikolić
Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...
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* 1974–75 Spartak Leningrad
Alexander Belov
Alexander Alexandrovich Belov, commonly known as Sasha Belov (November 9, 1951 – October 3, 1978), was a Soviet basketball player. During his playing career, he played at the center position. Belov is most remembered for scoring the game ...
, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Bolshakov, Vladimir Arzamaskov
Vladimir Ivanovich Arzamaskov (; 7 April 1951 – 30 November 1985) was a former Soviet (Russian) basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Titles
* FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup: (2) (with Spartak Lenin ...
, Yuri Shtukin Yuri may refer to:
People
Given name
*Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
*Yuri (Japanese name), feminine Japanese given names, including a list o ...
, Andrei Makeev
Andrey Gennadyevich Makeyev (alternate spellings: Andrei Makeev Genievich, ; 3 February 1952 – 13 September 2021) was a Soviet basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal
A bronz ...
, Vladimir Yakovlev, Sergei Kuznetsov, Mikhail Silantev
Michael is a common masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase ''mī kāʼēl'', 'Who slike-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (''Mīkhāʼēl'' ). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who slike he Hebrew Go ...
, Leonid Ivanov, Valeri Fjodorov (Head Coach
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: Vladimir Kondrashin
Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin (; 14 January 1929 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Soviet Union – 23 December 1999 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian professional basketball player and Coach (basketball), coach. He was inducted ...
)
* 1975–76 Cinzano Milano
Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano, commonly known as Olimpia Milano or as EA7 Emporio Armani Milan after its title sponsor, is an Lega Basket Serie A, LBA Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy. Its colors are white and red, and th ...
Mike Sylvester
Michael Joseph "Mike" 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 t ...
, Austin "Red" Robbins, Giuseppe Brumatti
Giuseppe "Pino" Brumatti (19 November 1948 – 21 January 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
Professional career
During his club career, Brumatti was the FIBA ...
, Paolo Bianchi, Antonio Francescatto
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
, Sergio Borlenghi
Sergio may refer to:
* Sergio (name)
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, Vittorio Ferracini
Vittorio Ferracini (born 8 November 1951) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of Italian teams that won bronze medals at the 1975 European championships and finished fourth in 1977.
References
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, Franco Boselli
Franco may refer to:
Name
* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
* Franco of Cologne (mid to late 13th cent ...
, Maurizio Borghese
Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Ancient Rome, Roman name Mauritius (given name), Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus (disambiguation), Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moors, Moorish''.
List of people with t ...
, Maurizio Benatti
Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moorish''.
List of people with the given name Maurizio Art and music
* Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945 ...
, Dino Boselli Dino may refer to:
Prefix
* dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable"
**Dinosaur
** Dinosaurus
People
* Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname
* Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey
...
, Paolo Friz
Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian form of the name Paul. It may refer to:
People
Art
* Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor
* Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
* Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Ital ...
(Head Coach
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: Filippo Faina
Filippo is an Italian male given name, which is the equivalent of the English name Philip, from the Greek ''Philippos'', meaning "horse lover".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Philip" Retrieved on 23 January 2016. The female variant is Filippa. Th ...
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* 1976–77 Birra Forst Cantù
Bob Lienhard, Hart Wingo, Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
, Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player.
He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver meda ...
, Fabrizio Della Fiori
Fabrizio Della Fiori (born 1 September 1951) is a retired professional basketball player from Italy. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2014.
Professional career
Della Fiori was a member of the FIBA European Selection, ...
, Renzo Tombolato
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
Given name
Notable people named Renzo include the following:
* Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder
*Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, sh ...
, Franco Meneghel
Franco may refer to:
Name
* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
* Franco of Cologne (mid to late 13th cent ...
, Giorgio Cattini Giorgio may refer to:
* Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy
* Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname
* Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer
** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder
* "Giorgio" (song), ...
, Roberto Natalini, Umberto Cappelletti Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include:
* King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900)
* King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983)
* Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918)
* Umberto I ...
, Non Prezzati Non, non or NON can refer to:
* ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin
People
*Non (given name)
*Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer
* Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since July ...
, Bruno Carapacchi
Bruno may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname
* Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880)
* Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne ...
, Giampiero Cortinovis (Head Coach
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: Arnaldo Taurisano
Arnaldo Taurisano (Milan, 18 November 1933 – Brescia, 7 May 2019) was an Italian professional basketball coach. In 2009, at the age of 76, he became member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
His career
He began his coaching career before re ...
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* 1977–78 Gabetti Cantù
Pierino Gabetti (22 May 1904 – 28 February 1971) was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born in Sestri Ponente. Gabetti won a gold me ...
Bob Lienhard, Hart Wingo, Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
, Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player.
He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver meda ...
, Fabrizio Della Fiori
Fabrizio Della Fiori (born 1 September 1951) is a retired professional basketball player from Italy. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2014.
Professional career
Della Fiori was a member of the FIBA European Selection, ...
, Fausto Bargna
Fausto is a given name and surname. It is used as a title for:
__NOTOC__ Music
* Fausto (opera), ''Fausto'' (opera), an opera by Louise Bertin
Films
* Fausto (1993 film), ''Fausto'' (1993 film), a French film directed by Rémy Duchemin
* Fausto ( ...
, Renzo Tombolato
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
Given name
Notable people named Renzo include the following:
* Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder
*Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, sh ...
, Franco Meneghel
Franco may refer to:
Name
* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
* Franco of Cologne (mid to late 13th cent ...
, Giuseppe Gergati, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include:
* King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900)
* King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983)
* Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918)
* Umberto I ...
, Davide Bertazzini
Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/ Filipino surname (relatively rare). Notable people with these names include:
Given name
* Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player
* Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian ba ...
, Fabio Brambilla (Head Coach
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: Arnaldo Taurisano
Arnaldo Taurisano (Milan, 18 November 1933 – Brescia, 7 May 2019) was an Italian professional basketball coach. In 2009, at the age of 76, he became member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
His career
He began his coaching career before re ...
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* 1978–79 Gabetti Cantù
Pierino Gabetti (22 May 1904 – 28 February 1971) was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born in Sestri Ponente. Gabetti won a gold me ...
Johnny Neumann
Carl John Neumann (September 11, 1951 – April 23, 2019), nicknamed "Johnny Reb", was an American professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
High school and c ...
, Dave Batton
David Robert Batton (born March 26, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position.
College career
Batton played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame, with the ...
, Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
, Carlo Recalcati
Carlo Recalcati (born September 11, 1945, in Milan, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball coach, and a former player.
He was the head coach of the senior Italian national basketball team, from 2001 to 2009, and led them to the silver meda ...
, Fabrizio Della Fiori
Fabrizio Della Fiori (born 1 September 1951) is a retired professional basketball player from Italy. He was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2014.
Professional career
Della Fiori was a member of the FIBA European Selection, ...
, Renzo Bariviera
Renzo Bariviera (born 16 February 1949) is a retired Italian 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, compete ...
, Renzo Tombolato
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
Given name
Notable people named Renzo include the following:
* Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder
*Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, sh ...
, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include:
* King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900)
* King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983)
* Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918)
* Umberto I ...
, Antonello Riva
Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of Superman). R ...
, Non Porro Non, non or NON can refer to:
* ''Non'', a negatory word in French, Italian and Latin
People
*Non (given name)
*Non Boonjumnong (born 1982), Thai amateur boxer
* Rena Nōnen (born 1993), Japanese actress who uses the stage name "Non" since July ...
, Giorgio Panzini Giorgio may refer to:
* Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy
* Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname
* Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer
** Giorgio (album), ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder
* Gi ...
(Head Coach
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: Arnaldo Taurisano
Arnaldo Taurisano (Milan, 18 November 1933 – Brescia, 7 May 2019) was an Italian professional basketball coach. In 2009, at the age of 76, he became member of the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame.
His career
He began his coaching career before re ...
)
* 1979–80 Emerson Varese
Pallacanestro Varese, also called by its current sponsor's name, the Openjobmetis Varese, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Varese, Lombardy. Founded in 1945, the team plays in the Italian first division LBA.
For past club spo ...
Bob Morse
Robert Duncan Morse (born January 4, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991), FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. In 2008, Morse was chosen as one of the 50 Greatest EuroLea ...
, Dino Meneghin
Dino Meneghin (, ; born 18 January 1950) is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered to be the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all-time greats. A 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall center, Meneghi ...
, Bruce Seals, Aldo Ossola
Aldo Ossola (born 13 March 1945) is an Italian former basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 1.92 m (6'3 "), he was nicknamed nicknamed " Von Karajan", due to being a point guard with a great ability to direct the offensive ...
, Alberto Mottini
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albert ...
, Maurizio Gualco
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List of people with the given name Maurizio Art and music
* Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945 ...
, Enzo Carraria
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, Fabio Colombo, Mauro Salvaneschi
Mauro may refer to:
Given name
* Mauro (footballer, born 1932), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro Silva (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Mauro (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese footballer
* Bruno Mauro (born 1973), Angolan footballe ...
, Antonio Campiglio
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
, Riccardo Caneva Riccardo is a male given name, Italian version of Ricardo or Richard. It also may be a surname. It means "Powerful Leader".
It may refer to:
People A–L
* Riccardo Antoniazzi (1853–1912), Italian violin maker
* Riccardo Bacchelli (1891–198 ...
, Marco Bergonzoni
Marco may refer to:
People Given name
* Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor
Surname
* Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin
* Jindřich Marco (1921–2000), Czechoslovak photographer and numisma ...
(Head Coach
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: Edoardo Rusconi)
* 1980–81 Squibb Cantù Squibb is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* David Squibb (1935–2010), British conductor
* E. R. Squibb (1819–1900), American physician, inventor, and pharmaceutical company founder
* Geoff Squibb (born 1946), Australian po ...
Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
, Antonello Riva
Antonello Riva (born 28 February 1962) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At , he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nembo Kid" (Italian version of Superman). R ...
, Bruce Flowers, Tom Boswell, Renzo Bariviera
Renzo Bariviera (born 16 February 1949) is a retired Italian 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, compete ...
, Renzo Tombolato
Renzo, the diminutive of Lorenzo, is an Italian masculine given name and a surname.
Given name
Notable people named Renzo include the following:
* Renzo Alverà (1933–2005), Italian bobsledder
*Renzo Arbore (born 1937), Italian TV host, sh ...
, Denis Innocentin, Giorgio Cattini Giorgio may refer to:
* Castel Giorgio, ''comune'' in Umbria, Italy
* Giorgio (name), an Italian given name and surname
* Giorgio Moroder, or Giorgio, Italian record producer
** ''Giorgio'' (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder
* "Giorgio" (song), ...
, Terry Stotts
Terry Linn Stotts (born November 25, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and coach who is the top assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as head coa ...
, Umberto Cappelletti Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include:
* King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900)
* King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983)
* Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918)
* Umberto I ...
, Eugenio Masolo, Antonio Sala
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...
, Valerio Fumagalli, Giuseppe Bosa
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina.
People with the given name include:
:''Note ...
(Head Coach
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: Valerio Bianchini
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)
* 1981–82 Cibona
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Krešimir Ćosić
Krešimir "Krešo" Ćosić (; 26 November 1948 – 25 May 1995) was a Croatian professional basketball player and coach. He was a collegiate All-American at Brigham Young University. He revolutionized basketball in Yugoslavia and was the first ...
, Aleksandar Petrović, 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.
National team career
Knego played with th ...
, 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 ...
, Mihovil Nakić
Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in ...
, Sven Ušić
Sven Ušić (born 19 August 1959) is a former Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played as a small forward.
Career
Ušić started his career in his native Pula, playing for KK Gradine Pula. He moved to Ci ...
, Damir Pavličević
Damir is a male given name.
In the Balkans, Damir is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs in the former Yugoslav nations, where it is interpreted as a locally originated given name, derived from ''da-'' meaning "give" and ''mir'' meaning "p ...
, 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 ...
, Mlađan Cetinja, Toni Bevanda
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name used in several European countries as well as among individuals with ancestry from these countries outside Europe.
In Spanish, Italian, Croatian and Finnish, it is a masculine given name used as a sho ...
, Srđan Savović (Head Coach
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: Mirko Novosel
Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player.
Playing career
Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb (later changed to KK Cibona Zagreb).
Coaching caree ...
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* 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 (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player.
A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
, Željko Jerkov
Željko Jerkov (born 6 November 1953, in Pula) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the center position.
Professional career
Jerkov was a member of the FIBA European Selectio ...
, Walter Magnifico
Walter Magnifico (born June 18, 1961 in San Severo, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.09 m (6'10 ") tall, he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), cent ...
, Mike Sylvester
Michael Joseph "Mike" 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 t ...
, Domenico Zampolini
Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to:
People
* Domenico Alfani, Italian painter
* Domenico Allegri, Italian composer
* Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster
* Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter
* Domenico Auria, Italian ar ...
, Giuseppe Ponzoni, Amos Benevelli
Amos or AMOS may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Amos'' (album), an album by Michael Ray
* Amos (band), an American Christian rock band
* ''Amos'' (film), a 1985 American made-for-television drama film
* Amos (guitar), a 1958 Gibson Fl ...
, Alessandro Boni, Massimo Bini
Massimo () is a masculine Italian given name.
Notable people with the name include:
* Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss-based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist
* Massimo Agostini (born 1964), Italian football man ...
, Gianluca Del Monte
Gianluca is an Italian masculine given name. Its English translation is "John Luke" and it is often a shorter form of "Giovanni Luca".
*Gianluca Alfenoni (born 1996), Argentine footballer
*Gianluca Arrighi (born 1972), Italian writer
*Gianluca A ...
, Fabio Mancini, Antonio Sassanelli (Head Coach
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: Petar Skansi
Petar Skansi (23 November 1943 – 4 April 2022) was a Croatian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he played for Jugoplastika and Maxmobili Pesaro. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He wa ...
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* 1983–84 Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
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, Rafael Rullán, 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, ...
, Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...
, Antonio Martín, Francisco José Velasco, Juan Antonio Orenga
Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada (born 29 July 1966 in Castellón de la Plana) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of the Guangzhou Loong Lions of the Chines ...
, Wilson Simon
Wilson may refer to:
People
*Wilson (name)
** List of people with given name Wilson
** List of people with surname Wilson
* Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender
* Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson R ...
(Head Coach
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: Lolo Sainz
Manuel "Lolo" Sainz Márquez (born August 28, 1940) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. Sainz spent most of his career with Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid, either as a player, or a head coach. He ...
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* 1984–85 FC Barcelona
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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 o ...
, 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, Argen ...
, Ignacio Solozábal, Mike Davis, Otis Howard
Willie Otis Howard (born November 5, 1956) is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft and began that season ...
, Juan Domingo De la Cruz
Juan Domingo de la Cruz Fermanelli (born 6 February 1954) is an Argentine-born Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Born in Buenos Aires, de la Cruz arrived to ...
, Xavi Crespo Xavi () is a Catalan given name, usually used as a nickname for Xavier. Notable people with the name include:
Football
* Xavi Hernández (born 1980), Spanish football manager and former player
* Xavi Andorrà (born 1985), Andorran footballer ...
, Pedro Ansa, Arturo Seara, Julián Ortiz Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include:
* Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer
* Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer
* Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian
* Julián ...
, Ángel Heredero (Head Coach
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: Antoni Serra / Manuel Flores)
* 1985–86 FC Barcelona
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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 o ...
, 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, Argen ...
, Ignacio Solozábal, Greg Wiltjer
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, Mark Smith, Juan Domingo De la Cruz
Juan Domingo de la Cruz Fermanelli (born 6 February 1954) is an Argentine-born Spanish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Born in Buenos Aires, de la Cruz arrived to ...
, Xavi Crespo Xavi () is a Catalan given name, usually used as a nickname for Xavier. Notable people with the name include:
Football
* Xavi Hernández (born 1980), Spanish football manager and former player
* Xavi Andorrà (born 1985), Andorran footballer ...
, Arturo Seara, Julián Ortiz Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include:
* Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer
* Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer
* Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian
* Julián ...
, Steve Trumbo
Esteban Dale Trumbo Hawkes, commonly known as Steve Trumbo (born May 20, 1960), is an American former professional basketball player, with Spanish citizenship. At a height of 6'9'' he played at the center (basketball), center position. He was b ...
, Ferran Martínez
Ferran Martínez Garriga (born 25 April 1968) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played in the power forward and center positions.
Professional career
During his pro club career, Martínez won the ...
, Ángel Heredero, Jordi Soler (Head Coach
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: Aíto García Reneses
Alejandro "Aíto" García Reneses (born 20 December 1946 in Madrid, Spain), usually and most commonly known as just "Aíto", is a Spanish former professional basketball player and coach. As a head coach at the professional club level, García R ...
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* 1986–87 Cibona
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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 with Cibona and Real Madri ...
, 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). Cvj ...
, 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.
National team career
Knego played with th ...
, 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 ...
, Mihovil Nakić
Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played as a small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in ...
, 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 ...
, Sven Ušić
Sven Ušić (born 19 August 1959) is a former Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played as a small forward.
Career
Ušić started his career in his native Pula, playing for KK Gradine Pula. He moved to Ci ...
, Branko Vukićević
Branko Vukićević (born 18 December 1961) is a Serbian former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Vukićević played for Cibona Zagreb until June 1991, when he left for Belgrade after a dispute with the cl ...
, Adnan Bečić, Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Serbian 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-winni ...
(Head Coach
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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 ...
/ Mirko Novosel
Mirko Novosel (30 June 1938 – 20 July 2023) was a Croatian professional basketball coach and player.
Playing career
Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb (later changed to KK Cibona Zagreb).
Coaching caree ...
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* 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 6 July 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 to ...
, Clarence Kea
Clarence Leroy Kea (born February 2, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a power forward.
High school
Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Kea attended New Hanover High School, in Wilmington, North Carolina, wher ...
, 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 b ...
, 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 Associatio ...
, Jacques Monclar, Hugues Occansey
Hugues Occansey (born 18 December 1966 in Moyeuvre-Grande, France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South ...
, Georges Vestris
Georges Vestris (8 June 1959) is a French basketball player. Vestris has had 157 selections on the French national men's basketball team from 1979 to 1991.
References sports reference federation francaise de basket-ball
1959 births
Living p ...
, Alain Forestier, 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, Argentina, town in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
* Franck (company), Croatian coffee and snacks company
* Franck (crater), Lunar crater named after James Franck
See also
* Franc (d ...
(Head Coach
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: Michel Gomez)
* 1988–89 Real Madrid
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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 with Cibona and Real Madri ...
, Johnny Rogers, Fernando Martín, José Biriukov
José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (Russian: Хосе Александрович Бирюков, ''Khose Aleksandrovich Biryukov''; born 3 February 1963) is a retired Spanish-Soviet professional basketball player. He was born in Moscow to a R ...
, Antonio Martín, Pep Cargol
Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to:
* Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists
* Pep (dog) (c. 1923–1930), Labrador Retriever sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary
* Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series)
* Pep, a Neilson Dairy ...
, Fernando Romay
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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
Enrique Villalobos Brassart (born 20 November 1965 in Madrid, Spain) is a retired basketball player. He played eight times with the Spain national team.
Clubs
*1983-84: Real Canoe
*1984-86: CB Málaga
*1986-88: Cajamadrid
*1988-92: Real Madrid ...
, Javier Pérez, Miguel Ángel Cabral
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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 (disamb ...
, Carlos García (Head Coach
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: Lolo Sainz
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* 1989–90 Knorr Bologna
Micheal Ray Richardson
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, Roberto Brunamonti
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, Mike Sylvester
Michael Joseph "Mike" 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 t ...
, Clemon Johnson
Clemon James Johnson Jr. (born September 12, 1956) is an American former 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 ...
, Gus Binelli, Lauro Bon
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In ancient Rome, (from ...
, Claudio Coldebella, Vittorio Gallinari
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He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his pl ...
, Massimiliano Romboli
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* Massimiliano Alajmo (born 1974), Italian chef
*Massimiliano Allegri (born 1967), Italian footballer and manager
* Massimiliano Ammendola (born 1990), Italian f ...
, Clivo Massimo Righi, Tommaso Tasso, Davide Bonora, Andrea Cempini (Head Coach
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: Ettore Messina
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* 1990–91 PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
Bane Prelević, Ken Barlow
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, John Korfas
Jon Anthony Korfas (alternate spelling: John, ; born August 21, 1962) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player and coach. During his professional playing career, Korfas won all three of the FIBA Europe continental-wide titles on ...
, Panagiotis Fasoulas
Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born 12 May 1963, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician, and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round, w ...
, Nikos Boudouris, Nikos Stavropoulos, Georgios Makaras
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Professional ca ...
, Panagiotis Papachronis, Memos Ioannou
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Professional career
Ioannou had a successful playing career ...
, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Lazaros Tsakiris, Georgios Valavanidis (Head Coach
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: Dragan Šakota
Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952) is a Serbian and Greek professional basketball coach, currently coaching AEK Athens of the Greek Basketball League (GBL).
Playi ...
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FIBA European Cup
* 1991–92 Real Madrid Asegurator
Rickey Brown
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High school
Brown attended and played high school basketball at West ...
, Mark Simpson, José Biriukov
José "Chechu" Biriukov Aguirregaviria (Russian: Хосе Александрович Бирюков, ''Khose Aleksandrovich Biryukov''; born 3 February 1963) is a retired Spanish-Soviet professional basketball player. He was born in Moscow to a R ...
, Antonio Martín, Fernando Romay
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, José Miguel Antúnez
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Professional career
Antúnez was a member of the FIBA European Selection team, in 1995.
Spain national team
Antúnez pla ...
, Pep Cargol
Pep is energy or high spirits; it may refer to:
* Pep band, an ensemble of instrumentalists
* Pep (dog) (c. 1923–1930), Labrador Retriever sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary
* Pep, the dog in ''Putt-Putt'' (series)
* Pep, a Neilson Dairy ...
, 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
Enrique Villalobos Brassart (born 20 November 1965 in Madrid, Spain) is a retired basketball player. He played eight times with the Spain national team.
Clubs
*1983-84: Real Canoe
*1984-86: CB Málaga
*1986-88: Cajamadrid
*1988-92: Real Madrid ...
, Jonatan Ángel Ojeda
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*Jonatan (footballer) (born 1992), Brazilian football midfielder, full name Jonatan da Silva Lima
* Jonatan Berg (born 1985), Swedish football midfielder
* Jonatan Berggren (born 2000) ...
, José María Silva
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, Tomás González (Head Coach
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: Clifford Luyk
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* 1992–93 Sato Aris
Roy Tarpley
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, Panagiotis Giannakis
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, J. J. Anderson, Michail Misunov, Dinos Angelidis
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, Vangelis Vourtzoumis
Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) () (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.
Professional career
Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he p ...
, Georgios Gasparis, Vassilis Lipiridis, Memos Ioannou
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Professional career
Ioannou had a successful playing career ...
, Igor Moraitov
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* Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
*Igor (character), a stock character
* Igors (''Discworld''), a fictional humanoid family in the ''Discworld'' ...
, Theodosios Paralikas Theodosius ( Latinized from the Greek "Θεοδόσιος", Theodosios, "given by god") is a given name. It may take the form Teodósio, Teodosie, Teodosije etc. Theodosia is a feminine version of the name.
Emperors of ancient Rome and Byzantium
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(Head Coach
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: Zvi Sherf
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Coaching career
Sherf played basketball with the Maccabi Tel A ...
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* 1993–94 Smelt Olimpija
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Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two differen ...
Dušan Hauptman
Dušan Hauptman (born 17 September 1960) is a Slovenian 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 manage ...
, Roman Horvat, Boris Gorenc
Boris Gorenc (born 3 December 1973) is a former Slovenian professional basketball player, and basketball sports agent, agent.
Professional career
Gorenc started playing basketball in KK Domžale, before in 1990 he joined KK Olimpija. He had bee ...
, Žarko Đurišić
Žarko Đurišić ( sr-Cyrl, 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
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The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, position ...
, Nebojša Razić Nebojša (Cyrillic script: Небојша ) is a Serbian 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-winni ...
, 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 at ...
, Jaka Daneu, Vitali Nosov, Klemen Zaletel (Head Coach
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: Zmago Sagadin
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* 1994–95 Benetton Treviso
Petar Naumoski
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, Orlando Woolridge
Orlando Vernada Woolridge (December 16, 1959 – May 31, 2012) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1994. He was known for his scoring ability, especially on slam dunks. He playe ...
, Ken Barlow
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, Stefano Rusconi
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Professional career
Rusconi was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the 2nd round (52nd over ...
, Riccardo Pittis
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, Massimo Iacopini, Andrea Gracis
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, Denis Marconato
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Professional career
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, Alberto Vianini
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, Maurizio Ragazzi
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, Federico Peruzzo
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, Paolo Casonato
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* 1995–96 Taugrés
Velimir Perasović
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Early life
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, Kenny Green, Ramón Rivas, Marcelo Nicola
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, Miguel Ángel Reyes, Ferran Lopez
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, Jorge Garbajosa
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, Juan Pedro Cazorla
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, Carlos Cazorla
Carlos Cazorla Medina (born December 7, 1977, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a retired Spanish basketball player, playing the small forward position.
Clubs
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, Carlos Dicenta
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, Pedro Rodríguez, Juan Ignacio Gómez
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Club career Triestina
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: Manel Comas)
FIBA EuroCup
* 1996–97 Real Madrid Teka
Dejan Bodiroga
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, Joe Arlauckas
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, Alberto Herreros
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, Mike Smith, Juan Antonio Morales
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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
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, Alberto Angulo, José Miguel Antúnez
José Miguel Antúnez Melero (born 21 February 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 pla ...
, Ismael Santos, Roberto Núñez Roberto Núñez may refer to:
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* Roberto Núñez (footballer), Spanish footballer
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, Pablo Laso
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, Lorenzo Sanz
Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo (9 August 1943 – 21 March 2020) was a Spanish Businessperson, businessman who was the 14th List of Real Madrid CF presidents, President of Real Madrid and a former owner of Málaga CF, Málaga.
Early life
He was born in ...
(Head Coach
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: Željko Obradović
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* 1997–98 Žalgiris
Saulius Štombergas
Saulius Štombergas (born December 14, 1973) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player, basketball coach and businessman. Štombergas is widely considered to be among the greatest Lithuanian basketball players of all time, known fo ...
, Ennis Whatley
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, Franjo Arapović
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, Dainius Adomaitis
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, Tomas Masiulis
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, Virginijus Praškevičius
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Professional career
Praškevičius started playing with Banga Kaunas ...
, Darius Maskoliūnas
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Early life
Maskoliūnas graduated from the first secondary school, in Jonava.
Professional career
During his pro club play ...
, Kęstutis Šeštokas
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, Mindaugas Žukauskas
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, Eurelijus Žukauskas, Darius Sirtautas
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Playing career
Sirtautas started his professional ...
, Tauras Stumbrys
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, Danya Abrams
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: Jonas Kazlauskas
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Playing career
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FIBA Saporta Cup
* 1998–99 Benetton Treviso
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, Željko Rebrača
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, Marcelo Nicola
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, Glenn Sekunda, William Di Spalatro, Tomás Jofresa
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, Denis Marconato
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Professional career
Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with them he won th ...
, Casey Schmidt
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, Davide Bonora, Riccardo Pittis
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, Oliver Narr
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Arts, entertainment and literature
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* ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry
* ''Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens
Fictional characters
* Ariadne Oliver ...
, Stjepan Stazić
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Honours Club
* Italian Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup: 1997
* FIBA Saporta Cup: 1998–99 FIBA Sapo ...
, Matteo Maestrello (Head Coach
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: Željko Obradović
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* 1999–00 AEK
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Established ...
Anthony Bowie
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, Martin Müürsepp
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, Michalis Kakiouzis
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, Angelos Koronios
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Professional ...
, Nikos Chatzis
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, Dimos Dikoudis
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, Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis
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Tsakalidis, a center, holds dual citizenship in Georgia, where he was born ...
, Dan O'Sullivan, Steve Hansell, Vassilis Kikilias
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, Nikos Papanikolopoulos
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, Miltos Moschou (Head Coach
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: Dušan Ivković
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* 2000–01 Maroussi
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Ashraf Amaya
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High school career
Amaya attended Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, but he transferred to Walther Lutheran High School t ...
, Jimmy Oliver, Vasco Evtimov, Georgios Maslarinos
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Professional career
Maslarinos started his career with VAO sports club, VAO. In 1993 he was loaned to Aris ...
, Alexis Falekas
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, Sotirios Nikolaidis, Vangelis Vourtzoumis
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Professional career
Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he p ...
, Dimitris Marmarinos
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, Dimitris Karaplis, Vangelis Logothetis, Sotiris Manolopoulos, Charalampos Charalampidis, Kostas Anagnostou Kostas or Costas () is a Greek given name and surname. As a given name, it can be a hypocorism for Konstantinos (Constantine).
Given name
* Costas Andreou, Greek musician
* Kostas Antetokounmpo (born 1997), Greek basketball player
* Costas Azari ...
(Head Coach
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: Vangelis Alexandris
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* 2001–02 Montepaschi Siena
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Petar Naumoski
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, Vrbica Stefanov, Brian Tolbert
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, Boris Gorenc
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Professional career
Gorenc started playing basketball in KK Domžale, before in 1990 he joined KK Olimpija. He had bee ...
, Milenko Topić
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Playing career
A power forward, Topić spent most of his professional career playing in the YUBA League, representing Profikolor, BFC Beočin ...
, Roberto Chiacig
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Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the ...
, Mindaugas Žukauskas
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, Nikola Bulatović
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Playing career
Bulatović started his career in his hometown ...
, Alpay Öztaş
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Notable persons with that name include:
People ...
, Marco Rossetti, Germán Scarone, Andrea Pilotti (Head Coach
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: Ergin Ataman
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During ...
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See also
* FIBA Korać Cup
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* FIBA EuroCup Challenge
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* FIBA EuroChallenge
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* European Basketball Club Super Cup
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