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competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against each other. The competition was organized by
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, a former
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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 The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a ...
, 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 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 ...
(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 Roy James Tarpley Jr. (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 Awa ...
(Aris Salonica): 25.6 *1993–94
Georgi Mladenov Georgi Mladenov (born 11 May 1962 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forwar ...
(Levski Sofia): 30.3 *1994–95 Walter Berry (Iraklis Salonica): 28.4 *1995–96 Igor Griszczuk (Nobiles Włocławek ): 26.9 *1996–97
Georgi Mladenov Georgi Mladenov (born 11 May 1962 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian professional basketball coach, and a former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forwar ...
(Plama Pleven): 29.3 *1997–98 Eric Elliot (Plannja Lulea): 25.9 *1998–99
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(Stahlbau Oberwart): 25 *1999–00 Mike Doyle (Okapi Aalst): 24.9 *2000–01
Rowan Barrett Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical ...
(Keravnos Keo Nicosia): 23.6 *2001–02
Georgios Diamantopoulos Georgios "Giorgos" Diamantopoulos (; born on February 15, 1980) is a Greek former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played as a shooting guard-small forward. In the prime of his career, he possessed great scoring ability. ...
(Panionios Smyrna): 22.6


Most rebounds

Since the beginning of the 1991–92 season (Rebounds Per Game): *1991–92
Uwe Blab Uwe Konstantin Blab (born March 26, 1962) is a German former professional basketball player who had a five-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to his red hair, Blab was nicknamed “Burning Skyscraper”, especially afte ...
(Alba Berlin): 10.6 *1992–93
Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley Jr. (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 Awa ...
(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 Dallas Alonzo Comegys (born August 17, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. College career Comegys played collegiate basketball for the DePaul Blue Demons in the NCAA Division I from 1983 to 1987. Professional career ...
(Fenerbahce Istanbul): 12 *1997–98
Joseph McNaull Joseph McNaull (born June 23, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who also has Polish citizenship. Born in Miami, Florida, he is 6'10" and played at center. Represented Polish national basketball team for Eurobasket qualifi ...
(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 Antoine Roger Rigaudeau (born 17 December 1971) is a French former professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. During his playing days, he played at the point guard, shooting guard, and small forward positions. Also during ...
(Pitch Cholet): 4.5 *1993–94
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
(Taugres Vitoria): 9.3 *1994–95
Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
(Taugres Vitoria): 6.8 *1995–96
Sergei Bazarevich Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich (; born 16 March 1965) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. At and , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Bazarevich was a regular member of the senior Russian nation ...
(Dynamo Moscow): 8 *1996–97 Rui Amorim (FC Porto): 7.2 *1997–98 Evgeni Pashutin (Avtodor Saratov): 8.8 *1998–99
Corey Gaines Corey Yasuto Gaines (born June 1, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played five seasons in the NBA, and was a four-time Israeli Premier League Assists Leader, in 1999 and in 2001 to 2003. He was also a for ...
(Hapoel Eilat): 5.8 *1999–00
Elmer Bennett Elmer James Bennett (born February 13, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. High school Bennett played competitively for Bellaire High School, in Bellaire, Texas. ...
(TAU Ceramica Vitoria): 7.6 *2000–01 Roberts Stelmahers (Pinar Karsiyaka İzmir): 6.6 FIBA Korac 00-01 Stats FIBA.Com
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Terrence Rencher Terrence Lamont Rencher (born February 19, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He is an assistant coach for the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders. Playing career Rencher was a prep star at St. Raymond High School f ...
(Telekom Baskets Bonn): 6.2


Winning rosters


FIBA European Cup Winners Cup

* 1966–67
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, Giambattista Cescutti,
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Enrico Bovone Enrico Bovone (30 March 1946 – 2 May 2001) was an Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished eighth at 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and ...
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Christos Zoupas Christos Zoupas (Greek: Χρήστος Ζούπας, born 26 November 1944) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of , he played at the point guard position. Club career Zoupas started playing club basketball with Amynt ...
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Nikos Milas Nikolaos "Nikos" Milas (; 9 July 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Greek basketball player and coach. He was born in Athens. Playing career Club career Milas was a skilled technical player, with good dribbling and shooting ability. He played with Pan ...
) †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.,
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Miles Aiken Miles Aiken (born December 27, 1941) is an American former professional basketball player, coach of the British Olympic basketball team, and sportscaster of basketball and American football. He was a center in college for St. Bonaventure Unive ...
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Antonio Zorzi Antonio "Tonino" Zorzi (10 June 1935 – 19 August 2023) was an Italian professional basketball player and head coach. He was nicknamed Paròn. Life and career Born in Gorizia, Zorzi started playing basket in his city team Goriziana before movin ...
) * 1970–71 Simmenthal Milano
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Giulio Iellini Giulio Iellini (born 18 October 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Iellini won two EuroLeague championships, in 1966 and 1976. Itali ...
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Giorgio Giomo Giorgio Giomo (born 24 May 1949) is a retired Italian basketball player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1972 Olympics. His elder brother Augusto competed for Italy at the 1960 and 1964 Games. ...
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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 ...
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Mauro Cerioni Mauro Cerioni (born 3 August 1948) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () an ...
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Cesare Rubini Cesare Rubini (2 November 19238 February 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player. He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball coaches of all time. Rubini was inducted into the Ba ...
) * 1971–72 Simmenthal Milano
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Massimo Masini Massimo Masini (born 9 May 1945) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players 1991. Club career Masini spent the major part ...
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Giulio Iellini Giulio Iellini (born 18 October 1947) is a retired Italian professional basketball player. In 2009, he was inducted into the Italian Basketball Hall of Fame. Professional career Iellini won two EuroLeague championships, in 1966 and 1976. Itali ...
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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 ...
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Mauro Cerioni Mauro Cerioni (born 3 August 1948) is a retired Italian basketball player. He was part of the Italian team that finished fourth at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () an ...
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Giorgio Giomo Giorgio Giomo (born 24 May 1949) is a retired Italian basketball player who won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Championships and finished fourth at the 1972 Olympics. His elder brother Augusto competed for Italy at the 1960 and 1964 Games. ...
, Doriano Iacuzzo,
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Cesare Rubini Cesare Rubini (2 November 19238 February 2011) was an Italian professional basketball player and coach, and a water polo player. He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball coaches of all time. Rubini was inducted into the Ba ...
) * 1972–73 Spartak Leningrad
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guar ...
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Ljubodrag Simonović Ljubodrag "Duci" Simonović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубодраг Дуци Симоновић, ); born 1 January 1949) is a Serbian philosopher, author and retired basketball player. He played with Red Star Belgrade, with which he won two National Champi ...
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Dragan Kapičić Dragan Kapičić ( sr-cyr, Драган Капичић; 7 August 1948 – 24 June 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive. Club career Kapičić played with Crvena zvezda, in his hometown of Belgrade, in the Yugoslav ...
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Dragiša Vučinić Dragiša Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach who spent major part of his career with Crvena zvezda. Playing career Vučinić grew up playing basket ...
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Ivan Sarjanović Ivan Sarjanović ( sr-cyr, Иван Сарјановић; born 30 April 1949), is a Serbian physician and former professional basketball player. Medical career Sarjanović earned his master's degree in medicine from the University of Belgrade i ...
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Zoran Lazarević Zoran Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Зоран Лазаревић; born 23 October 1947) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Playing career Lazarević was a member of Pirot until 1968 where he played with Svetislav Pešić. Lazarević ...
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Dragoje Jovašević Dragoje Jovašević ( sr-cyr, Драгоје Јовашевић) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Playing career Jovašević played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1973 to 1979. His t ...
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Goran Rakočević Goran Rakočević ( sr-cyr, Горан Ракочевић; born March 1, 1951) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is the father of Igor Rakočević, a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. Playing caree ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sergio Borlenghi Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (name) Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Rome, Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latins, Latin ''gens'' Gens Sergia, Sergia or Sergii of Roman Kingdom, regal and Roman Republic, republican ages. It is ...
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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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferracini, Vitt ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ( ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Maurizio Gualco 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 ...
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Enzo Carraria Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance-speaking world, particularly in Italy and Latin America. ...
, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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), ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Valerio Bianchini Valerio Bianchini (born July 22, 1943) is an Italian professional basketball coach. He was the first coach in Italian basketball to win three championship titles with three clubs ( Cantù, Virtus Roma and Victoria Libertas Pesaro). His nickname ...
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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 compete ...
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 ...
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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 The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 tall, and a weight of , he played at the center position. Professional career Jerkov was a member of the FIBA European Selectio ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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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 ...
) * 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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
) * 1984–85
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
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 ...
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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, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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: Antoni Serra / Manuel Flores) * 1985–86
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
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 ...
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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, Argen ...
, Ignacio Solozábal,
Greg Wiltjer Gregory Hilko Wiltjer (born November 26, 1960) is a Canadian former professional basketball player, Olympian, NJCAA All-American and CIAU All-Canadian. He was drafted 43rd overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He spent 12 season ...
, 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 (
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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 ...
) * 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 compete ...
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 ...
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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. National team career Knego played with th ...
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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 The small forward (SF), also known as the three, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
) * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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: Michel Gomez) * 1988–89
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 --> 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 (
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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 ...
) * 1989–90 Knorr Bologna
Micheal Ray Richardson Michael Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955), known as Micheal Ray Richardson, 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 dr ...
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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 tall, he played at the point guard position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague ...
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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 ...
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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 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 Washington Wizards in the NBA. He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his pl ...
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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 f ...
, Clivo Massimo Righi, Tommaso Tasso, Davide Bonora, 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 PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
Bane Prelević,
Ken Barlow Kenneth "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' ...
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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 ...
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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 Georgios Makaras (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (; born June 30, 1966) is a former Greek professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. Professional ca ...
, Panagiotis Papachronis,
Memos Ioannou Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (; born April 15, 1958, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Ioannou had a successful playing career ...
, Achilleas Mamatziolas, Lazaros Tsakiris, Georgios Valavanidis (
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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 Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. 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 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 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 ...
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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 Jonatan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jonatan (footballer) (born 1992), Brazilian football midfielder, full name Jonatan da Silva Lima * Jonatan Berg (born 1985), Swedish football midfielder * Jonatan Berggren (born 2000) ...
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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 "Cliff" 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 F ...
) * 1992–93 Sato Aris
Roy Tarpley Roy James Tarpley Jr. (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 Awa ...
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Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis "Notis" Giannakis (, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest sportspeople of Greece. He st ...
, J. J. Anderson, Michail Misunov,
Dinos Angelidis Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Αγγελίδης; born 5 April 1969) is an Austrian-born former Greek professional basketball player of mixed Greek- Austrian descent. Born in Vienna, he played prof ...
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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 Agamemnon "Memos" Ioannou (; born April 15, 1958, in Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. At , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career Ioannou had a successful playing career ...
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Igor Moraitov Igor may refer to: * 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'' ...
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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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Zvi Sherf Zvi Sherf (; born December 18, 1951, in Tel Aviv, Israel), known almost universally by his nickname Zvika (), is an Israeli former basketball player and professional basketball coach. Coaching career Sherf played basketball with the Maccabi Tel A ...
) * 1993–94
Smelt Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija () was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 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 ...
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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 ...
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Marko Tušek Marko Tušek (born July 17, 1975) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, position ...
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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 ...
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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 at ...
, Jaka Daneu, Vitali Nosov, Klemen Zaletel (
Head Coach A head coach, senior coach, or manager is a professional responsible for training and developing athletes within a sports team. This role often has a higher public profile and salary than other coaching positions. In some sports, such as associat ...
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Zmago Sagadin Zmago Sagadin (; born 1 November 1952) is a Slovenian basketball coach. He is widely considered as the most successful Slovenian coach with 25 championship titles both on a national and international level, recognized 9 times as Slovenian Top Coa ...
) * 1994–95 Benetton Treviso
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski (; 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 the point guard position during his career, b ...
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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 ...
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Ken Barlow Kenneth "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' ...
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Stefano Rusconi Stefano Rusconi (born October 2, 1968) is an Italian former 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 over ...
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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 Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...
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Denis Marconato Denis Marconato (born 29 July 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with them he won th ...
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Alberto Vianini 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 ...
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Riccardo Esposito 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 ...
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Maurizio Ragazzi 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), ...
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Federico Peruzzo Federico (; ) is a given name and surname. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. People with the given name Federico Arts and language * Federico Ágreda, Venezuelan composer and DJ * Federico Aguil ...
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Paolo Casonato Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Anton ...
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Mike D'Antoni Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While h ...
) * 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 BC UNICS, UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. Early life Perasović was born in Stob ...
, Kenny Green, Ramón Rivas,
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 compet ...
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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 Ge ...
, Miguel Ángel Reyes,
Ferran Lopez Ferran () is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aude department The following is a list of the 433 Communes of France, communes of the Aude Departments of France, department of Fra ...
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Jorge Garbajosa Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro (born 19 December 1977) is a Spanish former professional basketball player, the outgoing president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, and the current President of FIBA Europe. Standing at 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in ...
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Juan Pedro Cazorla ''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 Philipp ...
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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 * Saski Baskonia – Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto, ACB (Spain) – 1993–1998 ...
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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 ;Elsewhe ...
, Pedro Rodríguez,
Juan Ignacio Gómez Juan Ignacio Gómez Taleb (born 20 May 1985), commonly known as Juanito, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Virtus Verona. Club career Triestina He made his Serie B debut with Triestina during the 2005–06 ...
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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 currently the president of EuroLeague Basketball. In 1998 and 2002, he received the Golden Badge ...
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Joe Arlauckas Joseph John Arlauckas (born July 20, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player of Lithuanian descent. During his playing career, he played at the power forward position. In 2018, he was named one of the 101 Greats of European Bas ...
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Alberto Herreros Alberto Herreros Ros (born 20 April 1969) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. At a height of 2.00 m (6'6 ") tall, he played at the small forward position. He is considered to be one of the best Spanish basketball players and sho ...
, 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 ...
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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 ...
, 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: * Roberto Núñez (gymnast), Argentine gymnast * Roberto Núñez (footballer), Spanish footballer {{hndis, Nunez, Roberto ...
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Pablo Laso Pablo Laso Biurrun (born 13 October 1967) is a Spanish professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was the head coach of Real Madrid for eleven s ...
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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 ...
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Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
) * 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 ...
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Ennis Whatley Ennis Whatley (born August 11, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1983 NBA draft. Whatley played in ten National Basketball Associat ...
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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 Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of t ...
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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 ...
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Virginijus Praškevičius Virginijus Praškevičius (born 4 March 1974) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. Professional career Praškevičius started playing with Banga Kaunas ...
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Darius Maskoliūnas Darius Maskoliūnas (born 6 January 1971) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach, former player, and politician. Early life Maskoliūnas graduated from the first secondary school, in Jonava. Professional career During his pro club play ...
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Kęstutis Šeštokas Kęstutis Šeštokas (born April 15, 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who plays at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He last played for Molėtai Ežerūnas-Karys basketball team. He is the only player wh ...
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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 ...
, Eurelijus Žukauskas,
Darius Sirtautas Darius Sirtautas (born July 14, 1970, in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player, and basketball coach. During his playing career, he was a tall shooting guard. Playing career Sirtautas started his professional ...
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Tauras Stumbrys Tauras Stumbrys (8 January 1970 – 16 October 2004) was a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played the point guard position and was a longtime member of Žalgiris Kaunas. With Žalgiris he won the Lithuanian Basketball League five ...
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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 Kazlausk ...
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FIBA Saporta Cup

* 1998–99 Benetton Treviso
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 ...
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Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Ребрача; born 9 April 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and currently the president of KK Vojvodina, Vojvodina basketball club. After playing in Europe and the National Basketba ...
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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 compet ...
, Glenn Sekunda, 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 29 July 1975) is an Italian former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. Professional career Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990, and with them he won th ...
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Casey Schmidt Casey Schmidt (born 16 June 1981 in the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states ...
, Davide Bonora,
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 ...
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Oliver Narr Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''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 ...
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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 Basketball Supercup, Italian Supercup: 1997 * FIBA Saporta Cup: 1998–99 FIBA Sapo ...
, Matteo Maestrello (
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Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...
) * 1999–00
AEK A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...
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, oft ...
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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 Haljala NGU of the Saku 1 liiga. Widely regarded as one of Estonia's greatest basketball players of all time, ...
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Michalis Kakiouzis Michalis "Mika" Kakiouzis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (Greek language, Greek: Μιχάλης Κακιούζης; born November 29, 1976) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, coach. He is cu ...
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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 ...
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Nikos Chatzis Nikolaos "Nikos" Chatzis (alternative spelling: Hatzis) (; 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 position. He is among the Greek ...
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Dimos Dikoudis Dimosthenis "Dimos" Dikoudis (alternate spellings include: Demosthenis, Demos, Ntikoudis) (; born June 24, 1977, in Larissa, Greece), is a former Greek professional basketball player and basketball executive. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, a ...
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Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (, ka, იაკოვოს წაკალიდას, born 10 June 1979) is a Georgian-born Greek former professional basketball player. Tsakalidis, a center, holds dual citizenship in Georgia, where he was born ...
, Dan O'Sullivan, Steve Hansell,
Vassilis Kikilias Vasilis Kikilias (; born 15 May 1974) is a Greek politician, currently Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy in the second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy in the Athens A ...
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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 2 ...
) * 2000–01
Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi (), also known as Amarousio (), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was '' Athmonon'' () and it r ...
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 t ...
, Jimmy Oliver, Vasco Evtimov,
Georgios Maslarinos Georgios Maslarinos (alternate spelling: Georgios) (); born February 26, 1974, in Sweden is a retired Greek professional basketball player. Professional career Maslarinos started his career with VAO sports club, VAO. In 1993 he was loaned to Aris ...
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Alexis Falekas Alexandros "Alexis" Falekas (; 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). At 1.90 m (6'2 ") in height, he played at the point g ...
, Sotirios Nikolaidis,
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 ...
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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 ...
, 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 ...
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Vangelis Alexandris Evangelos "Vangelis" Alexandris (; born February 2, 1951) is a Greek former international basketball player and coach. With a height of 1.82 meters, he played as a point guard and was nicknamed "''The Tiger ''" due to his dynamic playing style. He ...
) * 2001–02
Montepaschi Siena Mens Sana Basketball Siena, also known as simply Mens Sana, 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 spon ...
Petar Naumoski Petar "Pece" Naumoski (; 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 the point guard position during his career, b ...
, Vrbica Stefanov,
Brian Tolbert Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word me ...
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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 ...
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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, still playing at an amateur level. Playing as a center, his most notable achievement was the silver medal obtained by the ...
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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 August, 28 1971) is a Montenegrin former basketball player, who is a current General Manager for Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division. Playing career Bulatović started his career in his hometown ...
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Alpay Öztaş Alpay is a masculine Turkish name, Turkish given name, and a surname. It derives from "alp". In Turkish, "alp" means "stouthearted", "brave", "chivalrous", "daredevil", "valorous", and/or "gallant". Notable persons with that name include: People ...
, Marco Rossetti, Germán Scarone, Andrea Pilotti (
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Ergin Ataman Halil Ergin Ataman (born January 7, 1966) is a Turkish professional basketball coach, currently managing Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He is also the head coach of the Turkish national team. During ...
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See also

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FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a ...
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FIBA EuroCup Challenge The FIBA EuroCup Challenge was the 4th-tier level transnational professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, organised by FIBA Europe. However, it was Europe's 3rd-tier level club basketball competition in its inaugural 2002 ...
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FIBA EuroChallenge FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confus ...
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European Basketball Club Super Cup The European Super Cup was a semi-official professional men's basketball club tournament that was held by ACB, and FIBA on one occasion. It took place between 1983 and 1991. It was played between the winners of the European-wide top-tier level ...
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Rosters of the top basketball teams in European club competitions The rosters of the top basketball teams in each season's European-wide professional club competitions ( tiers 1-4): 1958 CHAMPIONS CUP Winner: Rīgas ASK (USSR) Jānis Krūmiņš, Valdis Muižnieks, Maigonis Valdmanis, Gundars Muiznieks, Oļ ...


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Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...
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