2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
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Club basketball tournament in Thessaloniki, Greece
| Season | 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | P.A.O.K. Sports Arena Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Dates | 18–20 April 2000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Greece Panathinaikos (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| Third place | Turkey Efes Pilsen |
| Fourth place | Spain FC Barcelona |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača |
← 1999 | |
The 2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 1999–2000 season. It was the second to last edition of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours that were organized by FIBA Europe. For the next edition of the tournament, it would be replaced by the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, and the new Euroleague Basketball competition's 2001 Finals series, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.
Panathinaikos won its second title, after defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the final game.
Bracket
[edit ]Semifinals
[edit ]FC Barcelona – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
[edit ]April 18
18:30
18:30
Scoring by half: 22–38, 29–27
Pts: Goldwire 13
Rebs: Dueñas 9
Asts: Alston, Goldwire 3 Pts: Huffman 24
Rebs: Henefeld 6
Asts: McDonald 4
Rebs: Dueñas 9
Asts: Alston, Goldwire 3 Pts: Huffman 24
Rebs: Henefeld 6
Asts: McDonald 4
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
Panathinaikos – Efes Pilsen
[edit ]April 18
21:00
21:00
Scoring by half: 41–33, 40–38
Pts: Bodiroga 22
Rebs: Rebrača 7
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 3 Pts: Türkoğlu 15
Rebs: Beşok, Türkoğlu 5
Asts: Mulaomerović 6
Rebs: Rebrača 7
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 3 Pts: Türkoğlu 15
Rebs: Beşok, Türkoğlu 5
Asts: Mulaomerović 6
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Third-place game
[edit ]April 20
18:30
18:30
Scoring by half: 34–41, 35–34
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
Final
[edit ]April 20
21:00
21:00
Scoring by half: 36–36, 31–37
Pts: Huffman 26
Rebs: Huffman 10
Asts: Comegys 3 Pts: Rebrača 20
Rebs: Rebrača 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 2
Rebs: Huffman 10
Asts: Comegys 3 Pts: Rebrača 20
Rebs: Rebrača 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 2
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Panathinaikos
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Awards
[edit ]| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Oded Kattash | Panathinaikos | [1] | |
| Turkey Hedo Türkoğlu | Efes Pilsen | ||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga | Panathinaikos | ||
| United States Nate Huffman | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Rebrača (MVP ) | Panathinaikos | ||