2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague

The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague was the FIBA European professional club basketball Champions' Cup for the 2000–01 season. Up until that season, there was one cup, the FIBA European Champions' Cup (which is now called the EuroLeague), though in this season of 2000–01, the leading European teams split into two competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague and Euroleague Basketball Company's Euroleague 2000–01.

2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague
Season2000–01
Duration18 October 2000 – 13 May 2001
Number of teams20
Finals
ChampionsIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv (3rd title)
  Runners-upGreece Panathinaikos
Third placeTurkey Efes Pilsen
Fourth placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Awards
Season MVPUnited States Nate Huffman
Final Four MVPSlovenia Ariel McDonald
Statistical leaders
Points Serbia and Montenegro Miroslav Berić 23.3
Rebounds Italy Roberto Chiacig 9.4
Assists Latvia Raimonds Miglinieks 7.0

The season started on 18 October 2000, and ended on 13 May 2001. The competition's Final Four took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, in Paris, France. The 2000–01 SuproLeague was the last European top tier club competition organised by FIBA.

European Champions' Cup teams divided
Main article: FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history

The European Champions' Cup was originally established by FIBA and it operated under its umbrella from 1958 until the summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–2000 season. Euroleague Basketball was created on 1 July 2000.

FIBA had never trademarked the "EuroLeague" name and had no legal recourse on the usage of that name. Therefore, FIBA had to find a new name for their league and chose "SuproLeague". The 2000–01 season started with two top European professional club basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (renamed from the FIBA EuroLeague) and the brand new Euroleague.

Top clubs were split between the two leagues: Panathinaikos, Maccabi Tel Aviv, CSKA Moscow, and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Tau Cerámica, and Benetton Treviso joined Euroleague Basketball.

Competition system and format
  • 20 teams (national domestic league champions, and runners-up from various national domestic leagues), playing in a tournament system.

The first phase was a regular season, in which the twenty competing teams were drawn into two groups, each containing ten teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 18 games for each team. The top 8 teams in each group advanced to the Round of 16, and the winners of this round advanced to the Quarterfinals. Both of the rounds were played in a Best-of-three playoff system. The winning teams of the Quarterfinals qualified to the SuproLeague Final Four, which was held in the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, in Paris, on 10–13 May 2001.

Teams
Regular season
Greece Panathinaikos (1st) France ASVEL (2nd) Italy Montepaschi Siena (6th) Croatia Split CO (3rd)
Greece Iraklis (7th) France Pau-Orthez (3rd) Italy Scavolini Pesaro (9th) Slovenia Krka (1st)
Turkey Efes Pilsen (2nd) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) Germany Alba Berlin (1st) Lithuania Lietuvos rytas (1st)
Turkey Ülker (3rd) Israel Maccabi Ra'anana (2nd) Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2nd) Poland Śląsk Wrocław (1st)
Russia CSKA Moscow (1st) Serbia and Montenegro Partizan (2nd) Belgium Telindus Oostende (2nd) Sweden Plannja (1st)

Qualification round

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos 18 13 5 1477 1364 +113 31 Advance to Play Offs
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 18 12 6 1429 1376 +53 30
3 Croatia Split CO 18 12 6 1363 1335 +28 30
4 Turkey Ülker 18 11 7 1481 1419 +62 29
5 Germany Alba Berlin 18 9 9 1439 1408 +31 27
6 France ASVEL 18 9 9 1413 1400 +13 27
7 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 18 7 11 1522 1536 −14 25
8 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 18 7 11 1432 1446 −14 25
9 Italy Montepaschi Siena 18 6 12 1406 1495 −89 24
10 Israel Maccabi Ra'anana 18 4 14 1294 1477 −183 22
Source: FIBA Europe

Results
Home \ Away ALB ASV CSK RYT RAA MPS PAO WRO SPL ULK
Alba Berlin — 74–68 80–77 95–70 77–68 79–80 79–71 86–78 73–79 75–78
ASVEL 74–71 — 72–80 87–69 93–71 86–87 86–92 74–70 88–78 71–66
CSKA Moscow 89–86 83–91 — 88–82 69–68 85–78 69–57 72–65 66–57 83–88
Lietuvos rytas 71–80 80–81 84–88 — 91–69 92–93 87–78 91–101 93–77 79–97
Maccabi Ra'anana 77–84 75–68 66–74 71–88 — 86–71 68–82 89–82 77–84 77–76
Montepaschi Siena 93–83 67–70 76–78 87–91 82–67 — 65–97 74–83 76–81 76–87
Panathinaikos 92–75 86–82 89–81 104–83 83–61 99–95 — 85–79 64–60 84–77
Śląsk Wrocław 76–85 89–79 69–84 74–92 95–68 82–72 62–76 — 72–75 79–69
Split CO 77–73 84–78 75–72 83–80 76–65 81–61 68–59 83–88 — 76–70
Ülker 90–84 78–65 93–91 83–99 102–71 68–73 87–79 92–88 80–69 —
Source: FIBA Europe
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 18 15 3 1616 1343 +273 33 Advance to Play Offs
2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 18 13 5 1478 1386 +92 31
3 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 18 11 7 1492 1517 −25 29
4 Greece Iraklis 18 10 8 1494 1504 −10 28
5 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 18 9 9 1594 1518 +76 27
6 France Pau-Orthez 18 9 9 1486 1432 +54 27
7 Belgium Telindus Oostende 18 8 10 1478 1544 −66 26
8 Slovenia Krka 18 7 11 1401 1487 −86 25
9 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 18 6 12 1559 1624 −65 24
10 Sweden Plannja 18 2 16 1394 1637 −243 20
Source: FIBA Europe

Results
Home \ Away LEV EFS IRA KRK MTA PAR PAU PLA SCA OOS
Bayer 04 Leverkusen — 69–71 106–110 102–94 98–100 95–81 88–79 89–72 78–82 82–90
Efes Pilsen 97–88 — 88–65 84–70 72–66 93–82 88–76 104–75 96–92 89–80
Iraklis 98–87 72–87 — 73–80 92–85 91–76 86–82 89–74 92–85 74–62
Krka 92–73 64–72 65–85 — 89–87 78–79 73–77 97–92 102–100 80–78
Maccabi Tel Aviv 100–67 69–59 95–71 83–67 — 89–53 91–67 95–69 80–78 96–79
Partizan 108–99 79–68 93–81 77–67 73–95 — 75–69 99–88 76–73 89–80
Pau-Orthez 79–80 94–73 76–74 100–75 80–93 92–81 — 86–59 84–76 92–95
Plannja 76–84 84–92 90–94 72–68 68–113 81–90 62–75 — 78–85 88–87
Scavolini Pesaro 107–89 82–80 90–70 90–68 81–85 84–93 102–89 91–78 — 118–97
Telindus Oostende 88–85 79–65 83–77 63–72 80–94 94–88 61–89 99–88 83–78 —
Source: FIBA Europe
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding, the numbers to the right indicate the result of games including result in bold of the team that won in that game, and the numbers furthest to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

Eight-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
                  
A1 Greece Panathinaikos 82 86 2
B8 Slovenia Krka 65 79 0
Greece Panathinaikos 87 71 2
Germany Alba Berlin 77 69 0
B4 Greece Iraklis 78 77 75 1
A5 Germany Alba Berlin 67 88 86 2
Greece Panathinaikos 74
Turkey Efes Pilsen 66
B2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 89 69 86 2
A7 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 78 73 67 1
Turkey Efes Pilsen 95 64 82 2
Croatia Split CO 69 72 59 1
A3 Croatia Split CO 79 85 2
B6 France Pau-Orthez 78 83 0
Greece Panathinaikos 67
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 81
B1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 81 85 2
A8 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 75 62 0
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 80 84 2
Italy Scavolini Pesaro 69 77 0
A4 Turkey Ülker 91 83 85 1
B5 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 81 96 88 2
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 86
Russia CSKA Moscow 80
A2 Russia CSKA Moscow 94 77 2 Third Place
B7 Belgium Telindus Oostende 76 70 0
Russia CSKA Moscow 78 82 2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 91
France ASVEL 63 76 0 Russia CSKA Moscow 85
B3 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan 80 76 62 1
A6 France ASVEL 73 94 73 2

Eight-Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Panathinaikos Greece 2–0 Slovenia Krka 82–65 86–79
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–0 Belgium Telindus Oostende 94–76 77–70
Efes Pilsen Turkey 2–1 Lithuania Lietuvos rytas 89–78 69–73 86–67
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 81–75 85–62
Ülker Turkey 1–2 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 91–81 83–96 85–88
Split CO Croatia 2–0 France Pau-Orthez 79–78 85–83
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 France ASVEL 80–73 76–94 62–73
Iraklis Greece 1–2 Germany Alba Berlin 78–67 77–88 75–86

Quarter-Finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Panathinaikos Greece 2–0 Germany Alba Berlin 87–77 71–69
CSKA Moscow Russia 2–0 France ASVEL 78–63 82–76
Efes Pilsen Turkey 2–1 Croatia Split CO 95–69 64–72 82–59
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–0 Italy Scavolini Pesaro 80–69 84–77

Final four
Main article: 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four

Semifinals

11 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panathinaikos Greece 74–66 Turkey Efes Pilsen
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 86–80 Russia CSKA Moscow

3rd place game

13 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Efes Pilsen Turkey 91–85 Russia CSKA Moscow

Final

13 May, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panathinaikos Greece 67–81 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague champions
Israel
Maccabi Tel Aviv
3rd title

Final standings
PosTeam
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Greece Panathinaikos
Turkey Efes Pilsen
4Russia CSKA Moscow

Awards

All official awards of the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague.

Main article: FIBA SuproLeague Awards

FIBA SuproLeague Final Four MVP

FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team
First Team[1]
Slovenia Ariel McDonald (MVP) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
United States Anthony Parker Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga Greece Panathinaikos
Russia Andrei Kirilenko Russia CSKA Moscow
United States Nate Huffman Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv

FIBA SuproLeague Top Scorer

FIBA SuproLeague Finals Top Scorer

FIBA SuproLeague Player of the Year

Statistics

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav BerićFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan2046523.3
2.United States Charles ThomasSweden Plannja1329122.4
3.United States John BestGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen1737822.2

Source: FIBA Europe

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.Italy Roberto ChiacigItaly Montepaschi Siena181699.4
2.Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow222039.2
3.United States Nate HuffmanIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv242169.0

Source: FIBA Europe

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Latvia Raimonds MiglinieksPoland Śląsk Wrocław201397.0
2.France Laurent SciarraFrance ASVEL231426.2
3.United States Chuck EvansGermany Bayer 04 Leverkusen18975.4

Source: FIBA Europe

Blocks
Rank Name Team Games Blocks BPG
1.Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow22472.1
2.Russia Andrei FetisovRussia CSKA Moscow24381.6
3.Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan KoturovićGermany Alba Berlin23351.5

Source: FIBA Europe

Other statistics
Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Ralph BiggsBelgium Telindus Oostende202.1
Turnovers Lithuania Andrius GiedraitisLithuania Lietuvos rytas153.7
Minutes United States Charles ThomasSweden Plannja1338.5
FT % Croatia Damir MulaomerovićTurkey Efes Pilsen2689.2%
2-Point % Russia Andrei KirilenkoRussia CSKA Moscow2263.9%
3-Point % France Laurent PluvyFrance ASVEL2354.2%

Individual game highs
Category Player Team Statistic Opponent
Points Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav BerićFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan38Belgium Telindus Oostende (Dec 7, 2000)
Rebounds Greece Lazaros PapadopoulosGreece Iraklis21Germany Alba Berlin (Apr 5, 2001)
Turkey Hüseyin BeşokTurkey Efes PilsenSweden Plannja (Jan 4, 2001)
Assists Latvia Raimonds MiglinieksPoland Śląsk Wrocław15Italy Montepaschi Siena (Nov 15, 2000)
Blocks Turkey Hüseyin BeşokTurkey Efes Pilsen7Sweden Plannja (Jan 4, 2001)
Steals Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Veselin PetrovićFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan9Sweden Plannja (Feb 15, 2001)

Team statistics
Category Team Average
Points Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv88.0
Rebounds Greece Iraklis33.8
Assists France ASVEL18.0
Blocks Russia CSKA Moscow4.3
Steals Italy Montepaschi Siena10.1
Turnovers Sweden Plannja14.8
FT % Italy Scavolini Pesaro79.4%
2-Point % Greece Panathinaikos56.4%
3-Point % Italy Scavolini Pesaro40.4%

Two continental champions

In May 2001, Europe had two continental champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague. The leaders of both organizations realized the need to come up with a new single competition. Negotiating from the position of strength, Euroleague Basketball Company dictated proceedings and FIBA essentially had no choice but to agree to their terms. As a result, the EuroLeague was fully integrated under Euroleague Basketball Company's umbrella, and teams that competed in the FIBA SuproLeague during the 2000–01 season joined it as well. It is today officially admitted that European basketball had two champions that year, Maccabi of the FIBA SuproLeague and Kinder Bologna of the Euroleague Basketball Company's EuroLeague.

Formation of the Euroleague

A year later, Euroleague Basketball Company and FIBA decided that Euroleague Basketball's EuroLeague competition would be the main basketball tournament on the continent, to be played between the top-level teams of Europe. FIBA Europe from 2002 would also organize a European league for third-tier level teams, known as the FIBA Europe League competition, while Euroleague Basketball would also organize its own second-tier level league, combining FIBA's long-time FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions into one new competition, the EuroCup. In 2005, Euroleague Basketball and FIBA decided to cooperate with each other and did so until 2016.

In essence, the authority in European professional basketball was divided over club-country lines. FIBA stayed in charge of national team competitions (like the FIBA EuroBasket, the FIBA World Cup, and the Summer Olympics), while Euroleague Basketball took over the European professional club competitions. From that point on, FIBA Saporta Cup and FIBA Korać Cup competitions lasted only one more season before folding, which was when Euroleague Basketball launched the EuroCup.

See also

References
  1. Champions Cup 2000–01.
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