EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award

The EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award is an award that is given by the Euroleague Basketball Company, the organizer of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the greatest EuroLeague star players, head coaches, and executives who are honored from time to time for their outstanding playing, coaching, and front-office careers in the league. To which, the EuroLeague's organizing body, the Euroleague Basketball Company, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".

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EuroLeague Legends may be officially designated during or after their playing, coaching, or administrative careers. All players, head coaches, and executives who have been active in the EuroLeague are eligible for the EuroLeague Legend designation. Currently, the EuroLeague Legend Award has only been given to nine players, one head coach, and one team executive.

Award winners

Players
Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011.
J.C. Navarro, in yellow, with the ball, as a FC Barcelona player, 2009.
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in red, with the ball, during the 2011 Russian PBL All-Star Game.
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, in yellow, with the ball, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
Dimitris Diamantidis, in green, as a Panathinaikos player, 2013.
Mirsad Türkcan, as a Fenerbahçe Ülker player, 2012.
Felipe Reyes, as a Real Madrid player, 2017.
Vassilis Spanoulis, as a Olympiacos player, 2013.
Nikola Vujčić, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
EuroLeague LegendPositionPlaying CareerDate HonoredStatusReference
Greece Theo PapaloukasPG1995–2013December 12, 2013Retired[1]
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSG1997–2018March 14, 2014Retired[2][3][4]
Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasG/F1996–2012May 16, 2014Retired[5]
Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusPG1998–2014February 12, 2015Retired[6][7][8]
Greece Dimitris DiamantidisPG1999–2016April 1, 2016Retired[9][10][11][12][13]
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanPF1994–2012May 19, 2017Retired[14][15]
Spain Felipe ReyesF/C1998–2021Feb 19, 2022Retired[16]
Greece Vassilis SpanoulisPG/SG1999–2021Apr 20, 2022Retired[17][18]
Croatia Nikola VujčićF/C1995–2013Dec 6, 2022Retired[19][20]

Major EuroLeague accomplishments
EuroLeague LegendMajor EuroLeague Accomplishments
Greece Theo Papaloukas
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Greece Dimitris Diamantidis
Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
Spain Felipe Reyes
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
Croatia Nikola Vujčić

Head coaches
Dušan Ivković, while coaching, in 2011.
EuroLeague LegendCareerDate HonoredStatusMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Serbia Dušan Ivković1978–2016September 20, 2017Retired [21][22][23][24]

Executives
Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006.
EuroLeague LegendRoleDate HonoredMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Israel Shimon MizrahiClub executiveNovember 27, 2018 [25][26][27][28][29]

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European basketball teams split into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the Euroleague, held by Euroleague Basketball Company. The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is recognized by the EuroLeague.

References
  1. CSKA Moscow, Euroleague Basketball honor basketball legend Theo Papaloukas.
  2. Barcelona improves to 10-0 on Navarro's special night.
  3. Focus on: Juan Carlos Navarro, FC Barcelona.
  4. Basketball (Euroleague): A day with Juan Carlos Navarro.
  5. Siskauskas named Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  6. Sarunas Jasikevicius to be honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  7. "Real ruin Jasikevicius´ Euroleague legend induction, Barca bounce back". Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  8. Jasikevicius honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend (VIDEO).
  9. Diamantidis celebrated as Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  10. "Dimitris Diamantidis, Euroleague Basketball Legend". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  11. EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL (2016-04-06), Dimitris Diamantidis becomes Euroleague Basketball Legend, retrieved 2016-04-13
  12. EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL (2016-03-31), Dimitris Diamantidis Top 10 Plays, retrieved 2016-04-13
  13. EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL (2016-03-29), Dimitris Diamantidis: Euroleague Legend, retrieved 2016-04-13
  14. Mirsad Turkcan honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  15. Mirsad Turkcan honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  16. Felipe Reyes to be named Euroleague Basketball Legend
  17. Spanoulis to be honored as newest Euroleague Basketball Legend!
  18. Vassilis Spanoulis to be honored as newest Euroleague Basketball Legend
  19. Vujcic joins exclusive company as a Euroleague Basketball Legend
  20. Vujcic joins exclusive company as a Euroleague Basketball Legend
  21. European basketball celebrates Coach Ivkovic's legendary career!
  22. "Dusan Ivkovic to be honored as Euroleague Basketball Legend". euroleaguebasketball.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  23. Euroleague awards Dušan Ivković as Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  24. Ivkovic, head coach named Euroleague Legend.
  25. Maccabi's Mizrahi becomes Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  26. Simon Mizrahi becomes Euroleague Basketball Legend.
  27. Shimon Mizrahi becomes EuroLeague Basketball legend.
  28. Shimon Mizrahi del Maccabi Tel Aviv diventa EuroLeague Basketball Legend (in Italian).
  29. Maccabi Başkanı Shimon Mizrahi, Euroleague efsanesi olarak onurlandırıldı! (in Turkish).
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