2002–03 Euroleague
Euroleague
The Final Four was held in Palau Sant Jordi
Season2002–03
Games played220 (total)
Teams24 (from 13 countries)
Finals
ChampionsSpainFC Barcelona(1st title)
Runners-upItalyBenetton Treviso
Third placeItalyMontepaschi Siena
Fourth placeRussiaCSKA Moscow
Awards
Regular Season MVPUnited StatesJoseph Blair
Top 16 MVPTurkeyMirsad Türkcan
Final Four MVPSerbia and MontenegroDejan Bodiroga
Statistical leaders
PointsFederal Republic of YugoslaviaMiloš Vujanić 25.8
ReboundsTurkeyMirsad Türkcan 11.8
AssistsUnited StatesEd Cota 6.5
Index RatingTurkeyMirsad Türkcan 24.0

The 2002–03 Euroleague was the third season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 46th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2002–03 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries without qualifying rounds as FIBA organised its own top-tier competition and many teams competed in the 2002–03 FIBA Europe Champions Cup. The final of the competition was held in Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, with hosts FC Barcelona defeating Benetton Treviso 76–65.

Team allocation

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.

Teams entering in this round
Regular season(24 teams)
Top 16(16 teams)
  • 3 group winners from the regular season
  • 3 group runners-up from the regular season
  • 3 group third-placed teams from the regular season
  • 3 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
  • 3 group fifth-placed teams from the regular season
  • 1 group sixth placed team from the regular season
Final Four(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the top 16

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders)

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
ItalyBenetton Treviso(1st)SpainFC Barcelona(3rd)FrancePau-Orthez(2nd)GermanyALBA Berlin(1st)
ItalySkipper Bologna(2nd)SpainReal Madrid(5th)WCTurkeyEfes Pilsen(1st)IsraelMaccabi Elite(1st)
ItalyKinder Bologna(3rd)GreeceAEK(1st)TurkeyÜlker(2nd)LithuaniaŽalgiris(2nd)WC
ItalyMontepaschi Siena(5th)WCGreeceOlympiacos(2nd)Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPartizan Mobtel(1st)PolandIdea Śląsk(1st)
SpainTau Cerámica(1st)GreecePanathinaikos(3rd)THFederal Republic of YugoslaviaBudućnost(2nd)RussiaCSKA Moscow(5th)WC
SpainUnicaja Málaga(2nd)FranceASVEL(1st)CroatiaCibona VIP(1st)SloveniaUnion Olimpija(1st)

Regular season

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

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

Group A

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 ItalyBenetton Treviso14 11 3 1253 1108 +145 Advance to Top 16
2 SpainFC Barcelona14 11 3 1137 1048 +89
3 TurkeyEfes Pilsen14 8 6 1072 998 +74
4 ItalySkipper Bologna14 8 6 1085 1087 −2
5 CroatiaCibona VIP14 7 7 1066 1118 −52
6 FrancePau-Orthez14 6 8 1076 1124 −48
7 GermanyAlba Berlin14 4 10 1064 1172 −108
8 GreeceAEK14 1 13 1000 1098 −98
Source: Euroleague

Group B

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 GreecePanathinaikos14 11 3 1103 1039 +64 Advance to Top 16
2 SpainTau Cerámica14 9 5 1126 1090 +36
3 SloveniaUnion Olimpija14 9 5 1105 1052 +53
4 SpainUnicaja Málaga14 7 7 1060 1058 +2
5 IsraelMaccabi Elite14 7 7 1129 1081 +48
6 ItalyMontepaschi Siena14 6 8 1132 1092 +40
7 LithuaniaŽalgiris14 5 9 1141 1195 −54
8 Serbia and MontenegroBudućnost14 2 12 1108 1297 −189
Source: Euroleague

Group C

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 RussiaCSKA Moscow14 12 2 1148 1004 +144 Advance to Top 16
2 TurkeyÜlker14 10 4 1115 1064 +51
3 GreeceOlympiacos14 7 7 1066 1041 +25
4 ItalyVirtus Bologna14 6 8 1102 1119 −17
5 FranceASVEL14 6 8 1114 1138 −24
6 SpainReal Madrid14 6 8 1094 1113 −19
7 PolandIdea Śląsk Wrocław14 5 9 1039 1125 −86
8 Serbia and MontenegroPartizan Mobtel14 4 10 1109 1183 −74
Source: Euroleague

Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the top team advancing to the Final Four. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

Group D

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 RussiaCSKA Moscow6 5 1 499 399 +100 Advance to Final Four
2 TurkeyEfes Pilsen6 4 2 425 431 −6
3 CroatiaCibona VIP6 2 4 447 499 −52
4 SpainUnicaja Málaga6 1 5 474 516 −42
Source: Euroleague

Group E

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 ItalyMontepaschi Siena6 4 2 510 484 +26 Advance to Final Four
2 ItalySkipper Bologna6 3 3 350 448 −98
3 GreecePanathinaikos6 3 3 482 506 −24
4 TurkeyÜlker6 2 4 480 484 −4
Source: Euroleague

Group F

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 ItalyBenetton Treviso6 6 0 522 452 +70 Advance to Final Four
2 IsraelMaccabi Elite6 4 2 537 477 +60
3 SpainTau Cerámica6 2 4 502 516 −14
4 ItalyVirtus Bologna6 0 6 448 564 −116
Source: Euroleague

Group G

PosTeam PldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 SpainFC Barcelona6 5 1 448 424 +24 Advance to Final Four
2 GreeceOlympiacos6 3 3 427 419 +8
3 SloveniaUnion Olimpija6 3 3 445 438 +7
4 FranceASVEL6 1 5 436 475 −39
Source: Euroleague

Final four

The Final Four was played from 9 May until 11 May 2003 and was held in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

 
Semifinals9 MayFinal11 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
RussiaCSKA Moscow71
 
 
 
SpainFC Barcelona76
 
SpainFC Barcelona76
 
 
 
ItalyBenetton Treviso65
 
ItalyMontepaschi Siena62
 
 
ItalyBenetton Treviso65
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
RussiaCSKA Moscow78
 
 
ItalyMontepaschi Siena79

Awards

Top Scorer

Player Team
Serbia and MontenegroMiloš VujanićSerbia and MontenegroPartizan

Regular Season MVP

Player Team
United StatesJoseph BlairTurkeyÜlker

Top 16 MVP

Player Team
TurkeyMirsad TürkcanItalyMontepaschi Siena

Final Four MVP

Player Team
Serbia and MontenegroDejan BodirogaSpainFC Barcelona

Finals Top Scorer

Player Team
Serbia and MontenegroDejan BodirogaSpainFC Barcelona

All-Euroleague First Team

Player Team
United StatesTyus EdneyItalyBenetton Treviso
United StatesAlphonso FordItalyMontepaschi Siena
Serbia and MontenegroDejan BodirogaSpainFC Barcelona
SpainJorge GarbajosaItalyBenetton Treviso
United StatesVictor AlexanderRussiaCSKA Moscow

All-Euroleague Second Team

Player Team
Serbia and MontenegroMiloš VujanićSerbia and MontenegroPartizan
United StatesMarcus BrownTurkeyEfes Pilsen
ArgentinaAndrés NocioniSpainTau Cerámica
TurkeyMirsad TürkcanItalyMontepaschi Siena
CroatiaNikola VujčićIsraelMaccabi Elite

Euroleague All-Stars

On 2 October 2002 Euroleague All-Star Team led by Tyus Edney defeated Real Madrid in exhibition game 91–85.[1]

Real Madrid (22+15+21+27): Michael Hawkins 2, Alberto Herreros 16, Angulo 7, Derrick Alston 6, Hernández-Sonseca 11; Digbeu 14, Dragan Tarlac 16, Victoriano 13, Macej Lampe, Nadeau.

Euroliga Stars(21+23+14+33): Tyus Edney 16, McDonald 9, Alvertis 2, Turkcan 2, Nicola 8; Kakiouzis 18, Luis Scola 8, Gregor Fucka 11, Navarro 3, Shelef 2, Vujcic 12, Weis; Coach: Zeljko Obradovic.

See also

References

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