The list was made up of 35 players, 10 coaches, and 5 referees that were deemed to have contributed the most to the growth of the EuroLeague. It also included other nominees for each category. All together, 105 players, 20 coaches, and 12 referees in total were nominated.
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Main article EuroLeague Awards The 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008 of FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history were awarded and chosen on February 3 2008 in Madrid Spain The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the inaugural season of the FIBA European Champions Cup which is officially recognized as the predecessor of today s modern EuroLeague competition which is the premier level men s basketball league in Europe The list was made up of 35 players 10 coaches and 5 referees that were deemed to have contributed the most to the growth of the EuroLeague It also included other nominees for each category All together 105 players 20 coaches and 12 referees in total were nominated Contents 1 Contributors 1 1 Players 1 2 Coaches 1 3 Referees 2 Other nominees that were not selected 2 1 70 Player nominees 2 2 10 Coach nominees 2 3 7 Referee nominees 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksContributors EditPlayers Edit The following is the list of 35 awarded players 1 2 Country Player Years a nbsp Serbia 6 Radivoj Korac 1954 1969Drazen Dalipagic 1971 1991Vlade Divac 1983 2005Aleksandar Sasa Đorđevic 1983 2005Predrag Danilovic 1988 2000Dejan Bodiroga 1989 2007 nbsp Spain 5 Emiliano Rodriguez 1958 1973Clifford Luyk 1962 1978Wayne Brabender 1967 1985Juan Antonio Corbalan 1971 1991Juan Antonio San Epifanio Epi 1977 1995 nbsp Italy 5 Aldo Ossola 1964 1980Dino Meneghin 1966 1994Pierluigi Marzorati 1969 1991 2006Mike D Antoni 1973 1990Antonello Riva 1977 2002 2014 nbsp Croatia 4 Kresimir Cosic 1964 1983Drazen Petrovic 1979 1993Dino Rađa 1985 2003Toni Kukoc 1985 2006 nbsp Greece 4 Panagiotis Giannakis 1972 1996Nikos Galis 1979 1994Fragiskos Alvertis 1990 2009Theo Papaloukas 1995 2013 nbsp United States 4 Walter Szczerbiak Sr 1971 1984Bob Morse 1972 1986Bob McAdoo 1972 1992Anthony Parker 1997 2012 nbsp Lithuania 2 Arvydas Sabonis 1981 2004Sarunas Jasikevicius 1998 2014 nbsp Russia Sergei Belov 1964 1980 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibasic 1968 1983 nbsp Israel Miki Berkovich 1971 1995 nbsp Mexico Manuel Raga 1963 1979 nbsp Argentina Manu Ginobili 1995 2018Coaches Edit The following is the list of 10 awarded coaches 1 2 Country Coach Years b nbsp Serbia 4 Aleksandar Nikolic 1951 1985Dusan Ivkovic 1968 2016Bozidar Maljkovic 1971 2013Zeljko Obradovic 1991 present nbsp Spain 2 Pedro Ferrandiz 1955 1975Manuel Lolo Sainz 1969 2001 nbsp Russia Alexander Gomelsky 1949 1991 nbsp United States Dan Peterson 1962 1988 2011 nbsp Israel Pini Gershon 1974 2015 nbsp Italy Ettore Messina 1976 presentReferees Edit The following is the list of 5 awarded referees 1 2 Country Referee nbsp Bulgaria Artenik Arabadjian nbsp France Yvan Mainini nbsp Greece Costas Rigas nbsp Russia Mikhail Davidov nbsp Slovakia Lubomir KotlebaOther nominees that were not selected Edit70 Player nominees Edit Years in parentheses indicate years played as a senior men s club basketball player in all leagues not just the EuroLeague 3 Country Player Years Played in all club leagues nbsp United States Miles Aiken 1965 1970 nbsp United States Bill Bradley 1965 1977 nbsp United States Charlie Yelverton 1971 1987 nbsp United States Aulcie Perry 1974 1985 nbsp United States Larry Wright 1976 1988 nbsp United States Bruce Flowers 1979 1987 nbsp United States Clarence Kea 1980 1994 nbsp United States Kevin Magee 1982 1994 nbsp United States Audie Norris 1982 1994 nbsp United States Corny Thompson 1982 1996 nbsp United States Dominique Wilkins 1982 1999 nbsp United States Michael Young 1984 1996 nbsp United States Joe Arlauckas 1987 2000 nbsp United States David Rivers 1988 2001 nbsp United States Tyus Edney 1995 2010 nbsp United States Marcus Brown 1996 2011 nbsp Serbia Zoran Moka Slavnic 1963 1983 nbsp Serbia Zarko Varajic 1969 1984 nbsp Serbia Dragan Kicanovic 1971 1984 nbsp Serbia Zarko Paspalj 1984 1998 nbsp Serbia Zoran Savic 1989 2002 nbsp Serbia Zeljko Rebraca 1990 2007 nbsp Croatia Josip Đerđa 1958 1976 nbsp Croatia Mihovil Nakic Vojnovic 1973 1989 nbsp Croatia Aleksandar Aco Petrovic 1977 1991 nbsp Croatia Stojan Stojko Vrankovic 1982 2001 nbsp Croatia Velimir Perasovic 1985 2003 nbsp Croatia Nikola Vujcic 1995 2013 nbsp Spain Rafael Rullan 1969 1988 nbsp Spain Ignacio Nacho Solozabal 1975 1992 nbsp Spain Fernando Martin 1979 1989 nbsp Spain Jordi Villacampa 1980 1997 nbsp Spain Johnny Rogers 1986 2004 nbsp Spain Juan Carlos Navarro 1997 2018 nbsp Italy Carlo Recalcati 1962 1981 nbsp Italy Roberto Brunamonti 1975 1996 nbsp Italy Walter Magnifico 1979 2004 nbsp Italy Riccardo Pittis 1984 2004 nbsp Russia Yuri Korneev 1954 1966 nbsp Russia Gennadi Volnov 1957 1972 nbsp Russia Vladimir Andreev 1963 1975 nbsp Russia Anatoly Myshkin 1970 1986 nbsp Russia Vladimir Tkachenko 1973 1990 nbsp Lithuania Valdemaras Chomicius 1978 2000 nbsp Lithuania Rimas Kurtinaitis 1982 2006 nbsp Lithuania Arturas Karnisovas 1989 2002 nbsp Lithuania Saulius Stombergas 1991 2007 nbsp Israel Tal Brody 1966 1980 nbsp Israel Motti Aroesti 1971 1991 nbsp Israel Doron Jamchi 1978 2000 nbsp Israel Derrick Sharp 1993 2011 nbsp France Richard Dacoury 1976 1998 nbsp France Stephane Ostrowski 1979 2005 nbsp France Antoine Rigaudeau 1987 2005 nbsp Slovenia Ivo Daneu 1956 1970 nbsp Slovenia Jurij Jure Zdovc 1987 2003 nbsp Slovenia Matjaz Smodis 1994 2013 nbsp Latvia Maigonis Valdmanis 1949 1963 nbsp Latvia Valdis Muiznieks 1951 1969 nbsp Latvia Janis Krumins 1954 1969 nbsp Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas 1981 1999 nbsp Greece Dimitris Diamantidis 1999 2016 nbsp Ukraine Alexander Volkov 1983 1996 nbsp Turkey Ibrahim Kutluay 1991 2009 nbsp Turkey Mirsad Turkcan 1994 2012 nbsp Armenia Armenak Alachachian 1952 1968 nbsp Czech Republic Jiri Zidek Sr 1962 1983 nbsp Montenegro Dusko Ivanovic 1980 1996 nbsp North Macedonia Petar Naumoski 1989 2004 nbsp Argentina Luis Scola 1996 2021 10 Coach nominees Edit Years in parentheses indicate years spent as a basketball coach in all competitions not just the EuroLeague 4 Country Coach Years Coached in all competitions nbsp Italy Cesare Rubini 1957 1973 nbsp Italy Alessandro Sandro Gamba 1965 1992 nbsp Italy Valerio Bianchini 1974 2008 nbsp Serbia Ranko Zeravica 1954 2003 nbsp Serbia Svetislav Pesic 1982 Present nbsp Croatia Mirko Novosel 1967 1993 nbsp Croatia Zeljko Pavlicevic 1975 Present nbsp Israel Ralph Klein 1964 2008 nbsp Spain Alejandro Aito Garcia Reneses 1973 Present nbsp Greece Giannis Ioannidis 1977 2003 7 Referee nominees Edit Country Referee nbsp Finland Carl Jungebrand nbsp Hungary Ervin Kassai nbsp Lithuania Romualdas Brazauskas nbsp Poland Wieslaw Zych nbsp Serbia Obrad Belosevic nbsp Spain Pedro Hernandez Cabrera nbsp United Kingdom David TurnerSee also EditEuroLeague Basketball 2001 10 All Decade Team EuroLeague Awards EuroLeague Basketball FIBA s 50 Greatest Players 1991 Notes Edit Indicate years played as a senior men s club basketball player in all leagues not just the EuroLeague Indicate years spent as a basketball coach in all competitions not just the EuroLeague References Edit a b c 50 CONTRIBUTORS HONORED IN MADRID a b c 50 GREATEST CONTRIBUTORS LIST THE ALL TIME PLAYER NOMINEES THE ALL TIME COACH NOMINEES External links EditOfficial Page History principal 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors 2008 amp oldid 1140602604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
