2006–07 Euroleague
The 2006–07 Euroleague was the 7th season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 50th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries.
 The Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens hosted the Final Four | |||
| Competition details | |||
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| Teams | 24 | ||
| Dates | October 24, 2006 – May 6, 2007 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Awards | |||
| MVP |
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| Final Four MVP |
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| Points |
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| Rebounds |
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| Assists |
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The competition began on October 24, 2006, at the Olympic Pavilion in Badalona, Spain, with Panathinaikos winning 82-79 against DKV Joventut. The final of the competition was held on May 6, 2007, in the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, the home court of Panathinaikos, with Panathinaikos defeating the defending champions, CSKA Moscow, by a score of 93-91.
Teams
As announced on the official Euroleague site.
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Eliminated in Quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated in Last 16 | |
| Eliminated in the regular season |
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:
- Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
- Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
- Points scored in all group matches
- Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match
| Top five places in each group, plus highest-ranked sixth-place team, advanced to Top 16 |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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| 1. | |
14 | 13 | 1 | 1079 | 912 | +167 |
| 2. | |
14 | 9 | 5 | 1093 | 1032 | +61 |
| 3. |  |
14 | 8 | 6 | 1021 | 989 | +32 |
| 4. |  |
14 | 7 | 7 | 1059 | 1070 | -11 |
| 5. | |
14 | 6 | 8 | 971 | 1013 | -42 |
| 6. | |
14 | 6 | 8 | 1032 | 1093 | -61 |
| 7. |  |
14 | 5 | 9 | 1044 | 1088 | -44 |
| 8. |  |
14 | 2 | 12 | 1062 | 1164 | -102 |
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 two top teams advancing to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.
The draw was held February 5, at 13:00 CET (1200 UTC) in Barcelona, in accordance with Euroleague rules.[1]
The teams were placed into four pools, as follows:
Level 1: The three group winners, plus the top-ranked second-place team
Level 2: The remaining second-place teams, plus the top two third-place teams
Level 3: The remaining third-place team, plus the three fourth-place teams
- DKV Joventut, Efes Pilsen, Pau-Orthez, Unicaja
Level 4: The fifth-place teams, plus the top ranked sixth-place team
- Lottomatica Roma, Aris TT Bank, Prokom Trefl Sopot, Partizan
Each Top 16 group included one team from each pool. The draw was conducted under the following restrictions:
- No more than two teams from the same Regular Season group could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
- No more than two teams from the same country could be placed in the same Top 16 group.
- If there is a conflict between these two restrictions, (1) would receive priority.
Another draw was held to determine the order of fixtures. In the case of two teams from the same city in the Top 16 (CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, FC Barcelona and Joventut Badalona) they were scheduled so that every week only one team would be at home.
| Top two places in each group advanced to quarterfinals |
Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
*Unicaja won the group over Dynamo Moscow. The teams split their regular-season matches, but Unicaja scored 5 more points head-to-head. |
Quarterfinals
Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three series between a first-place team in the Top 16 and a second-place team from a different group, with the first-place team receiving home advantage. Quarterfinals were played on April 3 and 5, 2007, with third games to be played April 12 if necessary.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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| Tau Cerámica |
2–0 | |
84–59 | 95–89 | |
| CSKA Moscow |
2–1 |  |
80–58 | 56–68 | 92-71 |
| Panathinaikos |
2–0 | |
80–58 | 73–65 | |
| Unicaja |
2–1 | |
91–75 | 58–80 | 67-64 |
Final four
Semifinals
May 4, Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Unicaja |
50–62 | |
| Panathinaikos |
67–53 | |
Final
May 6, Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Panathinaikos |
93–91 | |
| 2006–07 Euroleague Champions |
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Panathinaikos 4th Title |
Final standings
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Final Four 2007 MVP
Individual statistics
Rating
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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| 1. |  | | 22 | 478 | 21.73 |
| 2. | | | 17 | 345 | 20.29 |
| 3. | | | 14 | 266 | 19.00 |
Points
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PPG |
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| 1. | (Top Scorer) | | 22 | 369 | 16.77 |
| 2. |  (Alphonso Ford Trophy) | | 22 | 357 | 16.23 |
| 3. | | | 14 | 224 | 16.00 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | RPG |
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| 1. | | | 14 | 138 | 9.86 |
| 2. | | | 13 | 128 | 9.85 |
| 3. | | | 14 | 112 | 8.00 |
Assists
| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | APG |
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| 1. | | | 25 | 135 | 5.40 |
| 2. |  | | 23 | 108 | 4.70 |
| 3. | | | 20 | 86 | 4.30 |
Other Stats
| Category | Name | Team | Games | Stat |
| Steals per game | | | 16 | 3.19 |
| Blocks per game | | | 20 | 1.75 |
| Turnovers per game | | | 14 | 3.14 |
| Fouls drawn per game | | | 17 | 6.06 |
| Minutes per game | | | 14 | 34:28 |
| 2FG% | | | 19 | 0.764 |
| 3FG% | | | 14 | 0.533 |
| FT% | | | 25 | 0.924 |
Game highs
| Category | Name | Team | Stat |
| Rating | | | 46 |
| Points | | | 33 |
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| Rebounds | | | 24 |
| Assists | | | 12 |
| Steals | | | 10 |
| Blocks | | | 6 |
| Turnovers | 4 occasions | 8 | |
| Fouls Drawn | | | 12 |
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Awards
Euroleague 2006–07 MVP
Euroleague 2006–07 Final Four MVP
Euroleague 2006–07 Finals Top Scorer
All-Euroleague Team 2006–07
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*A tie resulted in the voting for the best point guard of the season, between Dimitris Diamantidis and Theo Papaloukas. Consequently, the 2006–07 All-Euroleague First Team included six players.
Rising Star
Best Defender
Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford Trophy)
Top Scorer (Points Per Game leader)
Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky Award)
Club Executive of the Year
Regular season
| Game | Player | Team | Rating |
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| 1 | | | 41 |
| 2 | | | 32 |
| 3 | | | 35 |
| 4 | |  | 36 |
| 5 |  | | 33 |
| 6 | | | 46 |
| 7 | | | 35 |
| 8 | | | 38 |
| 9 | | | 41 |
| 10 | | | 40 |
| 11 | | | 31 |
| 12 | | | 34 |
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| 13 | | | 40 |
| 14 | | | 38 |
Top 16
| Game | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1 | | | 35 |
| | 35 | |
| 2 | | | 29 |
| 3 | | | 30 |
| 4 | | | 38 |
| 5 | | | 31 |
| 6 | | | 39 |
Playoffs
| Game | Player | Team | PIR |
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| 1-2 | | | 23 |
| 3 | | | 27 |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
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References and notes
- "Euroleague Basketball Top 16 Draw procedures". Euroleague. 2007-01-30. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/12172/180/all-euroleague-team-mvp-announced
External links
- Euroleague.net - Official Euroleague homepage.
- Eurobasket.com - Popular basketball news site.
- TalkBasket.net - Basketball forum.
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| Eliminated in quarter-finals |
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| Eliminated in Top 16 |
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| Eliminated in Regular Season |
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