50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)

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.

50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)

35 Players

  • Years in parentheses indicate years played as a senior men's club basketball player in all leagues, not just the EuroLeague.

[1][2]

Country Player Years Played
(in all club leagues)
 SerbiaRadivoj Korać(1954–1969)
 SerbiaDražen Dalipagić(1971–1991)
 SerbiaVlade Divac(1983–2005)
 SerbiaAleksandar "Saša" Đorđević(1983–2005)
 SerbiaPredrag Danilović(1988–2000)
 SerbiaDejan Bodiroga(1989–2007)
 United StatesWalter Szczerbiak Sr.(1971–1984)
 United StatesBob Morse(1972–1986)
 United StatesBob McAdoo(1972–1992)
 United StatesMike D'Antoni(1973–1990)
 United StatesAnthony Parker(1997–2012)
 SpainEmiliano Rodríguez(1958–1973)
 SpainClifford Luyk(1962–1978)
 SpainWayne Brabender(1967–1985)
 SpainJuan Antonio Corbalán(1971–1991)
 SpainJuan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi"(1977–1995)
 ItalyAldo Ossola(1964–1980)
 ItalyDino Meneghin(1966–1994)
 ItalyPierluigi Marzorati(1969–1991, 2006)
 ItalyAntonello Riva(1977–2002, 2014)
 CroatiaKrešimir Ćosić(1964–1969, 1973–1983)
 CroatiaDražen Petrović(1979–1993)
 CroatiaDino Rađa(1985–2003)
 CroatiaToni Kukoč(1985–2006)
 GreecePanagiotis Giannakis(1972–1996)
 GreeceNikos Galis(1979–1994)
 GreeceFragiskos Alvertis(1990–2009)
 GreeceTheo Papaloukas(1995–2013)
 LithuaniaArvydas Sabonis(1981–2004)
 LithuaniaŠarūnas Jasikevičius(1998–2014)
 RussiaSergei Belov(1964–1980)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaMirza Delibašić(1968–1983)
 IsraelMiki Berkovich(1971–1995)
 MexicoManuel Raga(1963–1979)
 ArgentinaManu Ginóbili(1995–2018)

10 Coaches

  • Years in parentheses indicate years spent as a basketball coach, in all competitions, not just the EuroLeague.
Country Coach Years Coached
(in all competitions)
 SerbiaAca Nikolić(1951–1985)
 SerbiaDušan Ivković(1968–2016)
 SerbiaBožidar Maljković(1971–2013)
 SerbiaŽeljko Obradović(1991–Present)
 SpainPedro Ferrándiz(1955–1975)
 SpainManuel "Lolo" Sáinz(1969–2001)
 RussiaAlexander Gomelsky(1949–1991)
 United StatesDan Peterson(1962–1988, 2011)
 IsraelPini Gershon(1974–2015)
 ItalyEttore Messina(1976–Present)

5 Referees

Country Referee
 BulgariaArtenik Arabadjian
 FranceYvan Mainini
 GreeceCostas Rigas
 RussiaMikhail Davidov
 SlovakiaLubomir Kotleba

Other nominees that were not selected

70 Player nominees

  • 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)
 United StatesMiles Aiken(1965–1970)
 United StatesBill Bradley(1965–1977)
 United StatesCharlie Yelverton(1971–1987)
 United StatesAulcie Perry(1974–1985)
 United StatesLarry Wright(1976–1988)
 United StatesBruce Flowers(1979–1987)
 United StatesClarence Kea(1980–1994)
 United StatesKevin Magee(1982–1994)
 United StatesAudie Norris(1982–1994)
 United StatesCorny Thompson(1982–1996)
 United StatesDominique Wilkins(1982–1999)
 United StatesMichael Young(1984–1996)
 United StatesJohnny Rogers(1986–2004)
 United StatesJoe Arlauckas(1987–2000)
 United StatesDavid Rivers(1988–2001)
 United StatesTyus Edney(1995–2010)
 United StatesMarcus Brown(1996–2011)
 SerbiaZoran "Moka" Slavnić(1963–1983)
 SerbiaŽarko Varajić(1969–1984)
 SerbiaDragan Kićanović(1971–1984)
 SerbiaŽarko Paspalj(1984–1998)
 SerbiaZoran Savić(1989–2002)
 SerbiaŽeljko Rebrača(1990–2007)
 CroatiaJosip Đerđa(1958–1976)
 CroatiaMihovil Nakić-Vojnović(1973–1989)
 CroatiaAleksandar "Aco" Petrović(1977–1991)
 CroatiaStojan "Stojko" Vranković(1982–2001)
 CroatiaVelimir Perasović(1985–2003)
 CroatiaNikola Vujčić(1995—2013)
 SpainRafael Rullán(1969–1988)
 SpainIgnacio "Nacho" Solozábal(1975–1992)
 SpainFernando Martín(1979–1989)
 SpainJordi Villacampa(1980–1997)
 SpainJuan Carlos Navarro(1997–2018)
 ItalyCarlo Recalcati(1962–1981)
 ItalyRoberto Brunamonti(1975–1996)
 ItalyWalter Magnifico(1979–2004)
 ItalyRiccardo Pittis(1984–2004)
 RussiaYuri Korneev(1954–1966)
 RussiaGennadi Volnov(1957–1972)
 RussiaVladimir Andreev(1963–1975)
 RussiaAnatoly Myshkin(1970–1986)
 LithuaniaValdemaras Chomičius(1978–2000)
 LithuaniaRimas Kurtinaitis(1982–2006)
 LithuaniaArtūras Karnišovas(1989–2002)
 LithuaniaSaulius Štombergas(1991–2007)
 IsraelTal Brody(1961–1977)
 IsraelMotti Aroesti(1971–1991)
 IsraelDoron Jamchi(1984–2000)
 IsraelDerrick Sharp(1990–2011)
 FranceRichard Dacoury(1976–1998)
 FranceStéphane Ostrowski(1979–2005)
 FranceAntoine Rigaudeau(1987–2005)
 SloveniaIvo Daneu(1956–1970)
 SloveniaJurij "Jure" Zdovc(1987–2003)
 SloveniaMatjaž Smodiš(1994–2013)
 LatviaMaigonis Valdmanis(1949–1963)
 LatviaValdis Muižnieks(1951–1969)
 LatviaJānis Krūmiņš(1954–1969)
 GreecePanagiotis Fasoulas(1981–1999)
 GreeceDimitris Diamantidis(1999–2016)
 UkraineVladimir Tkachenko(1973–1992)
 UkraineAlexander Volkov(1983–1996)
 Turkeyİbrahim Kutluay(1991–2009)
 TurkeyMirsad Türkcan(1994–2012)
 ArmeniaArmenak Alachachian(1952–1968)
 Czech RepublicJiří Zídek Sr.(1962–1983)
 MontenegroDuško Ivanović(1980–1996)
 North MacedoniaPetar Naumoski(1989–2004)
 ArgentinaLuis Scola(1996–Present)

10 Coach nominees

  • 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)
 ItalyCesare Rubini(1957–1973)
 ItalyAlessandro "Sandro" Gamba(1965–1992)
 ItalyValerio Bianchini(1974–2008)
 SerbiaRanko Žeravica(1954–2003)
 SerbiaSvetislav Pešić(1982–Present)
 CroatiaMirko Novosel(1967–1993)
 CroatiaŽeljko Pavličević(1975–Present)
 IsraelRalph Klein(1964–2008)
 SpainAlejandro "Aíto" García Reneses(1973–Present)
 GreeceGiannis Ioannidis(1977–2003

7 Referee nominees

Country Referee
 FinlandCarl Jungebrand
 HungaryErvin Kassai
 LithuaniaRomualdas Brazauskas
 PolandWiesław Zych
 SerbiaObrad Belošević
 SpainPedro Hernández-Cabrera
 United KingdomDavid Turner
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