2009–10 Euroleague
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The Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...

 2009–10
season was the tenth international basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 competition for elite clubs throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 under the ULEB
ULEB
ULEB was founded in 1991, with the aim to help in the cooperation and development of European professional club basketball leagues...

 umbrella. The season featured 30 teams from 15 different countries, beginning with the first qualifying round starting on September 29, 2009 and culminating at the 2009–10 Euroleague Final Four at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...

 arena in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, with semifinals on May 7 and the third-place game and final on May 9, 2010.

Changes have been made to the format, adding 6 teams to go from 24 teams to 30 teams, including the preliminary stage. 8 teams competed in qualification rounds, of which 2 teams were selected to join the regular season stage. 22 teams qualifyd directly to the regular season stage with an additional 2 teams qualifying through the preliminary rounds. The regular season phase consisted of 24 teams.

A maximum of three teams can qualify from any one country through their league position. However, 14 clubs hold ULEB "A Licenses", giving them automatic spots in the Euroleague Regular Season through 2011–12 regardless of their domestic league finish. These licenses are granted via a formula that considers each team's performance in its domestic league and the Euroleague; the television revenues ULEB collects from its home country; and the team's home attendance. The clubs holding A Licenses are:
  • Spain: Caja Laboral Vitoria
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

    , Real Madrid
    Real Madrid Baloncesto
    Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

    , Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

    , Unicaja Málaga
  • Italy: Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

    , Lottomatica Roma
    Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
    Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

  • Greece
    A1 Ethniki
    The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...

    : Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Athens
  • Russia
    Russian Basketball Super League
    The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...

    : CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

  • Turkey
    Turkish Basketball League
    The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

    : Efes Pilsen, Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker
    Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...

  • Lithuania
    Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
    The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...

    : Žalgiris Kaunas
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

  • Israel: Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • France
    Ligue Nationale de Basketball
    The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

    : ASVEL Basket
    ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
    ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at...

     (Qualifying round)

Teams of the 2009–2010 Euroleague

Country (League) |Teams | Team (rankings in '08/'09 national leagues) |Arena (Capacity)
  Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 (Liga ACB)
4
Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

 (1)
Palau Blaugrana
Palau Blaugrana
Palau Blaugrana is an arena in Barcelona, Catalonia , belonging to FC Barcelona . The 7,585 seating capacity arena is home to the basketball, handball, roller hockey, and futsal divisions of FC Barcelona...

 (8,250)
Caja Laboral Vitoria
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

 (2)
Fernando Buesa Arena
Fernando Buesa Arena
Fernando Buesa Arena is an indoor sports arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The arena's seating capacity, for basketball, is up to 9,900 people...

 (9,900)
Unicaja Málaga (3) Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena
Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena
Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Málaga, Spain. It is home to one of Spain's top basketball teams, Unicaja Málaga. Opened in 1999, The seating capacity of the arena varies between 11,000-14,500, depending on the event....

 (10,500)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

 (4)
Palacio Vistalegre
Palacio Vistalegre
Palacio Vistalegre is an Indoor arena located in Madrid, Spain. The arena opened in 2000 and can hold up to 15,000 people.It is primarily used for bullfighting and basketball and has been the home arena of Real Madrid and CB Estudiantes for several years....

 (15,000)
  Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 (ESAKE A1
A1 Ethniki
The Greek Basket League , commonly referred to as the Greek Basketball League or Greek Basketball Championship, is the highest professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA...

)
4
Panathinaikos Athens (1) Olympic Indoor Hall
Olympic Indoor Hall
The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi...

 (19,250)
Olympiacos Piraeus (2) Peace and Friendship Stadium
Peace and Friendship Stadium
The Stadio Eirinis kai Filias , known as S.E.F., is a multi-use indoor sports arena that is located in Faliro, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. It is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex and is mostly known for being the long-time home court of the famous Euroleague basketball club...

 (14,905)
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...

 (3)
Olympic Indoor Hall
Olympic Indoor Hall
The O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall which is part of the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" , was completed in 1995 and was the largest indoor venue in use for sporting events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. It is located in the suburb of Maroussi...

 (19,250)
Aris Thessaloniki
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....

 (4)
Alexandreio Melathron (5,500)
  Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 (Lega A)
4
Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana Basket
Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

 (1)
Palasport Mens Sana
Palasport Mens Sana
Palasport Mens Sana is an indoor sporting arena located in Via Sclavo, Siena, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena is for 7,025 people. Opened in 1976, it is currently home to the Mens Sana Basket professional basketball team.-External links:*...

 (7,025)
Armani Jeans Milano
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...

 (2)
Mediolanum Forum (12,000)
Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...

 (3)
Palaverde
Palaverde
Palaverde is an indoor sporting arena located in Treviso, Italy. The capacity of the arena is for 5,134 people and was opened in September 1983. It is currently home only of the Benetton Treviso basketball team, after the Sisley Volley Treviso volleyball team moved to Belluno....

 (5,134)
Lottomatica Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

 (5)
PalaLottomatica
PalaLottomatica
PalaLottomatica, formerly known as Palazzo dello Sport or PalaEUR, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena in Rome, Italy. It is located in the heart of the well known modern EUR complex. The arena hosted the 1960 Olympic basketball tournamentsThe stadium features 8 meetings points, a...

 (11,200)
  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 (LNB Pro A
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...

)
3
ASVEL Villeurbanne
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at...

 (1)
L'Astroballe (5,800)
Entente Orléans Loiret (2) Zénith d'Orléans
Zénith d'Orléans
Zénith d'Orléans is an indoor sporting arena and concert hall that is located in the city of Orléans, France. The arena, one of a series of similar venues throughout France, has a capacity of 6,900....

 (6,900)
Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...

 (3)
Antarès
Antarès
Antarès is an indoor sporting arena located in Le Mans, France. The seating capacity of the arena, which was inaugurated in 1995, is 6,003 people when configured for Basketball. It is currently home to the Le Mans Sarthe Basket professional basketball team....

 (6,003)
  Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...


(Superleague A
Russian Basketball Super League
The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...

)
2
CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

 (1)
CSKA Universal Sports Hall
CSKA Universal Sports Hall
Alexander Gomelsky CSKA Universal Sports Hall, formerly known as CSKA Palace of Sports, is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia...

 (5,500)
Khimki Moscow Region (2) Basketball Center of Moscow Region (6,000)
  Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 (TBL
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...

)
2
Efes Pilsen Istanbul (1) Abdi İpekçi Arena
Abdi Ipekçi Arena
Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside of the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Opened in 1986 after many years of interrupted construction, it is named after the...

 (12,500)
Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul
Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...

 (2)
  Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 (LKL
Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga
The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga is Lithuania's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of 12 teams.- History :...

)
2
Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

 (1)
Siemens Arena
Siemens Arena
Siemens Arena, located in Šeškinė elderate of Vilnius, is the second largest arena in Lithuania. It generally hosts basketball games as well as concerts. The arena opened on October 30, 2004...

 (11,000)
Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

 (2)
Kaunas Sports Hall
Kaunas Sports Hall
Kaunas Sports Hall , also known as the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Hall is the second largest arena of Kaunas, Lithuania. It is the first arena built in the residential Žaliakalnis neighbourhood of Kaunas specially for basketball in Europe and is referred to as a "Mecca of the Lithuanian basketball"....

 (5,000)
  Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (BBL
Basketball Bundesliga
The Basketball Bundesliga — commonly abbreviated BBL — is the highest level league of club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage...

)
2
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company...

 (1)
Weser-Ems-Halle (5,118)
ALBA Berlin
ALBA Berlin
-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

 (3)
O2 World
O2 World
O2 World is a multi-use indoor arena, in the Friedrichshain neighborhood, of Berlin, that opened in September 2008. Developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group, it was named O2 World, when O2 Germany purchased the naming rights...

 (16,000)
  Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 (KLS)
1
Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

 (1)
Pionir Hall
Pionir Hall
Pionir Hall, or Pionir Arena is a sports arena in Belgrade, Serbia, located in the Belgrade's municipality of Palilula...

 (8,150)
  Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 (A1 Liga
A1 Liga
The A-1 Liga or Croatian A-1 League is the highest level basketball league in Croatia. It is operated by the Croatian Basketball Federation.-Current season teams :-Playoffs Champions:...

)
1
Cibona Zagreb
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

 (1)
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Dražen Petrovic Basketball Hall
Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall is an Indoor sporting arena in Zagreb, Croatia. It serves as the home court for the professional basketball club KK Cibona. The arena has a seating capacity of 5,400 people.-History:...

 (5,400)
  Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 (BSL)
1
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv (1) Nokia Arena (11,700)
  Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

 (SKL
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia...

)
1
Union Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...

 (1)
Dvorana Tivoli (6,000)
  Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 (PLK)
1
Asseco Prokom Gdynia (1) Gdynia Sports Arena
Gdynia Sports Arena
Gdynia Sports Arena is an indoor arena that is located in Gdynia, Poland. It is the home of the professional Euroleague Basketball club Prokom Gdynia. The arena opened on December 22, 2008, and it has a seating capacity of 5,500.-External links:*...

 (5,000)
  Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (Ligue Ethias
Basketball League Belgium
The Basketball League Belgium , also known as the Ligue Ethias or Ethias League, is the highest professional basketball league in Belgium.-Teams:* Antwerp Giants* Belgacom Liège Basket* Dexia Mons-Hainaut* Generali Okapi Aalstar...

)
1
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...

 (1)
Spiroudome
Spiroudome
Spiroudome is an indoor arena in Charleroi, Belgium. Opened in 2002, it currently can hold 6,300 spectators . It hosts indoor sporting events such as tennis and basketball. The arena hosted the annual ULEB Cup final from 2004 to 2008. It is also the home arena of the Spirou Charleroi basketball...

 (7,560)
  Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 (LBL
Latvian Basketball League
Latvian Basketball League is the national basketball championship of Latvia. The first LBL season was played in 1992. From 1992 to 1999 all championships were won by BK Brocēni, however from 2000 to 2006 BK Ventspils were the champions. In 2007, ASK Rīga stopped BK Ventspils winning streak. BK...

)
1
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:...

 (1)
Arena Riga (12,500)

The team has competed in the qualifying rounds ALBA Berlin, Le Mans and Aris Salonica were granted "wild card" berths by ULEB. Aris' selection gave A1 Ethniki a fourth berth to go along with its normal allocation of three places. Liga ACB is entitled to three Euroleague places by the standard formula. However, because four ACB clubs hold A Licences, the league has a minimum of four berths. (The top four places in the 2008–09 ACB season
2008–09 ACB season
The 2008–09 ACB season is the 26th season of the Liga ACB. The 272-game regular season began on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and ended on Sunday, May 10, 2009...

 were all occupied by A Licence holders.) Lega A is also entitled to three places by the standard formula. However, the 2008–09 season saw only one of the counry's two A Licence holders finish in the top three, namely champions Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana Basket
Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

. As a result, Lottomatica Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

 earned an extra place for Lega A by virtue of its A Licence. Lietuvos Rytas was the ULEB Eurocup 2008-09
ULEB Eurocup 2008-09
Eurocup Basketball 2008-09 was the seventh edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's basketball clubs, and the first to be contested under the Eurocup name. From the inception of the competition in 2002, it had been known as the ULEB Cup...

 champion, which carries with it a one-year "C Licence" into the Euroleague Regular Season. However, the club also earned a one-season "B Licence" for the Euroleague by winning its domestic championship, and the league's ranking was sufficiently high to give Rytas direct entry into the Regular Season. As a result, the Eurocup champion's C Licence went to Khimki Moscow Region of the Russian Basketball Super League
Russian Basketball Super League
The Russian Basketball SuperLeague is a men's professional basketball league that was the pre-eminent league of Russian professional basketball until 2010...

 as the ULEB Eurocup 2008–09 finalist.

First preliminary round

Games were played on September 29 and October 2. Winners advanced to the second preliminary round, while losers parachuted into the Eurocup
ULEB Eurocup 2009–10
Eurocup Basketball 2009-10 was the eighth edition of Europe's second-tier level transnational competition for men's professional basketball clubs. The Eurocup is the level that is one tier below the Euroleague level...

.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Charleroi, also known as Spirou Basket, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi, Belgium. The club competes in the top Belgian League...

   
111–134   Entente Orléans Loiret 55–53 56–81
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils
BK Ventspils is a professional basketball club that is located in Ventspils, Latvia. The club competes in the Latvian Basketball League and the Baltic Basketball League .-History:...

   
154–161   Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...

78–73 76–88
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...

  
123–137   ALBA Berlin
ALBA Berlin
-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

61–60 62–77
Aris Salonica
Aris BC
Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....

  
129–156   Maroussi Athens
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...

69–67 60–89

Second preliminary round

Game 1 of each match was played on October 6. Game 2 of the Benetton-Orléans match was played on October 9, and Game 2 of Maroussi-ALBA was played on October 11. The winners of each match advanced to the Regular Season, with the losers parachuting into the Eurocup.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benetton Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso
Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...

  
155–162   Entente Orléans Loiret 73–82 82–80
Maroussi Athens
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...

  
149–145   ALBA Berlin
ALBA Berlin
-Depth Chart:* Denotes injured player.-Championships:*German Championships: 8 *German Cups: 6 *Korać Cups: 1 -Notable players:- Season by season :-External links:...

 
79–70 70–75

Regular season

The Regular Season began on October 15, 2009 and concluded on January 14, 2010.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular Season.
  4. Points scored during the regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular Season match.

Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Top 16
     Eliminated

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

10 10 0 833 625 +208
2.   Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana Basket
Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

10 8 2 830 689 +141
3.   Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

10 3 7 673 739 −66 3–3, +6
4.   Cibona Zagreb
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

10 3 7 637 742 −105 3–3, +2
5.   ASVEL Villeurbanne
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne
ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at...

10 3 7 680 749 −69 3–3, −3
6.   Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...

10 3 7 690 799 −109 3–3, −5

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Olympiacos Piraeus 10 8 2 884 787 +97
2.   Unicaja Málaga 10 7 3 784 775 +9
3.   Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

10 5 5 745 757 −12
4.   Efes Pilsen Istanbul 10 4 6 808 793 +15 1–1, +8
5.   Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
BC Lietuvos Rytas
BC Lietuvos rytas is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania playing in the Lithuanian Basketball League , the VTB United League, and the Eurocup...

10 4 6 741 784 −43 1–1, −8
6.   Entente Orléans Loiret 10 2 8 722 788 −66

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

10 8 2 730 700 +30
2.   Caja Laboral Baskonia
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

10 7 3 779 735 +46
3.   Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 10 6 4 794 737 +57
4.   Maroussi Athens
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...

10 4 6 744 764 −20 1–1, +1
5.   Lottomatica Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club, and is also currently one of 13 European clubs that hold ULEB A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague. The club...

10 4 6 713 737 −24 1–1, −1
6.   Union Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...

10 1 9 677 764 −87

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

10 8 2 811 690 +121 2–0
2.   Panathinaikos Athens 10 8 2 792 697 +95 0–2
3.   Khimki Moscow Region 10 6 4 740 733 +7
4.   Asseco Prokom Gdynia 10 4 6 747 810 −63
5.   Armani Jeans Milano
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...

10 3 7 724 741 −17
6.   EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
EWE Baskets Oldenburg is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Oldenburg, Germany. The club plays in the Bundesliga and in the Eurocup. The club's name is derived from the team's main sponsor EWE AG, which is an electric utility company...

10 1 9 657 800 −143

Top 16

The survivors from the Regular Season advanced to the Top 16, where they were drawn into four groups of four teams each, playing home-and-home from January 27 through March 11. The draw was held at Euroleague headquarters in Barcelona, starting at 13:00 CET on January 18, and was streamed live on the official Euroleague site.
Key to colors
     Top two places in each group advance to quarterfinals
     Eliminated

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

6 5 1 465 396 +69
2.   Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

6 3 3 389 422 −33
3.   Panathinaikos Athens 6 2 4 439 442 −3 1–1, +1
4.   Maroussi Athens
Maroussi BC
Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...

6 2 4 419 452 −33 1–1, −1

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 6 4 2 444 423 +21
2.   Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

6 3 3 447 444 +3 1–1, +1
3.   Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana Basket
Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

6 3 3 481 497 −16 1–1, −1
4.   Efes Pilsen Istanbul 6 2 4 437 445 −8

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

6 5 1 494 448 +46
2.   Asseco Prokom Gdynia 6 3 3 471 455 +16
3.   Unicaja Málaga 6 2 4 450 452 −2 1–1, +13
4.   Žalgiris Kaunas
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

6 2 4 454 514 −60 1–1, −13

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Tie-break
1.   Olympiacos Piraeus 6 5 1 536 504 +32
2.   Caja Laboral Baskonia
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

6 3 3 515 521 −6 1–1, 0, −6 overall
3.   Khimki Moscow Region 6 3 3 476 487 −11 1–1, 0, −11 overall
4.   Cibona Zagreb
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

6 1 5 486 501 −15

Quarterfinals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
1. Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

 
3 – 1   Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

 
68 – 61 63 – 70 84 – 73 84 – 78
2. Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv   1 – 3   Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

77 – 85 98 – 78 73 – 81 67 – 76
3. CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

 
3 – 1   Caja Laboral Baskonia
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

 
86 – 63 83 – 63 53 – 66 74 – 70
4. Olympiacos Piraeus   3 – 1   Asseco Prokom Gdynia  83 – 79 90 – 73 78 – 81 86 – 70

Final four

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...

, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...


Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Third-place playoff

Final


Euroleague 2010 Champions
 
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...


Second title

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.   Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...

  Olympiacos Piraeus 20 345 17.25
2.   Qyntel Woods
Qyntel Woods
Qyntel Deon Woods is an American professional basketball player who plays for Maccabi Haifa B.C. in Israel...

 
  Asseco Prokom Gdynia 20 337 16.85
3.   Marko Tomas
Marko Tomas
Marko Tomas is a Croatian professional basketball player. Currently, he is a member of the pro club Fenerbahçe Ülker.-Pro career:...

  Cibona Zagreb 16 263 16.44
4.   Keith Langford
Keith Langford
Keith Langford is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv.He is a 6' 4" tall shooting guard. He played college basketball with the University of Kansas....

 
  Khimki Moscow Region 15 233 15.53
5.   David Logan
David Logan (basketball)
David Kyle Logan is a professional American/Polish basketball player who currently plays for the Greek club Panathinaikos. He is a 1.85 m tall point guard. In late February 2009, Logan got a Polish passport, which enabled him to cap for Poland in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament...

  Asseco Prokom Gdynia 20 306 15.30

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.   Aleks Marić
Aleks Maric
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

16 137 8.56
2.   Lawrence Roberts
Lawrence Roberts (basketball)
Lawrence Edward Roberts III is an American professional basketball player. Roberts played for two years as a power forward for Lamar High School, alongside Emeka Okafor of Bellaire High School...

 
Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

19 140 7.37
3.   Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...

 
  Olympiacos Piraeus 20 128 6.40
4.   Robertas Javtokas
Robertas Javtokas
Robertas Javtokas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Javtokas is 2.11 m in height and weighs 122 kg . He plays the center position. He has been a member of the Lithuanian national team since 2000...

 
  Khimki Moscow Region 16 102 6.38
5.   Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Vladimirovich Khryapa is a Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999-00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000-02...

 
  CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

20 127 6.35

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.   Omar Cook
Omar Cook
Omar Cook is a naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player and member of the Montenegro national basketball team who grew up in the United States. He is often referred to as a prime example of college basketball players who declared for the NBA Draft too early. He is 1.86 m tall...

  Unicaja Málaga 16 95 5.94
2.   Miloš Teodosić
Miloš Teodosic
Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

 
  Olympiacos Piraeus 20 104 5.20
3.   Theodoros Papaloukas
Theodoros Papaloukas
Theódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....

 
  Olympiacos Piraeus 17 88 5.18
4.   Terrell McIntyre
Terrell McIntyre
Lance Terrell McIntyre is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy. He is 5'9¼" tall and plays at the point guard position.-College career:...

 
  Montepaschi Siena
Mens Sana Basket
Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

16 82 5.13
5.   Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni
Pablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...

 
  Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

20 89 4.45

Euroleague 2009-10 Final Four MVP

Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

 (Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

)

All-Euroleague First Team

Miloš Teodosić
Miloš Teodosic
Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

 (Olympiacos Piraeus) Juan Carlos Navarro
Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

 (Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

) Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...

 (Olympiacos Piraeus) Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Khryapa
Viktor Vladimirovich Khryapa is a Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999-00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000-02...

 (CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

) Aleks Marić
Aleks Maric
Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

 (Partizan Belgrade
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

)

All-Euroleague Second Team

Bo McCalebb (Partizan Belgrade
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko Sportsko Društvo Partizan, commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan is a sports association from Belgrade, Serbia. Founded on 4th October 1945, it's an umbrella organization featuring 26 clubs in 26 sports.-Sports/Clubs:-History:...

) Josh Childress
Josh Childress
Joshua Malik Childress is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.-High school career:Childress attended Mayfair High...

 (Olympiacos Piraeus) Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Ramunas Šiškauskas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...

 (CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow
PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

) Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...

 (Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

) Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter
Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

 (Caja Laboral
Saski Baskonia
Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

)

Top Scorer (Alphonso Ford
Alphonso Ford
Alphonso Gene Ford was an American professional basketball player. A 1.93 m tall shooting guard, he was one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history. Ford played professionally in both the NBA and the Euroleague, where he confirmed his tremendous scoring ability and became a...

 Award)

Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza
Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...

 (Olympiacos Piraeus)

Coach of the Year (Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Gomelsky
Alexander Yakovlevich Gomelsky was a great Soviet and Russian basketball coach.Gomelsky was Jewish. He began his coaching career in 1948 in Leningrad with LGS Spartak...

 Award)

Xavier Pascual
Xavier Pascual
Xavier Pascual i Vives is a Spanish professional basketball coach. He has been the head coach of FC Barcelona since February 14, 2008. On May 9, 2010, he became the youngest coach who managed to win the Euroleague and, soon after, the Euroleague Coach of the Year award.-Coaching career:The first...

 (Regal FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

)

Club Executive of the Year

Przemyslaw Seczkowski (Prokom)
MVP of Month
  • October 2009:   Bojan Popović
    Bojan Popovic
    Bojan Popović is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.91 m tall point guard, currently playing as a starter at Red Star Belgrade.-Professional career:Popović is a product of FMP's youth system...

     (Lietuvos Rytas
    Lietuvos Rytas
    Lietuvos rytas is a Lithuanian daily newspaper, printed in Vilnius and a TV company. Lietuvos rytas sponsors basketball team BC Lietuvos Rytas and the annual Vilnius Marathon.-External links:*...

    )
  • November 2009:   Pete Mickeal
    Pete Mickeal
    Fenton Pete Mickeal is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round in the 2000 NBA Draft...

     (Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

    )
  • December 2009:   Aleks Marić
    Aleks Maric
    Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

     (Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

    )
  • January 2010:   Miloš Teodosić
    Miloš Teodosic
    Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

     (Olympiacos Piraeus)
  • February 2010:   Alan Anderson (Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv)
  • March 2010:   Viktor Khryapa
    Viktor Khryapa
    Viktor Vladimirovich Khryapa is a Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999-00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000-02...

     (CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

    )
  • April 2010:   Juan Carlos Navarro
    Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
    Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

     (Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

    )

MVP Weekly
Regular Season
  • Week 1
  Darjuš Lavrinovič
Darjuš Lavrinovic
Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič Darjuš Lavrinovič (alternate spelling: Darius Lavrinovič; ; Russian Cyrillic: Дарюс Лавринович ; born November 1, 1979 in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a Polish-Lithuanian professional basketball player. His twin brother Kšyštof is also a professional basketball...

 (Real Madrid
Real Madrid Baloncesto
Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

)
  • Week 2:   Tiago Splitter
    Tiago Splitter
    Tiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...

     (Caja Laboral Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

    ) &   Matt Walsh
    Matt Walsh (basketball)
    Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :...

     (Union Olimpija Ljubljana
    KK Union Olimpija
    -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...

    )
  • Week 3:   Romain Sato
    Romain Sato
    Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato , is a Central African professional basketball player, who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He plays as a swingman.-Amateur career:...

     (Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

    )
  • Week 4:   Ioannis Bourousis (Olympiacos Piraeus)
  • Week 5:   Keith Langford
    Keith Langford
    Keith Langford is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv.He is a 6' 4" tall shooting guard. He played college basketball with the University of Kansas....

     (Khimki Moscow Region) &   Aleks Marić
    Aleks Maric
    Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

     (Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

    )
  • Week 6:   Dainius Šalenga
    Dainius Šalenga
    Dainius Šalenga is a professional Lithuanian basketball player for BC Rūdupis. He is a small forward and was the captain of BC Žalgiris of the Lietuvos Krepšinio Lyga in Lithuania, but was released on January 2011...

     (Žalgiris Kaunas
    BC Žalgiris
    BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

    )
  • Week 7:   Aleks Marić
    Aleks Maric
    Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

     (Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

    )
  • Week 8:   Aleks Marić
    Aleks Maric
    Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. He stands 2.11 m tall and weighs 125 kg ....

     (Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

    )
  • Week 9:   Miloš Teodosić
    Miloš Teodosic
    Miloš Teodosić is a professional basketball player from Serbia. He is 1.96 m tall. He can play at either the point guard or shooting guard position. He is currently a member of the pro club CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:He can play at either guard position...

     (Olympiacos Piraeus) &   Chuck Eidson
    Chuck Eidson
    Chuck Eidson is an American professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall and he plays mainly at the small forward position. He can also play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions as well as a point forward...

     (Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv)
  • Week 10:   Ricky Rubio
    Ricky Rubio
    Ricard "Ricky" Rubio Vives is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association . Rubio became the youngest player ever to play in the Spanish ACB League on October 15, 2005, at age 14...

     (Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

    ) &   Ramūnas Šiškauskas
    Ramunas Šiškauskas
    Ramūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...

     (CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

    )
  • NEWLIN
    Top 16
    • Week 1
      Ramūnas Šiškauskas
    Ramunas Šiškauskas
    Ramūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...

     (CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow
    PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Moscow, Russia. The club is a member of the VTB United League. It is often referred to in the West as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. CSKA has won two titles between 2006 and 2009 in Europe's...

    ) &   Robertas Javtokas
    Robertas Javtokas
    Robertas Javtokas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Javtokas is 2.11 m in height and weighs 122 kg . He plays the center position. He has been a member of the Lithuanian national team since 2000...

     (Khimki Moscow Region) &   Fernando San Emeterio
    Fernando San Emeterio
    Fernando San Emeterio Lara is a Spanish professional basketball player. San Emeterio currently plays for the Spanish club Baskonia, which is also known as Caja Laboral.-Pro career:...

     (Caja Laboral Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

    )
  • Week 2:   Alan Anderson (Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv)
  • Week 3:   Terrell McIntyre
    Terrell McIntyre
    Lance Terrell McIntyre is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy. He is 5'9¼" tall and plays at the point guard position.-College career:...

     (Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

    )
  • Week 4:   Jamont Gordon
    Jamont Gordon
    Jamont Gordon is an American basketball player who played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. At Glencliff Complex High School, Gordon was named 2004 TSSAA class 3A Mr. Basketball...

     (Cibona Zagreb
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

    )
  • Week 5:   Bojan Bogdanović
    Bojan Bogdanović
    Bojan Bogdanović is a Bosnia and Herzegovina-born Croatian professional basketball player for Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker.....

     (Cibona Zagreb
    KK Cibona
    Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...

    )
  • Week 6:   Romain Sato
    Romain Sato
    Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato , is a Central African professional basketball player, who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He plays as a swingman.-Amateur career:...

     (Montepaschi Siena
    Mens Sana Basket
    Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...

    )
  • NEWLIN
    Quarterfinals
    • Game 1
      Dušan Kecman
    Dušan Kecman
    Dušan Kecman is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 1.97 m shooting guard–small forward currently plays with Partizan Belgrade.-Pro career:...

     (Partizan Belgrade
    KK Partizan
    Košarkaški klub Partizan is a Serbian professional basketball club. It is part of the multi-sports Belgrade-based club Partizan. The club competes in the Serbian League, Adriatic League and the Euroleague....

    )
  • Game 2:   Linas Kleiza
    Linas Kleiza
    Linas Kleiza is a Lithuanian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He is also a member of the Lithuanian national team. He can play either forward position. Kleiza signed a four year, $18.8 million contract prior to the 2010–11 NBA...

     (Olympiacos Piraeus)
  • Game 3:   Juan Carlos Navarro
    Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)
    Juan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...

     (Regal FC Barcelona
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet
    FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto...

    )
  • Game 4:   Fernando San Emeterio
    Fernando San Emeterio
    Fernando San Emeterio Lara is a Spanish professional basketball player. San Emeterio currently plays for the Spanish club Baskonia, which is also known as Caja Laboral.-Pro career:...

     (Caja Laboral Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia
    Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...

    )
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