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.
35 Players
- Years in parentheses indicate years played as a professional basketball player.
- Radivoj Korać (1954–1969)
- Dražen Dalipagić (1971–1991)
- Vlade Divac (1985–2005)
- Saša Đorđević (1985–2005)
- Predrag Danilović (1988–2000)
- Dejan Bodiroga (1990–2007)
- Aldo Ossola (1964–1980)
- Dino Meneghin (1966–1994)
- Pierluigi Marzorati (1969–1991, 2006)
- Antonello Riva (1977–2002)
- Emiliano Rodríguez (1958–1973)
- Clifford Luyk (1962–1978)
- Wayne Brabender (1967–1985)
- Juan Antonio Corbalán (1971–1991)
- Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" (1977–1995)
- Krešimir Ćosić (1964–1983)
- Dražen Petrović (1979–1993)
- Dino Rađa (1984–2003)
- Toni Kukoč (1985–2006)
- Nikos Galis (1979–1994)
- Panagiotis Giannakis (1977–1996)
- Fragiskos Alvertis (1990–2009)
- Theo Papaloukas (1995–2013)
- Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (1971–1984)
- Bob Morse (1972–1986)
- Bob McAdoo (1972–1993)
- Mike D'Antoni (1973–1990)
- Anthony Parker (1997–2012)
- Arvydas Sabonis (1981–2005)
- Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (1998–2014)
- Sergei Belov (1964–1980)
- Mirza Delibašić (1972–1983)
- Miki Berkovich (1971–1995)
- Manu Ginóbili (1996–2018)
- Manuel "Manolo" Raga (1963–1979)
Other player nominees
- Years in parentheses indicate years played as a professional basketball player.
- Miles Aiken (1965–1970)
- Bill Bradley (1965–1977)
- Charlie Yelverton (1971–1987)
- Aulcie Perry (1974–1985)
- Bruce Flowers (1979–1987)
- Larry Wright (1976–1988)
- Clarence Kea (1980–1994)
- Kevin Magee (1982–1994)
- Audie Norris (1982–1994)
- Corny Thompson (1982–1996)
- Dominique Wilkins (1982–1999)
- Michael Young (1984–1996)
- Johnny Rogers (1986–2004)
- Joe Arlauckas (1987–2000)
- David Rivers (1988–2001)
- Marcus Brown (1996–2011)
- Tyus Edney (1995–2010)
- Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (1963–1983)
- Dragan Kićanović (1971–1984)
- Žarko Varajić (1969–1984)
- Žarko Paspalj (1984–1998)
- Zoran Savić (1989–2002)
- Željko Rebrača (1990–2007)
- Josip Đerđa (1958–1976)
- Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (1973–1989)
- Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović (1979–1991)
- Velimir Perasović (1985–2003)
- Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (1982–2001)
- Nikola Vujčić (1995—2013)
- Rafael Rullán (1969–1988)
- Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (1975–1992)
- Fernando Martín (1979–1989)
- Jordi Villacampa (1980–1997)
- Juan Carlos Navarro (1997–Present)
- Carlo Recalcati (1962–1981)
- Roberto Brunamonti (1975–1996)
- Walter Magnifico (1979–2004)
- Riccardo Pittis (1984–2004)
- Gennadi Volnov (1957–1972)
- Yuri Korneev (1954–1966)
- Vladimir Andreev (1963–1975)
- Anatoly Myshkin (1970–1986)
- Valdemaras Chomičius (1978–2000)
- Rimas Kurtinaitis (1982–2006)
- Artūras Karnišovas (1989–2002)
- Saulius Štombergas (1991–2007)
- Richard Dacoury (1976–1998)
- Stéphane Ostrowski (1979–2005)
- Antoine Rigaudeau (1987–2005)
- Ivo Daneu (1956–1970)
- Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (1987–2003)
- Matjaž Smodiš (1994–2013)
- Tal Brody (1961–1977)
- Motti Aroesti (1973–1988)
- Doron Jamchi (1984–2000)
- Derrick Sharp (1990–2011)
- Maigonis Valdmanis (1949–1963)
- Valdis Muižnieks (1951–1969)
- Jānis Krūmiņš (1954–1969)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (1981–1999)
- Dimitris Diamantidis (1999–2016)
- Vladimir Tkachenko (1973–1992)
- Alexander Volkov (1983–1996)
- Duško Ivanović (1980–1996)
- İbrahim Kutluay (1991–2009)
- Mirsad Türkcan (1994–2012)
- Petar Naumoski (1989–2004)
- Jiří Zídek Sr. (1962–1983)
- Armenak Alachachian (1952–1968)
- Luis Scola (1996–Present)
10 Coaches
- Years in parentheses indicate years spent as a professional basketball coach.
- Aca Nikolić (1959–1985)
- Dušan Ivković (1978–2016)
- Božidar Maljković (1971–2012)
- Željko Obradović (1991–Present)
- Pedro Ferrándiz (1955–1975)
- Manuel "Lolo" Sáinz (1969–2001)
- Alexander Gomelsky (1949–1991)
- Dan Peterson (1962–1988, 2011–2012)
- Ettore Messina (1989–Present)
- Pinhas "Pini" Gershon (1976–2015)
Other coaching nominees
- Years in parentheses indicate years spent as a professional basketball coach.
- Cesare Rubini (1947–1974)
- Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (1973–1991)
- Valerio Bianchini (1974–2006)
- Ranko Žeravica (1958–2003)
- Svetislav Pešić (1982–Present)
- Mirko Novosel (1967–1993)
- Željko Pavličević (1985–Present)
- Alejandro "Aíto" García Reneses (1974–Present)
- Giannis Ioannidis (1978–2004)
- Ralph Klein (1976–1996)
5 Referees
Other refereeing nominees
See also
External links
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