2003 Euroleague Final Four

The 2003 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2002–03 Euroleague season. The event was held from May 9 until May 11, 2003 and was hosted at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. FC Barcelona won their first Euroleague title in their hometown city after beating Montepaschi Siena in the championship game.

2003 Euroleague Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaPalau Sant Jordi
Barcelona, Spain
DatesMay 9 – May 11, 2003
Final positions
Champions FC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-up Benetton Treviso
Third place Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place CSKA Moscow
Awards and statistics
MVP Dejan Bodiroga

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
 
Montepaschi Siena62
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
Benetton Treviso65
 
FC Barcelona 76
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
Benetton Treviso 65
 
FC Barcelona 76
 
 
CSKA Moscow 71
 
Third place
 
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
 
Montepaschi Siena 79
 
 
CSKA Moscow78

Semifinals

9 May 2003
18:00
Montepsachi Siena 6265 Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 11–11, 22–6, 17–20
Pts: V. Stefanov 17
Rebs: Kakiouzis 13
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Garbajosa 14
Rebs: Garbajosa, Marconato 10
Asts: Edney 7
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Martín Bertrán (ESP)
9 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona 7671 CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–14, 12–21, 19–11
Pts: Fučka 21
Rebs: Fučka 9
Asts: Bodiroga, Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Khryapa 12
Asts: Alexander 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Belosevic (SCG)

Third Place

11 May 2003
18:00
Montepaschi Siena 7978 CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 26–24, 13–12, 14–15
Pts: Ford 19
Rebs: Türkcan 14
Asts: Türkcan 30
Pts: Songaila 15
Rebs: Holden, Khryapa 7
Asts: Holden 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Muhvic (CRO), Jovcic (SCG)

Final

11 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona 7665 Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–9, 13–14, 21–17
Pts: Bodiroga 20
Rebs: Bodiroga, De la Fuente 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Navarro 2
Pts: Edney 16
Rebs: Marconato 7
Asts: Edney 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Koukoulekidis (GRE)
FC Barcelona
Benetton Treviso
Starters:PRA
PG
13
Šarūnas Jasikevičius811
SG
14
Rodrigo de la Fuente880
SF
10
Dejan Bodiroga2082
PF
7
Gregor Fučka1761
C
12
Roberto Dueñas340
Reserves:PRA
PG
5
Nacho Rodríguez220
C
6
Alfons AlzamoraDNP
PF
8
Patrick Femerling940
SF
9
César BravoDNP
SG
11
Juan Carlos Navarro502
C
16
Anderson Varejão110
C
18
Remon van de HareDNP
Head coach:
Svetislav Pešić
2002–03 Euroleague
Champions

FC Barcelona
1st title
Starters:PRA
PG
5
Tyus Edney1625
SG
6
Trajan Langdon830
SF
7
Riccardo Pittis421
PF
15
Jorge Garbajosa951
C
8
Denis Marconato1071
Reserves:PRA
PF
4
Marcelo Nicola521
PG
9
Massimo Bulleri1100
PF
10
Krešimir Lončar000
SF
13
Manuchar Markoishvili200
SF
16
Nick EppehimerDNP
C
20
Thomas SoltauDNP
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

Awards

Euroleague Final Four MVP

Euroleague Finals Top Scorer

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