EuroLeague Final Four MVP

The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague's best team. It is generally considered to be the most prestigious individual award in European professional club basketball.

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Dominique Wilkins was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP in 1996.

The Final Four MVP award was first given at the end of the 1987–88 season, when the competition that would later become called EuroLeague, was then known as the FIBA European Champions Cup. Prior to the 1987–88 season, the Top Scorer of the EuroLeague Finals was noted. However, an actual MVP was not named until the first EuroLeague Final Four of the modern era was held.

EuroLeague Finals Top Scorers (1958 to 1987)

From the 1958 to 1986–87 seasons, the Top Scorer of the EuroLeague Finals was noted, regardless of whether he played on the winning or losing team. However, there was no actual MVP award given.[1]

Main article: EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

Voting criteria

From the 1988 EuroLeague Final Four through the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four, the voting for the EuroLeague Final Four MVP was done by the accredited media members in attendance. Starting with the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four, the voting for the award includes an online vote of fans as well.[2][3]

All-time EuroLeague Final Four MVP award winners (1988 to present)
Dejan Bodiroga was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP 2 times (2002, 2003).
Šarūnas Jasikevičius was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP in 2005.
Dimitris Diamantidis was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP 2 times (2007, 2011).
Vassilis Spanoulis was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP 3 times (2009, 2012, 2013).
J.C. Navarro was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP in 2010.
Nando de Colo (#12 in blue), was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP in 2016.
Luka Dončić was the EuroLeague's Final Four MVP in 2018.

Since the end of the 1987–88 season, when the first EuroLeague Final Four (1988 EuroLeague Final Four) was held, an MVP is named at the conclusion of each Final Four.[1]

* Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
** Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame
*** Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame
SeasonFinal Four MVPClubRef.
1987–88
 Bob McAdoo* Tracer Milano
1988–89
 Dino Rađja* Jugoplastika
1989–90
 Toni Kukoč Jugoplastika
1990–91
 Toni Kukoč (2×) POP 84
1991–92
 Predrag Danilović Partizan
1992–93
 Toni Kukoč (3×) Benetton Treviso
1993–94
 Žarko Paspalj Olympiacos
1994–95
 Arvydas Sabonis*** Real Madrid Teka
1995–96
 Dominique Wilkins* Panathinaikos
1996–97
 David Rivers Olympiacos
1997–98
 Zoran Savić Kinder Bologna
1998–99
 Tyus Edney Žalgiris
1999–00
 Željko Rebrača Panathinaikos
2000–01†
(SuproLeague)
Ariel McDonald Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
2000–01†
(EuroLeague)
 Manu Ginóbili Kinder Bologna
2001–02
 Dejan Bodiroga Panathinaikos
2002–03
 Dejan Bodiroga (2×) FC Barcelona
2003–04
 Anthony Parker Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
2004–05
 Šarūnas Jasikevičius Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
2005–06
 Theo Papaloukas CSKA Moscow
2006–07
 Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos
2007–08
 Trajan Langdon CSKA Moscow
2008–09
 Vassilis Spanoulis Panathinaikos
2009–10
 Juan Carlos Navarro Regal FC Barcelona
2010–11
 Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) Panathinaikos
2011–12
 Vassilis Spanoulis (2×) Olympiacos
2012–13
 Vassilis Spanoulis (3×) Olympiacos
2013–14
 Tyrese Rice Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
[1]
2014–15
 Andrés Nocioni Real Madrid
[4]
2015–16
 Nando de Colo CSKA Moscow
[5]
2016–17
 Ekpe Udoh Fenerbahçe
[6]
2017–18
 Luka Dončić Real Madrid
[7]
2018–19
 Will Clyburn CSKA Moscow
[8]

† The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams splitting into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, held by Euroleague Basketball. That season's EuroLeague Basketball tournament did not end with a Final Four tournament. Instead, it ended with a 5-game playoff series. So, Manu Ginóbili was named the EuroLeague Finals MVP that season.

Multiple honors

Players
NumberPlayer
3×
 Toni Kukoč
Vassilis Spanoulis
2×
 Dejan Bodiroga
Dimitris Diamantidis
1
 23 Players

NB:

  • Kukoč won his first two awards in 1990 and 1991, as a citizen of SFR Yugoslavia; Croatia declared its independence on June 25, 1991, after that year's Champions Cup finals.
  • Bodiroga won his first award in 2002, as a citizen of FR Yugoslavia. The country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003, three months before he won his second award; upon the dissolution of the latter state in 2006, he became a citizen of Serbia.

Player nationality
NumberCountry
10×
 United States
6×
 Greece
Yugoslavia
3×
 Yugoslavia
2×
 Lithuania
Argentina
Slovenia
1×
 Croatia
France
Spain
Montenegro

NB:

  • Players from the former Yugoslavia are classified by their nationality in one of the current post-Yugoslav states.
  • Rice won his award in 2014, as a citizen of both the United States and Montenegro.

Teams
NumberTeam
6×
 Panathinaikos
4×
 Olympiacos
Maccabi Tel Aviv
CSKA Moscow
3×
 Split
Real Madrid
2×
 Virtus Bologna
FC Barcelona
1×
 5 Teams

See also

References
  1. "European club champions: 1958-2014". Euroleague.net. 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. Fans to weigh in on Final Four MVP voting!
  3. Fans to weigh in on Final Four MVP voting!
  4. Nocioni named bwin MVP of Euroleague Final Four.
  5. De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP.
  6. Udoh caps historic Final Four with MVP award.
  7. "Doncic chosen Final Four MVP". Euroleague.net. 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  8. "Final Four MVP: Will Clyburn, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
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