| FIBA EuroStars | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Annual |
| Years active | 1996–2001, 2007 |
| Participants | Eastern and Western All-Stars |
| Organized by | FIBA |
| FIBA Saporta CupAwards |
|---|
| FIBA Saporta Cup: |
| Individual Awards: |
| Records: |
| Named After: |
FIBA EuroStars was an annualAll-Star Game showcase of the sport of European professional clubbasketball. It was organized byFIBA Europe. Commonly considered to be the European equivalent of theNBA All-Star Game, the FIBA EuroStars Game featured the season's best players, from both theEuropean-wide top-tier levelEuroLeague, and the European-wide 2nd-tier levelFIBA Saporta Cup competitions. Diversity was considered to be paramount in the selection process, which aimed at allowing several different European national basketball leagues to be represented in the game.
When the first FIBA EuroStars event was held in 1996, it replaced FIBA's original all-star game event, which was called theFIBA Festival. The FIBA Festival had taken place on-and-off, from 1964 to 1998. FIBA EuroStars was held from the 1996–97 season, through the 1999–00 season, before it was discontinued, due to theFIBA–EuroLeague dispute. In 2007, the event was briefly brought back, under a different format, for one final edition.[1][2]
The FIBA EuroStars all-star event was initially held at the very end of the calendar year, during the middle of the current club season, and it initially lasted as an event for four seasons. The FIBA EuroStar events were patterned after the design of theNBA All-Star Game – a match between the East and West geographically. Also like the NBA All-Star Event, the FIBA EuroStars Event a featured a 3-point shootout contest. Players that competed in one of the European national pro club leagues located on the east side of Europe (GBL,TBSL,YUBA,RBSL,IBPL, etc.) were eligible for selection to the East Team, regardless of their individual countries of origin. On the other hand, players that competed in European national pro club leagues on the west side of Europe (ACB,LEGA A,Pro A,BBL,LKL, etc.), were eligible for selection to the West Team. The Eastern Stars defeated their Western opponents on all four editions of the all-star game, under that original format.
In 2007,FIBA Europe brought back the FIBA EuroStar Game, but with a new format. The revised version of the all-star game kept the FIBA EuroStar name. Under the revised format, the then-current champions of theFIBA EuroBasket, would play against an All-Star FIBA European Selection Team, composed of players from various different Europeannational teams. Also, under the revised format, there would no longer be a 3-Point Contest. FIBA rebranded the All-Star Event as the 1st edition of the tournament, under the new format. While it counted the newly revised EuroStar Game as being a part of the original FIBA EuroStar games, that were held from 1996 to 1999.
At the 2007 FIBA EuroStars Game, FIBA also honored some of the FIBA EuroStars of the past.Sergei Belov,Antonello Riva,Doron Jamchi,Dejan Bodiroga,Vladimir Tkachenko, andVlade Divac.[3] were selected to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team.Theo Papaloukas was also given the 2006FIBA Europe Player of the Year award, prior to the start of the 2007 all-star game. Originally, FIBA Europe intended for the event to continue to take place every two years, after the new champions of each subsequent FIBA EuroBasket were crowned.[4] Ultimately however, the 2007 game was the last edition of the FIBA EuroStar Game to date.
Bold: Indicates the team that won the game.
| Year (Season) | Date | Arena | Team | Score | Team | MVP | Top Scorer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 (1996–97) | December 30 |  Abdi İpekçi,Istanbul | East | 117–114 | West |  David Rivers |  Zoran Savić | |
1997 (1997–98) | December 30 |  Yad Eliyahu,Tel Aviv | East | 129–107 | West |  Artūras Karnišovas | Sašha Đjorđjević | |
1998 (1998–99) | December 29 |  Max Schmeling,Berlin | East | 104–98 | West |  Carlton Myers | Carlton Myers | |
1999 (1999–00) | December 28 |  Olimpiisky,Moscow | East | 112–107 | West | Tyus Edney | Artūras Karnišovas | |
2000 (2000–01) | December 27 |  OAKA,Athens | Cancelled due to theFIBA–EuroLeague dispute | |||||
2007 (2006–07) | June 30 | OAKA,Athens | Greek NT | 101–90 | European Selection | N/A | Antonis Fotsis | |
| Year (Season) | Winner | Team | Runner-up | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 (1996–97) | Delaney Rudd |  ASVEL | Vasily Karasev | Efes Pilsen |
1997 (1997–98) | Sašha Đjorđjević |  FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | Guy Goodes | Caserta |
1998 (1998–99) | Carlton Myers | Teamsyatem Bologna |  Petar Naumoski | Efes Pilsen |
1999 (1999–00) | İbrahim Kutluay | Fenerbahçe | Tyus Edney | Benetton Treviso |
2000 (2000–01) | Cancelled due to theFIBA–EuroLeague dispute | |||
2007 (2006–07) | Not held | |||
Arena:Abdi İpekçi,Istanbul, att: (14,000)
Date: December 30, 1996
Season: 1996–97
Score:East 117 – West 114[5][6][7]
EAST (Head Coach:
| WEST (Head Coach:
|
Game MVP (Crystal Player Award):David Rivers
3 Point Contest winner:Delaney Rudd (defeatedVasily Karasev in the final).
Other conestants invited officially byFIBA Europe were:Antoine Rigaudeau, andCarlton Myers.Harun Erdenay was invited by hostsÜlker.[8]
Top scorers:Zoran Savić (30 points),Nikos Oikonomou (25 points)
(Richard Dacoury,Dragan Tarlać,Antoine Rigaudeau andGeorgios Sigalas were selected, but they didn't play in the game.)
Arena:Yad Eliyahu,Tel Aviv
Date: December 30, 1997
Season: 1997–98
Score:East 129 – West 107[9]
EAST:
Dino RađjaByron ScottArtūras KarnišovasPetar NaumoskiSergei BazarevichOded KattashDamir MulaomerovićRashard GriffithNikos OikonomouPeja DrobnjakGintaras EinikisNadav HenefeldDušan IvkovićWEST:
Sasha DanilovićDavid RiversAntoine RigaudeauZoran SavićSašha ĐjorđjevićGregor FučkaŽeljko RebračaVasily KarasevWendell AlexisAlberto Herreros
Vladimir StepaniaEttore MessinaGame MVP (Crystal Player Award):Artūras Karnišovas
3 Point Contest winner:Sašha Đjorđjević (defeatedGuy Goodes in the final).
Other conestants invited officially byFIBA Europe were:Antoine Rigaudeau, andArturas Karnisovas.Guy Goodes was invited by hostsMaccabi Tel-Aviv.[10]
Top scorers:Sašha Đjorđjević (23 points),Artūras Karnišovas (19 points)
(Dejan Bodiroga was selected, but he didn't play in the game.)
Arena:Max Schmeling,Berlin
Date: December 29, 1998
Season: 1998–99
Score:East 104 – West 98
EAST:
Dejan BodirogaDino RađjaDavid RiversPetar NaumoskiDoron ShefferConrad McRaeİbrahim Kutluay
Marko MiličNikos OikonomouDragan TarlaćSaulius ŠtombergasVasily KarasevStanislav YeryominWEST:
Sasha DanilovićArtūras KarnišovasAntoine RigaudeauŽeljko RebračaCarlton MyersRašho NesterovićWendell AlexisAlberto HerrerosAndrea MeneghinHenrik Rödl
Éric StruelensSvetislav PešićGame MVP (Crystal Player Award):Carlton Myers
3 Point Contest winner:Carlton Myers (defeatedPetar Naumoski in the final)
Top scorers:Carlton Myers (20 points),Sasha Danilović (19 points)
(Tanoka Beard was selected, but he didn't play in the game.)
Arena:Olimpiisky,Moscow
Date: December 28, 1999
Season: 1999–2000
Score:East 112 – West 107
EAST:
David RiversDejan BodirogaAndrei Kirilenkoİbrahim KutluayOded KattashAnthony BowieDragan Tarlać
Jiří Zídek Jr.Vasily KarasevIgor KudelinAlexander GomelskyWEST:
Tyus EdneyArtūras KarnišovasStojko VrankovićGregor FučkaNikos OikonomouMarko MiličJim BilbaAndrea MeneghinTanoka BeardAlessandro AbbioCarlo RecalcatiGame MVP:Tyus Edney
3 Point Contest winner:İbrahim Kutluay (defeatedTyus Edney in the final)
Top scorers:Artūras Karnišovas (29 points),Vasily Karasev (20 points),Tyus Edney (19 points),Dragan Tarlać (18 points),Dejan Bodiroga (18 points),Oded Kattash (16 points),Tanoka Beard (13 points),Andrei Kirilenko (10 points),Jiří Zídek Jr. (10 points),Nikos Oikonomou (9 points).
(Željko Rebrača,Dino Rađja,Carlton Myers, andAntoine Rigaudeau were selected, but they didn't play in the game.)
Date: December 27, 2000
Season: 2000–01
Score:Cancelled due to theFIBA–EuroLeague dispute
The 2000 All-Star Game was cancelled, as at that time, European pro club basketball was in adispute, having two 1st-tier level competitions taking place in the same 2000–01 club basketball league season. With the two rival leagues, theFIBA SuproLeague andEuroLeague Basketball, competing directly against each other.[11]
Date: June 30, 2007
Season: 2006–07
Score:Greek National Team 101 – FIBA European Selection Team 90[12]
June 30, 2007 |
| Greek National Team | 101–90 |  FIBA European Selection Team |
| Scoring by quarter:22–19,58–43,81–65,101–90 | ||
| Pts:Fotsis 20 | Pts:Van Den Spiegel 14 | |
Greek National Team:
Theo PapaloukasNikos ZisisVassilis SpanoulisPanos VasilopoulosAntonis FotsisNikos ChatzivrettasDimos DikoudisKostas TsartsarisDimitris DiamantidisLazaros PapadopoulosMichalis KakiouzisIoannis BourousisHead Coach:Panagiotis GiannakisAssistant Coach:Lefteris KakiousisFIBA European Selection Team:
Dror HagagHapoel Jerusalem)Vladimir BoisaSiena)Sani BečirovičPanathianikos )Iñaki de MiguelMálaga)
Adam WójcikProkom)Pascal RollerBellia)Tomas Van Den SpiegelCSKA Moscow)
Raitis GrafsASK Riga)Aleksey SavrasenkoCSKA Moscow)İbrahim KutluayFenerbahçe Ülker)Nikola VujčićMaccabi Tel Aviv)Vitaly FridzonKhimki Moscow Region)Marko PopovićŽalgiris Kaunas)Andrea PecileGranada)
Coach:Željko Obradović (Panathinaikos)Coach:Carlo Recalcati (Italy)(Dejan Bodiroga,Peja Stojaković,Felipe Reyes (FIBA European Selection Team),[13] andSofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek NT)[14] were also selected, but they didn't play in the game.)
Top scorers:Greek National Team:
Antonis Fotsis (20 points)Ioannis Bourousis (16 points)Theo Papaloukas (14 points)Nikos Zisis (10 points)Nikos Chatzivrettas (10 points)Top scorers:FIBA European Selection Team:
Tomas Van Den Spiegel (14 points)Adam Wójcik (10 points)İbrahim Kutluay (10 points)Andrea Pecile (8 points)Nikola Vujčić (8 points)Scoresheet :Greek National Team:Papaloukas (14 points),Zisis (10 points),Spanoulis (6 points),Vasilopoulos (4 points),Fotsis (20 points),Chatzivrettas (10 points),Dikoudis (4 points),Tsartsaris (9 points),Diamantidis (0 points),Papadopoulos (4 points),Kakiouzis (4 points),Bourousis (16 points).
FIBA European Selection team:
Hagag (4 points),Boisa (4 points),Bečirovič (6 points),Pecile (8 points),De Miguel (5 points),Wójcik (10 points),Roller (4 points),Van Den Spiegel (14 points),Grafs (5 points),Savrasenko (5 points),Kutluay (10 points),Fridzon (7 points),Popović (0 points),Vujčić (8 points).
At the 2007 FIBA EuroStars Game, FIBA honoredSergei Belov,Antonello Riva,Doron Jamchi,Dejan Bodiroga,Vladimir Tkachenko, andVlade Divac, who was not present at the event,[15][16] as they were selected to the FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team.
| Position | FIBA All-Time EuroStars Team | Playing Career |
|---|---|---|
| G |  Sergei Belov | 1964–1980 |
| G | Antonello Riva | 1977–2004 |
| F | Doron Jamchi | 1978–2000 |
| F | Dejan Bodiroga | 1989–2007 |
| C | Vladimir Tkachenko & Vlade Divac | 1974–1990 & 1983–2005 |
| Player | Number Of Selections | Years Selected |
|---|---|---|
| İbrahim Kutluay | 4× | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007 |
| Dejan Bodiroga | 4× | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007 |
| David Rivers | 4× | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Antoine Rigaudeau | 4× | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Nikos Oikonomou | 4× | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Željko Rebrača | 4× | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Petar Naumoski | 3× | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Dragan Tarlać | 3× | 1996, 1998, 1999 |
| Carlton Myers | 3× | 1996, 1998, 1999 |
| Marko Milič | 3× | 1996, 1998, 1999 |
| Dino Rađja | 3× | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Vasily Karasev | 3× | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Artūras Karnišovas | 3× | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Peja Drobnjak | 2× | 1996, 1997 |
| Sergei Bazarevich | 2× | 1996, 1997 |
| Zoran Savić | 2× | 1996, 1997 |
| Conrad McRae | 2× | 1996, 1998 |
| Sasha Danilović | 2× | 1997, 1998 |
| Wendell Alexis | 2× | 1997, 1998 |
| Alberto Herreros | 2× | 1997, 1998 |
| Oded Kattash | 2× | 1997, 1999 |
| Gregor Fučka | 2× | 1997, 1999 |
| Andrea Meneghin | 2× | 1998, 1999 |
| Tanoka Beard | 2× | 1998, 1999 |
| Coach | Number Of Selections | Years Selected |
|---|---|---|
| Dušan Ivković | 2× | 1996, 1997 |
| Carlo Recalcati | 2× | 1999, 2007 |
| Lolo Sainz | 1× | 1996 |
| Ettore Messina | 1× | 1997 |
| Stanislav Yeryomin | 1× | 1998 |
| Svetislav Pešić | 1× | 1998 |
| Alexander Gomelsky | 1× | 1999 |
| Panagiotis Giannakis | 1× | 2007 |
| Željko Obradović | 1× | 2007 |
| Lefteris Kakiousis | 1× | 2007 |
Panagiotis Fasoulas (as a player)Panagiotis Giannakis (as a player)Alexander Gomelsky (as a coach)
Dušan Ivković (as a coach)Ettore Messina (as a coach)Svetislav Pešić (as a coach)Antoine Rigaudeau (as a player)Jure Zdovc (as a player)
