Euroleague
The Final Four was held in Palau Sant Jordi
Season2002–03
Number of games220 (total)
Number of teams24 (from 13 countries)
Finals
ChampionsSpain FC Barcelona (1st title)
  Runners-upItaly Benetton Treviso
Third placeItaly Montepaschi Siena
Fourth placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Awards
Regular Season MVPUnited States Joseph Blair
Top 16 MVPTurkey Mirsad Türkcan
Final Four MVPSerbia and Montenegro Dejan Bodiroga
Statistical leaders
Points Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miloš Vujanić 25.8
Rebounds Turkey Mirsad Türkcan 11.8
Assists United States Ed Cota 6.5
Index Rating Turkey Mirsad Türkcan 24.0

The 2002–03 Euroleague was the third season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 46th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 200203 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries. The final of the competition was held in Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, with hosts FC Barcelona defeating Benetton Treviso 76-65.

Team allocation

Distribution

The table below shows the default access list.

Teams entering in this round
Regular season
(24 teams)
Top 16
(16 teams)
  • 3 group winners from the regular season
  • 3 group runners-up from the regular season
  • 3 group third-placed teams from the regular season
  • 3 group fourth-placed teams from the regular season
  • 3 group fifth-placed teams from the regular season
  • 1 group sixth placed team from the regular season
Final Four
(4 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the top 16

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders)

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: League position after Playoffs
  • WC: Wild card
Regular season
Italy Benetton Treviso (1st) Spain FC Barcelona (3rd) France Pau-Orthez (2nd) Germany ALBA Berlin (1st)
Italy Skipper Bologna (2nd) Spain Real Madrid (5th)WC Turkey Efes Pilsen (1st) Israel Maccabi Elite (1st)
Italy Kinder Bologna (3rd) Greece AEK (1st) Turkey Ülker (2nd) Lithuania Žalgiris (2nd)WC
Italy Montepaschi Siena (5th)WC Greece Olympiacos (2nd) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Mobtel (1st) Poland Idea Śląsk (1st)
Spain Tau Cerámica (1st) Greece Panathinaikos (3rd)TH Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost (2nd) Russia CSKA Moscow (2nd)WC
Spain Unicaja Málaga (2nd) France ASVEL (1st) Croatia Cibona VIP (1st) Slovenia Union Olimpija (1st)

Regular season

The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.

If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record in matches between the tied clubs
  2. Overall point difference in games between the tied clubs
  3. Overall point difference in all group matches (first tiebreaker if tied clubs were not in the same group)
  4. Points scored in all group matches
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each group match

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Italy Benetton Treviso 14 11 3 1253 1108 +145 Advance to Top 16
2 Spain FC Barcelona 14 11 3 1137 1048 +89
3 Turkey Efes Pilsen 14 8 6 1072 998 +74
4 Italy Skipper Bologna 14 8 6 1085 1087 2
5 Croatia Cibona VIP 14 7 7 1066 1118 52
6 France Pau-Orthez 14 6 8 1076 1124 48
7 Germany Alba Berlin 14 4 10 1064 1172 108
8 Greece AEK 14 1 13 1000 1098 98
Source: Euroleague

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos 14 11 3 1103 1039 +64 Advance to Top 16
2 Spain Tau Cerámica 14 9 5 1126 1090 +36
3 Slovenia Union Olimpija 14 9 5 1105 1052 +53
4 Spain Unicaja Málaga 14 7 7 1060 1058 +2
5 Israel Maccabi Elite 14 7 7 1129 1081 +48
6 Italy Montepaschi Siena 14 6 8 1132 1092 +40
7 Lithuania Žalgiris 14 5 9 1141 1195 54
8 Serbia and Montenegro Budućnost 14 2 12 1108 1297 189
Source: Euroleague

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 14 12 2 1148 1004 +144 Advance to Top 16
2 Turkey Ülker 14 10 4 1115 1064 +51
3 Greece Olympiacos 14 7 7 1066 1041 +25
4 Italy Virtus Bologna 14 6 8 1102 1119 17
5 France ASVEL 14 6 8 1114 1138 24
6 Spain Real Madrid 14 6 8 1094 1113 19
7 Poland Idea Śląsk Wrocław 14 5 9 1039 1125 86
8 Serbia and Montenegro Partizan Mobtel 14 4 10 1109 1183 74
Source: Euroleague

Top 16

The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the top team advancing to the Final Four. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 5 1 499 399 +100 Advance to Final Four
2 Turkey Efes Pilsen 6 4 2 425 431 6
3 Croatia Cibona VIP 6 2 4 447 499 52
4 Spain Unicaja Málaga 6 1 5 474 516 42
Source: Euroleague

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Italy Montepaschi Siena 6 4 2 510 484 +26 Advance to Final Four
2 Italy Skipper Bologna 6 3 3 350 448 98
3 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 3 482 506 24
4 Turkey Ülker 6 2 4 480 484 4
Source: Euroleague

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Italy Benetton Treviso 6 6 0 522 452 +70 Advance to Final Four
2 Israel Maccabi Elite 6 4 2 537 477 +60
3 Spain Tau Cerámica 6 2 4 502 516 14
4 Italy Virtus Bologna 6 0 6 448 564 116
Source: Euroleague

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Spain FC Barcelona 6 5 1 448 424 +24 Advance to Final Four
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 3 427 419 +8
3 Slovenia Union Olimpija 6 3 3 445 438 +7
4 France ASVEL 6 1 5 436 475 39
Source: Euroleague

Final four

The Final Four was played from 9 May until 11 May 2003 and was held in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

 
Semifinals
9 May
Final
11 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow71
 
 
 
Spain FC Barcelona76
 
Spain FC Barcelona76
 
 
 
Italy Benetton Treviso65
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena62
 
 
Italy Benetton Treviso65
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow78
 
 
Italy Montepaschi Siena79

Awards

Top Scorer

Player Team
Serbia and Montenegro Miloš VujanićSerbia and Montenegro Partizan

Regular Season MVP

Player Team
United States Joseph BlairTurkey Ülker

Top 16 MVP

Player Team
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanItaly Montepaschi Siena

Final Four MVP

Player Team
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan BodirogaSpain FC Barcelona

Finals Top Scorer

Player Team
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan BodirogaSpain FC Barcelona

All-Euroleague First Team

Player Team
United States Tyus EdneyItaly Benetton Treviso
United States Alphonso FordItaly Montepaschi Siena
Serbia and Montenegro Dejan BodirogaSpain FC Barcelona
Spain Jorge GarbajosaItaly Benetton Treviso
United States Victor AlexanderRussia CSKA Moscow

All-Euroleague Second Team

Player Team
Serbia and Montenegro Miloš VujanićSerbia and Montenegro Partizan
United States Marcus BrownTurkey Efes Pilsen
Argentina Andrés NocioniSpain Tau Cerámica
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanItaly Montepaschi Siena
Croatia Nikola VujčićIsrael Maccabi Elite

Euroleague All-Stars

On 2 October 2002 Euroleague All-Star Team led by Tyus Edney defeated Real Madrid in exhibition game 91-85.[1]

Real Madrid (22+15+21+27): Michael Hawkins 2, Alberto Herreros 16, Angulo 7, Derrick Alston 6, Hernández-Sonseca 11; Digbeu 14, Dragan Tarlac 16, Victoriano 13, Macej Lampe, Nadeau.

Euroliga Stars(21+23+14+33): Tyus Edney 16, McDonald 9, Alvertis 2, Turkcan 2, Nicola 8; Kakiouzis 18, Luis Scola 8, Gregor Fucka 11, Navarro 3, Shelef 2, Vujcic 12, Weis; Coach: Zeljko Obradovic.

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