EuroLeague Legend

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EuroLeague Legend or EuroLeague Legends, is an award for the sport of basketball, that is given by the EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA), which is the organizing and governing body of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is a Hall of Fame award, that is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the greatest of all-time EuroLeague players, head coaches, and executives, who are honored from time-to-time, for their outstanding playing, coaching, and front-office careers in the league. To which, the EuroLeague's organizing body, the ECA, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".

EuroLeague Legends may be officially designated either during or after their playing, coaching, or administrative careers. All players, head coaches, and executives, who have been active in the EuroLeague at any given time, are eligible for the EuroLeague Legend designation. Currently, the EuroLeague Legend designation has only been given to nine players, one head coach, and one team executive.

Award winners

Players

Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011.
J.C. Navarro, in yellow, with the ball, as a FC Barcelona player, 2009.
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in red, with the ball, during the 2011 Russian PBL All-Star Game.
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, in yellow, with the ball, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
Dimitris Diamantidis, in green, as a Panathinaikos player, 2013.
Mirsad Türkcan, as a Fenerbahçe Ülker player, 2012.
Felipe Reyes, as a Real Madrid player, 2017.
Vassilis Spanoulis, as an Olympiacos player, 2013.
Nikola Vujčić, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
More information Position, Playing Career ...
EuroLeague LegendPositionPlaying CareerDate HonoredStatusReference
Greece Theo PapaloukasPG1995–2013December 12, 2013Retired[1]
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSG1997–2018March 14, 2014Retired[2][3][4]
Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasSG/SF1996–2012May 16, 2014Retired[5]
Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusPG1998–2014February 12, 2015Retired[6][7][8]
Greece Dimitris DiamantidisPG1999–2016April 1, 2016Retired[9][10][11][12][13]
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanPF1994–2012May 19, 2017Retired[14][15]
Spain Felipe ReyesPF/C1998–2021Feb 19, 2022Retired[16]
Greece Vassilis SpanoulisPG/SG1999–2021Apr 20, 2022Retired[17][18]
Croatia Nikola VujčićPF/C1995–2013Dec 6, 2022Retired[19][20]
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Major EuroLeague accomplishments

More information Major EuroLeague Accomplishments ...
EuroLeague LegendMajor EuroLeague Accomplishments
Greece Theo Papaloukas
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Greece Dimitris Diamantidis
Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
Spain Felipe Reyes
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
Croatia Nikola Vujčić
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Head coaches

Dušan Ivković, while coaching, in 2011.
More information Career, Date Honored ...
EuroLeague LegendCareerDate HonoredStatusMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Serbia Dušan Ivković1978–2016September 20, 2017Retired [21][22][23][24]
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Executives

Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006.
More information Role, Date Honored ...
EuroLeague LegendRoleDate HonoredMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Israel Shimon MizrahiClub executiveNovember 27, 2018 [25][26][27][28][29]
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* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European basketball teams split into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, held by EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA). The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is also recognized by the EuroLeague.

See also

References

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