50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors

The 50 Greatest Contributors in Euroleague History were chosen on February 3, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the FIBA European Champions Cup, officially recognized as the predecessor to today's Euroleague.

The list was made up of 35 players, 10 coaches, and 5 referees that were deemed to have contributed the most to the growth of the Euroleague. It also included other nominees for each category. All together, 105 players, 20 coaches, and 12 referees in total were nominated.

35 Players

• Serbia:
  • Radivoj Korać (1953–1969)
  • Vlade Divac (1985–2005)
  • Aleksandar Đorđević (1985–2005)
  • Predrag Danilović (1987–2000)
  • Dejan Bodiroga (1990–2007)
• Italy:
  • Aldo Ossola (1964–1980)
  • Dino Meneghin (1966–1994)
  • Pierluigi Marzorati (1970–1991, 2006)
  • Antonello Riva (1977–2002)
• Spain:
  • Emiliano Rodríguez (1958–1973)
  • Clifford Luyk (1958–1978)
  • Wayne Brabender (1965–1985)
  • Juan Antonio Corbalán (1971–1991)
  • Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" (1976–1995)
• Croatia:
  • Krešimir Ćosić (1964–1983)
  • Dražen Petrović (1979–1993)
  • Dino Rađa (1984–2003)
  • Toni Kukoč (1985–2006)
• Greece:
  • Nikos Galis (1975–1995)
  • Panagiotis Giannakis (1976–1996)
  • Fragiskos Alvertis (1990–2009)
  • Theodoros Papaloukas (1995–2014)
• USA:
  • Walter Szczerbiak Sr. (1967–1984)
  • Bob Morse (1968–1986)
  • Bob McAdoo (1969–1993)
  • Mike D'Antoni (1969–1990)
  • Anthony Parker (1993–2012)
• Lithuania:
  • Arvydas Sabonis (1981–2005)
  • Šarūnas Jasikevičius (1994–2014)
• Russia:
  • Sergei Belov (1964–1980)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina:
  • Mirza Delibašić (1972–1983)
  • Dražen Dalipagić (1971–1991)
• Israel:
  • Mickey Berkowitz (1971–1995)
• Argentina:
  • Emanuel "Manu" Ginóbili (1996–Present)
• Mexico:
  • Manuel "Manolo" Raga (1963–1977)

Other player nominees

• USA:
  • Miles Aiken (1960–1970)
  • Bill Bradley (1965–1966)
  • Charlie Yelverton (1968–1980)
  • Aulcie Perry (1970–1985)
  • Bruce Flowers (1975–1987)
  • Larry Wright (1975–1988)
  • Clarence Kea (1976–1994)
  • Kevin Magee (1977–1994)
  • Audie Norris (1978–1994)
  • Corny Thompson (1978–1996)
  • Dominique Wilkins (1979–1999)
  • Michael Young (1980–1996)
  • Johnny Rogers (1981–2004)
  • Joe Arlauckas (1983–2000)
  • David Rivers (1984–2001)
  • Derrick Sharp (1990–2011)
  • Marcus Brown (1992–2011)
  • Tyus Edney (1993–2010)
• Serbia:
  • Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (1963–1983)
  • Dragan Kićanović (1966–1984)
  • Žarko Varajić (1969–1984)
  • Žarko Paspalj (1982–1999)
  • Zoran Savić (1986–2002)
  • Željko Rebrača (1991–2007)
• Croatia:
  • Josip Đerđa (1958–1976)
  • Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (1974–1988)
  • Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović (1979–1992)
  • Velimir Perasović (1984–2003)
  • Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (1985–2002)
  • Nikola Vujčić (1995–Present)
• Spain:
  • Rafael Rullan (1969–1988)
  • Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (1975–1992)
  • Fernando Martín (1979–1989)
  • Jordi Villacampa (1980–1997)
  • Juan Carlos Navarro (1997–Present)
• Italy:
  • Carlo Recalcati (1967–1979)
  • Roberto Brunamonti (1975–1996)
  • Walter Magnifico (1980–2001)
  • Riccardo Pittis (1984–2004)
• Russia:
  • Gennadi Volnov (1956–1973)
  • Yuri Korneev (1957–1966)
  • Vladimir Andreev (1962–1975)
  • Anatoly Myshkin (1972–1986)
• Lithuania:
  • Valdemaras Chomičius (1978–2000)
  • Rimas Kurtinaitis (1982–2006)
  • Artūras Karnišovas (1989–2002)
  • Saulius Štombergas (1991–2007)
• France:
  • Richard Dacoury (1976–1998)
  • Stéphane Ostrowski (1979–2005)
  • Antoine Rigaudeau (1987–2005)
• Slovenia:
  • Ivo Daneu (1956–1970)
  • Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (1987–2003)
  • Matjaž Smodiš (1994–Present)
• Israel:
  • Tal Brody (1961–1977)
  • Motti Aroesti (1973–1988)
  • Doron Jamchi (1984–2000)
• Latvia:
  • Maigonis Valdmanis (1949–1963)
  • Valdis Muižnieks (1951–1969)
  • Jānis Krūmiņš (1954–1969)
• Greece:
  • Panagiotis Fasoulas (1981–1999)
  • Dimitris Diamantidis (1999–Present)
• Ukraine:
  • Vladimir Tkachenko (1973–1992)
  • Alexander Volkov (1983–1996)
• Montenegro:
  • Duško Ivanović (1980–1996)
• Turkey:
  • İbrahim Kutluay (1991–2009)
  • Mirsad Türkcan (1994–2012)
• Republic of Macedonia:
  • Petar Naumoski (1989–2004)
• Czech Republic:
  • Jiří Zídek Sr. (1962–1983)
• Armenia:
  • Armenak Alachachian (1952–1968)
• Argentina:
  • Luis Scola (1996–Present)

10 Coaches

• Serbia:
  • Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić (1954–1984)
  • Dušan "Duda" Ivković (1978–Present)
  • Božidar "Boža" Maljković (1979–Present)
  • Želimir "Željko" Obradović (1991–Present)
• Spain:
  • Pedro Ferrándiz (1957–1975)
  • Manuel "Lolo" Sáinz (1972–2000)
• Russia:
  • Alexander Gomelsky (1954–1991)
• USA:
  • Dan Peterson (1963–1987, 2011)
• Italy:
  • Ettore Messina (1989–Present)
• Israel:
  • Pinhas "Pini" Gershon (1992–2010)

Other coaching nominees

• Italy:
  • Cesare Rubini (1947–1974)
  • Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (1973–1991)
  • Valerio Bianchini (1974–2006)
• Serbia:
  • Ranko Žeravica (1958–2003)
  • Svetislav Pešić (1982–Present)
• Croatia:
  • Mirko Novosel (1967–1993)
  • Željko Pavličević (1985–Present)
• Spain:
  • Alejandro "Aíto" García Reneses (1974–Present)
• Greece:
  • Giannis Ioannidis (1978–2004)
• Israel:
  • Ralph Klein (1976–1996)

5 Referees

• Bulgaria: Artenik Arabadjian
• Russia: Mikhail Davidov
• Slovakia: Lubomir Kotleba
• France: Yvan Mainini
• Greece: Costas Rigas

Other refereeing nominees

• Serbia: Obrad Belošević
• Finland: Carl Jungebrand
• Hungary: Ervin Kassai
• Poland: Wiesław Zych
• Lithuania: Romualdas Brazauskas
• Spain: Pedro Hernández-Cabrera
• UK: David Turner

See also

• Euroleague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team
• Euroleague Awards
• Euroleague Basketball
• FIBA's 50 Greatest Players

External links

• Official Page