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ALL-TIME PREVIOUS FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES:

HEAD COACHES (1988-present)

18*- Zeljko Obradovic (1992 Partizan; 1994 Joventut; 1995, 1996 Real Madrid; 1998 Benetton; 2000, 2001*, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012 Panathinaikos; 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Fenerbahce)

11- Ettore Messina (1998, 1999, 2001*, 2002 Virtus; 2003 Benetton; 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014 CSKA)

8- Dusan Ivkovic (1993 Paok; 1997, 1999 Olympiacos; 2001* AEK, 2003, 2004, 2005 CSKA; 2012 Olympiacos)

7- Bozidar Maljkovic (1989, 1990 Split; 1991 Barcelona; 1993, 1995 Limoges; 1996 Panathinaikos; 2007 Baskonia)

6- Ioannis Ioannidis (1988, 1989, 1990 Aris, 1994, 1995 Olympiacos, 1998 AEK)
Aito Garcia Reneses (1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000 Barcelona)
Pablo Laso (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 Real Madrid)

5- Xavi Pascual (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Barcelona)
Dimitris Itoudis (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 CSKA)

5*- Pini Gershon (2000, 2001*, 2004, 2005, 2006 Maccabi)

* European basketball had two top-level competitions in 2000-01. Kinder Bologna won the Euroleague title in a five-game playoff series against Tau Ceramica.

Euroleague Basketball (EB) is a global leader in the sports and entertainment business, devoted to running the top European competitions of professional basketball clubs under a unique and innovative organizational model. Owned and administered by some of the most successful and historic clubs in the world, EB manages and organizes the continent’s two premier men’s basketball competitions, the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and the 7DAYS EuroCup, as well as the sport’s premier under-18 showcase, the EB Adidas Next Generation Tournament.

The EB competitions bring the elite of European basketball to all five continents and to the entire sports community through the OTT platform EuroLeague TV. EB also organizes a series of community and educational programs. Its ground-breaking corporate social responsibility program One Team features 40 clubs that have already made a difference in the lives of over 16,000 participants. Its Sports Business MBA trains future professionals in sports management.

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