{{Short description|Club basketball tournament in Thessaloniki, Greece}} {{Infobox basketball Final Four | tourney_name = FIBA EuroLeague Final Four | year = 2000 | season= 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague | logo = | size = | caption = | city = Thessaloniki | country = Greece | arena = P.A.O.K. Sports Arena | dates = 18–20 April 2000 | champion = {{flagicon|GRE}} '''Panathinaikos''' (2nd title) | second = {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | third = {{Flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen | fourth = {{Flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona | top_scorer = | mvp = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia|size=20px}} Željko Rebrača | mvp_link = Euroleague Final Four MVP | prevseason = 1999 | nextseason = 2001 Euroleague →<br>2001 SuproLeague }}
The '''2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four''' was the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 1999–2000 season. It was the second to last edition of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours that were organized by FIBA Europe. For the next edition of the tournament, it would be replaced by the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, and the new Euroleague Basketball competition's 2001 Finals series, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.
Panathinaikos won its second title, after defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the final game.
== Bracket ==
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place <!--SF--> ||{{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona| 51 |'''{{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv'''| '''65''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} '''Panathinaikos'''| '''81''' |{{flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen|71 <!--F--> ||{{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 67 |'''{{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos''' | '''73''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} FC Barcelona | 69 |'''{{flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen''' | '''75''' }}
==Semifinals==
===FC Barcelona – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 18|place=P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |teamA= FC Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |scoreA=51 |teamB= {{flagicon|ISR}} '''Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv''' |scoreB='''65''' |H1=22–'''38'''|H2='''29'''–27 |attendance=8,000 |report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_66-F1-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.teamID_.html Boxscore] |points1=Goldwire 13 |points2=Huffman 24 |rebounds1=Dueñas 9 |rebounds2=Henefeld 6 |assist1=Alston, Goldwire 3 |assist2=McDonald 4 |referee=Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) }}
===Panathinaikos – Efes Pilsen===
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=21:00|date=April 18|place=P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |teamA= '''Panathinaikos''' {{flagicon|GRE}} |scoreA='''81''' |teamB= {{flagicon|TUR}} Efes Pilsen |scoreB=71 |H1='''41'''–33|H2='''40'''–38 |attendance=8,000 |report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_66-F2-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.teamID_.html Boxscore] |points1=Bodiroga 22 |points2=Türkoğlu 15 |rebounds1=Rebrača 7 |rebounds2=Beşok, Türkoğlu 5 |assist1=Bodiroga, Kattash 3 |assist2=Mulaomerović 6 |referee=Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Iztok Rems (SLO) }}
==Third-place game==
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 20|place=P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |teamA= FC Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |scoreA=69 |teamB= {{flagicon|TUR}} '''Efes Pilsen''' |scoreB='''75''' |H1=34–'''41'''|H2='''35'''–34 |attendance=8,000 |report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_66-F3-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.teamID_.html Boxscore] |points1=Rentzias 29 |points2=Beşok 22 |rebounds1=Elson 11 |rebounds2=Beşok 10 |assist1=Rodríguez 5 |assist2=''three players'' 2 |referee=Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) }}
==Final== {{Basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0|time=21:00|date=April 20|place=P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki |teamA= Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv {{flagicon|ISR}} |scoreA=67 |teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} '''Panathinaikos''' |scoreB='''73''' |H1=36–36|H2=31–'''37''' |attendance=8,500 |report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_66-F4-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.teamID_.html Boxscore] |points1=Huffman 26 |points2=Rebrača 20 |rebounds1=Huffman 10 |rebounds2=Rebrača 8 |assist1=Comegys 3 |assist2=Bodiroga, Kattash 2 |referee=Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Iztok Rems (SLO) }}
{| style="width:92%;" |- |{{Basketball kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _bluesides | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _bluesides | leftarm = | body = FFFF00 | shorts = FFFF00 | title = Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv }} | |{{Basketball kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _whitesides | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = | leftarm = | body = 00703C | shorts = 00703C | title = Panathinaikos }} |} {| style="width:100%;" |- |valign=top width=33%| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;" align=left |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} |- !style="background:yellow;" width=25| !! style="background:yellow;" width=25| !! colspan=4 style="background:yellow;" | |- |{{center| PG}} || {{center| '''14'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|SLO}} Ariel McDonald || 11 || 3 || 1 |- |{{center| PG}} ||{{center| '''6'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Derrick Sharp || 5 || 0 || 1 |- |{{center| SF}} || {{center| '''4'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Nadav Henefeld '''(C)'''|| 0 || 1 || 0 |- |{{center| PF}} ||{{center| '''8'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Dallas Comegys || 3 || 5 || 3 |- |{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''7'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Huffman || 26 || 10 || 2 |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} |- |{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''5'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Mark Brisker || 13 || 3 || 0 |- |{{center| SF}} || {{center| '''9'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Gur Shelef || 0 || 1 || 0 |- |{{center| G}} || {{center| '''11'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Doron Sheffer || 6 || 2 || 2 |- |{{center| G}} || {{center| '''12'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Doron Jamchy || 3 || 1 || 0 |- |{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''15'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ROU}} Constantin Popa || 0 || 0 || 0 |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach: |- |colspan=7 align=left |{{flagicon|ISR}} Pini Gershon |} |valign=top width=33%| {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |- !1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague <br />Champions |- |{{flagicon|GRE|size=100px}}<br /> '''Panathinaikos'''<br>Second title |} | style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;" |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} |- !style="background:#00703C;" width=25| !! style="background:#00703C;" width=25| !! colspan=4 style="background:#00703C;" | |- |{{center| PG}} ||{{center| '''9'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nando Gentile || 3 || 2 || 1 |- |{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''10'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Dejan Bodiroga || 9 || 4 || 2 |- |{{center| SF}} ||{{center| '''4'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Fragiskos Alvertis '''(C)'''|| 4 || 3 || 0 |- |{{center| PF}} || {{center| '''7'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ESP}} Johnny Rogers || 4 || 2 || 1 |- |{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''12'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Željko Rebrača || 20 || 8 || 0 |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} |- |{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''6'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Koch || 0 || 0 || 0 |- |{{center| PF}} ||{{center| '''8'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Antonis Fotsis || 9 || 5 || 0 |- |{{center| PG}} ||{{center| '''11'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Boudouris || colspan=3|DNP |- |{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''13'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|IRL}} Pat Burke || 7 || 3 || 0 |- |{{center| PG}} ||{{center| '''14'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} Oded Kattash || 17 || 1 || 2 |- !style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach: |- |colspan=7 align=left |{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Željko Obradović |} |}
== Awards ==
=== FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP === * {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Željko Rebrača ({{flagicon|GRE}} Panathinaikos)
=== FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer === * {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Huffman ({{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv)
=== FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%" |- |colspan=4 bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team''' |- !width=25%|Player !width=20%|Team !width=20%|Ref. |- | align="center"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Oded Kattash || Panathinaikos || <ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130104025822/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_2000.htm Champions Cup 1999–00.]}}</ref> |- | align="center"| {{flagicon|TUR}} Hedo Türkoğlu || Efes Pilsen || |- | align="center"| {{flagicon|FRY}} Dejan Bodiroga || Panathinaikos || |- | align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} Nate Huffman || Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv || |- | align="center"| {{flagicon|FRY}} Željko Rebrača ('''MVP''') || Panathinaikos || |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_2000.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.html EuroLeague 2000 at FIBA Europe website] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090423064506/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_2000.htm 1999–2000 EuroLeague at Linguasport]}}
{{Panathinaikos BC 1999–2000 Euroleague champions}} {{Euroleague}}
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