For three days, May 24-26, the eyes of the sporting world will be on the German capital as Uber Arena hosts the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. The two semifinals couldn’t be more different. Let’s have a look.

2024 Final Four at a Glance

[Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (May 24, 18:00 CEST)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/panathinaikos-aktor-athens-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2023/331/)

Two teams making their Final Four returns after many years away will also face off at the European basketball showcase for the first time. After finishing the regular season in second place, Panathinaikos survived a five-game playoff thriller against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv to reach its first Final Four since 2012.

Fenerbahce was sixth at the end of the regular season and then upset AS Monaco in the playoffs. This will be Fenerbahce’s first Final Four since 2019. Their only previous postseason meetings came when Fenerbahce swept the Greens in the 2017 playoffs en route to the club’s only EuroLeague crown. In the teams’ two games this season, each won at home by a double-digit margin.

Of note, Panathinaikos’s head coach Ergin Ataman is also the head coach of the Turkish national team. Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius, point guard [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) and center [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) are all former Panathinaikos players.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">FINAL FOUR <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MOOD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MOOD</a>! 🎉<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/7vrKbB3vsr">pic.twitter.com/7vrKbB3vsr</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1788302709466038327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Real Madrid vs. Olympiacos Piraeus (May 24, 21:00 CEST)](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/real-madrid-olympiacos-piraeus/E2023/330/)

The second semifinal is a rematch of last season’s championship game, which came down to the final shot before Real Madrid triumphed. Los Blancos finished atop the regular season standings and swept Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the playoffs. Olympiacos was placed fifth at the end of the regular season and then overcame a 2-1 deficit to take down FC Barcelona in a grueling playoff duel. Both teams are making their third straight Final Four appearances. 

The protagonists in the first Euroleague Basketball game of the modern era, on October 16, 2000, Real Madrid and Olympiacos have a rich history together. In addition to last season’s final, Real bested Olympiacos in the 1995 championship game in Zaragoza, Spain; the Reds triumphed in the 2013 title game in London and two years later in Madrid, the locals celebrated at Olympiacos’s expense. They’ve also met in the 1996, 2009 and 2014 playoffs.  

On the floor, this game is the ultimate clash of styles and tempo. Real Madrid led the league this season in scoring, rebounds, assists and PIR. Olympiacos boasted the top-ranked defense both in terms of points and PIR allowed. It should be a treat!

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="el" dir="ltr">Είναι τρελός ο πιλότος! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreOlympiacos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreOlympiacos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TogetherWeFight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TogetherWeFight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OlympiacosBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OlympiacosBC</a> <a href="https://t.co/GsNvTYQnNs">pic.twitter.com/GsNvTYQnNs</a></p>&mdash; Olympiacos B.C. (@Olympiacos_BC) <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC/status/1788363649704218704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

FINAL FOUR NEWS

Real Madrid v Olympiacos Piraeus (2024-05-24T19:00:00.000Z)

Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-05-24T16:00:00.000Z)

World-famous "El Mismo Sol" singer headlines a special night at Krartwerk Berlin.

Tickets on sale now for Alvaro Soler and Mr. BAGS at the FanZone!

The FanZone at the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four will be the place to be, especially on the night of Saturday, May 25 when sports and music lovers will be able to catch world-famous singer Alvaro Soler and cover artist Mr. BAGS at Kraftwerk Berlin, a popular exhibition hall in the district of Mitte. [Tickets are on sale now](https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6639e11eac2ac16275181540), so don’t miss out!

Soler is a Spanish-German singer who specializes in Latin pop music. His songs have generated more than five billion streams across audio and video streams, while he has won over 150 gold and platinum awards. The release of his song [“El Mismo Sol”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHwNreDp3A) in 2015 saw him rise to prominence, but his collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, who has over 80 million record sales, for a Spanish-English version of [“El Mismo Sol”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNHwNreDp3A) allowed Soler to become a household name.

Still with over six million monthly listeners, and having released three albums to date (“Eterno Agosto” in 2015, “Mar de Colores” in 2018, and “Magia” in 2021), Soler is also very popular in Germany. Since 2021 he has been a judge on the German talent show “The Voice Kids”, and he has appeared in the fifth (2021) and ninth (2023) seasons of the German edition of “The Masked Singer”. His collaboration with Morat, a famous Colombian pop rock group, for the song [“Yo Contigo, Tu Conmigo”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SC0Ze4ta9o) appeared in the 2017 film “Despicable Me 3”. Soler was also the voice of the character Camilo Madrigal in the Italian and German dubbed versions of the 2021 film “Encanto”.

Also performing at the FanZone on the Saturday night is Mr. BAGS, an Italian cover band. Led by the singer Serena Bagozzi ([BAGS](https://www.instagram.com/serena_bagozzi/)), a vocalist for some of the biggest artists in Italy, she is joined by Daniele Lulli (guitar), Michele De Carlantonio (bass) and Massimiliano Chiapperi (drums). Bagozzi has been a [vocalist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35AdXK4_97A) for Claudio Baglioni for almost 15 years and Miguel Bose. She has recorded for Ennio Morricone, too.

If you don’t want to miss out on any of the fun, make sure to [get your tickets now](https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/6639e11eac2ac16275181540) via Euroleague Basketball’s webshop and on [Eventim.de](http://Eventim.de). Space is limited to 1,600 spectators.  Early Bird tickets are priced at €70, but when they are bought up, the General Entrance tickets left will be €80, so don’t hesitate. Book now!

World-famous "El Mismo Sol" singer headlines a special night at Kraftwerk Berlin.

Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul is the third team to make it to the 2024 EuroLeague Final Four, joining Real Madrid Baloncesto and Panathinaikos BC.

Fenerbahçe returns to the Final Four after five-year absence

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is the third team to make it to the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, joining Real Madrid and Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens. Saras Jasikevicius’s squad finished with a 20-14 regular-season record, good for sixth position, and then knocked out third-placed AS Monaco in the playoffs by winning 3-2. In doing so, the Turkish side has become the first-ever team to win a Game 5 as the road team. Having last made it to the Final Four in 2019, Fenerbahce will play the semifinals in Berlin, Germany, against Panathinaikos on May 24.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">EUROLEAGUE&#39;DE FINAL FOUR&#39;DAYIZ! 💛💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/YGfpBpEd1X">pic.twitter.com/YGfpBpEd1X</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1788289955850072437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Journey to the 2024 Final Four

Fenerbahce, which started the season with Dimitris Itoudis as head coach, went 5-1 through the first six games of the 2023-24 EuroLeague season. One of the keys to that strong start was its home form, winning four games at Ulker Sports and Events Hall in that stretch. The problem is that Fenerbahce could not carry those level of performances on the road, losing four straight games – all on the road – between Rounds 7 and 10. Yet, back in Istanbul in Round 11, Fenerbahce became the first team in the EuroLeague to defeat Real Madrid this season, winning 100-99 in an overtime classic.

After sweeping aside Maccabi, 70-99, Real continues its own double-round week by travelling to a Fenerbahce team that has won all four games at home so far this season. Expect a physical affair featuring the top three shot blockers, which are Walter Tavares, Vincent Poirier and Georgios Papagiannis.

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-Real Madrid | Round 11 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague

Two more road losses would follow, however, making it six straight defeats away from home. Fenerbahce was a perfect 5-0 at home but 1-7 on its travels as it continued to show Jekyll and Hyde-type performances. The club decided to part ways with Coach Itoudis and in came Coach Jasikevicius, who won two home games – improving Fenerbahce to 7-0 at Ulker Sports and Events Hall – before emerging victorious twice on the road in the final double-round week of 2023. Fenerbahce was starting to show some consistency at last.

A first home defeat arrived in the first game of 2024, but Fenerbahce immediately responded with three home wins. While Fenerbahce would keep winning it home, its road problems from earlier in the season returned as the Turkish outfit went 1-3 away from Istanbul in January and February. Nevertheless, Jasikevicius’s men showed what they can do on any given night by going to WiZink Center and handing first-placed Real Madrid just its second home defeat of the campaign. One week later, there was a home win against FC Barcelona in Round 30 that allowed Fenerbahce to dream of home-court advantage in the playoffs, but a 1-3 end to the regular season saw the team slip to sixth position.

Once the playoffs got underway, Fenerbahce stunned Monaco by winning at Salle Gaston Medecin 91-95 in overtime in Game 1. Forward [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) ended up being the named Game 1 MVP after leading Fenerbahce with 19 points and 7 rebounds. [Tyler Dorsey](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyler-dorsey/009849/), [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) and [Nate Sestina](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nathan-sestina/011980/) all came up big in the victory, too. Monaco managed to even the series in Game 2, triumphing 93-88, but Fenerbahce quickly seized the advantage again back in Istanbul by securing an 89-78 win in Game 3, with Calathes, [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/), [Marko Guduric](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/) and [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/scottie-wilbekin/006661/) all impressing. There was a 62-65 loss in Game 4 on its home floor, but Fenerbahce went to Monaco and beat the Monegasques 79-80 in overtime in Game 5 on the back of strong performances by Calathes, Biberovic and Calathes.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Berlin yolcusu kalmasın! 😎💛💙<br><br>🔜 Berlin<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YellowLegacy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YellowLegacy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EuroLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EuroLeague</a> <a href="https://t.co/WB5Wx7Mp7L">pic.twitter.com/WB5Wx7Mp7L</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1788291464151076906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### Fenerbahce's Final Four history

The 2017 EuroLeague champion first reached the Final Four in 2015 and played in five consecutive Final Fours between 2015 and 2019. Fenerbahce has gone 3-2 in semifinals, reaching the championship game in 2016, 2017 and 2018. This will be the second time that Fenerbahce has taken part at the Final Four in Berlin, as the 2016 edition saw the Turkish club defeat Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 88-77 in overtime in the semifinals before falling 96-101 in overtime to CSKA Moscow in the championship game.

Fenerbahce made up for its championship game heartbreak in 2016 by returning to the title game one year later, and this time it came out on top after beating Olympiacos Piraeus 80-64. In 2018, Fenerbahce would make it to the championship game for the third year in a row, but on that occasion it lost to the Luka Doncic-led Real Madrid, 85-80.

Lookback: 2017 Championship Game, Fenerbahce-Olympiacos

### Final Four experience

Coach Jasikevicius, a four-time EuroLeague champion as a player, is heading to his fourth straight Final Four appearance as a head coach, having gone to three in a row with Barcelona between 2021 and 2023. He also took Zalgiris Kaunas to the Final Four in 2018. The Lithuanian tactician has reached one championship game, losing with Barcelona to Anadolu Efes Istanbul in 2021.

On the playing roster, Nick Calathes became a EuroLeague champion in 2011, [Sertac Sanli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sertac-sanli/002968/) did so in 2021, and [Melih Mahmutoglu ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/melih-mahmutoglu/002969/)is the only remaining member from Fenerbahce’s 2017 triumph. Calathes has reached the Final Four on four occasions and Sanli has played at the Final Four three times, while Tyler Dorsey, Nigel Hayes-Davis and Tarik Biberovic have both made it one time apiece. No one else on the roster has played at the Final Four.

The Turkish side defeated Monaco 3-2 in the playoffs

Fenerbahce back at the Final Four after five-year absence

AS Monaco v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2024-05-08T17:00:00.000Z)

The non-stop fun of collecting original, eye-catching trading cards depicting the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s finest players, past and present, is here at last! Panini, the global leader in trading cards and collectibles, is launching its first-ever series of products featuring EuroLeague stars and legends. 

Panini Opens a New World of Electrifying EuroLeague Trading Cards

The non-stop fun of collecting original, eye-catching trading cards depicting the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague’s finest players, past and present, is here at last! [Panini](https://www.paniniamerica.net/panini-instant.html), the global leader in trading cards and collectibles, is launching its first-ever series of products featuring EuroLeague stars and legends.

The fun starts with Panini's famous [Donruss](https://www.paniniamerica.net/2023-24-panini-donruss-turkish-airlines-euroleague-trading-card-box-hobby.html) brand making its EuroLeague debut! The release begins with a [Supernova collection](https://www.paniniamerica.net/pi-supernova-elinstant-base.html) consisting of 18 iconic current and former EuroLeague player cards in Instant format, available globally on Panini's official website.

Among the fan favorites you will see in the Supernova collection are Marco Belinelli, Lorenzo Brown, Luka Doncic, Keenan Evans, Pau Gasol, Markus Howard, Mike James, Shane Larkin, Sergio Llull, Vasilije Micic, Nikola Mirotic, Kevin Punter, Ricky Rubio, Luis Scola, Shavon Shields, Sasha Vezenkov, Kemba Walker and Victor Wembanyama.

Current EuroLeague players are the vanguard of a 155-card base set while former stars are included in a 35-card pantheon of EuroLeague Legends!

On the retail side, part of the fun of collecting is finding the hidden gems. In that light, cards depicting players or imagery from previous EuroLeague seasons are included randomly in packs. At the same time, fans can search for retail-exclusive parallels like Yellow Flood and Neon Green Flood. The retail-exclusive cards are available in packs of five cards, in boxes of 48 packs and in cases of six boxes.

When it comes to hobby-exclusive versions, there's even more variety to keep even the most demanding collector entertained, starting with laser and hologram laser versions of players from the All-EuroLeague Team and five Rated Prospects cards. There are also Opti-Chrome sets to collect, not to mention super short-print inserts like Downtown and Night Moves. In fact, when it comes to inserts, there is much more, including Net Marvels, Retro Series, Reigning 3s, Crunch Time, Highlights, League Leaders and Club Edition!

And let's not forget the Signature Series, including Retro Series Signatures, Dominators Signatures and Dual Signatures! The hobby-exclusive cards will be available in packs of 10 cards, in boxes of 18 packs and in cases of 18 boxes.

E[uroleague Basketball and Panini America's multi-year landmark partnership ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/news/euroleague-basketball-panini-america-sign-multi-year-trading-card-partnership/)makes Panini the official trading card partner of the EuroLeague and brings basketball fans an unparalleled collectible experience. The new and exclusive Turkish Airlines EuroLeague card collection offers fans a chance to connect with their favorite athletes in a whole new way. The first EuroLeague trading cards will launch via Panini's real-time Panini Instant product, which celebrates key EuroLeague performances as they happen.

The collection boasts stunning card designs showcasing the best EuroLeague players, their skills, athleticism and passion for the game. While the initiative blasts off with Donruss EuroLeague, rest assured that both Prizm EuroLeague and Crown Royale EuroLeague collections are waiting in the wings, too.

All collections feature a wide range of limited-edition cards, making each card a unique and valuable item for collectors. Whether a fan or a collector, get in on the ground floor of [Panini's new and exciting Turkish Airlines EuroLeague collections](https://www.paniniamerica.net/2023-24-panini-donruss-turkish-airlines-euroleague-trading-card-box-hobby.html)!

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is back at the Final Four and so is guard Marko Guduric. In his second stint and sixth season with the team, the 29-year old Guduric is getting ready for a trip to Berlin which will be his third Final Four, but first since 2019.

Marko Guduric: 'Winning the EuroLeague with Fener would be a dream come true'

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is back at the Final Four and so is guard [Marko Guduri](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/marko-guduric/004004/)c. In his second stint and sixth season with the team, the 29-year old Guduric is getting ready for a trip to Berlin which will be his third Final Four, but first since 2019.

"It's been five years and for Fenerbahce that's a lot", Guduric says to [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net)'s Igor Petrinovic. "It's a great feeling. And I am really proud of the team and of myself."

To get to the German capital with the right to compete for EuroLeague glory, Fenerbahce needed to make history and become the first team to win a deciding Game 5 on the road. And it did so in overtime against AS Monaco.

Fenerbahce had to show great character, especially since it previously squandered an opportunity to clinch the series in Game 4 at home. But the team found a way to bounce back and show the traits that it wants to have on display in Berlin.

"The biggest strength of this team is just -  team", Guduric explains. "We don't rely on one guy or two guys. It's about team, sharing the ball, it's about playing the right way and following the rules, which is really important."

For Guduric, the story around this Final Four is different than the previous two occasions when he made the trips, in 2018 and 2019. Both of those years Fenerbahce had the status of a favorite and its Final Four appearances were expected, to say the least.

But since then, Fenerbahce went through four coaching changes in the last four years and Guduric has seen every one of those. The journey proved just how hard it is to make the Final Four, let alone win the title, even for a powerhouse such as Fenerbahce.

"It is really hard to get there. These past four seasons made me realize it even more. It is unbelievably hard", Guduric says about reaching the Final Four. "\[Winning it\] with Fener, since I came here, this has been the dream. That's the only thing that is on my mind. Winning the EuroLeague with Fener would be a dream come true."

The 29-year-old sat down with Euroleague.net's Igor Petrinovic at the club's Final Four media day

The last time Berlin hosted a Final Four, in 2016, it was historic for several reasons, but then went on to also be packed with basketball thrill and drama that created lifetime of memories.

Memories of 2016 Final Four in Berlin

### A championship game to remember

It was a dream championship game with the season's two best teams and two coaches and best of friends, Zeljko Obradovic in his third season on Fenerbahce Istanbul's bench, and Dimitris Itoudis in his second year as the head coach of CSKA Moscow. A ticket for the championship game was like gold with thousands of Fenerbahce fans in front of what is now called Uber Arena, willing to do whatever it took just to get that most valuable piece of paper.

Inside the arena, however, it was a little gloom and plenty of doom for Fenerbahce since CSKA, led by Milos Teodosic and Nando De Colo, played a near-perfect first half of basketball. It was a basketball clinic and at halftime, Teodosic had 10 points and 3 assists and De Colo 7 points and 5 assists to put CSKA up 50-30.

Fenerbahce rallied after the break, melting away the deficit and finally catching up in the final 5 minutes of the fourth quarter. Coach Obradovic's men eventually went ahead  83-81 with 21 seconds to go. But CSKA's legendary team captain Victor Khryapa scored a last-second put-back, probably the biggest basket of his career, maybe even in CSKA history, to force overtime, where CSKA prevailed 91-86.

### History, ended dreams and emotions

After the final buzzer sounded at the end of the extra 5 minutes, one of the most emotional celebrations ever witnessed on a EuroLeague Final Four floor could be seen.

"They have been brewing and waiting for this a long time", one EuroLeague Basketball Legend whispered courtside, watching the entire CSKA team, staff and management crying tears of joy, as the club won its seventh title.

The entire occasion of the Final Four was also very special for Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, as the Russian club reached its maiden Final Four. But Lokomotiv did not just come to enjoy the experience. Led on the floor by players who later became big stars such as Malcolm Delaney, Chris Singleton and Ryan Broekhoff, and coached by Georgios Bartzokas, they were there there to do damage. Lokomotiv's dream season did end in the semis, in a historic first-ever all-Russian semifinal against CSKA, which won 88-81.

Not to forget, in the other semifinal, Fenerbahce got past Baskonia 88-77, but only after overtime and a big fourth quarter rally fueled by Jan Vesely and capped by Kostas Sloukas. Both of Fenerbahce's Final Four games went to overtime and its dream of winning a first EuroLeague championship had to wait another year.

### De Colo's award collection and reveal nearly ruined

Nando De Colo was voted as the 2016 Final Four MVP, adding that accolade after already winning that season's top scorer as well as being chosen the 2015-16 EuroLeague MVP, thus becoming the first player to win all three awards in the same season. Like every other year, the name of the MVP was revealed at the award ceremony, but the surprise was nearly ruined. During the award ceremony rehearsal, the emcee read De Colo's name as the MVP winner.

Luckily, it was early enough in the morning not to cause any confusion. Especially because it turned out that he did not actually know winners' name, either. Between the All-EuroLeague members who were supposed to be present for the event a couple of hours later – Teodosic, Delaney, De Colo, Vesely and Ioannis Bourousis - he simply practiced his announcement with De Colo's name. He ended up being correct!

### FanZone set the tone – and a record

In the build-up to the game, the Alexanderplatz, one of the city's biggest squares, played a big role in setting the tone as the home of the FanZone. The weather did not always play along that week, but it did not stop the FanZone from being as vibrant as ever and setting a record at the time with more than 1 million people checking it out over three days.

The Alexanderplatz was also where it quickly became evident that Baskonia fans would have an important say in creating the atmosphere and setting the jubilant mood. Back at the Final Four for the first time in eight years, they came representing their team in big numbers. Then, of course, there were the Fenerbahce fans, backing their team in huge numbers in part thanks to the huge Turkish community in Germany. It allowed Fenerbahce feel like it was playing on its home floor.

The last time Berlin hosted a Final Four was in 2016 and it was historic for several reasons. And it was also packed with basketball thrills and drama that created a lifetime of memories.

The 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season was full of high-flying dunks and show-stopping blocks, all of them with plenty of hangtime. When fans were given the opportunity to choose which player flew highest for the Turkish Airlines Flight Time Contest, they overwhelmingly chose Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens!



Mathias Lessort of Panathinaikos wins the Turkish Airlines Flight Time Contest

The 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season was full of high-flying dunks and show-stopping blocks, all of them with plenty of hangtime. When fans were given the opportunity to choose which player flew highest for the Turkish Airlines Flight Time Contest, they overwhelmingly chose [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) of Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens!

During the Greens' Regular Season Round 10 showdown against Real Madrid, Lessort played a pick-and-roll situation with Luca Vildoza in the high post. Real center Vincent Poirier hedged on the ball handler on defense, while Lessort started to roll to the basket. When he saw he had a clear advantage, Lessort picked up a bounce pass from Vildoza and soared to dunk over Poirier, who was too late in recovering, to bring the Greens' fans at OAKA Altion to their feet. It was one of the dunks of the season against a top-class shot blocker with plenty of hangtime.

Second in the fan voting was Gabriele Procida of ALBA Berlin, whose entry was an outstanding 360-degree dunk against LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne. Poirier came in third place with a huge alley-oop dunk in traffic against Maccabi Playtike Tel Aviv.

Lessort, 28, is the second Turkish Airlines Flight Time Contest winner. Alen Smailagic of Partizan was the inaugural winner last season. Earlier this month, Lessort was also chosen to the All-EuroLeague First Team for the second consecutive season. 

Did you know? Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

- Panathinaikos can win its seventh EuroLeague championship. The Greens previously won the competition in 1996, 2000, [2002](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2002/), [2007](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2007/), [2009](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2009/) and [2011](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2011/). Real Madrid leads the all-time list with 11 continental crowns. CSKA Moscow ranks second with eight titles.
- Panathinaikos is back in the Final Four for the first time since 2012. This is Panathinaikos's 11th EuroLeague Final Four appearance. The Greens also made it to the 2001 SuproLeague Final Four.
- [Ergin Ataman](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-aktor-athens/pan/ataman-ergin/?season=E2023) has won four different continental trophies. He won the Saporta Cup with Montepaschi Siena in 2002, the EuroChallenge with Besiktas Istanbul in 2012, the EuroCup with Galatasaray Istanbul in [2016](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2015-16/galatasaray-odeabank-istanbul-strasbourg/U2015/306/) and the EuroLeague with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in [2021 ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2021/)and [2022](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2022/). He is one of three coaches to have won four different European competitions: Dusan Ivkovic (EuroLeague, EuroCup, Saporta, Korac) and Aito Garcia Reneses (EuroCup, Saporta, Korac, EuroChallenge).
- Coach Ataman is one of four coaches to win European competitions with four different teams. He won titles with Siena, Besiktas, Galatasaray and Efes. [Zeljko Obradovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/obradovic-zeljko/?season=E2023) has won European trophies with six different teams: Partizan Belgrade, Joventut Badalona, Benetton Treviso, Real Madrid, Panathinaikos and Fenerbahce. Ivkovic (Partizan, AEK Athens, Olympiacos Piraeus, Dynamo Moscow) and Bozidar Maljkovic (Split, Limoges, Panathinaikos, Unicaja Malaga) have each won with four teams.

- Coach Ataman has made it to the Final Four with three different teams: Siena, Efes and now Panathinaikos. Obradovic, Maljkovic, Ivkovic, [Ettore Messina](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/messina-ettore/) and Ioannis Ioannidis did in the past, and [Sarunas Jasikevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/jasikevicius-saras/?season=E2023) (Zalgiris, Barcelona, Fenerbahce) joined the list this season.
- [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) has the chance to win his fourth EuroLeague championship. Sloukas won titles with Olympiacos in [2012 ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2012/)and [2013 ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2013/)and lifted the trophy again with Fenerbahce in [2017](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2017/).
- Sloukas is 7-2 in the EuroLeague Semifinals. Sloukas registered six consecutive wins (Olympiacos [2012](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2011-12/olympiacos-piraeus-fc-barcelona-regal/E2011/186/#boxscore), [2013](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2012-13/cska-moscow-olympiacos-piraeus/E2012/250/#boxscore), [2015](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2014-15/cska-moscow-olympiacos-piraeus/E2014/249/#boxscore); Fenerbahce [2016](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2015-16/fenerbahce-ulker-laboral-kutxa-vitoria-gasteiz/E2015/247/#boxscore), [2017](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2016-17/fenerbahce-ulker-real-madrid/E2016/260/#boxscore), [2018](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2017-18/fenerbahce-dogus-istanbul-zalgiris-kaunas/E2017/258/#boxscore)), lost against Anadolu Efes with Fenerbahce in [2019 ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2018-19/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2018/257/#boxscore)and with Olympiacos in [2022](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2021-22/olympiacos-piraeus-anadolu-efes-istanbul/E2021/328/#boxscore), and won again with the Reds in [2023](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2022-23/olympiacos-piraeus-as-monaco/E2022/327/#boxscore).
- Sloukas can join a list of four-time winners with different teams. Dino Meneghin (five titles with Varese, two with Milan) leads the list. Fausto Bargna (two with Cantu, two with Milan), [Kyle Hines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kyle-hines/002812/) (two with Olympiacos, two with CSKA) and [Sarunas Jasikevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/saras-jasikevicius/adg/) (one with Barcelona, two with Maccabi, one with Panathinaikos) complete the list.
- Sloukas can join Jasikevicius as the only players to lift the EuroLeague trophy with three different teams.
- Sloukas will compete at his 10th Final Four. He is tied with [Sergio Llull](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-llull/tgb/) for second place for the most Final Four appearances list. [Victor Khryapa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/victor-khryapa/bcq/) leads with 12 Final Fours.
- If he makes it to the championship game, Sloukas will pass [Matjaz Smodis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/matjaz-smodis/alc/) for the most finals appearances this century. Smodis played in seven EuroLeague finals: two with Virtus Bologna (2001, 2002) one with Fortitudo Bologna (2004) and four with CSKA (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). Sloukas is seeking his eighth championship game.
- Sloukas is the second player ever to be chosen to All-EuroLeague teams with three different clubs. Sloukas made it to the All-EuroLeague teams with Fenerbahce, Olympiacos and now Panathinaikos. The late [Alphonso Ford](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alphonso-ford/acf/) previously reached the All-EuroLeague teams with Peristeri Athens, Olympiacos and Montepaschi Siena.
- [Luca Vildoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/luca-vildoza/007947/) can join a list of six Argentineans who have won the EuroLeague. The list also features [Hugo Sconochini](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/hugo-sconochini/alb/) (Virtus 1998, 2001), [Manu Ginobili](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/emanuel-ginobili/akx/) (Virtus 2001), [Pepe Sanchez ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/pepe-sanchez/azu/)(Panathinaikos 2002) and [Andres Nocioni](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andres-nocioni/apr/) (Real 2015), as well as two players present at this year's Final Four, [Facu Campazzo ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/)(Real 2015, 2018) and [Gabriel Deck](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriel-deck/009005/) ([Real 2023](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2023/)).
- [Olek Balcerowski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksander-balcerowski/007553/) and [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) can join a list of players to have won both the EuroLeague and EuroCup. Balcerowski won the EuroCup with Gran Canaria last season and Lessort lifted the trophy with AS Monaco in 2021. The list features 20 names, and three of those players will be in this year's Final Four: [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/) (Real Madrid 2015, 2018, [2023](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2023/); Joventut Badalona 2008), [Alberto Abalde](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alberto-abalde/003733/) ([Real Madrid 2023](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2023/); Valencia Basket 2019) and [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) (Panathinaikos Athens [2011](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2011/); Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 2013).
- Balcerowski has a rare chance to win the EuroCup and the EuroLeague in consecutive seasons. He would be the first player to do it in that order. [Tyrese Rice](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrese-rice/003367/) went the opposite way, winning the EuroLeague with Maccabi Tel Aviv in [2014 ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/eb-final-four-2014/)and the EuroCup with Khimki Moscow Region in [2015](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/game-center/2014-15/khimki-moscow-region-herbalife-gran-canaria/U2014/306/#boxscore).

- [Jerian Grant](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jerian-grant/011204/) was the 2022-23 EuroCup MVP. He received the award while playing for Turk Telekom Ankara. There are three EuroCup MVPs who also became EuroLeague champions: Calathes, Rice and [Alexey Shved](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alexey-shved/kvz/). Grant will join this list if Panathinaikos wins.
- [Ioannis Papapetrou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ioannis-papapetrou/005161/) and Sloukas have joined a select group of players who reached the Final Four with both Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. They join [Dimitrios Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dimitrios-papanikolaou/profile/agz/), [Andreas Glyniadakis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/andreas-glyniadakis/profile/bvp/), [Ian Vougioukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ian-vougioukas/profile/tfx/), [Vassilis Spanoulis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/vassilis-spanoulis/juo/), [Lazaros Papadopoulos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/lazaros-papadopoulos/profile/app/), [Stratos Perperoglou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/stratos-perperoglou/profile/krh/), Zarko Paspalj, Alexander Volkov, [Johnny Rogers](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/johnny-rogers/profile/apk/) and [Giorgi Shermadini](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/giorgi-shermadini/profile/001386/).
- [Kostas Antetokounmpo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-antetokounmpo/011221/) can join a list of 11 players who have won the EuroLeague and NBA. Antetokounmpo won the 2019-20 NBA championship with Los Angeles Lakers. This list includes Bill Bradley, Toni Kukoc, Bob McAdoo and Manu Ginobili.
- [Juancho Hernangomez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juancho-hernangomez/012712/) can join a list of players who have won the Basketball World Cup, EuroBasket and EuroLeague. Hernangomez won the World Cup in 2019 and lifted the EuroBasket trophy in 2022. The list of 26 players to win all three includes all-time greats such as [Arvydas Sabonis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/arvydas-sabonis/ayo/), [Juan Carlos Navarro](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/juan-carlos-navarro/adi/), Drazen Petrovic and Toni Kukoc, as well as three current Real Madrid players: Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Llull and [Sergio Rodriguez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-rodriguez/cvm/).
- Hernangomez can become the second Spanish-born player to win the EuroLeague with a foreign team. [Sergio Rodriguez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-rodriguez/cvm/) previously won the 2019 EuroLeague championship with CSKA Moscow.
- [Marius Grigonis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/marius-grigonis/002328/) leads all Final Four players in career free throw shooting. He ranks seventh [all-time at 90.5%](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=200&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=freeThrowsPercent), having made 334 of 369 free throw attempts.

Final Four Team facts

The Greens are returning to the Final Four after a 12-year hiatus. Here are some facts about Panathinaikos and its roster

Final Four team facts: Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens

Did you know? - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

- [Fenerbahce](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/roster/ulk/?season=2023-24) will compete at the Final Four for the sixth time in club history. It reached five consecutive Final Fours from 2015 to 2019! Only CSKA Moscow has ever had a longer Final Four streak than Fenerbahce's.
- [Sarunas Jasikevicius](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/jasikevicius-saras/?season=E2023) has a chance to become the fourth person to win the EuroLeague as a player and coach. Jasikevicius won four EuroLeague championships as a player. Armenak Alachachan, Lolo Sainz and [Svetislav Pesic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fc-barcelona/bar/pesic-svetislav/?season=E2002) are the only three members of this exclusive club.
- Coach Jasikevicius is still the only player to win the EuroLeague with three different teams. Jasikevicius lifted the trophy with FC Barcelona in 2003, Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2004 and 2005, and Panathinaikos Athens in 2009. [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) can join him if Panathinaikos wins.
- Coach Jasikevicius has made it to the Final Four as a head coach with three different teams: Zalgiris Kaunas, Barcelona and now Fenerbahce. [Zeljko Obradovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/partizan-mozzart-bet-belgrade/par/obradovic-zeljko/?season=E2023), [Bozidar Maljkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/tau-ceramica-vitoria-gasteiz/bas/maljkovic-bozidar/?season=E2006), [Dusan Ivkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/ivkovic-dusan/?season=E2011), [Ettore Messina](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/ea7-emporio-armani-milan/mil/messina-ettore/?season=E2023) and Ioannis Ioannidis did so in the past and Ergin Ataman (Efes, Siena, Panathinaikos) joined the list this season.
- Coach Jasikevicius has made it to his fourth consecutive Final Four. Only three other coaches in EuroLeague history achieved that: Obradovic, Messina and [Dimitris Itoudis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/itoudis-dimitris/?season=E2022).

- Fenerbahce won the EuroLeague in 2017. It became the first Turkish team to lift the trophy. [Melih Mahmutoglu](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/melih-mahmutoglu/002969/) is the only current Fenerbahce player who was with that winning squad.
- Mahmutoglu has advanced to his sixth Final Four with Fenerbahce. Mahmutoglu leads all Turkish players in Final Four appearances.
- [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) is one of 20 players to win the EuroLeague and the EuroCup. He won the EuroLeague with Panathinaikos in 2011 and the EuroCup with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in 2013. [Alberto Abalde](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alberto-abalde/003733/) (Real Madrid 2023; Valencia Basket 2019) was the last player to join this club. [Scottie Wilbekin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/scottie-wilbekin/006661/) is one of three players who can join this club in 2024, along with [Olek Balcerowski](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/aleksander-balcerowski/007553/) and [Mathias Lessort](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mathias-lessort/003842/) of Panathinaikos. Wilbekin won the 2017-18 EuroCup with Darussafaka Istanbul.
- Wilbekin is a former EuroCup MVP. He earned full season MVP and Finals MVP honors in 2018. Only three EuroCup MVPs are also EuroLeague champions: Calathes, [Tyrese Rice ](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tyrese-rice/003367/)and [Alexey Shved](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alexey-shved/kvz/).
- Calathes can join the group of Greek players to win the EuroLeague with a foreign club. That list includes [Nestoras Kommatos](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nestoras-kommatos/jgk/) (Maccabi 2005), [Theo Papaloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/theodoros-papaloukas/atw/) (CSKA 2006, 2008), [Nikos Zisis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikos-zisis/abn/) (CSKA 2008), [Ioannis Bourousis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ioannis-bourousis/aqu/) (Real 2015) and Sloukas (Fenerbahce 2017).
- Calathes leads the EuroLeague’s [all-time assists](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=assistances) table with 2,077. He is also the only player in competition history with more than 1,000 career rebounds (1,319) and 1,000 career assists.
- Calathes is also the career leader in [steals](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals) (446) and [games started](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=gamesStarted) (309). He ranks 15th in [scoring](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score) (3,228 points) and sixth in [PIR](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=valuation) (4,221).
- Calathes holds the record for most assists at a single Final Four. He dished 22 assists at the 2022 Final Four for FC Barcelona.

- [Yam Madar](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/yam-madar/011052/) is one of three former EuroLeague Rising Stars at this Final Four. Madar was chosen as the 2022-33 EuroLeague Rising Star. He is joined by [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) of Olympiacos (2012-13) and [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/) of Real Madrid (2006-07).
- [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) set the EuroLeague’s single-game scoring record this season. He scored 50 points in a 103-68 home win against ALBA Berlin in Round 32.
- Hayes-Davis and Coach Jasikevicius have been together on three different teams: Zalgiris, Barcelona and Fenerbahce.
- [Tarik Biberovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/tarik-biberovic/006961/) leads the 2023-24 EuroLeague in three-point shooting. He has buried 43 of 79 attempts (54.4% 3FG). Tyler Dorsey ranks ninth (58 of 125, 46.4% 3FG).
- [Sertac Sanli](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sertac-sanli/002968/) has qualified for each of the last five Final Fours. He went to the Final Four with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in 2019 and 2021, FC Barcelona in 2022 and 2023, and is now back with Fenerbahce. Sanli won the EuroLeague with Efes in 2021.
- [Georgios Papagiannis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/georgios-papagiannis/005844/) ranks seventh all-time in [blocked shots](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=blocksFavour). He has 213 blocks in 189 games. [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) leads the list with 420 blocked shots.
- Fenerbahce now holds the record for [most three-point shots made](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=E2023&category=FieldGoalsMade3&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=perGame) in a EuroLeague season with 449 and counting. Efes had the previous record with 418 three-pointers in the 2020-21 season.
- Fenerbahce also set the all-time single-game record for most three-pointers by hitting 24 shots from downtown in a [118-88 victory](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2023-24/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul-valencia-basket/E2023/258/#boxscore) against Valencia Basket in Round 29.
- Fenerbahce is the only Final Four team that has beaten each of the other Final Four teams in the EuroLeague this season. It downed Real Madrid, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos at home.

FINAL FOUR TEAM FACTS

Fenerbahce is back to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four for the first time since 2019. Here are some of the Final Four facts about the team. 

Final Four team facts: Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

Did you know? - Real Madrid

- Real Madrid has the chance to win its 12th EuroLeague championship. It leads the all-time standings with 11 titles, but only three of them have come in the last 35 years. Real has won the competition in 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1995, 2015, 2018 and 2023.
- Real has a chance to win back-to-back EuroLeague titles for the first time since 1968. It won back-to-back titles twice before, in 1964-1965 and 1967-1968.
- Real is making its 13th Final Four appearance since the format was adopted in 1988. Real previously reached the Final Four in 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
- Real seeks its 21st EuroLeague Championship Game appearance. It leads the all-time list. Maccabi Tel Aviv has been to 14 EuroLeague and one SuproLeague title game. CSKA Moscow has reached the EuroLeague Championship Game 14 times.
- Real has the chance to lift its 18th continental trophy. In addition to its 11 EuroLeague championships, it has won four Saporta Cups, one Korac Cup and one ULEB Cup (now known as the BKT EuroCup).
- [Rudy Fernandez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/rudy-fernandez/bmt/) belongs to a select group of players to have won both the EuroLeague and the EuroCup. Fernandez won the EuroCup with DKV Joventut Badalona in 2008 and three EuroLeague crowns with Real (2015, 2018, 2023). The list includes two other Spanish players: Felipe Reyes and [Ricky Rubio](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/ricky-rubio/lfw/), and also features stars [Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/), [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) and Romain Sato.

- Fernandez, [Sergio Rodriguez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-rodriguez/cvm/) and [Sergio Llull](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-llull/tgb/) belong to a group of 26 players who have won the EuroLeague, EuroBasket and Basketball World Cup. Llull, Rodriguez and Fernandez are three of the six players on the list not hailing from the former Soviet Union or former Yugoslavia; Reyes, Rubio and Juan Carlos Navarro are the others. The list includes also all-time greats such as Arvydas Sabonis, Drazen Petrovic and Toni Kukoc.
- Fernandez headlines the short list of players to have won a World Cup, EuroBasket, EuroLeague and EuroCup. He is joined only by Dejan Tomasevic, Rubio and Reyes.
- Llull is at his 10th Final Four. He was previously there with Real in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. That ties him with Panathinaikos guard [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) who is also in his 10th Final Four. Victor Khryapa leads the list with 12 Final Four appearances. Llull is now the Spanish player with the most Final Four appearances.
- Fernandez and Rodriguez are each at their ninth Final Four. Fernandez already played the Final Four with Real in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. Rodriguez was with Real in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2023, with CSKA in 2018 and 2019, and with Milan in 2021.
- Llull and Rodriguez are the only former two EuroLeague MVPs present at the Final Four. Llull earned that honor in the 2016-17 season. Rodriguez was the 2013-14 EuroLeague MVP.
- Llull is the [fifth-best scorer in EuroLeague history](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score). He has amassed 3,936 points in 405 EuroLeague career games. Llull ranks sixth in assists (1,390).
- Fernandez ranks [third all-time in steals](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals). He has collected 364 in 347 games. Calathes leads the standings with 446 steals.
- [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) is the [all-time leader in blocks](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=blocksFavour). He has 420 blocked shots in 234 games.
- [Fabien Causeur](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/fabien-causeur/001392/) is the only French player to have reached the Final Four with two different foreign teams. Causeur made it to the Final Four with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in 2016 and with Real Madrid in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
- Fernandez, Rodriguez and Llull were all with the team in 2015, when Real won its first EuroLeague title in 20 years.
- [Llull is second on the Final Four's career scoring list, but first this century](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/key-stats-players/?size=25&misc=&category=Score&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated&phase=FF). Llull has 198 points. Nikos Galis leads the list with 231 points.
- [Rodriguez and Llull rank first and second in assists, respectively, in Final Four history](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/key-stats-players/?size=25&misc=&category=Assistances&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated&phase=FF). Rodriguez is the all-time leader with 70 assists. Llull is right behind with 67.
- Tavares is the only Final Four MVP award winner present at the Final Four. He was chosen as Final Four MVP last season.
- If he gets the award again, Tavares will be the fifth player to win back-to-back Final Four MVP awards, after Kukoc (1990, 1991), Dejan Bodiroga (2002, 2003), Vassilis Spanoulis (2012, 2013) and Vasilije Micic (2021, 2022).
- Rodriguez is the only Spanish-born player to win the EuroLeague with a non-Spanish team (CSKA, 2019). He is also the only Spanish player to win the EuroLeague with different teams.

- Rodriguez ranks [seventh in scoring](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=score) (3,753), [second in assists](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=assistances) (1,868), [third in three-point shots made](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoalsMade3) (606) and [ninth in PIR](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=valuation) (4,075) in EuroLeague history.
- [Fernandez ranks second in steals in Final Four history](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/key-stats-players/?size=25&misc=&category=Steals&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=accumulated&phase=FF). He has collected 23. J.R. Holden is first overall with 24 steals.
- Fernandez, Rodriguez and Llull can win their fourth EuroLeague title. Only 12 players have won four or more continental crowns since European competitions started in 1958. Dino Meneghin leads the list with seven championships.
- Tavares is the only player from Cape Verde to have won the EuroLeague.
- Tavares ranks [sixth all-time in two-point shooting percentage](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals2Percent) (67.6%, 878 of 1,298). [Donta Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/donta-hall/011196/) is the all-time leader (75.1% 2FG) followed by [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) of Olympiacos Piraeus (72.7%).
- [Alberto Abalde](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alberto-abalde/003733/) and [Eli Ndiaye](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/eli-ndiaye/009213/) are Adidas Next Generation Tournament MVPs who also won the EuroLeague title. Abalde was the ANGT MVP in 2013 with Joventut Badalona. Ndiaye was chosen as the 2022 ANGT MVP with Real. Both won the EuroLeague with Real in 2023. Luka Doncic is the only other player to get both – he was the ANGT MVP in 2015 and won the EuroLeague in 2018 with Real.
- [Gabriel Deck](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/gabriel-deck/009005/) and [Facu Campazzo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/facundo-campazzo/005928/) are two of just six Argentineans who have won the EuroLeague. The list also features Hugo Sconochini (Virtus 1998, 2001), Manu Ginobili (Virtus 2001), Pepe Sanchez (Panathinaikos 2002) and Andres Nocioni (Real 2015).

Los Blancos bring their own pedigree to the Final Four, both the club and its players. Here are some of the Final Four facts about Real Madrid.

Final Four team facts: Real Madrid

The Reds bring their own pedigree to the Final Four, both the club and its players. Here are some of the Final Four facts about Olympiacos.

 Final Four team facts: Olympiacos Piraeus 

- Olympiacos is at its 13th Final Four. Its last nine appearances have come over the last 15 years - 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Olympiacos has the chance to win its fourth EuroLeague championship.
- Olympiacos is one of four teams that have won back-to-back EuroLeague crowns in the Final Four era. Olympiacos won back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 2012 and 2013. KK Split (1989, 1990, 1991), Maccabi Tel Aviv (2004, 2005) and Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2022, 2023) are also on this exclusive list.
- Olympiacos is 9-3 in EuroLeague Semifinals. Only Maccabi (10-2) has a better semifinals record, with one of those wins coming in the 2001 SuproLeague Final Four.
- [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) won back-to-back EuroLeague championships with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013.
- Papanikolaou and [Nikola Milutinov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nikola-milutinov/003941/) played in the 2017 EuroLeague Championship Game. Three more players from that game are at the 2024 Final Four: Kostas Sloukas, Melih Mahmutoglu and Ioannis Papapetrou.
- Papanikolaou is one of three Rising Star Trophy winners at this Final Four. Papanikolaou was chosen as the 2012-13 EuroLeague Rising Star He is joined by Yam Madar of Fenerbahce (2022-23) and Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid (2006-07).

- [Nigel Williams-Goss](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nigel-williams-goss/007982/) has a rare chance to win consecutive EuroLeague championships with different teams. He won the EuroLeague with Real Madrid last season. Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos 2002, Barca 2003), Sarunas Jasikevicius (Barca 2003, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2004) and Ramunas Siskauskas (Panathinaikos Athens 2007, CSKA Moscow 2008) are the only players to date to do so.
- [Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) is one of two EuroLeague Best Defender Trophy winners present at the 2024 Final Four. Walter Tavares of Real Madrid is the other.
- Head coach [Georgios Bartzokas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/oly/bartzokas-georgios/?season=E2023) is at his fifth Final Four. He won the EuroLeague with Olympiacos Piraeus in 2013, took Lokomotiv Kuban to the 2016 Final Four, and has returned with the Reds in each of the last three seasons.
- Bartzokas is one of two Greek coaches to win the EuroLeague. He led Olympiacos to the 2013 crown. Dimitris Itoudis (CSKA 2015, 2018) is the other.
- Bartzokas is a three-time Aleksander Gomelskiy EuroLeague Coach of the Year award winner. He was chosen as the Coach of the Year in 2013, 2022, 2023, and is the only coach to win the award in consecutive seasons. Zeljko Obradovic also won the award three times: in 2007, 2011 and 2017.
- [Filip Petrusev](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/filip-petrusev/011194/) has a chance to win his second EuroLeague title. He previously lifted the trophy with Anadolu Efes Istanbul in 2022.
- [Papanikolaou ranks second all-time in games started](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=gamesStarted). He has started in 308 EuroLeague games. Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce is the all-time leader with 309 EuroLeague starts.
- [Papanikolaou ranks ninth all-time in steals](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals) at 303. Calathes leads the charts with 446 steals.
- [Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) won the EuroLeague with CSKA Moscow in 2019.
- [Peters ranks seventh all-time in three-point shooting accuracy](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals3Percent). He has made 229 of 510 three-pointers (44.9%). Only one player has a better percentage with at least 500 three-point shots taken: Petteri Koponen (247 of 535, 46.2% 3FG).

- [Peters ranks third in three-point shooting this season](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals3Percent). Peters made 51.2% of his three-point shots. Tarik Biberovic of Fenerbahce is first (54.4% 3FG).
- [Walkup ranks second in steals this season](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=steals). He has averaged 1.6 steals in 38 games, and only LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne playmaker Paris Lee (1.7 spg.) is ahead of him.
- [Moustapha Fall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moustapha-fall/008811/) ranks [second all-time in two-point shooting percentage](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&statisticMode=accumulated&seasonMode=All&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals2Percent). He has made 458 of 630 two-point shots (72.7%). Donta Hall of AS Monaco is first overall at 75.1%.
- [Fall leads the 2023-24 EuroLeague in two-point shooting percentage](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2023&statisticMode=perGame&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=fieldGoals2Percent). He has made 110 of 139 attempts inside the arc (79.1% 2FG).
- [Milutinov leads the competition in PIR per 40 minute](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/expanded/?size=25&viewType=traditional&seasonCode=E2023&statisticMode=perMinute&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&statistic=valuation)s. Milutinov has a PIR average of 32.1 per 40 minutes.
- [Olympiacos leads the 2023-24 EuroLeague in steals](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/stats/key-stats-teams/?size=1000&misc=&seasonCode=E2023&category=Steals&seasonMode=Single&sortDirection=descending&aggregate=perGame). The Reds have taken 7.1 swipes per game on average.
- Olympiacos has allowed the fewest points per game this season with 74.4. The Reds lead this statistical category for the second consecutive season: they allowed a league-low 75.2 points per night in the 2022-23 campaign.

Final Four team facts: Olympiacos Piraeus

After another unforgettable season, Mike James of AS Monaco has been chosen by fans, media, team captains and head coaches as the MVP of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The dynamic guard was the leader of a Monaco side that set a club record for wins as they reached the playoffs for the third straight season together and came within one win of the Final Four.

 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP: Mike James, AS Monaco 

After another unforgettable season, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/) of AS Monaco has been chosen by fans, media, team captains and head coaches as the MVP of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The dynamic guard was the leader of a Monaco side that set a club record for wins as they reached the playoffs for the third straight season together and came within one win of the Final Four.

James scored in double digits in all but one of his 39 games this season, ranking second in scoring at 17.9 points per game. He improved his three-point shooting from 27.3% last season to 37.2% in the 2023-24 campaign, while also averaging a career-high 4.1 rebounds per night, ranking seventh in assists (5.1 apg.) and third in PIR (19.4). Along the way, James became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer, adding even more light to his MVP season. James set the record in a home game against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade when he passed Vassilis Spanoulis.

He showed off his scoring arsenal all season long, whether draining his trademark step-back three-pointers or attacking the rim, from which he got to the foul line often. Accordingly, James was second in the league in fouls drawn (182), free throws made (149) and free throws attempted (193).

After another unforgettable season, Mike James of AS Monaco has been chosen by fans, media, team captains and head coaches as the MVP of the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. The dynamic guard was the leader of a Monaco side that set a club record for wins as they reached the playoffs for the third straight season together and came within one win of the Final Four. 

James scored in double digits in all but one of his 39 games this season, ranking second in scoring at 17.9 points per game. He improved his three-point shooting from 27.3% last season to 37.2% in the 2023-24 campaign, while also averaging a career-high 4.1 rebounds per night, ranking seventh in assists (5.1 apg.) and third in PIR (19.4). Along the way, James became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer, adding even more light to his MVP season. James set the record in a home game against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade when he passed Vassilis Spanoulis.

2023-24 EUROLEAGUE MVP | Mike JAMES | AS Monaco

James started the season with a bang, averaging 19.0 points and 5.6 assists in an early five-game winning streak that put Monaco in the top part of the standings. Between Rounds 10 and 18, James scored at least 20 points in seven games, reaching 28 points twice in road victories at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and FC Bayern Munich. He was at the heart of Monaco's 98-74 rout of top-ranked Real Madrid 98-74 with 15 points, 6 rebounds and a season-high 12 assists for a PIR of 32. James was naturally instrumental in his team's final regular season push, as Monaco won 12 of its last 13 regular season games to finish third in the standings with a 23-11 record before losing to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in a series with unprecedented drama: Fenerbahce won Game 5 in overtime.

James started his EuroLeague career with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, which he helped reach the Final Four in 2016. He went on to play for Panathinaikos Athens, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and CSKA Moscow before joining Monaco. James won the 2018-19 Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy with Milan. A four-time All-EuroLeague selection, James becomes the first American player to receive the MVP award since Anthony Parker claimed it in 2005 and 2006 for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The list of EuroLeague MVP winners starts with Parker, the only player to claim the award twice. Theo Papaloukas of CSKA was the 2006-07 MVP, followed by Ramunas Siskauskas also of CSKA (2007-08), Juan Carlos Navarro of FC Barcelona (2008-09), Milos Teodosic of Olympiacos Piraeus (2009-10), Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos (2010-11), Andrei Kirilenko of CSKA (2011-12), Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos (2012-13), Sergio Rodriguez of Real (2013-14), Nemanja Bjelica of Fenerbahce (2014-15), Nando De Colo of CSKA (2015-16), Sergio Llull of Real Madrid (2016-17), Luka Doncic of Real Madrid (2017-18), Jan Vesely of Fenerbahce (2018-19), Vasilije Micic of Anadolu Efes Istanbul (2020-21), Nikola Mirotic of Barcelona (2021-22) and last season's winner, Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos. 

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