2001 Euroleague Finals

Basketball tournament playoffs May 2015 Euroleague Finals 2001 Bologna, ItalyVitoria-Gasteiz, Spain PalaMalagutiFernando Buesa Arena 17 April 2001–10 May 2001 ITA Kinder Bologna (2nd title) ESP TAU Cerámica ARG 20px Manu Ginóbili Euroleague Final Four MVP 2000 EuroLeague 2001 SuproLeague →2002 Euroleague 2000–01 Euroleague The 2001 Euroleague Finals was the final playoffs for the title of the 2000–01 Euroleague. After five games, Kinder Bologna achieved its second title against TAU Cerámica. Argentine Manu Ginóbili was named MVP of the Finals. Results Game 1 #eeeeee 17 April 2001 20:30 Report Kinder Bologna ITA 65 ESP TAU Cerámica 78 14–18 16–28 19–19 16–13 Jarić 14 Andersen 8 Abbio, Ginóbili 2 Alexander 21 Alexander 19 four players 1 PalaMalaguti, Bologna 7,013 Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Mpotitsis (GRE) _blacksides _blacksides FFFFFF FFFFFF Kinder Bologna _red_halfshoulders 0000FF 0000FF TAU Cerámica Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 14 FRA Antoine Rigaudeau 4 3 0 SG 6 ARG Manu Ginóbili 8 2 2 SF 19 SCG Marko Jarić 14 4 0 PF 13 AUS David Andersen 12 8 1 PF 12 ITA Alessandro Frosini 11 7 1Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 7 ITA Alessandro Abbio (C) 10 1 2 SG 8 ITA Davide Bonora 2 2 1 C 9 SCG Nikola Jestratijević 0 1 0 PF 11 ITA Fabrizio Ambrassa DNP PF 18 SLO Matjaž Smodiš 4 0 0Head coach:ITA Ettore MessinaKinder Bologna TAU Cerámica0 1Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 6 USA Elmer Bennett 15 5 1 SG 7 FRA Laurent Foirest 20 7 0 SF 11 LTU Saulius Štombergas 5 4 1 PF 14 ARG Fabricio Oberto 0 3 0 C 13 USA Victor Alexander 21 19 1Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PF 4 ARG Luis Scola 6 5 0 SF 5 ESP Dani García DNP SF 9 ESP Sergi Vidal (C)DNP PF 10 LTU Mindaugas Timinskas 11 3 1Head coach:SCG Duško Ivanović Game 2 #eeeeee 19 April 2001 20:30 Report Kinder Bologna ITA 94 ESP TAU Cerámica 73 32–16 20–19 18–15 24–13 Rigaudeau 23 Griffith 8 Ginóbili 3 Alexander 17 Alexander, Oberto 8 Bennett, Oberto 1 PalaMalaguti, Bologna 7,046 Stokes (ENG), Nowicki (POL), Lovsin (SLO) _blacksides _blacksides FFFFFF FFFFFF Kinder Bologna _red_halfshoulders 0000FF 0000FF TAU Cerámica Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 14 FRA Antoine Rigaudeau 23 4 0 SG 6 ARG Manu Ginóbili 11 5 3 SF 19 SCG Marko Jarić 13 2 0 PF 12 ITA Alessandro Frosini 3 7 0 C 15 USA Rashard Griffith 9 8 1Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 7 ITA Alessandro Abbio (C) 14 6 2 SG 8 ITA Davide Bonora 2 1 1 C 9 SCG Nikola Jestratijević DNP PF 13 AUS David Andersen 14 6 0 PF 18 SLO Matjaž Smodiš 5 1 0Head coach:ITA Ettore MessinaKinder Bologna TAU Cerámica1 1Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 6 USA Elmer Bennett 10 0 0 SG 7 FRA Laurent Foirest 2 0 0 SF 11 LTU Saulius Štombergas 12 2 0 PF 14 ARG Fabricio Oberto 10 8 1 C 13 USA Victor Alexander 17 8 0Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PF 4 ARG Luis Scola 7 3 0 SF 5 ESP Dani García DNP SF 9 ESP Sergi Vidal (C) 5 0 0 PF 10 LTU Mindaugas Timinskas 10 2 0Head coach:SCG Duško Ivanović Game 3 #eeeeee 1 May 2001 20:30 Report ESP TAU Cerámica 60 ITA Kinder Bologna 80 16–14 14–23 17–19 13–24 Oberto 15 Oberto 13 Bennett 6 Ginóbili 27 Frosini, Jarić 7 four players 2 Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz 9,323 De Keyser (BEL), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Ankarali (TUR) _bluesides _bluesides FFFFFF FFFFFF TAU Cerámica _whitesides 000000 000000 Kinder Bologna Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 6 USA Elmer Bennett 9 2 6 SG 7 FRA Laurent Foirest 8 2 0 SF 11 LTU Saulius Štombergas 5 3 1 PF 14 ARG Fabricio Oberto 15 13 0 C 13 USA Victor Alexander 13 5 0Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PF 4 ARG Luis Scola 8 6 2 SF 5 ESP Dani García DNP SF 9 ESP Sergi Vidal (C) 0 0 0 PF 10 LTU Mindaugas Timinskas 2 2 0Head coach:SCG Duško IvanovićTAU Cerámica Kinder Bologna1 2Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 14 FRA Antoine Rigaudeau 15 0 2 SG 6 ARG Manu Ginóbili 27 4 1 SF 19 SCG Marko Jarić 7 7 2 PF 12 ITA Alessandro Frosini 1 7 2 C 15 USA Rashard Griffith 2 4 2Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 7 ITA Alessandro Abbio (C) 11 3 0 SG 8 ITA Davide Bonora 2 0 0 PF 11 ITA Fabrizio Ambrassa DNP PF 13 AUS David Andersen 2 1 0 PF 18 SLO Matjaž Smodiš 13 1 1Head coach:ITA Ettore Messina Game 4 #eeeeee 3 May 2001 20:30 Report ESP TAU Cerámica 96 ITA Kinder Bologna 79 24–17 19–14 26–23 27–25 Bennett 19 Oberto 9 Bennett 8 Griffith 18 Griffith 6 Rigaudeau 5 Fernando Buesa Arena, Vitoria-Gasteiz 9,323 Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Mpotistis (GRE) _bluesides _bluesides FFFFFF FFFFFF TAU Cerámica _whitesides 000000 000000 Kinder Bologna Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 6 USA Elmer Bennett 19 4 8 SG 7 FRA Laurent Foirest 10 1 0 SF 11 LTU Saulius Štombergas 8 1 2 PF 14 ARG Fabricio Oberto 8 9 2 C 13 USA Victor Alexander 18 2 0Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PF 4 ARG Luis Scola 13 2 1 SF 5 ESP Dani García 1 1 0 SF 9 ESP Sergi Vidal (C) 1 0 0 PF 10 LTU Mindaugas Timinskas 18 5 2Head coach:SCG Duško IvanovićTAU Cerámica Kinder Bologna2 2Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 14 FRA Antoine Rigaudeau 14 1 0 SG 6 ARG Manu Ginóbili 15 3 4 SF 19 SCG Marko Jarić 0 1 1 PF 12 ITA Alessandro Frosini 6 5 2 C 15 USA Rashard Griffith 18 6 1Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 7 ITA Alessandro Abbio (C) 15 2 1 SG 8 ITA Davide Bonora 0 0 0 PF 11 ITA Fabrizio Ambrassa 0 1 0 PF 13 AUS David Andersen 2 3 1 PF 18 SLO Matjaž Smodiš 9 5 0Head coach:ITA Ettore Messina Game 5 #ffffd0 10 May 2001 20:30 Report Kinder Bologna ITA 82 ESP TAU Cerámica 74 19–18 23–19 20–15 20–22 Rigaudeau 18 Griffith 10 Ginóbili 6 Bennett 24 Bennett 5 Bennett 5 PalaMalaguti, Bologna 8,278 Coelho (POR), Tsanidis (GRE), Stokes (ENG) _blacksides _blacksides FFFFFF FFFFFF Kinder Bologna _red_halfshoulders 0000FF 0000FF TAU Cerámica Starters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 14 FRA Antoine Rigaudeau 18 1 1 SG 6 ARG Manu Ginóbili 16 4 6 SF 19 SCG Marko Jarić 16 4 1 PF 12 ITA Alessandro Frosini 4 6 1 C 15 USA Rashard Griffith 14 10 0Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 7 ITA Alessandro Abbio (C) 4 1 0 SG 8 ITA Davide Bonora 1 2 0 C 11 ITA Fabrizio Ambrassa DNP PF 13 AUS David Andersen 4 2 0 PF 18 SLO Matjaž Smodiš 5 2 0Head coach:ITA Ettore MessinaKinder Bologna TAU Cerámica3 2 2000–01 Euroleague ChampionsITA 100px Kinder Bologna2nd continental titleStarters: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PG 6 USA Elmer Bennett 24 5 5 SG 7 FRA Laurent Foirest 6 4 1 SF 11 LTU Saulius Štombergas 3 2 0 PF 14 ARG Fabricio Oberto 15 4 0 C 13 USA Victor Alexander 8 3 0Reserves: P Points R Rebounds A Assists PF 4 ARG Luis Scola 7 4 1 SF 5 ESP Dani García 2 1 0 SF 9 ESP Sergi Vidal (C) 2 2 0 PF 10 LTU Mindaugas Timinskas 7 2 0Head coach:SCG Duško Ivanović Awards Euroleague Finals MVP Argentina Manu Ginóbili (ITA Kinder Bologna) Euroleague Finals Top Scorer (15.4 points per game): ARG Manu Ginóbili (ITA Kinder Bologna) USA Elmer Bennett (ESP TAU Cerámica) USA Victor Alexander (ESP TAU Cerámica) External links 2001 EuroLeague Finals at EuroLeague 2001 EuroLeague Finals at Linguasport 2000-01 Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Italy Category:International basketball competitions hosted by Spain Category:Basketball in Bologna Category:2000–01 in Italian basketball Category:2000–01 in Spanish basketball Finals