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EUROPEAN BASKETBALL AWARDS.
I found this article somewhat informative.
Some interesting names are included and some of the draft names we are
hearing today are left out. Yes, I know, p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l.
I know the format won't come out like it should but usually when I try to
clean it up before I push send it ends up being a waste of time. So, I'll
include a link at the bottom just in case it's unreadable.
EUROPEAN AWARDS
By <A HREF="mailto:josegr@hotmail.com";>Jose Manuel Garcia</A>
for HOOPSWORLD.com
Jun 7, 2003, 07:51
EUROPEAN BASKETBALL AWARDS.
For the 7th consecutive year, French magazine "Basket News" has made the
"European MVP's Annual Poll".
58 journalists from 18 european countries participated in the poll picking
the MVP's of the season.
In Europe, this poll is as important as the NBA Player/Rookie of the year.
Best European Player
Dejan Bodiroga keeps wining trophys. MVP in the World Championship, in the
Euroleague Final Four ... and also the 4th time he is selected the best
european
player of the year.
I think that everyone on the Top 10 of this list would have a good chance to
make an NBA roster (even Turkcan played some games in the NBA when he was half
the player he's now).
This ranking is dominated by 'Euroleague players' (the first eight), but we
can find some great players on teams not playing the Euroleague, like
Tomasevic, Kakiouzis, Herrmann, Felipe Reyes or former NBA players like Dino
Radja or
Kornel David.
#
PLAYER TEAM COUNTRY PTS.
1 Dejan Bodiroga F.C. Barcelona Yugoslavia 503
2 Nikola Vujcic Maccabi Tel Aviv Croatia 319
3 Mirsad T|rkcan Montepaschi Siena Turkey 304
4 Jorge Garbajosa Benneton Treviso Spain 265
5 Milos Vujanic Partizan Yugoslavia 253
6 Andres Nocioni Tau Ceramica Argentina 208
7 Kaspars Kambala Efes Pilsen Latvia 200
8 Gregor Fucka F.C. Barcelona Italy 132
9 Dejan Tomasevic Pamesa Valencia Yugoslavia 90
10 Walter Herrmann Fuenlabrada Argentina 83
11 Sarunas Jasikevicius F.C. Barcelona Lithuania 55
12 Denis Marconato Benneton Treviso Italy 53
13 Felipe Reyes Adecco Estudiantes Spain 52
14 Darius Songaila CSKA Moscu Russia 46
15 Michalis Kakiouzis AEK/Siena Greece 36
16 Kornel David Zalguiris Hungary 27
17 Fabrizio Oberto Pamesa Valencia Argentina 26
18 Dino Radja Split Croatia 25
19 Nikos Hatzivrettas CSKA Moscu Greece 18
20 Dragan Lukovski Pau Orthez Yugoslavia 17
21 Boris Gorenc Varese Slovenia 15
22 Ricardo Pitttis Benneton Treviso Italy 13
22 Vrbica Stefanov Montepaschi Siena FYROM 13
24 Ademola Okulaja Unicaja Malaga Germany 11
24 Marko Popovic K.K. Zadar Croatia 11
24 Luis Scola Tau Ceramica Argentina 11
27 Giorgios Diamantopoulos Panionios Greece 8
27 Antonis Fotsis Panathinaikos Greece 8
27 Vlado Illievski Olimpia Ljubljana FYROM 8
30 Stiphane Risacher Unicaja Malaga France 7
30 Zan Tabak DKV Joventut Croatia 7
32 Ognjen Askrabic Zeleznik Yugoslavia 4
33 Rodrigo de la Fuente F.C. Barcelona Spain 3
33 Carlos Delfino Skipper Bologna Argentina 3
35 Boris Diaw-Riffiod Pau Orthez France 2
Other Seasons:
SEASON MVP SECOND THIRD
1996-97 Petar Naumoski Shasha Djordjevic Dejan Bodiroga
1997-98 Predrag Danilovic Dino Radja Zeljko Rebraca
1998-99 Dejan Bodiroga Antoine Rigaudeau Radoslav Nesterovic
1999-00 Dejan Bodiroga Zeljko Rebraca Dino Radja
2000-01 Andrei Kirilenko Dejan Bodiroga Manu Ginobili
2001-02 Dejan Bodiroga Manu Ginobili Mirsad T|rkcan
Best US Player:
Tyus Edney (UCLA,1995) has won this award twice. The first time in 1999,
while he was playing and winning the Euroleague with Zalguiris. After a good
rookie season in Sacramento, he has chosen being a star in Europe instead of a
bench player in the NBA.
Marcus Brown (Murray St.,1996) and Joe Blair (Arizona,1996) are completing
great seasons in the Euroleague and in the Turkish League.
#
PLAYER TEAM PTS.
1 Tyus Edney Benneton Treviso 489
2 Marcus Brown Efes Pilsen 374
3 Joseph Blair Ulker Istanbul 355
4 Victor Alexander CSKA Moscu 324
5 Alphonso Ford Montepaschi Siena 250
6 J.R. Holden CSKA Moscu 210
7 Trajan Langdon Benneton Treviso 133
8 Melvin Booker Ulker Istanbul 112
9 Rod Sellers Pau Orthez 93
10 Tanoka Beard Zalguiris 80
11 Quadre Lollis Alba Berlin 76
12 Ed Cota Zalguiris 72
13 Jamie Arnold Krka Novo Mesto 47
14 Bootsy Thornton Cantu 45
15 Louis Bullock Unicaja Malaga 43
16 Maurice Evans Olimpiacos 33
16 Lou Roe Lucentum Alicante 33
18 DeMarco Johnson Olimpiacos 24
19 Ben Handlogten Makedonikos 15
Other Seasons:
SEASON
MVP SECOND THIRD
1996-97 David Rivers Delaney Rudd Joe Arlauckas
1997-98 Dominique Wilkins Henry Williams David Rivers
1998-99 Tyus Edney Anthony Bowie Henry Williams
1999-00 Nate Huffman David Rivers Tyus Edney
2000-01 Nate Huffman Alphonso Ford Rashard Griffith
2001-02 Alphonso Ford Tyus Edney Joseph Blair
Best Young Player (Under 22):
Fotsis has made a huge season in Panathinaikos. Last year he was still too
raw and couldn't get quality minutes with the Memphis Grizzlies. He'd be a
lock
in the lottery if he was in the draft pool this year.
First round prospects Victor Khryapa and Boris Diaw are second and third,
while the 'unknown' for NBA scouters (I've never seen his name when talking
about
NBA prospects) finishes fourth.
Is not a surprise that Pistons 2nd pick Darko Milicic is #7. Playing in a
small team in a weak league avoid him to get more votes.
#
PLAYER TEAM COUNTRY PTS.
1 Antonis Fotsis Panathinaikos Greece 416
2 Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscu Russia 292
3 Boris Diaw-Riffiod Pau Orthez France 273
4 Marko Popovic K.K. Zadar Croatia 272
5 Carlos Delfino Skipper Bologna Argentina 268
6 Nenad Krstic Partizan Yugoslavia 212
7 Darko Milicic Hemofarm Vrsac Yugoslavia 206
8 Florent Pietrus Pau Orthez France 127
8 Beno Udrih Maccabi Tel Aviv Slovenia 127
10 Mickakl Pietrus Pau Orthez France 122
11 Sofoklis Schortsanitis Iraklis Greece 86
12 Vladimir Boisa Olimpia Ljubljana Slovenia 65
13 Zarko Cabarkapa Buducnost Yugoslavia 45
14 Aleksandar Capin Krka Novo Mesto Slovenia 41
15 Sergei Monya CSKA Moscu Russia 37
16 Zaur Pachulia Ulker Istanbul Georgia 32
17 Anderson Varejao F.C. Barcelona Brazil 32
18 Ivan Koljevic Buducnost Yugoslavia 29
19 Edu Hernandez-Sonseca Real Madrid Spain 23
20 Zoran Planinic Cibona Zagreb Croatia 22
Other Seasons:
SEASON
MVP SECOND THIRD
1996-97 Predrag Stojakovic Marko Milic Vladmir Stepania
1997-98 Predrag Stojakovic Radoslav Nesterovic Mirsa T|rkcan
1998-99 Gordan Giricek Igor Rakocevic Marko Jaric
1999-00 Andrei Kirilenko Hedo Turkoglu Antonis Fotsis
2000-01 Andrei Kirilenko Sani Becirovic Pau Gasol
2001-02 Luis Scola Bostjan Nachbar Jiri Welsch
Best European in the NBA:
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PLAYER TEAM COUNTRY PTS.
1 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks Germany 541
2 Predrag Stojakovic Sacramento Kings Yugoslavia 451
3 Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs France 360
4 Pau Gasol Memphis Grizzlies Spain 339
5 Vlade Divac Sacramento Kings Yugoslavia 241
6 Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz Russia 231
7 Emmanuel Ginobili San Antonio Spurs Argentina 211
8 Zydrunas Ilgauskas Cleveland Cavaliers Lithuania 150
9 Radoslav Nesterovic Minnesota Wolves Yugoslavia 95
10 Toni Kukoc Milwauke Bucks Croatia 66
11 Arvydas Sabonis Portland T. Blazers Lithuania 58
12 Gordan Giricek Memphis/Orlando Croatia 53
13 Mehmet Okur Detroit Pistons Turkey 52
14 Hidayet T|rkoglu Sacramento Kings Turkey 20
15 Vladimir Radmanovic Seattle Sonics Yugoslavia 10
16 Predrag Drobjnak Seattle Sonics Yugoslavia 3
16 Marko Jaric L.A. Clippers Yugoslavia 3
18 Vladimir Stepania Miami Heat Slovenia 2
19 Zeljko Rebraca Detroit Pistons Yugoslavia 1
Do you have any question about Euroleague or want to know more about some
player? Send me your feedback at josegr@hotmail.com
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