1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

{{Infobox basketball Final Four

| tourney_name = FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

| year = 1999

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| city = Munich

| country ={{GER}}

| arena = Olympiahalle

| dates = April 1999

| champion = {{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris (1st title)

| second = {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna

| third = {{Flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos

| fourth = {{Flagicon|ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna

| top_scorer =

| mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} Tyus Edney

| mvp_link = Euroleague Final Four MVP

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2000

}}

The 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1998–99 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Žalgiris won its first title after defeating Kinder Bologna in the final game.

Bracket

{{Round4-with third|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place

||{{flagicon|ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna| 57 |{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna}}| 62

||{{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris| 87 |{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|71

||{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna}} | 74 |{{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris | 82

||{{flagicon|ITA}} Teamsystem Bologna | 63 |{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos | 74

}}

Semifinals

= Teamsystem Bologna – Kinder Bologna =

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 20|place=Olympiahalle, Munich

|teamA= Teamsystem Bologna {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=57

|teamB= {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna |scoreB=62

|H1=32–34|H2=25–28

|attendance=11,500

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|points1=Myers 18 |points2=Nesterović 16

|rebounds1=Betts 5 |rebounds2=Frosini 10

|assist1=none |assist2=Danilović, Sconochini 3

|referee=Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)

}}

= Žalgiris – Olympiacos =

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=21:00|date=April 20|place=Olympiahalle, Munich

|teamA= Žalgiris {{flagicon|LTU}} |scoreA=87

|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |scoreB=71

|H1=48–33|H2=39–38

|attendance=11,500

|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F2-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]

|points1=Bowie 19 |points2=Tarlać 15

|rebounds1=Zídek 5 |rebounds2=Tarlać 9

|assist1=Edney 6 |assist2=Tarlać 2

|referee=Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

}}

Third Place Game

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 22|place=Olympiahalle, Munich

|teamA= Teamsystem Bologna {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=63

|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |scoreB=74

|H1=28–43|H2=35–31

|attendance=

|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F3-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]

|points1=Jarić 17 |points2=Komazec 13

|rebounds1=three players 4 |rebounds2=Oberto 8

|assist1=Karnišovas, Pilutti 4 |assist2=Tomić 4

|referee=Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP)

}}

Final

{{Basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0|time=21:00|date=April 22|place=Olympiahalle, Munich

|teamA= Kinder Bologna {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=74

|teamB= {{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris |scoreB=82

|H1=30–45|H2=44–37

|attendance=9,000

|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F4-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]

|points1=Rigaudeau 27

|rebounds1=Nesterović 13 |rebounds2=Edney, Zídek 6

|assist1=Nesterović, Sconochini 3 |assist2=Edney 6

|referee=Iztok Rems (SLO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

|points2=Bowie 17}}

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{{Basketball kit

| pattern_la =

| pattern_b = _Jersey_VirtusBologna_2009

| pattern_ra = op?

| pattern_sh = _Jersey_VirtusBologna_2009

| leftarm = ?

| body = FFFFFF

| shorts = FFFFFF

| title = Kinder Bologna

}}

|{{Basketball kit

| pattern_la =

| pattern_b = _basket_with_white

| pattern_ra =

| pattern_sh =

| leftarm =

| body = 008040

| shorts = 008040

| title = Žalgiris

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style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Starters:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
style="width:100%;"
valign=top width=33%\| {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto; float:left;"
style="background:black; width:25px;"\|	style="background:black; width:25px;"\|	colspan=4 style="background:black;" \|
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 14}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau	27	2	1
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 7}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Abbio	8	5	2
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 5}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|FR Yugoslavia}} Saša Danilović	7	1	1
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 12}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Frosini	5	3	0
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 8}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Rašo Nesterović	12	13	3
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\|ITA}} Claudio Crippa	0	0	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 10}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Hugo Sconochini	15	2	3
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 11}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Augusto Binelli	0	0	0
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 13}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|IRL}} Dan O'Sullivan	0	1	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 15}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Matteo Panichi	colspan=3\|DNP
style="text-align:left" colspan=7\|Head coach:
colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Ettore Messina

|valign=top width=33%|

1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
{{flagicon\|LIT\|size=100px}} Žalgiris 1st Title

| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|

style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Starters:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;"
style="background:#008040; width:25px;"\|	style="background:#008040; width:25px;"\|	colspan=4 style="background:#008040;" \|
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 4}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tyus Edney	14	6	6
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 14}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Anthony Bowie	17	1	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 7}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Saulius Štombergas	12	2	3
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 12}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Tomas Masiulis	4	4	1
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 9}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Eurelijus Žukauskas	4	1	1
style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Reserves:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 5}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Mindaugas Žukauskas	11	2	1
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 8}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Jiří Zídek	12	6	1
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 10}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Dainius Adomaitis	8	1	2
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 13}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Darius Maskoliūnas	0	0	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 15}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Kęstutis Šeštokas	colspan=3\|DNP
style="text-align:left" colspan=7\|Head coach:
colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"\|{{flagicon\|LTU}} Jonas Kazlauskas

Awards

= [[FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] =

{{flagicon|USA}} Tyus Edney ({{flagicon|LTU}} Žalgiris Kaunas)

= [[FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]] =

{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus Bologna)

= [[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]] =

width=25%\|Player !width=20%\|Team !width=20%\|Ref.
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
colspan=4 bgcolor="#D0E7FF"\|FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tyus Edney (MVP)	Žalgiris Kaunas	{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506083556/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_99.htm Champions Cup 1998–99.]}}
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Anthony Bowie	Žalgiris Kaunas
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Lithuania}} Saulius Štombergas	Žalgiris Kaunas
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Slovenia}}/{{flagicon\|Greece}} Rašho Nesterović	Virtus Bologna
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Lithuania}} Eurelijus Žukauskas	Žalgiris Kaunas

References

External links

[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1999.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.html EuroLeague 1998–99 at FIBA Europe website]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506083556/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_99.htm EuroLeague at Linguasport]}}

1999

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style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Starters:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
style="width:100%;"
valign=top width=33%\| {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto; float:left;"
style="background:black; width:25px;"\|	style="background:black; width:25px;"\|	colspan=4 style="background:black;" \|
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 14}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau	27	2	1
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 7}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Abbio	8	5	2
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 5}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|FR Yugoslavia}} Saša Danilović	7	1	1
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 12}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alessandro Frosini	5	3	0
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 8}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|SLO}} Rašo Nesterović	12	13	3
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\|ITA}} Claudio Crippa	0	0	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 10}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ARG}} Hugo Sconochini	15	2	3
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 11}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Augusto Binelli	0	0	0
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 13}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|IRL}} Dan O'Sullivan	0	1	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 15}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|ITA}} Matteo Panichi	colspan=3\|DNP
style="text-align:left" colspan=7\|Head coach:
colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Ettore Messina

style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Starters:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;"
style="background:#008040; width:25px;"\|	style="background:#008040; width:25px;"\|	colspan=4 style="background:#008040;" \|
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 4}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tyus Edney	14	6	6
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 14}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Anthony Bowie	17	1	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 7}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Saulius Štombergas	12	2	3
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 12}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Tomas Masiulis	4	4	1
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 9}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Eurelijus Žukauskas	4	1	1
style="text-align:left" colspan=3\|Reserves:	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|P\|Points}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|R\|Rebounds}}	width=25\|{{Tooltip\|A\|Assists}}
{{center\| PF}}	{{center\| 5}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Mindaugas Žukauskas	11	2	1
{{center\| C}}	{{center\| 8}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Jiří Zídek	12	6	1
{{center\| SG}}	{{center\| 10}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Dainius Adomaitis	8	1	2
{{center\| PG}}	{{center\| 13}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Darius Maskoliūnas	0	0	0
{{center\| SF}}	{{center\| 15}}	align=left \| {{flagicon\|LTU}} Kęstutis Šeštokas	colspan=3\|DNP
style="text-align:left" colspan=7\|Head coach:
colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"\|{{flagicon\|LTU}} Jonas Kazlauskas

width=25%\|Player !width=20%\|Team !width=20%\|Ref.
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
colspan=4 bgcolor="#D0E7FF"\|FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tyus Edney (MVP)	Žalgiris Kaunas	{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506083556/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_99.htm Champions Cup 1998–99.]}}
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Anthony Bowie	Žalgiris Kaunas
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Lithuania}} Saulius Štombergas	Žalgiris Kaunas
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Slovenia}}/{{flagicon\|Greece}} Rašho Nesterović	Virtus Bologna
align="center"\| {{flagicon\|Lithuania}} Eurelijus Žukauskas	Žalgiris Kaunas