2003 Euroleague Final Four

2003 Euroleague Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaPalau Sant Jordi
Barcelona, Spain
DatesMay 9–11, 2003
Final positions
Champions FC Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-up Benetton Treviso
Third place Montepaschi Siena
Fourth place CSKA Moscow
Awards and statistics
MVP Dejan Bodiroga

The 2003 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2002–03 Euroleague season. The event was held from May 9 until May 11, 2003 and was hosted at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. FC Barcelona won their first Euroleague title in their hometown city after beating Montepaschi Siena in the championship game.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
 
Montepaschi Siena62
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
Benetton Treviso65
 
FC Barcelona 76
 
May 9, Barcelona
 
Benetton Treviso 65
 
FC Barcelona 76
 
 
CSKA Moscow 71
 
Third place
 
 
May 11, Barcelona
 
 
Montepaschi Siena 79
 
 
CSKA Moscow78

Semifinals

9 May 2003
18:00
Montepaschi Siena 62–65 Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 11–11, 22–6, 17–20
Pts: V. Stefanov 17
Rebs: Kakiouzis 13
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Garbajosa 14
Rebs: Garbajosa, Marconato 10
Asts: Edney 7
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Martín Bertrán (ESP)
9 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona 76–71 CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–14, 12–21, 19–11
Pts: Fučka 21
Rebs: Fučka 9
Asts: Bodiroga, Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Holden 21
Rebs: Khryapa 12
Asts: Alexander 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Belosevic (SCG)

Third Place

11 May 2003
18:00
Montepaschi Siena 79–78 CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 26–24, 13–12, 14–15
Pts: Ford 19
Rebs: Türkcan 14
Asts: Türkcan 4
Pts: Songaila 15
Rebs: Holden, Khryapa 7
Asts: Holden 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Betancor (ESP), Muhvic (CRO), Jovcic (SCG)

Final

11 May 2003
20:30
FC Barcelona 76–65 Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–9, 13–14, 21–17
Pts: Bodiroga 20
Rebs: Bodiroga, De la Fuente 8
Asts: Bodiroga, Navarro 2
Pts: Edney 16
Rebs: Marconato 7
Asts: Edney 5
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 16,670
Referees: Pitsilkas (GRE), Rems (SLO), Koukoulekidis (GRE)
FC Barcelona
Benetton Treviso
Starters: P R A
PG
13
Šarūnas Jasikevičius 8 1 1
SG
14
Rodrigo de la Fuente 8 8 0
SF
10
Dejan Bodiroga 20 8 2
PF
7
Gregor Fučka 17 6 1
C
12
Roberto Dueñas 3 4 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
5
Nacho Rodríguez 2 2 0
C
6
Alfons Alzamora DNP
PF
8
Patrick Femerling 9 4 0
SF
9
César Bravo DNP
SG
11
Juan Carlos Navarro 5 0 2
C
16
Anderson Varejão 1 1 0
C
18
Remon van de Hare DNP
Head coach:
Svetislav Pešić
2002–03 Euroleague
Champions

FC Barcelona
1st title
Starters: P R A
PG
5
Tyus Edney 16 2 5
SG
6
Trajan Langdon 8 3 0
SF
7
Riccardo Pittis 4 2 1
PF
15
Jorge Garbajosa 9 5 1
C
8
Denis Marconato 10 7 1
Reserves: P R A
PF
4
Marcelo Nicola 5 2 1
PG
9
Massimo Bulleri 11 0 0
PF
10
Krešimir Lončar 0 0 0
SF
13
Manuchar Markoishvili 2 0 0
SF
16
Nick Eppehimer DNP
C
20
Thomas Soltau DNP
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

Awards