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September 06, 2010

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2008-09 All-Euroleague nominations

Voting for the All-Euroleague team by fans and media members around Europe and beyond has produced a world-class list of nominees for the 2008-09 season. Tens of thousands of fans from around the world were able to cast votes for their favorite players, as did media members from each of the countries with Euroleague teams this season. Teams that qualified to the Final Four dominated the nominations, with CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos having two nominees each, while Regal FC Barcelona had one. Three nominees came from non-Final Four teams. The All-Euroleague first and second teams, plus the Euroleague MVP, will be named at The Euroleague Basketball Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 2, during the Final Four in Berlin.



Terrell Mcintyre Montepaschi Siena	Theo Papaloukas Olympiacos
In just his second season, McIntyre has become a signature player in the competition, leading the Euroleague in performance index rating. He also ranked sixth or better in scoring, assists, two-point accuracy and steals while leading Montepaschi to the Quarterfinal Playoffs, finishing as that round's top scorer.	A two-time continental champ, Papaloukas went home to his original Euroleague team and guided Olympiacos to its first Final Four in a decade. As sixth man, he led the Euroleague in assists for the third time and in two-point shooting percentage, the highest of any player all decade.



Igor Rakocevic Tau Ceramica	Vassilis Spanoulis Panathinaikos	Juan Carlos Navarro Regal FCB	Ramunas Siskauskas CSKA Moscow
For the second time in three seasons, Rakocevic was the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner thanks to the most average points per Euroleague game, 18, his career high. He was named January MVP and earned a weekly MVP honor while helping to bring Tau to the playoffs.	With determination, know-how and penetration skills to spare, Spanoulis was a rock-solid contributor while helping Panathinaikos return to the Final Four. Spanoulis ranked sixth in assists this season with his career best and posted double-digits scoring in all playoff games, ensuring his own Final Four debut.	Coming home after one season away, former Euroleague champ Navarro led Barcelona to the Final Four with more than his usual unstoppable offense. He ranked eighth or better among all Euroleague players in performance index rating, scoring, free-throw percentage and his career high in assists.	A two-time champion already, Siskauskas will try for a rare third consecutive Euroleague title in Berlin after providing CSKA with his trademark skills and steady leadership - not to mention perfect free-throw shooting in the playoffs - on the way to the earliest qualification among all Final Four teams.



Tiago Splitter Tau Ceramica	Ioannis Bourousis Olympiacos	Nikola Pekovic Panathinaikos	Erazem Lorbek CSKA Moscow
Despite a difficult season on a personal level, Splitter remained unstoppable when he was on the court for Tau, ranking eighth or better in performance index rating, blocked shots, scoring average and two-point shooting accuracy while leading his team to within a victory of another Final Four.	Adding a breakout season to an already fine career, Bourousis paced Olympiacos in scoring and rebounding to lead the Reds to their first Final Four in a decade. He ranked fifth overall in performance index rating. On a per-minute basis, he was the Euroleague's best rebounder and second-rated player overall.	In his first season with Panathinaikos, Pekovic provided all the inside power needed to assure his team's Final Four qualification and his own debut at the event. He led his new team in scoring, and on a per-minute basis, was the Euroleague’s top player in performance index ranking and points.	A newcomer to the defending champs, Lorbek ended the season leading all CSKA's scorers and rebounders while helping to nail down the team's seventh straight Final Four. He also got better as the season went along, earning March-April MVP honors for excellent during the Top 16 and the playoffs.