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Executives of the Year: Pavlos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos, Panathinaikos

Jul 01, 2011

A quarter of a century spent building their club into the most successful in modern European basketball has resulted in Pavlos and Thanassis Giannakopoulos of Panathinaikos...

Alexander Gomelskiy Coach of the Year: Zeljko Obradovic, Panathinaikos

Jun 29, 2011

After another brilliant season from a master whose records just keep growing bigger, eight-time Euroleague champion Zeljko Obradovic has been voted as the winner of the...

Diamantidis is Sportingbet MVP of the Final Four

May 08, 2011

Dimitris Diamantidis padded his resume as one of the great point guards in European basketball history with his second Sportingbet MVP of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final...

MVP Diamantidis heads 2010-11 All-Euroleague First Team

May 07, 2011

The best players of the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague season were honored on Saturday night at the annual EFES Pilsener Euroleague Awards Ceremony, held this year at the...

Real Madrid's Nikola Mirotic chosen 2011 Rising Star

Apr 21, 2011

After transforming himself from little-used teenage reserve at the start of the season to a decisive force in his team's drive to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four,...

Dimitris Diamantidis wins sixth Best Defender Trophy

Apr 20, 2011

After letting it slip from his grip for just one season, Panathinaikos point guard Dimitris Diamantidis once again owns the Best Defender Trophy after dominating a vote by...

Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Igor Rakocevic, Efes Pilsen

Apr 19, 2011

The first Turkish Airlines Euroleague post-season award, the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy, given annually to the Euroleague player with the most points averaged over a...

MVP for March: Jeremy Pargo, Maccabi Electra

Apr 11, 2011

There was no shortage of heroes as the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Playoffs proved over the last three weeks to be as unpredictable and dramatic as elite pro basketball can...

Playoffs Game 5 MVP: Dusko Savanovic, Power Electronics

Apr 08, 2011

Power Electronics Valencia forward Dusko Savanovic put his best foot forward on Thursday despite his team’s 66-58 loss at Real Madrid that send the latter to the Turkish...

Playoffs Game 4 MVP: Malik Hairston, Montepaschi

Apr 01, 2011

One week after reviving his team after a record loss, Malik Hairston topped himself by putting on another Sportingbet MVP performance in Game 4 of the Turkish Airlines...

Playoffs Game 3 co-MVPs: Marko Jaric, D'Or Fischer

Mar 30, 2011

The Sportingbet MVP honor for Game 3 of the Playoffs is shared by two players after Marko Jaric of Montepaschi Siena and D’or Fischer of Real Madrid both came off the bench to...

Playoffs Game 2 MVP: Malik Hairston, Montepaschi Siena

Mar 25, 2011

Malik Hairston’s best Euroleague game yet lifted Montepaschi Siena to a resounding 65-82 road win at Olympiacos Piraeus on Thursday night. His 19 points and 11 rebounds off...

Playoffs Game 1 MVP: Richard Hendrix, Maccabi Electra

Mar 23, 2011

It took a record-setting double-double on opening night for Richard Hendrix of Maccabi Electra to earn the Sportingbet MVP honor for Game 1 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague...

Sportingbet MVP for February: Rasho Nesterovic, Olympiacos Pireaus

Mar 07, 2011

Maximum effect in a minimum amount of time is the definition of efficiency on the basketball court. Add to that great timing in crucial games and it could also define the...

Sportingbet Top 16 Week 6 MVP: Fernando San Emeterio, Caja Laboral

Mar 04, 2011

Budding superstar Fernando San Emeterio of Caja Laboral capped a fantastic Top 16 by marching his team into the playoffs on Thursday as the first-place team in Group E. With a...

Sportingbet Top 16, Week 5 MVP: Marcelinho Huertas, Caja Laboral

Feb 25, 2011

Marcelinho Huertas continued his brilliant run of form Thursday in leading Caja Laboral to a 78-63 victory over Unicaja and snagging Sportingbet MVP of the Week honors in the...

Sportingbet Top 16 Week 4 MVP: Antonis Fotsis, Panathinaikos

Feb 18, 2011

Antonis Fotsis recorded one of the best games of his Euroleague career Thursday to lead Panathinaikos to a 76-74 victory over Caja Laboral in Group E and earn Sportingbet Top...

Sportingbet January MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro, Regal FC Barcelona

Feb 07, 2011

One of world basketball's signature superstars arrived to the Top 16 coming off the least-productive two months of his Euroleague career, including his longest absence from...

Sportingbet co-MVPs, Top 16, Week 3: Lior Eliyahu, Maccabi and D'or Fischer, Real Madrid

Feb 04, 2011

For the second week in a row, the Sportingebt MVP honor is shared by two players, this time former teammates who played big roles in very different, yet equally important, Top...

Sportingbet Top 16, Week 2 co-MVPs: Khalid El-Amin, Marcelinho Huertas

Jan 28, 2011

Two of the biggest stars of one of Top 16, Week 2’s most exciting games share the spotlight as Sportingbet weekly co-MVPs. Khalid El-Amin of Lietuvos Rytas and Marcelinho...

Sportingbet Top 16, Week 1 MVP: Kenny Gregory, Union Olimpija

Jan 21, 2011

Veteran forward Kenny Gregory, the hero of Union Olimpija’s road win on Thursday, is also the Sportingbet Top 16, Week 1 MVP. Olimpija rallied late to defeat Lottomatica Roma...

Sportingbet December MVP: Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos

Dec 27, 2010

Over the past several seasons, Panathinaikos playmaker Dimitris Diamantidis has certainly established himself as one of the elite point guards in basketball with his play on...

Sportingbet Week 10 MVP: Keith Langford, BC Khimki Moscow Region

Dec 24, 2010

Keith Langford led BC Khimki Moscow Region to a dramatic 93-89 overtime victory over Zalgiris in his final Turkish Airlines Euroleague game of the season to earn the...

Sportingbet Week 9 MVP: Bo McCalebb, Montepaschi Siena

Dec 17, 2010

Bo McCalebb added to his growing legacy this week with a career-best performance in his team’s biggest game of the season to lead Montepaschi Siena to a major victory over a...

Sportingbet Week 8 MVP: Ratko Varda, Asseco Prokom

Dec 10, 2010

Asseco Prokom’s veteran center Ratko Varda was at his best on Thursday night, scoring a career-high 25 points in a crucial contest against a former team. Unfortunately for...

Sportingbet Week 7 MVP: Darius Washington, Lottomatica Roma

Dec 03, 2010

Darius Washington’s great performance in Lottomatica Roma’s come-from-behind victory over Spirou Charleroi will surely go down as a night to remember. Not only did he lead a...

Sportingbet November MVP: Chuck Eidson, Maccabi Electra

Nov 29, 2010

Considering how unpredictable the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season has been so far, perhaps it's no surprise that only one team survived the first full month of the...

Sportingbet Week 6 MVP: Ksistof Lavrinovic, Montepaschi Siena

Nov 26, 2010

Quietly off to another standout season as one of basketball’s great sixth men, Ksistof Lavrinovic of Montepaschi Siena stood out with his best game of the season so far on...

Sportingbet Week 5 MVP: Sammy Mejia, Cholet Basket

Nov 19, 2010

A star turn in a historic performance for his club has earned Cholet Basket scorer Sammy Mejia the Sportingbet MVP honor for Week 5 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague regular...

Sportingbet Week 4 MVP: Berni Rodriguez, Unicaja

Nov 12, 2010

Unicaja team captain Berni Rodriguez surely won’t forget his performance on Wednesday anytime soon. The veteran guard posted career highs with 24 points and 10 assists and was...

Sportingbet Week 3 MVP: Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos

Nov 05, 2010

Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos chalked up one of the best games of his career on Thursday to claim the Sportingbet Week 3 MVP honors. Unfortunately for the star point...

Sportingbet MVP for October: Goran Jagodnik, Union Olimpija

Nov 01, 2010

It has been seven years since Union Olimpija started a Euroleague season with two victories and the same amount of time since the pride of Ljubljana reached the Top 16....

Sportingbet Week 2 MVP: Bootsy Thornton, Efes Pilsen

Oct 29, 2010

Efes Pilsen guard Marvis Bootsy Thornton added another first to his long list of accomplishments in an impressive Euroleague Basketball career by earning Sportingbet Week 2...

Sportingbet Week 1 MVP: Chuck Eidson, Maccabi Electra

Oct 22, 2010

Opening week of the 2010-11 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Regular Season was full of outstanding individual performance, but nobody shined brighter than forward Chuck Eidson of...

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