EuroLeague Legend or EuroLeague Legends, is an award for the sport of basketball, that is given by the EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA), which is the organizing and governing body of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is a Hall of Fame award, that is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the greatest of all-time EuroLeague players, head coaches, and executives, who are honored from time-to-time, for their outstanding playing, coaching, and front-office careers in the league. To which, the EuroLeague's organizing body, the ECA, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".

EuroLeague Legends may be officially designated either during or after their playing, coaching, or administrative careers. All players, head coaches, and executives, who have been active in the EuroLeague at any given time, are eligible for the EuroLeague Legend designation. Currently, the EuroLeague Legend designation has only been given to nine players, one head coach, and one team executive.

Award winners

Players

Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011.
J.C. Navarro, in yellow, with the ball, as a FC Barcelona player, 2009.
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in red, with the ball, during the 2011 Russian PBL All-Star Game.
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, in yellow, with the ball, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
Dimitris Diamantidis, in green, as a Panathinaikos player, 2013.
Mirsad Türkcan, as a Fenerbahçe Ülker player, 2012.
Felipe Reyes, as a Real Madrid player, 2017.
Vassilis Spanoulis, as an Olympiacos player, 2013.
Nikola Vujčić, as a Maccabi player, 2003.
EuroLeague LegendPositionPlaying CareerDate HonoredStatusReference
Greece Theo PapaloukasPG1995–2013December 12, 2013Retired
Spain Juan Carlos NavarroSG1997–2018March 14, 2014Retired
Lithuania Ramūnas ŠiškauskasSG/SF1996–2012May 16, 2014Retired
Lithuania Šarūnas JasikevičiusPG1998–2014February 12, 2015Retired
Greece Dimitris DiamantidisPG1999–2016April 1, 2016Retired
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanPF1994–2012May 19, 2017Retired
Spain Felipe ReyesPF/C1998–2021Feb 19, 2022Retired
Greece Vassilis SpanoulisPG/SG1999–2021Apr 20, 2022Retired
Croatia Nikola VujčićPF/C1995–2013Dec 6, 2022Retired

Major EuroLeague accomplishments

EuroLeague LegendMajor EuroLeague Accomplishments
Greece Theo Papaloukas2× EuroLeague Champion: (2006, 2008) EuroLeague MVP: (2007) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2006) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2007) 2× EuroLeague Assists Leader: (2007, 2009) 4× All-EuroLeague Team: (2006–2009) 1× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 1× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008)
Spain Juan Carlos Navarro2× EuroLeague Champion: (2003, 2010) EuroLeague MVP: (2009) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2010) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2010) 7× All-EuroLeague Team: (2006, 2007, 2009–2013) 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010) EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team: (2020)
Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas2× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2008) EuroLeague MVP: (2008) 4× All-EuroLeague Team: (2007–2010) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010)
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius4× EuroLeague Champion: (2003–2005, 2009) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2005) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2005) 2× All-EuroLeague Team: (2004, 2005) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008)
Greece Dimitris Diamantidis3× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009, 2011) EuroLeague MVP: (2011) 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2007, 2011) 4× All-EuroLeague Team: (2007, 2011–2013) 6× EuroLeague Best Defender: (2005–2009, 2011) 2× EuroLeague Assists Leader: (2011, 2014) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 5× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010) EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team: (2020)
Turkey Mirsad TürkcanEuroLeague Regular Season MVP: (2002) EuroLeague Top 16 MVP: (2003) 3× All-EuroLeague Team: (2002–2004) 5× EuroLeague Rebound Leader: (2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011) 10× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Spain Felipe Reyes2× EuroLeague Champion: (2015, 2018) 1× All-EuroLeague Team: (2015) 4× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Greece Vassilis Spanoulis3× EuroLeague Champion: (2009, 2012, 2013) EuroLeague MVP: (2013) 3× EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2009, 2012, 2013) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2013) 3× EuroLeague Final Four Top Scorer: (2009, 2012, 2013) 8× All-EuroLeague Team: (2006, 2009, 2011–2015, 2018) 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 8× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team: (2020) EuroLeague 2010–2020 Player of the Decade: (2020)
Croatia Nikola Vujčić2× EuroLeague Champion: (2004, 2005) 5× All-EuroLeague Team: (2003–2007) 4× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team: (2010)

Head coaches

Dušan Ivković, while coaching, in 2011.
EuroLeague LegendCareerDate HonoredStatusMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Serbia Dušan Ivković1978–2016September 20, 2017Retired2× EuroLeague Champion: (1997, 2012) EuroLeague Coach of the Year: (2012) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008)

Executives

Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006.
EuroLeague LegendRoleDate HonoredMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Israel Shimon MizrahiClub executiveNovember 27, 20186× European Club Champion: 5× EuroLeague Champion: (1977, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2014) FIBA SuproLeague Champion: (2001)*

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European basketball teams split into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, held by EuroLeague Commercial Assets (ECA). The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is also recognized by the EuroLeague.

See also

External links

  • (in English)