The 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008) of FIBA European Champions Cup and EuroLeague history were awarded and chosen on February 3, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the inaugural season of the FIBA European Champions Cup, which is officially recognized as the predecessor of today's modern EuroLeague competition, which is the premier level men's basketball league in Europe.

The list was made up of 35 players, 10 coaches, and 5 referees that were deemed to have contributed the most to the growth of the EuroLeague. It also included other nominees for each category. All together, 105 players, 20 coaches, and 12 referees in total were nominated.

Contributors Players The following is the list of 35 awarded players.50 CONTRIBUTORS, HONORED IN MADRID.50 GREATEST CONTRIBUTORS LIST. Country Player Years (6) Radivoj Korać 1954–1969 Dražen Dalipagić 1971–1991 Vlade Divac 1983–2005 Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević 1983–2005 Predrag Danilović 1988–2000 Dejan Bodiroga 1989–2007 (5) Emiliano Rodríguez 1958–1973 Clifford Luyk 1962–1978 Wayne Brabender 1967–1985 Juan Antonio Corbalán 1971–1991 Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" 1977–1995 (5) Aldo Ossola 1962–1980 Dino Meneghin 1966–1994 Pierluigi Marzorati 1969–1991, 2006 Mike D'Antoni 1973–1990 Antonello Riva 1977–2002, 2014 (4) Krešimir Ćosić 1964–1983 Dražen Petrović 1979–1993 Dino Rađa 1985–2003 Toni Kukoč 1985–2006 (4) Panagiotis Giannakis 1972–1996 Nikos Galis 1979–1994 Fragiskos Alvertis 1990–2009 Theo Papaloukas 1995–2013 (4) Walter Szczerbiak Sr. 1971–1984 Bob Morse 1972–1986 Bob McAdoo 1972–1992 Anthony Parker 1997–2012 (2) Arvydas Sabonis 1981–2004 Šarūnas Jasikevičius 1998–2014 Sergei Belov 1964–1980 Mirza Delibašić 1968–1983 Miki Berkovich 1971–1995 Manuel Raga 1963–1979 Manu Ginóbili 1995–2018

Coaches The following is the list of 10 awarded coaches. Country Coach Years (4) Aleksandar Nikolić 1951–1985 Dušan Ivković 1968–2016 Božidar Maljković 1971–2013Željko Obradović 1991–present (2) Pedro Ferrándiz 1955–1975 Manuel "Lolo" Sáinz 1969–2001 Alexander Gomelsky 1949–1991 Dan Peterson 1962–1988, 2011 Pini Gershon 1974–2015 Ettore Messina 1976–present

Referees The following is the list of 5 awarded referees. Country Referee Artenik Arabadjian Yvan Mainini Costas Rigas Mikhail Davidov Lubomir Kotleba

Other nominees that were not selected 70 Player nominees Years in parentheses indicate years played as a senior men's club basketball player in all leagues, not just the EuroLeague. THE ALL-TIME PLAYER NOMINEES. Country Player Years Played (in all club leagues) Miles Aiken (1965–1970) Bill Bradley (1965–1977) Charlie Yelverton (1971–1987) Aulcie Perry (1974–1985) Larry Wright (1976–1988) Bruce Flowers (1979–1987) Clarence Kea (1980–1994) Kevin Magee (1982–1994) Audie Norris (1982–1994) Corny Thompson (1982–1996) Dominique Wilkins (1982–1999) Michael Young (1984–1996) Joe Arlauckas (1987–2000) David Rivers (1988–2001) Tyus Edney (1995–2010) Marcus Brown (1996–2011) Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (1963–1983) Žarko Varajić (1969–1984) Dragan Kićanović (1971–1984) Žarko Paspalj (1984–1998) Zoran Savić (1989–2002) Željko Rebrača (1990–2007) Josip Đerđa (1958–1976) Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (1973–1989) Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović (1977–1991) Stojan "Stojko" Vranković (1982–2001) Velimir Perasović (1985–2003) Nikola Vujčić (1995—2013) Rafael Rullán (1969–1988) Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal (1975–1992) Fernando Martín (1979–1989) Jordi Villacampa (1980–1997) Johnny Rogers (1986–2004) Juan Carlos Navarro (1997–2018) Carlo Recalcati (1962–1981) Roberto Brunamonti (1975–1996) Walter Magnifico (1979–2004) Riccardo Pittis (1984–2004) Yuri Korneev (1954–1966) Gennadi Volnov (1957–1972) Vladimir Andreev (1963–1975) Anatoly Myshkin (1970–1986) Vladimir Tkachenko (1973–1990) Valdemaras Chomičius (1978–2000) Rimas Kurtinaitis (1982–2006) Artūras Karnišovas (1989–2002) Saulius Štombergas (1991–2007) Tal Brody (1966–1980) Motti Aroesti (1971–1991) Doron Jamchi (1978–2000) Derrick Sharp (1993–2011) Richard Dacoury (1976–1998) Stéphane Ostrowski (1979–2005) Antoine Rigaudeau (1987–2005) Ivo Daneu (1956–1970) Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (1987–2003) Matjaž Smodiš (1994–2013) Maigonis Valdmanis (1949–1963) Valdis Muižnieks (1951–1969) Jānis Krūmiņš (1954–1969) Panagiotis Fasoulas (1981–1999) Dimitris Diamantidis (1999–2016) Alexander Volkov (1983–1996) İbrahim Kutluay (1991–2009) Mirsad Türkcan (1994–2012) Armenak Alachachian (1952–1968) Jiří Zídek Sr. (1962–1983) Duško Ivanović (1980–1996) Petar Naumoski (1989–2004) Luis Scola (1996–2021)

10 Coach nominees Years in parentheses indicate years spent as a basketball coach, in all competitions, not just the EuroLeague. THE ALL-TIME COACH NOMINEES. Country Coach Years Coached (in all competitions) Cesare Rubini (1957–1973) Alessandro "Sandro" Gamba (1965–1992) Valerio Bianchini (1974–2008) Ranko Žeravica (1954–2003) Svetislav Pešić (1982–Present) Mirko Novosel (1967–1993) Željko Pavličević (1975–2023) Ralph Klein (1964–2008) Alejandro "Aíto" García Reneses (1973–2023) Giannis Ioannidis (1977–2003)

7 Referee nominees Country Referee Carl Jungebrand Ervin Kassai Romualdas Brazauskas Wiesław Zych Obrad Belošević Pedro Hernández-Cabrera David Turner

See also EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team EuroLeague 2010–2020 All-Decade Team EuroLeague Legends Olympic Order FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) FIBA Order of Merit FIBA Hall of Fame

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