EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award

The EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award is an award that is given by the Euroleague Basketball Company, the organizer of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the greatest EuroLeague star 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 Euroleague Basketball Company, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".

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

Award winners[]

Players[]

Theo Papaloukas, in white, with the ball, as an Olympiacos player, 2011.

EuroLeague Legend	Position	Career	Date Honored	Status	Reference
Theo Papaloukas	PG	1995–2013	December 12, 2013	Retired	[1]
Juan Carlos Navarro	SG	1997–2018	March 14, 2014	Retired	[2][3][4]
Ramūnas Šiškauskas	SF	1996–2012	May 16, 2014	Retired	[5]
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	PG	1998–2014	February 12, 2015	Retired	[6][7][8]
Dimitris Diamantidis	PG	1999–2016	April 1, 2016	Retired	[9][10][11][12][13]
Mirsad Türkcan	PF	1994–2012	May 19, 2017	Retired	[14][15]

Major EuroLeague accomplishments[]

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.

EuroLeague Legend	Major EuroLeague Accomplishments
Theo Papaloukas	2× EuroLeague Champion: (2006, 2008) 4× All-EuroLeague Team: (2006–2009) EuroLeague MVP: (2007) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2006) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer: (2007) 1× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 1× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Juan Carlos Navarro	2× EuroLeague Champion: (2003, 2010) 7× All-EuroLeague Team: (2006, 2007, 2009–2013) EuroLeague MVP: (2009) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2010) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team: (2020) 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Round EuroLeague career leader in 3 pointers made
Ramūnas Šiškauskas	2× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2008) 4× All-EuroLeague Team (2007–2010) EuroLeague MVP: (2008) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Šarūnas Jasikevičius	4× EuroLeague Champion: (2003–2005, 2009) 2× All-EuroLeague Team: (2004, 2005) EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2005) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Dimitris Diamantidis	3× EuroLeague Champion: (2007, 2009, 2011) 4× All-EuroLeague Team: (2007, 2011–2013) EuroLeague MVP: (2011) 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP: (2007, 2011) 6× EuroLeague Best Defender: (2005–2009, 2011) EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team: (2010) EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team: (2020) 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month 5× EuroLeague MVP of the Round 2× EuroLeague Assists Leader: (2011, 2014) EuroLeague career steals leader
Mirsad Türkcan	3× All-EuroLeague Team: (2002–2004) EuroLeague Regular Season MVP: (2002) EuroLeague Top 16 MVP: (2003) 10× EuroLeague MVP of the Round 5× Rebound leader of the EuroLeague: (2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011)

Head coaches[]

Dušan Ivković, while coaching, in 2011.

EuroLeague Legend	Career	Date Honored	Status	Major EuroLeague Accomplishments	Reference
Dušan Ivković	1978–2016	September 20, 2017	Retired	2× EuroLeague Champion: (1997, 2012) EuroLeague Coach of the Year: (2012) 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors: (2008)	[16][17][18][19]

Executives[]

Shimon Mizrahi, in 2006.

EuroLeague Legend	Role	Date Honored	Major EuroLeague Accomplishments	Reference
Shimon Mizrahi	Club executive	November 27, 2018	6× European Champion: 5× EuroLeague Champion: (1977, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2014) FIBA SuproLeague Champion: (2001)*	[20][21][22][23][24]

* 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 Basketball Company. The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is recognized by the EuroLeague.

References[]

External links[]

• Euroleague.net Official Website (in English)