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2017 EuroLeague Final Four

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2017 EuroLeague Final Four
Logo for 2017 Final Four in Istanbul[1]
Season2016–17 EuroLeague
Tournament details
ArenaSinan Erdem Dome
Istanbul, Turkey
Dates19–21 May 2017
Final positions
ChampionsTurkey Fenerbahçe (1st title)
Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Third placeRussia CSKA Moscow
Fourth placeSpain Real Madrid
Awards and statistics
MVPNigeria Ekpe Udoh
Top scorer(s)Spain Sergio Llull (35)
Attendance59,276 (total)
2016
2018

The 2017 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2016–17 EuroLeague season, the 60th season of Europe's premier level club basketball tournament, and the 17th season since it is organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 30th Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 32nd time overall that the competition was concluded with a final four format. The Final Four was played at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, in May 2017.[2] Fenerbahçe won its first EuroLeague title.[3]

Venue

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On September 27, 2016, Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four will be held in the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul.[2] It has a seating capacity of 22,500 for concerts, for the sport of basketball and tennis it has a seating capacity of 16,647 people, making it Turkey's largest multi-purpose indoor venue and the third largest in Europe (although it is not the third largest in Europe in capacity for basketball use). The arena is named after Sinan Erdem (1927–2003), who was the President of the Turkish Olympic Committee, from 1989, until his death in 2003.

Istanbul
2017 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe)
Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,647

Bracket

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Semifinals
19 May
Championship game
21 May
 
      
 
 
 
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 84
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid 75
 
Turkey Fenerbahçe 80
 
 
 
Greece Olympiacos 64
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 78
 
 
Greece Olympiacos 82
 
Third place game
 
 
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid 70
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 94

Semifinals

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Semifinal B

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19 May 2017 CSKA Moscow Russia 78–82 Greece Olympiacos Istanbul
17:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 22–21, 24–27, 14–22
Pts: Teodosić 23
Rebs: Khryapa 8
Asts: De Colo 3
PIR: Teodosić 17
Boxscore Pts: three players 14
Rebs: Papanikolaou 9
Asts: Spanoulis 6
PIR: Printezis 15
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 13,967
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Damir Javor (SLO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1 France Nando de Colo 16 1 3
SG 9 United States Aaron Jackson 12 0 1
SF 41 Russia Nikita Kurbanov 2 2 0
PF 20 Russia Andrey Vorontsevich 2 4 0
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 8 3 0
Reserves:
PG 4 Serbia Miloš Teodosić 23 2 1
C 6 United States James Augustine 6 6 0
SF 7 Russia Vitaly Fridzon 0 0 0
PF 11 Russia Semyon Antonov DNP
C 19 United Kingdom Joel Freeland DNP
SG 22 United States Cory Higgins 6 6 0
PF 31 Russia Victor Khryapa 3 8 2
Head coach:
Greece Dimitrios Itoudis
CSKA Moscow jersey
Team colours
CSKA Moscow
Olympiacos jersey
Team colours
Olympiacos
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 17 Greece Vangelis Mantzaris 12 6 3
SG 7 Greece Vassilis Spanoulis 14 1 6
SF 16 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou 14 9 1
PF 15 Greece Georgios Printezis 14 7 1
C 11 Serbia Nikola Milutinov 5 2 2
Reserves:
PG 1 United States Erick Green 8 1 0
C 2 Canada Khem Birch 4 4 0
C 4 United States Patric Young 0 1 0
PG 5 Greece Vassilis Toliopoulos DNP
PF 6 Greece Ioannis Papapetrou 3 2 2
PG 9 United States Dominic Waters DNP
C 10 Greece Dimitrios Agravanis 8 7 0
Head coach:
Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos

Semifinal A

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19 May 2017 Fenerbahçe Turkey 84–75 Spain Real Madrid Istanbul
20:30 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 23–21, 19–16, 21–25
Pts: Udoh 18
Rebs: Udoh 12
Asts: Udoh 8
PIR: Udoh 36
Boxscore Pts: Llull 28
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Llull 7
PIR: Llull 32
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 15,671
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Borys Rhyzhyk (UKR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 35 Turkey Bobby Dixon 9 1 3
SG 13 Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović 14 6 1
SF 33 Serbia Nikola Kalinić 12 6 6
PF 24 Czech Republic Jan Veselý 12 3 3
C 8 Nigeria Ekpe Udoh 18 12 8
Reserves:
SG 10 Turkey Melih Mahmutoğlu DNP
C 12 North Macedonia Pero Antić DNP
PF 15 Canada Anthony Bennett DNP
PG 16 Greece Kostas Sloukas 9 3 1
SF 21 United States James Nunnally 2 1 2
C 44 Jordan Ahmet Düverioğlu DNP
SF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 8 1 0
Head coach:
Serbia Željko Obradović
Fenerbahçe jersey
Team colours
Fenerbahçe
Real Madrid jersey
Team colours
Real Madrid
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 7 Slovenia Luka Dončić 0 2 3
SG 23 Spain Sergio Llull 28 1 8
SF 8 Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis 0 0 1
PF 3 United States Anthony Randolph 7 2 0
C 14 Mexico Gustavo Ayón 2 4 0
Reserves:
PG 4 Croatia Dontaye Draper 0 0 1
SG 5 Spain Rudy Fernández 0 1 0
PF 9 Spain Felipe Reyes DNP
SG 20 Azerbaijan Jaycee Carroll 21 1 0
C 21 United States Othello Hunter 6 7 0
PF 33 United States Trey Thompkins 8 3 0
SF 34 Sweden Jeffery Taylor 3 0 0
Head coach:
Spain Pablo Laso

Third place game

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CSKA Moscow won the penultimate game of the tournament, securing third place over Real Madrid and ending the campaign with the best overall record – twenty-six wins and nine defeats.[4] A significant factor to their win was a superior three-point shooting rate. CSKA lead from the start, taking five points before a reply from Real, and ended the first quarter with a 23–10 lead. There was nothing between teams during the second and third quarters, allowing CSKA to maintain their thirteen-point lead into the final quarter. CSKA added to their score and pulled away from Real to finish with a score of 94–70.[5]

21 May 2017 Real Madrid Spain 70–94 Russia CSKA Moscow Istanbul
17:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 22–22, 24–24, 14–25
Pts: Ayón, Mačiulis 11
Rebs: Ayón 6
Asts: Llull 4
PIR: Ayón 16
Boxscore Pts: Hines 14
Rebs: Hines 7
Asts: Teodosić 6
PIR: Higgins, Hines 18
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 13,967
Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Fernando Rocha (POR)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 23 Spain Sergio Llull 7 0 4
SG 8 Lithuania Jonas Mačiulis 11 3 1
SF 34 Sweden Jeffery Taylor 8 1 0
PF 3 United States Anthony Randolph 4 3 0
C 14 Mexico Gustavo Ayón 11 6 3
Reserves:
PG 4 Croatia Dontaye Draper 5 0 0
SG 5 Spain Rudy Fernández 4 0 2
SF 6 Argentina Andrés Nocioni 4 3 1
PG 7 Slovenia Luka Dončić 6 4 2
PF 9 Spain Felipe Reyes 5 2 1
SG 20 Azerbaijan Jaycee Carroll 3 0 1
PF 33 United States Trey Thompkins 2 2 0
Head coach:
Spain Pablo Laso
Real Madrid jersey
Team colours
Real Madrid
CSKA Moscow jersey
Team colours
Team colours
CSKA Moscow
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 1 France Nando de Colo 13 4 4
SG 9 United States Aaron Jackson 13 2 5
SF 41 Russia Nikita Kurbanov 2 0 0
PF 20 Russia Andrey Vorontsevich 10 6 0
C 42 United States Kyle Hines 14 7 1
Reserves:
PG 4 Serbia Miloš Teodosić 7 1 6
C 6 United States James Augustine 4 3 0
SF 7 Russia Vitaly Fridzon 12 3 2
PF 11 Russia Semyon Antonov 3 1 0
C 19 United Kingdom Joel Freeland 1 2 0
SG 22 United States Cory Higgins 12 3 3
PF 30 Russia Mikhail Kulagin 3 0 0
Head coach:
Greece Dimitrios Itoudis

Championship game

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Fenerbahçe played in its second consecutive championship game, after it lost to CSKA Moscow in 2016.[6] Olympiacos returned to the title game for the first time since 2015.[7]

The first two quarters were evenly matched. Fenerbahçe opened the scoring and led by 5–1 before Olympiacos replied with five unanswered points. They relinquished the lead soon after and were unable to regain it for the remainder of the game. Fenerbahçe took an eight-point lead over Olympiacos after the first quarter, with a score of 26–18, though Olympiacos had reduced the deficit to five points, to 39–34, by half time. Fenerbahçe broke away in the third quarter, taking a commanding twelve point lead to go into the fourth quarter 60–48 up.[3] An 11–2 run by Fenerbahçe at the start of the final quarter effectively secured the title for the club.[8] The game ended with a score of 80–64. Fenerbahçe led at each quarter on its way to the title, and head coach Željko Obradović added to his record total of nine EuroLeague championships. Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish club to win the EuroLeague championship.[3]

Bogdan Bogdanović and Nikola Kalinić both scored the most points, with 17 each, while Ekpe Udoh set a EuroLeague championship game record of five blocks. Udoh was also named EuroLeague Final Four MVP.[8]

21 May 2017 Fenerbahçe Turkey 80–64 Greece Olympiacos Istanbul
20:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 13–16, 21–14, 20–16
Pts: Bogdanović, Kalinić 17
Rebs: Udoh 9
Asts: Kalinić, Sloukas 5
PIR: Udoh 29
Boxscore Pts: Birch 14
Rebs: Papanikolaou 5
Asts: Spanoulis 8
PIR: Birch 16
Arena: Sinan Erdem Dome
Attendance: 15,671
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Borys Rhyzhyk (UKR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 35 Turkey Bobby Dixon 8 2 2
SG 13 Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović 17 5 1
SF 33 Serbia Nikola Kalinić 17 5 5
PF 24 Czech Republic Jan Veselý 8 8 2
C 8 Nigeria Ekpe Udoh 10 9 4
Reserves:
SG 10 Turkey Melih Mahmutoğlu 0 0 0
C 12 North Macedonia Pero Antić 4 1 1
PF 15 Canada Anthony Bennett 0 0 0
PG 16 Greece Kostas Sloukas 3 1 5
SF 21 United States James Nunnally 2 1 0
C 44 Jordan Ahmet Düverioğlu 0 0 0
SF 70 Italy Luigi Datome 11 6 0
Head coach:
Serbia Željko Obradović
Fenerbahçe jersey
Team colours
Fenerbahçe
Olympiacos jersey
Team colours
Olympiacos

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Fenerbahçe Statistics[9] Olympiacos
13/31 (41.9%) 2-pt field goals 14/35 (40%)
13/25 (52%) 3-pt field goals 9/26 (34.6%)
15/19 (78.9%) Free throws 9/12 (75%)
11 Offensive rebounds 10
29 Defensive rebounds 20
40 Total rebounds 30
20 Assists 18
8 Turnovers 6
2 Steals 7
9 Blocks 2
18 Fouls 20
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
PG 17 Greece Vangelis Mantzaris 9 1 3
SG 7 Greece Vassilis Spanoulis 9 2 8
SF 16 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou 3 5 3
PF 15 Greece Georgios Printezis 7 1 1
C 2 Canada Khem Birch 14 0 0
Reserves:
PG 1 United States Erick Green 7 4 0
C 4 United States Patric Young 0 0 0
PG 5 Greece Vassilis Toliopoulos 3 0 0
PF 6 Greece Ioannis Papapetrou 0 2 0
PG 9 United States Dominic Waters 2 1 1
C 10 Greece Dimitrios Agravanis 0 3 1
C 11 Serbia Nikola Milutinov 10 4 1
Head coach:
Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos

References

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  1. ^ "Logo for 2017 Final Four unveiled in Istanbul". EuroLeague. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Historic season to culminate with 2017 Final Four in Istanbul!". EuroLeague. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Fenerbahçe Istanbul is EuroLeague champion!". Euroleague.net. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  4. ^ "CSKA Moscow beat Real Madrid to finish EuroLeague in 3rd place". DailySabah. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow – Game". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe beat Real Madrid 84–75, advance to the Euroleague final". DailySabah. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Olympiakos advance to Turkish Airlines Euroleague final". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b Hackwill, Robert (21 May 2017). "Fabulous Fenerbahce end Turkey's long wait for Euroleague crown". euronews. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ Boxscore
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