Nando De Colo was named Final Four MVP after leading CSKA Moscow to the 2016 Turkish Airlines Euroleague championship on Sunday night at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. He was selected in a vote by accredited media members at the Final Four. After a record-setting semifinal, De Colo starred in overtime as CSKA outlasted Fenerbahce 96-101 to win the club’s seventh crown. He scored 10 points in the extra session, including 8 free throws without a miss. De Colo essentially sealed the win with his final 2 free throws that made it a two-possession game with 6.2 seconds left. He finished the championship game with 22 points, 7 assists and 3 steals after collecting a semifinals record 30 points in an 88-81 victory over Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar on Friday. His 52 points over the two games were the most scored by a player at a single Final Four since the turn of the century. De Colo also tied for the most fouls drawn (18) at a single Final Four. De Colo is the third player in competition history to become Final Four MVP in the same season he was named Euroleague MVP. The first two were Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos Athens in 2011 and Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus two years later. De Colo finished his second season with CSKA with averages of 19.4 points and 5 assists over 27 games.

“I’m feeling great. What we did today, what we did during this Final Four, during the entire season, the team really deserves this trophy,” De Colo said during a post-game press conference. “We worked hard every day. Everybody thinks it’s easy for CSKA to wins games. But we can’t think like that. We have to think that every game is like a final and we need to be focused and we did. It’s why we won tonight because we stayed like a team even when they came back in the game. We knew when we came to overtime, we knew that we’re going to win this game. I just say thank you to the team and the coaches and all we did.”

De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP

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Nocioni was voted bwin MVP of the Final Four by accredited Media at the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Championship Game at Barclaycard Center after a pair of impressive showings that proved decisive in Los Blancos claiming their first continental championship in 20 years. Nocioni came off the bench to score 12 points in each game at the Final Four, which tied for the most points on the team. He was also Madrid’s top rebounder with 13 rebounds and the only Madrid player to block a shot – he blocked 3! – at the Final Four. Nocioni’s average performance index rating at the Final Four was 18 and the highest of any player on the finalists. Not only was Nocioni impressive, but the timing of his plays proved crucial. His three-pointer with 3:45 remaining in the fourth quarter helped start a game-clinching 9-0 run during which he also recorded a magnificent block from behind on Kostas Sloukas. When Nocioni returned to the bench, he did so to a standing ovation, which was well deserved.

Andres Nocioni came to Real Madrid over the summer to help lead the club to glory and he made good on that at the 2015 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four.

Nocioni named bwin MVP of Euroleague Final Four

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Tyrese Rice showed he has the heart of a champion in leading Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv to the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague title. His incredible effort also resulted in being selected bwin MVP of 2014 Final Four in a vote by accredited media members at the Final Four. Rice scored 21 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, including 14 in the extra session in Maccabi’s 98-86 victory over Real Madrid in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Championship Game. The 26 points scored were 1 point shy of the record of 27 held by five players, most recently by Manu Ginobili in 2002. Rice was 9 of 9 from the free throw line, which was just one fewer than the record of most free throws made without a miss set by Elmer Bennett in 2001.

"It was the best and most important game of my life, but this is the team effort," Rice said. "This has nothing to do what I was doing individually, because nothing is possible without my teammates. These trophies are for everybody. We played Real Madrid, the best team in Europe. Now we are the best in Europe."

Rice’s Final Four weekend will be remembered by more than just his outstanding finish to the championship game; Rice also put Maccabi in that situation by scoring the game-winning layup in the semifinal victory over CSKA Moscow. Rice becomes the third Maccabi guard to win Final Four MVP honors; Sarunas Jasikevicius did so in 2005 in Moscow and Arriel McDonald in 2001 in Paris. Anthony Parker was the Final Four MVp when Maccabi won the 2004 title in Tel Aviv.

Rice is bwin MVP of 2014 Final Four

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"This is exciting, I feel great! This is unbelievable; I cannot describe to you how I feel,” Spanoulis said. “This is something I never even imagined in my life. I have to thank my teammates, coaches and all those unbelievable fans. It is something amazing. One game lasts for 40 minutes and it took me a little while to figure out how they were playing me. Fortunately, we found answers. What we did is truly unbelievable and I cannot describe how big this is for us. Winning a third Final Four MVP and tying Toni Kukoc is something amazing. I worked very hard and again, I want to thank the Euroleague, teammates, coaches, fans... everybody who supported us and believed in me."

Spanoulis had a rough start to the championship game and at halftime was scoreless with a minus-10 performance index rating and 3 turnovers in 14 minutes and 25 seconds of playing time. Madrid trailed by 4 at halftime and was outscored by 12 in his time on the floor. But in the second half, his greatness shined through. He started the second half with back-to-back-to-back three-pointers and never looked back. Spanoulis went on to record 22 points over the last 20 minutes on 5-of-7 three-point shooting. His performance index rating in the second half was 23 as the Reds pulled away and claimed their third Euroleague crown.

Spanoulis becomes the second player in competition history to become Final Four MVP in the same season he was named Euroleague MVP. His former teammate Dimitris Diamantidis did the same in 2011.

Vassilis Spanoulis was voted bwin MVP for the 2013 Final Four in a vote by accredited media members at the Final Four. Spanoulis received the Final Four MVP honor for the third time in his career after leading Olympiacos Piraeus to the 2012-13 Turkish Airlines Euroleague title at The O2 in London. He joins the legendary Toni Kukoc as the only players to have been named Final Four MVP on three occasions.


Spanoulis named bwin MVP of 2013 Final Four

Spanoulis came downcourt with 10 seconds left and dished to Georgios Printezis for the game-winning shot to end a miracle season for Olympiaocs. That play capped a rally from 19 points behind with 12 minutes to play that gave Olympiacos a 61-62 victory over CSKA Moscow that now becomes part of world basketball history.

The Reds began the season not even considered a sure Top 16 team, let alone a playoff contender or Final Four candidate. With four players under 22 in key roles and several others who weren't even in the Euroleague last season, it was an uphill climb that everyone in Olympiacos recognized. But the Reds had one thing going for them from the start: an unparalleled leader in Spanoulis,

He finished as the Euroleague's second leading scorer and led Olympiacos in assists as well. But more than anything it was his faith in his teammates, behind the scenes and on the floor, where he took more responsibility than any player in recent memory, that Spanoulis stood out most.

In what was a modest game by his standards in the final, Spanoulis scored 15 points on 2 for 4 two-point and 2 for 5 three-point shooting while hitting 5 of 8 free throws. After his teammates sparked a rally from 19 points behind with 12 minutes to play, Spanoulis returned to the floor in the last 6 minutes to lead one more time. It all culminated in him having the presence of mind to pass instead of shoot himself on the final play, with Printezis hitting the shot that shocked the basketball world.

This Final Four MVP trophy is the second for Spanoulis after he won it with Panathinaikos in 2009. He joins Dejan Bodiroga, who won with Panathinaikos in 2002 and Barcelona in 2003, as the player to win the Final Four MVP trophy - and also the trophy - with two different teams. Dimitris Diamantidis won it twice for Panathinaikos, in 2007 and 2011. And Toni Kukoc also won twice with Jugoplastika Split in the early 1990s, as well as third time as a Final Four loser with Benetton Treviso.

In an example of inspirational leadership that endured the entire season and finished on the season's very last play, Vassilis Spanoulis was voted MVP of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after willing Olympiacos Piraeus to the trophy on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey in one of the most dramatic basketball finals ever played, anywhere.

Spanoulis takes second Final Four MVP trophy!

Diamantidis was overwhelmingly chosen Sportingbet MVP by accredited media after recording 16 points and 9 assists in the title game as the Panathinaikos bested Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 70-78. Diamantidis joins Toni Kukoc (1990, 1991, 1993) and Dejan Bodiroga (2002, 2003) as the only players to earn the prestigious honor more than once. He was previously Final Four MVP when Panathinaikos won the title in 2007 in Athens.

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 Four award after leading Panathinaikos to its sixth continental title on Sunday.

Dimitris Diamantidis, chosen Sportingbet MVP of the Final Four

Navarro scored 21 points as Barcelona bowled over Olympiacos 86-68 by holding the lead from the second minute of the game until the final buzzer. Navarro was spectacular as usual, shooting 4 for 9 from three-point territory, 5 for 6 from the foul line and 2 for 4 on two-pointers for his point total. He was also Barcelona's top rebounder with 5, tying Pete Mickeal, and its top assist-maker with 3, tying Victor Sada. He played 29 minutes with only 1 turnover, too. By the time he downed a running one-hand hook over an Olympiacos big man in the third quarter, Navarro seemed like he could do no wrong and Barcelona fans began to celebrate their imminent title.

Navarro adds the Final Four MVP trophy to a long list of accolades. He was the full-season Euroleague MVP in 2008, won his first Euroleague title in 2003 and has been named to the All-Euroleague First Team four times, including this season. He has also won a collection of Spanish League titles and cups. With Spanish national teams, he has been world and junior world champion and an Olympics silver medalist. "I am really happy for Xavi, and as he said, when you go to a final with all the tension and saw how we played, everyone united, you could see the quality of our team. I am happy and would like to thank our families who suppoted us all year. This is the cherry on the cake and we got the grand prize." Navarro said. "Ricky has lots of talent, even if he's young. We saw how he managed his first Final Four and how he played in tonight's final. He's hungry, and when someone is hungry, they can give all they've got."

His trophy collection continues. After the team he leads made the Euroleague title game look easy, Regal FC Barcelona guard Juan Carlos Navarro was voted MVP of the 2010 Final Four by the 491 media members in attendance among 14,000 fans in jam-packed Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on Sunday in the French capital.

Navarro elected Final Four MVP in Paris

Spanoulis was selected in a vote of media after leading the winners with 31 total points in the Final Four, including 13 in the final. At his very first Final Four, Spanoulis showed no signs of nervousness, scoring his team’s first basket and 7 points overall in the first quarter to keep the Greens in the game when CSKA started strong. He added another three late in the second period in helping his team to a 20-point halftime lead and scored his final basket with just less than three minutes to play, helping Panathinaikos stave off CSKA’s final surge en route to lifting the Euroleague crown for the first time.

Panathinaikos Athens’s star guard Vassilis Spanoulis was selected Euroleague Basketball’s 2009 Final Four MVP after leading the Greens to a 73-71 victory over defending champion CSKA Moscow in the title game on Sunday night at o2 World in Berlin.

Final Four MVP: Vassilis Spanoulis, Panathinaikos

Born in Palo Alto, California, and raised in Alaska, Langdon is a cold-blooded shooter, who had one of his career-best performances on Sunday night. Langdon fired in 2-for-2 two-pointers, 4-for-5 three-pointers and 5-for-6 free throws on his way to 21 points, leading six CSKA players in double digits. Langdon added 7 rebounds, an assist, 2 steals and 7 fouls drawn for a 33 index, the highest ranking in a Euroleague final since Anthony Parker had 34 in the 2004 title game.

After four years shining at Duke University, Langdon joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for three years before signing for Benetton Treviso en route to becoming a European basketball superstar. In his six seasons in Europe, Langdon has also won the Italian League with Benetton in 2003, the Turkish League with Efes Pilsen in 2004 and consecutive Russian Leagues with CSKA in 2006 and 2007. He has a chance to win another one this season. Langdon is at the prime of his career and his MVP award adds even more value to an incredible career in European club basketball.

One of the steadiest players of the decade, Trajan Langdon of CSKA Moscow, was selected Final Four MVP in a vote of media after leading the winners with 21 points and 7 rebounds. Langdon’s choice as the Euroleague Final Four MVP tops an outstanding career in the competition. At age 31 – he turns 32 on May 13 – Langdon has won two Euroleague titles and made it to four title games in five years in the competition. Langdon previously won it all with CSKA in 2006 and reached the title game again last season. He also played in the Euroleague final with Benetton Treviso in 2003.