\- In Round 26, Panathinaikos beat Fenerbahce 74-63 in Athens, holding Fenerbahce to its lowest scoring output of the 2023-24 regular season.

\- When Fenerbahce beat Panathinaikos 83-69 in Round 3, Dyshawn Pierre collected a career-high 10 rebounds.

\- Fenerbahce became the first team to sweep a best-of-five EuroLeague Playoff series without having the home-court advantage when it ousted the Greens in 2017. Fenerbahce guard Nick Calathes played for Panathinaikos in that series.

\- Calathes spent eight seasons with Panathinaikos over two stints - from 2009 to 2012, and from 2015 until 2020. Calathes helped the Greens win the EuroLeague in 2011 and set a series of assist records in the Greens' uniform.

\- During his time at Panathinaikos, Calathes was a teammate of current Greens of Ioannis Papapetrou and Konstantinos Mitoglou.

\- Georgios Papagiannis played for Panathinaikos for the past five years, after re-joining the club in 2018 and before signing with Fenerbahce this summer. That was his second stint with the club; he first joined Panathinaikos in 2014 and played two seasons there.

\- During his time at Panathinaikos, Papagiannis was a teammate of current Greens Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, Marius Grigonis, Alexandros Samontourov, Eleftherios Mantzoukas, Ioannis Papapetrou and Dinos Mitoglou.

\- Panathinaikos guard Kostas Sloukas spent five seasons with Fenerbahce, from 2015 to 2020. He helped the club win the 2017 EuroLeague, reach four Final Fours and win three Turkish League championships in his time there.

\- Last season in the EuroLeague Playoffs, while playing for Olympiacos Piraeus, Sloukas hit a game-winning triple in Game 3 and then earned MVP honors in Game 5, when he scored 22 points with 6 assists, accumulating 27 PIR.

\- Panathinaikos center Kostas Antetokounmpo played for Fenerbahce last season.

\- Fenerbahce head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius played four seasons for Panathinaikos from 2007 through 2010 and again in 2011-12. In that time, he helped the Greens to the 2009 EuroLeague title and three Greek League and Greek Cup crowns.

\- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis played under Coach Jasikevicius at Zalgiris Kaunas for two seasons, from 2018 to 2020.

\- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis was a teammate of Nigel Hayes-Davies for two seasons at Zalgiris Kaunas, from 2019 to 2021.

\- Fenerbahce's Scottie Wilbekin was a teammate of Mathias Lessort for the first part of the 2021-22 season at Maccabi.

\- Fenerbahce playmaker Yam Madar was a teammate of Panathinaikos duo Mathias Lessort and Ioannis Papapetrou at Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade last season. Together they helped Partizan reach the EuroLeague Playoffs and win the Adriatic League title.

\- Panathinaikos guard Jerian Grant and Fenerbahce forward Nate Sestina were teammates at Turk Telekom Ankara last season when they helped the team reach the EuroCup Finals.

\- Panathinaikos matched its club record with 18 three-point shots made against Fenerbahce in October 2014.

\- Panathinaikos playmaker Luca Vildoza set his career-high with 7 rebounds playing for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz against Fenerbahce in November 2020.

\- Fenerbahce guard Tyler Dorsey posted his career-highs in assists (7) and steals (4) playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Panathinaikos in December 2019.

\- Panathinaikos forward Ioannis Papapetrou had a career-high 6 assists against Fenerbahce in April 2022.

\- Papapetrou tied his career-high in blocks with 3 against Fenerbahce in February 2019.

\- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis dished a career-high 8 assists playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Fenerbahce in March 2021.

\- Fenerbahce guard Scottie Wilbekin grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds playing for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv against Panathinaikos in October 2021.

\- Fenerbahce forward Dyshawn Pierre blocked a career-high 3 shots against Panathinaikos in January 2021.

\- Panathinaikos point guard Kostas Sloukas had a career-best 4 steals playing for Olympiacos Piraeus in a road loss against Fenerbahce in January 2022.

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Very few teams have ever come so close to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title without being able to lift the trophy than Olympiacos Piraeus a year ago. Back for a club-record third consecutive Final Four in Berlin this weekend, the Reds are ready to learn from that experience, starting with a 2023 championship game rematch in the semifinals against Real Madrid on Friday at Uber Arena.

'Now it's time for us to win': Final Four preview, Olympiacos

Very few teams have ever come so close to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title without being able to lift the trophy than Olympiacos Piraeus a year ago. Back for a club-record third consecutive Final Four in Berlin this weekend, the Reds are ready to learn from that experience, starting with a 2023 championship game rematch in the semifinals against Real Madrid on Friday at Uber Arena.

"We should have won that game," point guard Thomas Walkup remembered. "We didn't, and that's on us, but we're going back with that same mindset, that we're here to win this thing."

Nobody knows better than Olympiacos forward Kostas Papanikolaou what such success takes. He was a young buck when the Reds took back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013, and now he's a veteran cherishing every opportunity that comes his team's way.

"It's the same feeling, the same excitement like the first time. You cannot get enough of it," Papanikolaou says. "All this is what sports is about. This is what you love about playing basketball, or sports in general; to be on the center stage and competing for big titles."

Guiding Papanikolaou and his teammates back in 2013 was head coach Georgios Bartzokas, who masterminded a 17-point comeback in that year's title game to beat none other than Real Madrid. Despite last season's last-gasp loss and Real's dominance all of this season, Bartzokas says his team is ready.

"We believe in ourselves," the Reds' boss says. "We are sure that we're going to be really competitive."

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Now it's time for us to win | Final Four preview | Olympiacos

Last year's oh-so-close runners-up are aiming to take their destiny one shot further to a title at the Final Four in Berlin.

U18 Real Madrid has been the leading force of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament for nearly the last decade, but the Spanish powerhouse will face stiff competition at the 2024 ANGT Finals with a loaded field looking to dethrone the reigning champion. 

Will Real Madrid‘s reign continue at loaded ANGT Finals?

U18 Real Madrid has been the leading force of the Euroleague Basketball Adidas Next Generation Tournament for nearly the last decade, but the Spanish powerhouse will face stiff competition at the 2024 ANGT Finals with a loaded field looking to dethrone the reigning champion. Real is one of four clubs to compete this week in Berlin that has hoisted the trophy at Europe‘s premier youth club competition - the others being U18 FC Barcelona, U18 PFBB INSEP Paris and U18 Mega MIS Belgrade. The remaining four teams competing in group play from May 23-25 at Uber Eats Music Hall are host U18 ALBA Berlin, U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, ANGT Finals debutant U18 ratiopharm Ulm and a select team from the United States-based Overtime Elite program - the first time a US team is competing in the ANGT Finals.

The eight teams are broken down into two groups of four with the teams in each group facing each other in a round-robin format. The two group winners will square off in the ANGT Championship Game on Sunday at 12:30 CET to crown the 2023-24 continental champion.

Group A consists of Real, Mega, Milan and Ulm while Group B features Barcelona, PFBB, ALBA and OTE.

Real has claimed the title a record four times - in 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023. The Spanish side also reached the final in 2014. Real has played in the ANGT Finals in each of the last nine seasons and booked its spot in Berlin by winning the ANGT Podgorica qualifying tournament. Mega has been the closest team to Real in recent years in terms of results - winning the crown in 2022 and reaching the championship game in 2017 and 2019. Mega received a wild card for Berlin after it took fifth place at ANGT Belgrade. 

Milan finished second at ANGT Belgrade, losing to Barcelona in the first-place game. The Italian side‘s only previous ANGT Finals showing came as EuroLeague Final Four host in 2014. Ulm will be making its first ANGT Finals appearance after it won the ANGT Dubai, becoming the first German club to win a qualifying tournament.

In Group B, Barcelona will be playing in the ANGT Finals for the 11th time. The Catalan side won its lone championship in 2016 and has lost in the final game three times: 2008, 2013 and 2021. Barcelona, which beat Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish U18 domestic championship earlier this month, made it to Berlin by winning the ANGT Belgrade. PFBB is one of six teams to win two or more ANGT crowns along with Real (4 times), U18 CSKA Moscow (3), U18 FMP Belgrade (2), U18 Rytas Vilnius (2) and U18 Zalgiris Kaunas (2). PFBB took the crown in 2010 and 2017. The famed French institution lost to U18 Next Generation Team France in the ANGT Paris first-place game but was given a wild card for Berlin. 

This will be the third time ALBA is playing in the ANGT Finals with the other instances coming when the German capital hosted the EuroLeague Final Four in 2009 and 2016. ALBA slumped to sixth place at the ANGT Podgorica but received a wild card for the season-ending event. The final team in Group B also received a wild card and will be making its much-anticipated ANGT debut. Overtime Elite will send a select team to Berlin, representing some of the best young talent in the eight-team U20 league based in Atlanta, Georgi

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Seven other loaded squads, including a few exciting newcomers, will be out to dethrone 'Los Blancos'

Will Real Madrid's reign continue at loaded ANGT Finals?

U18 FC Barcelona v U18 ALBA Berlin (2024-05-23T11:30:00.000Z)

U18 PFBB INSEP Paris v U18 Overtime Elite (2024-05-23T13:45:00.000Z)

U18 Real Madrid v U18 EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (2024-05-23T07:00:00.000Z)

U18 ratiopharm Ulm v U18 Mega MIS Belgrade (2024-05-23T09:15:00.000Z)

 The Euroleague Basketball Business Summit comes to the Final Four 

With a who’s who of industry leaders descending upon Berlin for the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, there is a perfect opportunity for an exclusive get-together that will enrich the experience for all. Prepare for the 2024 Euroleague Basketball Business Summit, which will be among the highlights as Berlin takes its place as the global capital of sports for the weekend of May 24-26.

Euroleague Basketball will gather 100 invitation-only attendees – a group comprised of executives from the league, its clubs and their partners, as well as IMG and other right-holders, brands and media and broadcasters – for an exclusive event in collaboration with Official Business Partners KORE and YouGov and Official Media Partner SportBusiness on topics linked to innovation in the context of sport business.

On the agenda are four 45-minute panel discussions. “Navigating the Changing Landscape of Media Consumption” will be moderated by Callum McCarthy, the editor-in-chief of SportBusiness, with guest panelists Adam Kelly, the President of Media at IMG; Dorothea Jacob, the VP of Proposition & Content TV at  Deutsche Telekom; and Sarah Melville, the Global Media Director at YouGov Sport.

The panel on “Embracing Innovative Approaches to Sponsorship in the Digital Age” will include Euroleague Basketball’s Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships & Licensing, Gawain Davies;  Halfspace Group’s Co-Founder, Sanjit Atwal; and will be moderated by Ravi Krishnan, Chairman & Co-Founder at Stepathlon.

The guest panelists for the session on “Elevating Fan Experiences through Diverse Touchpoints in Global Sports” include David Dowgiello, the Director of Global Social Media at Adidas; and Gael Caselli, the Vice President for Sports at AEG Europe.

The day’s fourth and final panel will be “Scoring Big with Data: Revolutionizing Sports Sponsorship and Fan Engagement, presented by KORE”. Justin Friedman, SVP of Strategy & Analytics at the New York Mets; Kris Knief, the vice president of Strategy & Innovation at Foley Entertainment Group; Saoed Habieb, Database Manager at Eredivisie CV; and Adam Grow, the Chief Operating Officer at KORE. 

More high-profile guests will be added to some of the panels soon!

The goal of the five-hour summit is both to elevate Euroleague Basketball's status as a pioneering sports property and to provide a forum for Final Four business-oriented attendees to engage in strategic discussions and industry networking. After the sessions, the conference will conclude with a lunch buffet during which attendees can keep the conversations and networking going. 

For more information or to request an invitation, please contact [f4berlin_invitations@euroleague.net](mailto:f4berlin_invitations@euroleague.net)

The Euroleague Basketball Business Summit comes to the Final Four

The American’s hometown was hit hard during the category five hurricane

Isaiah Canaan, Olympiacos: ‘Experiencing Hurricane Katrina made me a tougher person’

Olympiacos Piraeus guard [Isaiah Canaan](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/isaiah-canaan/010612/) is getting ready to play in his second Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four, but a life-changing event when he was 14 years old helped shape him into the hard-working, resilient and talented player that he is today.

In late August 2005, Canaan’s hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi, was heavily affected by [Hurricane Katrina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina) — a category five hurricane, the highest level there is. 

Canaan and some of his family members sought cover in a church and stayed there until the worst had passed. Once they went back out onto the street, they witnessed the devastation Hurricane Katrina had caused in Biloxi. 

For the Olympiacos star, he used that experience as a motivation in both life and basketball. 

“It helped me become tough. I know that when things get tough on the court, I’ve been in tougher moments,” Canaan tells [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net)’s Geoff Gillingham. “When things seem impossible on the court, I’ve been in those moments where it seemed like I wouldn’t be here. That’s something impossible and I’m here. It just made me a tougher person. Strong mind and strong backbone. I know I’ve been in tougher situations, so it helps me.” 

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“Every time you put this jersey on, you need to win,” said All-EuroLeague First Team forward Dzanan Musa as he looked ahead to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin and his team’s semifinals clash with Olympiacos Piraeus. “Not every player can play in Real Madrid because of the pressure.”

'We believe in each other': Final Four preview, Real Madrid

“Every time you put this jersey on, you need to win,” said All-EuroLeague First Team forward Dzanan Musa as he looked ahead to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Berlin and his team’s semifinals clash with Olympiacos Piraeus. “Not every player can play in Real Madrid because of the pressure.”

The reigning champs are a star-studded squad that won’t settle for anything less than successfully defending the crown, as Musa alluded to. What makes them so special is not just their ability to handle the pressure or to put the ball in the basket. According to their head coach, it’s something else entirely. 

“My team is a team with character, a lot of talented players on offense,” Coach Chus Mateo explained. “But the most important thing is that all of them are playing for the team. The strength is the team.”

Musa went even further: “All the Real Madrid organization is like one big family. That’s why in stressful moments, you believe in the family member.” 

With 11 members of last season’s championship team on the current roster, this family is as strong and connected as ever. Will that be enough to topple Olympiacos like they did in last season’s final?

“As they know us, we know them,” Musa summed up. “It’s gonna be a dogfight, but we will come prepared.”

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Dzanan Musa: “Every time you put this jersey on, you need to win.”

The reigning champs are a star-studded squad that won’t settle for anything less than successfully defending the crown

Dyshawn Pierre is one of the longest-tenured players at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. In his fourth season with the club, Pierre has finally reached his first Final Four.

Dyshawn Pierre: 'You understand how big the EuroLeague really is'

[Dyshawn Pierre](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/dyshawn-pierre/010560/) is one of the longest-tenured players at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. In his fourth season with the club, Pierre has finally reached his first Final Four.

During his time in Istanbul he has seen many ups and downs, experienced four coaching changes, including one this season, and suffered two playoff exits before finally making it to the end-of-season event in a crazy series against AS Monaco.

"It's amazing", Pierre, a native of Canada, says about making it to the Final Four in his fourth EuroLeague season and eighth overall on the continent.

"Going through each year, you kind of understand how big the EuroLeague really is. Getting to Fener, understanding what the goal was, understanding how hard it is to play EuroLeague sometimes, it is an accomplishment to make it to the Final Four."

Watch the entire interview as Pierre talks about, among many things, what Fenerbahce has come to mean for him, playing for head coach Saras Jasikevicius, and what his teammate with previous Final Four experience are telling him ahead of the trip to Berlin.

Dyshawn Pierre, Fenerbahce: 'You understand how big the EuroLeague really is'

“Everybody believed at the end of the season, we will have a chance to reach our big goals. And now. Of course, to be in the Final Four is a great feeling for Panathinaikos fans. But now, all of us, we want more,” Coach Ergin Ataman said as he looked ahead to the games in Berlin, which open with a Friday evening showdown between his Greens and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

'We want more': Final Four preview, Panathinaikos

“Everybody believed at the end of the season, we will have a chance to reach our big goals. And now. Of course, to be in the Final Four is a great feeling for Panathinaikos fans. But now, all of us, we want more,” Coach Ergin Ataman said as he looked ahead to the games in Berlin, which open with a Friday evening showdown between his Greens and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.

Ataman was careful to note that his team was essentially built from scratch, with only three holdovers from the 2022-23 season. It took time, but as he mentioned: “This team, after the second part of the regular season, started to play excellent basketball.”

A true players coach, Ataman gives his charges confidence and freedom. But with that comes expectations. 

“The players will decide the results of the game,” he added. 

Fortunately for Ataman, he has three of the biggest stars of the league on his roster and each of them opined on what it will take to bring the EuroLeague Trophy back to Athens. 

“It’s gonna come down to making it a dog fight,” All-EuroLeague First Team center Mathias Lessort explained. “Fight for every ball, fight for every possession. Defensively, offensively, take care of the ball. No turnovers.” 

The team’s top scorer and fellow All-EuroLeague First Teamer Kendrick Nunn shared that sentiment or getting the job done on both ends of the floor: “I think our ability to get hot offensively will be a big key for us in a one-game setting. And just getting some stops.” 

No player at the Final Four has more experience than Kostas Sloukas, a three-time champion who will compete at European basketball’s flagship event for the 10th time. 

“We have to be hungry. We have to be physically and mentally ready,” Sloukas advised. “This kind of game, for sure tactics is one thing, but you have to be aggressive and play physical and be strong.”

While many of the Greens will be featuring at a Final Four for the first time, having a confident head coach and leaders to lean on could make a difference for Panathinaikos.  

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“Everybody believed at the end of the season, we will have a chance to reach our big goals. And now. Of course, to be in the Final Four is a great feeling for Panathinaikos fans. But now, all of us, we want more,” Coach Ergin Ataman said as he looked ahead to the games in Berlin, which open with a Friday evening showdown between his Greens and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul.
Ataman was careful to note that his team was essentially built from scratch, with only three holdovers from the 2022-23 season. It took time, but as he mentioned: “This team, after the second part of the regular season, started to play excellent basketball.”
A true players coach, Ataman gives his charges confidence and freedom. But with that comes expectations.

We WANT MORE | Final Four Preview | Panathinaikos

Open to all and free of charge, Hoop District is 3x3 with an edge

Don't miss Hoop District x Off Court in Kraftwerk Berlin

Designed for the digital age, Hoop District is a brand-new Euroleague Basketball 3x3 competition that brings together content creators from all around Europe to compete on & off the court and fight for a €10,000 cash prize. And you don’t want to miss it when it comes to Berlin as part of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four!

Team London will be led on the court by [Behrad Bakhtiari & Denzel Kazembe](https://www.instagram.com/sbb_uk), Team Berlin's captain will be [Sebastian Mechseiner](https://www.instagram.com/cbas), Team Barcelona will have in [Oriol Tres](https://www.instagram.com/tresco_ball) its floor general and finally, the All Star Team will have a main figure in [Jamad Hussean](https://www.instagram.com/_jamaaad).

Hoop District is part of Euroleague Off Court – a fusion of basketball, art, streetwear, fashion and music. The Hoop District tournament will take place on Thursday, May 23 from 16:00-21:00 CEST at Kraftwerk Berlin, which is also the home site of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague FanZone. In addition to the Barcelona and London teams that qualified from the Paris Hoop District tournament in March, Team Berlin and an all-star team will also compete at this week’s big event.

With teams captained by recognizable social media personalities and content creators, Hoop District features unique 3x3 game rules called designed to keep everyone – players, fans, viewers and even referees – constantly engaged throughout swings in the action and the scoreboard. In addition to the standard one- and two-point shots, several novel scenarios called Power Ups may be activated during Hoop District games.

These Power Ups, which include taking a deep three-pointer, getting double points on possessions, no-dribble possessions, and challenging an opponent one-on-one, add strategy and excitement to the games. Teams may use up to two Power Ups per game.

In addition to the Hoop District event, there will also be a slam-dunk contest, a dance performance, a DJ spinning live music and many more activities. Join us for a basketball event like no other!