Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens head coach Ergin Ataman worked his 400th EuroLeague game on Tuesday in Istanbul.
Ergin Ataman becomes third to coach 400 games
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In Round 12, Ataman coached his 400th EuroLeague game when his team, Panathinaikos, visited Anadolu Efes Istanbul, the squad he led to back-to-back EuroLeague titles in 2021 and 2022. It was Ataman's first game against Efes since parting ways last season, and this milestone added even more excitement to it.
Ataman coached 222 games with Efes in his eight seasons with the team. Ataman had a 127-95 record with Efes (57.2% wins). He coached 81 EuroLeague games with Galatasaray Istanbul, 54 with Ulker Istanbul, 22 with Montepaschi Siena, 12 with Panathinaikos and 9 with Fortitudo Bologna. He entered the game with 201 wins and 198 losses.
Zeljko Obradovic leads the all-time standings; he coached his 504th EuroLeague game (since the 2000-01 season) last week. Ettore Messina ranks second with 450 games. Dusko Ivanovic is fourth with 370 EuroLeague games, followed by Xavi Pascual (356) and Pablo Laso (352).
Ataman has been a winner almost everywhere he has been. He is the only coach to lead three different teams (Efes, Galatasasary and Besiktas Emlakjet Istanbul) to the Turkish League title. Added to his two EuroLeague titles with Efes, Ataman led Galatasaray to the 2015-16 BKT EuroCup title, won two other European trophies with Siena and Besiktas, respectively, and was chosen as the 2020-21 EuroLeague Coach of the Year.