Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv outlasted crosstown rival Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 82-74 on Monday night to win the Israeli League championship for the 57th time. 

Maccabi claims its 57th Israeli championship

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv outlasted crosstown rival Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 82-74 on Monday night to win the Israeli League championship for the 57th time. After trailing by 1 at the start of the fourth quarter, Maccabi outscored Hapoel 28-19 in the final stanza to lock up the title.

The winners were led by their big men as Roman Sorkin posted 19 points and 9 rebounds, Jasiel Rivero added 16 and 8 and Josh Nebo contributed 12 points. Lorenzo Brown added 12 points and 5 assists for Maccabi. Tyler Ennis led Hapoel with 17 points, Tomer Ginat and Xavier Munford scored 15 each and Jaylen Hoard had 11 in defeat.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">יש אליפות למכבי! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D7%99%D7%97%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#יחדכלהדרך</a> <a href="https://t.co/LsFlRGtZJh">pic.twitter.com/LsFlRGtZJh</a></p>&mdash; Maccabi Tel Aviv BC 🇮🇱​ (@MaccabiTLVBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaccabiTLVBC/status/1802806151412945136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hapoel jumped out to a 2-7 start and when Hoard heated up the margin grew to 14-21. John DiBartolomeo and Sorkin combined on a 7-0 run to tie things before Munford’s triples gave the visitors a 21-24 lead after 10 minutes. Three-pointers by Rafi Menco, Tamir Blatt and Sorkin fueled an 11-0 Maccabi run. Ginat and Hoard answered to bring Hapoel within 34-29. Hapoel’s frontline continued to shine and a triple by Ennis brought the visitors within 39-38 at the break.

Braian Angola’s steal and three-point play gave Hapoel the lead at the start of the second half. Kyle Alexander and Ginat kept Hapoel ahead, with the lead reaching 48-54. Sorkin and Brown drew Maccabi within 54-55 at the end of the third quarter. Maccabi regained the lead on a three by Blatt to begin the final stanza of the season. Brown and Sorkin scored in a 7-0 run to give Maccabi breathing room. Rivero extended the margin to 68-59 with 3 and a half minutes to go as the home fans started to celebrate. Hapoel never gave in, but Maccabi was too strong down the stretch.

A strong fourth quarter made the difference as Maccabi won for the sixth time in seven years

AS Monaco Basket has completed the signing of Nick Calathes, the EuroLeague's all-time leader in assists.

Monaco tabs EuroLeague assists king Nick Calathes

One of the best point guards in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague history, [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) signed with AS Monaco, the team he helped eliminate in the 2024 EuroLeague Playoffs. The contract is for two seasons. Calathes (1.96 meters, 35 years old), arrives from Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, where he spent the past two seasons. Last season he helped the club win the Turkish League and Cup double.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">✍️ Nɪᴄᴋ Cᴀʟᴀᴛʜᴇs ʀᴇᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ʟᴀ Rᴏᴄᴀ Tᴇᴀᴍ ! 🇲🇨<br><br>🆕️ L&#39;AS Monaco est heureuse d&#39;annoncer la signature de Nick Calathes pour les deux prochaines saisons 🔒<br><br>🦅 Meneur talentueux et expérimenté, le meilleur passeur de l&#39;histoire de l&#39;Euroleague (2085 assists) vient… <a href="https://t.co/aGGVNcKmR9">pic.twitter.com/aGGVNcKmR9</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1802733286348747116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He is coming off a campaign in which he posted 7.1 points, 4.8 assists and 4.2 rebounds in 38 EuroLeague appearances, helping his team reach the Final Four for the first time in five years. Fenerbahce did so by ousting Monaco in a five-game playoff series, becoming the first team ever to win a deciding Game 5 on the road. In that series-clinching 79-80 overtime win, Calathes scored the final basket, a game-winning three-pointer, with 19 seconds to go. He also averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.2 steals in the series.

The top plays of new AS Monaco signing Nick Calathes while playing for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the 2024 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs.

Calathes's best moments in the 2024 playoffs

### Assists and steals king

Calathes is the EuroLeague's all-time assists leader with 2,085 dimes to his name. He became the first man to reach the 2,000-assist mark last season and is the only player in competition history to record over 1,000 rebounds and assists. Also during the 2023-24 season, Calathes became the EuroLeague's all-time leader in steals with 449 and the all-time leader in games stated with 311.

In 358 EuroLeague career games played with Panathinaikos, Barca and Fenerbahce, Calathes has amassed 3,236 points and 1,332 rebounds. Calathes also ranks sixth in total PIR (4,240). What's more, the American-born point guard holds the playoff assists record with the 16 helpers he dished in Game 1 of the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs, as Panathinaikos defeated Real Madrid 95-67.

### EuroLeague and EuroCup champ

Calathes, a former star at the University of Florida, started his professional basketball career with Panathinaikos Athens in 2009 and helped Panathinaikos win the EuroLeague title in 2011, scoring a team-high 17 points in the semifinal against Montepaschi Siena. He also won back-to-back Greek League titles in 2010 and 2011, while he also lifted the Greek Cup in 2012.

Calathes went on to play for Russian side Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar, earning 2012-13 BKT EuroCup MVP honors. He led Lokomotiv to the EuroCup title, averaging 12.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists. After a two-year stint with the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, Calathes returned to Panathinaikos, winning three Greek League and three Greek Cup titles in his five-year stint. He has also played for FC Barcelona, helping it reach back-to-back EuroLeague Final Fours in 2021 and 2022. Calathes also led Barca to the Spanish League crown in 2021, in addition to winning consecutive Spanish Cup titles in 2021 and 2022.

Calathes has been a member of the Greek national team, helping it win a bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.

More Monaco News

Nick Calathes, AS Monaco's newest signing, in action for Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul during the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Entering his 13th season in the competition, the American-born Greece international now takes his talents to the principality

Fenerbahçe Beko Istanbul strengthened its backcourt with the signing of Devon Hall for the next two seasons. 

Fenerbahçe swoops for Devon Hall

Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul has strengthened its backcourt with the signing of [Devon Hall](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/devon-hall/011205/) for the next two seasons. Hall (1.96 meters, 28 years old) averaged 8.2 points on 38.5% three-point shooting, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 32 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">Devon Hall Fenerbahçe Beko&#39;da! ✍️💛💙<br><br>👉 <a href="https://t.co/vRmGbLG1Q0">https://t.co/vRmGbLG1Q0</a> <a href="https://t.co/gA1qrkDLLl">pic.twitter.com/gA1qrkDLLl</a></p>&mdash; Fenerbahçe Beko (@FBBasketbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol/status/1802673958036095124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Last year was Hall's third season in the competition, which have all come with the team from the Fashion Capital. In that time, Hall helped Milan win three Italian League championships and the 2022 Italian Cup.

Best of Devon Hall 2023-24

After playing college basketball at the University of Virginia, Hall began his professional career in Australia with Cairn Taipans in 2018 and then spent a season split between the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA and their G-League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. His first European season in Germany with Brose Bamberg in 2020-21 before joining Milan.

More Milan News

New Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul signing Devon Hall in action for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan last season.

The shooting guard spent the last three seasons in Milan

Fenerbahce swoops for Devon Hall

Vanja Marinkovic has returned to KK Partizan, signing a two-year deal.

Partizan brings Vanja Marinkovic home

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade is bringing home a favorite son with the signing of [Vanja Marinkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vanja-marinkovic/004761/) on a two-year deal. The three-point ace comes off a strong season with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Last season, Marinkovic (1.98 meters, 27 years old) averaged 11.0 points on 38.4% three-point shooting plus 2.5 rebounds in 37 games for Baskonia, mostly as a starter. It was his third season with the club.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">„Jednom, zauvek, Partizanovo dete...“ – Vanja Marinković se vratio u svoj Partizan!✊🏽⚫️⚪️<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/YnBBXeVhyT">https://t.co/YnBBXeVhyT</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://t.co/cPQvBEZ2D9">pic.twitter.com/cPQvBEZ2D9</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1802643143159947332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Marinkovic came through Partizan's academy and made his professional debut there. He was the youngest team captain in club history when he got the role in the 2015-16 season at 17 years and 9 months old.

Vanja Marinkovic highlights vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, 03/31/2023

Vanja Marinkovic drops 35 against Fenerbahce

He moved to Valencia Basket in 2019 and made his EuroLeague debut. After two seasons in Valencia, he joined Baskonia. Marinkovic’s trophy case includes a silver medal at the FIBA World Cup with the Serbian national team and two Serbian Cups with Partizan. With 207 career three-pointers, he is already in the top 100 in EuroLeague history and should continue to rise quickly.

More Partizan News

New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade signing Vanja Marinkovic in action for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The sharpshooter returns to Belgrade after five seasons in Spain

Anadolu Efes has completed the signing of Rolands Smits, who is heading into his seventh EuroLeague season.

Rolands Smits signs for Anadolu Efes

Anadolu Efes Istanbul has confirmed the arrival of [Rolands Smits](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rolands-smits/007109/) on a two-year deal, the club confirmed Saturday. Smits (2.08 meters, 28 years old) has impressed over the last two years at Zalgiris Kaunas, averaging 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and a 10.5 PIR in 31 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">✍️ Başarılı oyuncu <a href="https://twitter.com/Rolands_Smits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rolands_Smits</a> ile 2 sezonluk sözleşme imzaladık! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Welcome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Welcome</a> Rolands! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhereIStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhereIStand</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/lrYbswjbjC">pic.twitter.com/lrYbswjbjC</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1801934452123156971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Smits's first season at Zalgiris saw him help lead the club to the EuroLeague Playoffs, posting 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and a 10.0 PIR across 34 regular-season games before averaging 3.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and a 2.7 PIR in three playoff fixtures. Over the last two seasons, Smits has played 68 out of a possible 71 games.

The best plays of new Anadolu Efes Istanbul signing Rolands Smits while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Smits's top plays in 2023-24

Before joining Zalgiris, Smits's first four EuroLeague campaigns came with FC Barcelona, starting in 2018 and going through until 2022. He signed for Barcelona in 2017 but went back to former club Fuenlabrada on loan for the 2017-18 campaign.

In fact, the Latvian forward had only ever played in Spain prior to heading to Lithuania, starting out at Fuenlabrada in 2012 and staying there until 2018. During that time, he spent loan spells at Obila (2012-13), Fundacion Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2013-14) and Getafe (2014-15).

More Efes News

New Anadolu Efes Istanbul signing Rolands Smits in action for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The Latvian forward heads to Turkiye for the first time in his career

Rolands Smits signs for Efes

Carsen Edwards and Kostas Sloukas each scored 29 points, leading their respective teams to tittle-clinching victories on Friday night.

Panathinaikos, Bayern win titles in Greece, Germany

### The Greens overcome 0-2, win title

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens has completed its dream season, beating arch-rival Olympiacos Piraeus 87-82 in Game 5 of their Greek League finals to win its first national championship in three years. This is also the Greens' 40th Greek League crown, and it has come after overcoming a 0-2 deficit in the series. On this night, the victory came behind Kostas Sloukas who scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half.

In this series decider, Olympiacos stormed out of the gates, with Kostas Papanikolaou hitting a pair of triples and Alec Peters nailing one to open 2-13 lead. But Panathinaikos used a 9-0 run fueled by Mathias Lessort to get the Greens back, then Sloukas entered the game with 2:18 left in the first quarter, and turned on the jets. Sloukas scored 20 of his team's next 26 points, including 16 of the first 17 in the second quarter as Panathinaikos opened a 37-33 lead. Sloukas's 5 more points helped the hosts put together another run and open an 11-point margin, before going into halftime up 48-39 and Sloukas with 25 points on 9-for-10 shooting on his tally.

However, the Reds wasted no time to get back into the game after the break with Papanikolaou and Peters scoring the first 7 points, then Nikola Milutinov adding 6 of his own for Olympiacos to take a 54-56 lead with 4 minutes left in the quarter. But Jerian Grant got the Greens going, and scored 7 points the rest of the third quarter as Panathinaikos took 65-64 lead into the fourth. The hosts stepped up defensively, while triples from Juancho Hernangomez and Kendrick Nunn opened 75-66 margin midway through the fourth. Olympiacos made one last push, Nigel Williams-Goss scored 5 points to help cut it to 77-71, Peters nailed a triple, followed by one from Papanikolaou that made it 81-78 with 1:23 left, before Walkup stole the ball from Nunn at mid-court. A layup from McKissic cut it to 81-80 in the final minute, and after another defensive stand, Olympiacos had a possession to grab the lead. However, Williams-Goss missed a short jumper and Panathinaikos made enough free throws in the final seconds to prevail.

Grant had 15 points in a victory, Nunn 13 and Lessort 11. For Olympiacos, Peters netted 21 points, Papanikolaou 18 and Milutinov had 17 points plus 12 rebounds.

### Bayern climbs to the German league throne

FC Bayern Munich is the German League champion for the first time since 2019, after using a 2-18 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to defeat ALBA Berlin 82-88 in Game 4 of their best-of-five playoff final series. Friday's win, led by a red-hot Carsen Edwards, clinched Bayern its sixth German League title, and fourth since 2014.

In Game 4, Bayern took the lead for good with a 0-7 run, capped by a three-pointer from Edwards, opening a 48-54 lead early in the third quarter. Back-to-back-to-back threes from Edwards during a 0-11 run in the final 4 and a half minutes of the third quarter had Bayern up 52-65 going into the fourth, and the visitors extended the margin to 54-72 with 6:30 left in the game.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">🏃 Wir haben einen Lauf!<br><br>FC Bayern München Basketball with a 11-0 Run vs. ALBA BERLIN, 06/14/2024<br><br>Alle Spiele der <a href="https://twitter.com/easyCreditBBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@easyCreditBBL</a> gibt&#39;s LIVE bei <a href="https://twitter.com/dynsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dynsport</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/YuLzgcDzlY">pic.twitter.com/YuLzgcDzlY</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1801667262643941449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

ALBA melted the deficit in the fourth quarter, and even got within 82-84 with 11 seconds to go, but Bayern held on as Edwards finished with 29 points on 7-for-10 three-point shooting.

Leandro Bolmaro and Devin Booker each scored 10, and Booker also had 9 assists, in Bayern's title-clinching victory. Sterling Brown finished with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for ALBA, while Yanni Wetzel scored 11 in defeat.

This past season, a number of EuroLeague players made history

EuroLeague stars shattered series of all-time records, milestones

More than a half dozen of players who we have enjoyed watching on Turkish Airlines EuroLeague floors for over a decade rewrote the competition history books during the 2023-24 campaign. Throughout last season, we had a chance to witness and celebrate EuroLeague milestones we have never seen before in several major statistical categories.

The spotlight was stolen by the reigning EuroLeague MVP, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), for all the right reasons. In Round 28, AS Monaco's 10-year veteran moved atop the all-time scoring charts after surpassing another great, Vassilis Spanoulis, in total career points. Spanoulis was the EuroLeague's leading scorer with 4,455 points and has worn that crown since January 2020. James needed 271 games to top it and went on to finish the season with 4,623 career points. Next year, he'll have a chance to further add to that total.

Mike James is now the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer following a right sidestep jumper.

MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: Mike James makes history!

[Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/) of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne also passed Spanoulis on the all-time scoring list in the penultimate round of the regular season and now sits in second place in the all-time scoring charts. What's more, De Colo was responsible for another major milestone when he became the first player in the EuroLeague to reach an accumulated career PIR of 5,000. De Colo did so in Round 30 and finished the season with a career PIR of 5,054, with [Jan Vesely](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jan-vesely/000925/), James and [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) following along and all moving into the Top 5 during the season.

### Hines sets record, breaks appearances milestone

Fifth on that list of the highest career PIR is EA7 Emporio Armani Milan center and four-time champion [Kyle Hines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kyle-hines/002812/), who became the all-time leader in games played. Hines entered the 2023-24 season one game behind Paulius Jankunas (392), then surpassed him in Round 2. A few weeks later, in Round 9, Hines became the first player to appear in 400 career games, a milestone which Real Madrid's backcourt duo of [Sergio Llull](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-llull/tgb/) and [Sergio Rodriguez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-rodriguez/cvm/) also matched late in the regular season.

When it comes to games started, the honor of leading the all-time charts now belongs to [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. His 35 starts during the 2023-24 season got him to 311 games started, past Paulius Jankunas (283) and eventually Olympiacos Piraeus forward [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) (310).

### Calathes's all-time milestone trifecta

But that is not the only major milestone Calathes achieved this past season. Calathes became the first player to reach 2,000 assists in the EuroLeague, with the 35-year-old – and the all-time leader in this category – dishing his 2,000th assist in Fenerbahce’s Round 26 game on the road at Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.

A few weeks later, in Round 30, Calathes wrote his name further into the EuroLeague history books by overtaking Dimitris Diamantidis as the all-time leader in steals. Diamantidis has forever been the EuroLeague's steals king with 434 takeaways, but Calathes passed him and went on to finish the season with 449 steals for his career.

### But there's more.

Real Madrid guard Llull became the EuroLeague’s three-point king in Game 1 of the 2023-24 playoffs, surpassing the 623 three-pointers made by FC Barcelona great Juan Carlos Navarro. In his 17th campaign in the EuroLeague, three-time champion and 2017 MVP Llull will enter next season with 632 threes to his name.

There’s the record! Sergio Llull strikes from deep to become the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in three-pointers

Llull’s record-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment

Moreover, already the long-time all-time leader in offensive rebounding, Kyle Hines also became the first player to reach 800 offensive boards for his career. Real center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) had a major milestone of his own, too, reaching 400 blocked shots. He passed the 400-block mark on a memorable night, a 130-126 quadruple-overtime win against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, which was the longest and highest-scoring game in EuroLeague history.

This past season, a number of EuroLeague players made history 

FC Barcelona has appointed Joan Peñarroya as its next head coach. Peñarroya, 55, takes the helm from Roger Grimau, who was removed from the post over the weekend. 

Barcelona names Joan Peñarroya as head coach

FC Barcelona has appointed Joan Penarroya as its next head coach on a two-year deal. Penarroya, 55, takes the helm from [Roger Grimau, who was removed from the post last weekend](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-sacks-roger-grimau-as-head-coach/). He returns to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after starting the previous campaign with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, but parting ways early in the season. That was his second campaign with the club. His EuroLeague career record stands at 19-20.

He inherits a team that finished fourth in the regular season last season and lost in the EuroLeague Playoffs to Olympiacos Piraeus in five games. The team then reached the Spanish League semifinals and was swept by Real Madrid. Barcelona has 12 players from the 2023-24 squad under contract for the coming season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐧̃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚, 𝐧𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 💙❤ <a href="https://t.co/i4vVcRxxeV">pic.twitter.com/i4vVcRxxeV</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1801578680038150472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A former player, Penarroya started his coaching career with CB Olesa and also spent time with CB Navas, MoraBanc Andorra and Basquet Manresa. He helped Andorra win the Spanish third division in 2012 and won the Spanish second division in 2014 to guide the team back to the Spanish elite. Penarroya coached Andorra in the 2017-18 EuroCup, which was his eighth consecutive season with the club.

Penarroya joined San Pablo Burgos in 2019 and guided the club to back-to-back Basketball Champions League crowns. Burgos also lifted the Intercontinental Cup in 2021 and made it to the Spanish League semifinals in 2020. Penarroya coached Valencia Basket to the EuroCup Semifinals in 2022.

More Barcelona News

New FC Barcelona head coach Joan Penarroya on the sidelines during a Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz game in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

This will be his third season in Europe’s premier competition 

Barcelona names Joan Penarroya as head coach

Mike James, the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP and the competition's all-time leading scorer, has signed a new three-year contract extension at AS Monaco Basket.

EuroLeague MVP Mike James re-ups at Monaco for three more years

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), has committed his future to AS Monaco by signing a three-year contract extension at the club, keeping him in the principality until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Fresh off [winning the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP award](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/2023-24-turkish-airlines-euroleague-mvp-mike-james-as-monaco/), the announcement that James is staying at Monaco comes after the team successfully defended its French League crown, beating Paris Basketball 3-1 in the finals.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">✍️ Mɪᴋᴇ Jᴀᴍᴇs ʀᴇsᴛᴇ ᴀ̀ Mᴏɴᴀᴄᴏ ! 🇲🇨<br><br>👑 Couronné MVP et meilleur marqueur de l&#39;histoire de l&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Euroleague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Euroleague</a> cette saison, Mike James prolonge l&#39;aventure sur le Rocher 🐐<br><br>➕️ Un contrat de trois ans pour continuer de viser les étoiles, au plus haut niveau européen ! 🌠… <a href="https://t.co/nwAGCCQf3t">pic.twitter.com/nwAGCCQf3t</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1801555283929374833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Since arriving at Monaco in the summer of 2021, James has taken the club to new heights. In his first year, which was the club's debut season in the EuroLeague, James led Monaco to the EuroLeague Playoffs. The Monegasque side was close to making it to the Final Four but came up short to Olympiacos Piraeus, losing in Game 5. That year, James averaged 16.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.2 steals and an 18.1 PIR in 38 games.

The next season, James inspired Monaco as it defeated Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the playoffs, this time having the advantage of playing Game 5 at home, before recording a third-place finish at the Final Four. His averages for the 2022-23 campaign stood at: 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steal and a 16.3 PIR in 38 appearances.

This past campaign, 2023-24, James made history in Round 28 when he [became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/mike-james-becomes-the-euroleague-all-time-leading-scorer/), surpassing Olympiacos great Vassilis Spanoulis. His play was also key in guiding Monaco to a club-record 23 regular-season wins, although the team fell short in the playoffs, losing Game 5 at home to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. For the season, James posted 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.2 steals and a 19.4 PIR across 39 games.

At the end of the landmark season during which he became the EuroLeague all-time scoring leader, Mike James has also been voted as the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP. James's next goal is that the club's and his personal success continue.

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Ever since he came into the EuroLeague with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2014-15 season, James has amazed with his play on the court. He spent two years at Baskonia before joining Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, where he took his game to another level in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Then came a year at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, which saw him secure the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy, in 2018-19. CSKA Moscow soon came calling and had James at the point in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns. From there, via a spell in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, James brought his talents to the principality of Monaco.

Now 10 years into his EuroLeague career, James has already established himself as one of the league's greatest-ever players. The only thing missing from his résumé is a EuroLeague title, something he will be hoping to achieve with Monaco after penning this extension. The club has made huge strides since its introduction into the EuroLeague in 2021, and having a player of James's caliber ensures that Monaco will once again be a contender to win it all in the coming seasons.

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