2023 EuroLeague Final Four
Season2022–23 EuroLeague
Tournament details
ArenaŽalgirio Arena
Kaunas, Lithuania
Dates19–21 May 2023
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (11th title)
Runners-upGreece Olympiacos
Third placeFrance AS Monaco
Fourth placeSpain Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVPCape Verde Edy Tavares
Top scorer(s)Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov
(48 points)

The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2022–23 EuroLeague season, the 66th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 23rd season since it was first organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 36th Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 38th time overall that the competition has concluded with a final four format. Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.[1]

Real Madrid won a record-extending 11th title in a thrilling final against Olympiacos.[2]

Venue

On 19 December 2022, it was announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.[3][4][5]

Kaunas
2023 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe)
Žalgirio Arena
Capacity: 15,415

Teams

Team Qualified date Participations
(bold indicates winners)
Greece Olympiacos 9 May 2023 11 (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022)
France AS Monaco 10 May 2023 0 (debut)
Spain Barcelona 3 May 2023 16 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022)
Spain Real Madrid 10 May 2023 12 (1967, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

Bracket

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
19 May
 
 
Greece Olympiacos76
 
21 May
 
France AS Monaco62
 
Greece Olympiacos78
 
19 May
 
Spain Real Madrid79
 
Spain Barcelona66
 
 
Spain Real Madrid78
 
Third place game
 
 
21 May
 
 
France AS Monaco78
 
 
Spain Barcelona66

Semifinals

Semifinal A

19 May 2023 Olympiacos Greece 7662 France AS Monaco Kaunas, Lithuania
17:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 15–21, 27–2, 20–19
Pts: Vezenkov 19
Rebs: Papanikolaou 8
Asts: Sloukas, Walkup 7
PIR: Papanikolaou 21
Boxscore Pts: Okobo, James 17
Rebs: Loyd, Hall 7
Asts: Okobo 5
PIR: Loyd 15
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,673
Referees: Ukraine Borys Ryzhyk, Latvia Oļegs Latiševs, Lithuania Gytis Vilius


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 Greece Thomas Walkup 0 3 7
SG 3 United States Isaiah Canaan 7 1 1
SF 16 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou 15 8 0
PF 14 Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov 19 6 3
C 10 France Moustapha Fall 12 4 4
Reserves:
G 4 Greece Michalis Lountzis 0 0 0
SG 5 Greece Giannoulis Larentzakis 4 3 0
G 11 Greece Kostas Sloukas 9 1 7
PF 21 Russia Joel Bolomboy 2 5 0
F 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alec Peters 0 1 0
C 28 United States Tarik Black 3 1 0
G 77 Azerbaijan Shaquielle McKissic 5 1 1
Head coach:
Greece Georgios Bartzokas
Olympiacos jersey
Team colours
Olympiacos
Monaco jersey
Team colours
Monaco

OlympiacosStatisticsMonaco
18/29 (62.1%)2-pt field goals15/31 (48.4%)
7/19 (36.8%)3-pt field goals5/24 (20.8%)
19/33 (57.6%)Free throws17/24 (70.8%)
9Offensive rebounds10
28Defensive rebounds23
37Total rebounds33
23Assists10
12Turnovers12
7Steals5
1Blocks1
21Fouls24
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 55 United States Mike James 17 3 2
SG 3 United States Jordan Loyd 11 7 2
SF 24 Ghana Yakuba Ouattara 0 1 0
PF 00 United States John Brown 4 3 0
C 20 Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas 7 5 0
Reserves:
G 0 France Élie Okobo 17 1 5
PF 1 Nigeria Chima Moneke 2 1 1
F 4 United States Jaron Blossomgame DNP
PF 5 France Yoan Makoundou DNP
SF 11 United States Alpha Diallo 2 4 0
PG 32 France Matthew Strazel DNP
C 45 United States Donta Hall 2 7 0
Head coach:
Serbia Saša Obradović

Semifinal B

19 May 2023 Barcelona Spain 6678 Spain Real Madrid Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 24–18, 13–22, 11–20
Pts: Abrines 16
Rebs: Satoranský 11
Asts: three players 3
PIR: Abrines 14
Boxscore Pts: Tavares 20
Rebs: Tavares 15
Asts: Rodríguez, Llull 5
PIR: Tavares 39
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,411
Referees: Slovenia Saša Pukl, Turkey Emin Moğulkoç, France Mehdi Difallah


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 13 Czech Republic Tomáš Satoranský 7 11 3
SG 20 Argentina Nicolás Laprovíttola 12 3 3
SF 21 Spain Álex Abrines 16 4 0
PF 33 Spain Nikola Mirotić 3 1 1
C 5 Turkey Sertaç Şanlı 0 3 0
Reserves:
C 6 Czech Republic Jan Veselý 4 6 1
SF 8 Spain Sergi Martínez 0 1 1
F 10 Serbia Nikola Kalinić 6 2 0
C 23 Slovenia Mike Tobey DNP
SG 24 Slovakia Kyle Kuric 11 2 0
PG 31 Lithuania Rokas Jokubaitis 6 2 3
C 46 Nigeria James Nnaji 1 2 1
Head coach:
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Barcelona jersey
Team colours
Barcelona
Real Madrid jersey
Team colours
Real Madrid

BarcelonaStatisticsReal Madrid
10/30 (33.3%)2-pt field goals21/45 (46.7%)
14/39 (35.9%)3-pt field goals7/22 (31.8%)
4/11 (36.4%)Free throws15/19 (78.9%)
14Offensive rebounds13
29Defensive rebounds32
43Total rebounds45
13Assists17
14Turnovers11
8Steals6
3Blocks6
23Fouls21
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 United States Nigel Williams-Goss 10 1 2
SG 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina Džanan Musa 7 2 2
SF 8 Hungary Ádám Hanga 0 6 2
PF 30 Senegal Eli Ndiaye 2 2 0
C 22 Cape Verde Edy Tavares 20 15 1
Reserves:
SG 1 France Fabien Causeur 0 0 0
C 3 Slovenia Anthony Randolph 6 2 0
SG 5 Spain Rudy Fernández 2 4 0
SF 6 Spain Alberto Abalde DNP
F 11 Croatia Mario Hezonja 14 9 0
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 12 0 5
G 23 Spain Sergio Llull 5 0 5
Head coach:
Spain Chus Mateo

Third place game

21 May 2023 AS Monaco France 7866 Spain Barcelona Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–15, 16–17, 18–21
Pts: Strazel 14
Rebs: Hall 11
Asts: Loyd 6
PIR: Hall 17
Boxscore Pts: Mirotić 15
Rebs: Nnaji, Veselý 4
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Mirotić 14
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 9,333
Referees: Ukraine Borys Ryzhyk, Germany Anne Panther, Croatia Tomislav Hordov


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 55 United States Mike James 3 0 1
SG 3 United States Jordan Loyd 9 2 6
SF 11 United States Alpha Diallo 10 6 2
PF 00 United States John Brown 2 3 0
C 20 Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas 2 2 1
Reserves:
G 0 France Élie Okobo 10 3 4
PF 1 Nigeria Chima Moneke 4 3 0
F 4 United States Jaron Blossomgame 9 1 0
PF 5 France Yoan Makoundou 4 1 0
SF 24 Ghana Yakuba Ouattara 2 1 1
PG 32 France Matthew Strazel 14 2 1
C 45 United States Donta Hall 9 11 1
Head coach:
Serbia Saša Obradović
Monaco jersey
Team colours
Monaco
Barcelona jersey
Team colours
Barcelona

MonacoStatisticsBarcelona
28/44 (63.6%)2-pt field goals18/34 (52.9%)
3/15 (20%)3-pt field goals8/27 (29.6%)
13/18 (72.2%)Free throws6/8 (75%)
9Offensive rebounds8
28Defensive rebounds21
37Total rebounds29
17Assists21
14Turnovers13
8Steals10
3Blocks2
18Fouls20
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 13 Czech Republic Tomáš Satoranský 7 3 4
SG 20 Argentina Nicolás Laprovíttola 5 0 4
SF 21 Spain Álex Abrines 9 3 2
PF 33 Spain Nikola Mirotić 15 2 1
C 5 Turkey Sertaç Şanlı 2 1 0
Reserves:
C 6 Czech Republic Jan Veselý 6 4 1
SF 8 Spain Sergi Martínez 2 0 0
F 10 Serbia Nikola Kalinić 4 2 2
C 23 Slovenia Mike Tobey 2 3 1
SG 24 Slovakia Kyle Kuric 7 2 1
PG 31 Lithuania Rokas Jokubaitis 0 0 4
C 46 Nigeria James Nnaji 7 4 1
Head coach:
Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Championship game

21 May 2023 Olympiacos Greece 7879 Spain Real Madrid Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 (CEST) Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 21–28, 18–14, 15–20
Pts: Vezenkov 29
Rebs: Vezenkov 9
Asts: Walkup 6
PIR: Vezenkov 34
Boxscore Pts: Rodríguez 15
Rebs: Tavares 10
Asts: Rodríguez 9
PIR: Rodríguez 23
Arena: Žalgirio Arena
Attendance: 11,066
Referees: Slovenia Saša Pukl, Lithuania Gytis Vilius, France Mehdi Difallah


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 Greece Thomas Walkup 0 2 6
SG 3 United States Isaiah Canaan 21 2 2
SF 16 Greece Kostas Papanikolaou 6 3 2
PF 14 Bulgaria Sasha Vezenkov 29 9 4
C 10 France Moustapha Fall 0 5 1
Reserves:
G 4 Greece Michalis Lountzis DNP
SG 5 Greece Giannoulis Larentzakis 0 0 1
G 11 Greece Kostas Sloukas 6 2 3
PF 21 Russia Joel Bolomboy 2 1 0
F 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alec Peters DNP
C 28 United States Tarik Black 0 0 0
G 77 Azerbaijan Shaquielle McKissic 14 0 2
Head coach:
Greece Georgios Bartzokas
Olympiacos jersey
Team colours
Olympiacos
Real Madrid jersey
Team colours
Real Madrid

OlympiacosStatisticsReal Madrid
16/26 (61.5%)2-pt field goals17/29 (58.6%)
12/36 (33.3%)3-pt field goals12/33 (36.4%)
10/15 (66.7%)Free throws9/11 (81.8%)
10Offensive rebounds13
20Defensive rebounds24
30Total rebounds37
21Assists19
6Turnovers10
1Steals6
1Blocks0
17Fouls18


2022–23 EuroLeague champions
Spain
Real Madrid
(11th title)
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 0 United States Nigel Williams-Goss 9 2 2
SG 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina Džanan Musa 6 1 4
SF 8 Hungary Ádám Hanga 2 3 0
PF 30 Senegal Eli Ndiaye 3 0 0
C 22 Cape Verde Edy Tavares 13 10 2
Reserves:
SG 1 France Fabien Causeur 11 2 0
C 3 Slovenia Anthony Randolph 3 2 0
SG 5 Spain Rudy Fernández 3 2 2
SF 6 Spain Alberto Abalde DNP
F 11 Croatia Mario Hezonja 12 3 0
PG 13 Spain Sergio Rodríguez 15 4 9
G 23 Spain Sergio Llull 2 1 0
Head coach:
Spain Chus Mateo

References

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