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2006 Euroleague Final Four

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2006 Euroleague Final Four
Season2005–06 Euroleague
Tournament details
ArenaO2 Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
DatesApril 28–30, 2006
Final positions
ChampionsRussia CSKA Moscow (5th title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv
Third placeSpain TAU Cerámica
Fourth placeSpain Winterthur FC Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVPGreece Theo Papaloukas
2005
2007

The 2006 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2005–06 Euroleague season. The event was held on April 28 and on April 30, 2006 at the O2 Arena in Prague. CSKA Moscow won its fifth EuroLeague championship, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 28, Prague
 
 
Israel Maccabi Elite 85
 
April 30, Prague
 
Spain Tau Cerámica 70
 
Russia CSKA Moscow 73
 
April 28, Prague
 
Israel Maccabi Elite 69
 
Spain Winterthur FCB 75
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow84
 
Third place
 
 
April 30, Prague
 
 
Spain Winterthur FCB 82
 
 
Spain Tau Cerámica 87

Semifinals

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28 April 2006
17:30
Maccabi Elite Israel 85–70 Spain Tau Cerámica
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 27–15, 22–16, 12–22
Pts: Baston 20
Rebs: Vujčić 8
Asts: Vujčić 7
Pts: Scola 17
Rebs: Scola 11
Asts: Scola 5
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
28 April 2006
20:30
Winterthur FC Barcelona Spain 75–84 Russia CSKA Moscow
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–19, 14–23, 23–27
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Fučka 10
Asts: Williams 4
Pts: Holden, Papaloukas 19
Rebs: Smodiš 12
Asts: Langdon 3
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Zavlanos (GRE), Facchini (ITA), Ramot (ISR)

Third Place game

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30 April 2006
17:30
Winterthur FC Barcelona Spain 82–87 Spain Tau Cerámica
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 17–21, 24–15, 22–25
Pts: Fučka, Navarro 20
Rebs: Fučka 9
Asts: Williams 4
Pts: Drobnjak 19
Rebs: Drobnjak, Scola 12
Asts: Prigioni 6
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Zavlanos (GRE), Jovčić (SCG), Sahin (ITA)

Final

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Maccabi came to the game looking for their third consecutive title. however, CSKA snatched a narrow 4-point victory to win its fifth title.

30 April 2006
20:30
CSKA Moscow Russia 73–69 Israel Maccabi Elite
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–12, 14–18, 24–21
Pts: Papaloukas 18
Rebs: Smodiš 8
Asts: Papaloukas 7
Pts: Solomon 20
Rebs: Baston 15
Asts: three players 2
Sazka Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,805
Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
CSKA Moscow jersey
Team colours
Team colours
CSKA Moscow
Maccabi Elite jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Elite
Starters: P R A
PG
10
Russia J.R. Holden 6 3 0
SG
21
United States Trajan Langdon 11 0 1
SF
9
United States David Vanterpool 16 3 4
PF
8
Slovenia Matjaž Smodiš 12 8 1
C
14
Russia Aleksey Savrasenko 10 4 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
4
Greece Theo Papaloukas 18 3 7
PF
5
Russia Nikita Kurbanov DNP
PF
6
Russia Sergey Panov 0 0 0
SG
7
Russia Vasily Zavourev DNP
SF
11
Russia Zakhar Pashutin DNP
PF
12
Russia Vladimir Dyachok DNP
PG
23
Russia Alexey Shved 3 2 2
C
22
Belgium Tomas Van Den Spiegel 0 2 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
2005–06 Euroleague
Champions
Russia
CSKA Moscow
5th title
Starters: P R A
PG
15
United States Will Solomon 20 1 2
SG
8
United States Anthony Parker 10 5 2
SF
10
Israel Tal Burstein 9 7 2
PF
5
United States Maceo Baston 6 15 0
C
7
Croatia Nikola Vujčić 4 5 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
Israel Derrick Sharp 3 0 0
PF
11
Israel Sharon Shason 0 0 0
SG
12
Israel Assaf Dotan DNP
PF
14
Israel Omri Casspi DNP
SF
20
New Zealand Kirk Penney 3 0 0
SG
23
Israel Jamie Arnold 14 4 0
C
41
Israel Yaniv Green DNP
Head coach:
Israel Pini Gershon

Awards

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