1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
# 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

The 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1998–99 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Žalgiris won its first title after defeating Kinder Bologna in the final game.

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Teamsystem Bologna | 57 |
| Kinder Bologna | 62 | | |
| Kinder Bologna | 62 | Kinder Bologna | 74 |
| | | Žalgiris | 82 |
| Žalgiris | 87 | Žalgiris | 82 |
| Olympiacos | 71 | | |
| Olympiacos | 71 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Teamsystem Bologna | 63 |
| | | Olympiacos | 74 |

## Semifinals

### Teamsystem Bologna – Kinder Bologna

* April 20 18:30
* Boxscore

| Teamsystem Bologna | 57–62 | Kinder Bologna |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 25–28 |||
| Pts: Myers 18 Rebs: Betts 5 Asts: none | | Pts: Nesterović 16 Rebs: Frosini 10 Asts: Danilović, Sconochini 3 |

* Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)

### Žalgiris – Olympiacos

* April 20 21:00
* Boxscore

| Žalgiris | 87–71 | Olympiacos |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 48–33, 39–38 |||
| Pts: Bowie 19 Rebs: Zídek 5 Asts: Edney 6 | | Pts: Tarlać 15 Rebs: Tarlać 9 Asts: Tarlać 2 |

* Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

## Third Place Game

* April 22 18:30
* Boxscore

| Teamsystem Bologna | 63–74 | Olympiacos |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 28–43, 35–31 |||
| Pts: Jarić 17 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Karnišovas, Pilutti 4 | | Pts: Komazec 13 Rebs: Oberto 8 Asts: Tomić 4 |

* Olympiahalle, Munich Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP)

## Final

* April 22 21:00
* Boxscore

| Kinder Bologna | 74–82 | Žalgiris |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 30–45, 44–37 |||
| Pts: Rigaudeau 27 Rebs: Nesterović 13 Asts: Nesterović, Sconochini 3 | | Pts: Bowie 17 Rebs: Edney, Zídek 6 Asts: Edney 6 |

* Olympiahalle, Munich Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)

| Kinder Bologna | Žalgiris |
| - | - |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 14 | Antoine Rigaudeau | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| SG | 7 | Alessandro Abbio | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| SF | 5 | Saša Danilović | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 12 | Alessandro Frosini | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 8 | Rašo Nesterović | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| SG | 6 | Claudio Crippa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 10 | Hugo Sconochini | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| C | 11 | Augusto Binelli | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 13 | Dan O'Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 15 | Matteo Panichi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||

* 1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
* Žalgiris 1st Title

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 4 | Tyus Edney | 14 | 6 | 6 |
| SG | 14 | Anthony Bowie | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 7 | Saulius Štombergas | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| PF | 12 | Tomas Masiulis | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| C | 9 | Eurelijus Žukauskas | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PF | 5 | Mindaugas Žukauskas | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 8 | Jiří Zídek | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| SG | 10 | Dainius Adomaitis | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| PG | 13 | Darius Maskoliūnas | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 15 | Kęstutis Šeštokas | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Jonas Kazlauskas ||||||

## Awards

### FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP

* Tyus Edney ( Žalgiris Kaunas)

### FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

* Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus Bologna)

### FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team :

| Player | Team |
| - | - |
| Tyus Edney (MVP) | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Anthony Bowie | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| Saulius Štombergas | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| / Rašho Nesterović | Virtus Bologna |
| Eurelijus Žukauskas | Žalgiris Kaunas |
