The
ULEB Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team consists of basketball players named to the
EuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
's All-Decade Team for the first 10 years of the
ULEBULEB was founded in 1991, with the aim to help in the cooperation and development of European professional club basketball leagues...
competition from 2001-10.
There were 50 players nominated for the All-Decade Team. Voting included votes from selected media members and fans.
Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team nominees
The 50 nominees that were selected for the All-Decade Team were:
- Fragiskos Alvertis
Fragiskos Alvertis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Panathinaikos basketball team...
- David Andersen
David Emil Andersen is an Australian professional basketball player. He also holds a Danish passport...
- Gianluca Basile
Gianluca Basile is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 192 cm tall and he weighs about 95 kg. He is considered to be one of the best 1990s and 2000s era Italian basketball players. He won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. He was also the captain of the Italian...
- Maceo Baston
Maceo Demond Baston is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent.-College career:After graduating from Dallas' H. Grady Spruce High School, Baston played college basketball at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he was part of an all-star recruiting class that...
- Mike Batiste
- Tanoka Beard
Tanoka Dwight Beard is a retired American basketball player. Tanoka Beard was a solid big man able to play both the power forward and center positions, he earned an All-Euroleague Second Team selection in 2005, while leading the competition in rebounds with 10.6 per game...
- Sani Bečirovič
Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...
- Elmer Bennett
Elmer James Bennett is a retired American professional basketball player. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round of the 1992 NBA Draft. Bennett played in 21 career games in the NBA in a span of three seasons. A 6'0" and 170 lb point guard, he averaged 2.3 points per game...
- Joseph Blair
Joseph Blair is a retired American professional basketball player. He is 2.10 m tall and he weighs 120 kg . He played as a forward-center...
- Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
- Marcus Brown
Marcus James Brown is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" , he played as a shooting guard. Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. athletes to ever play abroad...
- Louis Bullock
Louis Bullock, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently with the pro club CB Cajasol Sevilla in Spain....
- Dimitris Diamantidis
Dimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m , Diamantidis mainly plays at the point guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard, as well as to assume the small forward position, being utilized as a point forward...
- Tyus Edney
Tyus Dwayne Edney is an American professional basketball player. A point guard for UCLA from 1991–1995, Edney led the Bruins to the 1995 NCAA National Championship. He also led Žalgiris Kaunas to the 1999 Euroleague title...
- Alphonso Ford
Alphonso Gene Ford was an American professional basketball player. A 1.93 m tall shooting guard, he was one of the greatest scorers in college basketball history. Ford played professionally in both the NBA and the Euroleague, where he confirmed his tremendous scoring ability and became a...
- Antonis Fotsis
Antonis Fotsis is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.09 m power forward...
- Gregor Fučka
Gregor Fučka is a retired Italian basketball player of Slovenian origin. A 215 cm forward-center, he was a European Player of the Year Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.- Pro career :...
- Jorge Garbajosa
Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...
- Manu Ginóbili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...
- J.R. Holden
Jon Robert "J.R." Holden is a retired American Russian professional basketball player. The Russian spelling of his name in Latin form is Dzhon-Robert Kholdin. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Bucknell University from 1994-98...
- Marko Jarić
Marko Jarić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is married to Brazilian model Adriana Lima.-Pro career:...
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...
- Michalis Kakiouzis
Michalis Kakiouzis is a Greek professional basketball player.-Pro career:...
- İbrahim Kutluay
- Jaka Lakovič
Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...
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Trajan LangdonTrajan Shaka Langdon is a retired American professional basketball player. A 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University with the Duke Blue Devils.-Biography:...
Erazem LorbekErazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...
Arvydas MacijauskasArvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...
Denis MarconatoDenis Marconato is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 211 cm tall and he plays at the center position, in which he's considered to have been one of the best defensive players of his era in Europe.-Pro career:Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990 and with them...
Terrell McIntyreLance Terrell McIntyre is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Virtus Bologna in Italy. He is 5'9¼" tall and plays at the point guard position.-College career:...
Juan Carlos NavarroJuan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...
Andrés NocioniAndrés Marcelo Nocioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He is under contract with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, but is playing for Peñarol de Mar del Plata during the NBA lockout. A regular member of the Argentine national team, Nocioni was part of the team that won a gold medal at...
Theo PapaloukasTheódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....
Anthony ParkerAnthony Michael Parker is an American professional basketball player who last played with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association . After graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA Draft and played briefly in the NBA before...
Nikola PekovićNikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position....
Pablo PrigioniPablo Prigioni is an Argentine professional basketball player. He plays at the point guard position, currently for Caja Laboral in Spanish Liga ACB. He is 1.92m in height.-Player profile:...
Igor RakočevićIgor Rakočević is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Montepaschi Siena. He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.94 m tall...
Antoine RigaudeauAntoine Roger Rigaudeau nicknamed Le Roi , is a retired French professional basketball player....
Arvydas SabonisArvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
Luis ScolaLuis Alberto Scola Balvoa is an Argentine professional basketball player. The power forward-center for the Argentine national team is currently signed with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He formerly was a Euroleague star with the ACB's Saski Baskonia...
Derrick SharpDerrick Sharp is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player, and current basketball assistant coach for Maccabi Tel Aviv.Sharp was born in Orlando, Florida...
Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRamūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...
Matjaž SmodišMatjaž Smodiš is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for KK Cedevita in Croatia.-Pro career:...
Vassilis SpanoulisVassilis Spanoulis is a Greek professional basketball player who plays for the Greek League and Euroleague club Olympiacos Piraeus. A 6 ft 4 in tall guard, Spanoulis first played for GS Larissa and enjoyed a highly successful career start, winning the Greek League's award for Best Young...
Tiago SplitterTiago Splitter is a Brazilian professional basketball player who also holds Spanish citizenship. Along with his native language Portuguese, he also speaks English and Spanish...
Dejan TomaševićDejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
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David VanterpoolDavid Vanterpool is a retired American professional basketball player who played for various teams around the globe. An all-around 6 ft 5 in shooting guard-small forward, he earned an All-Euroleague Second Team selection during the Euroleague 2003-04 season, while playing for Euroleague...
Miloš VujanićMiloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001...
Nikola VujčićNikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:...
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The fan's All-Decade Team vote
Worldwide, fans cast more than 125,000 ballots, as well as about 1.25 million online votes. The results of the fan voting were as follows:
- Dejan Bodiroga
Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
- 72,130 votes
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...
- 70,317 votes
- Ramūnas Šiškauskas
Ramūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...
- 56,687 votes
- Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr...
- 47,235 votes
- Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Tomašević is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.-Pro career:Tomašević...
- 46,373 votes
- Nikola Peković
Nikola Peković is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He is currently playing for the Serbian club Partizan Belgrade. Peković is 2.11 m tall and he plays the center position....
- 43,777 votes
- Miloš Vujanić
Miloš Vujanić is a Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard.-Pro career:Vujanić started his professional career with KK Crvena zvezda in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed for KK Partizan in summer 2001...
- 40,295 votes
- Arvydas Macijauskas
Arvydas Macijauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. He announced termination of his career after his last club, Olympiacos, released him following a prolonged judicial litigation.-Early years:...
- 39,778 votes
- Marcus Brown
Marcus James Brown is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'4" , he played as a shooting guard. Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. athletes to ever play abroad...
- 39,702 votes
- Dimitris Diamantidis
Dimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m , Diamantidis mainly plays at the point guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard, as well as to assume the small forward position, being utilized as a point forward...
- 39,299 votes
The Euroleague 2001-10 All Decade Team
The All-Decade Team was decided upon by worldwide fan voting, which included more than 125,000 ballots, as well as about 1.25 million online votes, plus 35 media members. Fan voting accounted for 25% of the vote, while media voting accounted for 75% of the vote. The actual Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team, as voted on by both the fans and the media was:
Dejan BodirogaDejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....
Dimitris DiamantidisDimitris Diamantidis is a Greek professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m , Diamantidis mainly plays at the point guard position, but he also has the ability to play as a shooting guard, as well as to assume the small forward position, being utilized as a point forward...
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J.R. HoldenJon Robert "J.R." Holden is a retired American Russian professional basketball player. The Russian spelling of his name in Latin form is Dzhon-Robert Kholdin. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Bucknell University from 1994-98...
Šarūnas JasikevičiusŠarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...
Trajan LangdonTrajan Shaka Langdon is a retired American professional basketball player. A 210 lb. shooting guard, he gained fame in the U.S. while playing college basketball at Duke University with the Duke Blue Devils.-Biography:...
Juan Carlos NavarroJuan Carlos Navarro Feijoo , nicknamed "La Bomba" , is a Spanish professional basketball player...
Theo PapaloukasTheódoros "Teó" Papaloukás is a Greek professional basketball player. He currently plays as a point guard for the Israeli League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Maccabi Tel Aviv....
Anthony ParkerAnthony Michael Parker is an American professional basketball player who last played with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association . After graduating from Bradley University with a major in liberal arts, he entered the 1997 NBA Draft and played briefly in the NBA before...
Ramūnas ŠiškauskasRamūnas Šiškauskas in height and he weighs 220 lbs. . He is currently with CSKA Moscow.-Player profile:Šiškauskas is a physical forward who can easily play, both on offense and defense, at the guard positions, on the wing, and also in the paint...
Nikola VujčićNikola Vujčić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.11 m tall. He can play at both the center and power forward positions. He last played for Efes Pilsen SK for the 2010–11 season.-Player profile:...
See also
- 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors
The 50 Greatest Contributors in Euroleague History were chosen on February 3, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. The occasion was the fiftieth anniversary since the founding of the FIBA European Champions Cup, officially recognized as the predecessor to today's Euroleague.The list was made up of the...
- Euroleague Awards
Euroleague Awards since the 1987-88 season, when the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four era began, and since the 2000-01 basketball season, when ULEB and FIBA Europe first split up the competition.-Euroleague Final Four MVP:...
- Euroleague Basketball
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