FIBA Suproleague (2000-2001)
FIBA Suproleague was created by FIBA in 2000 as a 2nd tier European club competition. FIBA top competition was known in previous season as FIBA EuroLeague which was 1st tier club competition in Europe. However in 2000 after creation of Union of European Leagues of Basketball (ULEB), they created their own ULEB Euroleague which was the main league in Europe from now on
| FIBA Suproleague 2000-2001
FIBA Suproleague Standings 2000-2001 # Club W-L PTS LOST Regular Season Group A Group B  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv conquer FIBA Suproleague trophy  Maccabi Tel Aviv - FIBA Suproleague Winner 2001
 Maccabi won SuproLeague 2001-May 10, 2001Around 8,000 Maccabees fans attended the Palais Omnisports in Bercy (which this time looked like the pavilion 'The Hand of Elias' in Tel Aviv) to the victory of his team, in a reedition of the final that Maccabi and Panathinaikos disputed last year, although this time the Israelis took full revenge. In the run-up to the match the FIBA gave Nate Huffman the MVP trophy as best player of the season, but the big winner of the night was Arriel McDonald, who won the MVP of the final. On the part of Panathinaikos, only Dejan Bodiroga was up to the circumstances, as the rest of his teammates performed below their potential (especially Zeljko Rebraca). The Greeks noticed too much the absence of the injured Kattash. The Panathinaikos started the match with great strength, and achieved its first important advantage (5-10) despite the fact that Rebraca had already committed his third personal foul in the 5th minute. Maccabi, for his part, used a zonal defence of adjustments to stop Bodiroga. This left a wide margin of action to the Greek shooters, who however were not too successful. Maccabi's defence was simply phenomenal, and with Nate Huffman's mate the Israeli team closed the first quarter with a lead (15-13). In the second quarter the rhythm of the match continued in the hands of the Maccabees, so that at half-time the electronic reflected the clear superiority of Maccabi, who dominated 37-23 against a disconcerted Panathinaikos. The reaction of the Greeks came in the third quarter, when they managed to turn the game and get ahead (42-43). But Maccabi replied almost immediately with Parker's triple and Huffman's five points. The last quarter was decisive, and coinciding with Bodiroga's fourth personal foul Panathinaikos entered a serious attacking crisis. The Maccabi began to dominate comfortably from that moment and was dedicated to controlling the game until the end to win his third title of European champion. Courtesy of Basketfinals All-FIBA Suproleague Team-May 10, 2001FIBA SuproLeague Player of the Year: Nate Huffman (Maccabi Tel Aviv) FIBA SuproLeague All-Final Four Team Arriel McDonald (Maccabi Tel Aviv; Final Four MVP) Anthony Parker (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos) Andrei Kirilenko (CSKA Moscow) Nate Huffman (Maccabi Tel Aviv) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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