2000–01 Euroleague
| 2000–01 Euroleague | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
 Kinder Bologna (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 Tau Cerámica
|
| Teams | 24 |
| Awards | |
| Regular Season MVP |  Dejan Tomašević |
| Finals MVP |  Manu Ginóbili |
| Statistical leaders | |
| PIR |
 Gregor Fučka
25.2
|
| Points |
Gregor Fučka
19.7
|
| Rebounds |
 Rashard Griffith
8.7
|
| Assists |
Elmer Bennett
5.5
|
The 2000–01 Euroleague was the inaugural season of EuroLeague, under the new Euroleague Basketball Company's authority, and it was the 44th season of the premier competition for European men's basketball clubs overall. It started on October 16, 2000, with a regular season game between hosts Real Madrid and Olympiacos, at the Raimundo Saporta Pavilion in Madrid, Spain, and ended with the championship finals game on May 10, 2001, at the PalaMalaguti arena in Bologna, Italy. This EuroLeague season did not feature all of the best European teams, as some of them opted to compete in the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague competition instead, after the row erupted between the previous EuroLeague governing body, FIBA, and the newly established Euroleague Basketball Company.
A total of 24 teams competed for the EuroLeague title, which was in the end won by Kinder Bologna. Dejan Tomašević was the Euroleague Regular Season MVP, and Manu Ginóbili was the Euroleague Finals MVP.
The EuroLeague (or historically called, the FIBA European Champions' Cup) was originally established by FIBA, and it operated under its umbrella from 1958, until the summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–2000 season. That was when Euroleague Basketball Company was created.
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