2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague
| 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Champions |  Maccabi Elite (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Panathinaikos
|
| Third place |
 Efes Pilsen
|
| Fourth place |
 CSKA Moscow
|
| Teams | 20 |
| Duration | 18 October 2000 – 13 May 2001 |
| Awards | |
| Season MVP |  Nate Huffman |
| Final Four MVP |  Ariel McDonald |
| Statistical leaders | |
| Points |
 Miroslav Berić
23.3
|
| Rebounds |
 Roberto Chiacig
9.4
|
| Assists |
 Raimonds Miglinieks
7.0
|
The 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague was the FIBA professional club basketball Champions' Cup for the 2000–01 season. Until that season, there was one cup, the FIBA European Champions' Cup (which is now called the EuroLeague), though in this season of 2000–01, the leading European teams split into two competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague and Euroleague Basketball Company's Euroleague 2000–01.
The season started on October 18, 2000, and ended on May 13, 2001.
The EuroLeague (or historically called, the European Champions' Cup) was originally established by FIBA, and it operated under its umbrella from 1958, until the summer of 2000, concluding with the 1999–00 season. That was when Euroleague Basketball Company was created.
Amazingly, FIBA had never trademarked the "EuroLeague" name, and Euroleague Basketball simply used it without any legal ramifications, because FIBA had no legal recourse to do anything about it, so they had to find a new name for their league. Thus, the following 2000–01 season started with 2 separate top European professional club basketball competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague (previously known as the FIBA EuroLeague) and the brand new Euroleague 2000–01 season.
The rift in European professional club basketball initially showed no signs of letting up. Top clubs were also split between the two leagues: Panathinaikos, Maccabi Elite, CSKA Moscow, and Efes Pilsen stayed with FIBA, while Olympiacos, Kinder Bologna, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Baskonia, and Benetton Treviso joined Euroleague Basketball.
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