The 2000 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 1999–2000 season. It was the second to last edition of the FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours that were organized by FIBA Europe. For the next edition of the tournament, it would be replaced by the FIBA SuproLeague's 2001 FIBA SuproLeague Final Four, and the new Euroleague Basketball competition's 2001 Finals series, which was organized by the Euroleague Basketball Company.
| Season | 1999–2000 FIBA EuroLeague |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Arena | P.A.O.K. Sports Arena Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Dates | 18–20 April 2000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Panathinaikos (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| Third place |  Efes Pilsen |
| Fourth place |  FC Barcelona |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP |  Željko Rebrača |
Panathinaikos won its second title, after defeating Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv in the final game.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| FC Barcelona | 51 | |||||
| Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 65 | |||||
| Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | 67 | |||||
| Panathinaikos | 73 | |||||
| Panathinaikos | 81 | |||||
| Efes Pilsen | 71 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| FC Barcelona | 69 | |||||
| Efes Pilsen | 75 | |||||
Semifinals
FC Barcelona – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
April 18 18:30 |
| FC Barcelona |
51–65 | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
| Scoring by half: 22–38, 29–27 | ||
| Pts: Goldwire 13 Rebs: Dueñas 9 Asts: Alston, Goldwire 3 |
Pts: Huffman 24 Rebs: Henefeld 6 Asts: McDonald 4 | |
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
Panathinaikos – Efes Pilsen
April 18 21:00 |
| Panathinaikos |
81–71 | Efes Pilsen |
| Scoring by half: 41–33, 40–38 | ||
| Pts: Bodiroga 22 Rebs: Rebrača 7 Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 3 |
Pts: Türkoğlu 15 Rebs: Beşok, Türkoğlu 5 Asts: Mulaomerović 6 | |
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Iztok Rems (SLO) |
Third-place game
April 20 18:30 |
| FC Barcelona |
69–75 | Efes Pilsen |
| Scoring by half: 34–41, 35–34 | ||
| Pts: Rentzias 29 Rebs: Elson 11 Asts: Rodríguez 5 |
Pts: Beşok 22 Rebs: Beşok 10 Asts: three players 2 | |
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
Final
April 20 21:00 |
| Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv |
67–73 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by half: 36–36, 31–37 | ||
| Pts: Huffman 26 Rebs: Huffman 10 Asts: Comegys 3 |
Pts: Rebrača 20 Rebs: Rebrača 8 Asts: Bodiroga, Kattash 2 | |
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena, Thessaloniki Attendance: 8,500 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Iztok Rems (SLO) |
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Awards
FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP
FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
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| Oded Kattash | Panathinaikos | [1] | |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | Efes Pilsen | ||
 Dejan Bodiroga | Panathinaikos | ||
 Nate Huffman | Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv | ||
| Željko Rebrača (MVP) | Panathinaikos | ||
References
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