2023 EuroLeague Final Four

The 2023 EuroLeague Final Four was the concluding EuroLeague Final Four tournament of the 2022–23 EuroLeague season, the 66th season of Europe's premier club basketball tournament, and the 23rd season since it was first organised by Euroleague Basketball. It was the 36th Final Four of the modern EuroLeague Final Four era (1988–present), and the 38th time overall that the competition has concluded with a final four format. Euroleague Basketball announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.^[1]

2023 EuroLeague Final Four

Season	2022–23 EuroLeague
Tournament details
Arena	Žalgirio Arena Kaunas, Lithuania
Dates	19–21 May 2023
Final positions
Champions	Real Madrid (11th title)
Runners-up	Olympiacos
Third place	AS Monaco
Fourth place	Barcelona
Awards and statistics
MVP	Edy Tavares
Top scorer(s)	Sasha Vezenkov (48 points)
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Real Madrid won a record-extending 11th title in a thrilling final against Olympiacos.^[2]

Venue

On 19 December 2022, it was announced that the Final Four would be played at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, on 19–21 May 2023.^[3][4][5]

Kaunas	Kaunas 2023 EuroLeague Final Four (Europe)
Žalgirio Arena
Capacity: 15,415

Teams

Team	Qualified date	Participations (bold indicates winners)
Olympiacos	9 May 2023	11 (1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022)
AS Monaco	10 May 2023	0 (debut)
Barcelona	3 May 2023	16 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022)
Real Madrid	10 May 2023	12 (1967, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

Bracket

	Semifinals				Championship game
	19 May
	Olympiacos	76
					21 May
	AS Monaco	62
					Olympiacos	78
	19 May
					Real Madrid	79
	Barcelona	66
	Real Madrid	78
					Third place game
					21 May
					AS Monaco	78
					Barcelona	66

Semifinals

Semifinal A

19 May 2023	Olympiacos	76–62	AS Monaco	Kaunas, Lithuania
17:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 15–21, 27–2, 20–19
	Pts: Vezenkov 19 Rebs: Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Sloukas, Walkup 7 PIR: Papanikolaou 21	Boxscore	Pts: Okobo, James 17 Rebs: Loyd, Hall 7 Asts: Okobo 5 PIR: Loyd 15	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 11,673 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Oļegs Latiševs, Gytis Vilius

Olympiacos v AS Monaco

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Thomas Walkup 0 3 7 SG 3 Isaiah Canaan 7 1 1 SF 16 Kostas Papanikolaou 15 8 0 PF 14 Sasha Vezenkov 19 6 3 C 10 Moustapha Fall 12 4 4 Reserves: G 4 Michalis Lountzis 0 0 0 SG 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis 4 3 0 G 11 Kostas Sloukas 9 1 7 PF 21 Joel Bolomboy 2 5 0 F 25 Alec Peters 0 1 0 C 28 Tarik Black 3 1 0 G 77 Shaquielle McKissic 5 1 1 Head coach: Georgios Bartzokas

Olympiacos Monaco 0 Olympiacos Statistics Monaco 18/29 (62.1%) 2-pt field goals 15/31 (48.4%) 7/19 (36.8%) 3-pt field goals 5/24 (20.8%) 19/33 (57.6%) Free throws 17/24 (70.8%) 9 Offensive rebounds 10 28 Defensive rebounds 23 37 Total rebounds 33 23 Assists 10 12 Turnovers 12 7 Steals 5 1 Blocks 1 21 Fouls 24

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 55 Mike James 17 3 2 SG 3 Jordan Loyd 11 7 2 SF 24 Yakuba Ouattara 0 1 0 PF 00 John Brown 4 3 0 C 20 Donatas Motiejūnas 7 5 0 Reserves: G 0 Élie Okobo 17 1 5 PF 1 Chima Moneke 2 1 1 F 4 Jaron Blossomgame DNP PF 5 Yoan Makoundou DNP SF 11 Alpha Diallo 2 4 0 PG 32 Matthew Strazel DNP C 45 Donta Hall 2 7 0 Head coach: Saša Obradović

Semifinal B

19 May 2023	Barcelona	66–78	Real Madrid	Kaunas, Lithuania
20:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 24–18, 13–22, 11–20
	Pts: Abrines 16 Rebs: Satoranský 11 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Abrines 14	Boxscore	Pts: Tavares 20 Rebs: Tavares 15 Asts: Rodríguez, Llull 5 PIR: Tavares 39	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 11,411 Referees: Saša Pukl, Emin Moğulkoç, Mehdi Difallah

Barcelona v Real Madrid

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 13 Tomáš Satoranský 7 11 3 SG 20 Nicolás Laprovíttola 12 3 3 SF 21 Álex Abrines 16 4 0 PF 33 Nikola Mirotić 3 1 1 C 5 Sertaç Şanlı 0 3 0 Reserves: C 6 Jan Veselý 4 6 1 SF 8 Sergi Martínez 0 1 1 F 10 Nikola Kalinić 6 2 0 C 23 Mike Tobey DNP SG 24 Kyle Kuric 11 2 0 PG 31 Rokas Jokubaitis 6 2 3 C 46 James Nnaji 1 2 1 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Barcelona Real Madrid 0 Barcelona Statistics Real Madrid 10/30 (33.3%) 2-pt field goals 21/45 (46.7%) 14/39 (35.9%) 3-pt field goals 7/22 (31.8%) 4/11 (36.4%) Free throws 15/19 (78.9%) 14 Offensive rebounds 13 29 Defensive rebounds 32 43 Total rebounds 45 13 Assists 17 14 Turnovers 11 8 Steals 6 3 Blocks 6 23 Fouls 21

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Nigel Williams-Goss 10 1 2 SG 31 Džanan Musa 7 2 2 SF 8 Ádám Hanga 0 6 2 PF 30 Eli Ndiaye 2 2 0 C 22 Edy Tavares 20 15 1 Reserves: SG 1 Fabien Causeur 0 0 0 C 3 Anthony Randolph 6 2 0 SG 5 Rudy Fernández 2 4 0 SF 6 Alberto Abalde DNP F 11 Mario Hezonja 14 9 0 PG 13 Sergio Rodríguez 12 0 5 G 23 Sergio Llull 5 0 5 Head coach: Chus Mateo

Third place game

21 May 2023	AS Monaco	78–66	Barcelona	Kaunas, Lithuania
16:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–15, 16–17, 18–21
	Pts: Strazel 14 Rebs: Hall 11 Asts: Loyd 6 PIR: Hall 17	Boxscore	Pts: Mirotić 15 Rebs: Nnaji, Veselý 4 Asts: three players 4 PIR: Mirotić 14	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 9,333 Referees: Borys Ryzhyk, Anne Panther, Tomislav Hordov

AS Monaco v Barcelona

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 55 Mike James 3 0 1 SG 3 Jordan Loyd 9 2 6 SF 11 Alpha Diallo 10 6 2 PF 00 John Brown 2 3 0 C 20 Donatas Motiejūnas 2 2 1 Reserves: G 0 Élie Okobo 10 3 4 PF 1 Chima Moneke 4 3 0 F 4 Jaron Blossomgame 9 1 0 PF 5 Yoan Makoundou 4 1 0 SF 24 Yakuba Ouattara 2 1 1 PG 32 Matthew Strazel 14 2 1 C 45 Donta Hall 9 11 1 Head coach: Saša Obradović

Monaco Barcelona 0 Monaco Statistics Barcelona 28/44 (63.6%) 2-pt field goals 18/34 (52.9%) 3/15 (20%) 3-pt field goals 8/27 (29.6%) 13/18 (72.2%) Free throws 6/8 (75%) 9 Offensive rebounds 8 28 Defensive rebounds 21 37 Total rebounds 29 17 Assists 21 14 Turnovers 13 8 Steals 10 3 Blocks 2 18 Fouls 20

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 13 Tomáš Satoranský 7 3 4 SG 20 Nicolás Laprovíttola 5 0 4 SF 21 Álex Abrines 9 3 2 PF 33 Nikola Mirotić 15 2 1 C 5 Sertaç Şanlı 2 1 0 Reserves: C 6 Jan Veselý 6 4 1 SF 8 Sergi Martínez 2 0 0 F 10 Nikola Kalinić 4 2 2 C 23 Mike Tobey 2 3 1 SG 24 Kyle Kuric 7 2 1 PG 31 Rokas Jokubaitis 0 0 4 C 46 James Nnaji 7 4 1 Head coach: Šarūnas Jasikevičius

Championship game

21 May 2023	Olympiacos	78–79	Real Madrid	Kaunas, Lithuania
19:00 (CEST)	Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 21–28, 18–14, 15–20
	Pts: Vezenkov 29 Rebs: Vezenkov 9 Asts: Walkup 6 PIR: Vezenkov 34	Boxscore	Pts: Rodríguez 15 Rebs: Tavares 10 Asts: Rodríguez 9 PIR: Rodríguez 23	Arena: Žalgirio Arena Attendance: 11,066 Referees: Saša Pukl, Gytis Vilius, Mehdi Difallah

Olympiacos v Real Madrid

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Thomas Walkup 0 2 6 SG 3 Isaiah Canaan 21 2 2 SF 16 Kostas Papanikolaou 6 3 2 PF 14 Sasha Vezenkov 29 9 4 C 10 Moustapha Fall 0 5 1 Reserves: G 4 Michalis Lountzis DNP SG 5 Giannoulis Larentzakis 0 0 1 G 11 Kostas Sloukas 6 2 3 PF 21 Joel Bolomboy 2 1 0 F 25 Alec Peters DNP C 28 Tarik Black 0 0 0 G 77 Shaquielle McKissic 14 0 2 Head coach: Georgios Bartzokas

Olympiacos Real Madrid 0 Olympiacos Statistics Real Madrid 16/26 (61.5%) 2-pt field goals 17/29 (58.6%) 12/36 (33.3%) 3-pt field goals 12/33 (36.4%) 10/15 (66.7%) Free throws 9/11 (81.8%) 10 Offensive rebounds 13 20 Defensive rebounds 24 30 Total rebounds 37 21 Assists 19 6 Turnovers 10 1 Steals 6 1 Blocks 0 17 Fouls 18 2022–23 EuroLeague champions Real Madrid (11th title)

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PG 0 Nigel Williams-Goss 9 2 2 SG 31 Džanan Musa 6 1 4 SF 8 Ádám Hanga 2 3 0 PF 30 Eli Ndiaye 3 0 0 C 22 Edy Tavares 13 10 2 Reserves: SG 1 Fabien Causeur 11 2 0 C 3 Anthony Randolph 3 2 0 SG 5 Rudy Fernández 3 2 2 SF 6 Alberto Abalde DNP F 11 Mario Hezonja 12 3 0 PG 13 Sergio Rodríguez 15 4 9 G 23 Sergio Llull 2 1 0 Head coach: Chus Mateo