EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award


The EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award is an award that is given by the Euroleague Basketball Company, the organizer of the EuroLeague, which is the top-tier level professional basketball competition in Europe. It is awarded only to a very distinct and small group of the very biggest EuroLeague star players and head coaches, which are honored from time to time, for their outstanding playing and coaching careers in the league. To which, the EuroLeague's organizing body, the Euroleague Basketball Company, sees fit to officially designate them as "EuroLeague Legends".
Players and head coaches can be officially designated as EuroLeague Legends, either while they are still playing and coaching, or after they have retired. All players and head coaches that have played or coached in the EuroLeague, are eligible for the EuroLeague Legend designation. Currently, the EuroLeague Legend Award has only been given to six players and one head coach.

Award winners

Players

EuroLeague LegendPositionCareerDate HonoredStatusReference
Theo Papaloukas
PG
1995–2013
December 12, 2013
Retired
Juan Carlos Navarro
SG
1997–2018
March 14, 2014
Retired
Ramūnas Šiškauskas
SF
1996–2012
May 16, 2014
Retired
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
PG
1998–2014
February 12, 2015
Retired
Dimitris Diamantidis
PG
1999–2016
April 1, 2016
Retired
Mirsad Türkcan
PF
1994–2012
May 19, 2017
Retired

Major EuroLeague accomplishments

EuroLeague LegendMajor EuroLeague Accomplishments
Theo Papaloukas

Juan Carlos Navarro

Ramūnas Šiškauskas

  • 2× EuroLeague Champion:
  • 4× All-EuroLeague Team
  • EuroLeague MVP:
  • EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team:
  • 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month
  • 3× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Šarūnas Jasikevičius

  • 4× EuroLeague Champion:
  • 2× All-EuroLeague Team:
  • EuroLeague Final Four MVP:
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors:
  • EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team:
  • 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
Dimitris Diamantidis

  • 3× EuroLeague Champion:
  • 4× All-EuroLeague Team:
  • EuroLeague MVP:
  • 2× EuroLeague Final Four MVP:
  • 6× EuroLeague Best Defender:
  • EuroLeague 2001–10 All-Decade Team:
  • EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team:
  • 2× EuroLeague MVP of the Month
  • 5× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
  • 2× EuroLeague Assists Leader:
  • EuroLeague career steals leader
Mirsad Türkcan

  • 3× All-EuroLeague Team:
  • EuroLeague Regular Season MVP:
  • EuroLeague Top 16 MVP:
  • 10× EuroLeague MVP of the Round
  • 5× Rebound leader of the EuroLeague:

Head coaches

EuroLeague LegendCareerDate HonoredStatusMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Dušan Ivković
1978–2016
September 20, 2017
Retired

  • 2× EuroLeague Champion:
  • EuroLeague Coach of the Year:
  • 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors:

Executives

EuroLeague LegendRoleDate HonoredMajor EuroLeague AccomplishmentsReference
Shimon Mizrahi
Club executive
November 27, 2018

  • 6× European Champion:
  • * 5× EuroLeague Champion:
  • * FIBA SuproLeague Champion: *

* The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European basketball teams split into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the Euroleague, held by Euroleague Basketball Company. The 2001 FIBA SuproLeague title is recognized by the EuroLeague.