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EUROLEAGUE GUIDE 2007-2008

2006-2007 COACHES 2007 2008 coaches coaches

Bauermann Dirk Blatt David

BROSE BASKETS BAMBERG • BORN: December 10, 1957, in Germany EFES PILSEN • BORN: May 22, 1959, in Boston, Mass, USA

I PLAYING RECORD I PLAYING RECORD CAREER NOTES: played with Fresno State University. CAREER NOTES: played college basketball at Princeton University (1977-81)…moved to Is- rael for the 1981-82 , signed by Maccabi Haifa…played there till the 1983-84 cham- I HEAD COACHING RECORD pionship…played with Elitsur Netanya (1987-88), Galil Elyon (1989-90), Hapoel CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Bayer Leverkusen (1992-98)…Head Coach Telindus Oostende (1990-91) and Hapoel Nahariya (1991-92). (1998-99)…Head Coach Apollon Patras (1999-00)…Head Coach Brandt Hagen (2000- MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1980-81 Ivy League with Princeton University…won the gold 01)…Head Coach Dafni (August ’01-October ’01)…Head Coach Brose Baskets Bam- medal with the US Team at the 1981 Maccabiah Games. berg (December 2001-….) MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2004-05 and 2006-07 German National Championship with GHP I HEAD COACHING RECORD Bamberg…won the silver medal at the 2005 European Championship. BACKGROUND: Assistant Coach Maccabi (1999-01 and 2003-04) NOTES: Head Coach German National Team (1994, 2003-….) CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Galil Elyon (1993-99)…Head Coach Maccabi Teal Aviv (2001- 03)…Head Coach St. Petersburg (2004-05)…Head Coach Benetton Treviso (2005- YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 2007)...Head Coach Efes Pilsen Istanbul (2007-....) GERMAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD GREEK LEAGUE COACHING RECORD MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2001-02 and 2002-03 Israeli National Championship with Mac- 2001/02 Bamberg 12-13 48,0 2001/02 Dafni 2-6 25,0 cabi Tel Aviv…won the 2005-06 Italian National Championship with Benetton Basket Trevi- 2002/03 Bamberg 18-8 69,2 6-5 54,5 COACHING RECORD so…won the 2002 and 2003 Israeli National Cup with Maccabi Tel Aviv…won the 2007 Ital- 2003/04 Bamberg 17-11 60,7 8-5 61,5 2005/06 Bamberg 7-13 35,0 ian National Cup with Benetton Basket Treviso...won the 2005 FIBA Europe League with Dy- 2004/05 Bamberg 21-9 70,0 9-3 75,0 ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD namo St. Petersburg…won the gold medal at the 2007 European Championship. 2005/06 Bamberg 24-6 80,0 5-4 55,5 2004/05 Bamberg 5-5 50,0 HONORS: Israeli Coach of the Year (1996). 2006/07 Bamberg 24-10 70,6 9-4 69,2 2006/07 Bamberg 3-7 30,0 NOTES: Assistant Coach Israeli Under-22 National Team (1996-97)…Assistant Coach Israeli National Team (1997-01)…Head Coach Israeli National Team (2004-05)…Head Coach Russ- ian National Team (2006-….)

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS ISRAELI LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1993/94 Galil Elyon 10-5 66,7 2005/06 Benetton 26-8 76,5 9-4 69,2 1995/96 Galil Elyon 13-9 59,1 2006/07 Benetton 21-13 61,8 1996/97 Galil Elyon 10-10 50,0 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1997/98 Galil Elyon 13-9 39,1 2001/02 Maccabi TA 13-8 61,9 1998/99 Galil Elyon 11-11 50,0 2002/03 Maccabi TA 11-9 55,0 2001/02 Maccabi TA 26-1 96,3 6-0 100,0 2005/06 Benetton 11-9 55,0 Becirovic Memi 2002/03 Maccabi TA 25-2 92,6 6-0 100,0 2006/07 Benetton 11-9 55,0 RUSSIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD BC UNION OLIMPIJA • BORN: Ljubljana, Slovenia 2004/05 Dynamo St. Peter. 15-9 62,5 2-5 40,0

I HEAD COACHING RECORD CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Posta Branik (1998-99)...Head Coach Olimpija Ljubljana B Team (1999-00)...Head Coach Elektra Sostanj (November ’03-2004)...Head Coach Basket (2004- 05)...Head Coach Helios Domzale (2005-07)...Head Coach BC Olimpija Ljubljana (2007-....) MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2006-07 Slovenian National Championship with Helios Domza- le...won the 2007 Slovenian National Cup with Helios Domzale Honors: NOTES: Head Coach Slovenian Under-20 National Team (1999-2002)...Head Coach Slovenian Junior National Team (2000-03).

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SLOVENIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1998/99 Posta Branik 13-4 76,5 2004/05 Basket Rimini 17-13 56,7 0-3 0,0 1999/00 Olimpija B 4-10 28,6 ADRIATIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2003/04 Elektra Sostanj 19-9 67,8 0-2 0,0 2005/06 Helios Domzale 7-19 26,9 2005/06 Helios Domzale 24-8 75,0 0-2 0,0 2006/07 Helios Domzale 13-13 50,0 2006/07 Helios Domzale 33-3 91,7 5-3 62,5

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Choulet Jean-Denys Gershon Pini

CHORALE ROANNE BASKET • BORN: October 16, 1958, in OLYMPIACOS • BORN: November 13, 1951, in Tel Aviv,

I HEAD COACHING RECORD I HEAD COACHING RECORD BACKGROUND: Assistant Coach BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (1996-97) CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Hapoel Holon (1977-79)…Head Coach Hapoel Gan Shmuel CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Vrigne (1994-95)...Head Coach Chalons Champagne (1995- (1979-81)…Head Coach Galil Elyon (1981-83, 1992-93 and 1994-95)…Head Coach Maccabi 96)...Head Coach BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque (1997-2000)...Head Coach Chorale Roanne (2000-...) Haifa (1983-85, 1986-87 and 1988-89)…Head Coach Hapoel Tel Aviv (1985-86)…Head Coach MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2006-07 French National Championship with Chorale Beitar Tel Aviv (1987-88)…Head Coach Maccabi Ramat Gan (1990-92)…Head Coach Maccabi Roanne...won the 2007 Semain d’As with Chorale Roanne. Rishon Lezion (1993-94 and 1997-99)…Head Coach Hapoel Jerusalem (1995-97)…Head Coach Maccabi Tel Aviv (1998-2001 and 2003-2006)…Head Coach Olympiacos Piraeus (2006-….) YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2004 and 2005 Euroleague with Maccabi Tel Aviv... won the 2001 FRENCH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1999/00 BCM Gravelines 9-21 30,0 Suproleague with Maccabi Tel Aviv...won the 1992-93 Israeli National Championship with Galil 1990/91 6-14 36,4 0-2 0,0 2000/01 Roanne 19-11 63,3 Elyon...won the 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 Israeli National Cham- 1991/92 Mulhouse 10-12 45,5 0-2 0,0 2001/02 Roanne 21-9 70,0 pionship with Maccabi Tel Aviv...won the 1996 Israeli National Cup with Hapoel Jerusalem...won 1993/04 Vrigne 15-19 44,1 2002/03 Roanne 9-21 30,0 the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006 Israeli National Cup with Maccabi Tel Aviv. 1995/96 Chalons Ch. 9-19 32,1 2003/04 Roanne 11-23 32,4 HONORS: Aleksander Gomelski Euroleague Coach of the Year (2005). 1996/97 BCM Gravelines 4-11 26,7 2004/05 Roanne 9-25 26,5 NOTES: General Manager Hapoel Haifa (1989-90) 1997/98 BCM Gravelines 14-16 46,7 2005/06 Roanne 17-17 50,0 0-2 0,0 1998/99 BCM Gravelines 5-25 16,7 2006/07 Roanne 24-10 70,6 5-1 83,3 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS ISRAELI LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1998/99 Maccabi Rishon Lez. 2-3 40,0 Collet Vincent 1978/79 Hapoel Holon 11-11 50,0 1998/99 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13-3 81,3 1981/82 Galil Elyon 15-7 68,2 1999/00 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20-0 100,0 • BORN: June 6, 1963 in Sainte Adresse, France 1982/83 Galil Elyon 11-11 50,0 2000/01 Maccabi Tel Aviv 24-4 85,7 1983/84 Maccabi Haifa 10-12 45,5 2003/04 Maccabi Tel Aviv 19-3 86,4 11-1 91,7 I PLAYING RECORD 1984/85 Maccabi Haifa 13-9 59,1 2004/05 Maccabi Tel Aviv 21-1 95,5 12-0 100,0 CAREER NOTES: meade his debut with Montivilliers (1980-81), in the French minors…played 1986/87 Maccabi Haifa 12-10 54,5 2005/06 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26-4 86,7 2-0 100,0 with MSB Le Mans (1981-85, 1990-94)…played with Caen (1985-86)…played with ASVEL 1988/89 Maccabi Haifa 10-12 45,5 GREEK LEAGUE COACHING RECORD Villeurbanne (1986-90)…played with le Havre (1994-98) 1990/91 Maccabi Ramat Gan 7-13 35,0 2006/07 Olympiacos 21-5 80,8 7-6 53,8 MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1981-82 French National Championship with MSB Le Mans. 1991/92 Maccabi Ramat Gan 5-6 45,5 SUPROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1992/93 Galil Elyon 21-5 80,8 2000/01 Maccabi Tel Aviv 15-3 83,3 6-0 100,0 1993/94 Maccabi Rishon Lez. 8-5 61,5 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD YEAR TEAM G 2PM/A PCT. 3PM/A PCT. FTM/A PCT. REB ST ASS BS PTS AVG 1994/95 Galil Elyon 18-8 69,2 2003/04 Maccabi Tel Aviv 17-5 77,3 1987/88 ASVEL 30 57/105 54,3 43/106 40,6 23/28 82,1 38 53 93 1 266 9,9 1988/89 ASVEL 30 12/24 50,0 37/91 40,6 13/14 92,9 58 20 85 0 222 7,4 1995/96 Hapoel Jerusalem 17-5 77,3 2004/05 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20-4 83,3 1989/90 ASVEL 34 35/76 46,1 42/113 37,2 42/50 84,0 56 22 108 1 238 7,0 1996/97 Hapoel Jerusalem 5-3 62,5 2005/06 Maccabi Tel Aviv 15-7 68,2 1990/91 Le Mans 30 50/100 50,0 57/130 43,8 49/59 83,1 40 10 70 0 320 10,7 1997/98 Maccabi Rishon Lez.13-9 59,1 2006/07 Olympiacos 13-9 59.1 1991/92 Le Mans 30 51/88 57,9 41/92 44,6 44/52 84,6 37 16 89 1 269 9,0 1977/78 Hapoel Holon, 1979/80 Hapeol Gan Shmuel, 1980/81 Hapeol Gan Shmuel 1985/86 Hapoel Tel Aviv, 1987/88 Beitar Tel Aviv, 1992/93 Le Mans 26 19/37 51,4 30/78 38,5 29/34 85,3 30 11 53 0 157 6,0 2006/07 Olympiacos Stats not available 1993/94 Le Mans 21 13/32 40,6 21/63 33,3 10/13 76,9 28 7 27 0 99 4,7 1994/95 Le Havre 26 68/127 53,5 43/104 41,3 42/49 85,7 58 23 81 1 307 11,8 1995/96 Le Havre 30 29/76 38,2 29/92 31,5 10/19 52,6 48 11 81 0 161 5,4 1996/97 Le Havre 30 39/77 50,6 52/113 46,0 40/47 85,1 60 18 100 2 274 9,1 1997/98 Le Havre 34 25/70 35,7 54/123 43,9 21/25 84,0 41 19 63 0 233 6,9

I HEAD COACHING RECORD Championship with MSB Le Mans…won the 2004 French BACKGROUND: MSB Le Mans Assistant Coach (1998-2000) National Cup with MSB Le Mans. CAREER NOTES: Head Coach MSB Le Mans (2000-….) HONORS: 2001, 2004 and 2006 French Coach of the Year MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2005-06 French National NOTES: Assistant Coach French National Team (2002-2003)

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS FRENCH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Le Mans 2000/01 Le Mans 22-8 73,3 2-3 40,0 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2001/02 Le Mans 18-12 60,0 1-2 33,3 2006/07 Le Mans 2002/03 Le Mans 21-9 70,0 3-2 60,0 ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 2003/04 Le Mans 27-7 79,4 3-2 60,0 2003/04 Le Mans 5-5 50,0 2004/05 Le Mans 25-9 73,5 1-1 50,0 2004/05 Le Mans 6-4 60,0 2005/06 Le Mans 22-12 64,7 5-1 83,3 2005/06 Le Mans 5-5 60,0

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Gordon Herbert Ivanovic Dusko

ARIS • BORN: February 16, 1959, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada AXA FC • BORN: September 1, 1957, Bijelo , Montenegro

I PLAYING RECORD I PLAYING RECORD CAREER NOTES: played college basketball at (1979-82)…moved to Fin- CAREER NOTES: grew up with Jedinstno Bijelo Polje (Yugoslavia)…moved to Buducnost land and played with Hyvinkian Tahko (1982-85), Turun NMKY (1985-88), Forsan Koripojat Titograd in 1985-86…played there also the 1986-87 season…signed by Jugoplastika Split (1988-90), Helsinki NMKY (1990-91) and Uudenkaupunki Urheilujat (1991-94). for the 1987-88 season…played there till the 1989-90 season…moved to Spain on Decem- MISCELLANEOUS: named to the 1982 1st Team…named to the 1982 ber ‘90 signed by Valvi Girona…played there the following 1991-92 season…started the All Region 1st Team…named 1982 Academic All American…has been member of the Cana- 1992-93 season in France with CSP …on late October joined again Valvi Girona till dian U-18 National Team…has been member of the Canadian National Team…played at the the end of the season…moved to Switzerland for the 1993-94 season signed by Olympic Fri- 1984 …played at the 1986 World Championship. bourg…played there till the 1995-96 championship. MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1989 and 1990 Euroleague with Jugoplastika Split… won the I HEAD COACHING RECORD 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1989-90 Yugoslavian National Championship with Jugoplastika CAREER NOTES: Head Coach UU Korihait (1994-96)…Head Coach Honka Espoo (1996- Split…won the 1990 Yugoslavian Cup with Jugoplastika Split…1982-83, 1983-84 and 1987- 99)…Head Coach Oberwart Gunners (1999-00)…Head Coach Wurzburg (2000-01)…Head 88 Yugoslavian League top-scorer…1993-94 Swiss League top-scorer…named Yugoslavian Coach Skyliners (2001-04)…Head Coach Racing Basket (2004-06)…Head Finals MVP in 1988-89 and 1989-90. Coach Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez (2006-07)...Head Coach (2007-....) MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2003-04 German National Championship with . YEAR TEAM G PTS AVG. PLAYOFF G PTS AVG. HONORS: named Coach of the Year for the Austrian League (1999-00). 1980/81 Buducnost 21 479 22,8 NOTES: Finnish Junior National Team Coach (1995-97)…Head Coach Georgian National 1981/82 Buducnost 21 626 29,8 1 25 25,0 Team (2005)…Assistant Coach Canadian National Team (2002). 1982/83 Buducnsot 22 603 27,4 1983/84 Buducnost 18 407 22,6 1 16 16,0 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1984/85 Buducnsot 7 73 10,4 6 59 9,8 FINNISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD GERMAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1985/86 Buducnost 22 591 26,8 2 79 39,5 1994-95 UU Korihait 17-15 53,1 2000-01 Wurzburg 15-11 57,7 1-3 25,0 1986/87 Buducnost 20 556 27,8 2 60 30,0 1995-96 UU Korihait 16-16 50,0 2001/02 Skyliners 20-6 76,9 3-3 50,0 1987/88 Jugoplastika 21 418 19,9 7 139 19,8 1988/89 Jugoplastika 22 375 17,0 7 140 20,0 1996-97 Honka Espoo 25-12 67,6 2002/03 Skyliners 14-11 56,0 2-3 40,0 YEAR TEAM G 2PM/A PCT. 3PM/A PCT. FTM/A PCT. REB ST ASS BS PTS AVG 1997-98 Honka Espoo 19-13 59,3 2003/04 Skyliners 19-9 67,9 9-6 60,0 1989/90 KK Split 22 163/301 54,2 15/34 44,1 52/61 85,2 37 65 22 1 423 19,2 1998-99 Honka Espoo 19-7 73,1 FRENCH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1990/91 Girona 18 198/338 58,6 2/22 9,1 85/97 87,6 42 18 39 1 487 27,1 AUSTRIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Paris RB 23-11 67,6 0-2 0,0 1991/92 Girona 40 292/566 51,6 45/107 42,1 123/148 83,1 106 58 52 3 842 21,1 1999-00 Oberwart Gunners 21-7 75,0 2005/06 Paris RB 16-18 47,1 1992/93 Girona 26 131/231 56,7 38/101 37,6 51/58 87,9 70 37 30 0 427 16,4 2006/07 Pau-Orthez 18-16 52,9 1995/96 Ol. Fribourg 38 163/280 58,2 81/221 36,7 127/138 92,0 121 85 154 ... 696 18,3 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Pau-Orthez 8-12 40,0 I HEAD COACHING RECORD 1999-00 French National Championship with CSP Limoges BACKGROUND: Player/Assistant Coach Olympic Fribourg ...won the 2001-02 Spanish National Championship with Tau (1993-94)...Assistant Coach Valvi Girona (1994-95)...Play- Vitoria...won the 1997-98 Swiss National Cup with Olympic Fri- er/Head Coach Olympic Fribourg (1995-96). bourg...won the 1999-00 French Cup with CSP Limoges...won Grigas Rimantas CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Olympic Fribourg (1996- the 2002 and 2004 Spanish National Cup (King’s Cup) with Tau 99)...Head Coach CSP Limoges (1999-00)...Head Coach Tau Vitoria...won the 2007 Spanish National Cup (King’s Cup) with ZALGIRIS • BORN: 1962, in Kaunas, Vitoria (2000-05)...Head Coach FC Barcelona (2005-….) FC Barcelona...won the 2000 Korac Cup with CSP Limoges. MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 HONORS: Spanish Coach of the Year (2001). I HEAD COACHING RECORD Swiss National Championship with Olympic Fribourg...won the NOTES: Swiss National Team Head Coach (1997-2000). CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Mazeikiai (1995-96)...Head Coach Atletas Kaunas (1997- 1999)...Head Coach Zalgiris Kaunas juniors (2002-06)...Head Coach Zalgiris Kaunas ( YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2006-07 Lithuanian National Championship with BC Zalgiris SWISS LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Tau Vitoria 28-6 82,4 8-5 61,5 Kaunas...won the 2003 Euroleague Junior with BC Zalgiris Kaunas...won the 1995/96 Olympic Fribourg 22-6 78,6 5-5 50,0 2005/06 Barcelona 24-10 70,6 4-3 57,1 2007 ULEB Summer League with BC Zalgiris Kaunas. 1996/97 Olympic Fribourg 20-6 76,9 6-0 100,0 2006/07 Barcelona 23-11 67,5 7-7 50,0 NOTES: Head Coach Lithuanian U-18 National Team (2005)...Assistant Coach Lithuanian Uni- 1997/98 Olympic Fribourg 21-7 75,0 6-1 85,7 versity National Team (2007) 1998/99 Olympic Fribourg 24-4 85,7 5-0 100,0 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD FRENCH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2000/01 Tau Vitoria 6-4 60,0 9-3 80,1

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1999/00 CSP Limoges 21-9 70,0 6-3 66,7 2001/02 Tau Vitoria 13-7 65,0 LITHUANIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD SPNISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Tau Vitoria 11-9 55,0 2000/01 Tau Vitoria 27-7 79,4 5-4 55,5 2003/04 Tau Vitoria 13-7 65,0 2006/07 Zalgiris 15-1 93,7 8-2 80,0 2006/07 Zalgiris 1-7 14,3 2001/02 Tau Vitoria 24-10 70,6 9-2 81,8 2004/05 Tau Vitoria 12-12 50,0 BALTIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Tau Vitoria 18-16 52,9 2-3 40,0 2005/06 Barcelona 14-11 56,0 2006/07 Zalgiris 11-1 91,7 1-1 50,0 2003/04 Tau Vitoria 28-6 82,4 5-3 62,5 2006/07 Barcelona 14-9 60,9

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Katash Oded Kijewski Eugeniusz

MACCABI ELITE TEL AVIV • BORN: October 10, 1974, in Ramat Gan, Israel PROKOM TREFL SOPOT • BORN: June 25, 1955, in Poznan, Poland

I PLAYING RECORD I PLAYING RECORD CAREER NOTES: made his debut with Maccabi Ramat Gan during the 1992-93 season...signed CAREER NOTES: played with Lech Poznan (1978-1990). for the 1994-95 season by ...signed for the 1995-96 season by Maccabi Tel MISCELLANEOUS: led the 1984-85, 1985-86 and 1987-88 Polish League in scoring…has Aviv...played there till the 1998-99 championship...moved to for the 1999-00 season, been member of the Polish National Team…played at the 1981 and 1983 European Champi- signed by Panathinaikos Athens...played there also the 2000-01 championship. onship. MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2000 Euroleague with Panathinaikos Athens...won the 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 Israeli National Championship with Maccabi Tel I HEAD COACHING RECORD Aviv...won the 1999-00 and 2000-01 Greek National Championship with Panathinaikos CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Lech Poznan (1990-97)…Head Coach WKS Wloclawek (1998- Athens...won the 1999 Israeli National Cup with Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv...played the 1999 Eu- December 1999)…Head Coach Prokom Trefl Sopot (February 2000-………) roStars...has been member of the Israeli Under-22 National Team...played at the 1996 European MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 Polish National Cham- Under-22 Championship...has been member of the Israeli National Team...played at the 1995, 1997 pionship with Prokom Trefl Sopot…won the 2000 and 2006 Polish National Cup with Prokom and 1999 European Championship...led the 1997 European Championship in scoring (22.0 ppg.). Trefl Sopot…won the 2001 Polish SuperCup with Prokom Trefl Sopot. NOTES: Polish National Team Head Coach (1993-98)…Polish Under-22 National Team Head YEAR TEAM G 2PM/A PCT. 3PM/A PCT. FTM/A PCT. REB ST ASS BS PTS AVG Coach (1993). 1995/96 Maccabi Ta 22 48/65 73,8 37/79 46,8 54/65 89,5 42 32 90 ... 261 11,9 1996/97 Maccabi TA 20 50/82 61,0 34/72 47,2 52/58 89,7 58 ... 75 ... 254 12,7 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1997/98 Maccabi TA 22 84/148 56,8 55/110 50,0 119/132 90,1 53 31 99 ... 452 20,5 POLISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1998/99 Maccabi TA 17 54/93 58,1 36/85 42,3 58/67 86,5 39 15 85 ... 274 16,1 2000/01 Prokom 19-9 67,8 6-4 60,0 2004/05 Prokom 7-13 35,0 1999/00 Panathinaikos 24 35/68 51,5 34/84 40,5 57/63 90,4 44 17 75 ... 229 9,5 2001/02 Prokom 22-10 68,7 7-8 46,7 2005/06 Prokom 5-9 35,7 2002/03 Prokom 21-1 91,7 8-4 75,0 2006/07 Prokom 6-14 30,0 2000/01 Panathinaikos Stats not available 2003/04 Prokom 17-5 77,3 10-3 76,9 ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Prokom 19-3 86,4 11-2 84,6 2003/04 Prokom 7-3 70,0 1-1 50,0 I HEAD COACHING RECORD 2005/06 Prokom 22-4 84,6 9-1 90,0 CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Hapoel Galil Elyon (2004-Jan 2006, July 2006-2007)...Head 2006/07 Prokom 21-5 80,0 11-5 68,8 Coach Maccabi Tel Aviv (2007-....)

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS ISRAELI LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Galil Elyon 15-7 68,2 5-6 45,4 Markovski Zare 2005/06 Galil Elyon 5-6 45,4 2006/07 Galil Elyon 15-12 55,6 0-1 0,0 JEANS MILANO • BORN: October 28, 1960 in Skoplje, Macedonia

I HEAD COACHING RECORD CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Rabotnicki Skoplje...Head Coach Dinamo Sassasri (1993- 94)...Head Coach (1994-95)...Head Coach Kavadarci (1997-98)...Head Coach Darussafaka Istanbul (1999-February ’00)...Head Coach Lugano Snakes (March ’00-2002)...Head Coach SS Scandone (2002-05)...Head Coach Virtus (2005-07)...Head Coach (2007-....) MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2000-01 and 2001-02 Swiss National Championship with Lugano Snakes...won the 2001 and 2002 Swiss National Cup with Lugano Snakes. Notes: Head Coach Macedonian National Team (1998-99)

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD TURKISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1993/94 Dinamo SS 3-8 27,3 1999/00 Darussafaka 10-9 52,6 1994/95 Reggio Emilia 7-25 21,9 SWISS LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Avellino 13-21 38,2 1999/00 Lugano 6-4 60,0 2003/04 Avellino 11-23 32,4 2000/01 Lugano 23-1 95,8 8-1 88,9 2004/05 Avellino 14-20 41,2 2001/02 Lugano 21-6 77,8 8-1 88,9 2005/06 Virtus Bo 19-15 55,9 2006/07 Virtus Bo 22-12 64,7 6-6 50,0

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Messina Ettore Obradovic Zeliko

CSKA • BORN: September 30, 1959, in Catania, PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS • BORN: March 9, 1960, in Cacak,

I HEAD COACHING RECORD I PLAYING RECORD BACKGROUND: Coach Junior Team (1976-80)…Coach Junior Team Superga CAREER NOTES: played with Borac Cacak (1977-84)…played with Partizan (1984- Mestre (1980-82)…Assistant Coach Fantoni Udine (1982-83)…Assistant Coach Virtus 91)…has been member of the Yugoslav National Team. Bologna (1983-89). MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1986-87 Yugoslav National Championship with BC Partizan Bel- CAREER NOTES: Head Coach (1989-93, 1997-2002)…Head Coach Benetton grade…won the 1989 Yugoslav Cup with BC Partizan Belgrade…won the silver medal at the Basket Treviso (2002-2005)…Head Coach CSKA Moscow (2005-….) 1988 Olympic Games…won the gold medal at the 1990 World Championship. MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1998 and 2001 Euroleague with Virtus Bologna...won the 2006 Euroleague with CSKA Moscow...won the 1992-93, 1997-98 and 2000-01 Italian National YEAR TEAM PLAYOFF YEAR TEAM PLAYOFF Championship with Virtus Bologna...won the 2002-03 Italian National Championship with G PTS AVG G PTS AVG G PTS AVG G PTS AVG Benetton Basket Treviso...won the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Russian National Championship with 1977/78 Borac 3 6 2,0 1985/86 Partizan 20 186 9,3 8 74 9,3 CSKA Moscow...won the 1990, 1999, 2001 and 2002 Italian Cup with Virtus Bologna...won 1978/79 Borac 6 16 2,7 1986/87 Partizan 22 223 11,2 8 52 6,5 the 2003, 2004 qnd 2005 Italian National Cup with Benetton Basket Treviso...won the 2006 1979/80 Borac 22 82 3,7 1987/88 Partizan 10 48 4,8 8 48 6,0 and 2007 Russian National Cup with CSKA Moscow...won the 2002 Italian Supercup with 1981/82 Borac 21 224 10,7 1988/89 Partizan 11 106 9,6 Benetton Basket Treviso...won the 1990 Saporta Cup with Virtus Bologna...won the silver 1982/83 Borac 22 391 17,8 1989/90 Partizan 8 100 12,5 6 70 11,7 medal at the 1997 European Championship with the Italian National Team...won the gold 1983/84 Borac 22 280 12,7 1 14 14,0 1990/91 Partizan 22 171 7,8 6 38 6,3 medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games...won the silver medal at the 1994 Goodwill 1984/85 Partizan 21 217 10,3 7 74 10,5 Games...won the 1981 Italian Junior Championship with Superga Mestre...won the 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988 Italian Junior Championship with Virtus Bologna. HONORS: Aleksander Gomelski Euroleague Coach of the Year Trophy (2006)... European I HEAD COACHING RECORD ket Treviso...won the 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, Coach of the Year (1998)…Italian Coach of the Year (1990, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2005)…Italian CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Partizan Belgrade (1991- 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 Greek National Championship Junior Team Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1986)…Reverberi Award (1998)…Polo Cup 92)...Head Coach (1993-94)...Head Coach Real with Panathinaikos Athens...won the 2003, 2005, 2006 and Award (1998). (1994-97)...Head Coach Benetton Basket Treviso (1997- 2007 Greek National Cup with Panathinaikos Athens...won the NOTES: Italian National Team Head Coach (1993-97) 99)...Head Coach Panathinaikos AO Athens (1999-……) silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games...won the gold medal MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1992 Euroleague with BC Parti- at the 1997 European Championship...won the gold medal at the YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS zan Belgrade...won the 1994 Euroleague with Joventut 1998 World Championship...won the bronze medal at the 1999 ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD RUSSIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD Badalona...won the 1995 Euroleague with Real Madrid CF...won European Championship. 1989/90 Virtus Bologna 19-11 63,3 3-2 60,0 2005/06 CSKA 22-2 91,7 9-1 90,0 the 2000, 2002 and 2007 Euroleague with Panathinaikos HONORS: Aleksander Gomelski Euroleague Coach of the Year 1990/91 Virtus Bologna 19-11 63,3 3-3 50,0 2006/07 CSKA 21-3 87,5 9-1 90,0 Athens...won the 1991-92 Yugoslav National Championship Trophy (2007)... named the 1994 and 1995 Best European Coach 1991/92 Virtus Bologna 21-9 70,0 3-3 50,0 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD with BC Partizan Belgrade...won the 1992 Yugoslav National by FIBRA Magazine…named the 1995 Best Yugoslav Coach. 1992/93 Virtus Bologna 24-6 80,0 7-0 100.,0 2000/01 Virtus Bologna 9-1 90,0 11-2 84,6 Cup with BC Partizan Belgrade...won the 1997 Saporta Cup with NOTES: Assistant Coach Yugoslav National Team (1995) 1997/98 Virtus Bologna 23-3 91,1 9-4 69,2 2001/02 Virtus Bologna 17-5 77,3 Real Madrid CF...won the 1999 Saporta Cup with Benetton Bas- ...Head Coach Yugoslav National Team (1996-00, 2004). 1998/99 Virtus Bologna 20-6 76,9 4-3 57,1 2002/03 Benetton 18-4 81,8 1999/00 Virtus Bologna 21-9 70.,0 3-5 37,5 2003/04 Benetton 14-6 70,0 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 2000/01 Virtus Bologna 29-5 85,3 9-0 100,0 2004/05 Benetton 12-10 54,5 YUGOSLAV LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Panathinaikos 21-5 80,8 7-2 77,8 2001/02 Virtus Bologna 28-8 77,8 4-3 57,1 2005/06 CSKA 19-5 79,2 1991/92 Partizan 20-2 90,9 5-0 100,0 2003/04 Panathinaikos 22-4 84,6 6-0 100,0 2002/03 Benetton 30-4 88,2 9-4 69,2 2006/07 CSKA 22-3 88,0 1992/93 Partizan 26-8 76,5 4-3 57,1 2004/05 Panathinaikos 22-4 84,6 8-3 72,7 2003/04 Benetton 25-9 73,5 3-3 50,0 SPANISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2005/06 Panathinaikos 24-2 92,3 8-0 100,0 2004/05 Benetton 28-6 82,3 5-3 62,5 1993/94 Badalona 18-10 64,3 6-4 60,0 2006/07 Panathinaikos 24-2 92,3 8-2 80,0 1994/95 Real Madrid 23-15 60,5 4-4 50,0 SUPROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1995/96 Real Madrid 28-10 73,7 0-2 0,0 2000/01 Panathinaikos 13-5 72,2 5-1 83,3 1996/97 Real Madrid 29-5 85,3 8-3 72,7 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2001/02 Panathinaikos 19-3 86,4 1997/98 Benetton 17-9 65,4 2-3 40,0 2002/03 Panathinaikos 14-6 70,0 1998/99 Benetton 19-7 73,1 6-5 54,5 2003/04 Panathinaikos 9-11 45,0 GREEK LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Panathinaikos 15-10 60,0 1999/00 Panathinaikos 21-5 80,8 7-1 87,5 2005/06 Panathinaikos 16-7 69,6 2000/01 Panathinaikos 22-4 84,6 5-2 71,4 2006/07 Panathinaikos 20-4 83,3 2001/02 Panathinaikos 21-5 80,8 0-2 0,0

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Pianigiani Simone Plaza Joan

MONTEPASCHI SIENA • BORN: May 31, 1969, in Siena, Italy REAL MADRID • Born: December 26, 1963, in Barcelona, Spain

I HEAD COACHING RECORD I HEAD COACHING RECORD CAREER NOTES: Assistant Coach Mens Sana Basket Siena (1996-2006)...Head Coach Mens BACKGROUND: Coach youth teams Joventut Badalona...Head Coach Joventut Badalona Ju- Sana Basket Siena (2006-....) nior (1996-99)...Assistant Coach Joventut Badalona (2000-05)...Assistant Coach Real Madrid MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2006-07 Italian National Championship. (2005-06)...Head Coach Real Madrid (2006-....). Head Coach CB Tarragona (1995-96)...Head Coach Joventut Badalona EBA Team (1999-00)... Head Coach Real Madrid CF (2006-....). MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2007 ULEB Cup with Real Madrid CF...won the 2006-07 Spanish YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS National Championship with Real Madrid CF. ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 2006/07 MS Siena 30-4 88,2 9-1 90,0 2006/07 MS Siena 8-2 80,0 2-2 50,0 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS SPANISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 1995/96 Tarragona 13-17 43,3 2006/07 Real Madrid 7-3 70,0 6-1 85,7 1999/00 Badalona EBA 9-17 34,6 2006/07 Real Madrid 25-9 73,5 9-4 69,2 Pillastrini Stefano Repesa Jasmin VIRTUS VIDIVICI BOLOGNA • BORN: July 19, 1961, in Ferrara, Italy LOTTOMATICA ROMA • BORN: June 1, 1961 in Capljina, Bosnia-Herzegovina I HEAD COACHING RECORD BACKGROUND: San Mamolo Bologna youth teams (1980-83)… youth I PLAYING RECORD teams (1983-88)…Assistant coach Fortitudo Bologna (1984-88)…Head Coach Fortitudo CAREER NOTES: grew up with Borac Capljina () youth teams...played there all his Bologna Junior Team (1988-90). player career. CARERER NOTES: Head Coach Fortitudo Bologna (1990-92)...Head Coach Pallacanestro Fer- rara (1992-93)...Head Coach Pallacanestro Cervia (1993-94)...Head Coach Nuovo Basket Mod- ena (1994-96)...Head Coach Pallacanestro Forlì (1996-98)...Head Coach SC Montecatini (1998- 2000)...Head Coach Scavolini (2000-02)...Head Coach Amatori Udine (2002-03)...Head I HEAD COACHING RECORD Croatian National Championship with KK Cibona … Coach Sutor Montegranaro (Feb’04-2007)...Head Coach Virtus Bologna (2007-....) BACKGROUND: Head Coach Borac Capljina…Assistant won the 1998-99 and 1999-00 Turkish National Championship MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1989 Italian Junior Championship with Fortitudo Bologna. Coach KK Zagreb (1992-94). with Tofas Bursa…won the 2004-05 Italian National Champi- HONORS: Italian A2 League Coach of the Year 1999. CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Dona Zagreb (1994-95)...Head onship with Fortitudo Bologna…won the 1996 and 2002 Croa- Coach KK Cibona Zagreb (1995-97)...Head Coach Tofas Bursa tian National Cup with KK Cibona Zagreb…won the 1999 and YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS (1997 - 00)...Head Coach KK Split (2000-01)...Head Coach WKS 2000 Turkish National Cup with Tofas Bursa…won the 1999 ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2001/02 Scavolini 23-13 63,9 2-3 50.0 Slask Wroclaw (October-November 01)...Head Coach KK Cibona President Cup with Tofas Bursa…won the bronze medal at the 1990/91 Fortitudo Bologna 12-18 40,0 2002/03 Snaidero Udine 12-12 50,0 Zagreb (November ‘01-November ‘02)...Head Coach Fortitudo 1995 European Championship. 1991/92 Fortitudo Bologna 6-9 40,0 2003/04 Montegranaro 21-9 70,0 6-1 85,7 Bologna (November ‘02-2006)...Head Coach (2006-...) NOTES: Assistant Coach Croatian National Team (1995)... 1992/93 Pall. Ferrara 11-19 36,7 2004/05 Montegranaro 20-10 66,7 6-7 46,2 MISCELLANEOUS: Won the 1995-96, 1996-97 and 2001-02 Head Coach Croatian National Team (2006-...) 1993/94 Pall. Cervia 20-10 66,7 2-1 66.7 2005/06 Montegranaro 15-15 50,0 9-4 69,2 1994/95 NB 22-19 53,6 2006/07 Montegranaro 16-18 47,1 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1995/96 NB Modena 9-20 31,0 SUPROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD CROATIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1996/97 Pall. Forlì 4-13 23,5 2000/01 Scavolini 11-12 47,8 1994/95 Dona Zagreb 15-15 50,0 0-2 0,0 2002/03 Fortitudo Bo 13-11 54,2 9-6 60,0 1997/98 Pall. Forlì 16-17 48,5 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1995/96 Cibona Zagreb 25-3 89,3 5-1 83,3 2003/04 Fortitudo Bo 25-9 73,5 6-3 66,7 1998/99 SC Montecatini 24-8 75,0 2001/02 Scavolini 10-10 50,0 2000/01 KK Split 17-5 77,3 4-3 57,1 2004/05 Fortitudo Bo 25-9 73,5 9-2 81,8 1999/00 SC Montecatini 18-12 60,0 1-2 33.3 ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 2001/02 Cibona Zagreb 12-2 85,7 4-0 100,0 2005/06 Fortitudo Bo 27-7 79,4 7-6 53,8 2000/01 Scavolini 25-9 73,5 3-5 37.5 2002/03 Snaidero Udine 3-4 42,8 ADRIATIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Virtus Roma 22-12 64,7 4-3 57,1 2001/02 Cibona Zagreb 10-4 71,4 0-1 0,0 SUPROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD RECORD 2002/03 Cibona Zagreb 4-3 57,1 2000-01 KK Split 12-6 66,7 3-2 60,0 TURKISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1997/98 Tofas Bursa 21-9 70,0 4-4 50,0 2001/02 Slask Wroclaw 0-3 0,0 1998/99 Tofas Bursa 23-5 82,1 10-5 66,7 Cibona Zagreb 3-5 37,5 1999/00 Tofas Bursa 19-7 73,1 10-2 83,3 2002/03 Cibona Zagreb 3-3 50,0 POLISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD Fortitudo Bo 9-5 64,3 2001/02 Slask Wroclaw 3-0 100,0 2003-04 Fortitudo Bo 14-8 63,6 2004/05 Fortitudo Bo 16-4 80,0 2005/06 Fortitudo Bo 12-8 60,0 2006/07 Virtus Roma 7-13 35,0

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Scariolo Sergio Spahija Neven

UNICAJA • Born: April 1, 1961, in , Italy TAU CERÀMICA • BORN: November 6, 1962, in Sibenik, Croatia

I HEAD COACHING RECORD I HEAD COACHING RECORD BACKGROUND: Assistant Coach (1980- 83)…Head Coach Army BACKGROUND: Head Coach women youth teams Elemes Sibenik (1984-86)…Assistant Team, in the Italian B League (1983-84)…Assistant Coach Scavolini Pesaro (1984-89). Coach Elemes Sibenik (1986-87)…Responsible Youth Teams Zrinjevac Zagreb (1992- CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Scavolini Pesaro (1989-91)...Head Coach Aurora Desio (1991-93) 94)…Assistant Coach Zrinjevac Zagreb (1994-96)…Responsible Youth Teams Olimpija Ljubl- ...Head Coach Fortitudo Bologna (1993-97)...Head Coach Taugres Vitoria (1997- jana (1997-99)…Assistant Coach Olimpija Ljubljana (1999-00) 99)...Head Coach Real Madrid CF (1999-2002)...Head Coach CB Malaga (November 2003-….) CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Gradine Pula (1996-97)…Head Coach Cibona Zagreb (Janu- MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1989-90 Italian National Championship with Scavolini Pe- ary ‘00-November ’01)-…Head Coach KK Krka Novo Mesto (December ‘01-2003)…Head saro…won the 1999-00 Spanish National Championship with Real Madrid…won the 2005- Coach Avtodor Saratov (August ’03-December ’03)…Head Coach Roseto (March ’04- 06 Spanish National Championship with CB Malaga …won the 1999 Spanish National Cup 2005)…Head Coach Lietuvos rytas (2005-2006)…Head Coach Maccabi Tel Aviv (King’s Cup) with Taugres Saski Baskonia Vitoria… won the 2005 Spanish National Cup (2006-07)...Head Coach TAU Vitoria (2007-.....) (King’s Cup) with CB Malaga. MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1999-00 and 2000-01 Croatian National Championship with Ci- HONORS: named Italian Coach of the Year (1994)…named Spanish Coach of the Year (2000) bona Zagreb…won the 2002-03 Slovenian National Championship with KK Krka Novo by “Gigantes del Basket” Magazine…named Spanish Coach of the Year (2000) by AEEB Mesto…won the 2005-06 Lithuanian National League with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius…won the (Spanish Basketball Coches Association). 2006-07 Israeli National Championship with Maccabi Tel Aviv...won the 2000 and 2001 Croa- NOTES: Managing Director of Basketball Operations Real Madrid (2000-02). tian National Cup with Cibona Zagreb…won the 2001 Euroleague Opening Torunament with Cibona Zagreb…won the 2006 Baltic League with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius…won the silver YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS medal at the 2001 World Under-22 Championship ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2000/01 Real Madrid 27-7 79,4 6-5 54,,5 HONORS: Croatian Coach of the Year (2000) 1989/90 Scavolini Pesaro 22-8 73,3 7-3 70,0 2001/02 Real Madrid 24-10 70,6 2-3 40,0 NOTES: Head Coach Croatian Under-22 National Team (2001)…Head Coach Croatian Na- 1990/91 Scavolini Pesaro 16-14 53,3 3-3 50,0 2003/04 Unicaja 17-8 68,0 3-5 37,5 tional Team (October ’01-…….) 1991/92 Billy Desio 16-24 40,0 2004/05 Unicaja 23-11 67,6 4-5 44,4 1992/93 Hyundai Desio 23-17 57,5 2005/06 Unicaja 26-8 76,5 9-2 81,8 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1993/94 Filodoro Bologna 19-11 63,3 3-3 50,0 2006/07 Unicaja 17-17 50,0 0-3 0,0 CROATIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1994/95 Filodoro Bologna 23-9 71,9 3-3 50,0 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1999/00 Cibona 18-1 94,7 2001/02 Cibona 2-4 33,3 1995/96 Teamsystem Bologna 22-10 68,8 6-5 54,5 2000/01 Real Madrid 7-3 70,0 3-2 60.0 2000/01 Cibona 18-4 81,8 7-2 77,8 2005/06 Lietuvos rytas 11-9 55,0 1996/97 Teamsystem Bologna 6-4 60,0 2001/02 Real Madrid 12-8 60,0 2001/02 Novo Mesto 11-3 78,6 2-4 33,3 2006/07 Maccabi 13-10 56,5 SPANISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2003/04 Unicaja 4-9 30,8 2002/03 Novo Mesto 13-1 92,8 5-2 71,4 ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 1997/98 Tau Cerámica Vitoria 27-7 79,4 7-3 70,0 2004/05 Unicaja 6-8 42,8 RUSSIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Novo Mesto 7-3 70,0 4-3 57,1 1998/99 Tau Cerámica Vitoria 24-10 77,4 1-3 25,0 2005/06 Unicaja 15-5 75,0 2003/04 Saratov 14-6 70,0 ADRIATIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1999/00 Real Madrid 23-11 67,6 9-4 69,2 2006/07 Unicaja 14-11 56,0 ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2001/02 Cibona 6-1 85,7 2003/04 Roseto 14-20 41,2 Novo Mesto 11-2 84,6 1-1 50,0 2004/05 Roseto 16-18 47,1 0-3 0,0 2002/03 Novo Mesto 11-11 50,0 LITHUANIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD BALTIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2005/06 Lietuvos rytas 13-1 92,9 8-1 88,9 2005/06 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius 33-1 97,1 ISRAELI LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Maccabi 27-2 93.1

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Tanjevic Bogdan Trifunovic Alexander

FENERBAHCE ÜLKER • BORN: February 13, 1947, in Pljevlja, Montenegro LIETUVOS RYTAS • BORN: May 30, 1967, in Serbia

I HEAD COACHING RECORD I PLAYING RECORD CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Bosna (1971-80)...Head Coach Juve Caserta (1982- CAREER NOTES: played with KK (1988-91), Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (1991- 86)...Head Coach Pallacanestro (1986-94)...Head Coach Olimpia (1994- 97)...moved to Germany for the 1997-98 season, signed by Freiburg...moved to Poland for the 96)...Head Coach CSP Limoges (1996-97)...Head Coach KK Buducnost (2000-01)...Head Coach 1998-99 season, signed by Pogon Ruda Slaska...played there till the 1999-00 champi- Asvel Villeurbanne (2001-02)…Head Coach Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna (July 2002 – De- onship...on December ’00 signed by Beopetrol Belgrade for the remainder of the season. cember 2002)...Head Coach Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul (2007-....) MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1992-93 Yugoslav National Championship with Crvena Zvezda MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1971-72 Yugoslav 2nd Division with Bosna Sarajevo…won the Belgrade...has been member of the Yugoslav National Team. 1977-78 and 1979-80 Yugoslav National Championship with Bosna Sarajevo…won the 1995- 96 Italian National Champonship with Pallacanestro Olimpia Milan…won the 2000-01 Yu- YEAR TEAM G 2PM/A PCT. 3PM/A PCT. FTM/A PCT. REB ST ASS BS PTS AVG goslav National championship with KK Buducnost Podgorica…won the 2001-02 French Na- 1996/97 Crvena Zv. 25 17/34 50,0 8/28 28,6 42/58 72,4 20 19 13 ... 100 4,0 tional Championship with ASVEL Villeurbanne…won the 1996 Italian National Cup with Pal- 1997/98 Freiburg 19 49/89 55,1 28&89 31,5 46/72 63,9 48 34 41 ... 228 12,0 lacanestro Olimpia Milan…won the 2001 Yugoslav National Cup with KK Buducnost Pod- 1998/99 Pogon Ruda 29 56/127 44,1 34/87 39,1 63/97 64,9 91 60 65 ... 277 9,6 gorica…won the 1979 Euroleague with Bosna Sarajevo…won the gold medal at the 1974 1999/00 Pogon Ruda 30 49/93 52,7 24/69 34,8 52/66 78,8 63 45 52 ... 222 7,4 European Junior Championship…won the silver medal at the 1981 European Champi- 2000/01 Beopetrol 14 13/32 40,6 20/46 43,5 23/26 88,5 24 16 18 ... 109 7,8 onship…won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship. NOTES: Head Coach Yugoslav Junior National Team (1973-74)…Head Coach Yugoslav Na- tional Team(1980-82)…Head Coach Italian National Team (1997-2001)...Head Coach Turkish I HEAD COACHING RECORD National Team (2004-07). BACKGORUND: Assistant Coach Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (2003-04)...Assistant Coach Li- etuvos rytas Vilnius (2006-January 2007). YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (2002-03, Dec 2004-05)...Head Coach YUGOSLAV LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1987/88 Pall. Trieste 19-11 63,3 1-2 33,3 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (February 2007-....) 1971/72 Bosna Sarajevo 1988/89 Pall. Trieste 24-6 80,0 2-0 100,0 MISCELLANEOUS: won the 2007 Baltic League with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. 1972/73 Bosna Sarajevo 10-16 38,5 1989/90 Pall. Trieste 21-9 70,0 0-2 0,0 NOTES: Team Manager Crvena Zvezda Belgrade (2001-02) 1973/74 Bosna Sarajevo 14-12 53,8 1990/91 Pall. Trieste 16-14 53.3 3-2 60,0 1974/75 Bosna Sarajevo 12-14 46,2 1991/92 Pall. Trieste 15-15 50.0 2-2 50,0 YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS 1975/76 Bosna Sarajevo 18-8 69,2 1992/93 Pall. Trieste 18-12 60.0 0-2 0.0 SERBIA & MONTENEGRO LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ULEB CUP COACHING RECORD 1976/77 Bosna Sarajevo 23-3 88,5 1993/94 Pall. Trieste 20-10 66.7 3-3 50,0 2002/03 Crvena Zvezda 2006/07 Lietuvos Rytas 2-3 40,0 1977/78 Bosna Sarajevo 23-3 88,5 1994/95 Olimpia Milano 20-12 62,5 4-4 50,0 2004/05 Crvena Zvezda BALTIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1978/79 Bosna Sarajevo 14-8 63,6 1995/96 Olimpia Milano 19-13 59,4 8-2 80,0 LITHUANIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Lietuvos Rytas 5-1 83,3 2-0 100,0 1979/80 Bosna Sarajevo 22-7 75,9 2002/03 Virtus Bo 7-7 50,0 2006/07 Lietuvos Rytas 4-1 80,0 4-4 50,0 2000/01 KK Buducnost 10-1 90,9 8-2 80,0 FRANCE LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1996/97 Limoges 23-7 78,6 3-2 60,0 1982/83 Juve Caserta 22-11 66,7 2001/02 ASVEL 23-7 78,6 6-1 85,7 1983/84 Juve caserta 18-16 52,9 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1984/85 Juve Caserta 21-17 55,3 2001/02 ASVEL 8-6 57,1 1985/86 Juve Caserta 27-13 67,5 2002/03 Virtus Bo 5-4 55,6 1986/87 Pall. Trieste 11-20 55,0

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Vrankovic Josip Vujosevic Dusko

CIBONA ZAGREB • BORN: October 26, 1968, in Split, Croatia IGOKEA PARTIZAN BELGRADE • BORN: March 3, 1959, in Podgorica, Montenegro

I PLAYING RECORD I HEAD COACHING RECORD CAREER NOTES: grew up with KK Split (Croatia) youth teams...made his debut during the 1989- BACKGROUND: youth teams and assistant coach BC Partizan Belgrade, OKK Belgrade, Mla- 90 season with Dalvin, in the Croatian minors...sgned for the 1990-91 season by Alkar Sinj... dost Zemun (1976-86)...Youth Teams Responsable Pallacanestro Brescia (1992-93). signed for the 1991-92 season by KK Split...played there till the 1996-97 championship...signed CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Partizan Belgrade (1985-89)...Head Coach Granada (1989- for the 1997-98 season by KK Zadar...signed for the 1998-99 season by Cibona Zagreb...played 90)... Head Coach Partizan Belgrade (1990-91)...Head Coach Crvena Zvezda (1991-92)...Head there also the 1999-00 championship...moved to Poland for the 2000-01 season, signed by Coach Pallacanestro Brescia (1993-95)...Head Coach Olimpia Pistoia (1995-97)...Head Coach Prokom Trefl Sopot...played there till the 2002-03 championship...moved to Germany for the Scavolini Pesaro (1997-98)...Head Coach Radnicki Belgrade (1999-01)...Head Coach Parti- 2003-04 season, signed by EnBW Ludwigsburg...left the team on December ‘03...back to Croatia zan Belgrade (2001-...). on January ‘04, signed for the remainder of the season by Cibona Zgreb...played there also the MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1986-87, 2001-02 Yugoslav National Championship with BC Par- 2004-05 championship...signed for the 2005-06 season by KK Siroki Brijeg. tizan Belgrade...won the 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 Serbia & Montenegro Nation- MISCELLANEOUS: won the 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2003-04 Croatian National Championship al Championship with BC Partizan Belgrade…won the 2006-07 Serbian National Champi- with Cibona Zagreb...won the 1999 Croatian National Cup with Cibona Zagreb...won the 2001 onship...won the 1989 and 2002 Yugoslavian National Cup with BC Partizan Belgrade…won the Polish National Cup with Prokom Trefl Sopot...won the 2001 Polish SuperCup with Prokom 2007 Adriatic League with BC Partizan Belgrade...won the 1989 Korac Cup with BC Partizan Bel- Trefl Sopot...played the 2000 Croatian All Game...played the 2003 Polish All Star grade...won the gold medal at the 1988 European U-18 Championship… Game...has been member of the Croatian National Team...won the bronze medal at the 1994 NOTES: Yugoslav U-18 National Team Coach…Serbia & Montenegro National Team Head World Championship...won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Championship...played Coach (2003). at the 1996 Olympic Games...played at the 1997, 1999, 2001 European Championship. YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS YEAR TEAM G 2PM/A PCT. 3PM/A PCT. FTM/A PCT. REB ST ASS BS PTS AVG YUGOSLAV LEAGUE COACHING RECORD ITALIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 1996/97 Split 21 70/140 50,0 47/104 45,2 64/74 86,5 43 47 40 … 345 16,4 1985/86 Partizan 7-5 58,3 5-3 62,5 1993/94 Pall. Brescia 25-5 83,3 1997/98 Zadar 22 59/106 55,7 46/135 34,1 60/76 78,9 52 46 52 … 316 14,4 1986/87 Partizan 18-4 84,4 6-2 75,0 1994/95 Pall. Brescia 9-11 45,0 1998/99 Cibona 18 45/70 64,3 15/48 31,2 18723 78,3 29 16 23 … 153 8,5 1987/88 Partizan 15-7 68,2 5-3 62,5 1995/96 Pistoia 15-17 46,8 0-2 0,0 1999/00 Cibona 20 58/87 66,7 36/77 46,8 20/24 83,3 28 28 38 … 244 12,2 1988/89 Partizan 16-6 72,7 2-4 33,3 1996/97 Pistoia 11-17 39,3 2000/01 Prokom 26 106/190 55,8 37/137 27,0 80/105 76,2 95 39 62 … 403 15,5 1990/91 Partizan 18-4 81,8 2-4 22,3 1997/98 Scavolini 4-13 23,5 2001/02 Prokom 29 138/247 55,8 40/124 32,2 83/125 66,4 80 38 74 … 479 16,5 1991/92 Crvena Zvezda 15-7 68,2 2-4 33,3 EUROLEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2002/03 Prokom 41 146/285 51,2 59/167 35,3 99/137 72,3 86 64 135 8 568 13,9 1999/00 Radnicki 10-12 45,5 0-2 0,0 2001/02 Partizan 6-8 42,8 2003/04 Ludwigs. 12 36/78 46,2 21/69 30,4 25/38 65,8 22 14 28 0 160 7,8 2000/01 Radnicki 10-12 45,5 1-2 33,3 2002/03 Partizan 4-10 28,6 Cibona 18 34/61 55,7 18/48 37,5 21/34 61,8 51 14 29 1 147 8,2 2001/02 Partizan 18-4 84,4 8-1 88,9 2003/04 Partizan 6-8 42,8 2004/05 Cibona 16 51/82 62,2 15/53 28,3 44/58 75,9 50 24 44 2 191 11,9 SERBIA & MONTENEGRO LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2004/05 Partizan 2-12 14,3 EUROLEAGUE 2002/03 Partizan 20-2 90,9 8-1 88,9 2005/06 Partizan 2-12 14,3 2003/04 Cibona 11 19/32 59,3 15/30 50,0 6/11 54,5 37 5 12 2 89 8,0 2003/04 Partizan 31-3 91,2 5-1 83,3 2006/07 Partizan 8-12 40,0 2004/05 Cibona 20 41/90 45,5 26/79 32,9 47/59 79,6 61 25 33 1 207 10,3 2004/05 Partizan 11-3 78,6 5-1 83,3 ADRIATIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2005/06 Partizan 9-1 90,0 6-0 100,0 2004/05 Partizan 22-11 66,7 SERBIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2005/06 Partizan 22-7 75,9 I HEAD COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Partizan 10-4 71,4 5-1 83,3 2006/07 Partizan 20-6 76,9 4-1 80,0 CAREER NOTES: Head Coach Siroki Brijeg (Febraury 2007-June 2007)...Head Coach CIbona SPANISH LEAGUE COACHING RECORD Zagreb (2007-....) 1989/90 Granada 8-13 38,1 MISCELLANEOUS: won the Bosnian National Championship with Siroki Brijeg

YEAR TEAM REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS BOSNIAN LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Siroki 7-3 70,0 4-1 80,0 ADRIATIC LEAGUE COACHING RECORD 2006/07 Siroki 2-3 40,0

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