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{{Main|1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague}}
{{Infobox basketball Final Four
| tourney_name = FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
| year = 1999
| logo = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| city = [[Munich]]
| country ={{GER}}
| arena   = [[Olympiahalle]]
| dates = April 1999
| champion = {{flagicon|LTU}} [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] <small>(1st title)</small>
| second = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]
| third = {{Flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| fourth = {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]]
| top_scorer = 
| mvp        = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]]
| mvp_link  = Euroleague Final Four MVP
| prevseason = [[1998 FIBA Euroleague Final Four|1998]]
| nextseason = [[2000 FIBA Euroleague Final Four|2000]]
}}
The '''1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four''' was the [[1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague|1998–99 season's]] [[Euroleague Final Four|FIBA EuroLeague Final Four]] tournament, organized by [[FIBA Europe]].

[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] won its first title after defeating [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] in the final game.

== Bracket ==

{{Round4-with third|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place
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||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]]| 57 |{{Nowrap|'''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]'''}}| '''62'''
||{{flagicon|LTU}} '''[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]'''| '''87''' |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]|71
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||{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]}} | 74 |'''{{flagicon|LTU}} [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]''' | '''82'''
||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]] | 63 |'''{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]''' | '''74'''
}}

== Semifinals ==

=== Teamsystem Bologna – Kinder Bologna ===

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 20|place=[[Olympiahalle]], [[Munich]]
|teamA= [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]] {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=57
|teamB= {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]]''' |scoreB='''62'''
|H1=32–'''34'''|H2=25–'''28'''
|attendance=11,500
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F1-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Carlton Myers|Myers]] 18 |points2=[[Radoslav Nesterović|Nesterović]] 16
|rebounds1=[[Andrew Betts|Betts]] 5 |rebounds2=[[Alessandro Frosini|Frosini]] 10
|assist1=''none'' |assist2=[[Predrag Danilović|Danilović]], [[Hugo Sconochini|Sconochini]] 3
|referee=Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
}}

=== Žalgiris – Olympiacos ===

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=21:00|date=April 20|place=[[Olympiahalle]], [[Munich]]
|teamA= '''[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]''' {{flagicon|LTU}} |scoreA='''87'''
|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] |scoreB=71
|H1='''48'''–33|H2='''39'''–38
|attendance=11,500
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F2-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Anthony Bowie|Bowie]] 19 |points2=[[Dragan Tarlać|Tarlać]] 15
|rebounds1=[[George Zidek|Zídek]] 5 |rebounds2=[[Dragan Tarlać|Tarlać]] 9
|assist1=[[Tyus Edney|Edney]] 6 |assist2=[[Dragan Tarlać|Tarlać]] 2
|referee=Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
}}

== Third Place Game ==

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:30|date=April 22|place=[[Olympiahalle]], [[Munich]]
|teamA= [[Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna|Teamsystem Bologna]] {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=63
|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} '''[[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]''' |scoreB='''74'''
|H1=28–'''43'''|H2='''35'''–31
|attendance=
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F3-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Marko Jarić|Jarić]] 17 |points2=[[Arijan Komazec|Komazec]] 13
|rebounds1=''three players'' 4 |rebounds2=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 8
|assist1=[[Artūras Karnišovas|Karnišovas]], [[Claudio Pilutti|Pilutti]] 4 |assist2=[[Milan Tomić|Tomić]] 4
|referee=Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP)
}}

== Final ==
{{Basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0|time=21:00|date=April 22|place=[[Olympiahalle]], [[Munich]]
|teamA= [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Kinder Bologna]] {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=74
|teamB= {{flagicon|LTU}} '''[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]''' |scoreB='''82'''
|H1=30–'''45'''|H2='''44'''–37
|attendance=9,000
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1759-F4-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1999.roundID_2570.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=[[Antoine Rigaudeau|Rigaudeau]] 27
|rebounds1=[[Radoslav Nesterović|Nesterović]] 13  |rebounds2=[[Tyus Edney|Edney]], [[George Zidek|Zídek]] 6
|assist1=[[Radoslav Nesterović|Nesterović]], [[Hugo Sconochini|Sconochini]] 3 |assist2=[[Tyus Edney|Edney]] 6
|referee=Iztok Rems (SLO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
|points2=[[Anthony Bowie|Bowie]] 17}}

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{| style="width:100%;"
|-
|valign=top width=33%|
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto; float:left;"
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}
|-
!  style="background:black; width:25px;"| !!  style="background:black; width:25px;"| !! colspan=4 style="background:black;" |
|-
|{{center| PG}} ||  {{center| '''14'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Rigaudeau]] || 27 || 2 || 1
|-
|{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''7'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Abbio]] || 8 || 5 || 2
|-
|{{center| SF}} || {{center| '''5'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Predrag Danilović|Saša Danilović]] || 7 || 1 || 1
|- 
|{{center| PF}} ||{{center| '''12'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Frosini]] || 5 || 3 || 0
|-
|{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''8'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Rašo Nesterović]] || 12 || 13 || 3
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}
|-
|{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''6'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Crippa]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|- 
|{{center| SF}} || {{center| '''10'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hugo Sconochini]] || 15 || 2 || 3
|- 
|{{center| C}} || {{center| '''11'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Augusto Binelli]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|- 
|{{center| PF}} || {{center| '''13'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Dan O'Sullivan (basketball)|Dan O'Sullivan]] || 0 || 1 || 0
|-
|{{center| SF}} ||{{center| '''15'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Panichi]] || colspan=3|DNP
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach:
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ettore Messina]]
|}
|valign=top width=33%|
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!1998–99 FIBA EuroLeague<br />Champions
|-
|{{flagicon|LIT|size=100px}}<br /> '''[[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris]]''' <br /> '''1st Title'''
|}
|  style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}
|-
!  style="background:#008040; width:25px;"| !!  style="background:#008040; width:25px;"| !! colspan=4 style="background:#008040;" |
|-
|{{center| PG}} ||  {{center| '''4'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] || 14 || 6 || 6
|-
|{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''14'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Bowie]] || 17 || 1 || 0
|-
|{{center| SF}} || {{center| '''7'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Saulius Štombergas]] || 12 || 2 || 3
|-
|{{center| PF}} || {{center| '''12'''}}|| align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Tomas Masiulis]] || 4 || 4 || 1
|-
|{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''9'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Eurelijus Žukauskas]] || 4 || 1 || 1
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: !! width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} !! width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}}
|-
|{{center| PF}} ||{{center| '''5'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Mindaugas Žukauskas]] || 11 || 2 || 1
|- 
|{{center| C}} ||{{center| '''8'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[George Zidek|Jiří Zídek]] || 12 || 6 || 1 
|-
|{{center| SG}} ||{{center| '''10'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Dainius Adomaitis]] || 8 || 1 || 2 
|-
|{{center| PG}} ||{{center| '''13'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Darius Maskoliūnas]] || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{center| SF}} ||{{center| '''15'''}}||align=left | {{flagicon|LTU}} [[Kęstutis Šeštokas]] || colspan=3|DNP
|-
!style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach:
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Jonas Kazlauskas]]
|}
|}

== Awards ==
=== [[FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] ===
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] ({{flagicon|LTU}} [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]])

=== [[FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]] ===
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Antoine Rigaudeau]] ([[Pallacanestro Virtus Bologna|Virtus Bologna]])

=== [[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]] ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%"
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|'''FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team'''
|-
!width=25%|Player
!width=20%|Team
!width=20%|Ref.
|-
| align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyus Edney]] ('''[[Euroleague Final Four MVP|MVP]]''') || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] || <ref>[http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_99.htm Champions Cup 1998–99.]</ref>
|-
| align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anthony Bowie]] || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] ||
|-
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Saulius Štombergas]] || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] ||
|-
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Slovenia}}/{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Rašho Nesterović]] || [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]] ||
|-
| align="center"| {{flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Eurelijus Žukauskas]] || [[BC Žalgiris|Žalgiris Kaunas]] ||
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1999.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.html EuroLeague 1998–99 at FIBA Europe website]
*[http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_99.htm EuroLeague at Linguasport]

{{BC Žalgiris 1998–99 Euroleague Champions}}
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