After leading Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul to its second-ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title, Nigel Hayes-Davis has been crowned as the 2025 Final Four MVP.

Final Four MVP: Nigel Hayes-Davis, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul

After leading [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) to its second-ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title, [Nigel Hayes-Davis](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/nigel-hayes-davis/008962/) has been crowned as the 2025 Final Four MVP.

Hayes-Davis was absolutely dominant in [Fenerbahce’s 70-81 Championship Game victory over AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/fenerbahce-crowned-2025-champion-with-70-81-win-over-monaco/) at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, posting game highs of 23 points and 9 rebounds, as well as 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, good for a game-high PIR of 30.

Even though he struggled somewhat from the field, shooting 4 for 13, he was a perfect 14 for 14 from the free-throw line as he continued to find ways to positively impact his team. This performance came after posting 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and zero turnovers as Fenerbahce eliminated last year's champion, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, in the semifinals.

Hayes-Davis now follows in the footsteps of [Ekpe Udoh](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/ekpe-udoh/006503/), who was the Final Four MVP when Fenerbahce became the EuroLeague champion for the first time in 2017.

Game News

AS Monaco v Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (2025-05-25T17:00:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus walks away from a successful 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign with plenty to be proud of. The Reds defeated archrival Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 97-93 in the Third-Place Game on Sunday in Abu Dhabi to cap a season that saw them finish atop the regular season standings.

Olympiacos ends season on winning note with assist record

[Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/olympiacos-piraeus/roster/oly/?season=2024-25) walks away from a successful 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague campaign with plenty to be proud of. The Reds defeated archrival [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-bc-athens/roster/pan/?season=2024-25) [97-93 in the Third-Place Game](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/olympiacos-comes-up-trumps-over-panathinaikos-in-third-place-game-97-93/) at Etihad Arena on Sunday in Abu Dhabi to cap a season that saw them finish atop the regular season standings.

While Friday's loss to AS Monaco in the semifinals is sure to sting for some time, Olympiacos bounced back with a fantastic showing to finish the season in third place. Coach Georgios Bartzokas's men led from tip to buzzer with several players shining on the night.

[Alec Peters](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/alec-peters/008829/) shined bright with 32 points on 6-of-11 three-point shooting. After the game, he revealed a little about his approach to the game.

Game Videos

"I feel blessed to have the opportunity to bring joy to a lot of people’s lives out here," Peters said. "They came to see some basketball and every time I put on my shoes, I’m gonna try to give my best effort because I don’t want to stop playing someday and feel like I could have given more. So that’s what it was about for me today."

Peters tied Trajan Langdon for the most points scored in a Final Four game in the last quarter century. Langdon did so in 2011 for CSKA Moscow. Peters's 6-three-pointers also evened the Final Four mark.

"It sounds like I could have made one more and broken both of those records," Peters joked. "I’m gonna be thinking about that all night now!"

[Luca Vildoza](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/luca-vildoza/007947/) dished 9 assists and [Thomas Walkup](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/thomas-walkup/008855/) 8 to lead the attack as the Reds smashed the Final Four record with 34 assists. The previous record of 31 belonged to Maccabi Tel Aviv from its legendary 2004 championship game bashing of Skipper Bologna.

[Sasha Vezenkov](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sasha-vezenkov/003469/) bounced back from his lowest-scoring game of the season in the semis to pour in 23 points for the winners and [Moses Wright](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/moses-wright/012878/) netted a season-high 19.

"We gotta set the tone for the Greek League Finals. This isn’t a game we took lightly," said Wright, who missed a chunk of the season due to a medical condition. "It was great to get back out there and show everybody what I can do… To get a win here and get the momentum here for the Greek League is what we were trying to do and we did it.

"To play a lot of minutes and score, rebound and affect the game the way I did felt really good."

These two teams will lock horns again later this week in the opener of the Greek League Finals. Regardless of how that goes for the Reds, they can take pride in how they finished the EuroLeague season.

The Reds’ 34 dimes are the most assists ever recorded in a Final Four game

Olympiacos Piraeus v Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens (2025-05-25T14:00:00.000Z)

Olympiacos Piraeus signed off from the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in style by grabbing a 97-93 win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the Third-Place Game. 

Olympiacos comes up trumps over Panathinaikos in third-place game, 97-93

Olympiacos Piraeus signed off from the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in style by grabbing a 97-93 win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the Third-Place Game. The Reds got off to a 7-0 start and ended up leading the entire way, but the fans of both teams remained engaged throughout as they cheered on their teams.

Alec Peters paced Olympiacos with 32 points, a new club record at the Final Four and tied for the most all-time in a Final Four game in the modern era, while Sasha Vezenkov bounced back with 23 points and Moses Wright, who didn’t feature in the semifinals, netted 19 points. Luca Vildoza and Thomas Walkup both went scoreless, but they finished with 9 and 8 assists, respectively. Panathinaikos was led by Omer Yurtseven’s 23 points, followed by 14 for Cedi Osman and 12 for Mathias Lessort. Lorenzo Brown dished 12 assists.

It was Olympiacos which started the better as Peters, Evan Fournier and Vezenkov put the Reds 7-0 ahead. Lorenzo Brown got Panathinaikos on the board, then Konstantinos Mitoglou, Yurtseven and Nunn combined to cut the deficit to four points, 12-8. Vezenkov and Peters struck from downtown as the Reds pushed the lead to 20-10. Vezenkov kept charging to move the score to 26-12. Peters stayed hot, too, while a couple of late Wright scores made it a 15-point ballgame, 33-18. Kendrick Nunn closed the first quarter by moving to 7 points, which meant he is the first player in EuroLeague history to score 800 points in one season. It was 33-20 after 10 minutes.

Panathinaikos found a response in the second quarter as Alexandros Samodurov knocked down a three-pointer, then four points by Lessort and five by Osman made things interesting at 36-32. Samodurov and Jerian Grant responded to Olympiacos, 42-38, but Wright, Saben Lee and Vezenkov stepped up as the Reds went 57-42 ahead. The Greens had back-to-back scores to finish the second quarter, however, as Nunn converted before Tibor Pleiss had a put-back dunk to cut the gap to 57-46 at the interval.

Yurtseven and Osman joined forces to put more pressure on Olympiacos in the early stages of the third frame, 60-52, but Fournier’s triple and Moustapha Fall’s dunk ensured it was a double-digit difference again, 66-54. Yurtseven, Osman and Mitoglou brought it within five points, 67-62, but Peters and Vezenkov were there to keep things calm for Olympiacos, which led 75-64 heading into the final quarter.

Any hopes of a Panathinaikos comeback were put on hold as Vezenkov and Lee responded to a Grant three, 81-69, and again when Peters struck from three-point land before Wright scored inside at 86-72. Giannoulis Larentzakis’s triple looked like it could have been the closer at 89-76, but there was still life in last year’s champion as Panathinaikos went on a 16-4 run to make it very interesting at 93-90. Larentzakis hit a couple of free throws with 7 seconds left, 95-90, then Kalaitzakis converted a three, 95-93, but Peters had a perfect trip to the line as Olympiacos grabbed a 97-93 win.

The Reds ended their Final Four weekend with a victory

The long-awaited climax of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season arrives with the drama and emotion of Sunday’s championship game, preceded by the consolation prize of the third-place game. Here’s your guide to the final action of the 2024-25 season.

Game Center: Monaco, Fenerbahce ready to battle for the EuroLeague title

### [Championship Game: AS Monaco 70-81 Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/as-monaco-fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/E2024/330/)

Fenerbahce has become the EuroLeague champion for the second time in club history after defeating Monaco 70-81 in the 2025 Championship Game at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Monaco led the majority of a hard-fought first half, but Fener finished strong to take a 33-35 interval lead. It stayed close in the third quarter, but the Turkish team dominated the final period to take title glory. Nigel Hayes-Davis led the way with 23 points and 9 rebounds, with Marko Guduric scoring 19, while Devon Hall and Wade Baldwin netted 13 apiece. Alpha Diallo paced Monaco with 19 points, Mike James scored 17, Matthew Strazel had 13 and Daniel Theis contributed 12.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For the second time EVER... <a href="https://twitter.com/FBBasketbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FBBasketbol</a> are EuroLeague Champions 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F4GLORY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F4GLORY</a> <a href="https://t.co/B83xnz1S3t">pic.twitter.com/B83xnz1S3t</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1926716804539220342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

### [Third-Place Game: Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 97-93 Olympiacos Piraeus](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/game-center/2024-25/olympiacos-piraeus-panathinaikos-aktor-athens/E2024/329/)

Olympiacos Piraeus signed off from the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in style by grabbing a 97-93 win over Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens in the Third-Place Game. Alec Peters paced Olympiacos with 32 points, a new club record at the Final Four and tied for the most all-time in a Final Four game in the modern era, while Sasha Vezenkov bounced back with 23 points and Moses Wright, who didn’t feature in the semifinals, netted 19 points. Luca Vildoza and Thomas Walkup both went scoreless, but they finished with 9 and 8 assists, respectively. Panathinaikos was led by Omer Yurtseven’s 23 points, followed by 14 for Cedi Osman and 12 for Mathias Lessort. Lorenzo Brown dished 12 assists.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Third place belongs to <a href="https://twitter.com/Olympiacos_BC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Olympiacos_BC</a>! 🥉👏<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F4GLORY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F4GLORY</a> <a href="https://t.co/nCJ2xxWJbJ">pic.twitter.com/nCJ2xxWJbJ</a></p>&mdash; Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/EuroLeague/status/1926666646615191844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Championship Game: Fenerbahce is the 2024-25 EuroLeague champion!

Fenerbahce Beko and AS Monaco Basket meet in the EuroLeague Championship Game at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, so which team do the Euroleague.net writers think will go on to lift the EuroLeague title?

Championship Game predictions: Fenerbahce vs. Monaco

At 19:00 CEST, Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul and AS Monaco meet in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi to determine the 2024-25 EuroLeague champion. Fenerbahce is aiming to lift its second EuroLeague crown after last doing so in 2017, while Monaco is competing in the title decider for the first time. 

With that in mind, which team do the [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) writers think will come out on top?

### Javier Gancedo: Monaco

It is arguably the most unpredictable Championship Game in many years. None of the superstars on either team have been at this level before, plus no French League team has got this far in more than three decades. Still, I believe the 2025 Final Four will go down as Mike James's finest moment. James started the season with an injury and has only got better and better since Vassilis Spanoulis was hired as head coach. He understands the game better than ever, has a team-first approach, and can help his side in many ways. It is safe to say that Coach Spanoulis made James a better leader. Jaron Blossomgame and Alpha Diallo are good, solid options to use against Nigel Hayes-Davis, plus Daniel Theis gives Monaco much-needed physicality in the middle. Long story short, Monaco has everything to make history. James is the only player in the All-25 EuroLeague team that never won the competition. That comes to an end tonight. **My take: Monaco by 5-7 points, Mike James as Final Four MVP.**

### Igor Petrinovic: Fenerbahce

I don’t remember the last time I was this torn about making a pick. Whether I was right or wrong in the past, I had an idea about who I thought would win. This time, I see only the strengths of both teams. I would say Fenerbahce is playing better as a team and is arguably EuroLeague’s best team this calendar year. They've got many pieces who seem like role players until they start taking over games, and every player has bought into coach Saras Jasikevicius's team-first mentality a long time ago. But I also believe Monaco has a more star-studded lineup than Fenerbahce, with Mike James leading the way. And James was locked in in the semifinals. Monaco beat Fenerbahce twice this season, and the Roca Team might have just put their best performance of the season on display in the semis. So, with all that in mind, there is only one way this should be decided: overtime. And in the extra session? I am staying with the pick I made in my Playoffs Bracket. **My pick: Fenerbahce in OT, Tarik Biberovic as Final Four MVP.**

### Geoff Gillingham: Fenerbahce

So, it seems that Igor and I speak the same language. Fenerbahce has only got better as the season has gone on and their semifinal performance against Panathinaikos proved that it has learned the lessons of last year. Coach Saras Jasikevicius has also learned from his previous Final Four heartbreaks as a head coach and is the calmest I remember seeing him. My [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) colleagues know how much I love Mike James, but Fenerbahce's got the defensive nous and offensive quality to make Monaco suffer, despite losing both regular-season games to Vassilis Spanoulis's squad. After an eight-year wait, the EuroLeague title is heading to Istanbul! **My prediction: Fenerbahce by 7 points, Wade Baldwin as Final Four MVP.**

### Frankie Sachs: Monaco

Belief in which team will win tonight comes down to which narrative you believe in more. Is it finally time for Saras to win the EuroLeague as a head coach? Or is Vassilis Spanoulis destined to win it in his first try? Is Mike James going to leave the list of the best players never to win the EuroLeague? Are Nigel Hayes-Davis and Wade Baldwin going to climb the mountain? The players say this game is won by who wants it more. My gut feeling is that Monaco will be that team. And MJ55 will take home the Final Four MVP Trophy. 

The Euroleague.net writers explain who they think will lift the EuroLeague title

Olympiacos Piraeus v AS Monaco (2025-05-23T18:00:00.000Z)

Ahead of the EuroLeague Championship Game, AS Monaco Basket forward Jaron Blossomgame sat down with Euroleague.net to discuss the title decider against Fenerbahçe Beko.

Jaron Blossomgame catches up with Euroleague.net ahead of the Championship Game

Ahead of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game, which takes place later today (19:00 CEST), [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/) forward [Jaron Blossomgame](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jaron-blossomgame/011231/) sat down with [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) to discuss the title decider against [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/).

Jaron Blossomgame looks ahead to the Championship Game

Ahead of the EuroLeague Championship Game, Fenerbahçe Beko guard Wade Baldwin sat down with Euroleague.net to discuss the title decider against AS Monaco Basket.

Wade Baldwin speaks to Euroleague.net ahead of the Championship Game

Ahead of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game, which takes place later today (19:00 CEST), [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/ulk/) guard [Wade Baldwin](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/wade-baldwin-iv/009863/) sat down with [Euroleague.net](http://Euroleague.net) to discuss the title decider against [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/mco/).

Wade Baldwin previews the Championship Game

During a press conference on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, Euroleague Basketball President Dejan Bodiroga and Euroleague Basketball CEO Paulius Motiejunas spoke to the assembled media during Final Four weekend.

Full transcript: Press conference with Euroleague Basketball CEO and President

See what players on AS Monaco and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul said at the media availability session on the eve of the 2025 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game.

Players' thoughts before the Championship Game

### Nick Calathes, Monaco guard

"It feels great. It is always great to have a chance to be able to win a championship, so for us to make it to the final is huge. And we want to do better than that. Obviously, we want to win it. It is huge for us to get your body right, to get your mindset right and to stay locked in. They are well coached. They have got a lot of guys that can create and get shooters the ball in the right position. They know how to play, their guards are really tough. And then obviously you got Nigel \[Hayes-Davis\] who pretty much can do it all. It felt really good to be out there. It's been a long time, it has been an up-and-down season for me with injuries, and just to be out there with the guys and help was great. I hope to do the same thing tomorrow. My knees felt great, everything felt good, so I will be ready to go for the final. You never know when you can get another chance. I had a chance in Barcelona that I regret. This would be amazing to get."

 

### Elie Okobo, Monaco guard

"We have to stay locked in like we were yesterday and bring even more intensity, do even better. They are a really talented team. We are really excited that it is about to start, and we are ready. The semifinal showed we evolved, that we improved as a team throughout the years, throughout the season and you gain experience. And when a team makes a run, it’s about keeping your composure, staying focused and locked in on the game plan and what you have to do. I think that’s what we did yesterday, we did it at a high level and we will have to do it in the championship game. I feel like we have been sacrificing for the good of the team. It does not matter who is scoring, who makes an assist. The goal is to play as a team, play at a high level defensively and share the ball. You can see that everyone can shine on this team, everyone can bring something to the table on offense and on defense and that’s what we're gonna have to do. These games are to win titles, not for stats."

### Mam Jaiteh, Monaco center

"I think we have extreme determination and extreme willingness of trying to win, win this final. You never know if we are going to have a chance again to have this kind of game, so the goal is to have no regrets and to be able to give it all in tomorrow's game. Our goal is to play even more physical than what we did yesterday. We know that this is a final and there are going to be some x-factors, some tactical things that can be different, so if we play with this physicality and this energy, that's how we are going to give us a lot of chances to win. I'm feeling great, and I think this is the mood and the mentality of every guy on the team right now, being able to give everything that the team needs, and being available to contribute to the team, because this is the only way to win. We have to play as a team and everybody has to bring something."

### Marko Guduric, Fenerbahce guard

"I think we had 9 turnovers in the semifinals, and I think that’s the key for us. We have seen how Monaco threw Olympiacos off its game with the defense and pressure, they have players who do a great job with that. Key will be our turnovers, how we will get into our offensive sets and control the game. We are watching our games against Monaco from this season, and last night’s game. Honestly, the film was not long. I believe it is not easy to put too much information at this point into players’ minds, and I think \[Coach Jasikevicius\] knows that, and knows it better than us. It’s to make it as simple as possible, to stress just a few important things. Monaco’s semifinals performance did not surprise me because we played five playoff games last season against them. It’s the same players, and I remember how physical and tough it was. Now they also have Nick Calathes, who was with us last season and does some great defensive things not seen in the box scores. And they have Daniel Theis, who was not there last season, and gives them extra quality."

### Bonzie Colson, Fenerbahce forward

"It's going to be a fun atmosphere. We're blessed to be in situation to play for a final. They're a really great, progressive and talented team, so we got to focus in on being patient and executing as best we can offensive. Tomorrow's a whole new game, but we got to play that same way \[we did on Friday\], and we think it's going to be more aggressive. Monaco has always been talented, they have great chemistry. They have the same guards, they added Nick \[Calathes\] as another veteran guard, but they’re scorers, they defend really well, they're very aggressive. I’ve played them a lot, so I know what they do. They know what we do. So it's gonna come down to just executing and playing more aggressive than them. It should be an exciting game. A EuroLeague championship is why I'm here. It’s a goal of a lot of people, So, it'll be definitely the highest achievement that I can reach, being a player in Europe. I'll have my girlfriend, my daughter – actually, her birthday is Monday – and then, my girlfriend's mom, sister, and cousin here for the game."

### Sertac Sanli, Fenerbahce center

"It is amazing to play the final because we played the whole season for this game. Everything we did was to play this game, and everybody knows that, all of my teammates know this. And everybody wants to play as soon as possible because nobody can wait. We are excited to step on the court in the EuroLeague final and I hope we are going to win. There are no favorites in this kind of game. It is just one game and there is nothing you can do about it the day after. This is a there-is-no-tomorrow kind of game, everything we did was to play this game, and who wants it more is going to win it. We have to fight for 50-50 balls, dive for loose balls and fight more, make good fouls. The team that fights the most is going to win the game. I can be the first player to win the EuroLeague with Fenerbahce and Efes. It's really exciting and with the help of our fans, it is a really great opportunity for my career, a great milestone for me. I hope we are going to win it tomorrow, and I can check one more box in my career."