Vanja Marinkovic has returned to KK Partizan, signing a two-year deal.

Partizan brings Vanja Marinkovic home

Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade is bringing home a favorite son with the signing of [Vanja Marinkovic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/vanja-marinkovic/004761/) on a two-year deal. The three-point ace comes off a strong season with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz. Last season, Marinkovic (1.98 meters, 27 years old) averaged 11.0 points on 38.4% three-point shooting plus 2.5 rebounds in 37 games for Baskonia, mostly as a starter. It was his third season with the club.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">„Jednom, zauvek, Partizanovo dete...“ – Vanja Marinković se vratio u svoj Partizan!✊🏽⚫️⚪️<br><br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/YnBBXeVhyT">https://t.co/YnBBXeVhyT</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKPartizan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKPartizan</a> <a href="https://t.co/cPQvBEZ2D9">pic.twitter.com/cPQvBEZ2D9</a></p>&mdash; KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) <a href="https://twitter.com/PartizanBC/status/1802643143159947332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Marinkovic came through Partizan's academy and made his professional debut there. He was the youngest team captain in club history when he got the role in the 2015-16 season at 17 years and 9 months old.

Vanja Marinkovic highlights vs. Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, 03/31/2023

Vanja Marinkovic drops 35 against Fenerbahce

He moved to Valencia Basket in 2019 and made his EuroLeague debut. After two seasons in Valencia, he joined Baskonia. Marinkovic’s trophy case includes a silver medal at the FIBA World Cup with the Serbian national team and two Serbian Cups with Partizan. With 207 career three-pointers, he is already in the top 100 in EuroLeague history and should continue to rise quickly.

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New Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade signing Vanja Marinkovic in action for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The sharpshooter returns to Belgrade after five seasons in Spain

Anadolu Efes has completed the signing of Rolands Smits, who is heading into his seventh EuroLeague season.

Rolands Smits signs for Anadolu Efes

Anadolu Efes Istanbul has confirmed the arrival of [Rolands Smits](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/rolands-smits/007109/) on a two-year deal, the club confirmed Saturday. Smits (2.08 meters, 28 years old) has impressed over the last two years at Zalgiris Kaunas, averaging 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and a 10.5 PIR in 31 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tr" dir="ltr">✍️ Başarılı oyuncu <a href="https://twitter.com/Rolands_Smits?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Rolands_Smits</a> ile 2 sezonluk sözleşme imzaladık! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Welcome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Welcome</a> Rolands! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhereIStand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WhereIStand</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BenimYerimBuras%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BenimYerimBurası</a> <a href="https://t.co/lrYbswjbjC">pic.twitter.com/lrYbswjbjC</a></p>&mdash; Anadolu Efes SK (@AnadoluEfesSK) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnadoluEfesSK/status/1801934452123156971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

Smits's first season at Zalgiris saw him help lead the club to the EuroLeague Playoffs, posting 10.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and a 10.0 PIR across 34 regular-season games before averaging 3.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and a 2.7 PIR in three playoff fixtures. Over the last two seasons, Smits has played 68 out of a possible 71 games.

The best plays of new Anadolu Efes Istanbul signing Rolands Smits while playing for Zalgiris Kaunas in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Smits's top plays in 2023-24

Before joining Zalgiris, Smits's first four EuroLeague campaigns came with FC Barcelona, starting in 2018 and going through until 2022. He signed for Barcelona in 2017 but went back to former club Fuenlabrada on loan for the 2017-18 campaign.

In fact, the Latvian forward had only ever played in Spain prior to heading to Lithuania, starting out at Fuenlabrada in 2012 and staying there until 2018. During that time, he spent loan spells at Obila (2012-13), Fundacion Baloncesto Fuenlabrada (2013-14) and Getafe (2014-15).

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New Anadolu Efes Istanbul signing Rolands Smits in action for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The Latvian forward heads to Turkiye for the first time in his career

Rolands Smits signs for Efes

Carsen Edwards and Kostas Sloukas each scored 29 points, leading their respective teams to tittle-clinching victories on Friday night.

Panathinaikos, Bayern win titles in Greece, Germany

### The Greens overcome 0-2, win title

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague champion Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens has completed its dream season, beating arch-rival Olympiacos Piraeus 87-82 in Game 5 of their Greek League finals to win its first national championship in three years. This is also the Greens' 40th Greek League crown, and it has come after overcoming a 0-2 deficit in the series. On this night, the victory came behind Kostas Sloukas who scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half.

In this series decider, Olympiacos stormed out of the gates, with Kostas Papanikolaou hitting a pair of triples and Alec Peters nailing one to open 2-13 lead. But Panathinaikos used a 9-0 run fueled by Mathias Lessort to get the Greens back, then Sloukas entered the game with 2:18 left in the first quarter, and turned on the jets. Sloukas scored 20 of his team's next 26 points, including 16 of the first 17 in the second quarter as Panathinaikos opened a 37-33 lead. Sloukas's 5 more points helped the hosts put together another run and open an 11-point margin, before going into halftime up 48-39 and Sloukas with 25 points on 9-for-10 shooting on his tally.

However, the Reds wasted no time to get back into the game after the break with Papanikolaou and Peters scoring the first 7 points, then Nikola Milutinov adding 6 of his own for Olympiacos to take a 54-56 lead with 4 minutes left in the quarter. But Jerian Grant got the Greens going, and scored 7 points the rest of the third quarter as Panathinaikos took 65-64 lead into the fourth. The hosts stepped up defensively, while triples from Juancho Hernangomez and Kendrick Nunn opened 75-66 margin midway through the fourth. Olympiacos made one last push, Nigel Williams-Goss scored 5 points to help cut it to 77-71, Peters nailed a triple, followed by one from Papanikolaou that made it 81-78 with 1:23 left, before Walkup stole the ball from Nunn at mid-court. A layup from McKissic cut it to 81-80 in the final minute, and after another defensive stand, Olympiacos had a possession to grab the lead. However, Williams-Goss missed a short jumper and Panathinaikos made enough free throws in the final seconds to prevail.

Grant had 15 points in a victory, Nunn 13 and Lessort 11. For Olympiacos, Peters netted 21 points, Papanikolaou 18 and Milutinov had 17 points plus 12 rebounds.

### Bayern climbs to the German league throne

FC Bayern Munich is the German League champion for the first time since 2019, after using a 2-18 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to defeat ALBA Berlin 82-88 in Game 4 of their best-of-five playoff final series. Friday's win, led by a red-hot Carsen Edwards, clinched Bayern its sixth German League title, and fourth since 2014.

In Game 4, Bayern took the lead for good with a 0-7 run, capped by a three-pointer from Edwards, opening a 48-54 lead early in the third quarter. Back-to-back-to-back threes from Edwards during a 0-11 run in the final 4 and a half minutes of the third quarter had Bayern up 52-65 going into the fourth, and the visitors extended the margin to 54-72 with 6:30 left in the game.

<center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">🏃 Wir haben einen Lauf!<br><br>FC Bayern München Basketball with a 11-0 Run vs. ALBA BERLIN, 06/14/2024<br><br>Alle Spiele der <a href="https://twitter.com/easyCreditBBL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@easyCreditBBL</a> gibt&#39;s LIVE bei <a href="https://twitter.com/dynsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dynsport</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBallTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeBallTogether</a> <a href="https://t.co/YuLzgcDzlY">pic.twitter.com/YuLzgcDzlY</a></p>&mdash; FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBBasketball/status/1801667262643941449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 

ALBA melted the deficit in the fourth quarter, and even got within 82-84 with 11 seconds to go, but Bayern held on as Edwards finished with 29 points on 7-for-10 three-point shooting.

Leandro Bolmaro and Devin Booker each scored 10, and Booker also had 9 assists, in Bayern's title-clinching victory. Sterling Brown finished with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for ALBA, while Yanni Wetzel scored 11 in defeat.

This past season, a number of EuroLeague players made history

EuroLeague stars shattered series of all-time records, milestones

More than a half dozen of players who we have enjoyed watching on Turkish Airlines EuroLeague floors for over a decade rewrote the competition history books during the 2023-24 campaign. Throughout last season, we had a chance to witness and celebrate EuroLeague milestones we have never seen before in several major statistical categories.

The spotlight was stolen by the reigning EuroLeague MVP, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), for all the right reasons. In Round 28, AS Monaco's 10-year veteran moved atop the all-time scoring charts after surpassing another great, Vassilis Spanoulis, in total career points. Spanoulis was the EuroLeague's leading scorer with 4,455 points and has worn that crown since January 2020. James needed 271 games to top it and went on to finish the season with 4,623 career points. Next year, he'll have a chance to further add to that total.

Mike James is now the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer following a right sidestep jumper.

MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: Mike James makes history!

[Nando De Colo](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nando-de-colo/002100/) of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne also passed Spanoulis on the all-time scoring list in the penultimate round of the regular season and now sits in second place in the all-time scoring charts. What's more, De Colo was responsible for another major milestone when he became the first player in the EuroLeague to reach an accumulated career PIR of 5,000. De Colo did so in Round 30 and finished the season with a career PIR of 5,054, with [Jan Vesely](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/jan-vesely/000925/), James and [Kostas Sloukas](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-sloukas/001926/) following along and all moving into the Top 5 during the season.

### Hines sets record, breaks appearances milestone

Fifth on that list of the highest career PIR is EA7 Emporio Armani Milan center and four-time champion [Kyle Hines](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kyle-hines/002812/), who became the all-time leader in games played. Hines entered the 2023-24 season one game behind Paulius Jankunas (392), then surpassed him in Round 2. A few weeks later, in Round 9, Hines became the first player to appear in 400 career games, a milestone which Real Madrid's backcourt duo of [Sergio Llull](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-llull/tgb/) and [Sergio Rodriguez](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/sergio-rodriguez/cvm/) also matched late in the regular season.

When it comes to games started, the honor of leading the all-time charts now belongs to [Nick Calathes](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/nick-calathes/001932/) of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. His 35 starts during the 2023-24 season got him to 311 games started, past Paulius Jankunas (283) and eventually Olympiacos Piraeus forward [Kostas Papanikolaou](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/kostas-papanikolaou/001255/) (310).

### Calathes's all-time milestone trifecta

But that is not the only major milestone Calathes achieved this past season. Calathes became the first player to reach 2,000 assists in the EuroLeague, with the 35-year-old – and the all-time leader in this category – dishing his 2,000th assist in Fenerbahce’s Round 26 game on the road at Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens.

A few weeks later, in Round 30, Calathes wrote his name further into the EuroLeague history books by overtaking Dimitris Diamantidis as the all-time leader in steals. Diamantidis has forever been the EuroLeague's steals king with 434 takeaways, but Calathes passed him and went on to finish the season with 449 steals for his career.

### But there's more.

Real Madrid guard Llull became the EuroLeague’s three-point king in Game 1 of the 2023-24 playoffs, surpassing the 623 three-pointers made by FC Barcelona great Juan Carlos Navarro. In his 17th campaign in the EuroLeague, three-time champion and 2017 MVP Llull will enter next season with 632 threes to his name.

There’s the record! Sergio Llull strikes from deep to become the EuroLeague’s all-time leader in three-pointers

Llull’s record-breaker! Motorola Magic Moment

Moreover, already the long-time all-time leader in offensive rebounding, Kyle Hines also became the first player to reach 800 offensive boards for his career. Real center [Walter Tavares](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/) had a major milestone of his own, too, reaching 400 blocked shots. He passed the 400-block mark on a memorable night, a 130-126 quadruple-overtime win against Anadolu Efes Istanbul, which was the longest and highest-scoring game in EuroLeague history.

This past season, a number of EuroLeague players made history 

FC Barcelona has appointed Joan Peñarroya as its next head coach. Peñarroya, 55, takes the helm from Roger Grimau, who was removed from the post over the weekend. 

Barcelona names Joan Peñarroya as head coach

FC Barcelona has appointed Joan Penarroya as its next head coach on a two-year deal. Penarroya, 55, takes the helm from [Roger Grimau, who was removed from the post last weekend](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/barcelona-sacks-roger-grimau-as-head-coach/). He returns to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague after starting the previous campaign with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, but parting ways early in the season. That was his second campaign with the club. His EuroLeague career record stands at 19-20.

He inherits a team that finished fourth in the regular season last season and lost in the EuroLeague Playoffs to Olympiacos Piraeus in five games. The team then reached the Spanish League semifinals and was swept by Real Madrid. Barcelona has 12 players from the 2023-24 squad under contract for the coming season.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">𝐉𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐧̃𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚, 𝐧𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚 💙❤ <a href="https://t.co/i4vVcRxxeV">pic.twitter.com/i4vVcRxxeV</a></p>&mdash; Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBbasket/status/1801578680038150472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A former player, Penarroya started his coaching career with CB Olesa and also spent time with CB Navas, MoraBanc Andorra and Basquet Manresa. He helped Andorra win the Spanish third division in 2012 and won the Spanish second division in 2014 to guide the team back to the Spanish elite. Penarroya coached Andorra in the 2017-18 EuroCup, which was his eighth consecutive season with the club.

Penarroya joined San Pablo Burgos in 2019 and guided the club to back-to-back Basketball Champions League crowns. Burgos also lifted the Intercontinental Cup in 2021 and made it to the Spanish League semifinals in 2020. Penarroya coached Valencia Basket to the EuroCup Semifinals in 2022.

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New FC Barcelona head coach Joan Penarroya on the sidelines during a Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz game in the 2022-23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

This will be his third season in Europe’s premier competition 

Barcelona names Joan Penarroya as head coach

Mike James, the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP and the competition's all-time leading scorer, has signed a new three-year contract extension at AS Monaco Basket.

EuroLeague MVP Mike James re-ups at Monaco for three more years

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer, [Mike James](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/mike-james/005985/), has committed his future to AS Monaco by signing a three-year contract extension at the club, keeping him in the principality until the end of the 2026-27 season.

Fresh off [winning the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP award](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/news/2023-24-turkish-airlines-euroleague-mvp-mike-james-as-monaco/), the announcement that James is staying at Monaco comes after the team successfully defended its French League crown, beating Paris Basketball 3-1 in the finals.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">✍️ Mɪᴋᴇ Jᴀᴍᴇs ʀᴇsᴛᴇ ᴀ̀ Mᴏɴᴀᴄᴏ ! 🇲🇨<br><br>👑 Couronné MVP et meilleur marqueur de l&#39;histoire de l&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Euroleague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Euroleague</a> cette saison, Mike James prolonge l&#39;aventure sur le Rocher 🐐<br><br>➕️ Un contrat de trois ans pour continuer de viser les étoiles, au plus haut niveau européen ! 🌠… <a href="https://t.co/nwAGCCQf3t">pic.twitter.com/nwAGCCQf3t</a></p>&mdash; AS Monaco Basket 🇲🇨 (@ASMonaco_Basket) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASMonaco_Basket/status/1801555283929374833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Since arriving at Monaco in the summer of 2021, James has taken the club to new heights. In his first year, which was the club's debut season in the EuroLeague, James led Monaco to the EuroLeague Playoffs. The Monegasque side was close to making it to the Final Four but came up short to Olympiacos Piraeus, losing in Game 5. That year, James averaged 16.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.2 steals and an 18.1 PIR in 38 games.

The next season, James inspired Monaco as it defeated Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the playoffs, this time having the advantage of playing Game 5 at home, before recording a third-place finish at the Final Four. His averages for the 2022-23 campaign stood at: 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.0 steal and a 16.3 PIR in 38 appearances.

This past campaign, 2023-24, James made history in Round 28 when he [became the EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/news/mike-james-becomes-the-euroleague-all-time-leading-scorer/), surpassing Olympiacos great Vassilis Spanoulis. His play was also key in guiding Monaco to a club-record 23 regular-season wins, although the team fell short in the playoffs, losing Game 5 at home to Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. For the season, James posted 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.2 steals and a 19.4 PIR across 39 games.

At the end of the landmark season during which he became the EuroLeague all-time scoring leader, Mike James has also been voted as the 2023-24 EuroLeague MVP. James's next goal is that the club's and his personal success continue.

Mike James, Monaco: 'I want Monaco and Mike James to coincide'

Ever since he came into the EuroLeague with Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in the 2014-15 season, James has amazed with his play on the court. He spent two years at Baskonia before joining Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, where he took his game to another level in the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Then came a year at EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, which saw him secure the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy, in 2018-19. CSKA Moscow soon came calling and had James at the point in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns. From there, via a spell in the NBA with the Brooklyn Nets, James brought his talents to the principality of Monaco.

Now 10 years into his EuroLeague career, James has already established himself as one of the league's greatest-ever players. The only thing missing from his résumé is a EuroLeague title, something he will be hoping to achieve with Monaco after penning this extension. The club has made huge strides since its introduction into the EuroLeague in 2021, and having a player of James's caliber ensures that Monaco will once again be a contender to win it all in the coming seasons.

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AS Monaco star Mike James poses with the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP award.

The star guard has brought an end to speculation about his future

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is the Italian League champion for the third year in a row after beating Virtus Segafredo Bologna 85-73 at the Forum on Thursday night to win the series 3-1. Milan and Virtus have met in each of the last four Italian League finals, with Ettore Messina’s squad winning the last three straight after the team from Bologna came out on top in 2021. This is the first time Milan has won three successive Italian League titles since 1984-87 under Dan Peterson.

Nikola Mirotic once again shined for Milan, netting a game-high 30 points to ensure the side from the fashion capital notched its 31st Italian championship. He had 12 rebounds, too, to give him a double-double. Nicolo Melli and Shavon Shields were the only other Milan players to score in double figures, finishing with 12 and 10 points, respectively. For Virtus, Isaia Cordinier scored a team-high 21 points in the defeat, with Achille Polonara and Iffe Lundberg adding 12 points apiece, too.

Virtus scored the first 5 points of the game, but Milan soon recovered and found itself 15-7 ahead with 4:27 minutes to go in the first quarter. However, a late surge by the visitors saw Virtus hold a 22-23 lead at the end of the first 10 minutes. Milan regained the lead with the first make of the second quarter and didn’t trail again, even going ahead by 11 points when Mirotic made it 41-30 with 3:28 remaining before halftime. At the break, Milan held a 46-36 edge over Virtus. When Milan netted the first 10 points of the third period, it already looked like the game was beyond Virtus’s reach, with the score 56-36 with 6:31 on the clock. Milan managed the score the rest of the quarter and led 66-50 entering the fourth. Virtus was able to reduce the deficit to single figures when Lundberg’s three-point play made it 69-60, but Mirotic and Devon Hall calmed things down for Milan once again, 76-62. Virtus had some late hope when four straight points by Cordinier made it a seven-point game, 80-73, with 1:24 remaining, but Milan made just enough winning plays to come away with an 85-73 triumph.

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### Maccabi goes 1-0 up in Israeli League finals

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv has taken an early advantage in the Israeli League finals by downing Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv 84-76 in Game 1 on Thursday night. The game was tied entering the fourth quarter, but Maccabi stepped up in the final period by outscoring the visitors 24-16 to start the series on the right foot.

Bonzie Colson was the star man on the night for Maccabi, netting 18 points and grabbing 7 rebounds, while Josh Nebo came close to a double-double after posting 15 points and 9 boards. Jasiel Rivero finished with 12 points and Lorenzo Brown recorded 8 points and 8 assists. Hapoel’s leading scorer was Xavier Munford, who had 20 points, while Jaylen Hoard had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Tyler Ennis added 14 points and Tomer Ginat chipped in with 11.  

Hapoel managed to come out on top at the end of the first quarter, leading 25-26, but Maccabi responded in the second and was able to go into the halftime break with a 43-38 advantage after netting 18 points compared to Hapoel’s 12. Hapoel came out from the halftime break reinvigorated and managed to make up that five-point deficit by winning the period 17-22, setting up a mouthwatering fourth quarter with the score tied at 60-60. Then, in the final period, Maccabi went up a gear to come away with an 84-76 win.

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It was a good night for the two EuroLeague clubs

Milan wins third straight Italian League crown; Maccabi takes 1-0 lead in Israeli League finals

The EuroLeague now has new single-season record holders for points, offensive rebounds and three-pointers made and attempted in a season

Maccabi, Fenerbahce rewrote the record books

[Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/maccabi-playtika-tel-aviv/roster/tel/?season=2023-24) etched its name in the history books this season as an offensive power. The Israeli champs scored the most points ever in a single EuroLeague season with 3,511. They overtook [Real Madrid](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/real-madrid/roster/mad/?season=2023-24) (3,500), which grabbed the record last season.

This season saw four of the seven highest-scoring teams in league history with Real Madrid placing third (3,459), [Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/fenerbahce-beko-istanbul/roster/ulk/?season=2023-24) fifth (3,449) and [Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/panathinaikos-bc-athens/roster/pan/?season=2023-24) seventh (3,383). 

By average, Maccabi (87.78 ppg.) had the third-most points since the introduction of the round-robin format in 2016, though it was second for the season behind Real Madrid (88.69 ppg.). The record was set by CSKA Moscow in 2017-18 with 88.72 points per game. 

Maccabi became the new record holder for offensive rebounds in a season, too, both accumulated and average. Coach Kattash’s men grabbed 523 offensive boards, which were 26 more than [AS Monaco](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/as-monaco/roster/mco/?season=2023-24) (497) collected when it set the record last season. The average of 13.1 eclipsed [Anadolu Efes Istanbul](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/anadolu-efes-istanbul/roster/ist/?season=2023-24)’s 12.5 from 2016-17. Other teams had averaged more in shorter seasons, but only six times has a team averaged more than 12 offensive boards in a season since the round-robin format was adopted. 

### Fenerbahce set the standard for three-pointers

Fenerbahce shattered the EuroLeague record for most three-pointers in a season by more than 50! Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius’s men drained 470 triples, which blew past the previous mark of 418, which belonged to cross-town rival Anadolu Efes Istanbul since 2020-21. [Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/euroleague/teams/bitci-baskonia-vitoria-gasteiz/roster/bas/?season=2023-24) also overtook Efes this season to move into second place on the all-time charts with 424. Real Madrid made 407 this season and is now in fourth place.

The record for most average three-pointers made now also belongs to Fenerbahce. No team had ever averaged 11 threes in a full season before Fenerbahce erupted for 11.46 this season. Khimki Moscow Region (11.14) and Efes (11.04) were on pace in the 2019-20 season, which was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and records for the campaign were never ratified. As a result, the record entering this season was 10.79 by Baskonia last season. 

Fenerbahce also tops the charts for most three-pointers attempted in a single season with 1,199. Real Madrid held the previous record with 1,096 and is now third. Baskonia moved into second with 1,143 this season. When it comes to average, Fenerbahce’s 29.24 is third-most behind Baskonia, which set the record last season with 29.76, and Baskonia of the current season with 29.31.  

Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has confirmed that guard [Milos Teodosic](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/milos-teodosic/jdr/) has signed a one-year contract extension at the club, meaning his new deal expires at the end of the 2024-25 season.

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Teodosic (1.95 meters, 37 years old) returned to his native Serbia last summer by joining Zvezda and went on to average 9.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists and a 10.9 PIR in 27 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games for the team. Domestically, Teodosic helped Zvezda win the ABA League, the Serbian League and Serbian Cup titles in 2023-24.

Next season will be Teodosic’s 13th campaign in the EuroLeague, a competition he won with CSKA Moscow in 2016. Six years prior, in the 2009-10 campaign, Teodosic was selected as the EuroLeague MVP due to his play with Olympiacos Piraeus. He’s also a member of the EuroLeague 2010-20 All-Decade Team, a three-time All-EuroLeague First Team selection (2009-10, 2014-15, 2015-16), a three-time All-EuroLeague Second Team pick (2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17), and has twice led the EuroLeague in assists (2014-15, 2016-17).

Teodosic came through at Serbian club FMP, playing there between 2004 and 2007 but spending the 2005-06 season on loan at Borac Cacuk, before joining Olympiacos in 2007. That move allowed him to experience the EuroLeague for the first time. Teodosic remained with the Reds until 2011, which is when he made the switch to CSKA, where he stayed until 2017.

The best plays of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade guard Milos Teodosic in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

Teodosic's top plays in 2023-24

From there, he spent a couple of years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers before returning to Europe and joining Virtus Segafredo Bologna. Between 2019 and 2023, Teodosic became a fan favorite at Virtus and became a two-time BKT EuroCup MVP at the club (2019-20, 2020-21) before helping the club win the competition as EuroCup Finals MVP in 2021-22. He earned two All-EuroCup First Team nods in 2020-21 and 2021-22, too, as well as leading the EuroCup in scoring in 2019-20 and in assists in 2021-22.

Last year, he opted to return to his native Serbia by joining the club he supported as a kid, Crvena Zvezda. Now, one year on, he has re-upped with the club, meaning fans will get to experience his highlight-reel plays for another season at least.

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Milos Teodosic in action for Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague season.

The veteran playmaker will suit up for the Serbian club in the coming season