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This is a list of European basketball players who have played in the United States at either professional or NCAA Division I level. It is intended to include players who are currently active, whether inside or outside the U.S., and former players (both living and deceased).
The EuroLeague is the highest level tier and most important professional club competition between basketball teams in Europe. It can contain teams from up to 18 countries, from members of FIBA Europe, and mostly consisting of teams from ULEB member national domestic leagues.
The competition was introduced in 1958 as the FIBA European Champions Cup (renamed the FIBA EuroLeague in 1996), which operated under FIBA's umbrella until Euroleague Basketball was created for the 2000–01 season. The FIBA European Champions Cup and the EuroLeague are considered to be the same competition, with the change of name being simply ...
Outside of North America, Europe is by far the biggest basketball hotbed in the world - as proved by the large contingent of players from the Old Continent in the NBA in the last three decades.
The EuroLeague is the European-wide top-tier level men's professional basketball club competition for eligible European basketball clubs. The list does not count any young players from the 1958 season to the 1999–00 season, when the EuroLeague competition was run by FIBA Europe.
The list of EuroLeague Women winning players shows all players who have won the EuroLeague Women, the top-tier professional basketball club competition in Europe, formerly known as FIBA Women's European Champions Cup (1958-1996).
Best Basketball Player of Yugoslavia in the 20th Century; FIBA World Cup MVP ; 2× Mr. Europa (1981, 1982) 2× Euroscar (1981, 1982) Best Athlete of Yugoslavia (1982) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 3× FIBA European Selection (1976, 1978, 1981) FIBA Saporta Cup champion ; 3× Yugoslav League champion (1976, 1979, 1981) Yugoslav Cup winner (1979)
The following is a list of non-American players, both past and current, who have been drafted by an NBA team. Draft Pick Picked by Player Nationality Ref. 1962: 29