# 2006 Euroleague Final Four

The 2006 Euroleague Final Four was the concluding Euroleague Final Four tournament of the 2005–06 Euroleague season. The event was held on April 28 and on April 30, 2006 at the O2 Arena in Prague. CSKA Moscow won its fifth EuroLeague championship, after beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final.

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| April 28, Prague | April 28, Prague |
| Maccabi Elite | 85 |
| Maccabi Elite | 85 | April 30, Prague | April 30, Prague |
| Tau Cerámica | 70 | April 30, Prague | April 30, Prague |
| Tau Cerámica | 70 | CSKA Moscow | 73 |
| April 28, Prague | April 28, Prague | | CSKA Moscow | 73 |
| April 28, Prague | April 28, Prague | Maccabi Elite | 69 |
| Winterthur FCB | 75 | Maccabi Elite | 69 |
| CSKA Moscow | 84 | | |
| CSKA Moscow | 84 | Third place | Third place |
| | | April 30, Prague | April 30, Prague |
| | | Winterthur FCB | 82 |
| | | Tau Cerámica | 87 |

## Semifinals

* 28 April 2006 17:30
* Report
| Maccabi Elite | 85–70 | Tau Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 27–15, 22–16, 12–22 |||
| Pts: Baston 20 Rebs: Vujčić 8 Asts: Vujčić 7 | | Pts: Scola 17 Rebs: Scola 11 Asts: Scola 5 |
* Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,805 Referees: Brazauskas (LTU), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
* 28 April 2006 20:30
* Report
| Winterthur FC Barcelona | 75–84 | CSKA Moscow |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–19, 14–23, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Fučka 10 Asts: Williams 4 | | Pts: Holden, Papaloukas 19 Rebs: Smodiš 12 Asts: Langdon 3 |
* Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,805 Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Zavlanos (GRE), Facchini (ITA), Ramot (ISR)

## Third Place game

* 30 April 2006 17:30
* Report
| Winterthur FC Barcelona | 82–87 | Tau Cerámica |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 17–21, 24–15, 22–25 |||
| Pts: Fučka, Navarro 20 Rebs: Fučka 9 Asts: Williams 4 | | Pts: Drobnjak 19 Rebs: Drobnjak, Scola 12 Asts: Prigioni 6 |
* Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,805 Referees: Zavlanos (GRE), Jovčić (SCG), Sahin (ITA)

## Final

Maccabi came to the game looking for their third consecutive title. however, CSKA snatched a narrow 4-point victory to win its fifth title.
* 30 April 2006 20:30
* Report
| CSKA Moscow | 73–69 | Maccabi Elite |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–12, 14–18, 24–21 |||
| Pts: Papaloukas 18 Rebs: Smodiš 8 Asts: Papaloukas 7 | | Pts: Solomon 20 Rebs: Baston 15 Asts: three players 2 |
* Sazka Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,805 Referees: Jungebrand (FIN), Koukoulekidis (GRE), Belošević (SCG)
| CSKA Moscow | Maccabi Elite |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 10 | J.R. Holden | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 21 | Trajan Langdon | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 9 | David Vanterpool | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| PF | 8 | Matjaž Smodiš | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| C | 14 | Aleksey Savrasenko | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 4 | Theo Papaloukas | 18 | 3 | 7 |
| PF | 5 | Nikita Kurbanov | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 6 | Sergey Panov | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 7 | Vasily Zavourev | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 11 | Zakhar Pashutin | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 12 | Vladimir Dyachok | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 23 | Alexey Shved | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| C | 22 | Tomas Van Den Spiegel | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Ettore Messina ||||||
* 2005–06 Euroleague Champions
* CSKA Moscow 5th title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 15 | Will Solomon | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| SG | 8 | Anthony Parker | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| SF | 10 | Tal Burstein | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| PF | 5 | Maceo Baston | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| C | 7 | Nikola Vujčić | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| PG | 6 | Derrick Sharp | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 11 | Sharon Shason | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 12 | Assaf Dotan | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PF | 14 | Omri Casspi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 20 | Kirk Penney | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 23 | Jamie Arnold | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| C | 41 | Yaniv Green | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Pini Gershon ||||||

## Awards
### Euroleague Final Four MVP

* Theo Papaloukas ( CSKA Moscow)

### Euroleague Finals Top Scorer

* Will Solomon ( Maccabi Tel Aviv)