2002–03 Euroleague
The 2002–03 Euroleague was the third season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 46th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The 2002–03 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 countries. The final of the competition was held in Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, with hosts FC Barcelona defeating Benetton Treviso 76-65. Regular season. The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into three groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other  team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 5 teams in each group and the best sixth-placed team advanced to the next round. The complete list of tiebreakers was provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results. If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Top 16. The surviving teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, and again a round robin system was adopted, resulting in 6 games each, with the  top team advancing to the Final Four. Tiebreakers were identical to those used in the Regular Season. Final four. The Final Four was played from 9 May until 11 May 2003 and was held in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.