Bonus of 1.8 million euros! Fenerbahce won the European basketball championship after 8 years, and the US men s basketball training member won the MVP

05 May 26th, Fenerbahce defeated Monaco 81-70, and won the European basketball league championship again after eight years.

Monaco took the initiative at the beginning and led 13-4 in the middle of the first quarter. But Fenerbahce calmly stabilized the situation and grabbed the score to 18-20 with the free throw from Italian player Meli. The two sides were in a stalemate until the last 4 minutes, and Monaco led by 9 points with a three-pointer 32-23. But Fenerbahce suddenly made a 12-1 win over the score and ended the first half with a 35-33 lead.

In the second half of the game, the situation on the court was still stalemate, and Fenerbahce gradually widened the score to 62-52 in the second half of the fourth quarter. In the last 2 and a half points of the game, French national Stratzel caused a foul, and Fenerbahce's Wade Baldwin (No. 17th pick in the first round of the NBA) was sentenced to violate the body, and the cumulative previous skilled foul was expelled. Stratzel made two free throws and hit another three-pointer in the corner, helping Monaco to 64-69. But Serbian national Gudulic hit a series of key free throws and a three-pointer that killed the game, expanding the score to 74-64 in the last minute of the game, helping Fenerbahce secure the victory.

Fenebache forward Nigel Hayes Davis was named the final quarter-final MVP, scoring 15 points and 6 rebounds in the semi-finals and 23 points and 9 rebounds in the finals. Hayes Davis lost the NBA draft in 2017, played for many seasons in the NBA Development League, and also played for the Lakers, Raptors and Kings. In 2018, Hayes Davis joined Galatasaray in the Turkish League, and then moved to Sarakilis and Barcelona in the Lithuanian League. In 2022, Hayes Davis joins Fenerbahce. In 2024, Hayes Davis scored 50 points in a single game, breaking the European basketball league single game score record (49 points) maintained by Sean Larkin. In the summer of 2024, Hayes Davis was selected for the US Men's Basketball Training Team and trained with the US Men's Basketball Dream Team, which will participate in the Paris Olympics.

Fenebache became the sixth team in European basketball history to win two championships, with the last time winning the championship in 2017 defeating Olympiacos. Fenerbahce will receive a €1.8 million championship prize, while runner-up Monaco will receive a €1 million prize.