The 1959/60 EuroLeague season brought together 21 team, but two of those withdrew in the early stages of competition. This season featured two Soviet teams – ASK Rīga as the reigning champions, and Tbilisi Dinamo as the Soviet League champions. Eventually, the Soviets dominated the competition, as both of their teams successfully advanced to the Finals.
Individually, it was an excellent season for several players, but two stood out the most. The Polonia Warsaw leader, Janusz Wichowski, had a sensational streak on the offensive side, leading the league in scoring with 29.2 points per game. He helped Polonia to reach the semifinals, where they lost to Dinamo Tbilisi. The other star, who took all the spotlight once again was the ASK Rīga leader – Jānis Krūmiņš. He set a record that still stands to this day. Leading thr ASK to their third consecutive title and being the Finals MVP once again, Krūmiņš became the only player in EuroLeague history who has won three consecutive EuroLeague titles and Finals MVP awards combined.
The Latvian giant had a great duel in the Finals against Dinamo Tbilisi team’s young center, the 210-centimeters-tall Georgian, Anzor Lezhava, who averaged 14.4 points per game throughout the season. The more experienced Krūmiņš confidently outplayed his counterpart, averaging 21.5 points per game in the Finals, and leading ASK to two solid victories.
The ASK Rīga team completed their three-peat in 1960, and it remains one of only two teams in EuroLeague history that have recorded a three-peat. The second team to do it was KK Split from 1989 to 1991.
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Team
ASK Rīga
NAT
G
6
W
6
L
0
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE FINALS MVP
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE TOP SCORER
Team
Player
J.Wichowski
Age
25
G
6
PPG
29.2
PTS
175
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE FINALS
GM1
61
51
GM2
69
62
AGG.
130
113
ASK RIGA
DINAMO TBILISI
GAME 1 BOXSCORE
TEAM
TEAM
PLAYER
Guram Minashvili
Levan Intskirveli
Valeri Altabaev
Anzor Lezhava
Aleksander Kiladze
Levan Moseshvili
Givi Abashidze
Revaz Gogelia
Vladimir Ugrekhelidze
Ilarion Khazaradze
PLAYER
Jānis Krūmiņš
Juris Kalniņš
Gundars Muižnieks
Valdis Muižnieks
Maigonis Valdmanis
Alvils Gulbis
Oļģerts Hehts
Jānis Dāvids
POINTS
12
11
8
7
5
4
3
1
0
0
51
POINTS
20
12
11
9
7
2
0
0
61
GAME 2 BOXSCORE
TEAM
TEAM
PLAYER
Jānis Krūmiņš
Juris Kalniņš
Gundars Muižnieks
Valdis Muižnieks
Maigonis Valdmanis
Alvils Gulbis
Oļģerts Hehts
Leons Jankovskis
Jānis Dāvids
Ivars Vērītis
Andrejs Bergs
Aivars Ļeončiks
PLAYER
Guram Minashvili
Levan Intskirveli
Valeri Altabaev
Anzor Lezhava
Aleksander Kiladze
Levan Moseshvili
Givi Abashidze
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze
Revaz Gogelia
Ilarion Khazaradze
Mikhail Asitashvili
Kartlos Dzhaparidze
POINTS
28
16
9
7
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
69
POINTS
19
14
8
7
6
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
62
SEMIFINALS
GM1
69
59
GM2
82
69
AGG.
151
114
ASK RIGA
SLOVAN PRAHA
GM1
88
65
GM2
64
61
AGG.
152
126
DINAMO TBILISI
POLONIA WARSAW
1/4 FINALS
GM1
95
79
GM2
79
63
AGG.
174
142
ASK RIGA
AŠK OLIMPIJA
GM1
59
68
GM2
65
52
AGG.
124
120
SLOVAN PRAHA
CHORALE MULSANT
GM1
65
64
GM2
49
41
AGG.
114
105
POLONIA WARSAW
BARCELONA BC
GM1
76
64
GM2
69
72
AGG.
145
136
DINAMO TBILISI
ACADEMIC
SECOND ROUND
GM1
84
83
GM2
100
51
AGG.
184
134
AŠK OLIMPIJA
UNION BABENBERG
GM1
69
61
GM2
70
55
AGG.
139
116
ACADEMIC
FENERBAHCE
GM1
82
65
GM2
98
61
AGG.
180
126
BARCELONA BC
US MAROCAINE
GM1
88
84
GM2
96
78
AGG.
184
162
POLONIA WARSAW
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
GM1
62
54
GM2
80
74
AGG.
148
128
SLOVAN ORBIS PRAHA
URANIA GENEVE
GM1
54
53
GM2
61
56
AGG.
115
109
CHORALE MULSANT
ANTWERPSE BC
GM1
83
87
GM2
90
68
AGG.
173
155
DINAMO TBILISI
STEAUA BUCURESTI
FIRST ROUND
GM1
60
47
GM2
77
45
AGG.
137
92
CHORALE MULSANT
SPARTA BERTRANGE
GM1
55
46
GM2
58
44
AGG.
113
90
URANIA GENEVE
USC HEIDELBERG
GM1
84
88
GM2
78
66
AGG.
162
125
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
WISSENSCHAFT
GM1
80
61
GM2
79
60
AGG.
159
121
STEAUA BUCURESTI
PAOK THESSALONIKI
GM1
54
48
GM2
41
44
AGG.
95
91
US MAROCAINE
ACADEMICA COIMBRA
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE TOP 50 BEST SCORERS LIST
The best scorers of the 1959/60 EuroLeague season are ranked based on the total points scored by a player throughout the season. The totality gives a better insight on the value of the player than the scoring averages.
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Team
Player
Janusz Wichowski
Jānis Krūmiņš
Anzor Lezhava
Ivo Daneu
Seppo Kuusela
Roger Guillaume
Alfonso Martinez
Aleksander Kiladze
Juris Kalniņš
Jaroslav Tetiva
Robert Laville
Guram Minashvili
Valdis Muižnieks
Jerzy Piskun
Levan Intskriveli
Levan Moseshvili
Jaroslav Sip
Armand Novacek
Andrei Folbert
Nikola Ilov
Alexandru Fodor
Werner Deforel
Henri Villecourt
Bohuslav Rylich
Fletcher Johnson
Andrei Folbert
Gundars Muižnieks
Mihai Nedef
Alvils Gulbis
Pepito Ruaño
Maurice Marcelot
Andre Vacheresse
Marjan Kandus
Georgios Oikonomou
Timo Suviranta
Emil Niculescu
Vladimir Janout
Ilarion Khazaradze
Rene Aerts
Michel Currat
Jean-Baptiste Re
Alex Desio
Valeri Altabaev
Mario Mexia
Ömer Urkon
Raine Nuutinen
Georgi Panov
Jose Luis Martinez
Nino Buscato
Vladimer Ugrekhelidze
G
6
6
8
4
3
6
4
8
6
6
4
8
6
5
7
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
6
4
6
4
6
6
4
2
4
4
6
8
2
4
5
4
8
2
2
3
4
4
4
8
PPG
29.2
22.3
14.4
27.5
34.3
16.7
24.8
11.1
13.8
15.0
19.0
9.4
12.3
14.6
10.0
8.8
10.8
15.8
15.5
15.5
15.5
15.3
10.0
9.8
14.5
14.3
9.5
13.8
9.2
12.8
8.5
8.3
11.8
22.5
15.0
11.3
7.5
5.6
22.0
11.0
8.8
10.8
5.3
20.5
20.0
13.3
9.8
9.5
9.5
4.8
PTS
175
134
115
110
103
100
99
89
83
80
76
75
74
73
70
70
65
63
62
62
62
61
60
59
58
57
57
55
55
51
51
50
47
45
45
45
45
45
44
44
44
42
42
41
40
40
39
38
38
38
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE BEST OFFENSIVE TEAMS
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Team
AŠK OLIMPIJA
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
STEAUA BUCURESTI
ASK RIGA
DINAMO TBILISI
BARCELONA BC
POLONIA WARSAW
ACADEMIC
UNION BABENBERG
SLOVAN ORBIS PRAHA
URANIA GENEVE
WISSENSCHAFT
CHORALE MULSANT
PAOK THESSALONIKI
FENERBAHCE
US MAROCAINE
ANTWERPSE BC
SPARTA BERTRANGE
USC HEIDELBERG
G
4
4
4
6
8
4
6
4
2
6
2
2
6
2
2
4
2
2
2
PTS
326
324
314
455
583
285
424
275
134
386
128
125
372
121
116
221
109
92
90
PPG
81.5
81.0
78.5
75.8
72.8
71.3
70.6
68.8
67.0
64.3
64.0
62.5
62.0
60.5
58.0
55.3
54.5
46.0
45.0
1959/60 EUROLEAGUE BEST DEFENSIVE TEAMS
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Team
CHORALE MULSANT
USC HEIDELBERG
ANTWERPSE BC
URANIA GENEVE
BARCELONA BC
ASK RIGA
ACADEMIC
SLOVAN ORBIS PRAHA
US MAROCAINE
DINAMO TBILISI
SPARTA BERTRANGE
FENERBAHCE
POLONIA WARSAW
STEAUA BUCURESTI
AŠK OLIMPIJA
PANTTERIT HELSINKI
PAOK THESSALONIKI
UNION BABENBERG
WISSENSCHAFT
G
6
2
2
4
4
6
4
6
4
8
2
2
6
4
4
4
2
2
2
PTS
327
113
115
238
240
369
261
399
272
547
137
139
419
294
308
309
159
184
188
PPG
54.5
56.5
57.5
59.5
60.0
61.5
65.3
66.5
68.0
68.4
68.5
69.5
69.8
73.5
77.0
77.3
79.5
92.0
94.0
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