Reporting from Belgrade
Vasilije Micic came through in the clutch in both games of the EuroLeague Final Four to lead Anadolu Efes to its second straight championship.
Micic was named the 2021/22 Final Four MVP and joined a very short list of stars to win that trophy in consecutive seasons.
He poured in a game-high 23 points with 4 three-pointers and had 2 rebounds and 2 assists in Efes’ hard-fought 57-58 win over Real Madrid in the Championship Game.
That came after he collected 15 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in the 74-77 semifinal win over Olympiacos, which he sealed with a last-second three-pointer to win it.
Vasilije Micic became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Final Four MVPs joining Toni Kukoc in 1990 and 1991 with Jugoplastika Split, Dejan Bodiroga in 2002 with Panathinaikos and 2003 with Barcelona and Vassilis Spanoulis with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013. It was Spanoulis that handed him the MVP Trophy in the post-game ceremony.
“This one also feels amazing. Still, I’m speechless. These things for all my life will stay with me, forever. It will be a marker in my heart. Again, nothing without my teammates is possible.
Four amazing years together, two titles, and this [MVP] title, but once again, a team title is more important,” Vasilije Micic said after winning the award.
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