{"id":212558,"date":"2021-04-25T23:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T21:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=212558"},"modified":"2021-04-25T23:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T21:08:30","slug":"ironi-ness-ziona-crowned-fiba-europe-cup-champions-wayne-selden-named-final-four-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/ironi-ness-ziona-crowned-fiba-europe-cup-champions-wayne-selden-named-final-four-mvp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ironi Ness Ziona crowned FIBA Europe Cup champions, Wayne Selden named Final Four MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ironi Ness Ziona have been crowned as the new FIBA Europe Cup champions after beating Arged BMSLAM Stal to capture their first piece of silverware in a European club competition in the Final on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Defense paved the way in the final quarter for the Final Four hosts\u00a0as Ness Ziona came out on top for an <a href=\"https:\/\/fiba.us11.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=7033084a6897e1c399b667eb5&amp;id=e5f27613f3&amp;e=4caa9656dd\" rel=\"noopener\">82-74<\/a> victory behind 21 points from Nimrod Levi, while Jerome Meyinsse produced a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Selden was named Final Four MVP after backing up his Semi-Final heroics for the Israeli club with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in their Final triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Ironi Ness Ziona are the first winners of the competition from Israel, joining teams from Italy (Dinamo Sassari &#8211; 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