{"id":481497,"date":"2026-01-30T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=481497"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:55:27","slug":"euroleague-set-to-vote-on-a-new-ceo-today-bueno-leads-ilgner-in-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/euroleague-set-to-vote-on-a-new-ceo-today-bueno-leads-ilgner-in-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"EuroLeague set to vote on a new CEO today: Bueno leads Ilgner in the race"},"content":{"rendered":"A key EuroLeague day: at <strong data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1646\">14:00<\/strong> the vote is scheduled to appoint the new <strong data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1717\">EuroLeague Basketball CEO<\/strong>, following the Barcelona assembly decision to move on from <strong data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"1799\">Paulius Motiejunas<\/strong>. <br data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1841\" \/>Two finalists remain: Germany\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1873\" data-end=\"1891\">Michael Ilgner<\/strong> and Spain\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"1918\">Chus Bueno<\/strong>, with Bueno widely reported as the frontrunner.\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 Former NBA Europe Vice President and DAZN Basketball Managing Director Chus Bueno is emerging as a hot favourite for the role of EuroLeague CEO, I am told. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k8S6LPs3aO\">pic.twitter.com\/k8S6LPs3aO<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlessandroMagg4\/status\/2011139434566267013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd34\u274c\ufe0f After Jordi Bertomeu and Marshall Glickmann, Paulius Motiejunas&#8217; time has also come to an end, Im told. Between today and tomorrow, barring any surprises, EuroLeague Basketball will choose another new CEO. Chus Bueno is in the running, but there may be another name in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrpM5q2EkX\">pic.twitter.com\/HrpM5q2EkX<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlessandroMagg4\/status\/2016115992166892006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 On Friday, EuroLeague Basketball will vote on its new CEO. Paulius Motiejunas will not be confirmed, and all roads lead to former NBA Europe and DAZN executive Chus Bueno, I am told. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lZz6DTf3nR\">pic.twitter.com\/lZz6DTf3nR<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 Alessandro Luigi Maggi (@AlessandroMagg4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlessandroMagg4\/status\/2016866147543498804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBueno\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is deeply basketball-rooted, including 12 years as <strong data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2081\">NBA<\/strong> Vice President for <strong data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2109\">EMEA<\/strong>, roles with Spain\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2130\" data-end=\"2137\">FEB<\/strong> and the players\u2019 union <strong data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2168\">ABP<\/strong>, plus a recent appointment as managing director of <strong data-start=\"2220\" data-end=\"2239\">DAZN Basketball<\/strong>. <br data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2281\" \/>Reports also link his potential appointment to licensing dynamics around <strong data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2369\">Real Madrid<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2374\" data-end=\"2388\">Fenerbahce<\/strong>, with Madrid mentioned among the clubs pushing for leadership change.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Having the support of Real Madrid among others, Chus Bueno is expected to be voted soon the new EuroLeague CEO. The interest of Real about the CEO after two years of distance with the EuroLeague indicates the future intentions of the Spanish giant. 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