Yesterday in Berlin, Panathinaikos (Greece) beat CSKA Moscow for the Euroleague basketball championship. Why is this important?

Because former Terps Drew Nicholas and Sarunas Jasikevicius are on Panathinaikos, and former Terp Terence Morris is part of CSKA, which was the defending champion.

Many of you probably know that Jasikevicius, a native Lithuanian, has become something of a legend in European basketball.

(Where is Stephon Marbury in that roughly seven minute clip? I mean, I know he’s there, but I don’t really see him “guarding” anybody. I am offering a small cash reward for anybody with information regarding his whereabouts.)

With yesterday’s result, Jasikevicius is the first player in Euroleague history to win three titles with three different teams. That’s a pretty nice career, and it looks like Nicholas might be following the same path.

In ‘05-’06, Nicholas averaged 18.4 points per game, giving him the Euroleague scoring title, a couple years after winning the 2002 title with the Terps. Now, he is a champion again.

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