1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Palaeur Rome, Italy |
| Dates | April 1997 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Greece Olympiacos (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Spain FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Third place | Slovenia Smelt Olimpija |
| Fourth place | France ASVEL |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | United States David Rivers |
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1996–97 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
Olympiacos won its first title, after defeating FC Barcelona Banca Catalana.
Bracket
[edit ]Semifinals
[edit ]Smelt Olimpija – Olympiacos
[edit ]April 22
18:30
18:30
Scoring by half: 32–37, 33–37
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana – ASVEL
[edit ]April 22
20:30
20:30
Scoring by half: 38–36, 39–34
Third-place game
[edit ]April 24
18:30
18:30
Scoring by half: 54–35, 32–44
Final
[edit ]April 24
20:30
20:30
Scoring by half: 31–29, 42–29
Olympiacos
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
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Awards
[edit ]| FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | |||
| Player | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States David Rivers (MVP ) | Olympiacos | [1] | |
| Greece Dimitrios Papanikolaou | Olympiacos | ||
| United States Brian Howard | ASVEL | ||
| Spain Andrés Jiménez | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | ||
| Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Greece Dragan Tarlać | Olympiacos | ||
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]Categories:
- EuroLeague Finals
- International basketball competitions hosted by Italy
- 1996–97 in European basketball
- 1996–97 in Italian basketball
- 1996–97 in Spanish basketball
- 1996–97 in Slovenian basketball
- 1996–97 in French basketball
- 1996–97 in Greek basketball
- Sports competitions in Rome
- 1990s in Rome
- Basketball in Rome