1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four

The 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup, and the first one with the FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four format since the 1967 edition of the European Cup.

1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaFlanders Expo
Ghent,  Belgium
DatesApril 1988
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Tracer Milano (3rd title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Third placeSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Fourth placeGreece Aris
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Bob McAdoo

Tracer Milano won its third title.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Greece Aris 82
 
 
 
Italy Tracer Milano87
 
Italy Tracer Milano90
 
 
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv84
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv87
 
 
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan82
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Greece Aris93
 
 
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan105

Semifinals

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Partizan – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

5 April 1988
18:30
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8287 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Scoring by half: 44–43, 38–44
Pts: Grbović, Divac 19 Pts: Magee 31
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (CZE), Vicente Sanchís (SPA)

Aris – Tracer Milano

5 April 1988
20:30
Aris Greece 8287 Italy Tracer Milano
Scoring by half: 45–45, 37–42
Pts: Gallis 28 Pts: McAdoo 39
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Mikhail Davidov (USSR), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

Third-place game

7 April 1988
19:00
Partizan Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 10593 Greece Aris
Scoring by half: 48–39, 57–54
Pts: Divac 31 Pts: Gallis 39
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (CZE), Vicente Sanchís (SPA)

Final

7 April 1988
20:30
Tracer Milano Italy 9084 Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Scoring by half: 52–41, 38–43
Pts: McAdoo 25
Rebs: McAdoo 12
Asts: Premier 3
Pts: Jamchy 24
Rebs: Barlow 14
Asts: Sims 5
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Mikhail Davidov (USSR), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
Tracer Milano jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Tracer Milano
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Starters:PRA
PG
8
Italy Mike D'Antoni1721
SG
14
Italy Piero Montecchi820
SF
7
Italy Riccardo Pittis831
PF
15
United States Bob McAdoo25121
C
11
Italy Dino Meneghin510
Reserves:PRA
C
5
Italy Fausto BargnaDNP
SF
6
Italy Massimiliano Aldi700
PF
9
Italy Mario GovernaDNP
SG
10
Italy Roberto Premier310
PF
13
United States Rickey Brown1784
Head coach:
Italy Franco Casalini
1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

Italy
Tracer Milano
3rd Title
Starters:PRA
PG
7
Israel Motti Aroesti040
SG
4
Israel Willie Sims1530
SF
12
Israel Doron Jamchi2430
PF
15
United States Ken Barlow21141
C
13
United States Kevin Magee1361
Reserves:PRA
SF
5
Israel Motti Daniel230
SG
9
Israel Miki Berkovich310
PG
10
Israel Hen Lippin000
C
14
Israel Itzhak Cohen670
Head coach:
Israel Ralph Klein

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four MVP

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

References

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