1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

The 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1997–98 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaPalau Sant Jordi
Barcelona,  Spain
DatesApril 1998
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Kinder Bologna (1st title)
Runners-upGreece AEK
Third placeItaly Benetton Treviso
Fourth placeFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter
Awards and statistics
MVPFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić

Kinder Bologna won its first title, after defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Finals, in the lowest scoring final ever.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter 61
 
 
 
Italy Kinder Bologna 83
 
Italy Kinder Bologna 58
 
 
 
Greece AEK 44
 
Italy Benetton Treviso 66
 
 
Greece AEK69
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Zepter 89
 
 
Italy Benetton Treviso 96

Semifinals

Partizan Zepter – Kinder Bologna

April 21
18:15
Partizan Zepter Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6183 Italy Kinder Bologna
Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–38
Pts: Brkić 17
Rebs: Lukovski 10
Asts: Brkić 2
Pts: Savić 23
Rebs: Abbio 5
Asts: Danilović 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Armand De Keyser (BEL)

Benetton Treviso – AEK

April 21
20:30
Benetton Treviso Italy 6669 Greece AEK
Scoring by half: 36–37, 30–32
Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Rebrača, Rusconi 5
Asts: Bonora 5
Pts: Anderson 21
Rebs: Andersen 7
Asts: three players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third Place Game

April 23
18:15
Partizan Zepter Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8996 Italy Benetton Treviso
Scoring by half: 46–54, 43–42
Pts: Drobnjak 22
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: Lukovski 3
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Sciarra 7
Asts: four players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Armand De Keyser (BEL)

Final

April 23
20:30
Kinder Bologna Italy 5844 Greece AEK
Scoring by half: 28–20, 30–24
Pts: Rigaudeau 14
Rebs: Nesterović 9
Asts: Abbio, Sconochini 2
Pts: Lasa 7
Rebs: Tsakalidis 6
Asts: Lasa, Prelević 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Kinder Bologna jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Kinder Bologna
AEK jersey
Team colours
Team colours
AEK
Starters:PRA
PG
14
France Antoine Rigaudeau1420
SG
5
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Danilović1351
SF
10
Argentina Hugo Sconochini1082
PF
12
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić760
C
8
Slovenia Rašo Nesterović690
Reserves:PRA
SG
6
Italy Claudio CrippaDNP
SG
7
Italy Alessandro Abbio612
C
11
Italy Augusto Binelli210
PF
12
Italy Riccardo MorandottiDNP
PF
15
Italy Alessandro Frosini000
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
Champions
Italy
Kinder Bologna
First Title
Starters:PRA
PG
4
Italy Claudio Coldebella310
SG
7
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bane Prelević603
SF
8
United States Willie Anderson441
PF
15
United States Victor Alexander550
C
12
Greece Jake Tsakalidis461
Reserves:PRA
PG
5
Spain José Lasa713
SG
9
Greece Nikos Chatzis421
C
10
Denmark Mikkel Larsen200
PF
11
Greece Michalis Kakiouzis520
C
14
Denmark Michael Andersen440
Head coach:
Greece Giannis Ioannidis

Awards

FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP

FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Player Team Ref.
France Antoine RigaudeauKinder Bologna[1]
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša DanilovićKinder Bologna
United States Henry WilliamsBenetton Treviso
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan TomaševićPartizan Zepter
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić (MVP)Kinder Bologna

References

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