1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

Main article: 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague

1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Tournament details
Host	Rome, Italy
Arena	Palaeur
Dates	April 1997
Final positions
Champions	Olympiakos (1st title)
Runners-up	FC Barcelona
Third place	Union Olimpija
Fourth place	Asvel Lyon
Awards and statistics
MVP	David Rivers

The 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1996–97 season's EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Olympiakos won its first title, after defeating FC Barcelona.

Bracket

Semi-finals			Final


Union Olimpija	65
Olympiakos	74


			Olympiakos	73
			FC Barcelona	58


			Third place

FC Barcelona	77	Union Olimpija	86
Asvel Lyon	70		Asvel Lyon	79

Semifinals

Union Olimpija – Olympiakos

April 22
18:30

Boxscore

Union Olimpija	65–74	Olympiakos
Scoring by half: 32–37, 33–37
Pts: Stepania 12 Rebs: Stepania 10 Asts: four players 2		Pts: Rivers 28 Rebs: Tarlać 13 Asts: Rivers, Sigalas 4

Palaeur, Rome
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

FC Barcelona – Asvel Leyon

April 22
20:30

Boxscore

FC Barcelona	77–70	Asvel Lyon
Scoring by half: 38–36, 39–34
Pts: Đorđević 17 Rebs: Rivas 12 Asts: Đorđević 5		Pts: Howard, Rudd 20 Rebs: Howard 6 Asts: Rudd 6

Palaeur, Rome
Attendance: 11,700
Referees: Mikhail Davydov (RUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third Place Game

April 24
18:30

Boxscore

Union Olimpija	86–79	Asvel Lyon
Scoring by half: 54–35, 32–44
Pts: Milič 17 Rebs: Jurković 8 Asts: McDonald 5		Pts: Digbeu 22 Rebs: Brian Howard, Nebot 6 Asts: Rudd 5

Palaeur, Rome
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Mikhail Davydov (RUS)

Final

April 24
20:30

Boxscore

Olympiakos	73–58	FC Barcelona
Scoring by half: 31–29, 42–29
Pts: Rivers 26 Rebs: Tarlać 14 Asts: Rivers 3		Pts: Jiménez 16 Rebs: Jiménez 9 Asts: Đorđević 7

Palaeur, Rome
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Olympiakos

FC Barcelona

Starters:			P	R	A

PG	15	David Rivers	26	6	3
SG	5	Georgios Sigalas	7	4	2
SF	9	Franko Nakić	0	2	0
PF	12	Dragan Tarlać	11	14	1
C	10	Panagiotis Fasoulas	6	4	1
Reserves:			P	R	A
PG	4	Efthimis Bakatsias	1	0	0
PF	7	Dimitrios Papanikolaou	11	4	0
SF	8	Nasos Galakteros	0	0	0
PG	11	Milan Tomić	9	4	1
C	12	Chris Welp	2	1	1
Head coach:
Dušan Ivković

1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Olympiakos First Title

Starters:			P	R	A

PG	10	Aleksandar Đorđević	6	4	7
SG	9	Xavi Fernández	0	1	0
SF	14	Artūras Karnišovas	14	4	0
PF	4	Andrés Jiménez	16	9	2
C	7	Ramón Rivas	6	4	1
Reserves:			P	R	A
PG	5	Rafa Jofresa	9	2	1
SG	6	Roger Esteller	3	0	1
C	8	Enrique Andreu	2	0	0
PF	12	Manel Bosch	0	2	0
C	15	Roberto Dueñas	2	0	0
Head coach:
Aíto García Reneses

External links

Olympiacos 1996–97 EuroLeague Champions

4 Bakatsias 5 Sigalas 7 Papanikolaou 8 Galakteros 9 Nakić 10 Fasoulas 11 Tomić 12 Tarlać 13 Welp 14 Savrasenko 15 Rivers (Final Four MVP) Zourpenko Coach: Ivković

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