Saporta Cup - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level

European professional club basketball system

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European professional club basketball

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competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe

FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...

. It was named after Raimundo Saporta

Raimundo Saporta

Raimundo Saporta Namías was a Spanish basketball administrator. He was the head of the basketball section of Real Madrid, the basketball club Real Madrid Baloncesto in 1962-1978 and 1985-1991...

, a Real Madrid

Real Madrid Baloncesto

Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....

director.

History

The competition was created in 1966, as the European Cup Winners' Cup, but it had several denominations until its eventual folding in 2002:

1966-67 to 1990-91 - European Cup Winners' Cup
1991-92 to 1995-96 - European Cup
1996-97 to 1997-98 - EuroCup
1998-99 to 2001-02 - Saporta Cup

The very last Saporta Cup season was held during the 2001–2002 season. After that, it was fused with the Korać Cup

Korac Cup

The Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...

, into the newly formed ULEB Cup competition, now known as the Eurocup.

Champions

Season	Final
Season	Champion	Result	Runner-Up
1966-67	Ignis Varese	77 - 67/67 - 68	Maccabi Tel Aviv
1967-68 European Cup Winner's Cup Basketball 1967-68 -Standings:- Final : AEKHead Coach: Nikos Milas USK PrahaHead Coach: Jaroslav Sip- External links :**...	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	89 - 82	Slavia Praha
1968-69	Slavia Praha	80 - 74	Dinamo Tbilisi BC Dinamo Tbilisi BC Dinamo Tbilisi is the professional basketball team from Tbilisi, Georgia. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga. Coach: Davit Tortladze.-History:...
1969-70	Fides Parténope Napoli Partenope Napoli Partenope Napoli is an Italian basketball team from Naples.In the past, it has participated in Serie A of the Italian basketball , won the very first Italian Cup in the 1967/68 season and won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970.It has had financial problems in the recent years and, as of 2007/08...	60 - 64/87 - 65	Jeanne d'Arc Vichy
1970-71	Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...	56 - 66/71 - 52	Spartak Leningrad
1971-72 European Cup Winner's Cup Basketball 1971-72 -Group A:-Group B:-Semifinals:-Final:- External links :*...	Simmenthal Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...	74 - 70	KK Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....
1972-73	Spartak Leningrad	77 - 62	Jugoplástika Split KK Split KK Split , KK Split CO for sponsorship relations is a basketball club from Split, Croatia. Currently, KK Split competes in the A-1 Liga and Krešimir Ćosić Cup.-History:...
1973-74	KK Crvena Zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....	87 - 75	Spartak Brno
1974-75	Spartak Leningrad	63 - 62	KK Crvena zvezda KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda is a professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name Crvena zvezda means Red Star and it's part of the Red Star Belgrade sports society ....
1975-76	Cinzano Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...	88 - 83	ASPO Tours
1976-77	Forst Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...	87 - 86	Radnički Beograd
1977-78	Gabetti Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...	84 - 82	Synudine Bologna Virtus Bologna -Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
1978-79	Gabetti Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...	83 - 73	EBBC Den Bosch EiffelTowers The EiffelTowers is a Dutch professional basketball team that plays in the FEB Eredivisie. The team has also been a regular at international competitions, lastly when it played in the EuroChallenge 2009–10...
1979-80	Emerson Varese Pallacanestro Varese -Notable players:-Notable coaches: Aleksandar Nikolić Nico Messina Sandro Gamba Edoardo Rusconi Joe Isaac Carlo Recalcati Valerio Bianchini Ruben Magnano-Sponsorship names:Through the years, due to sponsorship deals, it has been also known as:...	90 - 88	Gabetti Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...
1980-81	Squibb Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù Pallacanestro Cantù is an Italian League professional basketball club that is based in Cantù. For sponsorship reasons, it is also known as Bennet Cantù, after Bennet, an Italian supermarket chain. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below...	86 - 82	FC Barcelona
1981-82	Cibona Zagreb KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...	96 - 95	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
1982-83	Scavolini Pesaro Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas , full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A...	111 - 99	ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne ASVEL Basket or ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne is a French professional basketball team located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sport club, competes in the French Pro A league. The club's home games are played at...
1983-84	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....	82 - 81	Simac Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
1984-85	FC Barcelona	77 - 73	Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...
1985-86	FC Barcelona	101 - 86	Scavolini Pesaro Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas , full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A...
1986-87	Cibona Zagreb KK Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...	89 - 74	Scavolini Pesaro Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas , full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professional basketball league, the Lega Basket Serie A...
1987-88	CSP Limoges	96 - 89	Joventut Badalona Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, playing in the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto . Known to their fans as La Penya , it is one of only three teams that have never been relegated from the top division of the Spanish League...
1988-89	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....	117–113	Snaidero Caserta Juvecaserta Basket JuveCaserta Basket , also known for sponsorship reasons as Pepsi Caserta, is an Italian League professional basketball team from the town of Caserta. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.-The Beginnings:...
1989-90	Knorr Bologna Virtus Bologna -Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...	79 - 74	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....
1990-91 European Cup Winner's Cup Basketball 1990-91 -Standings:- Final : PAOKHead Coach: Dragan ŠakotaNotes - Pts:points ; Rebs:Rebounds; DNP:Did not played. CAI ZaragozaHead Coach: Manuel Comas...	PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK BC P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...	76 - 72	CAI Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 Basket Zaragoza 2002 S. A. D., more commonly known as CAI Zaragoza by sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Zaragoza, Aragón, who currently plays in Liga ACB. It does it at Pabellón Príncipe Felipe.- History :...
1991-92 European Cup Basketball 1991-92 -Standings:-Final:-Rosters:- External links :***...	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....	65 - 63	PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK BC P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...
1992-93	Aris Thessaloniki Aris BC Aris Basketball Club is the professional basketball team of the Thessaloniki-based Greek sport club Aris Thessaloniki. Aris BC was founded in 1922, eight years after the founding of Aris Thessaloniki....	50 - 48	Efes Pilsen
1993-94	Olimpija Ljubljana KK Union Olimpija -Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...	91 - 81	Taugres Vitoria Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
1994-95	Benetton Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...	94 - 86	Taugres Vitoria Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...
1995-96	Taugres Vitoria Saski Baskonia Saski Baskonia, S.A.D., known as Caja Laboral for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain...	88 - 81	PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK BC P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki B.C. is the professional basketball department of the Greek multi-sports club P.A.O.K., originally founded in 1926 and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club has established a firm reputation in Greek sports, especially for its success in European leagues...
1996-97	Real Madrid Real Madrid Baloncesto Real Madrid Baloncesto is a Spanish professional basketball team founded in 1932 as a division of the Real Madrid club. They play in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto ....	78 - 64	Mash Verona
1997-98 EuroCup Basketball 1997-98 EuroCup Basketball 1997–1998 season occurred between September 16, 1997 and April 14, 1998. The final was held at Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Yugoslavia with Kauno Žalgiris defeating Stefanel Milano in front of 5,000 spectators.-Group A:-Group B:...	Žalgiris Kaunas BC Žalgiris BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...	82 - 67	Stefanel Milano Olimpia Milano Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
1998-99	Benetton Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso Pallacanestro Treviso, more often known by its sponsorship name of Benetton Basket, or Benetton Treviso, is an Italian Serie A League professional basketball club from Treviso, the headquarters city of its longtime owner Benetton Group...	64 - 60	Pamesa Valencia
1999-00	AEK Athens AEK Athens BC AEK BC , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek professional sports basketball club based in Athens, Greece. The club was established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees from Constantinople in the wake of the Greco-Turkish War ....	83 - 76	Kinder Bologna Virtus Bologna -Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...
2000-01	Maroussi Maroussi BC Maroussi Athens B.C. , is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Amarousiou. The club competes in the Greek League. Its long-time owner was Armodios Vovos of the BVIC construction firm...	74 - 72	Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais The Élan Sportif Chalonnais is a French basketball club, based in Chalon-sur-Saône.The club was founded in 1970 as the merger of Chalon-sur-Saône and Bourgneuf Mercurey, reaching professional status in 1994...
2001-02	Mens Sana Basket Siena Mens Sana Basket Mens Sana Basket, more frequently referred to as Montepaschi Siena, is an Italian League professional basketball club from Siena. More precisely, it is the now-autonomous basketball section of the comprehensive sports club Polisportiva Mens Sana...	81 - 71	Pamesa Valencia

Winning rosters

Cup Winners' Cup:

1966-67 Ignis Varese (Italy):

Stan McKenzie

Stan McKenzie

Stanley McKenzie is an American 6'5" retired American professional National Basketball Association player. McKenzie played college basketball at New York University. He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets in the 11th round of the 1966 NBA Draft.-External links:* @ basketballreference.com...

, Sauro Bufalini, Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin is an Italian former professional basketball player. He is widely considered as the best Italian player ever, as well as one of Europe's all time greats. A 2.06 m tall center, Meneghin was born in Alano di Piave, Veneto...

, Giambattista Cescutti, Ottorino Flaborea, Massimo Villetti, Paolo Vittori, Enrico Bovone, Pierangelo Gergati, R.Gergati (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

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: Vittorio Tracuzzi)

1967-68 AEK Athens (Greece):

Georgios Amerikanos, Georgios Trontzos, Christos Zoupas, Stelios Vasiliadis, Eas Larentzakis, Antonis Christeas

Antonis Christeas

Antonis Christeas was a Greek professional basketball player of the 1950s and 1960s era.He was a key member of the Panellinios and won 2 Greek championships . He also played for AEK Athens and won 6 Greek championships . He also won the European Cup Winners' Cup on April 4, 1968...

, Lakis Tsavas, Petros Petrakis, Nikos Nesiadis, Andreas Dimitriadis, Georgios Tronazos (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Nikos Milas)

1968-69 Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia):

Jiří Zídek Sr.

Jiří Zídek Sr.

Jiří Zídek Sr. is a retired Czech basketball player. A talented center, he helped USK Slavia Prague make it all the way to the Euroleague final in 1966. He scored 22 points in the final to lead all scorers, but Simmenthal Milano stood in his way for the Euroleague crown, winning the game 77-72...

, Jiri Ruzicka, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ammer, Bohumil Tomasek, Karel Baroch, Jaroslav Krivy, Jiri Konopasek (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Jaroslav Sip)

1969-70 Fides Partenope Napoli (Italy):

Miles Aiken

Miles Aiken

Miles Aiken is an American former basketball player. He played the power forward position for Real Madrid in the late 60's and lifted with them two consecutive Euroleague titles in 1967 and 1968. He had 23 points in the 1967 final to help Real Madrid beat Simmenthal Milano, and then led all scorers...

, Jim Williams, Sauro Bufalini, Carlos d'Aquila, Remo Maggetti, Giovanni Gavagnin, Francesco Ovi, Antonio Errico, Vincenzo Errico, Manfredo Fucile, Renato Abbate, Leonardo Coen (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Antonio Zorzi)

1970-71 Olimpia Simmenthal Milano (Italy):

Art Kenney, Massimo Masini, Renzo Bariviera, Giulio Iellini, Giorgio Giomo, Giuseppe Brumatti, Paolo Bianchi, Giorgio Papetti, Mauro Cerioni, Roberto Paleari, Gaggiotti (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Cesare Rubini

Cesare Rubini

Cesare Rubini was an Italian basketball player and coach, and water polo player. One of the greatest European coaches of all time, Rubini was inducted intto the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994, the first and to this day one of the few Italian basketball figures to receive such an honour, together...

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1971-72 Olimpia Simmenthal Milano (Italy):

Art Kenney, Massimo Masini, Renzo Bariviera, Giulio Iellini, Giuseppe Brumatti, Mauro Cerioni, Paolo Bianchi, Giorgio Giomo, Doriano Iacuzzo, Sergio Borlenghi, Ferrari (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Cesare Rubini

Cesare Rubini

)

1972-73 Spartak Leningrad (USSR):

Alexander Belov, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Bolshakov, Yuri Shtukin, Andrei Makeev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Sergei Kuznetsov, Leonid Ivanov, Valeri Fjodorov, Dvornij, Volkov, Rozhin (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Vladimir Kondrashin

Vladimir Kondrashin

Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin was a Russian basketball coach....

)

1973-74 Crvena zvezda Belgrade (Yugoslavia):

Zoran Slavnić

Zoran Slavnić

Zoran "Moka" Slavnić is a Serbian retired basketball player and current coach. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 10 senior seasons. One of the best European point gards of all time. With KK Crvena zvezda he won 2 National Championships, 3 National Cups and one Saporta Cup. He also won ACB with...

, Ljubodrag Simonović

Ljubodrag Simonović

Ljubodrag "Duci" Simonović, PhD is a Serbian retired basketball player and author. He played with Red Star Belgrade, with which he won two National Championships, three Radivoj Korać National Cups and one Saporta Cup. From 1976 to 1978, he played for 1. FC 01 Bamberg in the German Basketball...

, Dragan Kapičić

Dragan Kapičić

Dragan Kapičić is a Serbian retired basketball player.He played with Red Star Belgrade. With Red Star Belgrade he won two National Championships, three National Cups and one Saporta Cup...

, Dragiša Vučinić, Radivoje Živković, Ivan Sarjanović, Zoran Lazarević, Dragoje Jovašević, Goran Rakočević, Ljubomir Žugić (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Nemanja Đurić)

1974-75 Spartak Leningrad (USSR):

Alexander Belov, Yuri Pavlov, Alexander Bolshakov, Vladimir Arzamaskov, Yuri Shtukin, Andrei Makeev, Vladimir Yakovlev, Sergei Kuznetsov, Mikhail Silantev, Leonid Ivanov, Valeri Fjodorov (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Vladimir Kondrashin

Vladimir Kondrashin

Vladimir Petrovich Kondrashin was a Russian basketball coach....

)

1975-76 Olimpia Cinzano Milano (Italy):

Mike Sylvester, Austin "Red" Robbins, Giuseppe Brumatti, Paolo Bianchi, Antonio Francescatto, Sergio Borlenghi, Vittorio Ferracini, Franco Boselli, Maurizio Borghese, Maurizio Benatti, Dino Boselli, Paolo Friz (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Filippo Faina)

1976-77 Forst Cantù (Italy):

Bob Lienhard

Bob Lienhard

Bob Lienhard is a former basketball player at the University of Georgia.He became the school's all time leading rebounder with 1,116 career rebounds...

, Hart Wingo, Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati is an Italian former basketball player who won the silver medal with Italy at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the title in the 1983 European Championship, plus three bronze medals at the 1971, 1975 and 1985 European Championships.Marzorati eventually played 278 matches for...

, Carlo Recalcati

Carlo Recalcati

Carlo Recalcati is an Italian basketball coach and a former player.He has been the coach of the Italy national basketball team from 2001 to 2009 and has led them to the silver medal in the 2004 Olympics and bronze medal in the Eurobasket 2003.As a player on the club level, he played for...

, Fabrizio Della Fiori

Fabrizio Della Fiori

Fabrizio Della Fiori is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, losing the final against Yugoslavia.-References:...

, Renzo Tombolato, Franco Meneghel, Giorgio Cattini, Roberto Natalini, Umberto Cappelletti, Non Prezzati, Bruno Carapacchi, Giampiero Cortinovis (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Arnaldo Taurisano)

1977-78 Gabetti Cantù (Italy):

Bob Lienhard

Bob Lienhard

Bob Lienhard is a former basketball player at the University of Georgia.He became the school's all time leading rebounder with 1,116 career rebounds...

, Hart Wingo, Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati

, Carlo Recalcati

Carlo Recalcati

, Fabrizio Della Fiori

Fabrizio Della Fiori

, Fausto Bargna, Renzo Tombolato, Franco Meneghel, Giuseppe Gergati, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti, Davide Bertazzini, Fabio Brambilla (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Arnaldo Taurisano)

1978-79 Gabetti Cantù (Italy):

Johnny Neumann

Johnny Neumann

Carl John Neumann is an American former professional basketball player and coach. At 6'6" and 200 pounds, he played the guard and forward positions.-High school and college:...

, Dave Batton

Dave Batton

David Robert "Dave" Batton is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" center, Batton played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame and was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 3rd round of the 1978 NBA Draft.He played for the Washington Bullets and San Antonio Spurs in the NBA for...

, Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati

, Carlo Recalcati

Carlo Recalcati

, Fabrizio Della Fiori

Fabrizio Della Fiori

, Renzo Bariviera, Renzo Tombolato, Denis Innocentin, Umberto Cappelletti, Antonello Riva

Antonello Riva

Antonello Riva is an Italian retired basketball player. Nicknamed "Nembo Kid", he started playing basketball in 1977-78....

, Non Porro, Giorgio Panzini (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Arnaldo Taurisano)

1979-80 Emerson Varese (Italy):

Bob Morse

Bob Morse

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, Dino Meneghin

Dino Meneghin

, Bruce Seals

Bruce Seals

Bruce A. Seals is a retired American basketball player, whose career included stints in both the ABA and the NBA....

, Aldo Ossola

Aldo Ossola

Aldo Ossola is an Italian former basketball player who was a playmaker with a great ability to set the rhythm for his team....

, Alberto Mottini, Maurizio Gualco, Enzo Carraria, Fabio Colombo, Mauro Salvaneschi, Antonio Campiglio, Riccardo Caneva, Marco Bergonzoni (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Edoardo Rusconi)

1980-81 Squibb Cantù (Italy):

Pierluigi Marzorati

Pierluigi Marzorati

, Antonello Riva

Antonello Riva

Antonello Riva is an Italian retired basketball player. Nicknamed "Nembo Kid", he started playing basketball in 1977-78....

, Bruce Flowers

Bruce Flowers

Bruce Flowers is a former American basketball player. A 2.04 m tall forward, he was drafted 26th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1979 NBA Draft, but only appeared in one NBA season...

, Tom Boswell

Tom Boswell

Tommy G. Boswell is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of South Carolina, Boswell played six seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Utah Jazz...

, Renzo Bariviera, Renzo Tombolato, Denis Innocentin, Giorgio Cattini, Terry Stotts

Terry Stotts

Terry Stotts is an American basketball assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. His most recent head coaching job was with the Milwaukee Bucks. Stotts was fired by the Milwaukee Bucks on March 14, 2007...

, Umberto Cappelletti, Eugenio Masolo, Antonio Sala, Valerio Fumagalli, Giuseppe Bosa (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Valerio Bianchini)

1981-82 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia):

Krešimir Ćosić

Krešimir Cosic

Krešimir Ćosić was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally, a member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame...

, Aleksandar Petrović

Aleksandar Petrovic (basketball)

Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player. Petrović is also the older brother of the late Dražen Petrović.-Playing career:...

, Andro Knego, Zoran Čutura

Zoran Cutura

Zoran Čutura is a former Croatian basketball player. Čutura won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Yugoslavia....

, Mihovil Nakić

Mihovil Nakić

Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović is a former Croatian basketball player. A 2.04 m tall forward, he spent most of his career in Cibona, which he helped to back to back Euroleague titles in 1985 and 1986 as well as the Saporta Cup in 1987, always backing the great Dražen Petrović. He also won the 1982 Saporta...

, Sven Ušić, Damir Pavličević, Adnan Bečić, Rajko Gospodnetić, Mlađan Cetinja, Toni Bevanda, Srđan Savović (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel is a former Yugoslav basketball player and coach.He played from 1952 to 1966...

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1982-83 Scavolini Pesaro (Italy):

Dragan Kićanović

Dragan Kicanovic

Dragan Kićanović is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. A 1.91m tall shooting guard, he played in the 70's and 80's and is considered as one of the best European players and scorers of all time, having won both the Mr. Europa and the Euroscar European Player of the Year awards in...

, Željko Jerkov, Walter Magnifico

Walter Magnifico

Walter Magnifico is a former Italian basketball player. A 2.09 m Power Forward/Center, he spent most of his career in Scavolini Pesaro, thus becoming one of the club's emblems. While in Pesaro he led his team to a Saporta Cup in 1983, two Italian championship titles in 1988 and 1990 as well as two...

, Mike Sylvester, Domenico Zampolini, Giuseppe Ponzoni, Amos Benevelli, Alessandro Boni, Massimo Bini, Gianluca Del Monte, Fabio Mancini, Antonio Sassanelli (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Petar Skansi

Petar Skansi

Petar Skansi is a former Croatian basketball player and coach. During his playing career he played for Jugoplastika and Scavolini Pesaro....

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1983-84 Real Madrid (Spain):

Juan Antonio Corbalán, Brian Jackson, Fernando Martín

Fernando Martín Espina

Fernando Martín Espina is considered one of the best Spanish basketball players ever....

, Wayne Robinson

Wayne Robinson (basketball)

Wayne Howard Robinson is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8", 217 lb forward....

, Rafael Rullan

Rafael Rullan

Rafael Rullan Ribera is a retired Spanish basketball player. A talented center whose versatility and range helped also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid throughout the seventies and the eighties.Rullan was a major contributor to Real's three Euroleague titles...

, Fernando Romay

Fernando Romay

Fernando Manuel Romay Pereiro is a retired basketball player from Spain, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his second Olympic appearance he won the silver medal with the Spain national basketball team...

, Juan Manuel López Iturriaga, Antonio Martín, Francisco Jose Velasco, Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada is a retired basketball player. He played 128 times for the Spain national team.-Clubs:* 1983-84: Real Madrid* 1984-85: CB Collado Villalba* 1985-88: Cajamadrid...

, Wilson Simon (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Lolo Sainz

Lolo Sainz

Manuel Sainz Márquez, born 28 August 1940 in Tetuan, is a Spanish former basketball player and coach. On 3 February 2008, he was chosen as one of the 50 most influential personalities to European Club Basketball over the last half-century by the Euroleague Basketball Experts Committee.-Biography:He...

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1984-85 FC Barcelona (Spain):

Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz is a retired Spanish basketball player, considered one of the greatest small forwards ever to play in Europe...

, Chicho Sibilio, Ignacio Solozabal

Ignacio Solozábal

Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal is a retired Spanish basketball player. Solozábal, a 1.85 m point guard, spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992...

, Mike Davis, Otis Howard

Otis Howard

Otis Howard is a former forward who played in the National Basketball Association. Howard was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA Draft and began that season as a member of the team...

, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo, Pedro Ansa, Arturo Seara, Julian Ortiz, Angel Heredero (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Antoni Serra / Manuel Flores)

1985-86 FC Barcelona (Spain):

Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Juan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz is a retired Spanish basketball player, considered one of the greatest small forwards ever to play in Europe...

, Chicho Sibilio, Ignacio Solozabal

Ignacio Solozábal

Ignacio "Nacho" Solozábal is a retired Spanish basketball player. Solozábal, a 1.85 m point guard, spent his entire career with FC Barcelona from 1979 to 1992...

, Greg Wiltjer

Greg Wiltjer

Greg Wiltjer is a retired Canadian professional basketball center. He played in several important tournaments for the Canadian national basketball team, including the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as the European Cup Winner's Cup championship with FC Barcelona.- Amateur career :Six foot, eleven...

, Mark Smith, Juan Domingo De la Cruz, Xavi Crespo, Arturo Seara, Julian Ortiz, Steve Trumbo

Steve Trumbo

Esteban Dale Trumbo Hawkes, known as Steve Trumbo , was an American basketball player, with Spanish citizenship. He was 6'9 and played as the center position...

, Ferran Martínez

Ferran Martínez

Ferran Martínez Garriga is a retired basketball player. He played 156 times with the Spanish national basketball team.-Clubs:* 1985-88: FC Barcelona* 1988-89: Grupo IFA* 1989-90: FC Barcelona* 1990-94: Joventut Badalona...

, Angel Heredero, Jordi Soler (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Aíto García Reneses

Aíto García Reneses

Alejandro García Reneses , usually known as "Aíto" García Reneses or just "Aíto", is one of the most prestigious Spanish basketball coaches. He has won nine Liga ACB titles, all with FC Barcelona...

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1986-87 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia):

Dražen Petrović

Dražen Petrovic

Dražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...

, Aleksandar Petrović

Aleksandar Petrovic (basketball)

Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player. Petrović is also the older brother of the late Dražen Petrović.-Playing career:...

, Danko Cvjetičanin

Danko Cvjeticanin

Danko Cvjetičanin is a retired Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player who won two silver medals at Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia and the other with Croatia, and two European Club titles with Cibona...

, Andro Knego, Zoran Čutura

Zoran Cutura

Zoran Čutura is a former Croatian basketball player. Čutura won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Yugoslavia....

, Mihovil Nakić

Mihovil Nakić

, Franjo Arapović

Franjo Arapovic

Franjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...

, Sven Ušić, Branko Vukićević, Adnan Bečić, Nebojša Razić (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Janez Drvarič / Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel is a former Yugoslav basketball player and coach.He played from 1952 to 1966...

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1987-88 CSP Limoges (France):

Richard Dacoury

Richard Dacoury

Richard Dacoury is a former French basketball player, and the French sportsman to have won the most trophies.-Career in clubs:*CRO Lyon *CSP Limoges *Paris BR -Club honours:...

, Clarence Kea

Clarence Kea

Clarence Leroy Kea is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 218 lb small forward and played collegiately at Lamar University....

, Stéphane Ostrowski

Stéphane Ostrowski

Stéphane Ostrowski is a retired French basketball player. A 6 ft 8.75 in power forward, he is widely considered one of the major figures of French basketball and was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list. He led CSP Limoges to the Saporta Cup title in...

, Greg Beugnot, Don Collins

Don Collins

Donald Collins is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 1980 National Basketball Association draft...

, Jacques Monclar, Hugues Occansey

Hugues Occansey

Hugues Occansey is a French basketball player who played 83 times for the men's French national basketball team between 1985 and 1995 .-References:...

, Georges Vestris

Georges Vestris

Georges Vestris is a French basketball player.Vestris has had 157 selections on the French national men's basketball team from 1979-1991 .- references :...

, Alain Forestier, Frederic Guinot, Jean-Luc Hribersek, Laurent Vinsou, Franck Maquaire (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Michel Gomez)

1988-89 Real Madrid (Spain):

Dražen Petrović

Dražen Petrovic

, Johnny Rogers

Johnny Rogers

John Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs he played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.- NBA :Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second...

, Fernando Martín

Fernando Martín Espina

Fernando Martín Espina is considered one of the best Spanish basketball players ever....

, Jose Biriukov, Antonio Martín, Pep Cargol, Fernando Romay

Fernando Romay

, José Luis Llorente

José Luis Llorente

José Luis Llorente Gento is a retired basketball player. He played 112 matches for the Spain national team.-Clubs:* 1979-83: Real Madrid* 1983-85: Cajamadrid* 1985-87: CB Zaragoza* 1987-92: Real Madrid...

, Enrique Villalobos

Enrique Villalobos

Enrique Villalobos Brassart is a retired basketball player. He played 8 times with the Spain national team.-Clubs:* 1983-84: Canoe N.C.*1984-86: CB Málaga*1986-88: Cajamadrid*1988-92: Real Madrid...

, Javier Pérez

Javier Pérez

Javier Pérez Iniesta is a retired basketball player.-Clubs:*1988-90: Real Madrid*1990-98: Ourense Baloncesto*1998-99: Cantabria Baloncesto*1999-00: Gijón Baloncesto*2000-02: Club Instituto Rosalía de Castro...

, Miguel Angel Cabral, Carlos Garcia (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Lolo Sainz

Lolo Sainz

)

1989-90 Virtus Knorr Bologna (Italy):

Micheal Ray Richardson

Micheal Ray Richardson

Micheal Ray "Sugar" Richardson is an American former professional basketball player and currently the head coach of the London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada. Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies...

, Roberto Brunamonti

Roberto Brunamonti

Roberto Brunamonti is a retired Italian basketball player, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four national championships , one Italian Cup in 1984 and one Italian Supercup in 1995...

, Mike Sylvester, Clemon Johnson

Clemon Johnson

Clemon Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player and the current head basketball coach at Florida A&M. Johnson was a 6'10", center who played 761 games for four teams during his 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association...

, Augusto Binelli

Augusto Binelli

Augusto Binelli is a retired Italian basketball player. He is 2.13 m tall and he played at center position.Binelli played for Virtus Bologna from 1980 to 2000 and won 5 Italian championships , 4 Italian cups , 1 euroleague title and 1 Raimundo Saporta European Cup...

, Lauro Bon, Claudio Coldebella, Vittorio Gallinari

Vittorio Gallinari

Vittorio Gallinari is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA....

, Massimiliano Romboli, Clivo Massimo Righi, Tommaso Tasso, Davide Bonora, Andrea Cempini (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Ettore Messina

Ettore Messina

Ettore Messina is an Italian professional basketball coach currently working as a consultant for Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He has won 4 Euroleague championships as a head coach...

)

1990-91 PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece):

Branislav Prelević

Branislav Prelevic

Branislav "Bane" Prelević is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player. Prelević was born to Serbian parents in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. Prelević holds Serbian-Greek dual citizenship because of having Hellenic ancestry.-PAOK BC:He started his career with Red Star Belgrade...

, Ken Barlow

Ken Barlow (basketball)

Kenneth Barlow is an American former professional basketball player.Barlow graduated from University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.- Basketball career :...

, John Korfas

John Korfas

Jon Anthony Korfas is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach.-Pro career:...

, Panagiotis Fasoulas

Panagiotis Fasoulas

Panagiotis Fasoulas is a Greek politician and former professional basketball player...

, Nikos Boudouris

Nikos Boudouris

Nikolaos "Nikos" Boudouris is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He started his career with the youth team of Olympiakos Volou BC...

, Nikos Stavropoulos

Nikos Stavropoulos

Nikos "Magic" Stavropoulos , aka Professor Nicholas "Magic" Stavropoulos, is a former professional Greek professional basketball player that played for Gymnastikos S. Larissas, PAOK BC, and Iraklis BC at the pro club level in Greece's A1 Ethniki basketball league. He began his career with his local...

, Georgios Makaras, Panagiotis Papachronis, Memos Ioannou

Memos Ioannou

Memos Ioannou or Agamemnon Ioannou , is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He had a successful career with Panathinaikos BC as he won 6 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups with the club.In 1991 he won the European Cup Winners' Cup championship while playing for PAOK...

, Achilleas Mamatsiolas, Lazaros Tsakiris, Georgios Valavanidis (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Dragan Šakota

Dragan Šakota

Dragan Šakota ; born June 16, 1952 in Belgrade) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach...

)

European Cup:

1991-92 Real Madrid (Spain):

Rickey Brown

Rickey Brown

Rickey Darnell Brown is a retired American basketball player who played collegiately for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State University in Mississippi and was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round of the 1980 NBA Draft...

, Mark Simpson, Jose Biriukov, Antonio Martín, Fernando Romay

Fernando Romay

, José Miguel Antúnez

José Miguel Antúnez

José Miguel Antúnez Melero is a retired basketball player. He played 45 times for the Spanish national team.-Clubs:* 1986-91: CB Estudiantes* 1991-98: Real Madrid* 1998-99: CB Granada* 1999-01: CB Breogán...

, Pep Cargol, José Luis Llorente

José Luis Llorente

, Enrique Villalobos

Enrique Villalobos

Enrique Villalobos Brassart is a retired basketball player. He played 8 times with the Spain national team.-Clubs:* 1983-84: Canoe N.C.*1984-86: CB Málaga*1986-88: Cajamadrid*1988-92: Real Madrid...

, Jonatan Angel Ojeda, José María Silva, Tomás González (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Clifford Luyk

Clifford Luyk

Clifford Luyk Diem, is a former Spanish American basketball player.Luyk was athletic, talented and possessed great low-post skills, highlighted by his trademark, old-school hook shot....

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1992-93 Aris Thessaloniki (Greece):

Roy Tarpley

Roy Tarpley

Roy James Tarpley is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions, earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. Despite his talent, Tarpley became notable during his career for being banned from the NBA because of his drug addiction...

, Panagiotis Giannakis

Panagiotis Giannakis

Panagiotis Giannakis , nicknamed "The Dragon", is a retired Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is the former head coach of the pro club Olympiacos, and the Greek National Basketball Team. Under Giannakis' guidance, the Greek National team won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket...

, Mitchell Anderson

J. J. Anderson

Mitchell Keith Anderson is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association . His position was power forward. He stood at 6'10" and weighed 235 lbs...

, Michail Misounof, Dinos Angelidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis

Vagelis Vourtzoumis

Vagelis Vourtzoumis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he played for Aris BC and won the Cup Winners' Cup against Efes Pilsen S.K. at Torino. In 1996, he played for Panathinaikos BC and was the...

, Georgios Gasparis, Vasilis Lipiridis

Vasilis Lipiridis

Vasilis Lipiridis is a retired Greek professional basketball player.-Career:Lipiridis played with great success as a defensive power forward for Aris BC winning the Greek Championship six times and the Greek Cup 5 times .He took part in 3 consecutive final fours of the European...

, Memos Ioannou

Memos Ioannou

, Igor Moraitov, Theodosios Paralikas (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Zvi Sherf

Zvi Sherf

Zvi Sherf , known almost universally by his nickname Zvika , is an Israeli basketball coach and former player. He is currently the coach of the Spartak St. Petersburg of the Russian Super League....

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1993-94 Smelt Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia):

Dušan Hauptman, Roman Horvat, Boris Gorenc, Žarko Đurišić, Marko Tušek

Marko Tušek

- Honors :Clubs Honors*Slovenian League champion - 93/94, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98 with KK Union Olimpija*Slovenian Cup champion - 93/94, 94/95, 96/97, 97/98 with KK Union Olimpija*Champions of Cup Winners - 93/94 with KK Union Olimpija...

, Nebojša Razić, Marijan Kraljević, Jaka Daneu, Vitali Nosov, Klemen Zaletel (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Zmago Sagadin

Zmago Sagadin

Zmagoslav "Zmago" Sagadin , whose first name in Slovene means "winner", is a legendary Slovenian basketball coach. He is also a founder of Slovenia's first national basketball team and co-founder of the Adriatic Basketball League...

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1994-95 Benetton Treviso (Italy):

Petar Naumoski

Petar Naumoski

Petar Naumoski is a former Macedonian basketball player who had successful years especially in Turkey and Italy. He is a 1.94 m point-guard and a very skillful playmaker. He once served as Sport Minister of the Republic of Macedonia...

, Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Vernada Woolridge is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.- Early life and education :...

, Ken Barlow

Ken Barlow (basketball)

Kenneth Barlow is an American former professional basketball player.Barlow graduated from University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.- Basketball career :...

, Stefano Rusconi

Stefano Rusconi

Stefano Rusconi is an Italian professional basketball player.The 208 cm center was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1990 NBA Draft, they have traded his NBA rights to the Phoenix Suns in 1991 for the rights to Miloš Babić...

, Riccardo Pittis

Riccardo Pittis

Riccardo Pittis is a former Italian basketball player. A 2.03 m small forward, Pittis was an excellent all-around player.- Career :...

, Massimo Iacopini, Andrea Gracis, Denis Marconato

Denis Marconato

Denis Marconato is an Italian professional basketball player. He is 211 cm tall and he plays at the center position, in which he's considered to have been one of the best defensive players of his era in Europe.-Pro career:Marconato joined Benetton Treviso's youth team in 1990 and with them...

, Alberto Vianini, Riccardo Esposito, Maurizio Ragazzi, Federico Peruzzo, Paolo Casonato (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Mike D'Antoni

Mike D'Antoni

Michael Andrew "Mike" D'Antoni is an Italian-American former basketball player and is currently the head coach of the NBA's New York Knicks. While head coach of the Phoenix Suns, he won NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2004–05 NBA season after the Suns posted 33 more wins than the previous...

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1995-96 Taugres Vitoria (Spain):

Velimir Perasović

Velimir Perasovic

Velimir Perasović is a basketball coach and former player from Croatia.Perasović was born in Split, in the former Yugoslavia, and grew up in the nearby Stobreč...

, Kenny Green

Kenny Green

Kenny Green is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round of the 1985 NBA Draft. A 6'6" forward from Wake Forest University, Green played in two NBA seasons from 1985-1987. He played for the Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers...

, Ramón Rivas

Ramon Rivas

Juan Ramón Rivas Contreras is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is now the Spanish radio broadcaster for Orlando Magic. Rivas was the second player from Puerto Rico to play in the NBA, and half of the first duo of Puerto Ricans to be active in the NBA simultaneously...

, Marcelo Nicola

Marcelo Nicola

Marcelo Patricio Nicola Virginio is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. A very versatile power forward, he was a regular member of the Argentine national basketball team, and competed many years in the Euroleague.-Pro career:Nicola was selected 50th overall in the 1993 NBA...

, Jordi Millera, Miguel Angel Reyes, Ferran Lopez, Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa

Jorge Garbajosa Chaparro, Jr., nicknamed "Garbo" , is a Spanish professional basketball player. At 2.07 m , he plays both power forward and small forward.-Pro career:*1994-97 Taugres*1997-00 TAU Cerámica...

, Juan Pedro Cazorla, Carlos Cazorla

Carlos Cazorla

Carlos Cazorla Medina is a Spanish basketball player, playing the Small forward position.- Clubs :* Saski Baskonia - ACB - 1993/1998...

, Carlos Dicenta, Pedro Rodriguez, Juan Ignacio Gomez (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Manel Comas)

EuroCup:

1996-97 Real Madrid (Spain):

Dejan Bodiroga

Dejan Bodiroga

Dejan Bodiroga is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.He is offten considered as one of the best players who did not play in the NBA....

, Joe Arlauckas

Joe Arlauckas

Joseph John 'Joe' Arlauckas is a retired American professional basketball player, in the power forward position.-College/NBA career:...

, Alberto Herreros

Alberto Herreros

Alberto Herreros Ros is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and is considered as one of the best European players. He has played for CB Estudiantes and Real Madrid Baloncesto....

, Mike Smith

Mike Smith (basketball, born 1963)

Mikel Smith Gibbs is a retired professional basketball player.Smith played college basketball for USC–Spartanburg beginning in 1982, before playing for twelve years in Spain, notably for Joventut Badalona and Real Madrid...

, Juan Antonio Morales, Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga

Juan Antonio Orenga Forcada is a retired basketball player. He played 128 times for the Spain national team.-Clubs:* 1983-84: Real Madrid* 1984-85: CB Collado Villalba* 1985-88: Cajamadrid...

, Alberto Angulo

Alberto Angulo

Francisco Alberto Angulo Espinosa is a Spanish retired basketball player.He used to play as a Shooting guard and he amassed a total of 98 caps for Spain. With the national team, he won the silver medal in the Eurobasket-99 in France and with Real Madrid he won the Spanish league once, in...

, José Miguel Antúnez

José Miguel Antúnez

, Ismael Santos, Roberto Nunez, Pablo Laso

Pablo Laso

Pablo Laso Biurrún is a retired basketball player. He played 61 times with the Spain national team. He played 17,378 minutes in 654 games in the ACB League...

, Lorenzo Sanz (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Željko Obradović

Željko Obradovic

Želimir “Željko” Obradović is a Serbian professional basketball coach and a former professional basketball player...

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1997-98 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania):

Saulius Štombergas

Saulius Štombergas

Saulius Štombergas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team....

, Ennis Whatley

Ennis Whatley

Ennis Whatley is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft. Whatley played in ten NBA seasons...

, Franjo Arapović

Franjo Arapovic

Franjo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...

, Dainius Adomaitis

Dainius Adomaitis

Dainius Adomaitis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.He started his career in Statyba Vilnius. Later he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas and became champion of the Euroleague. After the successful season in Žalgiris Kaunas he moved to Zucchetti Montecatini, but he did not fit there...

, Tomas Masiulis

Tomas Masiulis

Tomas Masiulis is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player.He started his career with Statyba Jonava in the second Lithuanian league , however in a year he moved to Žalgiris Kaunas, where he played until mid-2002. Later he moved to Montepaschi Siena. After finishing the season with this...

, Virginijus Praškevičius

Virginijus Praškevicius

Virginijus Praškevičius is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played for the Lithuania national team and for Lithuania Under-22 national team, taking part in Eurobasket 1997, World Championship 1998, Eurobasket 1999, and 2003, where he took the Gold...

, Darius Maskoliūnas

Darius Maskoliūnas

Darius Maskoliūnas ; born January 6, 1971) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player. Now basketball coach, politician.Since January 6, 2007 was an assistant coach at Žalgiris Kaunas...

, Kęstutis Šeštokas

Kestutis Šeštokas

Kęstutis Šeštokas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, who plays at the power forward position. Currently he is a member of Molėtai Ežerūnas-Karys basketball team. He is the only player who has won the domestic leagues of all three Baltic states...

, Mindaugas Žukauskas

Mindaugas Žukauskas

Mindaugas Žukauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. In August 2006 Žukauskas transferred from Montepaschi to another Italian team Scavolini Pesaro...

, Eurelijus Žukauskas

Eurelijus Žukauskas

Eurelijus Žukauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He played for the Lithuanian national basketball team from 1995 to 2004.In 1995 NBA Draft Žukauskas was drafted as a #54 by Seattle SuperSonics in the second round...

, Darius Sirtautas, Tauras Stumbrys, Danya Abrams

Danya Abrams

Danya Abrams is a former college basketball player who played for the Boston College Eagles. He is from Greenburgh, New York. He starred with the Eagles from 1993–97, getting selected first-team all Big East Conference three times...

(Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Jonas Kazlauskas

Jonas Kazlauskas

Jonas Kazlauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former Soviet professional basketball player. He is not to be confused with the late Lithuanian linguist, also named Jonas Kazlauskas...

)

Saporta Cup:

1998-99 Benetton Treviso (Italy):

Henry Williams

Henry Williams (basketball)

Henry Williams is a retired American basketball player.- College career :Williams played college basketball for UNC Charlotte under coach Jeff Mullins from 1988 through 1992. In his four years with the 49ers, Williams remains the 49ers' all-time leading scorer with 2,383 points. The school has...

, Željko Rebrača

Željko Rebraca

Željko Rebrača is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. Formerly in the NBA, he finished his career with the Spanish ACB League team Pamesa Valencia.-Europe:He began his professional career in 1991 with KK Partizan...

, Marcelo Nicola

Marcelo Nicola

, Glenn Sekunda, William Di Spalatro, Tomas Jofresa, Denis Marconato

Denis Marconato

, Casey Schmidt, Davide Bonora, Riccardo Pittis

Riccardo Pittis

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, Oliver Narr, Stjepan Stazić, Matteo Maestrello (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Željko Obradović

Željko Obradovic

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1999-00 AEK Athens (Greece):

Anthony Bowie

Anthony Bowie

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, Martin Müürsepp

Martin Müürsepp

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, Michalis Kakiouzis

Michalis Kakiouzis

Michalis Kakiouzis is a Greek professional basketball player.-Pro career:...

, Aggelos Koronios

Aggelos Koronios

Aggelos Koronios is a Greek professional basketball coach and retired player.-Club career:...

, Nikos Chatzis

Nikos Hatzis

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, Dimos Dikoudis, Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis

Jake Tsakalidis

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, Dan O'Sullivan

Dan O'Sullivan

Daniel James O'Sullivan is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6′10″ , 250 lb center, O'Sullivan attended Fordham University...

, Steve Hansell, Vassilis Kikilias

Vassilis Kikilias

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, Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Miltos Moschou (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Dusan Ivković

Dušan Ivkovic

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2000-01 Maroussi Athens (Greece):

Ashraf Amaya

Ashraf Amaya

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, Jimmy Oliver

Jimmy Oliver

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, Vasco Evtimov, Georgios Maslarinos, Alexis Falekas

Alexis Falekas

Alexis Falekas, is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.88 m in height and he plays at the point guard position...

, Sotirios Nikolaidis, Vagelis Vourtzoumis

Vagelis Vourtzoumis

, Dimitris Marmarinos

Dimitris Marmarinos

Dimitrios Marmarinos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 2.07m forward-center.-Pro career:...

, Dimitris Karaplis, Vangelis Logothetis, Sotirios Manolopoulos, Charalampos Charalampidis, Kostas Anagnostou (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Vangelis Alexandris

Vangelis Alexandris

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2001-02 Mens Sana Basket Siena (Italy):

Petar Naumoski

Petar Naumoski

, Vrbica Stefanov

Vrbica Stefanov

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, Brian Tolbert, Boris Gorenc, Milenko Topić

Milenko Topić

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, Roberto Chiacig

Roberto Chiacig

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, Mindaugas Žukauskas

Mindaugas Žukauskas

, Nikola Bulatović, Alpay Öztaş, Marco Rossetti, German Scarone, Andrea Pilotti (Head Coach

Coach (basketball)

: Ergin Ataman

Ergin Ataman

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Top scoring performances in final games

Points	Player	Team	Year	Opponent
62	Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrovic Dražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...	Real Madrid	1989	Snaidero Caserta
44	Oscar Schmidt Oscar Schmidt Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...	Snaidero Caserta	1989	Real Madrid
36	Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis Rimas Kurtinaitis is a basketball trainer, head coach of the VEF Riga, retired Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player who was a member of the USSR and Lithuanian national basketball teams. He played as a shooting guard and is the only non-NBA player to participate in the NBA All-Star Three Point...	Žalgiris Kaunas	1985	FC Barcelona
35	Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas Saulius Štombergas is a retired Lithuanian basketball player for the Lithuanian men's national basketball team....	Žalgiris Kaunas	1998	Stefanel Milano
34	Ferdinando Gentile Ferdinando Gentile Ferdinando "Nando" Gentile is an Italian retired professional basketball player. Gentile is considered one of the best European Shooting guards of the 1990s.-Professional career:...	Snaidero Caserta	1989	Real Madrid
34	Andro Knego	Cibona Zagreb	1982	Real Madrid
34	Branislav Prelević Branislav Prelevic Branislav "Bane" Prelević is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player. Prelević was born to Serbian parents in Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. Prelević holds Serbian-Greek dual citizenship because of having Hellenic ancestry.-PAOK BC:He started his career with Red Star Belgrade...	PAOK Thessaloniki	1996	Taugres Vitoria
33	Roman Horvat	Olimpija Ljubljana	1994	Taugres Vitoria
32	Ken Bannister Ken Bannister Kenneth Darnell Bannister is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the New York Knicks in the 7th round of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'9" forward-center from Trinidad State Junior College, Indiana State University and Saint Augustine's College, Bannister played in 5...	Taugres Vitoria	1994	Olimpija Ljubljana
32	Zam Fredrick Zam Fredrick Zambolist "Zam" Fredrick, Sr. is a retired American expatriate professional basketball player. He spent his professional career playing in Europe from 1981 to 1990 after graduating college from the University of South Carolina in 1981...	Scavolini Pesaro	1986	FC Barcelona

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