1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

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1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Tournament details
Arena	Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona, Spain
Dates	April 1998
Final positions
Champions	Kinder Bologna (1st title)
Runners-up	AEK
Third place	Benetton Treviso
Fourth place	Partizan Zepter
Awards and statistics
MVP	Zoran Savić
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The 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1997–98 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

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

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final



Partizan Zepter	61

Kinder Bologna	83
		Kinder Bologna	58

		AEK	44
Benetton Treviso	66

AEK	69
		Third place



		Partizan Zepter	89

		Benetton Treviso	96

Semifinals

Partizan Zepter – Kinder Bologna

April 21
18:15

Boxscore

Partizan Zepter	61–83	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

Boxscore

Benetton Treviso	66–69	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

Boxscore

Partizan Zepter	89–96	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

Boxscore

Kinder Bologna	58–44	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

AEK

Starters:			P	R	A

PG	14	Antoine Rigaudeau	14	2	0
SG	5	Saša Danilović	13	5	1
SF	10	Hugo Sconochini	10	8	2
PF	12	Zoran Savić	7	6	0
C	8	Rašo Nesterović	6	9	0
Reserves:			P	R	A
SG	6	Claudio Crippa	DNP
SG	7	Alessandro Abbio	6	1	2
C	11	Augusto Binelli	2	1	0
PF	12	Riccardo Morandotti	DNP
PF	15	Alessandro Frosini	0	0	0
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Kinder Bologna First Title

Starters:			P	R	A

PG	4	Claudio Coldebella	3	1	0
SG	7	Bane Prelević	6	0	3
SF	8	Willie Anderson	4	4	1
PF	15	Victor Alexander	5	5	0
C	12	Jake Tsakalidis	4	6	1
Reserves:			P	R	A
PG	5	José Lasa	7	1	3
SG	9	Nikos Chatzis	4	2	1
C	10	Mikkel Larsen	2	0	0
PF	11	Michalis Kakiouzis	5	2	0
C	14	Michael Andersen	4	4	0
Head coach:
Giannis Ioannidis

Awards

FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP

Zoran Savić (Virtus Bologna)

FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer

Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus Bologna)

FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team

Player	Team	Ref.
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
Antoine Rigaudeau	Kinder Bologna
Saša Danilović	Kinder Bologna
Henry Williams	Benetton Treviso
Dejan Tomašević	Partizan Zepter
Zoran Savić (MVP)	Kinder Bologna

References

Champions Cup 1997–98.

External links

v t e Kinder Bologna 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague champions
5 Danilović 6 Crippa 7 Abbio 8 Nesterović 10 Sconochini 11 Binelli 12 Savić (Final Four MVP) 13 Morandotti 14 Rigaudeau 15 Frosini Amaechi Ress Gonzo Ravaglia Ruini Head coach: Messina Assistant coach: Consolini

Kinder Bologna 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague champions

Head coach: Messina
Assistant coach: Consolini

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