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FIBA Saporta Cup Awards
FIBA Saporta Cup:
Saporta Cup Finals
Individual Awards:
Saporta Cup Finals MVP Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer Saporta Cup Top Scorer FIBA Europe All-Star Game FIBA EuroStars FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day
Records:
Saporta Cup Records
Named After:
Raimundo Saporta
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Raimundo Saporta Namías (16 December 1926 – 2 February 1997) was a Spanish professional club basketball administrator. After his death, FIBA and Real Madrid renamed both the continental second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and the Pabellón Ciudad Deportiva arena in his honor. Saporta received the Olympic Order 1985. In 1997, he was awarded the FIBA Order of Merit and in 2007, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame as a contributor.

Early life

Saporta was born in Paris, to a Jewish family. He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid.

Basketball executive career

Saporta was the head of the basketball section of the multi-sports club Real Madrid, the basketball club Real Madrid Baloncesto (1962–1978, 1985–1991). He also held numerous positions with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), including President of the Commission for International Organization (1960–onward), President of the Commission for International Competitions (1990–1997), and Vice-President (1995–1997).

References

FIBA
"Raimundo Saporta: The father of Real Madrid and Spanish basketball". 5 February 2020.
Salaner, Vicente. "El mejor Madrid de siempre" (Archive). El País. Updated 25 June 2015. Retrieved on 23 September 2015.
Meneses, Enrique. "Prefiero el Liceo Francés" (Archive); Letters to the editor). El País. 4 October 1980. Retrieved on 22 September 2015.

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FIBA European Cup	1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
FIBA EuroCup	1996–97 1997–98
FIBA Saporta Cup	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

FIBA Hall of Fame inductees

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Contributors

Founding Federations: Argentine Czechoslovakian Greek Italian Latvian Portuguese Romanian Swiss
Airaldi Rivarola Ashry Atakol Bouffard Busnel Calvo Carneiro Dos Reis Greim Hepp Jones Killian Klieger Kozłowski López Martín Naismith Otto Pitzl Popović Ramsay Samaranch Šaper Saporta Scuri Seguro de Luna Semashko Sèye Moreau Stanković Steitz Stern Ueda Vitale Wahby Yoon

Technical officials

Teams

1992 USA Men's "Dream Team"

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