1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

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Main article: 1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague
1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Tournament details
Host Rome,  Italy
Arena Palaeur
Dates April 1997
Final positions
Champions Greece Olympiacos (1st title)
Runners-up Spain FC Barcelona
Third place Slovenia Smelt Olimpija
Fourth place France ASVEL
Awards and statistics
MVP United States David Rivers
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The 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1996–97 season's EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Olympiacos won its first title, after defeating FC Barcelona.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
 Slovenia Smelt Olimpija   65  
 Greece Olympiacos   74  
 
     Greece Olympiacos   73
   Spain FC Barcelona   58
Third place
 Spain FC Barcelona   77  Slovenia Smelt Olimpija   86
 France ASVEL   70    France ASVEL   79

Semifinals

Smelt Olimpija – Olympiacos

April 22
18:30
Smelt Olimpija Slovenia 65–74 Greece Olympiacos
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

April 22
20:30
FC Barcelona Spain 77–70 France ASVEL
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
Smelt Olimpija Slovenia 86–79 France ASVEL
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
Olympiacos Greece 73–58 Spain 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)
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Olympiacos jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Olympiacos
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FC Barcelona jersey
Team colours
Team colours
FC Barcelona
Starters: P R A
PG
15
 United States David Rivers 26 6 3
SG
5
 Greece Georgios Sigalas 7 4 2
SF
9
 Croatia Franko Nakić 0 2 0
PF
12
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Tarlać 11 14 1
C
10
 Greece Panagiotis Fasoulas 6 4 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
4
 Greece Efthimis Bakatsias 1 0 0
PF
7
 Greece Dimitrios Papanikolaou 11 4 0
SF
8
 Greece Nasos Galakteros 0 0 0
PG
11
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Tomić 9 4 1
C
12
 Germany Chris Welp 2 1 1
Head coach:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Ivković
1996–97 FIBA EuroLeague
Champions
Greece
Olympiacos
First Title
Starters: P R A
PG
10
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Đorđević 6 4 7
SG
9
 Spain Xavi Fernández 0 1 0
SF
14
 Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas 14 4 0
PF
4
 Spain Andrés Jiménez 16 9 2
C
7
 Puerto Rico Ramón Rivas 6 4 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
5
 Spain Rafa Jofresa 9 2 1
SG
6
 Spain Roger Esteller 3 0 1
C
8
 Spain Enrique Andreu 2 0 0
PF
12
 Spain Manel Bosch 0 2 0
C
15
 Spain Roberto Dueñas 2 0 0
Head coach:
Spain Aíto García Reneses

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