1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four

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The 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup, and the first one with the FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four format since the 1967 edition of the European Cup.

1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four
Tournament details
ArenaFlanders Expo
Ghent,  Belgium
DatesApril 1988
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Tracer Milano (3rd title)
Runners-upIsrael Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Third placeSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Fourth placeGreece Aris
Awards and statistics
MVPUnited States Bob McAdoo
1987
1989

Tracer Milano won its third title.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Aris 82
 
 
 
  Tracer Milano87
 
  Tracer Milano90
 
 
 
  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv84
 
  Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv87
 
 
  Partizan82
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Aris93
 
 
  Partizan105

Semifinals

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All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Partizan – Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv

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5 April 1988
18:30
Partizan   82–87   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Scoring by half: 44–43, 38–44
Pts: Grbović, Divac 19 Pts: Magee 31
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (CZE), Vicente Sanchís (SPA)

Aris – Tracer Milano

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5 April 1988
20:30
Aris   82–87   Tracer Milano
Scoring by half: 45–45, 37–42
Pts: Gallis 28 Pts: McAdoo 39
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Mikhail Davidov (USSR), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

Third-place game

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7 April 1988
19:00
Partizan   105–93   Aris
Scoring by half: 48–39, 57–54
Pts: Divac 31 Pts: Gallis 39
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (CZE), Vicente Sanchís (SPA)

Final

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7 April 1988
20:30
Tracer Milano   90–84   Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Scoring by half: 52–41, 38–43
Pts: McAdoo 25
Rebs: McAdoo 12
Asts: Premier 3
Pts: Jamchy 24
Rebs: Barlow 14
Asts: Sims 5
Flanders Expo, Ghent
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Mikhail Davidov (USSR), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
 
 
 
 
Tracer Milano
 
 
 
 
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Starters: P R A
PG
8
  Mike D'Antoni 17 2 1
SG
14
  Piero Montecchi 8 2 0
SF
7
  Riccardo Pittis 8 3 1
PF
15
  Bob McAdoo 25 12 1
C
11
  Dino Meneghin 5 1 0
Reserves: P R A
C
5
  Fausto Bargna DNP
SF
6
  Massimiliano Aldi 7 0 0
PF
9
  Mario Governa DNP
SG
10
  Roberto Premier 3 1 0
PF
13
  Rickey Brown 17 8 4
Head coach:
  Franco Casalini
1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

 
Tracer Milano
3rd Title
Starters: P R A
PG
7
  Motti Aroesti 0 4 0
SG
4
  Willie Sims 15 3 0
SF
12
  Doron Jamchi 24 3 0
PF
15
  Ken Barlow 21 14 1
C
13
  Kevin Magee 13 6 1
Reserves: P R A
SF
5
  Motti Daniel 2 3 0
SG
9
  Miki Berkovich 3 1 0
PG
10
  Hen Lippin 0 0 0
C
14
  Itzhak Cohen 6 7 0
Head coach:
  Ralph Klein

Awards

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References

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