1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four

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
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Main article: 1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup

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.

Tracer Milano won its third title.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Greece Aris 82
 
 
 
Italy Tracer Milano87
 
Italy Tracer Milano90
 
 
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv84
 
Israel Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv87
 
 
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan82
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Greece Aris93
 
 
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 82–87 Israel 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 Greece 82–87 Italy 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 105–93 Greece 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 Italy 90–84 Israel 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 jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Tracer Milano
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
Starters: P R A
PG
8
 Italy Mike D'Antoni 17 2 1
SG
14
 Italy Piero Montecchi 8 2 0
SF
7
 Italy Riccardo Pittis 8 3 1
PF
15
 United States Bob McAdoo 25 12 1
C
11
 Italy Dino Meneghin 5 1 0
Reserves: P R A
C
5
 Italy Fausto Bargna DNP
SF
6
 Italy Massimiliano Aldi 7 0 0
PF
9
 Italy Mario Governa DNP
SG
10
 Italy Roberto Premier 3 1 0
PF
13
 United States Rickey Brown 17 8 4
Head coach:
Italy Franco Casalini
1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

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

Awards

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FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four MVP

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FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

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References

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