1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

The 1996–97 FIBA EuroCup was the thirty-first edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition. it occurred between September 17, 1996, and April 15, 1997. The competition was won by Real Madrid Teka, who beat Mash Jeans Verona, by a score of 78–64 in the final.

Competition system 48 teams (national domestic cup champions, plus the best qualified teams from the most important European national domestic leagues), entered a preliminary group stage, divided into eight groups of six teams each, and played a round-robin. The final standings were based on individual wins and defeats. In the case of a tie between two or more teams, after the group stage, the following criteria were used to decide the final classification: 1) number of wins in one-to-one games between the teams; 2) basket average between the teams; 3) general basket average within the group. The top four teams from each group qualified for a 1/16 Final Playoff (X-pairings, home and away games), where the winners advanced further to 1/8 Finals, 1/4 Finals, and 1/2 Final. The Final was played at a predetermined venue.

Country ranking For the 1996–1997 FIBA EuroCup, the countries are allocated places according to their place on the FIBA country rankings, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1993–94 to 1995–96. +Country ranking for 1996–1997 EuroCupRankCountryPointsTeamsNotes1321.66722299.6673216.6674123.238593.3336667638 61.389950.9051041.333112912261324.51419-1, Atletas withdrew1515.3891612.1111711.7781+1, MZT got wild card1810.5198.889RankCountryPointsTeamsNotes208.3891216.556226.056-1, Monthey withdrew235.389245+1, Achilleas got wild card254.722264273.667282.778292.5302.167-1, Hiefenech withdrew311.944321.833331.6670+1, Torpan Pojat got wild card341.5351.444360.889370.278380.167

Team allocation The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position after Regular season or eventual Playoffs CW: Cup winners WC: Wild card

Regular season TDK Manresa (CW) Zagreb (5th) Porto (1st) UKJ SÜBA Sankt Pölten (1st) Real Madrid Teka (5th) Zadar (9th) Benfica (CW) London Towers (CW) Dexim Apollon Patras (8th) Ratiopharm Ulm (CW) Budivelnyk (1st) APOEL (1st) Iraklis (9th) SSV Brandt Hagen (6th) Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Achilleas Kaimakli (WC) Scavolini Pesaro (7th) Hapoel Jerusalem (CW) Śląsk Wrocław (1st) New Wave Sharks (1st) Mash Jeans Verona (10th) Hapoel Galil Elyon (3rd) WTK Nobiles Włocławek (CW) Plama Pleven (1st) Olympique Antibes (4th) Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela (CW) Rabotnički (1st) Rīgas ASK (1st) PSG Racing Basket (5th) Bavaria Wolltex Maribor (7th) MZT Skopje (WC) Universitatea Cluj (1st) Fenerbahçe (3rd) Sunair Oostende (2nd) Žalgiris (1st) Sloboda Dita (CW) Türk Telekom PTT (8th) AST Gent Marc-Körmend (1st) Libertel EBBC (1st) Avtodor Saratov (3rd) BFC Beočin (2nd) AŠK Inter Slovnaft (1st) Vita Tbilisi (1st) Akvarius Volgograd (4th) Budućnost (CW) Stavex Brno (1st) Torpan Pojat (WC)

Preliminary group stage + Key to colors Qualified to Round of 32 Eliminated

Group A Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Fenerbahçe 10 18 8 2 883 792 +91 2. Rīgas ASK 10 16 6 4 943 896 +47 3. Nobiles Włocławek 10 16 6 4 853 864 −11 4. Kovinotehna Savinjska Polzela 10 15 5 5 835 851 −16 5. Scavolini Pesaro 10 14 4 6 831 847 −16 6. Rabotnički 10 11 1 9 776 871 −95Group B Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Žalgiris 10 17 7 3 733 627 +106 2. Zagreb 10 17 7 3 755 709 +46 3. Olympique Antibes 10 16 6 4 724 709 +15 4. Bavaria Wolltex 10 15 5 5 764 764 0 5. SÜBA Sankt Pölten 10 14 4 6 738 741 −3 6. Sloboda Dita 10 11 1 9 679 843 −64

Group C Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Real Madrid Teka 10 17 7 3 815 715 +100 2. Ratiopharm Ulm 10 15 5 5 875 844 +31 3. Benfica 10 15 5 5 799 790 +9 4. MZT Skopje 10 15 5 5 778 814 −36 5. Hapoel Galil Elyon 10 14 4 6 823 840 −17 6. Plama Pleven 10 14 4 6 892 979 −87Group D Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Porto 10 20 10 0 866 721 +145 2. PSG Racing Basket 10 17 7 3 872 697 +175 3. Hapoel Jerusalem 10 17 7 3 851 806 +45 4. Brandt Hagen 10 14 4 6 768 794 −26 5. New Wave Sharks 10 11 1 9 731 865 −134 6. APOEL 10 11 1 9 626 831 −205

Group E Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Iraklis 10 18 8 2 914 775 +139 2. Śląsk Wrocław 10 17 7 3 853 811 +42 3. AST Gent 10 16 6 4 803 770 +33 4. Zadar 10 16 6 4 817 810 +7 5. Libertel EBBC 10 13 3 7 847 895 −48 6. Achilleas Kaimakli 10 10 0 10 760 933 −173Group F Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Dexim Apollon Patras 10 18 8 2 924 761 +163 2. Budivelnyk 10 18 8 2 849 718 +131 3. Sunair Oostende 10 17 7 3 825 701 +124 4. Stavex Brno 10 14 4 6 822 815 +7 5. Akvarius Volgograd 10 13 3 7 760 878 −118 6. Universitatea Cluj 10 10 0 10 702 1009 −307

Group G Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Avtodor Saratov 10 19 9 1 871 810 +61 2. TDK Manresa 10 16 6 4 853 766 +87 3. Torpan Pojat 10 16 6 4 858 808 +50 4. BFC Beočin 10 16 6 4 809 738 +71 5. Shakhtar Donetsk 10 12 2 8 788 922 −134 6. Inter Slovnaft 10 11 1 9 755 890 −135Group H Team Pld Pts W L PF PA PD 1. Mash Jeans Verona 10 18 8 2 816 700 +116 2. Türk Telekom PTT 10 17 7 3 750 711 +39 3. Marc-Körmend 10 16 6 4 828 825 +3 4. London Towers 10 14 4 6 713 731 −18 5. Budućnost 10 13 3 7 803 809 −6 6. Vita Tbilisi 10 12 2 8 729 863 −134

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final April 15, Eleftheria Indoor Hall, Nicosia

Rosters Scaligera Verona: Mike Iuzzolino, Roberto Bullara, Randolph Keys, Roberto Dalla Vecchia, Alessandro Boni (C); David Londero, Joachim Jerichow, Giacomo Galanda, Fabio Capelli. Coach: Andrea Mazzon Real Madrid: Ismael Santos, Dejan Bodiroga, Alberto Herreros, Joe Arlauckas, Juan Antonio Orenga; Pablo Laso, Alberto Angulo, Jose Miguel Antunez (C), Juan Antonio Morales, Mike Smith. Coach: Zeljko Obradovic

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup Champions Real Madrid Teka 4th title

Awards FIBA Saporta Cup Finals MVP Alberto Herreros ( Real Madrid Teka)

1996–97 FIBA EuroCup

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