1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
{{Main|1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague}}
{{Infobox basketball Final Four
| tourney_name = FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
| year = 1998
| logo =
| size =
| caption =
| city = Barcelona
| country ={{ESP}}
| arena = Palau Sant Jordi
| dates = April 1998
| champion = {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna (1st title)
| second = {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK
| third = {{Flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso
| fourth = {{Flagicon|FRY}} Partizan Zepter
| top_scorer =
| mvp = {{flagicon|FRY}} Zoran Savić
| mvp_link = Euroleague Final Four MVP
| prevseason = 1997
| nextseason = 1999
}}
The 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1997–98 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
Kinder Bologna won its first title, after defeating AEK in the EuroLeague Finals, in the lowest scoring final ever.
Bracket
{{Round4-with third|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place
||{{flagicon|FRY}} Partizan Zepter| 61 |{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna}}| 83
||{{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso| 66 |{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK|69
||{{Nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna}} | 58 |{{flagicon|GRE}} AEK | 44
||{{flagicon|FRY}} Partizan Zepter| 89 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso | 96
}}
Semifinals
= Partizan Zepter – Kinder Bologna =
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:15|date=April 21|place=Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
|teamA= Partizan Zepter {{flagicon|FRY}} |scoreA=61
|teamB= {{flagicon|ITA}} Kinder Bologna |scoreB=83
|H1=25–45|H2=36–38
|attendance=9,000
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1613-F1-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=Brkić 17 |points2=Savić 23
|rebounds1=Lukovski 10 |rebounds2=Abbio 5
|assist1=Brkić 2 |assist2=Danilović 6
|referee=Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
}}
= Benetton Treviso – AEK =
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=20:30|date=April 21|place=Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
|teamA= Benetton Treviso {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=66
|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK |scoreB=69
|H1=36–37|H2=30–32
|attendance=10,500
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1613-F2-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=Williams 19 |points2=Anderson 21
|rebounds1=Rebrača, Rusconi 5 |rebounds2=Andersen 7
|assist1=Bonora 5 |assist2=three players 2
|referee= Iztok Rems (SLO), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
}}
Third Place Game
{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee|time=18:15|date=April 23|place=Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
|teamA= Partizan Zepter {{flagicon|FRY}} |scoreA=89
|teamB= {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton Treviso |scoreB=96
|H1=46–54|H2=43–42
|attendance=11,900
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1613-F3-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=Drobnjak 22 |points2=Williams 24
|rebounds1=Tomašević 12 |rebounds2=Sciarra 7
|assist1=Lukovski 3 |assist2=four players 2
|referee=Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Armand De Keyser (BEL)
}}
Final
{{Basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0|time=20:30|date=April 23|place=Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
|teamA= Kinder Bologna {{flagicon|ITA}} |scoreA=58
|teamB= {{flagicon|GRE}} AEK |scoreB=44
|H1=28–20|H2=30–24
|attendance=11,900
|report=[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.gameID_1613-F4-A-1.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_1998.roundID_2569.teamID_.html Boxscore]
|points1=Rigaudeau 14 |points2=Lasa 7
|rebounds1=Nesterović 9 |rebounds2=Tsakalidis 6
|assist1=Abbio, Sconochini 2 |assist2=Lasa, Prelević 3
|referee=Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
}}
| style="width:92%;" |
| {{Basketball kit
| pattern_la = | pattern_b = _blacksides | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _blacksides | leftarm = | body = FFFFFF | shorts = FFFFFF | title = Kinder Bologna }} | |{{Basketball kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _yellowsides | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _yellowsides | leftarm = | body = 000000 | shorts = 000000 | title = AEK }} |
| style="width:100%;" | |||||
| valign=top width=33%|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;" align=left | |||||
| style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: | width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:black;" width=25| | style="background:black;" width=25| | colspan=4 style="background:black;" | | |||
| {{center| PG}} | {{center| 14}} | align=left | {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| {{center| SG}} | {{center| 5}} | align=left | {{flagicon|FRY}} Saša Danilović | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| {{center| SF}} | {{center| 10}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Sconochini | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| {{center| PF}} | {{center| 12}} | align=left | {{flagicon|FRY}} Zoran Savić | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| {{center| C}} | {{center| 8}} | align=left | {{flagicon|SLO}} Rašo Nesterović | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: | width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} | ||
| {{center| SG}} | {{center| 6}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Crippa | colspan=3|DNP | ||
| {{center| SG}} | {{center| 7}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Abbio | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| {{center| C}} | {{center| 11}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Augusto Binelli | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| {{center| PF}} | {{center| 12}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Morandotti | colspan=3|DNP | ||
| {{center| PF}} | {{center| 15}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Frosini | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach: | |||||
| colspan=7 align=left |{{flagicon|ITA}} Ettore Messina |
|valign=top width=33%|
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto" |
| 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions |
|---|
| {{flagicon|ITA|size=100px}} Kinder Bologna First Title |
| style="vertical-align:top; width:33%;"|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin:auto;" | |||||
| style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Starters: | width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#FFFF00;" width=25| | style="background:#FFFF00;" width=25| | colspan=4 style="background:#FFFF00;" | | |||
| {{center| PG}} | {{center| 4}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudio Coldebella | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| {{center| SG}} | {{center| 7}} | align=left | {{flagicon|FRY}} Bane Prelević | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| {{center| SF}} | {{center| 8}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Willie Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| {{center| PF}} | {{center| 15}} | align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Victor Alexander | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| {{center| C}} | {{center| 12}} | align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Jake Tsakalidis | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=3|Reserves: | width=25|{{Tooltip|P|Points}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|R|Rebounds}} | width=25|{{Tooltip|A|Assists}} | ||
| {{center| PG}} | {{center| 5}} | align=left | {{flagicon|ESP}} José Lasa | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| {{center| SG}} | {{center| 9}} | align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Chatzis | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| {{center| C}} | {{center| 10}} | align=left | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Larsen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| {{center| PF}} | {{center| 11}} | align=left | {{flagicon|GRE}} Michalis Kakiouzis | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| {{center| C}} | {{center| 14}} | align=left | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Andersen | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| style="text-align:left" colspan=7|Head coach: | |||||
| colspan=7 align=left |{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Ioannidis |
|}
Awards
= [[FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP]] =
- {{flagicon|FRY}} Zoran Savić (Virtus Bologna)
= [[FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer]] =
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau (Virtus Bologna)
= [[FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team]] =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" width="60%" | ||
| colspan=4 bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team | ||
| width=25%|Player
!width=20%|Team !width=20%|Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Rigaudeau | Kinder Bologna | {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130411065426/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_98.htm Champions Cup 1997–98.]}} |
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FRY}} Saša Danilović | Kinder Bologna | |
| align="center"| {{flagicon|USA}} Henry Williams | Benetton Treviso | |
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FRY}} Dejan Tomašević | Partizan Zepter | |
| align="center"| {{flagicon|FRY}} Zoran Savić (MVP) | Kinder Bologna |
References
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External links
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1998.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.html EuroLeague 1998–99 at FIBA Europe website]
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130411065426/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_98.htm EuroLeague at Linguasport]}}
{{Virtus Bologna 1997–98 Euroleague champions}}
{{Euroleague}}
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