1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
Tournament details
Host Barcelona,  Spain
Arena Palau Sant Jordi
Dates April 1998
Final positions
Champions Italy Kinder Bologna (1st title)
Runners-up Greece AEK
Third place Italy Benetton Treviso
Fourth place Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Awards and statistics
MVP Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić

The 1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1998–99 season's EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Kinder Bologna won its first title after defeating AEK in the EuroLeague final with the lowest scoring ever.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan   61  
 Italy Kinder Bologna   83  
 
     Italy Kinder Bologna   58
   Greece AEK   44
Third place
 Italy Benetton Treviso   66  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan   89
 Greece AEK  69    Italy Benetton Treviso   96

Semifinals

Partizan – Kinder Bologna

April 21
18:15
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6183 Italy Kinder Bologna
Scoring by half: 25–45, 36–38
Pts: Brkić 17
Rebs: Lukovski 10
Asts: Brkić 2
Pts: Savić 23
Rebs: Abbio 5
Asts: Danilović 6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Armand De Keyser (BEL)

Benetton Treviso – AEK

April 21
20:30
Benetton Treviso Italy 6669 Greece AEK
Scoring by half: 36–37, 30–32
Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Rebraca, Rusconi 5
Asts: Bonora 5
Pts: Anderson 21
Rebs: Andersen 7
Asts: three players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third Place Game

April 23
18:15
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 8996 Italy Benetton Treviso
Scoring by half: 46–54, 43–42
Pts: Drobnjak 22
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: Lukovski 3
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Sciarra 7
Asts: four players 2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Armand De Keyser (BEL)

Final

April 23
20:30
Kinder Bologna Italy 5844 Greece AEK
Scoring by half: 28–20, 30–24
Pts: Rigaudeau 14
Rebs: Nesterović 9
Asts: Abbio, Sconochini 2
Pts: Lasa 7
Rebs: Tsakalidis 6
Asts: Lasa, Prelević 3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Attendance: 11,900
Referees: Miguel Ángel Betancor (ESP), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Kinder Bologna
AEK
Starters: P R A
PG
14
France Antoine Rigaudeau 14 2 0
SG
5
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Danilović 13 5 1
SF
10
Argentina Hugo Sconochini 10 8 2
PF
12
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Savić 7 6 0
C
8
Slovenia Rašo Nesterović 6 9 0
Reserves: P R A
SG
6
Italy Claudio Crippa DNP
SG
7
Italy Alessandro Abbio 6 1 2
C
11
Italy Augusto Binelli 2 1 0
PF
12
Italy Riccardo Morandotti DNP
PF
15
Italy Alessandro Frosini 0 0 0
Head coach:
Italy Ettore Messina
1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague
Champions
Italy
Kinder Bologna
First Title
Starters: P R A
PG
4
Italy Claudio Coldebella 3 1 0
SG
7
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bane Prelević 6 0 3
SF
8
United States Willie Anderson 4 4 1
PF
15
United States Victor Alexander 5 5 0
C
12
Greece Jake Tsakalidis 4 6 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
5
Spain José Lasa 7 1 3
SG
9
Greece Nikos Chatzis 4 2 1
C
10
Denmark Mikkel Larsen 2 0 0
PF
11
Greece Michalis Kakiouzis 5 2 0
C
14
Denmark Michael Andersen 4 4 0
Head coach:
Greece Giannis Ioannidis

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