1998 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

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

April 21
18:15

Partizan	61–83	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)

April 21
20:30

Benetton Treviso	66–69	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)

April 23
18:15

Partizan	89–96	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)

April 23
20:30

Kinder Bologna	58–44	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	Antoine Rigaudeau	14	2	0
SG	5	Saša Danilović	13	5	1
SF	10	Hugo Sconochini	10	8	2
PF	12	Zoran Savić	7	6	0
C	8	Rašo Nesterović	6	9	0
Reserves:			P	R	A
SG	6	Claudio Crippa	DNP
SG	7	Alessandro Abbio	6	1	2
C	11	Augusto Binelli	2	1	0
PF	12	Riccardo Morandotti	DNP
PF	15	Alessandro Frosini	0	0	0
Head coach:
Ettore Messina

1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague Champions
Kinder Bologna First Title

Starters:			P	R	A

PG	4	Claudio Coldebella	3	1	0
SG	7	Bane Prelević	6	0	3
SF	8	Willie Anderson	4	4	1
PF	15	Victor Alexander	5	5	0
C	12	Jake Tsakalidis	4	6	1
Reserves:			P	R	A
PG	5	José Lasa	7	1	3
SG	9	Nikos Chatzis	4	2	1
C	10	Mikkel Larsen	2	0	0
PF	11	Michalis Kakiouzis	5	2	0
C	14	Michael Andersen	4	4	0
Head coach:
Giannis Ioannidis

Kinder Bologna 1997–98 EuroLeague Champions

5 Danilović 6 Crippa 7 Abbio 8 Nesterović 10 Sconochini 11 Binelli 12 Savić (Final4 MVP) 13 Morandotti 14 Rigaudeau 15 Frosini Amaechi Ress Gonzo Ravaglia Ruini Coach Messina

FIBA European Champions Cup era, 1958–2001

Seasons	1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01

Finals	1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Euroleague Basketball era, 2000–present

Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Finals	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

General information

History	Euroleague Basketball Tournament history EuroLeague American Tour EuroLeague TV NBA vs. EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament

Awards	EuroLeague Basketball Awards FIBA SuproLeague Awards FIBA All-Star Games FIBA EuroStars All-Final Four Team Final Four MVP EuroLeague Legends 50 Greatest Contributors 2001–10 All-Decade Team

Statistics	Finals Final Four Arenas Team records and statistics EuroLeague records Final Four records Individual statistics Individual highs Performance Index Rating Career stats leaders Rosters of finalists EuroLeague clubs performance comparison European club pyramid National league rankings

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