1993 FIBA European League Final Four

1993 FIBA European League Final Four
Tournament details
Host Piraeus,  Greece
Arena Peace and Friendship Stadium
Dates April 1993
Final positions
Champions France Limoges (1st title)
Runners-up Italy Benetton Treviso
Third place Greece PAOK
Fourth place Spain Real Madrid
Awards and statistics
MVP Croatia Toni Kukoč

The 1993 FIBA European League Final Four was the 1993–94 season's European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.

Limoges won its first title after defeating Benetton Treviso in the final match. It was the first time a French team was the European champion.

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
 Greece PAOK  77  
 Italy Benetton Treviso  79  
 
     Italy Benetton Treviso  55
   France Limoges  59
Third place
 Spain Real Madrid  52  Spain Real Madrid  70
 France Limoges  62    Greece PAOK  76

Semifinals

Real Madrid – Limoges

13 April 1993
Real Madrid Spain 5262 France Limoges
Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 26–26
Pts: Sabonis 19
Rebs: Brown, Sabonis 10
Asts: Lasa 5
Pts: Young 20
Rebs: Young 7
Asts: Bilba, Zdovc 3
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 12,000

PAOK – Benetton Treviso

13 April 1993
21:15
PAOK Greece 7779 Italy Benetton Treviso
Scoring by quarter: 51–45, 26–34
Pts: Prelević 21
Rebs: Levingston 12
Asts: three players 1
Pts: Rusconi 23
Rebs: Kukoč 8
Asts: Kukoč 10
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Iztok Rems (SLO)

Third place game

15 April 1993
19:00
Real Madrid Spain 7076 Greece PAOK
Scoring by quarter: 38–46, 32–30
Pts: Biriukov 15
Rebs: Sabonis 18
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Barlow 20
Rebs: Fasoulas 14
Asts: Korfas, Prelević 3
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Roger Ekström (SWE)

Final

15 April 1993
21:15
Benetton Treviso Italy 5559 France Limoges
Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 27–37
Pts: Teagle 19
Rebs: Rusconi 15
Asts: Kukoč, Mian 3
Pts: Young 18
Rebs: Redden 10
Asts: Zdovc 3
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Iztok Rems (SLO)
Benetton Treviso
Limoges
Starters: P R A
PG
4
Italy Marco Mian 5 3 3
SG
11
United States Terry Teagle 19 4 0
SF
7
Croatia Toni Kukoč 14 5 3
PF
12
Italy Alberto Vianini 2 3 0
C
15
Italy Stefano Rusconi 13 15 0
Reserves: P R A
PG
6
Italy Massimo Iacopini 2 4 0
C
10
Italy Nino Pellacani 0 3 0
SG
13
Italy Germán Scarone 0 0 0
Head coach:
Croatia Petar Skansi
1993 European champions
France
Limoges
First title
Starters: P R A
PG
9
Slovenia Jure Zdovc 9 1 3
SG
5
France Jimmy Vérove 3 2 0
SF
8
United States Michael Young 18 7 1
PF
14
France Jim Bilba 15 8 0
C
15
France Willie Redden 6 10 1
Reserves: P R A
PG
4
France Frédéric Forte 4 1 2
PF
7
France Richard Dacoury 3 4 0
C
13
France Franck Butter 1 4 1
Head coach:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Božidar Maljković

Final Four 1993 MVP: Croatia Toni Kukoč (Benetton Treviso)

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