The 1987 McDonald's Open took place at MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, United States. This was the first edition of the McDonald's Championship and was a round-robin competition among three teams: the Milwaukee Bucks, Tracer Milano and the Soviet Union national basketball team. The decider was played between Milwaukee Bucks and the Soviet Union on 25 October 1987.
Participants
Club Qualified as Milwaukee Bucks Host club (9th place in the 1986–87 NBA season) Tracer Milano Champions of the 1986–87 FIBA European Champions Cup Soviet Union Finalists of the EuroBasket 1987
Games October 23, 1987
October 24, 1987
October 25, 1987
Rosters
Milwaukee Bucks: Jack Sikma, Randy Breuer, Paul Pressey, Terry Cummings, Jerry Reynolds - Charles Davis, Pace Mannion, JJ Weber, Paul Mokeski, Keith Smith, John Stroeder, Bob McCann, Dudley Bradley, Winston Garland. Coach: Del Harris Soviet national team: Tiit Sokk, Viktor Pankrashkin, Valery Tikhonenko, Aleksandr Volkov, Sarunas Marciulionis - Alexander Belostenny, Sergei Tarakanov, Valdemaras Chomičius, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Valdis Valters, Sergei Grishaev, Valery Goborov. Coach: Aleksandr Gomelsky Tracer Milano: Bob McAdoo, Riccardo Pittis, Fausto Bargna, Rickey Brown, Mike D'Antoni, Dino Meneghin, Roberto Premier, Massimiliano Aldi, Pieto Montecchia, Mario Governa. Coach: Franco Casalini
Final standings Pos. Team Pld. W L PF PA PD 1. Milwaukee Bucks 2 2 0 250 211 +39 2. Soviet Union 2 1 1 235 235 0 3. Tracer Milano 2 0 2 219 258 -39
1987 McDonald's ChampionsMilwaukee Bucks
Sources Bucks vs Soviet Union Bucks vs Tracer Soviets vs Tracer Historical História 1987
External links NBA International Pre-Season and Regular-Season Games List of champions at a-d-c