The 1997 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four was the 1996–97 season's FIBA EuroLeague Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe.
Olympiacos won its first title, after defeating FC Barcelona Banca Catalana.
Bracket
Semifinals
Smelt Olimpija – Olympiacos
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana – ASVEL
Third-place game
Final
Starters: David Rivers 26 6 3 Giorgos Sigalas (C) 7 4 2 Franko Nakić 0 2 0 Dragan Tarlać 11 14 1 Panagiotis Fasoulas 6 4 1Reserves: Efthimis Bakatsias 1 0 0 Dimitrios Papanikolaou 11 4 0 Nasos Galakteros 0 0 0 Milan Tomić 9 4 1 Chris Welp 2 1 1Head coach: Dušan Ivković1996–97 FIBA EuroLeagueChampions Olympiacos First TitleStarters: Saša Đorđević 6 4 7 Xavi Fernández 0 1 0 Artūras Karnišovas 14 4 0 Andrés Jiménez (C) 16 9 2 Ramón Rivas 6 4 1Reserves: Rafa Jofresa 9 2 1 Roger Esteller 3 0 1 Enrique Andreu 2 0 0 Manel Bosch 0 2 0 Roberto Dueñas 2 0 0Head coach: Aíto García Reneses
Awards
FIBA EuroLeague Final Four MVP David Rivers ( Olympiacos)
FIBA EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer David Rivers ( Olympiacos)
FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four Team FIBA EuroLeague All-Final Four TeamPlayerTeamRef. David Rivers (MVP) Olympiacos Dimitrios Papanikolaou Olympiacos Brian Howard ASVEL Andrés Jiménez FC Barcelona Banca Catalana Dragan Tarlać Olympiacos
References
External links EuroLeague 1996–97 at FIBA Europe website