The 1987 McDonald's Open took place at MECCA Arena in

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, United States. This was the first edition of the McDonald's Championship and was a round-robin competition between three teams:

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, Tracer Milano and the

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. The decider was played between

and the Soviet Union on 25 October 1987.

Participants

Games

October 23, 1987 October 24, 1987 October 25, 1987

Rosters

Milwaukee Bucks:

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, Randy Breuer, Paul Pressey,

Terry Cummings Robert Terrell “Terry” Cummings (born March 15, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Cummings was voted Rookie of the Year and was a two-time All-Star ...

, 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 Rimas Kurtinaitis (born 15 May 1960) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuania men's national team and Sabah BC. As a player, he was ...

, Valdis Valters, Sergei Grishaev, Valery Goborov. Coach: Aleksandr Gomelsky
Tracer Milano:

Bob McAdoo Robert Allen McAdoo Jr. ( ; born September 25, 1951) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a five-time NBA All-Star and named the NBA Mos ...

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, Fausto Bargna,

Rickey Brown Rickey Darnell Brown (born August 29, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the power forward and center positions. High school Brown attended and played high school basketball at West ...

Mike D'Antoni Michael Andrew D'Antoni (born May 8, 1951) is an American-Italian professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as a coaching advisor for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While h ...

, Dino Meneghin, Roberto Premier, Massimiliano Aldi, Pieto Montecchia, Mario Governa. Coach: Franco Casalini

Final standings

Sources

Bucks vs Soviet UnionBucks vs TracerHistoricalHistória 1987

External links

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