The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its nam ...
between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the FIBA European Champions' Cup (later renamed the EuroLeague) and the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (later renamed the FIBA Saporta Cup). The last Korać Cup season was held during the 2001–02 season.
History
The Korać Cup was named after the legendary Yugoslav player
Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known ...
, killed in 1969 in a car accident near
Sarajevo
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. The Korać Cup is not to be confused with the
Serbia
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n national basketball cup competition, the Radivoj Korać Cup, which has been named after Radivoj Korać since the mid-2000s, the next year after the international Korać Cup competition was terminated. Following the 2011 agreement between
FIBA Europe
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and the Basketball Federation of Serbia, the actual winners' trophy given out for 30 years in the Korać Cup (the so-called "Žućko's left") will, from 2012 onwards, be given to the winning team of the Serbian national cup competition.“Žućkova levica” ponovo u Srbiji B92, 18 February 2012
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Bob Lienhard
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Bob Lienhard
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Bob Lienhard
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He became the school's all-time leading rebounder with 1,116 career rebounds. He also holds the single season record with 396 reboun ...
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Pierlo Marzorati
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Arnaldo Taurisano
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Mirko Grgin Mirko ( Cyrillic script: Мирко) is a masculine given name of South Slavic origin.
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Renzo Bariviera
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* Franco (name)
* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
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Davide Pessina Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/ Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to:
Given name
* Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player
* Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian basketball player
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Fabrizio Ambrassa Fabrizio is an Italian first name, from the Latin word "Faber" meaning "smith" and may refer to:
* Fabrizio Barbazza (born 1963), Italian Formula One driver
* Fabrizio Barca (born 1954), Italian politician
* Fabrizio Brienza (born 1969), Italian mo ...
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Paolo Alberti
Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Paolo
Art
*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
*Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Nasos Galakteros
Athanasios "Nasos" Galakteros ( el, Αθανάσιος "Νάσος" Γαλακτερός; born March 10, 1969 in Kavala, Greece) is a retired Greek professional titleholder basketball player. Galakteros played professionally in the Greek Basket Le ...
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Nikos Boudouris
Nikolaos "Nikos" Boudouris (alternate spellings: Bountouris, Mpoudouris, Mpountouris) ( el, Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Μπουντούρης; born 25 September 1971 in Volos, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.
Early ca ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
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Soulis Markopoulos
Anastasios "Soulis" Markopoulos ( el, Ἀναστάσιος "Σούλης" Μαρκόπουλος; born March 1, 1949) is a Greek former professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. He last coached Aris of the Greek Basket Le ...
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Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Merced ...
Ademola Okulaja
Ademola Okulaja (10 July 1975 – 17 May 2022) was a German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. After his playing career, he became an agent for NBA player Dennis Schr ...
Sebastian Machowski
Sebastian may refer to:
People
* Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films and television
* ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film
* ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film
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Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Efes Pilsen
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independ ...
Conrad McRae
Conrad Bastien McRae (January 11, 1971 – July 10, 2000) was an American professional basketball player who had a successful career in Europe, for teams in France, Italy, Greece and Turkey. He was also selected by the Washington Bullets, in the s ...
Mirsad Türkcan
Mirsad Türkcan (born Mirsad Jahović, sr-cyr, Мирсад Јаховић; on June 7, 1976) is a Turkish former professional basketball player of Bosniak origin. Standing at a height of , he played at the power forward position. A three-time Al ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Charles Shackleford
Charles Edward Shackleford (April 22, 1966 – January 27, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.
He played center and power forward, he was renowned for his rebounding – regularly leading leagues in Europe.
He played 6 seasons in ...
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Mario Boni
Mario Boni (born 30 June 1963 in Codogno, Italy) is an Italian former professional basketball player.
Playing as shooting guard or small forward, he had a long career in the Italian leagues, finishing as the top scorer of the top-tier level Ser ...
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Panagiotis Liadelis
Panagiotis Liadelis (born December 7, 1974 in Volos, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) tall, he played as a point guard-shooting guard.
Professional career
Liadelis played for many s ...
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Dinos Angelidis
Konstantinos "Dinos" Angelidis (born 5 April 1969) is an Austrian-born retired Greek basketball player of mixed Greek-Austrian descent. Born in Vienna, he played professionally in the Greek Basket League and has represented Greece at senior level ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Mike Iuzzolino
Michael Alan Iuzzolino (born January 22, 1968) is an assistant men's basketball coach at Robert Morris University and a retired professional basketball player. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (35th pick overall) of the ...
Myron Brown
Julian Myron Brown (born November 3, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'3" (1.90 m), 180 lb (82 kg) shooting guard, he played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before playing around t ...
Alessandro Boni
Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Alessandro
* Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter
* Alessandro Baricco ...
Head Coach
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Andrea Mazzon
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew.
Origin of the name
The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...
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FC Barcelona
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Found ...
Milan Gurović
Milan Gurović ( sr-cyrl, Милан Гуровић; born 17 June 1975) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his pro career, he played for numerous clubs from all over Europe. Gurović was also ...
Rodrigo De la Fuente
Rodrigo de la Fuente Morgado (born 26 November 1976) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player and the current general manager of the basketball section of FC Barcelona.
Professional career
A 6 ft in (2.00 m) 220 l ...
Alfons Alzamora
Alfons Alzamora Ametller (born May 20, 1979) is a Spanish professional basketball player currently playing for Bàsquet Girona of the Liga EBA.
Player career
*1996/99 FC Barcelona (youth team)
*1999/00 FC Barcelona
*2000/01 Caprabo Lleida
* ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Yann Bonato
Yann Jean Claude Bonato (born March 4, 1972 in Cannes) is a former professional basketball player from France, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the senior French Men's National Team.
College career
Bonato played college ...
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Harper Williams
Harper Terry Williams (born May 25, 1971) is a retired American basketball player and a former administrative assistant on the Auburn Tigers coaching staff. He played professionally for 17 years, including ten in Spain's Liga ACB.
College and e ...
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Frédéric Weis
Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977) is a French former professional basketball player.
Professional career
During his pro career, Weis played with Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Danya Abrams
Danya Abrams (born September 24, 1974) is an American former basketball player who played for the Boston College Eagles during his time in the NCAA. He played professionally in Spain for Malaga, Sevilla, and Granada while in Greece for Apallon, M ...
Moustapha Sonko
Moustapha Sonko (born 14 June 1972 in Paris, France) is a former professional basketball player from France
Professional career
Sonko was the French 2nd Division French Player's MVP in 1993. He was the French 1st Division's French Playe ...
Jean-Marc Jaumin
Jean-Marc Jaumin (born 5 February 1970) is a Belgian retired basketball player and current head coach for Circus Brussels of the BNXT League.
Coaching career
After being an assistant-coach for two years with BC Oostende, the club Jaumin also pl ...
Berni Rodríguez
Bernardo Rodríguez Arias, nicknamed Berni Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ¾ in) tall.
Professional career
Rodríguez began his men's club career with Unicaja Macias ...
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Frédéric Weis
Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977) is a French former professional basketball player.
Professional career
During his pro career, Weis played with Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek ...
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Darren Phillip
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Germán Gabriel
Germán Antonio Gabriel Benaches (born November 16, 1980) is a Spanish retired professional basketball player. He played as a power forward and as a center.
Professional career
Gabriel signed with the Liga ACB club Estudiantes in 2009. After s ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
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Božidar Maljković
Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Божа Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.
He is one of the most successful bas ...
Cyril Julian
Cyril Julian (born 29 March 1974 in Castres, Tarn) is a French former men's professional basketball player. He spent most of his club career with the pro club SLUC Nancy in France.
Club career
After a stint in Tarbes where he started at ...
Joseph Gomis
Joseph Gomis (born 2 July 1978) is a French former professional basketball player.
Professional career
Gomis started his professional career with ALM Évreux in 1996, playing there for five seasons. He spent the 2001–02 season with SLUC Nancy, ...
Head Coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in asso ...
Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...
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Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
Virtus Roma
Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, commonly known as Virtus Roma, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome, Lazio. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the LBA, for the last time in the 2020–21 season.
It was form ...
Pace Mannion
Pace Shewan Mannion (born September 22, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in the Italian league with the team of Cantù (which won the FIBA Korać Cup in 1991 d ...
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Merced ...
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Merced ...
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Notes
* Coach Bogdan Tanjević made it to 5 Korać Cup finals with four different clubs, and lost all of them. In 1978 his Bosna team lost to Partizan 110–117 in overtime. Then in 1986 he made it to the very end again with Mobilgirgi Caserta, only to lose to Banco di Roma in a two legged final. Finally, in the '90s, Tanjević made 3 more finals, this time consecutively: with Stefanel Trieste in 1994 (lost to PAOK Bravo), and with Stefanel Milano in 1995 and 1996 (lost to
Alba Berlin
Alba Berlin is a German professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Merced ...
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Efes Pilsen
Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independ ...