The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations.
...
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
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) and the FIBA Cup Winners Cup (later renamed the
FIBA Saporta Cup
The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...
). 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, 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
The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...
, 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.
Finals
Titles by club
Titles by nation
Winning rosters
* 1972
Lokomotiva
Nikola Plećaš
Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948) is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He was considered to be one of the greatest Europea ...
,
Damir Rukavina,
Vječeslav Kavedžija,
Rajko Gospodnetić,
Milivoj Omašić,
Eduard Bočkaj,
Ivica Valek,
Dragan Kovačić,
Petar Jelić,
Ante Ercegović,
Zdenko Grgić,
Srećko Šute,
Zvonko Avberšek (
Head Coach
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:
Marijan Catinelli)
* 1973
Birra Forst Cantù
Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
,
Bob Lienhard,
Carlo Recalcati,
Antonio Farina,
Mario Beretta,
Fabrizio Della Fiori,
Luciano Vendemini
Luciano Vendemini (11 July 1952 – 20 February 1977) was an Italian basketball player. He was a member of the Italian team that finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the X ...
,
Franco Meneghel,
Renzo Tombolato,
Giorgio Cattini,
Danilo Zonta (
Head Coach
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:
Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1973–74
Birra Forst Cantù
Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
,
Bob Lienhard,
Carlo Recalcati,
Fabrizio Della Fiori,
Antonio Farina,
Franco Meneghel,
Mario Beretta,
Renzo Tombolato,
Giorgio Cattini,
Luciano Vendemini
Luciano Vendemini (11 July 1952 – 20 February 1977) was an Italian basketball player. He was a member of the Italian team that finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the X ...
,
Danilo Zonta (
Head Coach
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:
Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1974–75
Birra Forst Cantù
Bob Lienhard,
Pierlo Marzorati
Pierluigi "Pierlo" Marzorati (born 12 September 1952) is an Italian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "L'ingegnere volante" ( EN: "The Flying Engineer"). He is considered to have been one of the be ...
,
Fabrizio Della Fiori,
Carlo Recalcati,
Antonio Farina,
Franco Meneghel,
Mario Beretta,
Renzo Tombolato,
Giorgio Cattini,
Silvano Cancian (
Head Coach
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:
Arnaldo Taurisano)
* 1975–76
Jugoplastika
Željko Jerkov,
Rato Tvrdić,
Duje Krstulović
Dujam "Duje" Krstulović (born 5 February 1953) is a former Croatian basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
References
1953 births
Living people
Yugoslav men's basketball players
1978 FIBA Wo ...
,
Mirko Grgin,
Mlađan Tudor,
Branko Macura,
Ivo Bilanović,
Ivica Skaric,
Damir Šolman,
Branislav Stamenković,
Ivica Dukan,
Mihajlo Manović,
Drago Peterka,
Slobodan Bjelajac (
Head Coach
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:
Petar Skansi)
* 1976–77
Jugoplastika
Željko Jerkov,
Rato Tvrdić,
Damir Šolman,
Duje Krstulović
Dujam "Duje" Krstulović (born 5 February 1953) is a former Croatian basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
References
1953 births
Living people
Yugoslav men's basketball players
1978 FIBA Wo ...
,
Mlađan Tudor,
Mirko Grgin,
Mihajlo Manović,
Ivo Bilanović,
Branko Macura,
Ivica Dukan,
Slobodan Bjelajac,
Predrag Kruščić (
Head Coach
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:
Petar Skansi)
* 1977–78
Partizan
Dragan Kićanović
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A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
,
Dražen Dalipagić
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,
Miodrag Marić,
Jadran Vujačić,
Boban Petrović,
Dragan Todorić
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,
Dušan Kerkez,
Boris Beravs,
Milenko Babić,
Milan Medić,
Arsenije Pešić,
Zoran Krečković,
Dragan Đukić (
Head Coach
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:
Ranko Žeravica
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)
* 1978–79
Partizan
Dragan Kićanović
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A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
,
Miodrag Marić,
Boban Petrović,
Arsenije Pešić,
Dragan Todorić
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,
Jadran Vujačić,
Dušan Kerkez,
Boris Beravs,
Goran Knežević,
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović (18 July 1960 – 1 March 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player. For most of his career, he was the captain of KK Partizan.
Savović died from COVID-19
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,
Milenko Babić,
Milan Medić,
Predrag Bojić,
Miroslav Milojević (
Head Coach
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:
Dušan Ivković)
* 1979–80
Arrigoni Rieti
Roberto Brunamonti
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,
Lee Johnson,
Willie Sojourner,
Giuseppe Danzi,
Alberto Scodavolpe,
Gianfranco Sanesi,
Antonio Olivieri,
Luca Blasetti,
Mauro Antonelli,
Stefano Colantoni,
Paolo di Fazi,
Antonio Coppola (
Head Coach
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:
Elio Pentassuglia)
* 1980–81
Joventut Freixenet
Al Skinner,
Luis Miguel Santillana
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References
External links
*
1951 births
Living people ...
,
Josep Maria Margall,
Gonzalo Sagi-Vela,
Joe Galvin,
Ernesto Delgado,
German Gonzalez,
Jordi Villacampa,
Francisco Sole
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,
Roberto Mora,
Antonio Pruna (
Head Coach
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:
Manel Comas)
* 1981–82
Limoges CSP
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History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
Ed Murphy,
Richard Dacoury,
Jean-Michel Sénégal,
Irv Kiffin,
Apollo Faye,
Jean-Luc Deganis,
Yves-Marie Verove,
Didier Rose,
Richard Billet,
Philippe Koundrioukoff,
Eric Narbonne,
Benoit Tremouille (
Head Coach
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:
André Buffière)
* 1982–83
Limoges CSP
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History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
Ed Murphy,
Richard Dacoury,
Jean-Michel Sénégal,
Glenn Mosley,
Apollo Faye,
Jean-Luc Deganis,
Hugues Occansey,
Didier Dobbels,
Didier Rose,
Eric Narbonne,
Mathieu Faye,
Olivier Garry (
Head Coach
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:
André Buffière)
* 1983–84
Orthez
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Paul Henderson,
John McCullough,
Bengaly Kaba,
Mathieu Bisseni,
Freddy Hufnagel, Christian Ortega,
Philippe Laperche,
Pascal Laperche,
Didier Gadou,
Alain Gadou (
Head Coach
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:
George Fisher)
* 1984–85
Simac Milano
Mike D'Antoni
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While h ...
,
Dino Meneghin,
Russ Schoene,
Roberto Premier,
Joe Barry Carroll,
Renzo Bariviera,
Franco Boselli,
Mario Pettorossi,
Vittorio Gallinari,
Tullio De Piccoli,
Marco Lamperti,
Mario Governa,
Marco Baldi (
Head Coach
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:
Dan Peterson
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)
* 1985–86
Banco di Roma
Leo Rautins,
Bruce Flowers,
Enrico Gilardi,
,
Stefano Sbarra,
Fulvio Polesello,
Franco Rossi,
Phil Melillo,
Fabrizio Valente,
Claudio Brunetti,
Gianluca Duri,
Franco Picozzi (
Head Coach
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:
Mario de Sisti)
* 1986–87
FC Barcelona
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Juan Antonio San Epifanio,
Chicho Sibilio,
Wallace Bryant,
Ignacio Solozabal,
Andrés Jiménez,
Steve Trumbo,
Juan Domingo De la Cruz,
Quim Costa,
Jordi Soler,
Julian Ortiz,
Ferran Martínez,
Kenny Simpson (
Head Coach
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:
Aíto García Reneses)
* 1987–88
Real Madrid
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Wendell Alexis,
Fernando Martín,
Brad Branson,
Fernando Romay,
Juan Antonio Corbalán,
José Biriukov,
José Luis Llorente,
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga,
Pep Cargol,
Antonio Martín,
Alfonso Del Corral (
Head Coach
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:
Lolo Sainz
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)
* 1988–89
Partizan
Vlade Divac,
Aleksandar Đorđević,
Predrag Danilović,
Žarko Paspalj,
Ivo Nakić,
Željko Obradović
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,
Oliver Popović,
Milenko Savović
Milenko Savović (18 July 1960 – 1 March 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player. For most of his career, he was the captain of KK Partizan.
Savović died from COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious d ...
,
Jadran Vujačić,
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*Miladin Kozlina (born 1983), handball player
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*Miladin Pešterac (1960– ...
,
Boris Orcev,
Predrag Prlinčević,
Dejan Lakićević,
Vladimir Bosanac (
Head Coach
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:
Dušan Vujošević)
* 1989–90
Ram Joventut
Jordi Villacampa,
Lemone Lampley,
Reggie Johnson,
Juan Antonio Morales,
Jose Antonio Montero,
Rafael Jofresa,
Tomás Jofresa,
Carlos Ruf,
Josep Maria Margall,
Dani Pérez,
Antonio Medianero,
Pere Remon,
Ferran Lopez,
Robert Bellavista (
Head Coach
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:
Herb Brown /
Pedro Martínez)
* 1990–91
Shampoo Clear Cantù
Pace Mannion,
Pierlo Marzorati
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,
Davide Pessina,
Giuseppe Bosa,
Roosevelt Bouie,
Alberto Rossini,
Angelo Gilardi,
Andrea Gianolla,
Silvano Dal Seno,
Omar Tagliabue,
Alessandro Zorzolo,
Fabio Gatti (
Head Coach
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:
Fabrizio Frates)
* 1991–92
Il Messaggero Roma
Dino Rađa
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,
Rick Mahorn,
Roberto Premier,
Andrea Niccolai,
Alessandro Fantozzi,
Donato Avenia,
Stefano Attruia,
Fausto Bargna,
Davide Croce,
Gianluca Lulli (
Head Coach
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:
Paolo di Fonzo)
* 1992–93
Philips Milano
Aleksandar Đorđević,
Antonello Riva,
Antonio Davis,
Riccardo Pittis,
Flavio Portaluppi,
Davide Pessina,
Fabrizio Ambrassa,
Paolo Alberti,
Marco Baldi,
Marco Sambugaro,
Massimo Re (
Head Coach
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:
Mike D'Antoni
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While h ...
)
* 1993–94
PAOK Bravo
Walter Berry,
Zoran Savić,
Branislav Prelević
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,
John Korfas,
Nasos Galakteros,
Nikos Boudouris,
Achilleas Mamatziolas,
George Ballogiannis,
Christos Tsekos,
Efthimis Rentzias,
Georgios Valavanidis,
Fotis Takianos (
Head Coach
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:
Soulis Markopoulos)
* 1994–95
Alba Berlin
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Teoman Alibegović,
Saša Obradović,
Gunther Behnke,
Henrik Rödl,
Ingo Freyer,
Ademola Okulaja
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,
Stephan Baeck,
Teoman Öztürk,
Sebastian Machowski,
Patrick Falk,
Oliver Braun (
Head Coach
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:
Svetislav Pešić
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During his club ...
)
* 1995–96
Efes Pilsen
Petar Naumoski,
Conrad McRae,
Ufuk Sarıca,
Mirsad Türkcan,
Volkan Aydın,
Tamer Oyguç,
Murat Evliyaoğlu,
Hüseyin Beşok,
Bora Sancar,
Mustafa Kemal Bitim,
Alpay Öztaş,
Erdal Bibo (
Head Coach
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:
Aydın Örs)
* 1996–97
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* ...
José "Piculín" Ortiz,
Charles Shackleford,
Mario Boni,
Panagiotis Liadelis,
Dinos Angelidis,
Mike Nahar,
Alan Tomidy,
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos,
Giannis Sioutis,
Georgios Floros,
Srđan Jovanović,
Alexis Papadatos,
Aris Holopoulos (
Head Coach
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:
Slobodan-Lefteris Subotić)
* 1997–98
Mash Jeans Verona
Mike Iuzzolino,
Hansi Gnad,
Randolph Keys
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,
Myron Brown,
Roberto Dalla Vecchia,
Roberto Bullara,
Joachim Jerichow,
Alessandro Boni,
Matteo Nobile,
Giampiero Savio,
Damiano Dalfini,
Davide Tisato
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* Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian ...
,
Matteo Sacchetti,
Mario Soave,
Massimo Spezie (
Head Coach
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:
Andrea Mazzon)
* 1998–99
FC Barcelona
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Aleksandar Đorđević,
Derrick Alston,
Milan Gurović,
Efthimis Rentzias,
Roger Esteller,
Rodrigo De la Fuente,
Roberto Dueñas,
Xavi Fernandez,
Ignacio Rodríguez,
Alfons Alzamora,
Oriol Junyent,
Juan Carlos Navarro,
Chema Marcos (
Head Coach
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Aíto García Reneses)
* 1999–00
Limoges CSP
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History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
Marcus Brown,
Yann Bonato,
Harper Williams,
Frédéric Weis,
Bruno Hamm,
Thierry Rupert,
Stéphane Dumas,
David Frigout,
Stjepan Stazic,
Jean-Philippe Methelie,
Carl Thomas,
Frédéric Adjiwanou (
Head Coach
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Duško Ivanović)
* 2000–01
Unicaja
Danya Abrams,
Veljko Mršić
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Moustapha Sonko
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Professional career
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Richard Petruška,
Jean-Marc Jaumin,
Paco Vazquez,
Berni Rodríguez,
Frédéric Weis,
Darren Phillip,
Carlos Cabezas,
Kenny Miller,
Germán Gabriel,
Francis Perujo (
Head Coach
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Božidar Maljković)
* 2001–02
SLUC Nancy
Stevin Smith,
Cyril Julian,
Ross Land,
Fabien Dubos,
Goran Bošković,
Joseph Gomis,
Vincent Masingue,
Maxime Zianveni,
Mouhamadou Mbodji,
Danilo Cmiljanić,
Gary Phaeton,
Loic Toilier (
Head Coach
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Sylvain Lautie)
Statistical leaders per season
Top scorers
Since the beginning of the
1986–87 season (Total Points Per Season):
*1986–87
Paul Thompson (Limoges): 245
*1987–88
Drazen Petrovic (Cibona Zagreb): 302
*1988–89
Jeff Turner (Wiwa Vismara Cantù): 273
*1989–90
Reggie Johnson (Jovedud Badalona): 265
*1990–91
Pace Mannion (Clear Cantù): 334
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Points Per Game):
*1991–92
Joe Arlauckas (Taugres Vitoria): 29.7
*1992–93
Joe Arlauckas (Taugres Vitoria): 32
*1993–94
Henry Turner (Panionios Smyrna): 27.5
*1994–95
Steve Burtt (Illycaffé Trieste): 32.9
*1995–96
Mitchell Wiggins (Sporting Athens): 27.1
*1996–97
Orlando Lightfoot (Echo Houthalen): 28.6
*1997–98
Mike Iuzzolino (Mash Verona): 22.8
*1998–99
David Bergstrom (Norrkoping Dolphins): 25.7
*1999–00
Brian Evans (Lineltex Imola): 23.1
*2000–01
Acie Earl (Turk Telecom): 24.9
*2001–02
Velimir Perasović (Fuenlabrada): 23.8
Most rebounds
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Rebounds Per Game):
*1991–92
Arvydas Sabonis (Forum Valladolid): 15.6
*1992–93
P.J. Brown (Panionios Smyrna): 14.3
*1993–94
Ed Stokes (Panionios Smyrna): 12.8
*1994–95
Kevin Thompson (Illycaffe Trieste): 16
*1995–96
Dallas Comegys (Fenerbahce Istanbul): 12.1
*1996–97
Steve Payne (JDA Dijon): 11.7
*1997–98
Michael Ansley (Darussafaka Istanbul): 9.2
*1998–99
Richard Petruska (Galatasaray Istanbul): 9.7
*1999–00
Mark Dean (Maccabi Haifa): 14.7
*2000–01
Tanoka Beard (Fenerbahce): 13.8
*2001–02
Kebu Stewart (Hapoel Jerusalem): 11.7
Most assists
Since the beginning of the
1991–92 season (Assists Per Game):
*1991–92
Pablo Laso (Taugres Vitoria): 9
*1992–93
Pablo Laso (Taugres Vitoria): 8.7
*1993–94
Henrik Rodl (Alba Berlin): 5.3
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Evgeni Pashutin (Dynamo Moscow): 9.3
*1995–96
Delaney Rudd (ASVEL Villeurbanne): 6.5
*1996–97
Oleg Ten (CSK VVS Samara): 7.5
*1997–98
Gianmarco Pozzecco (Varese): 5.4
*1998–99
Jean-Marc Jaumin (Sunair Oostende): 6.7
*1999–00
Teemu Rannikko (Piiloset Turku): 5.5
*2000–01
Georgi Mladenov (Levski Sofia): 7.4
*2001–02
Petr Czudek (BK Opava): 7.9
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*1991–92 Arvydas Sabonis (Forum Valladolid): 34.7
*1992–93 Joe Arlauckas (Taugres Vitoria): 36
*1993–94 Henry Turner (Panionios Smyrna): 27.2
*1994–95 Kevin Thompson (Illycaffe Trieste): 29.8
*1995–96 Dallas Comegys (Fenerbahce Istanbul): 23.7
*1996–97 Orlando Lightfoot (Echo Houthalen): 30.1
*1997–98 Michael Ansley (Darussafaka Istanbul): 24.4
*1988–89 Jared Lee Miller (FC Porto): 23.3
*1999–00 Thalamus McGhee (Apollon Limassol): 26.9
*2000–01 Tanoka Beard (Fenerbahce): 30.7
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Korać Cup Finals Top Scorers
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Top scoring performances in final games
# Dražen Dalipagić
Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...
( Partizan) 48 points vs. Bosna (in 1977–78 final)
# Dražen Petrović ( Cibona) 47 points vs. Real Madrid
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(in second leg of 1987–88 final)
# Dragan Kićanović
Dragan Kićanović (; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player.
A tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is considered to be one of the best European players and scorers ...
( Partizan) 41 points vs. Arrigoni Rieti (in 1978–79 final)
# Nikola Plećaš
Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948) is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He was considered to be one of the greatest Europea ...
( Lokomotiva) 40 points vs. OKK Beograd (in second leg of 1971–72 final)
# Sasha Djordjević ( Philips Milano) 38 points vs. Virtus Roma (in second leg of 1992–93 final)
# Antonello Riva ( Wiwa Vismara Cantù) 36 points vs. Partizan (in second leg of 1988–89 final)
# Pace Mannion ( Shampoo Clear Cantù) 35 points vs. Real Madrid
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(in second leg of 1990–91 final)
# Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP
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History
The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became t ...
) 35 points vs. Šibenka (in 1981–82 final)
# Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
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) 34 points vs. Šibenka (in 1982–83 final)
# Željko Jerkov ( Jugoplastika) 34 points vs. Alco Bologna (in 1976–77 final)
# Dino Rađa
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( Il Messaggero Roma) 34 points vs. Scavolini Pesaro (in first leg of 1991–92 final)
# Saša Obradović (Alba Berlin
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) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in first leg of 1994–95 final)
# Teoman Alibegović (Alba Berlin
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) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in second leg of 1994–95 final)
Notes
* Coach Bogdan Tanjević
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He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club became the t ...
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 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 Uber Arena and c ...
and Efes Pilsen, respectively).
References
Sources
FIBA Korać Cup
Stats leaders
See also
* FIBA Saporta Cup
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* FIBA EuroCup Challenge
* FIBA EuroChallenge
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* European Basketball Club Super Cup
* Rosters of the top basketball teams in European club competitions
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