FIBA Korać Cup

The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe 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, killed in 1969 in a car accident near Sarajevo. The Korać Cup is not to be confused with the Serbian 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 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.

On 6 October 1985, Zdenko Babic of KK Zadar scored 144 pts against Apollon Limassol, a record for a club continental competition.

Finals

Titles by club

Titles by nation

Winning rosters

• 1972 Lokomotiva

Nikola Plećaš, 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: Marijan Catinelli)

• 1973 Birra Forst Cantù

Pierlo Marzorati, Bob Lienhard, Carlo Recalcati, Antonio Farina, Mario Beretta, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Luciano Vendemini, Franco Meneghel, Renzo Tombolato, Giorgio Cattini, Danilo Zonta (Head coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)

• 1973–74 Birra Forst Cantù

Pierlo Marzorati, Bob Lienhard, Carlo Recalcati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Antonio Farina, Franco Meneghel, Mario Beretta, Renzo Tombolato, Giorgio Cattini, Luciano Vendemini, Danilo Zonta (Head coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)

• 1974–75 Birra Forst Cantù

Bob Lienhard, Pierlo Marzorati, Fabrizio Della Fiori, Carlo Recalcati, Antonio Farina, Franco Meneghel, Mario Beretta, Renzo Tombolato, Giorgio Cattini, Silvano Cancian (Head coach: Arnaldo Taurisano)

• 1975–76 Jugoplastika

Željko Jerkov, Rato Tvrdić, Duje Krstulović, Mirko Grgin, Mlađan Tudor, Branko Macura, Ivo Bilanović, Ivica Skaric, Damir Šolman, Branislav Stamenković, Ivica Dukan, Mihajlo Manović, Drago Peterka, Slobodan Bjelajac (Head coach: Petar Skansi)

• 1976–77 Jugoplastika

Željko Jerkov, Rato Tvrdić, Damir Šolman, Duje Krstulović, Mlađan Tudor, Mirko Grgin, Mihajlo Manović, Ivo Bilanović, Branko Macura, Ivica Dukan, Slobodan Bjelajac, Predrag Kruščić (Head coach: Petar Skansi)

• 1977–78 Partizan

Dragan Kićanović, Dražen Dalipagić, Miodrag Marić, Jadran Vujačić, Boban Petrović, Dragan Todorić, Dušan Kerkez, Boris Beravs, Milenko Babić, Milan Medić, Arsenije Pešić, Zoran Krečković, Dragan Đukić (Head coach: Ranko Žeravica)

• 1978–79 Partizan

Dragan Kićanović, Miodrag Marić, Boban Petrović, Arsenije Pešić, Dragan Todorić, Jadran Vujačić, Dušan Kerkez, Boris Beravs, Goran Knežević, Milenko Savović, Milenko Babić, Milan Medić, Predrag Bojić, Miroslav Milojević (Head coach: Dušan Ivković)

• 1979–80 Arrigoni Rieti

Roberto Brunamonti, 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: Elio Pentassuglia)

• 1980–81 Joventut Freixenet

Al Skinner, Luis Miguel Santillana, Josep Maria Margall, Gonzalo Sagi-Vela, Joe Galvin, Ernesto Delgado, German Gonzalez, Jordi Villacampa, Francisco Sole, Roberto Mora, Antonio Pruna (Head coach: Manel Comas)

• 1981–82 Limoges CSP

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: André Buffière)

• 1982–83 Limoges CSP

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: André Buffière)

• 1983–84 Orthez

Paul Henderson, John McCullough, Bengaly Kaba, Mathieu Bisseni, Freddy Hufnagel, Christian Ortega, Philippe Laperche, Pascal Laperche, Didier Gadou, Alain Gadou (Head coach: George Fisher)

• 1984–85 Simac Milano

Mike D'Antoni, 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: Dan Peterson)

• 1985–86 Banco di Roma

Leo Rautins, Bruce Flowers, Enrico Gilardi, Marco Solfrini, Stefano Sbarra, Fulvio Polesello, Franco Rossi, Phil Melillo, Fabrizio Valente, Claudio Brunetti, Gianluca Duri, Franco Picozzi (Head coach: Mario de Sisti)

• 1986–87 FC Barcelona

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: Aíto García Reneses)

• 1987–88 Real Madrid

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: Lolo Sainz)

• 1988–89 Partizan

Vlade Divac, Aleksandar Đorđević, Predrag Danilović, Žarko Paspalj, Ivo Nakić, Željko Obradović, Oliver Popović, Milenko Savović, Jadran Vujačić, Miladin Mutavdžić, Boris Orcev, Predrag Prlinčević, Dejan Lakićević, Vladimir Bosanac (Head coach: 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: Herb Brown / Pedro Martínez)

• 1990–91 Shampoo Clear Cantù

Pace Mannion, Pierlo Marzorati, Davide Pessina, Giuseppe Bosa, Roosevelt Bouie, Alberto Rossini, Angelo Gilardi, Andrea Gianolla, Silvano Dal Seno, Omar Tagliabue, Alessandro Zorzolo, Fabio Gatti (Head coach: Fabrizio Frates)

• 1991–92 Il Messaggero Roma

Dino Rađa, Rick Mahorn, Roberto Premier, Andrea Niccolai, Alessandro Fantozzi, Donato Avenia, Stefano Attruia, Fausto Bargna, Davide Croce, Gianluca Lulli (Head coach: 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: Mike D'Antoni)

• 1993–94 PAOK Bravo

Walter Berry, Zoran Savić, Branislav Prelević, John Korfas, Nasos Galakteros, Nikos Boudouris, Achilleas Mamatziolas, George Ballogiannis, Christos Tsekos, Efthimis Rentzias, Georgios Valavanidis, Fotis Takianos (Head coach: Soulis Markopoulos)

• 1994–95 Alba Berlin

Teoman Alibegović, Saša Obradović, Gunther Behnke, Henrik Rödl, Ingo Freyer, Ademola Okulaja, Stephan Baeck, Teoman Öztürk, Sebastian Machowski, Patrick Falk, Oliver Braun (Head coach: Svetislav Pešić)

• 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: Aydın Örs)

• 1996–97 Aris

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: Slobodan-Lefteris Subotić)

• 1997–98 Mash Jeans Verona

Mike Iuzzolino, Hansi Gnad, Randolph Keys, Myron Brown, Roberto Dalla Vecchia, Roberto Bullara, Joachim Jerichow, Alessandro Boni, Matteo Nobile, Giampiero Savio, Damiano Dalfini, Davide Tisato, Matteo Sacchetti, Mario Soave, Massimo Spezie (Head coach: Andrea Mazzon)

• 1998–99 FC Barcelona

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: Aíto García Reneses)

• 1999–00 Limoges CSP

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: Duško Ivanović)

• 2000–01 Unicaja

Danya Abrams, Veljko Mršić, Moustapha Sonko, Richard Petruška, Jean-Marc Jaumin, Paco Vazquez, Berni Rodríguez, Frédéric Weis, Darren Phillip, Carlos Cabezas, Kenny Miller, Germán Gabriel, Francis Perujo (Head coach: 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: 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
• 1994–95 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

Index rating

• 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
• 2001–02 Victor Khryapa (Avtodor Saratov): 24.9

Korać Cup Finals Top Scorers

From the 1972 to 2001–02 seasons, the Top Scorer of the Korać Cup finals was noted, regardless of whether he played on the winning or losing team.

Top scoring performances in final games

1. Dražen Dalipagić (Partizan) 48 points vs. Bosna (in 1977–78 final)
2. Dražen Petrović (Cibona) 47 points vs. Real Madrid (in second leg of 1987–88 final)
3. Dragan Kićanović (Partizan) 41 points vs. Arrigoni Rieti (in 1978–79 final)
4. Nikola Plećaš (Lokomotiva) 40 points vs. OKK Beograd (in second leg of 1971–72 final)
5. Sasha Djordjević (Philips Milano) 38 points vs. Virtus Roma (in second leg of 1992–93 final)
6. Antonello Riva (Wiwa Vismara Cantù) 36 points vs. Partizan (in second leg of 1988–89 final)
7. Pace Mannion (Shampoo Clear Cantù) 35 points vs. Real Madrid (in second leg of 1990–91 final)
8. Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP) 35 points vs. Šibenka (in 1981–82 final)
9. Ed Murphy (Limoges CSP) 34 points vs. Šibenka (in 1982–83 final)
10. Željko Jerkov (Jugoplastika) 34 points vs. Alco Bologna (in 1976–77 final)
11. Dino Rađa (Il Messaggero Roma) 34 points vs. Scavolini Pesaro (in first leg of 1991–92 final)
12. Saša Obradović (Alba Berlin) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in first leg of 1994–95 final)
13. Teoman Alibegović (Alba Berlin) 34 points vs. Stefanel Milano (in second leg of 1994–95 final)

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 and Efes Pilsen, respectively).

References

Sources

• FIBA Korać Cup
• Stats leaders

See also

• FIBA Saporta Cup
• FIBA EuroCup Challenge
• FIBA EuroChallenge
• European Basketball Club Super Cup
• Rosters of the top basketball teams in European club competitions

External links