1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

The 1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup for men's professional basketball clubs and the 21st edition of the tournament being in the form of a true intercontinental tournament. It was contested through a best-of-three playoff format, in September 1996, in order to determine the world club champion. It was contested between the winners of the 1995–96 season of the FIBA European League, Panathinaikos, and Olimpia, the winners of the 1996 edition of the FIBA South American League.

1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Olimpia Panathinaikos
Argentina Greece
1 2
First leg
DateSeptember 4, 1996 (1996-09-04)
VenueClaudio Newell, Rosario
Second leg
DateSeptember 10, 1996 (1996-09-10)
VenueOlympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi
Third leg
DateSeptember 12, 1996 (1996-09-12)
VenueOlympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi
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The first game of the 3 game series was held on 4 September 1996, at the Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, the home arena of Olimpia. Olimpia won the first game of the series by a score of 89–83. The Olympic Indoor Hall hosted the last 2 games, on 10 September 1996, and 12 September 1996. Panathinaikos won the second and third games of the series, and became the 1996 world club champions.

Series summary

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Game Date Home team Result Road team
Game 1 September 4 Olimpia 89–83
Game 2 September 10 83–78 Olimpia
Game 3 September 12 101–76 Olimpia

Panathinaikos won the series 2-1.

Game 1

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September 4
2:00
Olimpia   89–83   Panathinaikos
Pts: Racca 25 Pts: Amaechi 23
Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosaria, Argentina
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Juan Figueroa (PUR), José Lapaix (DOM)

Olimpia: Montecchia 6, Racca 25, Wilson 8, Jadlow 21, Uranga 7, Victoriano 12, Gutiérrez 2, Nocioni 2, Zulberti 6.

Panathinaikos: Dinkins 7, Alvertis 21, Koch 0, Amaechi 23, Martínez 8, Oikonomou 8, Georgikopoulos 0, Sconochini 16.

Game 2

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September 10
16:00
Panathinaikos   83–78   Olimpia
Scoring by half: 37-34, 46-44
Pts: Alvertis 30
Rebs: Amaechi 9
Asts: Dinkins 5
Pts: Victoriano 23
Rebs: Wilson 10
Asts: Victoriano 5
Olympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)

Panathinaikos: Dinkins 7, Sconochini 3, Alvertis 30, Oikonomou 16, Amaechi 19, Koch 8, Martínez 0.

Olimpia: Montecchia 5, Racca 11, Wilson 15, Uranga 4, Jadlow 9, Gutiérrez 5, Victoriano 23, Zulberti 0, Nocioni 6.

Game 3

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September 12
16:00
Panathinaikos   101–76   Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
Scoring by half: 47-40, 54-36
Pts: Dinkins 24
Rebs: Amaechi 10
Asts: Dinkins 6
Pts: Racca 28
Rebs: Uranga 7
Asts: Victoriano 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Maroussi, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)

Panathinaikos: Dinkins 24, Sconochini 12, Alvertis 8, Oikonomou 9, Amaechi 18, Koch 9, Martínez 13, Georgikopoulos 5, Skoutaris 3.

Olimpia: Montecchia 1, Racca 28, Wilson 6, Uranga 2, Jadlow 20, Gutiérrez 0, Victoriano 14, Zulberti 5, Nocioni 0, Burgos 0.

1996 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions
 
Panathinaikos
1st title

Rosters

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Panathinaikos
Pos No. Player
SF 4   Fragiskos Alvertis
SG 5   Ioannis Georgikopoulos
PG 6   Michael Koch
PF 8   Nikos Oikonomou
PG 9   Byron Dinkins
SG/SF 11     Hugo Sconochini
F/C 13   Ferran Martínez
SF 14   Leonidas Skoutaris
C 15   John Amaechi
PF     Marcelo Nicola
Did not play
PG 10     Jon Korfas
SG   Vangelis Vourtzoumis
C   Saša Marković-Theodorakis
Head coach:
  Božidar Maljković
Olimpia de Venado Tuerto
Pos No. Player
SF 5   Michael Lamont Wilson
PG 6     Alejandro Montecchia
PG 8     Lucas Victoriano
F 10   Leonardo Gutiérrez
F/C 11   Alejandro Burgos
F/C 12   Sebastián Uranga
SG/SF 13     Jorge Racca
F/C 15   Todd Jadlow
F     Andrés Nocioni
F   Jorge Zulberti
Head coach:
  Horacio Seguí
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