1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final

The 1962 FIBA European Champions Cup Final was a championship 1961–62 season EuroLeague Finals basketball game that was held in Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva, Switzerland, on the 29 June 1962, that saw Dinamo Tbilisi[1] defeat Real Madrid, by a score 90-83,[2] in front of 5,000 spectators,[3] to claim its first, and to this day, only ever EuroLeague title. It was also the first title game that was ever decided by a single game that was played on a neutral court. Only one game on a neutral court was played, due to the unstable political situation that existed at the time.[4]

Box score

29 June 1962
21:30
Dinamo Tbilisi 9083 Real Madrid
Scoring by half: 38–36, 52–47
Pts: Altabaev 17 Pts: Hightower 30
Patinoire des Vernets, Geneva
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Erwin Kassai (HUN), Roger Weber (SWI)
Dinamo Tbilisi
Real Madrid
Starters:P
PG
6
Guram Minashvili6
SG
9
Valeri Altabaev17
F
12
Vladimir Ugrekhelidze14
C
7
Ilarion Khazaradze3
C
10
Anzor Lezhava6
Reserves:P
C
5
Levan Moseshvili3
F
8
Revaz Gogelia0
F
13
Alexandre Kiladze14
C
14
Aleksandr Petrov12
16
Amiran Skhiereli0
Head coach:
Otar Korkiya
1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions

Dinamo Tbilisi
First title
Starters:P
PG
8
José Lluís5
SG
11
Carlos Sevillano11
SF
10
Emiliano Rodríguez21
C
12
Wayne Hightower30
C
13
Stan Morrison5
Reserves:P
PG
6
Julio Descartín0
F
7
Lolo Sainz4
C
14
Lorenzo Alocén0
Head coach:
Pedro Ferrándiz

Awards

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer

See also

  • FIBA European Champions Cup 1961–62
Preceded by
two-legged
Final
FIBA Champions Cup
Final 1962
Dinamo Tbilisi
Succeeded by
two-legged
Final

References

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