1995 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

The 1995 Copa del Rey was the 59th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was played in Granada in the Palacio de Deportes between March 3 and 5, 1995. Taugrés Baskonia won its first title after defeating Amway Zaragoza in the final game.

Competition format

The top four teams in the 1993–94 ACB season (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Joventut Badalona and Estudiantes) joined directly the Final Eight stage, which would be played during the 1994–95 ACB season.

The other four places would be decided in a tournament called League of the Cup that was played in April and May 1994, with the eliminated teams in the play-offs of the 1993–94 season.[1] Eliminated teams in the round of 16 would be divided into two groups of four teams. The two first qualified teams would play a playoff qualifier with each one of the four quarterfinalists to get a spot in the Final Eight.

As OAR Ferrol was dissolved before the 1994–95 season, its spot would be decided in a best-of-three playoff between Cáceres and Amway Zaragoza.

League of the Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD LEO AND BRE PAM
1 Elmar León 6 5 1 551 523 +28 81–78 85–88 123–118
2 Festina Andorra 6 3 3 508 492 +16 86–88 94–79 83–80
3 Dyc Breogán 6 3 3 517 527 −10 80–86 77–76 89–100
4 Pamesa Valencia 6 1 5 544 578 −34 73–88 87–91 86–104
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD TAU OAR ZAR UNI
1 Taugrés Baskonia 6 4 2 501 452 +49 76–78 85–63 81–70
2 OAR Ferrol 6 3 3 450 425 +25 67–75 68–83 65–68
3 Natwest Zaragoza 6 3 3 451 505 −54 75–93 49–86 85–83
4 Unicaja Polti 6 2 4 484 504 −20 99–91 74–86 90–96
Source:

Playoffs

The two first qualified teams of each group would play a last qualifying playoff against the four quarterfinalists of the 1993–94 season.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Caja San Fernando 0–2 Festina Andorra 96–99 85–101
TDK Manresa 1–2 Taugrés Baskonia 94–83 77–80 78–82
Coren Ourense 0–2 Elmar León 74–82 81–84
Cáceres CB 1–2 OAR Ferrol 73–69 63–65 80–83

Repechage playoff

As OAR Ferrol resigned to its berth in Liga ACB, a repechage playoff was played on December 1994 and January 1995. The winner of this best-of-three series would take the vacant spot at the Final Eight of the competition.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Cáceres CB 1–2 Amway Zaragoza 85–89 97–90 91–98

Final Eight Bracket
  Quarterfinals
March 2, 3		 Semifinals
March 4		 Final
March 5
                           
  Real Madrid 88  
Baloncesto León 74  
    Real Madrid 79  
    Taugrés Baskonia 86  
7Up Joventut 89
  Taugrés Baskonia 96  
      Taugrés Baskonia 88
    Amway Zaragoza 80
  FC Barcelona 61  
Amway Zaragoza 66  
    Amway Zaragoza 84 Third place
    Estudiantes 75  
Estudiantes 87   Real Madrid 66
  Festina Andorra 86     Estudiantes 76

Final
5 March 1995
20:00 GTM+1
Taugrés Baskonia 88–80 Amway Zaragoza
Scoring by half: 40–39, 48–41
Pts: Green 20
Rebs: Green 20
Asts: Laso 7
PIR: Green 32		 Pts: Bannister 20
Rebs: Bannister, Murcia 5
Asts: Turner 5
PIR: three players 15
Palacio de Deportes , Granada
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Francisco Javier Fajardo, Manuel Guillén
 1995 Copa del Rey Champions 
Taugrés Baskonia
First title

References
  1. Los desheredados, a escena; Mundo Deportivo, 16 April 1994 (in Spanish)
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