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 edit

29 June 1962
21:30
Dinamo Tbilisi   90–83   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 Minashvili 6
SG
9
  Valeri Altabaev 17
F
12
  Vladimir Ugrekhelidze 14
C
7
  Ilarion Khazaradze 3
C
10
  Anzor Lezhava 6
Reserves: P
C
5
  Levan Moseshvili 3
F
8
  Revaz Gogelia 0
F
13
  Alexandre Kiladze 14
C
14
  Aleksandr Petrov 12
16
  Amiran Skhiereli 0
Head coach:
  Otar Korkiya
1961–62 FIBA European Champions Cup
Champions
 
Dinamo Tbilisi
First title
Starters: P
PG
8
  José Lluís 5
SG
11
  Carlos Sevillano 11
SF
10
  Emiliano Rodríguez 21
C
12
  Wayne Hightower 30
C
13
  Stan Morrison 5
Reserves: P
PG
6
  Julio Descartín 0
F
7
  Lolo Sainz 4
C
14
  Lorenzo Alocén 0
Head coach:
  Pedro Ferrándiz

Awards edit

FIBA European Champions Cup Finals Top Scorer edit

See also edit

Preceded by FIBA Champions Cup
Final 1962
Dinamo Tbilisi
Succeeded by

References edit

  1. ^ Georgians showing Trophy
  2. ^ Dynamo 90-83 Real
  3. ^ Champions Cup 1961-62 Archived 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dynamo Tbilisi-History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-22.