# 1996 FIBA European League Final Four

The 1996 FIBA European League Final Four, or 1996 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four, was the 1995–96 season's FIBA European League Final Four tournament, organized by FIBA Europe. Panathinaikos won its first title, after defeating Barcelona in the final game.

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| CSKA Moscow | 71 |
| Panathinaikos | 81 | | |
| Panathinaikos | 81 | Panathinaikos | 67 |
| | | FCB Banca Catalana | 66 |
| FCB Banca Catalana | 76 | FCB Banca Catalana | 66 |
| Real Madrid Teka | 66 | | |
| Real Madrid Teka | 66 | Third place | Third place |
| | | CSKA Moscow | 74 |
| | | Real Madrid Teka | 73 |

## Semifinals
### CSKA Moscow – Panathinaikos

* 9 April 1996 19:00
* Boxscore
| CSKA Moscow | 71–81 | Panathinaikos |
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 38–45 |||
| Pts: Karasev 23 Rebs: Nwosu 13 Asts: Karasev 9 | | Pts: Wilkins 35 Rebs: Vranković 12 Asts: Oikonomou 5 |
* Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)

### FC Barcelona Banca Catalana – Real Madrid Teka

* 9 April 1996 21:00
* Boxscore
| FC Barcelona Banca Catalana | 76–66 | Real Madrid Teka |
| Scoring by half: 34–38, 42–28 |||
| Pts: Karnišovas 24 Rebs: Godfread 7 Asts: Karnišovas 6 | | Pts: Arlauckas 22 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Santos 5 |
* Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), José Araujo (POR)

## Third place game

* 11 April 1996 19:00
* Boxscore
| CSKA Moscow | 74–73 | Real Madrid Teka |
| Scoring by half: 34–35, 40–38 |||
| Pts: Vētra 22 Rebs: Panov 8 Asts: Karasev 8 | | Pts: Savić 22 Rebs: Savić 9 Asts: Antúnez 7 |
* Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), José Araujo (POR)

## Final

* 11 April 1996 21:00
* Boxscore
| Panathinaikos | 67–66 | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Scoring by half: 35–25, 32–41 |||
| Pts: Alvertis 17 Rebs: Wilkins 10 Asts: Oikonomou 5 | | Pts: Karnišovas 23 Rebs: Karnišovas 8 Asts: Karnišovas 6 |
* Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy, Paris Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
| Panathinaikos | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 10 | Panagiotis Giannakis | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| SG | 4 | Fragiskos Alvertis | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| SF | 12 | Dominique Wilkins | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| PF | 8 | Nikos Oikonomou | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| C | 11 | Stojko Vranković | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| SG | 6 | Vangelis Vourtzoumis | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PG | 9 | Jon Korfas | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 15 | Tzanis Stavrakopoulos | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Božidar Maljković ||||||
* 1995–96 FIBA European League Champions
* Panathinaikos First title
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | P | R | A |
| PG | 5 | José Luis Galilea | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| SG | 9 | Xavi Fernández | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 14 | Artūras Karnišovas | 23 | 8 | 6 |
| PF | 4 | Andrés Jiménez | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 6 | Dan Godfread | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | P | R | A |
| SF | 10 | José Antonio Montero | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PG | 11 | Salva Díez | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PF | 12 | Manel Bosch | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 13 | Ferran Martínez | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Aíto García Reneses ||||||

### Final standings

| | Team |
| 1. | Panathinaikos |
| 2. | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| 3. | CSKA Moscow |
| 4. | Real Madrid Teka |

## Awards
### FIBA European League Final Four MVP

* Dominique Wilkins ( Panathinaikos)

### FIBA European League Finals Top Scorer

* Artūras Karnišovas ( FC Barcelona Banca Catalana)

### FIBA European League All-Final Four Team

FIBA European League All-Final Four Team :
| Player | Team |
| Vasily Karasev | CSKA Moscow |
| Fragiskos Alvertis | Panathinaikos |
| Artūras Karnišovas | FC Barcelona Banca Catalana |
| Dominique Wilkins (MVP) | Panathinaikos |
| Stojko Vranković | Panathinaikos |