1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament

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1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta"
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Finals champions Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels
  Runners-up Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid
FIBA International Christmas Tournament seasons

The 1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta" was the 7th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 24, 25 and 26 December 1971 with the participations of Real Madrid (champions of the 1970–71 Liga Española de Baloncesto), North Carolina Tar Heels, Juventud Schweppes (runners-up of the 1970–71 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto) and Unión Española.

FIBA International Christmas Tournament also known as the Christmas Tournament was an extinct men's basketball international friendly competition, at the club level, organized by FIBA at its first decades through the Commission of International Organizations under the hand of Raimundo Saporta, club director and president of the International Commission of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), and with the authorization and support of R. William Jones, its general secretary, so it had the officiality of FIBA in its first decades of life, being also the starting point of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, whose first edition appears in the history of this competition.

Raimundo Saporta Pavilion was an indoor arena located in Madrid, Spain. It was used particularly for basketball matches of Real Madrid. Until 1999 it was known as the Pabellón de la Ciudad Deportiva del Real Madrid, when it was renamed in honorary of the former president of Real Madrid basketball team, the late Raimundo Saporta. It was demolished in 2004.

Madrid Capital of Spain

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.2 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).

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League stage

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Day 1, December 24, 1971

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 89–80 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juventud Schweppes
North Carolina Tar Heels Flag of the United States.svg 87–65 Flag of Chile.svg Unión Española

Day 2, December 25, 1971

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 107–90 Flag of Chile.svg Unión Española
North Carolina Tar Heels Flag of the United States.svg 87–74 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juventud Schweppes

Day 3, December 26, 1971

Team 1 Score Team 2
Real Madrid Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 77–83 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels
Juventud Schweppes Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 81–61 Flag of Chile.svg Unión Española

Final standings

TeamPldPtsWLPFPA
1. Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels 3 6 3 0 257 216
2. Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Real Madrid 3 5 2 1 273 253
3. Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juventud Schweppes 3 4 1 2 235 237
4. Flag of Chile.svg Unión Española 3 3 0 3 216 275
1971 VII FIBA International Christmas Tournament
"Trofeo Raimundo Saporta" Champions
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North Carolina Tar Heels
1st title

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