FIBA Saporta Cup records

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The FIBA Saporta Cup records are the records of the now defunct European-wide second-tier level professional club basketball competition, the FIBA Saporta Cup.

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Top 10 scoring performances in finals games

The 10 highest individual single-game scoring performances in FIBA Saporta Cup Finals games.

Points ScoredPlayerClubYearOpponent ClubRef.
62 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Petrović Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid 1989 Flag of Italy.svg Snaidero Caserta [1]
44 Flag of Brazil.svg Oscar Schmidt Flag of Italy.svg Snaidero Caserta 1989 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [2]
36 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rimas Kurtinaitis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Žalgiris 1985 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona [3]
35 Flag of Lithuania.svg Saulius Štombergas Flag of Lithuania.svg Žalgiris 1998 Flag of Italy.svg Stefanel Milano [4]
34 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Andro Knego Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Cibona 1982 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [5]
34 Flag of Italy.svg Nando Gentile Flag of Italy.svg Snaidero Caserta 1989 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid [6]
34 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Flag of Greece.svg Bane Prelević Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 1996 Flag of Spain.svg Taugrés [7]
33 Flag of Slovenia.svg Roman Horvat Flag of Slovenia.svg Smelt Olimpija 1994 Flag of Spain.svg Taugrés [8]
32 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Bannister Flag of Spain.svg Taugrés 1994 Flag of Slovenia.svg Smelt Olimpija [9]
32 Flag of the United States.svg Zam Fredrick Flag of Italy.svg Scavolini Pesaro 1986 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona [10]

Players with the most Saporta Cup championships

Players that won the most FIBA Saporta Cup championships.

PlayerSaporta CupsYearsRef.
Flag of Italy.svg Pierlo Marzorati 41977, 1978, 1979, 1981 [11]
Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Tombolato 41977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Cappelletti 41977, 1978, 1979, 1981
Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Bariviera 41971, 1972, 1979, 1981 [12]

Head coaches with multiple Saporta Cup championships

Head coaches that won multiple FIBA Saporta Cup championships.

Head coachSaporta CupsYearsRef.
Flag of Italy.svg Arnaldo Taurisano 31977, 1978, 1979
Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Rubini 21971, 1972
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Kondrashin 21973, 1975 [13]
Flag of Spain.svg Lolo Sainz 21984, 1989 [14]
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Željko Obradović 21997, 1999 [15]

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