1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
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The 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the ninth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Simmenthal Milano, for the first time in its history, the first of the club's three EuroLeague championships.
1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup | |
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League | FIBA European Champions Cup |
Sport | Basketball |
Final Four | |
Champions | Simmenthal Milano |
Runners-up | Slavia VŠ Praha |
FIBA European Champions Cup seasons | |
Simmenthal defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 77–72, in the final of the first ever Champions Cup Final Four held in the EuroLeague competition, with two venues used: a venue in Milan, and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna, Italy.[1] The Italian team, featuring future the Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Bradley, defeated the favorites and former champs, CSKA Moscow, in the semifinal, by a score of 57–68.