1997 McDonald's Championship
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The 1997 McDonald's Championship
took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
in Paris.
16 October 1997
McDonald's Championship
The McDonald's Championship was an international men's basketball cup competition played between the champions of the continental club competitions and an NBA invitee...
took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...
in Paris.
Preliminary round
Qualifying games16 October 1997
Atenas de Córdoba  |
87–78 |  Benetton TrevisoBenetton Treviso Benetton Treviso may refer to either of the following sports clubs in Treviso, Italy, both owned by clothing giant Benetton:* Benetton Rugby Treviso, an Italian rugby union club that currently participates in the Magners League... |
| PSG Racing Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, is a now-defunct French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in the year 1922 as the basketball section of the sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000....  |
97–84 |  FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... |
Final round
Places 5-6
18 October 1997| Benetton Treviso Benetton Treviso Benetton Treviso may refer to either of the following sports clubs in Treviso, Italy, both owned by clothing giant Benetton:* Benetton Rugby Treviso, an Italian rugby union club that currently participates in the Magners League... |
106–103 | FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... |
| 1997 McDonald's Champions |
|---|
 Chicago BullsChicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center... |
| MVP |
| Michael Jordan Michael Jordan Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats... |
Final
- Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
- Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
27, Randy BrownRandy BrownRandy Brown is a retired American basketball player. A 6'2" guard who played at New Mexico State University, Brown was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1991 NBA Draft...
12, Steve KerrSteve KerrStephen Douglas "Steve" Kerr is a retired American professional basketball player. He shot .454 from three point range over his career and currently holds the record as the most accurate three-point shooter in NBA history...
10, Luc LongleyLuc LongleyLucien James "Luc" Longley is a retired Australian professional basketball player, who was the first Australian to play in the NBA, where he played for eleven seasons...
9, Bill WenningtonBill WenningtonWilliam Percey Wennington is a retired Canadian basketball player in the National Basketball Association who won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he was also a member of two Canadian Olympic Basketball Teams and the 1983 World University Games team that won gold against...
8, Toni KukočToni KukocToni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
5, Boris Gorenc 7, Jason CaffeyJason CaffeyJason Andre Caffey is an American former professional basketball player who won two championship rings with the Chicago Bulls in the late 1990s...
6, Ron HarperRon HarperRonald "Ron" Harper is a retired American professional basketball player whose career spanned from 1986 to 2001 with four teams in the NBA. At 6 ft 6 in , his position was shooting guard/point guard.- Collegiate career :...
6, Jud BuechlerJud BuechlerJudson Donald "Jud" Buechler is a retired American professional basketball player. He grew up in Poway, CA and attended Poway High School, where he was a top basketball recruit as well as a Top-50 men's volleyball prospect....
6, Scott BurrellScott BurrellScott David Burrell is an American retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach for Quinnipiac University. He has played internationally and was also a professional baseball player...
4, Joe KleineJoe KleineJoseph William Kleine is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Kleine, a seven-foot center, graduated from Slater High School in Slater, Missouri and originally enrolled to play basketball at the University of Notre Dame...
2, Keith BoothKeith BoothKeith Eugene Booth is an American basketball coach and former player. Booth played college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his alma mater under Gary Williams from 2004 to 2011...
2, Dante CalabriaDante CalabriaDante Calabria is a American professional basketball player.A 6'5" guard, Calabria played college basketball at the University of North Carolina under coach Dean Smith....
, Rusty LaRueRusty LaRueRusty LaRue is an American former multi-sport athlete who played basketball, baseball, and football at Wake Forest University. He later played for the Chicago Bulls team that won the 1998 National Basketball Association Championship...
. Coach: Phil JacksonPhil JacksonPhilip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a retired American professional basketball coach and player. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association . His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998;...
- Michael Jordan
- Olympiacos
- Artūras KarnišovasArturas KarnišovasArtūras Karnišovas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player....
19, Franco Nakic 16, Dragan TarlaćDragan TarlacDragan Tarlać is a retired Serbian / Greek professional basketball player. He played in the NBA. He is 2.11 m in height.-Europe:...
14, Michael HawkinsMichael Hawkins (basketball)Steven Michael Hawkins, referred to as Michael Hawkins , is an American former professional basketball player...
12, Dimitris Karaplis 6, Johnny RogersJohnny RogersJohn Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs he played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.- NBA :Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second...
4, Milan TomićMilan TomicMilan Tomić is a retired Serbian-Greek professional basketball player and now an assistant coach. Tomić spend most of his professional career in Greece after he took Greek nationality...
3, Aleksey SavrasenkoAleksey SavrasenkoAlexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko Alexey Savrasenko (in ' (born February 28, 1979 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian professional basketball player. He plays at the center position. In June 2011 he signed 1-year contract with UNICS Kazan....
2, Nikos Michalos 2, Dusan Vukcevic, Efthimis BakatsiasEfthimis BakatsiasEfthimis Bakatsias is a retired Greek professional basketball player.He started his career at AO Pagrati BC. He played for Olympiakos BC from 1993 to 1998 winning four Greek Championships and two Greek Cups...
, Anatoly ZourpenkoAnatoly ZourpenkoAnatoly Zourpenko or Anatoli Zhurbenko is a retired Greek-Russian professional basketball player.-Pro career:He played with Olympiacos BC from 1996 to 1998...
, Nikos Pettas. Coach: Dušan IvkovićDušan IvkovicDušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current coach. In 2008, he was named one of the 10 Greatest Coaches in Euroleague history....
- Artūras Karnišovas
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center... |
2-0 |
| 2 |  Olympiacos |
1-1 |
| 3 | Atenas de Córdoba |
2-1 |
| 4 | PSG Racing Paris Basket Racing Paris Basket Racing, or PBR, is a now-defunct French professional basketball club from Paris. It was founded in the year 1922 as the basketball section of the sports club Racing Club de Paris. The team took the name "Paris Basket Racing" in 2000.... |
1-2 |
| 5 | Benetton Treviso Benetton Treviso Benetton Treviso may refer to either of the following sports clubs in Treviso, Italy, both owned by clothing giant Benetton:* Benetton Rugby Treviso, an Italian rugby union club that currently participates in the Magners League... |
1-1 |
| 6 | FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Bàsquet FC Barcelona Bàsquet, known as FC Barcelona Regal for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona sports club and was founded on August 24, 1926 which makes it the oldest club in Liga ACB. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto... |
0-2 |