Cup 1997 Final: Joventut beats surprise package Caceres
In 1997 the cup was played in Leon, where the champion was Joventut, the Black Greens had to wait 21 years to win a cup again, beating Caceres (79-71) in the final, which was very close to achieving the feat. Andre Turner, MVP At times it seemed that Caceres, with Sellers and Paraiso in the lead, could achieve the feat of winning the cup, coming to enjoy very remarkable advantages, at rest (34-47), and came to win from 17, but in the end they gave in to the magic Turner, Toolson’s wrist and the forcefulness of Beard near the ring. Turner finished with 20 points and 8 assists, his was the MVP, Toolson 21 points and 7 rebounds, and Beard (12 points 11 rebounds). In Caceres, Sellers (23 points) and Paraiso (17 points) made a people dream.
Before…
Quarterfinals Barcelona 115 - Real Madrid 110 Students 81 - Cáceres 88 Seville 88 - Joventut 97 Manresa 85 - León 88
Semi-finals Barcelona 88 - Cáceres 94 Joventut 80 - León 72
Joventut 79 *Turner - 20p, 8a, 3br *Toolson - 21p, 7r *Sanmartín - 2p, 2r *García - 0p, 1r *Beard - 12p, 11r, 2br Albert - 4p, 1r Crespo - 11p, 3r, 2br Espinosa - 2p, 1r, 1br Murcia - 7p, 3r, 1t
Cáceres 71 *López - 6p, 3r, 2a *Jackson - 6p, 3r, 3br *Paraíso - 17p, 7r, 2br *Ansley - 6p, 5r, 2br *Sellers - 23p, 5r, 4t Fernández - 9p, 1r Martínez - 0p, 3a Pedrera - 0p Abad - 4p, 1r