In the summer of 1989 the EuroBasket was held in Zagreb; where as could not be otherwise Yugoslavia playing home demonstrated its superiority. With extra motivation, coupled with a powerful team, Yugoslavia won with authority the European Gold, comfortably defeating Greece in the final by 98-7
In 1989 the final of the Cup Winners’ Cup was held in Piraeus, where we saw one of the most spectacular duels in memory. Real Madrid vs. Snaidero Caserta, or what was the same a Petrovic vs. Oscar Shmidt, where the whites, after an extra time took the title (117-113)
In 1989 the Korac final was played between Partizan and Cantu, where each of the local teams won their home game, with the title being decided by a resounding victory for the Serbs in the second leg. Djordjevic, Danilovic, Divac, Paspalj,… Balkan talent at its best
