In the summer of 1999, the EuroBasket was held in Paris, where in the grand final, the Italian trade beat a Spain that was not yet believed to be in a final after so many years of ostracism. 64-56, Italy Gold and Spain Silver. A silver that began the golden age of Spanish basketball
In 1999, the Cup Winners’ Cup final was held in Zaragoza, where in a match just a few points behind, Valencia, always in tow, could not beat Benetton Treviso (64-60)
In 1999 we had a Spanish Korac final between Barcelona and Estudiantes. It had two very different matches, the first one held in Madrid, Estudiantes won by 16 points, so it seemed clear favourite for the title, but in the return Barcelona swept away and won by 27
