In 2008 the Cup was held in Vitoria, where they enjoyed the magnificent quality of the Ricky Rubio & Rudy Fernández couple, at the end MVP, who took Joventut to a new Cup title after 11 years of waiting, and they also did it by beating the local Baskonia by a tight (82-80) not suitable for cardiac
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
In the preliminary phase CSKA was eliminated again in the first change, the rest of the greats do not lose their annual appointment with the European Cup. The Cantú after several years out returns to the European front line and both Benfica and Guildford sneak into the elite
