After losing in 1994 and 1995, Baskonia finally won the 1996 Cup Winners’ Cup title, beating PAOK Thessaloniki Stojakovic and Prelevic in the final in front of their own fans (88-81). Rivas was imperial near the rim, well supported by Perasovic and Nicola
In the summer of 1992, the Barcelona Olympic Games were held. In Catalan lands, in the Palau Sant Jordi, was seen the best team ever, the United States of America, with Magic, Jordan, Bird and a firmament more stars winning the Olympic Gold. The United States swept through the competition winning all matches by more than 30 points on average, the final not being an exception … beating Croatia by 117-85
In the summer of 1991, the EuroBasket is held in Rome, an event that would show us for the last time Yugoslavia as a unified country. The last competition in which Croats, Serbs, Montenegrins, Slovenes and Bosnians played under the same flag. The Balkans would win Gold after beating Italy 88-73
