In the summer of 1987 the EuroBasket was held in Athens, where the Greek ords led by the Greek god Nikos Gallis won the gold medal beating in the final to the power of the moment, the Soviet Union by 103-101 with extra time included in one of the most historic games of basketball
In 1977 the EuroBasket was held in Belgium, with the Grand Final in Liege. After the preliminary stages, medals were played between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union for Gold, and Czechoslovakia and Italy for Bronze. In the final, the Balkans won (74-61) thanks to the offensive inspiration of Dalipagic (19 points) and Kicanovic (16 points)
