1997 McDonald's Championship

August 2023 1997 McDonald's Championship McDonald's Championship Basketball 16–18 October USA Michael Jordan USA Chicago Bulls GRE Olympiacos USA Michael Jordan McDonald's Championship 1995 McDonald's Championship 1995 McDonald's Championship 1999 McDonald's Championship 1999 McDonald's Championship The 1997 McDonald's Championship took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France. The Chicago Bulls won the tournament and Michael Jordan was named the tournament's MVP.Murray Crnogaj The Bulls didn’t win just any international exhibition tournament - they won the 1997 McDonald’s Open Championship! https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/the-bulls-didnt-win-just-any-international-exhibition-tournament-they-won-the-1997-mcdonalds-open-championship 28 June 2025 Basketball Network 21 April 2020 Summary thumb|upright|Michael Jordan helped Champions Chicago Bulls win the 1997 McDonald's Championship. The teams that took part in the 8th edition of the tournament were the Chicago Bulls (USA), Paris Basket Racing (France), Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece), Atenas de Cordoba (Argentina), Benetton Treviso (Italy) and FC Barcelona (Spain).Frederic Potet La NBA vient faire la démonstration de sa puissance à Paris https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1997/10/16/la-nba-vient-faire-la-demonstration-de-sa-puissance-a-paris_3774324_1819218.html 28 June 2025 Le Monde 16 October 1997 French Surprisingly, both the Italian and Spanish champions, traditional European powerhouses Benetton and FC Barcelona, lost their preliminary stage games and were forced to battle for 5th place. The Chicago Bulls instead led by Michael Jordan, and without Scottie Pippen managed to win their semifinal game against the hosts PSG Racing coached by Božidar Maljković, by 89–82. In the final game Chicago Bulls faced European champions Olympiacos Piraeus. The Greek side coached by legendary Serbian coach Dušan Ivković proved stronger than PSG Racing, but the Bulls cruised to an easy 104–78 win.Bulls add international title to their trophy case https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-bulls-add-interna/175453501/ 28 June 2025 The Grand Rapids Press Association Press 19 October 1997 E1 Newspapers.com The tournament was noted for having more than 1,000 journalists from 54 countries covering it, more than the previous NBA finals.Bulls opponent set for semis of McDonald's https://www.newspapers.com/article/citizen-register-bulls-opponent-set-for/175453450/ 28 June 2025 Citizen Register Association Press 17 October 1997 6D Newspapers.com It was mentioned in an early episode of the documentary miniseries, The Last Dance. Participants Continent Teams Clubs Europe 4 ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana FRA PSG Racing GRE Olympiacos ITA Benetton Treviso North America 1 USA Chicago Bulls South America 1 ARG Atenas Bracket main 3 high 1 30 yes yes yes Preliminary round Semi-finals Finals Third place October 16 FRA PSG Racing 97 ESP FCB Banca Catalana 84 October 16 ARG Atenas 87 ITA Benetton Treviso 78 October 17 USA Chicago Bulls 89 FRA PSG Racing 82 October 17 GRE Olympiacos 89 ARG Atenas 86 October 18 USA Chicago Bulls 104 GRE Olympiacos 78 October 18 FRA PSG Racing 78 ARG Atenas 88 main 1 high 1 30 Fifth place October 18 ESP FCB Banca Catalana 103 ITA Benetton Treviso 106 Final gold October 18 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (CET) Chicago Bulls USA 104 GRC Olympiacos 78 30-20 24-23 21-17 29-18 Michael Jordan 27 Artūras Karnišovas 19 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan 27, Randy Brown 12, Steve Kerr 10, Luc Longley 9, Bill Wennington 8, Toni Kukoč 5, Boris Gorenc 7, Jason Caffey 6, Ron Harper 6, Jud Buechler 6, Scott Burrell 4, Joe Kleine 2, Keith Booth 2, Dante Calabria, Rusty LaRue. Coach: Phil Jackson Olympiacos Artūras Karnišovas 19, Franko Nakić 16, Dragan Tarlać 14, Michael Hawkins 12, Dimitris Karaplis 6, Johnny Rogers 4, Milan Tomić 3, Aleksey Savrasenko 2, Nikos Michalos 2, Dušan Vukčević, Efthimis Bakatsias, Anatoly Zourpenko, Nikos Pettas. Coach: Dušan Ivković Final standings ClubRecord 15px USA Chicago Bulls 2–0 15px GRE Olympiacos 1-1 15px ARG Atenas 2–1 4. FRA PSG Racing 1–2 5. ITA Benetton Treviso 1-1 6. ESP FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 0–2 1997 McDonald's ChampionsUSA 100pxChicago Bulls References Sources 1997 edition External links raisport.rai.it NBA International Pre-Season and Regular-Season Games List of champions at a-d-c 1997-98 Category:1997–98 in American basketball Category:1997–98 in Greek basketball Category:1997–98 in Spanish basketball Category:1997–98 in French basketball Category:1997–98 in Italian basketball Category:1997–98 in Argentine basketball Category:International basketball competitions hosted by France 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 Category:Chicago Bulls games Category:FC Barcelona Bàsquet games Category:Olympiacos B.C. Category:Pallacanestro Treviso