1995 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

The 1995 Copa del Rey was the 59th edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was played in Granada in the Palacio de Deportes between March 3 and 5, 1995. Taugrés Baskonia won its first title after defeating Amway Zaragoza in the final game. Competition format The top four teams in the 1993–94 ACB season (FC Barcelona Banca Catalana, Real Madrid, 7Up Joventut and Estudiantes Caja Postal) joined directly the Final Eight stage, which would be played during the 1994–95 ACB season. The other four places would be decided in a tournament called League of the Cup that was played in April and May 1994, with the eliminated teams in the play-offs of the 1993–94 season.Los desheredados, a escena; Mundo Deportivo, 16 April 1994 es Eliminated teams in the round of 16 would be divided into two groups of four teams. The two first qualified teams would play a playoff qualifier with each one of the four quarterfinalists to get a spot in the Final Eight. As OAR Ferrol was dissolved before the 1994–95 season, its spot would be decided in a best-of-three playoff between Cáceres and Amway Zaragoza. League of the Cup Group stage Group A main WL Group A points wins Q LEO Elmar León AND Festina Andorra BRE Dyc Breogán PAM Pamesa Valencia 5 1 551 523 3 3 508 492 3 3 517 527 1 5 544 578 green1 Q Q y BSR grey 81–78 85–88 123–118 86–88 94–79 83–80 80–86 77–76 89–100 73–88 87–91 86–104 complete Group B main WL Group B points wins Q TAU Taugrés Baskonia OAR OAR Ferrol ZAR Natwest Zaragoza UNI Unicaja Polti 4 2 501 452 3 3 450 425 3 3 451 505 2 4 484 504 green1 Q Q y BSR grey 76–78 85–63 81–70 67–75 68–83 65–68 75–93 49–86 85–83 99–91 74–86 90–96 complete Playoffs The two first qualified teams of each group would play a last qualifying playoff against the four quarterfinalists of the 1993–94 season. 3 Caja San Fernando 0–2 Festina Andorra 96–99 85–101 2 TDK Manresa 1–2 Taugrés Baskonia 94–83 77–80 78–82 2 Coren Ourense 0–2 Elmar León 74–82 81–84 2 Cáceres CB 1–2 OAR Ferrol 73–69 63–65 80–83 2 Repechage playoff As OAR Ferrol resigned to its berth in Liga ACB, a repechage playoff was played in December 1994 and January 1995. The winner of this best-of-three series would take the vacant spot at the Final Eight of the competition. 3 Cáceres CB 1–2 Amway Zaragoza 85–89 97–90 91–98 2 |} Final Eight Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 2, 3 SemifinalsMarch 4 FinalMarch 5 Real Madrid 88 Baloncesto León 74 7Up Joventut 89 Taugrés Baskonia 96 FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 61 Amway Zaragoza 66 Estudiantes Caja Postal 87 Festina Andorra 86 Real Madrid 79 Taugrés Baskonia 86 Amway Zaragoza 84 Estudiantes Caja Postal 75 Taugrés Baskonia 88 Amway Zaragoza 80 Real Madrid 66 Estudiantes Caja Postal 76 Final #ffffd0 5 March 1995 20:00 GTM+1 Boxscore Taugrés Baskonia 88 80 40–39 48–41 Amway Zaragoza Green 20 Green 20 Laso 7 PIR: Green 32 Bannister 20 Bannister, Murcia 5 Turner 5 PIR: three players 15 Palacio de Deportes, Granada 7,500 Francisco Javier Fajardo, Manuel Guillén 1995 Copa del Rey champions Taugrés Baskonia First MVP of the Tournament: Pablo Laso References External links Boxscores at ACB.com Linguasport Category:Copa del Rey de Baloncesto Category:1994–95 in Spanish basketball