2017 EuroCup Finals

2017 EuroCup finals
Event	2016–17 EuroCup Basketball
1	2
First leg
68	62
Date	28 March 2017
Venue	Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
MVP	Alberto Díaz (Unicaja)
Attendance	7,583
Second leg
79	71
Date	31 March 2017
Venue	Martín Carpena, Málaga
Attendance	10,367
Third leg
58	63
Date	5 April 2017
Venue	Fuente de San Luis, Valencia
Attendance	7,813

The 2017 EuroCup finals were the concluding games of the 2016–17 EuroCup season, the 15th season of Europe's secondary club basketball tournament organised by Euroleague Basketball, the ninth season since it was renamed from the ULEB Cup to the EuroCup, and the first season under the title sponsorship name of 7DAYS. The first leg was played at the Fuente de San Luis in Valencia, Spain, the second leg was played at the Martín Carpena in Málaga, Spain, on 31 March 2017 and the third leg was played at the Fuente de San Luis in Valencia, Spain, between Spanish sides Unicaja and Valencia Basket.

It was the first ever Finals appearance ever of Unicaja, after 15 seasons in EuroLeague and it was the third ever final appearance in any European competition after two consecutive finals in Korać Cup. For Valencia Basket, it was its fifth Finals appearance, after winning three of the previous four. Also, it was the seventh ever final appearance, including two losses in finals of the Saporta Cup. It was also the second EuroCup Finals that both finalists were from the same country.

Unicaja won the Finals 1–2, and qualified for the 2017–18 EuroLeague.

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