| ABCA Champs |
| Season | Champion | Wins | Opponent | Wins | MVP | ||
| 1981 | Anadolu Efes | 4 | Expos | 3 | SF Adrian Dantley | ||
| 1980 | Capitanes | 4 | Hawks | 3 | PF Larry Bird | ||
| 1979 | Hornets | 4 | Lions | 2 | C Dolph Schayes | ||
| 1978 | Supersonics | 4 | Maccabi | 2 | PG Pete Maravich | ||
| 1977 | Lions | 4 | Knicks | 3 | PF John Drew | ||
| 1976 | Knicks | 4 | Maccabi | 2 | PG Pete Maravich | ||
| 1975 | Hornets | 4 | Expos | 3 | PF Ubiratan Pereira Maciel | ||
| 1974 | Knicks | 4 | Hornets | 2 | PF Dave Cowens | ||
| 1973 | Hornets | 4 | Baskonia | 2 | SF Ubiratan Pereira Maciel | ||
| 1972 | Hornets | 4 | Baskonia | 1 | SF Ubiratan Pereira Maciel | ||
| 1971 | Knicks | 4 | Maccabi | 2 | C Mel Daniels | ||
| 1970 | Elan Bearnais | 4 | Nets | 1 | C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | ||
| 1969 | Baskonia | 4 | Celtics | 3 | PG Jerry West | ||
| 1968 | Expos | 4 | REAL | 3 | SF Rick Barry | ||