1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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1996 EuroBasket Under-20
3rd FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates30 June – 7 July 1996
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Slovenia.svg Radoslav Nesterović
Top scorer Flag of Turkey.svg Kutluay (22.3)
Top rebounds Flag of Slovenia.svg Nesterović (9.6)
Top assists Flag of Russia.svg Kuzmin (6.0)
PPG (Team)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (84.6)
RPG (Team)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (31.6)
APG (Team)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (14.4)
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The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1996 European Championship for Men 22 and Under') was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Bursa and Istanbul, in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won their first title.

Contents

Qualification

Squads

Preliminary round

The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 541423361+629 [a] Advanced to Semifinals
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541396351+459 [a]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 532349335+148Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 523376372+47 [b]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 523358413−557 [b] Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 505329399−705
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 LIT 90–79 ESP
  2. 1 2 ISR 76–101 GRE
30 June 1996
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg65–85Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bursa
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg90–79Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Bursa
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg76–101Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bursa
1 July 1996
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg71–70Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Bursa
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg77–57Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Bursa
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg80–67Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bursa
2 July 1996
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg57–67Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bursa
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg70–93Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Bursa
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg61–81Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Bursa
3 July 1996
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg64–69Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bursa
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg82–71Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bursa
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg80–71Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Bursa
4 July 1996
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg74–62Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bursa
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg75–76Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Bursa
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg70–90Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Bursa

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 541369338+319Advanced to Semifinals
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 532346297+498 [a]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 532376362+148 [a] Competed in 5th–8th playoffs
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 523350376−267 [b]
Flag of France.svg  France 523347359−127 [b] Competed in 9th–12th playoffs
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 514352408−566
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 RUS 51–76 TUR
  2. 1 2 FRA 64–74 ITA
30 June 1996
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg81–73Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Istanbul
France  Flag of France.svg64–74Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Istanbul
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg49–50Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Istanbul
1 July 1996
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg59–81Flag of France.svg  France Istanbul
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg86–66Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Istanbul
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg76–87Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul
2 July 1996
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg96–82Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Istanbul
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg93–56Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Istanbul
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg58–60Flag of France.svg  France Istanbul
3 July 1996
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg70–54Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Istanbul
France  Flag of France.svg71–85Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Istanbul
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg60–76Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul
4 July 1996
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg83–71Flag of France.svg  France Istanbul
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg74–78Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Istanbul
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg51–76Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Istanbul

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 71
 
7 July
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 104
 
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 84
 
6 July
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 92
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 95
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 80
 
Eleventh place
 
 
7 July
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 103
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 75

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 81
 
7 July
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 80
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 80
 
6 July
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 86
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 71
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 69
 
Seventh place
 
 
7 July
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 79
 
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 83

Championship

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 July
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 69
 
7 July
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 66
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 81
 
6 July
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 85
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 74
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 84
 
Third Place
 
 
7 July
 
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 67
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 62
 1996 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 
Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania
First title

Winning roster:

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
4thFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5thFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
6thFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
7thFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
8thFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
9thFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
10thFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
11thFlag of France.svg  France
12thFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

References

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