2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

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2002 EuroBasket Under-20
6th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania
DatesJuly 26 – August 4, 2002
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Zisis
Top scorer Flag of Croatia.svg Popović (25.0)
Top rebounds Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Krstić (11.3)
Top assists Flag of Croatia.svg Popović (7.1)
PPG (Team)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (88.8)
RPG (Team)Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (43.5)
APG (Team)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (16.8)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tournament. Greece won their first title.

Contents

Teams

Squads

Qualification

Preliminary round

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

    Team advanced to Quarterfinals
    Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5414044089
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 5414263839
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5324694128
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5233893997
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5234154297
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 5053814535
26 July 2002
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg89–91Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Kaunas
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg68–79Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Kaunas
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg82–81Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kaunas
27 July 2002
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg90–87Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kaunas
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg104–93Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Kaunas
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg100–84Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kaunas
28 July 2002
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg89–93Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Kaunas
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg64–67Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Kaunas
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg100–68Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kaunas
30 July 2002
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg71–100Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kaunas
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg64–77Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Kaunas
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg93–64Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kaunas
31 July 2002
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg95–73Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kaunas
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg87–85Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kaunas
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg75–71Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Kaunas

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPts
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5414293809
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5414544279
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5323773498
Flag of France.svg  France 5323893988
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5143774046
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5053313995
26 July 2002
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg64–76Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Alytus
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg100–93Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Alytus
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg89–53Flag of France.svg  France Alytus
27 July 2002
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg95–76Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alytus
France  Flag of France.svg88–75Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alytus
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg71–75Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alytus
28 July 2002
France  Flag of France.svg84–91Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Alytus
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg89–69Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Alytus
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg64–61Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alytus
30 July 2002
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg72–84Flag of France.svg  France Alytus
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg59–84Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alytus
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg83–78Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alytus
31 July 2002
France  Flag of France.svg80–71Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Alytus
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg81–71Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Alytus
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg89–92Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Alytus

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

 
PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 75
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 73
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 79
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 101
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 98
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 90
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 77

Championship

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 80
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 81
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 79
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
Flag of France.svg  France 70
 
Flag of France.svg  France 84
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 73
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 77
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 73
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 71
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 72
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 86
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 81 Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 83
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 75
 
Flag of France.svg  France 95
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 78
 

5th–8th playoffs

 
PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 88
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 90
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 74
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 78
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 71
 
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 72
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 89
 
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 105
 2002 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
First title

Final standings

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

References