Current season, competition or edition:![]() | |
![]() | |
Sport | Basketball |
---|---|
Founded | 1935 |
First season | 1935 |
No. of teams | 24 |
Countries | FIBA Europe member associations |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() (4th title) |
Most titles | ![]() (14 titles) |
Related competitions | FIBA European Championship for Small Countries EuroBasket Women |
Official website | EuroBasket FIBA Europe |
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.
The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title.
The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt who would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way. [1] The 1941 edition of the tournament was scheduled be held in Lithuania as well, but was cancelled due to WWII. [2]
After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 edition and would see the Soviets win the first of eleven out of the next thirteen European championships. [3] During the 50s, the Soviet Union won four of the five competitions held during the decade with the only tournament that they did not win being the 1955 edition. This was won by Hungary as they finished top while the Soviets finished in third place. It was also during that edition that the thirty-second shot clock was introduced, which changed the style of basketball. [4]
The Soviets would win all championships of the 60s. They had a fifty-five game winning streak which would be broken by Yugoslavia in 1969. The 1960s would see also a change in how the competition was viewed and run with FIBA putting a limit on the number of countries that entered to 16 with qualifiers being the way to bring them down to that number as it first appeared in 1963. The following edition would see the competition not be held in one city with Tbilisi joining Moscow in hosting games and in 1967 the first modern games were held, because the games were televised and international media were present. [5]
The 1970s were the competition between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. During the decade Yugoslavia won three gold medals and the Soviet Union taking out the remaining two. After the Soviets won 1971, the 1973 edition would finally see Yugoslavia win their first championship after Spain defeated the Soviets in the semi-finals to qualify for their first final since the first edition way back in 1935. Yugoslavia would finally have a chance to defeat the Soviets as at home, they would get the chance to defeat them and they did as they won by six points to take home 1975 edition. After following that up in 1977, the Soviets would get their revenge in the final round at EuroBasket 1979 when they defeated them 96–77 to qualify through to the final where they would defeat Israel who shocked the basketball world as they defeated Yugoslavia in the opening round by a point. [6]
Brewing under the Soviets and Yugoslavs, Western Europe was starting to appear with the 1980s seeing the change happen. In 1983, the Western side of Europe tasted success with Italy defeating Spain in the final to record their first of two titles. An important development happened in the following edition which was held in Germany. That edition saw the first three-point arc being used.
Greece would win the next edition in 1987 at home after remarkable victory over heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime. At the 1989 edition, Greece beat the Soviet team again in the semifinals with a one-point margin but then lost to hosts Yugoslavia in the final. [7] EuroBasket 1991 was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate. It would also be the first edition where the Soviets weren't entered into the competition, as the USSR didn't qualify for the main tournament and afterwards collapsed. Yugoslavia would take the title, but afterwards war would split the country up with Jure Zdovc being a "casualty" after Slovenia declared independence, two days into the tournament. 1993 saw a shock winner, with Germany taking the championship at home with a one-point victory over Russia. After being suspended in 1993, FR Yugoslavia came back and took the trophy after defeating Lithuania who was making its first appearance, since it had been a Soviet Republic. But politics came into play with the crowd protesting "Lithuania is the champions", while the Croatian team who had defeated Greece for bronze step down from the podium in protest of the war that was happening at the time. [8] [9] Nevertheless, FR Yugoslavia managed to repeat their success in 1997 after victory over Italy in the final match.
Italy managed to win the last title of the 20th century, defeating Spain in the 1999 final. In 2001, FR Yugoslavia regained European title but it was their last victory at the EuroBasket. In 2003, Lithuania defeated Spain in the final match and won their first European trophy since 1939. In 2005, Greece repeated success of 1987 after beating Germany in the final match.
2007 saw a shock winner, with Russia taking their first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union with a one-point victory over heavily favored Spanish hosts in Madrid. However, the next tournaments were dominated by Spain who finally gained their maiden European title in 2009 and then won 3 of 5 next editions. In 2013, France won their first European title. In 2017, Slovenia won the trophy, becoming the 14th country to win the EuroBasket. But in general, the first decades of the 21st century have been characterized by the dominance of Spanish team who has reached at least the semifinals of the 11 last tournaments, obtaining at these editions a total of four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, including the current title of 2022.
24 European teams take part in the final competition. The qualification format that existed until the 2011 EuroBasket permitted 16 teams to compete. Eight spots were determined by the host nation and the top seven finishers of the previous EuroBasket. The remaining Division A teams compete in a qualification tournament. There, they were divided into four groups. Each group played a double round-robin. The top team in each group qualified for EuroBasket. The best three of the four runners-up also qualified.
Of the ten teams that did not qualify in the qualification tournament, the six best got another chance in the additional qualification round. The remaining four competed in a relegation round, with two being sent to Division B for the next qualification cycle (and replaced by the two best teams from Division B).
The final spot was determined by the additional qualifying round. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with each group playing a double round-robin. The top team in each group played in the final against the other group's top team; the winner of that game received the final EuroBasket qualification spot.
In 2015, the national team of Iceland became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a EuroBasket final stage at the population of around 330.000 people. The team was led by the former Dallas Maverick, Jón Arnór Stefánsson followed by a great performance which drove them through the qualifiers. In 2017, Iceland made back to back qualification to a EuroBasket final stage, then led by the young Martin Hermannsson.
EuroBasket has used a number of different formats, ranging from the simple round-robin used in 1939, to a three-stage tournament, and now a two-stage tournament that is currently in use.
The current format begins with a preliminary round. The twenty-four qualified teams are placed into four groups of six, and each group plays a round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group (16 overall) advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage is a 16-team single-elimination tournament, with a bronze medal game for semi-final losers and classification games for the quarterfinal losers to determine fifth to eighth places.
FIBA medal table including precursors [10] .
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 14 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
Total: | 15 | 4 | 6 | 25 | |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Total: | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (18 nations) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |
FIBA medal table excluding precursors [11]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 14 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (21 entries) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 123 |
Team | ![]() 1935 | ![]() 1937 | ![]() 1939 | ![]() 1946 | ![]() 1947 | ![]() 1949 | ![]() 1951 | ![]() 1953 | ![]() 1955 | ![]() 1957 | ![]() 1959 | ![]() 1961 | ![]() 1963 | ![]() 1965 | ![]() 1967 | ![]() 1969 | ![]() 1971 | ![]() 1973 | ![]() 1975 | ![]() 1977 | ![]() 1979 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | 11th | - | 13th | 14th | 16th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - |
![]() | 6th | - | - | 7th | 4th | - | 7th | 10th | - | 12th | 7th | 8th | 8th | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | 8th | 12th |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 8th | - | - | - | 8th | - | 4th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 11th |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3rd | 7th | - | 1st | 2nd | - | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 16th | 18th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | - | - | 14th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | 8th | - | - | 3rd | 1st | - | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | 19th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | 5th | 5th | Part of ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | 9th | 12th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 12th | 6th | - | - | - | - | 10th | - |
![]() | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 13th | 9th | 11th | - | 10th | 10th | - | 11th | 8th |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 14th | 17th | 13th | - | 16th | - | 14th | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | 3rd | 8th | - | - | - | - | 17th | - | 8th | 12th | 10th | - | 11th | 12th | - | 9th |
![]() | 9th | - | 7th | 3rd | 7th | - | - | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 15th | 13th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | X | X | X | X | X | - | - | 5th | - | - | 11th | 11th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 11th | 11th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 2nd |
![]() | 7th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 9th | - | 5th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 10th | - | 12th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
![]() | 1st | 6th | 2nd | Part of ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | 1st | 1st | Part of ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | 17th | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | 6th | 11th | 5th | 10th | - | - | - | - | 15th | 16th | - | 16th | - | - | - | 10th | 7th | 10th |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | 4th | 3rd | 9th | 6th | - | - | - | 5th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 12th | 8th | - | 7th |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | 10th | - | - | - | 10th | - | 18th | 13th | 7th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 11th | - | - |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | 15th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | 1st | - | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
![]() | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 13th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 9th | 6th |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17th | 16th | - | - | 18th | - | 16th | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | 4th | - | - | 5th | - | - | 13th | 11th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | 4th | 6th | - | 11th | 9th | 12th | 10th | 15th | - | - | - | 12th | 8th | 9th | - | - |
![]() | Part of ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 6th | 8th | 6th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd |
Total | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
---|
Team | ![]() 1981 | ![]() 1983 | ![]() 1985 | ![]() 1987 | ![]() 1989 | ![]() 1991 | ![]() 1993 | ![]() 1995 | ![]() 1997 | ![]() 1999 | ![]() 2001 | ![]() 2003 | ![]() 2005 | ![]() 2007 | ![]() 2009 | ![]() 2011 | ![]() 2013 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2017 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2022 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2025 | Total |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21st | 9th | 13th | 19th | 14th | 18 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | 8th | - | 15th | 15th | 13th | 15th | 13th | - | - | 17th | 13th | 23rd | - | 18th | 10 | ||||||
![]() | - | - | 8th | - | 7th | 8th | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 13th | 13th | - | - | - | 20th | 25 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | 11th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 13th | 4th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 14 | ||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Q | 1 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | 13th | 7th | 20th | 16th | 6 | ||||||
![]() | 3rd | 10th | 2nd | 8th | - | 6th | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 24 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
![]() | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | 6th | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20th | - | 19th | 6 | ||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 9th | 16th | 11th | 8th | Q | 18 |
![]() | 8th | 5th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 4th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 12th | 2nd | 39 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 17th | 15th | 17th | 21st | 5 | ||||||
![]() ![]() | 10th | 8th | 5th | 6th | - | - | 1st | 10th | 12th | 7th | 4th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 11th | 9th | 17th | 18th | 7th | 3rd | 25 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | 13th | 13th | - | 22nd | 24th | 5 | |
![]() | 9th | 11th | - | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 16th | 9th | 5th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 11th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 28 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | 23rd | 16 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24th | 24th | - | 2 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
![]() | 6th | 6th | 9th | 11th | - | - | 15th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 21st | 10th | 21st | 17th | 30 | |
![]() | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 3rd | 9th | 9th | - | 17th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 38 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | 10th | - | 16th | - | 8th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 21st | 10th | 8th | 5th | - | Q | 15 | |||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | - | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 12th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 11th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 15th | 15 | ||||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | Part of ![]() | - | - | 21st | 17th | - | 13th | 13th | 4 | ||||||||||||
![]() | - | 4th | 12th | 10th | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21st | - | 22nd | 16 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | 9th | 4th | 21st | 19th | - | - | 5 | ||||||
![]() | 7th | 9th | 11th | 7th | - | 7th | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | 13th | 9th | 17th | 21st | 11th | 18th | 4th | Q | 30 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | 21st | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
![]() | - | - | 10th | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23rd | - | - | 18 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | 2nd | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 1st | 7th | 3rd | 21st | 17th | 4th | DQ | DQ | 13 | |||||
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
![]() | Part of ![]() | Part of ![]() | 13th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 7 | ||||||||||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | DQ | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 9th | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 2 | |||||
![]() | Part of ![]() | 14th | 12th | 14th | 10th | 15th | 10th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 12th | 1st | 6th | 14 | ||||||
![]() | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 21 |
![]() | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 32 | |
![]() | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | 13th | 11th | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | 10 | |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
![]() | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
![]() | 11th | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 13th | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 12th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 17th | 14th | 14th | 10th | 25 | |
![]() | Part of ![]() | - | - | 13th | - | 16th | 14th | 13th | - | - | 17th | 6th | 22nd | 15th | 12th | 9 | ||||||
![]() | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | X | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 25 |
Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
---|
Boldface denotes active basketball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gennadi Volnov | ![]() | 1959 | 1969 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
2 | Sergei Belov | ![]() | 1967 | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Rudy Fernández | ![]() | 2007 | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Predrag Danilović | ![]() ![]() | 1989 | 1999 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 |
Modestas Paulauskas | ![]() | 1965 | 1973 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
Zurab Sakandelidze | ![]() | 1965 | 1973 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
7 | Armenak Alachachian | ![]() | 1953 | 1965 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Aleksandr Petrov | ![]() | 1959 | 1965 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
9 | Krešimir Ćosić | ![]() | 1969 | 1981 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
10 | Pau Gasol | ![]() | 2001 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the EuroBasket.
Rank | Player | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergei Belov | ![]() | 1967 | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2 | Krešimir Ćosić | ![]() | 1969 | 1981 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Pau Gasol | ![]() | 2001 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Gennadi Volnov | ![]() | 1959 | 1969 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
5 | Rudy Fernández | ![]() | 2007 | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Felipe Reyes | ![]() | 2001 | 2015 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Alexander Belostenny | ![]() | 1977 | 1989 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Valdemaras Chomičius | ![]() ![]() | 1979 | 1995 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Juan Carlos Navarro | ![]() | 2001 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Below are the lists of all players voted as the MVPs [14] [15] and the Top Scorers of each EuroBasket edition. Krešimir Ćosić and Pau Gasol are the only players to win the MVP award twice. Nikos Galis and Radivoj Korać were the Top Scorers 4 times each. [16]
Bronze | Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame. |
Silver | Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
Gold | Member of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player was selected the MVP or was the Top Scorer. |
Country | Times MVP | Years | Country | Times Top Scorer | Years | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 8 | 1935, 1963, 1973, 1983, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2022 | ![]() | 7 | 1967, 1969, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2022 | |
![]() | 7 | 1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1985 | ![]() | 4 | 1999, 2003, 2009, 2015 | |
![]() | 6 | 1961, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991 | ![]() | 4 | 1946, 1971, 1979, 1981 | |
![]() | 4 | 1937, 1939, 1995, 2003 | ![]() | 4 | 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 | |
![]() | 3 | 1951, 1957, 1967 | ![]() | 3 | 1947, 2011, 2013 | |
![]() | 2 | 1997, 2001 | ![]() | 3 | 2001, 2005, 2007 | |
![]() | 2 | 1946, 1955 | ![]() | 2 | 1951, 1955 | |
![]() | 2 | 1993, 2005 | ![]() | 2 | 1973, 1975 | |
![]() | 1 | 1949 | ![]() | 2 | 1985, 1997 | |
![]() | 1 | 1979 | ![]() | 1 | 1935 | |
![]() | 1 | 1987 | ![]() | 1 | 1937 | |
![]() | 1 | 1999 | ![]() | 1 | 1939 | |
![]() | 1 | 2007 | ![]() | 1 | 1949 | |
![]() | 1 | 2013 | ![]() | 1 | 1953 | |
![]() | 1 | 2017 | ![]() | 1 | 1957 | |
![]() | 1 | 1977 | ||||
![]() | 1 | 1993 | ||||
![]() | 1 | 1995 | ||||
![]() | 1 | 2017 |
Player | Times MVP | Years | Player | Times Top Scorer | Years | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2 | 1971, 1975 | ![]() | 4 | 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 | |
![]() | 2 | 2009, 2015 | ![]() | 4 | 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965 | |
One time MVP, earned by 36 players | ![]() | 3 | 2001, 2005, 2007 | |||
![]() | 3 | 2003, 2009, 2015 | ||||
![]() | 2 | 1967, 1969 | ||||
![]() | 2 | 1973, 1975 | ||||
![]() | 2 | 1979, 1981 | ||||
![]() | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
Player | Points Scored | Games Played | Scoring Average |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1,183 | 58 | 20.4 |
![]() | 1,104 | 68 | 16.2 |
![]() | 1,052 | 49 | 21.4 |
![]() | 1,030 | 33 | 31.2 |
![]() | 948 | 62 | 15.3 |
![]() | 917 | 51 | 18.0 |
![]() | 889 | 58 | 15.3 |
![]() | 864 | 55 | 15.7 |
![]() | 844 | 34 | 24.8 |
![]() | 769 | 55 | 14.0 |
![]() | 769 | 58 | 13.3 |
Player | Points Scored | Games Played | Scoring Average |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1,030 | 33 | 31.2 |
![]() | 844 | 34 | 24.8 |
![]() | 123 | 5 | 24.6 |
![]() | 220 | 9 | 24.4 |
![]() | 217 | 9 | 24.1 |
![]() | 604 | 26 | 23.2 |
![]() | 271 | 12 | 22.6 |
![]() | 154 | 7 | 22.0 |
![]() | 482 | 22 | 21.9 |
![]() | 347 | 16 | 21.6 |
Position | FIBA EuroBasket Dream Team [18] | Years |
---|---|---|
PG | ![]() | 2000–2020 |
SG | ![]() | 2000–2020 |
SF | ![]() | 2000–2020 |
PF | ![]() | 2000–2020 |
C | ![]() | 2000–2020 |
Arvydas Romas Sabonis is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player and businessman. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest European players of all time and one of the best big-man passers in the history of the game. Sabonis won the Euroscar six times and the Mr. Europa Award twice. He played in a variety of leagues, including the Spanish ACB League, and spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Playing the center position, Sabonis won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in South Korea, for the Soviet Union, and later earned bronze medals at the 1992 Olympic Games and 1996 Olympic Games representing Lithuania. He retired from professional basketball in 2005. Sabonis was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1986 NBA draft, but he did not play his first NBA game until 1995, at the age of 30.
The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1943 until 1992 in international basketball, and was controlled by the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. It takes place every four years and is considered the flagship event of FIBA.
The Lithuania men's national basketball team represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania. Despite Lithuania's small size, with a population of less than 3 million, the country's devotion to basketball has made them a traditional force of the sport in Europe.
EuroBasket Women is a biennial international women's basketball competition held between the nations of FIBA Europe for women's national teams. EuroBasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA Women's World Cup and also the Olympic Games.
The Estonia men's national basketball team represents Estonia in international basketball matches. They are controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The team competed in their first international tournament at the 1936 Olympic Games. Estonia has also qualified for the EuroBasket six times overall, with their best results coming in 1937 and 1939. However, after 1939, Estonia halted national team activities due to the occupation of the Baltic states during World War II. Estonia would later rejoin FIBA in 1991, after regaining independence from the Soviet Union.
The Albania men's national basketball team represents Albania in international basketball competitions. The national team is governed by the Albanian Basketball Association.
The Greece men's national basketball team represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Greece. Greece is currently ranked 14th in the FIBA World Ranking.
The Turkey men's national basketball team represents Turkey in international basketball tournaments. They are governed by the Turkish Basketball Federation. Their nickname is the 12 Dev Adam, meaning 12 Giant Men.
The Serbia men's national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball competition, and is controlled by the Basketball Federation of Serbia. Serbia is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking.
The 2007 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2008 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to the champion and runner-up teams. It was held in Spain between 3 September and 16 September 2007. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Alicante, Granada, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, and Seville hosted the tournament. Russia won its first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, by defeating hosts Spain, with a 60–59 score in the final. Russia's Andrei Kirilenko was voted the tournament's MVP.
The Lithuania women's national basketball team represents Lithuania in international women's basketball competitions. They are regulated by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania.
The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international women's basketball competition and are regulated by the Spanish Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Spain. Spain has one of the most successful women's national teams in the world, being the current FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2023 silver medallists.
The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Berlin, Karlsruhe and Munich hosted the tournament. Hosts Germany won their first FIBA European title by defeating Russia with a 71–70 score in the final. Germany's Chris Welp was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament also served as qualification for the 1994 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top five teams in the final standings.
The history of the FIBA Basketball World Cup began in 1950, with the first FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was the 1950 FIBA World Championship. The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1950.
The men's qualification for the 2000 Olympic men's basketball tournament occurred from 1998–2000; all five FIBA zones sent in teams.
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification began in earnest at the 2011 Caribbean Championships, a qualifier to the 2012 Centrobasket, which was in itself a qualifier to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. The winners of the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament, the United States, qualified outright. The USA joined the host nation Spain, which was earlier elected to host the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in July 2009.
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup.
The Israel national basketball team has completed at 29 EuroBasket competitions since their tournament debut at EuroBasket 1953 in Moscow.
Qualification for the 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993 took place between 1 May 1991 and 7 June 1993. A total of thirteen teams qualified for the tournament, joining Italy, Spain and France ranked second, third and fourth in the 1991 edition. Yugoslavia as title holder was excluded from all international sport competitions because of sanctions against Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.