| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Soviet Union |
| Dates | 30 May – 10 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Third place |  Poland |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Modestas Paulauskas |
| Top scorer | Radivoj Korać (21.9 points per game) |
The 1965 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1965, was the fourteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.
| Moscow | Tbilisi |
|---|---|
| Palace of Sports of the Central Lenin Stadium Capacity 15 000 | Tbilisi Sports Palace Capacity 11 000 |
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First round
Group A – Moscow
 Hungary |  Israel | 49–60 |
 Finland |  Romania | 61–85 |
 East Germany |  Czechoslovakia | 55–73 |
| Soviet Union | Italy | 87–48 |
| East Germany | Finland | 51–51 aet. 59–63 |
| Hungary | Romania | 52–76 |
| Soviet Union | Israel | 88–50 |
| Italy | Czechoslovakia | 78–69 |
| Israel | Romania | 59–57 |
| Italy | Finland | 59–60 |
| Hungary | East Germany | 55–56 |
| Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | 79–74 |
| Israel | East Germany | 56–55 |
| Czechoslovakia | Finland | 68–40 |
| Italy | Hungary | 66–64 |
| Soviet Union | Romania | 62–60 |
| Czechoslovakia | Hungary | 77–53 |
| Israel | Italy | 47–68 |
| Soviet Union | Finland | 89–52 |
| Romania | East Germany | 55–59 |
| Czechoslovakia | Israel | 61–61 aet. 71–69 |
| Romania | Italy | 73–73 aet. 75–81 |
| Soviet Union | East Germany | 65–41 |
| Finland | Hungary | 67–46 |
| Finland | Israel | 51–52 |
| Romania | Czechoslovakia | 59–90 |
| East Germany | Italy | 64–87 |
| Soviet Union | Hungary | 76–45 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 546:370 | 14 | +176 |
| 2. | Italy | 7 | 5 | 2 | 487:466 | 10 | +21 |
| 3. | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 522:443 | 10 | +79 |
| 4. | Israel | 7 | 4 | 3 | 393:439 | 8 | −46 |
| 5. | Finland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 394:458 | 6 | −64 |
| 6. | East Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 389:454 | 4 | −65 |
| 7. | Romania | 7 | 2 | 5 | 477:464 | 4 | +13 |
| 8. | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 7 | 364:478 | 0 | −114 |
Group B – Tbilisi
 Bulgaria |  West Germany | 74–57 |
 Sweden |  Greece | 69–71 |
| Yugoslavia |  France | 80–54 |
| Poland |  Spain | 82–57 |
| Spain | West Germany | 86–58 |
| Bulgaria | Sweden | 113–56 |
| Yugoslavia | Greece | 76–68 |
| Poland | France | 72–53 |
| France | Greece | 63–64 |
| Poland | West Germany | 92–64 |
| Spain | Sweden | 78–74 |
| Yugoslavia | Bulgaria | 89–69 |
| West Germany | Sweden | 72–49 |
| France | Bulgaria | 67–70 |
| Poland | Greece | 74–62 |
| Spain | Yugoslavia | 65–113 |
| Poland | Sweden | 83–41 |
| West Germany | Yugoslavia | 56–115 |
| Greece | Bulgaria | 65–59 |
| France | Spain | 77–90 |
| West Germany | France | 47–74 |
| Sweden | Yugoslavia | 46–91 |
| Greece | Spain | 89–82 |
| Poland | Bulgaria | 75–63 |
| Greece | West Germany | 81–72 |
| Sweden | France | 61–90 |
| Bulgaria | Spain | 79–56 |
| Poland | Yugoslavia | 69–78 |
| Pos. | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | Results | Points | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yugoslavia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 642:427 | 14 | +215 |
| 2. | Poland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 557:418 | 12 | +129 |
| 3. | Greece | 7 | 5 | 2 | 500:495 | 10 | +5 |
| 4. | Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 527:465 | 8 | +62 |
| 5. | Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 514:572 | 6 | −58 |
| 6. | France | 7 | 2 | 5 | 478:484 | 4 | −6 |
| 7. | West Germany | 7 | 1 | 6 | 426:571 | 2 | −145 |
| 8. | Sweden | 7 | 0 | 7 | 396:608 | 0 | −212 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | Romania | 60–86 |
| West Germany | Hungary | 53–52 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| France | Finland | 52–42 |
| Spain | East Germany | 69–69 aet. 76–78 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia | 77–70 |
| Greece | Israel | 67–69 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | Soviet Union | 61–75 |
| Yugoslavia | Italy | 83–82 |
| Placement | Team 1 | Team 2 | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15th place | Sweden | Hungary | 66–79 |
| 13th place | Romania | West Germany | 74–63 |
| 11th place | Finland | Spain | 58–65 |
| 9th place | France | East Germany | 66–57 |
| 7th place | Czechoslovakia | Greece | 116–71 |
| 5th place | Bulgaria | Israel | 63–51 |
| 3rd place | Poland | Italy | 86–70 |
| Final | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 58–49 |
| 1965 FIBA EuroBasket champions |
|---|
 Soviet Union 8th title |
| 1965 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Modestas Paulauskas ( Soviet Union) |
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