EuroBasket 1985

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EuroBasket 1985
Basketball-Europameisterschaft 1985
Tournament details
Host countryWest Germany
Dates5–16 June
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (14th title)
Runners-upFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVP Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Arvydas Sabonis
Top scorer Flag of Israel.svg Doron Jamchy
(28.1 points per game)
1983
1987

The 1985 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1985, was the 24th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It took place from 5 to 16 June 1985 in West Germany. The Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their fourteenth and final title.

Contents

Venues

LocationPictureCityArenaCapacityStatusRound
Europahalle - geograph.org.uk - 2979.jpg Karlsruhe Europahalle 5,0001983Group A
SMIDT-Arena Feb2012.jpg Leverkusen Wilhelm Dopatka Halle 3,500Opened in 1974Group B
Schleyerhalle-West.jpg Stuttgart Schleyerhalle 15,500Opened in 1983Knockout rounds and qualification rounds

Qualification

A total of twelve teams qualified for the tournament. To the top eight teams from the previous tournament, four more teams were granted berths via a qualifying tournament.

Squads

Format

Preliminary round

Qualified for the quarter-finals

Group A

Times given below are in Central European Time (UTC+1).
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 541514464+509
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 541537483+549
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 541496465+319
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 514479531526
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 514452488366
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 514457504476
5 June
15:00
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7083Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half: 34–42, 36–41
Pts: Fikiel 16Pts: Dan Niculescu 21
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
5 June
19:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 118103Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:65–46, 53–57
Pts: Chomičius 23Pts: Szanyiel 26
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,940
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)
5 June
21:00
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8399Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:44–39, 39–60
Pts: Martín 19Pts: D. Petrović 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,708
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba
6 June
15:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10085Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half:43–37, 57–48
Pts: Kurtinaitis 22Pts: Da Niculescu 20
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED)
6 June
18:00
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9997Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half: 52–58, 47–39
Pts: San Epifanio 25Pts: Zelig 25
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Georgy Labov (BUL)
6 June
20:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 89110Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 40–65, 49–45
Pts: Ostrowski 22Pts: D. Petrović 30
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
7 June
15:00
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 94106Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 49–51, 45–55
Pts: Cernat 22Pts: San Epifanio 22
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Renen (NED)
7 June
18:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 9497Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half: 34–46, 60–51
Pts: Dubuisson 39Pts: Zelig 36
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
7 June
20:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10597Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:57–53, 48–44
Pts: Sabonis 34Pts: D. Petrović 30
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,520
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Lubomir Kotleba
8 June
15:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 11097Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half: 55–59, 55–38
Pts: Szanyiel 25Pts: Opsitaru 21
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,040
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Costas Rigas (GRE)
8 June
18:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 10694Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:51–44, 55–50
Pts: D. Petrović 31Pts: Zelig 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED)
8 June
20:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 9299Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 52–57, 40–42
Pts: Sabonis 28Pts: Sibilio 17
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 4,230
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)
9 June
15:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 10293Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half:62–49, 40–44
Pts: D. Petrović 23Pts: Ermurache 23
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,040
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Georgy Labov (BUL)
9 June
18:00
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10983Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:62–34, 47–49
Pts: Margall 21Pts: Cham 14
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,732
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Jan Van Renen (NED)
9 June
20:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12299Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:64–44, 58–55
Pts: Enden, Valters 17Pts: Binkowski 26
Europahalle, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541459391+689
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 532445420+258
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 532396385+118
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 523428425+37
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 52343043447
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5143975031066
5 June
14:00
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8280Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 39–42, 43–38
Pts: Villalta 21Pts: Brabenec 16
Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
5 June
18:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10479Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half:51–34, 53–45
Pts: Jackel 36Pts: Kuipers 21
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,110
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
5 June
20:30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7278Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:44–37, 28–41
Pts: Jamchi 27Pts: Evtimov 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
6 June
15:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9479Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:49–43, 45–36
Pts: Gilardi 22Pts: Schrempf 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,260
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
6 June
18:15
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9293Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:54–42, 38–51
Pts: Jamchi 33Pts: Kropilák 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Zoran Grbac (YUG), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
6 June
20:30
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 90103Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–52, 58–51
Pts: Esveldt 21Pts: Antov 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,100
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
7 June
15:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10183Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:45–44, 56–39
Pts: Schrempf 31Pts: Brabenec 17
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,640
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
7 June
18:00
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8261Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:41–29, 41–32
Pts: Savio 16Pts: Gluškov 17
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,050
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
7 June
20:30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8086Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half:49–45, 31–41
Pts: Jamchi 19Pts: Kuipers 22
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 2,460
Referees: Yvan Mainin (FRA), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
8 June
15:30
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 6884Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 35–40, 33–44
Pts: Havlík 15Pts: Mladenov 26
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
8 June
18:15
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9488Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half: 46–52, 48–36
Pts: Jamchi 42Pts: Schrempf 36
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 4,002
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
8 June
20:30
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 76112Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 32–56, 44–56
Pts: de Waard, van Noord 15Pts: Magnifico 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,950
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
9 June
14:30
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 66104Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 29–57, 37–47
Pts: de Waard 14Pts: Brabenec 30
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
9 June
17:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7370Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 32–35, 41–35
Pts: Wadehn 19Pts: Evtimov 19
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,640
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
9 June
19:30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9289 (OT)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:46–38, 33–41  Overtime:13–10
Pts: Berkovich 34Pts: Magnifico 23
Wilhelm-Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen
Attendance: 3,690
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Ion Antonescu (ROU)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 June – 20:30
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 83
 
14 June – 18:00
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 98
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 95
 
12 June – 20:30
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 98
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 91
 
16 June – 20:00
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 102
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 89
 
11 June – 18:00
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 120
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 97
 
14 June – 20:30
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 71
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 96
 
12 June – 18:00
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 112 Third place
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 104
 
15 June – 19:30
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 86
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 90
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 102
 

Quarterfinals

11 June
18:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 7197Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:39–38, 32–59
Pts: Cham 19Pts: Sacchetti 27
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN)
11 June
20:30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9883Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:60–44, 38–39
Pts: San Epifanio 36Pts: Schrempf 25
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 7,100
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), John Weiland (CAN)
12 June
18:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10486Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:52–45, 52–41
Pts: Valdis Valters 31Pts: Ivan Cenov 19
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,810
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Jan Van Renen (NED)
12 June
20:30
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 91102Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 43–51, 48–51
Pts: D. Petrović 25Pts: Brabenec 32
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,105
Referees: José Manuel Reynoso (USA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

Semifinals

14 June
18:00
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 9598Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:56–49, 39–49
Pts: Martín 26Pts: Rajniak 31
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,050
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Alan Richardson (ENG)
14 June
20:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 96112Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 40–73, 56–39
Pts: Vecchiato 23Pts: Sabonis 36
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,130
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), José Manuel Reynoso (USA)

Third place

15 June
19:30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 90102 (OT)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–35  Overtime: 6–18
Pts: Sibilio 21Pts: Sacchetti 24
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,780
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba, Todd Warnick (ISR)

Final

16 June
20:00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 89120Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 47–54, 42–66
Pts: Kropilák 23Pts: Valters 27
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 8,600
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

5th to 8th place

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
13 June – 20:30
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 98
 
15 June – 17:00
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 84
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 101
 
13 June – 18:00
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 81
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 107
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 105
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 June – 18:00
 
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 105
 
 
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 86
13 June
18:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 107105 (OT)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half: 39–51, 51–39  Overtime:17–15
Pts: Dubuisson 23Pts: Mladenov 40
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,400
Referees: John Weiland (CAN), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)
13 June
20:30
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9884Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:49–37, 49–47
Pts: Jackel 33Pts: Sunara 23
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 3,910
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Jan Van Renen (NED)
15 June
17:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10081Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:49–42, 51–39
Pts: Schrempf 27Pts: Ostrowski 22
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 6,820
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
16 June
17:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 10586Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Scoring by half:56–44, 49–42
Pts: Petrović 34Pts: Antov 16
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Francisco Fajardo (ESP)

9th to 12th place

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
11 June – 15:30
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 86
 
14 June – 15:30
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 91
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 90
 
12 June – 15:30
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 89
 
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 90
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 87
 
Eleventh place
 
 
13 June – 15:30
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 102
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100
11 June
15:30
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8691Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scoring by half:45–40, 41–51
Pts: Zelig 25Pts: Jamchi 29
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Francisco Fajardo (ESP), Zoran Grbac (YUG)
12 June
15:30
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 9087Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 46–46, 44–41
Pts: Cernat 24Pts: Esveldt 23
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Georgy Labov (BUL)
13 June
15:30
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 102100Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half:53–40, 49–60
Pts: Fikiel 24Pts: Esveldt 20
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Ion Antonescu (ROU)
14 June
15:30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9089Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half: 47–47, 43–42
Pts: Jamchi 39Pts: Ermurache 21
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Georgy Labov (BUL)

Awards

 1985 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union
14th title
1985 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Arvydas Sabonis ( Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team [1]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valdis Valters
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dražen Petrović
Flag of Germany.svg Detlef Schrempf
Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Martín
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Arvydas Sabonis (MVP)

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7–1
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 4–4
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 6–2
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–3
5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5–3
6Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 2–6
7Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5–3
8Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3–5
9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–3
10Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2–5
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–5
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–6
Gold medal icon.svg
Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svg
4th
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Alexander Volkov
Heino Enden
Sergei Tarakanov
Valdemaras Chomičius
Andrei Lopatov
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valdis Valters
Vladimir Tkachenko
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Sergejus Jovaiša
Alexander Belostenny
Arvydas Sabonis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Jaroslav Skála
Juraj Žuffa
Vlastimil Havlík
Peter Rajniak
Stano Kropilák
Zdeněk Böhm
Jiří Okáč
Igor Vraniak
Vladimír Vyoral
Kamil Brabenec
Otto Matický
Leoš Krejčí
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giampiero Savio
Beppe Bosa
Ario Costa
Enrico Gilardi
Walter Magnifico
Roberto Brunamonti
Renato Villalta
Gus Binelli
Roberto Premier
Renzo Vecchiato
Pierlo Marzorati
Romeo Sacchetti
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jordi Villacampa
José Luis Llorente
Cándido Sibilio
Josep María Margall
Andrés Jiménez
Fernando Romay
Fernando Martín
Vicente Gil
Joaquim Costa
Juan Domingo de la Cruz
Juan Manuel López Iturriaga
Juan Antonio San Epifanio

References