EuroBasket 1987

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EuroBasket 1987
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Tournament details
Host countryGreece
City Piraeus
Dates3–14 June
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Third placeFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Fourth placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played46
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis
Top scorer Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis
(37.0 points per game)
1985
1989

The 1987 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1987, was the 25th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Greece between 3 and 14 June 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The Peace and Friendship Stadium, located in the Neo Faliron in Piraeus, Attica, [1] [2] [3] was the hosting venue of the tournament. The host, Greece, won its first FIBA European title by defeating the defending champions and heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime (89–89 at the end of regulation play). Greece's Nikos Galis was voted the tournament's MVP. [4]

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Venues

All games were played at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Attica.

Peace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity: 17,000
Opened in 1985
Peace and Friendship stadium 02 03 2014.JPG

Qualification

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

Squads

Format

Preliminary round

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A

Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 550501399+10210
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 532473421+528
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 532497455+428
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 532430399+318
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 514395471766
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 5054105611515
3 June
14:30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 11170Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:48–34, 63–36
Pts: San Epifanio 34Pts: Dubuisson 17
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Wieslaw Zych (POL)
3 June
20:00
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 77109Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 46–60, 28–49
Pts: Brănișteanu 14Pts: Galis 44
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Peter George (FRG)
3 June
22:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 93100Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half: 41–44, 52–56
Pts: D. Petrović 26Pts: Marčiulionis 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Todd Warnick (ISR)
4 June
12:00
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 98116Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 51–70, 47–46
Pts: Niculescu 19Pts: Jiménez 24
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Richard Steeves (CAN)
4 June
17:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10778Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:55–37, 52–41
Pts: Valters 22Pts: Hufnagel, Ostrowski 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
4 June
22:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 7884Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half:49–42, 29–42
Pts: Paspalj 24Pts: Galis 44
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 17,000
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Paul Housman (USA)
5 June
10:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 12174Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half:66–29, 55–45
Pts: Valters 23Pts: Brănișteanu 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Jan Van Rennen (NED), Peter George (FRG)
5 June
20:00
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 89106Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–55, 51–51
Pts: Galis 35Pts: Jiménez 28
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 16,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Todd Warnick (ISR)
5 June
22:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 8883Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:50–46, 38–37
Pts: D. Petrović 34Pts: Ostrowski 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
6 June
15:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 9583Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half: 46–47, 49–36
Pts: Ostrowski 25Pts: Ermurache 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Todd Warnick (ISR)
6 June
17:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 9476Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:54–36, 40–40
Pts: D. Petrović 26Pts: San Epifanio, Solozábal 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Paul Housman (USA)
6 June
22:00
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6669Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half:37–30, 29–39
Pts: Galis 31Pts: Marčiulionis 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Alan Richardson (ENG)
7 June
10:00
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 12078Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Scoring by half:69–43, 51–35
Pts: Divac 25Pts: Cernat 19
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Peter George (FRG), Jan Van Rennen (NED)
7 June
17:00
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 88104Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Scoring by half:51–45, 37–59
Pts: Jiménez 20Pts: Marčiulionis, Tikhonenko 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Richard Steeves (CAN)
7 June
22:00
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 6982Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 38–38, 31–44
Pts: Dacoury 15Pts: Galis 34
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 550467379+8810
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 532428447198
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53243243428
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 52343643717
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 514380430506
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 514422438166
3 June
10:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9983Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:44–40, 55–43
Pts: Jamchi 37Pts: Kropilák 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
3 June
12:00
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9184Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 41–45, 50–39
Pts: Zelig 29Pts: Smits 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
3 June
16:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8478Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:46–38, 38–40
Pts: Riva 28Pts: Jackel 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Alan Richardson (ENG)
4 June
10:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6061Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 24–43, 36–18
Pts: Jamchi 36Pts: Smits 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
4 June
15:00
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8599Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 44–54, 41–48
Pts: Zelig 26Pts: Riva 29
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
4 June
20:00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9572Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:48–31, 47–41
Pts: Kropilák 24Pts: Jackel, Welp 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
5 June
12:00
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7195Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–43, 38–52
Pts: te Velde 16Pts: Riva 18
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Georgy Avalishvili (URS)
5 June
14:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 107112 (OT)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half: 40–49, 58–49  Overtime: 9–14
Pts: LaVon Mercer 28Pts: Jackel 40
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
5 June
17:00
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 8487Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half: 46–49, 38–38
Pts: Kropilák 20Pts: Zelig 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Paul Housman (USA)
6 June
10:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 9086Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half: 43–48, 47–38
Pts: Jackel, Welp 25Pts: Zelig 27
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Richard Steeves (CAN)
6 June
12:00
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 89108Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 40–48, 49–60
Pts: Smits 30Pts: Jelínek 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Radoslav Petrović (YUG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
6 June
20:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 41–56, 38–43
Pts: Jamchi 34Pts: Riva 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
7 June
12:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7675Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 36–45, 40–30
Pts: Jackel 27Pts: Smits 23
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
7 June
15:00
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7783Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:45–43, 32–40
Pts: Jamchi 24Pts: Zelig 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
7 June
20:00
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9066Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:48–40, 42–26
Pts: Riva 32Pts: Okáč 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Kostas Rigas (GRE), Yvan Mainini (FRA)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 June – 19:30
 
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 110
 
12 June – 19:30
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 91
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 113
 
9 June – 21:30
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 96
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 107
 
14 June – 20:00
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 77
 
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 101
 
10 June – 19:30
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 103
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 78
 
12 June – 21:30
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 90
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 81
 
10 June – 21:30
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 77 Third place
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 81
 
13 June – 21:30
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 128
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 87
 
 
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 98
 

Quarterfinals

9 June
19:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11091Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:55–51, 55–40
Pts: Volkov 25Pts: Havlík 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens.
Referees: Todd Warnick (ISR), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
9 June
21:30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10777Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half:56–34, 51–43
Pts: San Epifanio 33Pts: Jackel 14
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Wieslaw Zych (POL), Alan Richardson (ENG)
10 June
19:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7890Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 35–49, 43–41
Pts: Riva 23Pts: Galis 38
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 16,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Yvan Mainini (FRA)
10 June
21:30
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 81128Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–58, 48–70
Pts: Zelig 15Pts: Grbović 24
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Lubomir Kotleba (TCH), Paul Housman (USA)

Semifinals

12 June
19:30
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11396Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:55–47, 58–49
Pts: Marčiulionis 26Pts: Jiménez 30
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Lubomir Kotleba (TCH)
12 June
21:30
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8177Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–45, 46–32
Pts: Galis 30Pts: D. Petrović 22
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 18,000
Referees: Yvan Mainini (FRA), Todd Warnick (ISR)

Third place

13 June
21:30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8798Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:51–42, 36–56
Pts: Romay, San Epifanio 17Pts: D. Petrović 31
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), Peter George (FRG)

Final

14 June
20:00
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 101103 (OT)Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 41–42, 48–47  Overtime: 12–14
Pts: Valters 21Pts: Galis 40
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Attendance: 17,000
Referees: Richard Steeves (CAN), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)

5th to 8th place

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
11 June – 19:30
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 91
 
14 June – 18:00
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 93
 
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 84
 
11 June – 21:30
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 87
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 93
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 75
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 June – 19:30
 
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 92
 
 
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 96
11 June
19:30
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9193Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Scoring by half: 44–50, 47–43
Pts: Kropilák 19Pts: Jackel 23
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Georgy Avalishvili (URS), Jan Van Renen (NED)
11 June
21:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9375Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:44–32, 49–43
Pts: Morandotti 22Pts: Zelig 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
13 June
19:30
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 9296Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Scoring by half:52–45, 40–51
Pts: Matický 18Pts: Zelig 33
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
14 June
18:00
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8487Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 44–51, 40–36
Pts: Welp 17Pts: Riva 26
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Stavros Douvis (GRE), Wieslaw Zych (POL)

9th to 12th place

 
Classification roundNinth place
 
      
 
9 June – 17:30
 
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 96
 
13 June – 17:30
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 93
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 94
 
10 June – 17:30
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 80
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 87
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 88
 
Eleventh place
 
 
11 June – 17:30
 
 
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 97
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 87
9 June
17:30
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 9693Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scoring by half: 44–50, 52–43
Pts: Dubuisson 36Pts: LaVon Mercer 34
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Costas Rigas (GRE), George Chiraleu (ROU)
10 June
17:30
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8788Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 35–55, 52–33
Pts: Niculescu 29Pts: Smits 36
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Radoslav Petrović (YUG)
11 June
17:30
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 9787Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Scoring by half:49–43, 48–44
Pts: Jamchi 44Pts: Niculescu 20
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Maurizio Martolini (ITA), Peter George (FRG)
13 June
17:30
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 9480Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Scoring by half: 43–53, 51–27
Pts: Ostrowski 25Pts: Kuipers 27
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Athens
Referees: Paul Housman (USA), Maurizio Martolini (ITA)

Awards

 1987 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
1st title
1987 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Nikos Galis ( Flag of Greece.svg Greece)
All-Tournament Team [5]
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis (MVP)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Volkov
Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Jiménez
Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Fasoulas

Final standings

Qualified for the 1988 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 6–2
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5–3
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4–4
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7–1
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4–4
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4–4
8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2–6
9Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3–4
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–5
11Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–5
12Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0–7
Gold medal icon.svg
Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svg
4th
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Nikos Galis
Nikos Stavropoulos
Panagiotis Giannakis
Argiris Kambouris
Nikos Linardos
Panagiotis Karatzas
Michalis Romanidis
Nikos Filippou
Liveris Andritsos
Panagiotis Fasoulas
Memos Ioannou
Fanis Christodoulou
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Alexander Volkov
Heino Enden
Sergei Tarakanov
Valdemaras Chomičius
Sergei Babenko
Valeri Tikhonenko
Valdis Valters
Vladimir Tkachenko
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Sergejus Jovaiša
Viktor Pankrashkin
Valery Goborov
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Dražen Petrović
Aleksandar Petrović
Aleksandar Đorđević
Toni Kukoč
Žarko Paspalj
Goran Grbović
Zoran Radović
Stojko Vranković
Ratko Radovanović
Vlade Divac
Dino Rađa
Danko Cvjetićanin
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Jordi Villacampa
Francisco Zapata
Cándido Sibilio
Josep María Margall
Andrés Jiménez
Fernando Romay
José Antonio Montero
Fernando Arcega
Ignacio Solozábal
Ferrán Martínez
José Ángel Arcega
Juan Antonio San Epifanio

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The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to each of the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Greece between 21 June and 2 July 1995. Fourteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Athens hosted the tournament. Serbia won its first FIBA European title, by defeating Lithuania by the score of 96–90 in the final. Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis was voted the tournament's MVP. This edition of the FIBA EuroBasket tournament saw the successful return of the Lithuania national team to the competition, since its last triumph in 1939.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 1997</span> 1997 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four teams in the final standings. It was held in Spain between 24 June and 6 July 1997. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Badalona, Barcelona and Girona hosted the tournament. Serbia won its second FIBA European title, by defeating Italy with a 61–49 score in the final. Serbia's Saša Đorđević was voted the tournament's MVP.

The 1992–93 FIBA European League, also shortened to 1992–93 FIBA EuroLeague, was the 36th season of the European top-tier level professional club competition for basketball clubs. It featured 42 competing teams from 33 countries. The final of the competition was held on April 15, 1993, at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, with Limoges CSP defeating Benetton Treviso, by a score of 59–55. The defending title holder, Partizan, was not allowed in the competition because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 757, which imposed sanctions against Yugoslavia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket Women 2009</span> 2009 edition of the EuroBasket Women

The 2009 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2009, was the 32nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Latvia from June 7 to June 20, 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peace and Friendship Stadium</span> Multi-purpose indoor arena in Piraeus, Greece

The Peace and Friendship Stadium, commonly known by its acronym SEF, is a multi-purpose indoor arena that is located in Piraeus, on the coastal zone of Attica, Greece. The arena is mostly known for being the home to EuroLeague team Olympiacos, and is the central venue of the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. It opened in 1985 and its design was inspired by Palasport di San Siro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket Women 2011</span> 2011 edition of the EuroBasket Women

The 2011 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2011, was the 33rd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Poland from 2011. This was the 4th time that the EuroBasket Women was hosted by Poland.

Basketballin Greece erupted with the win of the Greece men's national basketball team at the 1987 EuroBasket in Athens, which caused a general basketball euphoria in the country. Since then, the Greece men's national teams have achieved consistent international success, leading Greece to join Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France, and Lithuania in the circle of European basketball powers. In addition to the Greece national team's triumph in 1987, they won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, silver medals at the 1989 EuroBasket, and the 2006 FIBA World Cup, and the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket.

The men's qualification for the 2000 Olympic men's basketball tournament occurred from 1998–2000; all five FIBA zones sent in teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket 2015</span> 2015 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket

EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 September and ended on 20 September 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EuroBasket Women 2025</span> European womens basketball tournament

The 2025 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 2025, is the 40th edition of the continental tournament in women's basketball, sanctioned by the FIBA Europe. It will be held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy.

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