EuroBasket 1995

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EuroBasket 1995
Ευρωμπάσκετ 1995
EuroBasket 1995 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
Dates21 June – 2 July
Teams14
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Third placeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Fourth placeFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Top scorer Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Šarūnas Marčiulionis
(22.5 points per game)
← 1993
1997 →

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 and Montenegro (then under the name of FR Yugoslavia) 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.

Contents

The tournament's official anthem was "Wings of Tomorrow" by Finnish band Stratovarius.

Venues

All games were played at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens.

O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,500
Opened in 1995		 Interior of OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens.jpg

Qualification

CompetitionDateVacanciesQualified
Host nation–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Champions from EuroBasket 1993 22 June – 4 July 19931Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Qualified through Qualifying Round 21 June 1993 – 16 November 199410Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Qualified through Additional Qualifying Round 31 May – 4 June 19952Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia

Format

Squads

Preliminary round

Times given below are in Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).
Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 660490411+7912
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 651513442+7111
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 642448430+1810
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 633438433+59
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 624419417+28
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 615448488−407
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 606393528−1356
21 June
13:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg82–96Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 45–54, 37–42
Pts: Koch 21Pts: Karnišovas 35
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)
21 June
17:30
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg71–73Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:39–37, 32–36
Pts: Henefeld 16
Rebs: Henefeld 7
Asts: Goodes 4		Pts: Rusconi 17
Rebs: Rusconi 10
Asts: Pittis, Rusconi 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
21 June
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg80–84 (OT)Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half:43–34, 29–38  Overtime: 8–12
Pts: Rentzias 17
Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 8
Asts: Patavoukas, Giannakis 3		Pts: Bodiroga 22
Rebs: Paspalj 9
Asts: Divac 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Vicente Sanchís (ESP)
22 June
13:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg68–67Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Scoring by half:36–34, 32–33
Pts: Esposito 23
Rebs: Rusconi 8
Asts: Esposito 3		Pts: Koch 22
Rebs: Gnad 10
Asts: Nürnberger, Rödl 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
22 June
20:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg89–73Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half:38–33, 51–40
Pts: Marčiulionis 28
Rebs: Sabonis 23
Asts: Marčiulionis 5		Pts: Christodoulou 19
Rebs: Angelidis, Christodoulou, Sigalas 4
Asts: Giannakis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
22 June
22:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg62–87Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scoring by half: 34–42, 28–45
Pts: Sahlström 15
Rebs: Sahlström 9
Asts: Evers 4		Pts: Jamchi 22
Rebs: Fleisher, Sheffer 5
Asts: Goodes 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
23 June
11:30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg70–61Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half:35–29, 35–32
Pts: Đorđević 18
Rebs: Bodiroga 11
Asts: Đorđević 5		Pts: Marčiulionis 22
Rebs: Sabonis 14
Asts: Sabonis 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
23 June
13:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg81–71Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Scoring by half:39–33, 42–38
Pts: Koch 20
Rebs: Welp 8
Asts: Rödl 5		Pts: Sahlström 23
Rebs: Sahlström 11
Asts: Håkanson 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), George Toliver (USA)
23 June
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg67–61Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half: 33–37, 34–24
Pts: Christodoulou 19
Rebs: Fasoulas 11
Asts: Christodoulou 4		Pts: Esposito 15
Rebs: Pittis 10
Asts: Esposito 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
24 June
11:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg74–87Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37–49, 37–38
Pts: Fučka 19
Rebs: Fučka 10
Asts: Gentile 4		Pts: Đorđević 22
Rebs: Divac 6
Asts: Đorđević 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), George Toliver (USA)
24 June
13:30
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg78–60Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Scoring by half:40–20, 38–40
Pts: Jamchi 20
Rebs: Fleisher 10
Asts: Sheffer 6		Pts: Koch 22
Rebs: Welp 7
Asts: Nürnberger 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Aleš Kamnikar (SLO)
24 June
22:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg68–86Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 30–42, 38–44
Pts: Larsson 17
Rebs: Blom 10
Asts: Larsson 2		Pts: Angelidis 19
Rebs: Rentzias 11
Asts: Kakiousis 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
26 June
18:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg85–58Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Scoring by half:42–30, 43–28
Pts: Danilović 16
Rebs: Divac 10
Asts: Divac 5		Pts: Marcus, Sahlström 14
Rebs: Marcus 6
Asts: Andersson 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA), Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS)
26 June
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg59–49Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scoring by half:29–25, 30–24
Pts: Sigalas 20
Rebs: Fasoulas 8
Asts: Sigalas 4		Pts: Jamchi 17
Rebs: Henefeld 13
Asts: Sheffer 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
26 June
22:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg80–69Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by half:42–39, 38–30
Pts: Marčiulionis 32
Rebs: Sabonis 19
Asts: Marčiulionis 8		Pts: Magnifico 18
Rebs: Rusconi 8
Asts: Esposito 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Danko Radić (CRO)
27 June
13:30
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg59–72Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 25–35, 34–37
Pts: Goodes 13
Rebs: Goodes 5
Asts: Sheffer 3		Pts: Danilović 21
Rebs: Bodiroga 8
Asts: Paspalj 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
27 June
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg73–96Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 40–46, 33–50
Pts: Larsson 21
Rebs: Sahlström 5
Asts: Håkanson 3		Pts: Karnišovas 24
Rebs: Sabonis 12
Asts: Kurtinaitis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
27 June
22:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg79–83Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half: 43–45, 36–38
Pts: Koch 20
Rebs: Gnad 7
Asts: Rödl 6		Pts: Sigalas 17
Rebs: Christodoulou 11
Asts: Giannakis 8
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Mikhail Grigoriev (RUS), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)
28 June
11:30
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg93–61Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Scoring by half:46–38, 47–33
Pts: Esposito 26
Rebs: Conti 8
Asts: 4 Players 2		Pts: Gaddefors 13
Rebs: Sahlström 7
Asts: Håkanson, Larsson 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Necip Kapanlı (TUR)
28 June
13:30
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg92–79Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Scoring by half:55–27, 37–52
Pts: Danilović 17
Rebs: Rebrača 10
Asts: Bodiroga 6		Pts: Koch 24
Rebs: Gnad 12
Asts: Rödl 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
28 June
20:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg91–75Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Scoring by half:45–29, 46–46
Pts: Karnišovas 24
Rebs: Karnišovas 13
Asts: Marčiulionis, Štombergas 5		Pts: Sheffer 16
Rebs: Balul, Henefeld 5
Asts: Goodes 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsTie
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 660534464+7012 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 642499473+26101-1, +5
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 642577508+69101-1, +4
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 642496466+30101-1, -9
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 624505506−18 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 615462539−777 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 606457574−1176 
21 June
9:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg126–74Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Scoring by half:62–33, 64–41
Pts: Babkov 19
Rebs: Nosov 10
Asts: Bazarevich 6		Pts: Kuisma 13
Rebs: Markkanen, Möttölä 6
Asts: 4 Players 1
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
21 June
11:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg68–89Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half: 38–49, 30–40
Pts: Zdovc 18
Rebs: Kotnik 7
Asts: Zdovc 3		Pts: Bonato 28
Rebs: Bilba 12
Asts: Forte, Rigaudeau 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE)
21 June
22:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg85–70Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by half:39–29, 46–41
Pts: Herreros 28
Rebs: Orenga 11
Asts: Herreros 5		Pts: Erdenay 26
Rebs: Oyguç 7
Asts: Topsakal 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
22 June
9:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg91–83Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by half:47–38, 44–45
Pts: Kukoč 20
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: 4 Players 3		Pts: Alibegović 20
Rebs: Kraljević 5
Asts: Milič 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Peter George (GER)
22 June
11:30
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg65–85Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by half: 27–36, 38–49
Pts: Bilba, Ostrowski 13
Rebs: Ostrowski 8
Asts: Forte 4		Pts: Babkov, Fetisov 16
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Bazarevich 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)
22 June
18:00
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg74–87Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 31–36, 43–51
Pts: Klinga 22
Rebs: Kuisma, Möttölä 6
Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 4		Pts: Fernández 17
Rebs: Smith 15
Asts: Laso 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Lars Klaar (SWE)
23 June
9:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg81–79Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Scoring by half: 38–44, 43–35
Pts: Kutluay 27
Rebs: Konuk 8
Asts: Ene 6		Pts: Kuisma 17
Rebs: Pehkonen 6
Asts: Klinga 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
23 June
18:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg75–86Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half: 34–47, 41–39
Pts: Galilea 15
Rebs: Galilea 15
Asts: Laso 7		Pts: Bonato 23
Rebs: Bilba 8
Asts: Forte 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
23 June
22:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg94–100 (OT)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by half: 39–44, 42–37  Overtime: 13–19
Pts: Babkov 27
Rebs: Mikhaylov 7
Asts: Bazarevich 7		Pts: Komazec 30
Rebs: Vranković 9
Asts: Kukoč 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
24 June
9:30
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg90–76Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by half: 47–49, 43–27
Pts: Rigaudeau 23
Rebs: Bilba 13
Asts: Forte 6		Pts: Kutluay 18
Rebs: Büyükaycan 7
Asts: 3 Players 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
24 June
18:00
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg82–92Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by half: 44–50, 38–42
Pts: Alibegović 25
Rebs: Kotnik 12
Asts: Zdovc 7		Pts: Bazarevich 35
Rebs: Fetisov 7
Asts: Karasev 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Lars Klaar (SWE)
24 June
20:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg80–70Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:37–35, 43–35
Pts: Komazec 25
Rebs: Vranković 7
Asts: Kukoč 6		Pts: Herreros 19
Rebs: Smith 6
Asts: Laso 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
26 June
9:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg68–90Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by half: 31–48, 37–42
Pts: Türkcan 13
Rebs: Türkcan 9
Asts: 4 Players 2		Pts: Perasović 23
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: Kukoč 10
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Lars Klaar (SWE)
26 June
11:30
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg81–94Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half: 38–50, 43–44
Pts: Pehkonen 13
Rebs: Markkanen 7
Asts: Markkanen 5		Pts: Bonato 23
Rebs: Ostrowski 7
Asts: Sonko 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
26 June
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg88–85Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by half:49–40, 39–45
Pts: Herreros 30
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Laso 8		Pts: Kotnik 17
Rebs: Milič 7
Asts: Milič 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)
27 June
9:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg93–74Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Scoring by half:40–36, 53–38
Pts: Alibegović 33
Rebs: Alibegović 9
Asts: Alibegović, Zdovc 4		Pts: Türkcan 21
Rebs: Türkcan 15
Asts: 3 Players 1
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)
27 June
11:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg92–77Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Scoring by half:50–34, 42–43
Pts: Rađa 27
Rebs: Kukoč 12
Asts: Kukoč 11		Pts: Kuisma 16
Rebs: Markkanen 8
Asts: Klinga, Lehtonen 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
27 June
20:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg78–94Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 44–47, 34–47
Pts: Fetisov 19
Rebs: Fetisov 12
Asts: Karasev 4		Pts: Martínez 27
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Galilea 9
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
28 June
9:30
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg72–94Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 33–43, 39–51
Pts: Kuisma 17
Rebs: Markkanen 7
Asts: Klinga, Larkio 2		Pts: Kotnik 20
Rebs: Kotnik 12
Asts: Zdovc 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Peter George (GER), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
28 June
18:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg93–102Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by half: 46–46, 47–56
Pts: Büyükaycan 20
Rebs: Türkcan 14
Asts: Apaydın, Yıldırım 2		Pts: Babkov 25
Rebs: Fetisov 13
Asts: Fetisov, Karasev 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Lars Klaar (SWE)
28 June
22:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg72–81Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by half: 40–40, 32–41
Pts: Bonato 20
Rebs: Bilba 10
Asts: Forte 4		Pts: Komazec 28
Rebs: Rađa 9
Asts: Komazec, Kukoč 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), George Toliver (USA)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 June – 22:00
 
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 86
 
1 July – 20:00
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 104
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 60
 
30 June – 20:00
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 52
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 66
 
2 July – 22:00
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 64
 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 96
 
30 June – 18:00
 
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 90
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 61
 
1 July – 22:00
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 71
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 80
 
30 June – 16:00
 
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 90Third place
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 71
 
2 July – 20:00
 
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 82
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 68
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 73
 

Quarterfinals

Winners qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics.

30 June
16:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg71–82Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 33–44, 38–38
Pts: Babkov 25
Rebs: Fetisov, Mikhaylov 8
Asts: Mikhaylov 3		Pts: Sabonis 33
Rebs: Sabonis 14
Asts: Lukminas 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), George Toliver (USA)
30 June
18:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg61–71Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by half: 29–31, 32–40
Pts: Fučka 16
Rebs: Rusconi 9
Asts: Pittis 3		Pts: Kukoč 24
Rebs: Vranković 16
Asts: Kukoč 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
30 June
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg66–64Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 30–33, 36–31
Pts: Fasoulas 20
Rebs: Christodoulou, Fasoulas 10
Asts: Christodoulou 6		Pts: Herreros 15
Rebs: Reyes 12
Asts: Laso 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
30 June
22:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg86–104Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 35–59, 51–45
Pts: Bonato 38
Rebs: T. Gadou 7
Asts: Rigaudeau 6		Pts: Danilović 24
Rebs: 3 Players 3
Asts: Đorđević 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Semifinals

1 July
20:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg60–52Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by half:27–24, 33–28
Pts: Danilović 19
Rebs: Savić 11
Asts: 5 Players 1		Pts: Fasoulas 14
Rebs: Fasoulas 11
Asts: Angelidis 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR)
1 July
22:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg80–90Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 31–38, 49–52
Pts: Rađa 25
Rebs: Vranković 10
Asts: Komazec 5		Pts: Marčiulionis 27
Rebs: Sabonis 17
Asts: Marčiulionis 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Philippe Mailhabiau (FRA)

Third place

2 July
20:00
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg68–73Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by half:39–35, 29–38
Pts: Christodoulou 13
Rebs: Fasoulas 14
Asts: Christodoulou 4		Pts: Mršić 20
Rebs: Vranković 11
Asts: Marić 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Final

One of the most intense matches in Eurobasket history, the finals match-up between Yugoslavia and Lithuania on Sunday, 2 July 1995 almost ended in scandal. Played in the boiling atmosphere of the Athens' OAKA, more than 20,000 people filled up the arena, most of them local Greeks vociferously cheering for Lithuania, or more specifically cheering against Yugoslavia because it eliminated Greece in the semifinals. [1]

From the start, the two teams matched up evenly, as Lithuania's Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis and Yugoslavia's Aleksandar Đorđević and Predrag Danilović exchanged points. At halftime, the Lithuanians were ahead by a point, 49–48. Vlade Divac got a technical foul early in first half. In second half, an American referee George Toliver signaled Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis for a technical foul, which led to Lithuanian protestations.

After a few more fouls signaled by the referee, one offensive and one technical against Lithuania, the Lithuanian team refused to return to the court after timeout. After a few minutes, Aleksandar Đorđević, who was the leading scorer with 41 points (made 9 three-pointers out of 12 attempted), tried to convince Marčiulionis to continue playing.

The persuasions were successful, and five Lithuanians returned to the court. Yugoslavia was leading 93–89 with 2 minutes remaining in the game. Players Arvydas Sabonis and Rimas Kurtinaitis could not return to the court, as they fouled out before the Lithuanian refusal to play. And although the Lithuanian team tried their hardest to catch up with the Yugoslavian team, they eventually lost 96–90.

After the Yugoslavs' victory, the Greek crowd that cheered against Yugoslavia throughout the final further showed their displeasure during the winners ceremony by chanting "Lithuania is the champion!". [2] Furthermore, there was controversy during the medal ceremony as right before the winning Yugoslav team were about to receive their gold medals, the third-placed Croatian team, in an unprecedented move, stepped down from the medal podium and walked off the court in an unprecedented display of bad sportsmanship, due to the civil war in former Yugoslavia.

2 July
22:00
Yugoslavia  Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg96–90Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 48–49, 48–41
Pts: Đorđević 41
Rebs: Divac 9
Asts:three players 3		Pts: Marčiulionis 32
Rebs: Sabonis 8
Asts: Marčiulionis 6
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 20,000
Referees: George Toliver (USA), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

5th to 8th place

 
Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
1 July – 16:00
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 80
 
2 July – 16:00
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 82
 
1 July – 18:00
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 75
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 74
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 75
 
Seventh place
 
 
2 July – 18:00
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 108
 
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 89
1 July
16:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg80–70Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Scoring by half: 36–43, 44–27
Pts: Abbio 19
Rebs: Frosini 11
Asts: Abbio, Esposito 2		Pts: Bazarevich 22
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Bazarevich 4
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Vicente Sanchís (ESP), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)
1 July
18:00
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg74–75Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half: 37–38, 37–37
Pts: Rigaudeau 17
Rebs: T. Gadou 9
Asts: T. Gadou, Rigaudeau 4		Pts: Fernández 19
Rebs: Martín Espina 11
Asts: Galilea 2
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Alan Richardson (ENG), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
2 July
16:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg108–89Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Scoring by half:61–38, 47–51
Pts: Panov 20
Rebs: Fetisov 11
Asts: Karasev 3		Pts: Bonato 20
Rebs: Ostrowski 9
Asts: Sonko 9
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Wiesław Zych (POL), Danko Radić (CRO)
2 July
18:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg82–75Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by half:42–34, 40–41
Pts: Pittis 21
Rebs: Fučka 8
Asts: Esposito 4		Pts: Herreros 22
Rebs: Reyes 16
Asts: Herreros, Rodríguez 3
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Referees: Juan Antonio Figueroa (PUR), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Aleksandar Đorđević 41Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Rebounds Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Arvydas Sabonis 23Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Assists Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Kukoč 11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Steals Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Fasoulas 6Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Turnovers Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stéphane Ostrowski
Flag of Croatia.svg Stojko Vranković 		7Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 126Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
ReboundsFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 54Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
AssistsFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 		23Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
StealsFlag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Field goal percentageFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 66.7% (34/51)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
3-point field goal percentageFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 68.8% (11/16)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Free throw percentageFlag of Finland.svg  Finland 100% (7/7)Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
TurnoversFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 26Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Awards

 1995 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg
Yugoslavia
1st title
1995 FIBA EuroBasket MVP : Šarūnas Marčiulionis ( Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Lithuania)
All-Tournament Team [12]
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Šarūnas Marčiulionis (MVP)
Flag of Croatia.svg Toni Kukoč
Flag of Greece.svg Fanis Christodoulou
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Vlade Divac
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg Arvydas Sabonis

Final standings

Results EuroB1995Results.png
Results
Qualified for the 1996 Olympic Tournament
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 9–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 7–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8–1
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–4
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5–4
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5–4
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5–4
8Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 4–5
9Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–4
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2–4
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–5
12Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–5
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0–6
14Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–6
1st Gold medal icon.svg
1st
2nd Silver medal icon.svg
2nd
3rd Bronze medal icon.svg
3rd
4th
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
Dejan Bodiroga
Predrag Danilović
Saša Obradović
Zoran Sretenović
Žarko Paspalj
Miroslav Berić
Aleksandar Đorđević
Željko Rebrača
Vlade Divac
Zoran Savić
Dejan Tomašević
Dejan Koturović 		Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Valdemaras Chomičius
Mindaugas Timinskas
Saulius Štombergas
Arūnas Visockas
Darius Lukminas
Gintaras Krapikas
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Arvydas Sabonis
Artūras Karnišovas
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
Gintaras Einikis
Gvidonas Markevičius 		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Josip Vranković
Velimir Perasović
Arijan Komazec
Toni Kukoč
Vladan Alanović
Ivica Marić
Ivica Žurić
Stojko Vranković
Alan Gregov
Veljko Mršić
Dino Rađa
Davor Pejčinović 		Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Efthimis Bakatsias
Kostas Patavoukas
Panagiotis Giannakis
Tzanis Stavrakopoulos
Giorgos Sigalas
Lefteris Kakiousis
Fragiskos Alvertis
Nikos Oikonomou
Dinos Angelidis
Panagiotis Fasoulas
Efthimios Rentzias
Fanis Christodoulou

References

  1. ↑ The 1995 European Championship - An Interview with Sarunas Marciulionis
  2. ↑ "BASKETBALL; Politics Take Center Court as Yugoslavs Win Title (Published 1995)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
  3. ↑ PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  4. ↑ RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  5. ↑ APG Leaders at FIBA.com
  6. ↑ SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  7. ↑ MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  8. ↑ Team Leaders – PPG
  9. ↑ Team Leaders – RPG
  10. ↑ Team Leaders – APG
  11. ↑ Team Leaders – SPG
  12. ↑ Linguasport.com Tournament Team. [usurped]
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