EuroBasket 2022

EuroBasket 2022

Tournament details
Host countries	Czech Republic Georgia Italy Germany
Dates	1–18 September
Teams	24
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (4th title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Poland
Tournament statistics
Games played	76
Attendance	651,000 (8,566 per game)
MVP	Willy Hernangómez
Top scorer	Giannis Antetokounmpo (29.3 points per game)
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The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. ^[1] It was originally scheduled to take place between 2 and 19 September 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021, it was postponed to September 2022. ^[2]

Like the previous two editions, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, and Italy. The knock-out phase was played in Berlin, Germany.

The tournament featured three All-NBA First Team members, Nikola Jokić (Serbia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Luka Dončić (Slovenia), making it one of the most anticipated tournaments in EuroBasket history. ^[3]

Spain won the final against France, achieving its fourth EuroBasket title in the last six tournaments. ^[4] Germany secured the bronze medal on home soil after defeating Poland. ^[5]

Host selection

Bounce is the official mascot of the EuroBasket 2022.

For EuroBasket 2015 and 2017, FIBA Europe opened three bidding options for hosting: to host a preliminary group, to host the final round, or to host the entire tournament. In the end, each of these two tournaments was hosted in four cities in four countries. It was hosted by four nations for the third time.

Seven countries submitted separate candidacies to host Eurobasket 2022: ^{[6] [7]}

•   Czech Republic (Prague)
•   Estonia (Tallinn)
•   Georgia (Tbilisi)
•   Germany (Cologne, group stage, and Berlin, final)
•   Hungary (Budapest)
•   Italy (Milan)
•   Slovenia (Ljubljana)

Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy were selected as host countries on 15 July 2019 at the Central Board in Munich, Germany.

Venues

Berlin	Berlin Cologne Milan Prague Tbilisi EuroBasket 2022 (Europe)
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Capacity: 14,500 [8]
Cologne
Lanxess Arena
Capacity: 19,500
Milan	Prague	Tbilisi
Mediolanum Forum	O2 Arena	Tbilisi Arena
Capacity: 12,700	Capacity: 16,805	Capacity: 10,000 [9] [10]

Qualification

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 qualification

The qualification started in November 2017, with nine teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the five eliminated teams from the 2019 World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers. The co-hosts (Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany and Italy) participated in qualifiers, despite having already qualified to the EuroBasket 2022. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia was expelled from the tournament and replaced by Montenegro. ^[11]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament
Czech Republic	Host nation	15 July 2019	6th	2017	7th place (2015)
Georgia			5th		11th place (2011)
Germany			25th		Champions (1993)
Italy			38th		Champions (1983, 1999)
Croatia	Group D top three	29 November 2020	14th		Third place (1993, 1995)
Greece	Group H top three		28th		Champions (1987, 2005)
Bosnia and Herzegovina			10th	2015	8th place (1993)
Israel	Group A top three	30 November 2020	30th	2017	Runners-up (1979)
Spain			32nd		Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)
Slovenia	Group F top three		14th		Champions (2017)
Ukraine			9th		6th place (2013)
Russia	Group B top three	19 February 2021	14th		Champions (2007)
Serbia	Group E top three		7th		Runners-up (2009, 2017)
Finland			17th		6th place (1967)
Poland	Group A top three		29th		Runners-up (1963)
Hungary	Group F top three		16th		Champions (1955)
Belgium	Group C top three	20 February 2021	18th		Fourth place (1947)
Netherlands	Group D top three		16th	2015	Fourth place (1983)
Turkey			25th	2017	Runners-up (2001)
Bulgaria	Group H top three		25th	2011	Runners-up (1957)
France	Group G top two		39th	2017	Champions (2013)
Great Britain			5th		13th place (2009, 2011, 2013)
Estonia	Group B top three	22 February 2021	6th	2015	5th place (1937, 1939)
Lithuania	Group C top three		15th	2017	Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)
Montenegro	Replacement	20 May 2022	4th		13th place (2017)

Marketing

Logo

The official logo was unveiled on 16 December 2019. ^[12]

Draw

The draw took place on 29 April 2021 in Berlin, Germany. ^{[13] [14]}

Each of the four hosts was granted the right to select a partner federation for commercial and marketing criteria. These teams would automatically be placed into the same group as their chosen partner country.

Host team	Chosen team	Date
Czech Republic	Poland	19 March 2021 [15]
Germany	Lithuania
Georgia	Turkey	7 April 2021 [16]
Italy	Estonia

Seedings

The 24 qualified teams were seeded according to the FIBA Men's World Ranking.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Spain (2)   Serbia (5)   Greece (6)   France (7)	Lithuania (8)   Russia (9)   Italy (10)   Czech Republic (12)	Poland (13)   Croatia (14)   Turkey (15)   Slovenia (16)	Germany (17)   Ukraine (28)   Finland (32)   Georgia (36)	Belgium (37)   Hungary (38)   Israel (39)   Great Britain (41)	Bosnia and Herzegovina (43)   Netherlands (44)   Estonia (47)   Bulgaria (49)

Russia was replaced by Montenegro. ^[11]

Referees

The following 44 referees were selected for the tournament. ^[17]

• Geert Jacobs
• Ademir Zurapović
• Martin Horozov
• Ventsislav Velikov
• Martin Vulić
• Ilias Kounelles
• Ivor Matějek
• Mihkel Männiste
• Alexandre Deman
• Nicolas Maestre
• Yohan Rosso
• Carsten Straube
• Georgios Poursanidis
• Péter Praksch
• Erez Gurion
• Beniamino Attard
• Lorenzo Baldini
• Saverio Lanzarini
• Manuel Mazzoni (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match) ^{[18] [19]}
• Andris Aunkrogers
• Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
• Oskars Lucis
• Gatis Saliņš
• Gvidas Gedvilas
• Gintaras Mačiulis
• Zdravko Rutešić
• Radomir Vojinović
• Igor Mitrovski
• Wojciech Liszka (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match) ^{[18] [19]}
• Michał Proc (suspended after Lithuania-Germany match) ^{[18] [19]}
• Dariusz Zapolski
• Paulo Marques
• Marius Ciulin
• Gizella Gyorgyi
• Aleksandar Glišić
• Zdenko Tomašovič
• Boris Krejić
• Fernando Calatrava
• Luis Castillo
• Antonio Conde
• Kerem Baki
• Yener Yılmaz
• Zafer Yılmaz
• Serhiy Zashchuk

Squads

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 squads

Preliminary round

Group A

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	4	1	431	368	+63	9	Knockout stage
2	Turkey	5	3	2	403	378	+25	8 [a]
3	Montenegro	5	3	2	381	378	+3	8 [a]
4	Belgium	5	3	2	384	383	+1	8 [a]
5	Bulgaria	5	1	4	427	475	−48	6 [b]
6	Georgia (H)	5	1	4	381	425	−44	6 [b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Turkey 4 Pts; Montenegro 3 Pts; Belgium 2 Pts
2. Bulgaria 92–80 Georgia

1 September 2022
Spain		114–87		Bulgaria
Turkey		72–68		Montenegro
Belgium		79–76	OT	Georgia
3 September 2022
Montenegro		76–70		Belgium
Bulgaria		87–101		Turkey
Georgia		64–90		Spain
4 September 2022
Bulgaria		81–91		Montenegro
Spain		73–83		Belgium
Turkey		83–88	2OT	Georgia
6 September 2022
Belgium		63–78		Turkey
Montenegro		65–82		Spain
Georgia		80–92		Bulgaria
7 September 2022
Turkey		69–72		Spain
Bulgaria		80–89		Belgium
Georgia		73–81		Montenegro

Group B

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	5	4	1	464	432	+32	9 [a]	Knockout stage
2	Germany (H)	5	4	1	463	411	+52	9 [a]
3	France	5	3	2	381	379	+2	8
4	Lithuania	5	2	3	439	412	+27	7 [b]
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	2	3	412	438	−26	7 [b]
6	Hungary	5	0	5	382	469	−87	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Slovenia 88–80 Germany
2. Lithuania 87–70 Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina		95–85		Hungary
Slovenia		92–85		Lithuania
France		63–76		Germany
3 September 2022
Germany		92–82		Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuania		73–77		France
Hungary		88–103		Slovenia
4 September 2022
Lithuania		107–109	2OT	Germany
Slovenia		93–97		Bosnia and Herzegovina
France		78–74		Hungary
6 September 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina		68–81		France
Hungary		64–87		Lithuania
Germany		80–88		Slovenia
7 September 2022
Lithuania		87–70		Bosnia and Herzegovina
France		82–88		Slovenia
Hungary		71–106		Germany

Group C

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	5	5	0	456	391	+65	10	Knockout stage
2	Ukraine	5	3	2	412	396	+16	8 [a]
3	Croatia	5	3	2	410	390	+20	8 [a]
4	Italy (H)	5	3	2	408	363	+45	8 [a]
5	Estonia	5	1	4	368	382	−14	6
6	Great Britain	5	0	5	321	453	−132	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Ukraine 3 Pts, +6 PD; Croatia 3 Pts, 0 PD; Italy 3 Pts, −6 PD

2 September 2022
Ukraine		90–61		Great Britain
Croatia		85–89		Greece
Italy		83–62		Estonia
3 September 2022
Great Britain		65–86		Croatia
Estonia		73–74		Ukraine
Greece		85–81		Italy
5 September 2022
Croatia		73–70		Estonia
Great Britain		77–93		Greece
Ukraine		84–73		Italy
6 September 2022
Estonia		94–62		Great Britain
Greece		99–79		Ukraine
Italy		81–76		Croatia
8 September 2022
Croatia		90–85		Ukraine
Estonia		69–90		Greece
Great Britain		56–90		Italy

Group D

Serbia against Israel

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	5	5	0	466	361	+105	10	Knockout stage
2	Finland	5	3	2	432	403	+29	8 [a]
3	Poland	5	3	2	387	414	−27	8 [a]
4	Czech Republic (H)	5	2	3	416	435	−19	7 [b]
5	Israel	5	2	3	394	416	−22	7 [b]
6	Netherlands	5	0	5	359	425	−66	5

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Finland 89–59 Poland
2. Czech Republic 88–77 Israel

2 September 2022
Israel		89–87	OT	Finland
Poland		99–84		Czech Republic
Serbia		100–76		Netherlands
3 September 2022
Finland		89–59		Poland
Czech Republic		68–81		Serbia
Netherlands		67–74		Israel
5 September 2022
Poland		85–76		Israel
Czech Republic		88–80		Netherlands
Serbia		100–70		Finland
6 September 2022
Netherlands		69–75		Poland
Finland		98–88		Czech Republic
Israel		78–89		Serbia
8 September 2022
Finland		88–67		Netherlands
Czech Republic		88–77		Israel
Serbia		96–69		Poland

Knockout stage

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 knockout stage

All games are played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. ^{[20] [21]}

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

10 September

Germany

85

13 September

Montenegro

79

Germany

107

11 September

Greece

96

Greece

94

16 September

Czech Republic

88

Germany

91

10 September

Spain

96

Spain (OT)

102

13 September

Lithuania

94

Spain

100

11 September

Finland

90

Finland

94

18 September

Croatia

86

Spain

88

10 September

France

76

Slovenia

88

14 September

Belgium

72

Slovenia

87

11 September

Poland

90

Ukraine

86

16 September

Poland

94

Poland

54

10 September

France

95

Third place

Turkey

86

14 September

18 September

France (OT)

87

France (OT)

93

Germany

82

11 September

Italy

85

Poland

69

Serbia

86

Italy

94

Final

Main article: EuroBasket 2022 Final

Spain   v   France

18 September 2022	Spain	88–76	France	Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin
20:30	Scoring by quarter:23–14, 24–23, 19–20, 22–19
	Pts: J. Hernangómez 27 Rebs: W. Hernangómez 8 Asts: Brown 11	Boxscore	Pts: Fournier 23 Rebs: Tarpey 9 Asts: Heurtel 7	Attendance: 13,042 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Boris Krejić (SLO), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT)
Note: v t e

Final standings

Rank [22]	Team	GP	W/L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	FIBA World Rankings
								Before	After	Change
	Spain	9	8–1	817	719	+98	17	2	2	0
	France	9	6–3	732	692	+40	15	4	5	−1
	Germany	9	7–2	828	751	+77	16	11	11	0
4	Poland	9	5–4	694	764	−70	14	13	13	0
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
5	Greece	7	6–1	646	586	+60	13	9	9	0
6	Slovenia	7	5–2	639	594	+45	12	5	7	−2
7	Finland	7	4–3	616	589	+27	11	34	25	+9
8	Italy	7	4–3	587	542	+45	11	10	10	0
Eliminated in Round of 16
9	Serbia	6	5–1	552	455	+97	11	6	6	0
10	Turkey	6	3–3	489	465	+24	9	15	16	−1
11	Ukraine	6	3–3	496	484	+12	9	31	28	+3
12	Croatia	6	3–3	498	490	+8	9	20	23	−3
13	Montenegro	6	3–3	460	463	−3	9	24	18	+6
14	Belgium	6	3–3	456	471	−15	9	36	29	+7
15	Lithuania	6	2–4	533	514	+19	8	8	8	0
16	Czech Republic	6	2–4	504	529	−25	8	12	12	0
Eliminated in Preliminary round fifth place teams
17	Israel	5	2–3	394	416	−22	7	41	33	+8
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	2–3	412	438	−26	7	45	37	+8
19	Estonia	5	1–4	368	382	−14	6	47	44	+3
20	Bulgaria	5	1–4	427	475	−48	6	51	47	+4
Eliminated in Preliminary round sixth place teams
21	Georgia	5	1–4	381	425	−44	6	35	32	+3
22	Netherlands	5	0–5	359	425	−66	5	46	46	0
23	Hungary	5	0–5	382	469	−87	5	42	40	+2
24	Great Britain	5	0–5	321	453	−132	5	44	48	−4

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points Name PPG [23] Giannis Antetokounmpo 29.3 Lauri Markkanen 27.9 Sasha Vezenkov 26.8 Luka Dončić 26.0 Dennis Schröder 22.1

Rebounds Name RPG Sasha Vezenkov 12.2 Sandro Mamukelashvili 11.0 Jonas Valančiūnas 10.5 Nikola Jokić 10.0 Rudy Gobert 9.8

Assists Name APG Dee Bost 8.4 Lorenzo Brown 7.6 Vasilije Micić 7.5 Kendrick Perry 7.2 Dennis Schröder 7.1

Blocks Name BPG Jusuf Nurkić 2.0 Giorgi Shermadini 1.4 Ivica Zubac 1.3 Rudy Gobert 1.2 Deni Avdija 1.2 Gabriel Olaseni

Steals Name SPG Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 2.2 Kendrick Perry Luka Dončić 2.0 Nikola Jokić 1.8 Worthy de Jong 1.8 Tomer Ginat

Efficiency Name EFFPG Giannis Antetokounmpo 32.7 Nikola Jokić 31.7 Sasha Vezenkov 31.2 Lauri Markkanen 30.4 Luka Dončić 27.1

Teams

Points Name PPG [24]   Greece 92.3   Germany 92.0   Serbia   Slovenia 91.3   Spain 90.8

Rebounds Name RPG   Lithuania 42.0   Croatia 41.0   Georgia 40.6   Slovenia 39.6   Ukraine 37.5

Assists Name APG   Czech Republic 25.2   Serbia 22.7   Finland 22.4   Israel 22.2   Italy 21.9

Blocks Name BPG   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.4   Greece 4.3   Georgia 3.8   Ukraine 3.7   France 3.0   Hungary   Netherlands

Steals Name SPG   Greece 9.1   Italy   Serbia 8.7   Spain 8.1   Slovenia 7.6

Efficiency Name EFFPG   Serbia 112.3   Greece 107.6   Spain 106.3   Germany 102.1   Slovenia 101.7

Awards

The awards were announced on 19 September 2022. ^[25]

Award	Player
All-Tournament Team	Willy Hernangómez
	Lorenzo Brown
	Rudy Gobert
	Dennis Schröder
	Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Valuable Player	Willy Hernangómez

Turkey–Georgia brawl

During the game between Turkey and Georgia in Group A, Furkan Korkmaz and Duda Sanadze were ejected after a scuffle. Korkmaz was reportedly attacked when leaving the arena by Georgian players. ^[26] The following day, the Turkish federation threatened to leave the tournament. ^{[27] [28]} After the game, the Turkish federation also submitted a complaint because the game clock ran for 22 seconds while the game was paused; this complaint was initially dismissed by FIBA.

On 5 September, FIBA opened an investigation and ten days later, on 15 September, announced to have opened "disciplinary proceedings for engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct" against four players. ^[29]

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23. Player statistics
24. Team statistics
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External links

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