EuroBasket 2017

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EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countriesFinland
Israel
Romania
Turkey
Dates31 August – 17 September
Teams24
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played76
Attendance315,737 (4,154 per match)
MVP Flag of Slovenia.svg Goran Dragić
Top scorer Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Shved
(24.3 points per game)
2015
2022

EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. [1]

Contents

Like the previous edition, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in Turkey, Finland, Israel and Romania. The knock-out phase was played in Istanbul, Turkey.

Slovenia won their first-ever tournament after defeating Serbia 93–85 in the final. [2] Spain won the bronze medal by beating Russia with the same result. [3]

Host selection

A EuroBasket 2017 hashtag sign outside Istanbul's Abdi Ipekci Arena EuroBasket 2017 sign outside Abdi Ipekci Arena.jpg
A EuroBasket 2017 hashtag sign outside Istanbul's Abdi İpekçi Arena
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Sam Dunk was the official mascot

Following the decision to relocate the 2015 tournament, original hosts Ukraine were offered the chance to host the 2017 edition, but they declined, citing the ongoing unrest in the country. [4] Countries expressed interest in hosting were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland (possible joint bid), [5] [6] Serbia, Macedonia, and Bulgaria (possible joint bid), [7] United Kingdom, [8] [9] Israel, [10] Poland, [11] Slovenia, [12] Belgium. [13]

On 5 November 2015, FIBA Europe announced that five national federations have applied to organise the EuroBasket 2017: Finland, Israel, Poland, Romania and Turkey. [14]

On 11 December 2015, FIBA Europe announced that the tournament will be hosted by four countries: Israel, Romania, Finland and Turkey with the knockout stage host at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul. [15]

Venues

Istanbul
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Istanbul
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Helsinki
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Tel Aviv
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Cluj-Napoca
EuroBasket 2017 (Europe)
Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,000
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Istanbul
Ülker Sports Arena
Capacity: 13,000
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Helsinki Tel Aviv Cluj-Napoca
Hartwall Arena Menora Mivtachim Arena BTarena
Capacity: 14,000Capacity: 10,383Capacity: 10,000 [16]
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Format

A total of 24 qualified teams played in groups of six; the four best teams in these groups advanced to a single-elimination knockout stage. [17]

Qualification

The hosts (4 teams) and 2016 Summer Olympics or 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament participants (9 other teams) all qualified directly to the EuroBasket 2017.

The remaining 27 teams joined through qualification from 31 August 2016 to 17 September 2016 for 11 places. [18]

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Host nation11 December 201516th 2015 6th Place (1967)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Host nation11 December 201529th 2015 Runners-up (1979)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Host nation11 December 201518th 1987 5th Place (1957)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Host nation11 December 201524th 2015 Runners-up (2001)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1st in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201531st 2015 Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2nd in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201514th 2015 Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3rd in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201538th 2015 Champions (2013)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 20156th 2015 Runners-up (2009)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201527th 2015 Champions (1987, 2005)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201537th 2015 Champions (1983, 1999)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 20155th 2015 7th Place (2015)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 8th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201514th 2015 Champions (1935)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 9th in EuroBasket 2015 20 September 201513th 2015 3rd Place (1993, 1995)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1st in Qualification Group A14 September 201617th 2015 4th Place (1947)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1st in Qualification Group B17 September 201624th 2015 Champions (1993)
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1st in Qualification Group C10 September 201613th 2015 Champions (2007)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1st in Qualification Group D17 September 201628th 2015 Runners-up (1963)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1st in Qualification Group E14 September 201613th 2015 4th Place (2009)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1st in Qualification Group F17 September 20164th 2015 11th Place (2011)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1st in Qualification Group G14 September 201615th 1999 Champions (1955)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2nd in Qualification Group A (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20162nd 2015 24th Place (2015)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2nd in Qualification Group E (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20168th 2015 6th Place (2013)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2nd in Qualification Group F (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)14 September 20163rd 2013 17th Place (2013)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2nd in Qualification Group G (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20164th 2013 13th Place (2009, 2011, 2013)

Draw

The draw took place in Turkey on 22 November 2016. [19] [20]

Seedings

FIBA Europe released the seedings for the EuroBasket 2017 draw on 20 November 2016. [21] According to the FIBA Europe regulations the participating nations, the 9 participants of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments would be seeded first, based on their respective records in EuroBasket 2015, with the remaining teams seeded based on their qualification records. [21]

As in the EuroBasket 2015, 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 teamChosen teamDate
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 7 October 2016 [22]
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 27 October 2016 [23]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3 November 2016 [24]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 15 November 2016 [25]

Final draw

Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4Seed 5Seed 6

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania b
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia e
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel b
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey d
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland a

Flag of Russia.svg  Russia d
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary c
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro

Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland a
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania c

^a Finland was paired with Iceland before the draw.
^b Israel was paired with Lithuania before the draw.
^c Romania was paired with Hungary before the draw.
^d Turkey was paired with Russia before the draw.
^e Before the draw it was already certain that Croatia would end up in the group with Hungary and Romania, due to the assignments of Finland, Israel and Turkey in their pot.

Squads

Preliminary round

Similar to EuroBasket 2015 the preliminary round is being played in four different venues in different countries. Each of the four groups exists of six teams, the best four teams of each group advance to the knockout stage. The first matches were played on August 31 and the last are scheduled for September 7. [26]

Group A

The home crowd cheering on the Finnish national team in Helsinki, Finland EuroBasket 2017 Greece vs Finland 14.jpg
The home crowd cheering on the Finnish national team in Helsinki, Finland

Venue: Helsinki, Finland

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 550446384+6210 Knockout stage
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)541426408+189
3Flag of France.svg  France 532450422+288
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 523421400+217
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51441141436
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5053554811265
Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
31 August 2017
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 90–81 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg 61–90 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 84–86 OTFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
2 September 2017
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 91–61 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 87–95 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 78–81 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
3 September 2017
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 115–79 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 78–72 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 90–87 2OTFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
5 September 2017
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg 75–102 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg 75–78 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 77–89 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
6 September 2017
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg 95–78 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg 95–77 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg 83–79 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland

Group B

Venue: Tel Aviv, Israel

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 541426359+679 Knockout stage
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 532355346+98 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 532346322+248 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 523367392257 [lower-alpha 2]
5Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 52339039447 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (H)514358429716
Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Germany 61–55 Italy
  2. 1 2 Ukraine 88–81 Georgia
31 August 2017
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 75–63 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 77–79 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 69–48 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2 September 2017
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg 57–67 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg 66–78 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg 73–88 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
3 September 2017
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg 81–88 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg 78–73 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 80–82 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
5 September 2017
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg 62–94 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 55–61 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg 91–104 OTFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
6 September 2017
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 72–89 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg 69–71 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg 64–88 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Group C

Venue: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 550449303+14610 Knockout stage
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 541397336+619
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 532378367+118
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 523335370357
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 514356441856
6Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)505316414985
Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
1 September 2017
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 58–67 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 99–60 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 68–83 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2 September 2017
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg 72–48 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 56–93 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg 74–58 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
4 September 2017
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 85–73 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg 72–76 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 91–50 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
5 September 2017
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 75–88 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg 73–79 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 71–80 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
7 September 2017
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 69–107 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 64–87 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg 86–69 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Group D

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 541400353+479 [lower-alpha 1] Knockout stage
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 541444396+489 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 541378366+129 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)523388380+87
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 514353410576
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 505390448585
Source: EuroBasket
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Serbia 3 Pts, +7 PD; Latvia 3 Pts, +5 PD; Russia 3 Pts, −12 PD
1 September 2017
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 103–90 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 92–82 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 73–76 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2 September 2017
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 92–64 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 75–72 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 70–84 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
4 September 2017
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 97–92 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 67–76 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg 80–74 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5 September 2017
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 69–84 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 68–82 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg 78–65 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
7 September 2017
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg 82–70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 54–74 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg 89–79 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Knockout stage

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

 
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
              
 
9 September
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 84
 
12 September
 
Flag of France.svg  France 81
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 72
 
10 September
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 84
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 73
 
14 September
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 56
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 72
 
9 September
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 92
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 79
 
12 September
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 55
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 103
 
10 September
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 97
 
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 100
 
17 September
 
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 68
 
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 93
 
9 September
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 85
 
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 64
 
13 September
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 77
 
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 69
 
10 September
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 74
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 78
 
15 September
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 101
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 79
 
9 September
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 87 Third place
 
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 57
 
13 September17 September
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 70
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 67Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 93
 
10 September
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 83 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 85
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 86
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 78
 

Final

17 September 2017 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg9385Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
21:30 UTC+3 (GMT+3)Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 36–25, 15–20, 22–18
Pts: Dragić 35
Rebs: Dragić, Dončić 7
Asts: Dragić, Prepelič 3
Boxscore Pts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Lučić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 5
Attendance: 12,095
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (Brazil), Tolga Sahin (Italy), Antonio Conde (Spain)
 EuroBasket 2017 champions 
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
First title

Final standings

The final standings per FIBA official website:

Results EuroB2017.png
Results
The Fan Zone, at Kansalaistori in Helsinki, Finland, during the 2017 EuroBasket EuroBasket 2017 - Fan Zone 2.jpg
The Fan Zone, at Kansalaistori in Helsinki, Finland, during the 2017 EuroBasket
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 990813693+12018
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 972741670+7116
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 981771608+16317
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 963717693+2415
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 752641567+7412
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 743511511011
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 743483462+2111
8Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 734567538+2910
9Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 642490436+5410
10Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 642475437+3810
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 642483478+510
12Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 633531506+259
13Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 633446467219
14Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 62444445398
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 624422471498
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 624413456438
17Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 52339039447
18Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51441141436
19Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 514353410576
20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 514356441856
21Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 514358429716
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 505390448585
23Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 505316414985
24Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5053554811265
Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Flag of Slovenia.svg Goran Dragić [28]
All Tournament Team

FIBA broadcasting rights

Medal team rosters

123
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
0 Anthony Randolph
1 Matic Rebec
3 Goran Dragić
6 Aleksej Nikolić
7 Klemen Prepelič
8 Edo Murić
11 Jaka Blažič
14 Gašper Vidmar
17 Saša Zagorac
22 Žiga Dimec
31 Vlatko Čančar
77 Luka Dončić
Head coach:
6 Milan Mačvan
7 Bogdan Bogdanović
11 Vladimir Lučić
12 Dragan Milosavljević
14 Stefan Birčević
15 Vladimir Štimac
19 Branko Lazić
22 Vasilije Micić
23 Marko Gudurić
24 Stefan Jović
32 Ognjen Kuzmić
51 Boban Marjanović
Head coach:
4 Pau Gasol
6 Sergio Rodríguez
7 Juan Carlos Navarro
9 Ricky Rubio
13 Marc Gasol
14 Willy Hernangómez
15 Joan Sastre
16 Guillem Vives
18 Pierre Oriola
19 Fernando San Emeterio
21 Álex Abrines
41 Juan Hernangómez
Head coach:

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