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Encyclopedia > Eurobasket
EuroBasket
Sport Basketball
Founded 1935
No. of teams 16
Continent Europe (FIBA Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Russia Russia

EuroBasket is the name commonly used to refer to the men's basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European continent under the auspices of FIBA Europe, a zone of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball. Tournaments alternate between serving as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and Olympics. The defending champion is Russia. Eurobasket. ... This article is about the sport. ... See also: 1934 in sports, 1936 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball On May 25, Babe Ruth has a last hurrah, hitting three home runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... This article is about the sport. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... FIBA Europe is a zone within the FIBA association which contains all 50 national European FIBA federations. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ... A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a single sport or game. ... The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). ... Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ... Championship is a term used to refer to various forms of sports competitions in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion; that is, the best competitor. ...

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Year Host (Final phase/game) Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1935
Details
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (Geneva) Flag of Latvia
Latvia
24–18 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
25–23 Flag of Switzerland
Switzerland
1937
Details
Flag of Latvia Latvia (Riga) Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
24–23 Flag of Italy
Italy
Flag of France
France
27–24 Flag of Poland
Poland
1939
Details
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (Kaunas) Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
[1] Flag of Latvia
Latvia
Flag of Poland
Poland
[1] Flag of France
France
1946
Details
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (Geneva) Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
34–32 Flag of Italy
Italy
Flag of Hungary
Hungary
38–32 Flag of France
France
1947
Details
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (Prague) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
56–37 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Egypt
Egypt
50–48 Flag of Belgium
Belgium
1949
Details
Flag of Egypt Egypt (Cairo) Flag of Egypt
Egypt
[1] Flag of France
France
Flag of Greece
Greece
[1] Flag of Turkey
Turkey
1951
Details
Flag of France France (Paris) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
45–44 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of France
France
55–52 Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1953
Details
Flag of the Soviet Union USSR (Moscow) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
[1] Flag of Hungary
Hungary
Flag of France
France
[1] Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1955
Details
Flag of Hungary Hungary (Budapest) Flag of Hungary
Hungary
[1] Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
[1] Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1957
Details
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria (Sofia) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
[1] Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
[1] Flag of Hungary
Hungary
1959
Details
Flag of Turkey Turkey (Istanbul) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
83–72 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of France
France
62–60 Flag of Hungary
Hungary
1961
Details
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (Belgrade) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
60–53 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
55–46 Flag of France
France
1963
Details
Flag of Poland Poland (Wrocław) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
60–53 Flag of Poland
Poland
Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
89–61 Flag of Hungary
Hungary
1965
Details
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union (Moscow) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
58–49 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Flag of Poland
Poland
86–70 Flag of Italy
Italy
1967
Details
Flag of Finland Finland (Helsinki) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
89–77 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Poland
Poland
80–76 Flag of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1969
Details
Flag of Italy Italy (Naples) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
81–72 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
77–75 Flag of Poland
Poland
1971
Details
Flag of West Germany West Germany (Essen) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
69–64 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Flag of Italy
Italy
85–67 Flag of Poland
Poland
1973
Details
Flag of Spain Spain (Barcelona) Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
78–67 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
90–58 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1975
Details
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (Belgrade) Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
[1] Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Flag of Italy
Italy
[1] Flag of Spain
Spain
1977
Details
Flag of Belgium Belgium (Liège) Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
74–61 Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
91–81 Flag of Italy
Italy
1979
Details
Flag of Italy Italy (Turin) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
98–76 Flag of Israel
Israel
Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
99–92 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1981
Details
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (Prague) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
84–76 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
101–90 Flag of Spain
Spain
1983
Details
Flag of France France (Nantes) Flag of Italy
Italy
105–96 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
105–70 Flag of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1985
Details
Flag of West Germany West Germany (Stuttgart) Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
120–89 Flag of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Flag of Italy
Italy
102–90 Flag of Spain
Spain
1987
Details
Flag of Greece Greece (Athens) Flag of Greece
Greece
103–101
overtime
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
98–87 Flag of Spain
Spain
1989
Details
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (Zagreb) Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
98–77 Flag of Greece
Greece
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
104–76 Flag of Italy
Italy
1991
Details
Flag of Italy Italy (Rome) Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
88–73 Flag of Italy
Italy
Flag of Spain
Spain
101–83 Flag of France
France
1993
Details
Flag of Germany Germany (Munich) Flag of Germany
Germany
71–70 Flag of Russia
Russia
Flag of Croatia
Croatia
99–59 Flag of Greece
Greece
1995
Details
Flag of Greece Greece (Athens) Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
96–90 Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
Flag of Croatia
Croatia
73–68 Flag of Greece
Greece
1997
Details
Flag of Spain Spain (Barcelona) Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
61–49 Flag of Italy
Italy
Flag of Russia
Russia
97–77 Flag of Greece
Greece
1999
Details
Flag of France France (Paris) Flag of Italy
Italy
64–56 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
74–62 Flag of France
France
2001
Details
Flag of Turkey Turkey (Istanbul) Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
78–69 Flag of Turkey
Turkey
Flag of Spain
Spain
99–90 Flag of Germany
Germany
2003
Details
Flag of Sweden Sweden (Stockholm) Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
93–84 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of Italy
Italy
69–67 Flag of France
France
2005
Details
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia & Montenegro (Belgrade) Flag of Greece
Greece
78–62 Flag of Germany
Germany
Flag of France
France
98–68 Flag of Spain
Spain
2007
Details
Flag of Spain Spain (Madrid) Flag of Russia
Russia
60-59 Flag of Spain
Spain
Flag of Lithuania
Lithuania
78–69 Flag of Greece
Greece
2009
Details
Flag of Poland Poland (Katowice)
2011
Details
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania

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The 2001 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2001, was held in Turkey between August 31 and September 9, 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_FR_Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... The 2003 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2003, was held in Sweden between 5 September and 14 September 2003. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Eurobasket 2005 Logo The 2005 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2005, was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbian Government Republic President Svetozar Marović Historical era Post-Cold War  - UN membership¹ November 1, 2000  - Established February 4, 2003  - Disestablished June 5, 2006 Area  - 2006 102,350 km2 39,518 sq mi Population  - 2006 est. ... For other uses, see Belgrade (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The 2007 FIBA European Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 2007, is the 35th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... The European Basketball Championship of 2009, universally referred to as Eurobasket 2009, will be the 36th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Osiedle TysiÄ…clecia at night Coordinates: , Country Voivodeship Powiat city county Gmina Katowice Established 16th century City Rights 1865 Government  - Mayor Piotr Uszok Area  - City 164. ... 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Performances by nation

Map of the countries' best finishes.
Map of the countries' best finishes.
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union# 14 3 4 21
2 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia# 5 5 3 13
3 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 3 1 1 5
4 Flag of Serbia Serbia* 3 0 1 4
5 Flag of Italy Italy 2 4 4 10
6 Flag of Greece Greece 2 1 1 4
7 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia# 1 6 5 12
8 Flag of Hungary Hungary 1 1 1 3
Flag of Russia Russia 1 1 1 3
10 Flag of Latvia Latvia 1 1 0 2
Flag of Germany Germany 1 1 0 2
12 Flag of Egypt Egypt 1 0 1 2
13 Flag of Spain Spain 0 6 2 8
14 Flag of France France 0 1 5 6
15 Flag of Poland Poland 0 1 3 4
16 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
17 Flag of Israel Israel 0 1 0 1
Flag of Turkey Turkey 0 1 0 1
19 Flag of Croatia Croatia 0 0 2 2
* = Serbia is the successor state to FR Yugoslavia (but not SFR Yugoslavia), also formerly known as Serbia and Montenegro.
# = Defunct national teams.

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MVP awards

Here is a list of all players voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of each EuroBasket edition.[2][3] In sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ...

Year MVP
1935 Flag of Spain Rafael Martín
1937 Flag of Lithuania Pranas Lubinas
1939 Flag of Lithuania Mykolas Ruzgys
1946 Flag of Hungary Ferenc Nemeth
1947 Flag of the Soviet Union Joann Lõssov
1949 Flag of Turkey Hüseyin Öztürk
1951 Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek
1953 Flag of the Soviet Union Anatoly Konev
1955 Flag of Hungary János Greminger
1957 Flag of Czechoslovakia Jiří Baumruk
1959 Flag of the Soviet Union Viktor Zubkov
1961 Flag of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
1963 Flag of Spain Emiliano Rodríguez
1965 Flag of the Soviet Union Modestas Paulauskas
1967 Flag of Czechoslovakia Jiří Zedníček
1969 Flag of the Soviet Union Sergei Belov
1971 Flag of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić
1973 Flag of Spain Wayne Brabender
1975 Flag of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić
1977 Flag of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić
1979 Flag of Israel Mickey Berkowitz
1981 Flag of the Soviet Union Valdis Valters[4]
1983 Flag of Spain Juan Antonio Corbalan
1985 Flag of the Soviet Union Arvydas Sabonis
1987 Flag of Greece Nikos Galis
1989 Flag of Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović
1991 Flag of Yugoslavia Toni Kukoč
1993 Flag of Germany Christian Welp
1995 Flag of Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis
1997 Flag of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Đorđević
1999 Flag of Italy Gregor Fučka
2001 Flag of Yugoslavia Predrag Stojaković
2003 Flag of Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
2005 Flag of Germany Dirk Nowitzki
2007 Flag of Russia Andrei Kirilenko

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Second_Spanish_Republic. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... External links Pictures of Frank Lubin and its grave Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Basketball stubs | 1910 births | 1999 deaths | Basketball players | Lithuania ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary_1949-1956. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anatoly Konstantinovich Konev (Russian:Анатолий Константинович Конев; born January 10, 1921 - died November 9, 1965) was a Russian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary_1949-1956. ... János Greminger (born May 5, 1929 in Szeged) was a Hungarian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Radivoj Korać (Serbian: Радивој Кораћ), sometimes also Radivoje, (November 5, 1938 – June 2, 1969) was a successful basketball player from Serbia. ... Emiliano Rodríguez (born June 10, 1937 in San Feliz de Torío, León, Spain) is a retired Spanish basketball player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Modestas Paulauskas (March 19, 1945 in Kretinga) was a Lithuanian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Czechoslovakia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sergei Alexandrovič Belov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Белов; born January 23, 1944 in Nashevoko, Russia) is a former basketball player, most notably playing for the Soviet Union at Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... For the Croatian politician, see KreÅ¡imir Ćosić (politician). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... For the Croatian politician, see KreÅ¡imir Ćosić (politician). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Dražen Dalipagić (born November 27, 1951 in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia) is a former Bosnian basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Israel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Has coached most talented palyers in Latvian basketball history. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan Antonio Corbalán Alfocea (born August 3, 1954 in Madrid) is a former basketball player from Spain, who represented his native country in three Summer Olympics (1972, 1980 and 1984). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: ), is a retired Greek basketball player, a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame[1] and regarded as one of Europes all-time greats in the sport. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: ž and ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Drazen Petrovic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Toni Kukoč (born September 18, 1968 in Split) is a renowned Croatian basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Christian Ansgar Welp (born January 2, 1964 in Delmenhorst, West Germany) is a German former professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Raimondas Å arÅ«nas Marčiulionis ( ) (born June 13, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian former basketball player, one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association (NBA). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_FR_Yugoslavia. ... Aleksandar Sasha Djordjevic (Serbian: Александар Саша Ђорђевић; Aleksandar SaÅ¡a ĐorÄ‘ević in Roman script) is a retired Serbian basketball player, born on August 26, 1967 in Belgrade. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_FR_Yugoslavia. ... Predrag Peja Stojaković (born June 9, 1977) is a Serbian basketball player for the NBAs New Orleans Hornets. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Å arÅ«nas Jasikevičius ( , born March 5, 1976 in Kaunas, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dirk Werner Nowitzki (pronounced ) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Andrei Kirilenko (Russian: Андрей Кириле́нко; born February 18, 1981 in Izhevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a professional basketball player, playing at the forward position for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association. ...

Top Scorers (Points Per Game)

1935 Livio Franceschini (Italy) 16


1937 Pranas Lubinas (Lithuania) 13.8


1939 Heino Veskila (Estonia) 16.5


1946 Pawel Stok (Poland) 12.6


1947 Otar Korkia (USSR) 14.7


1949 Huseyin Ozturk (Turkey) 19.3


1951 Ivan Mrazek (Czechoslovakia) 17.1


1953 Ahmed Idlibi (Lebanon) 15.8


1955 Miroslav Skerik (Czechoslovakia) 19.1


1957 Eddy Terrace (Belgium) 22


1959 Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 27.5 Radivoj Korać (Serbian: Радивој Кораћ), sometimes also Radivoje, (November 5, 1938 – June 2, 1969) was a successful basketball player from Serbia. ...


1961 Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 24.3 Radivoj Korać (Serbian: Радивој Кораћ), sometimes also Radivoje, (November 5, 1938 – June 2, 1969) was a successful basketball player from Serbia. ...


1963 Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 26.5 Radivoj Korać (Serbian: Радивој Кораћ), sometimes also Radivoje, (November 5, 1938 – June 2, 1969) was a successful basketball player from Serbia. ...


1965 Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 21.6 Radivoj Korać (Serbian: Радивој Кораћ), sometimes also Radivoje, (November 5, 1938 – June 2, 1969) was a successful basketball player from Serbia. ...


1967 Georgios Kolokithas (Greece) 26.2


1969 Georgios Kolokithas (Greece) 22.6


1971 Edward Jurkiewicz (Poland) 22.5


1973 Atanas Golomeev (Bulgaria) 21.7


1975 Atanas Golomeev (Bulgaria) 23.1


1977 Kees Akerboom (Netherlands) 26.4


1979 Mieczyslaw Mlynarski (Poland) 26.4


1981 Mieczyslaw Mlynarski (Poland) 23.1


1983 Nikos Galis (Greece) 33 Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek American basketball player, regarded as one of Europes all-time greats in the sport. ...


1985 Dražen Petrović (Yugoslavia) 25.2 The title of this article contains the following characters: ž and ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Drazen Petrovic. ...


1987 Nikos Galis (Greece) 37 Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek American basketball player, regarded as one of Europes all-time greats in the sport. ...


1989 Nikos Galis (Greece) 35.6 Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek American basketball player, regarded as one of Europes all-time greats in the sport. ...


1991 Nikos Galis (Greece) 32.4 Nick Galis (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey), known in Greece as Nikos Galis (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek American basketball player, regarded as one of Europes all-time greats in the sport. ...


1993 Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović (BIH) 25


1995 Šarūnas Marčiulionis (Lithuania) 22.5 Raimondas Å arÅ«nas Marčiulionis ( ) (born June 13, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian former basketball player, one of the first Europeans to become a regular in the North American National Basketball Association (NBA). ...


1997 Oded Katash (Israel) 22 Oded Katash or Kattash (born October 10, 1974) is a former basketball player. ...


1999 Alberto Herreros (Spain) 19.2


2001 Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) 28.7 Dirk Werner Nowitzki (pronounced ) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. ...


2003 Pau Gasol (Spain) 25.8 Pau Gasol Sáez (born July 6, 1980, in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain) is a 2. ...


2005 Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) 26.1 Dirk Werner Nowitzki (pronounced ) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. ...


2007 Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) 24 Dirk Werner Nowitzki (pronounced ) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. ...


See also

The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for mens national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). ... Eurobasket is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe (including Israel), Eurobasket Women (also known as Eurowomen is the womens competition. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l No play-offs
  2. ^ Baloncesto/Eurobasket.- Gasol, Parker y Papaloukas, en busca del título de MVP de Nowitzki
  3. ^ Basketball / European Championships
  4. ^ Team Profile - Latvia

External links

  • EuroBasket history at fibaeurope.com
  • TalkBasket - EuroBasket news and discussions

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