European basketball championship 1997

Eurobasket 1997
30th European Basketball Championship of Men
Number of nations	16  (of 42 applicants)
European champion	Yugoslavia (2nd title)
venue	Girona, Badalona and Barcelona Spain
Opening game	June 25, 1997
Endgame	0July 6, 1997
Games	62
Basket points	9423   (∅: 151.98 per game)
Most basket points	Oded Kattash Israel
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The 1997 men's basketball championship , officially Eurobasket 1997 , took place from June 25th to July 6th, 1997 in Spain . It was the 30th European Championships. In contrast to the last tournament, this time 16 teams took part in the final round. Yugoslavia became European champion . Silver went to Italy and Russia won the bronze medal. Germany finished twelfth.

The European Basketball Championship is a biennial basketball competition between European teams that is organized by FIBA ​​Europa, the basketball association in Europe.

Venues

The games of the preliminary round and the intermediate round took place in Girona and the Pavelló Olímpic in Badalona , which with 12,500 seats was the venue for the basketball games at the 1992 Summer Olympics . The games from the quarter-finals onwards were played in Palau Sant Jordi , which is located in the Catalonia capital Barcelona . The hall, which holds 17,000 spectators, was also a venue for the 1992 Olympics.

qualification

→ Main article : Qualifying for the 1997 European Basketball Championship

A total of 16 teams took part in the tournament, which qualified for the tournament in different ways:

• Yugoslavia qualified as defending champions.
• Spain was set to host.
• 14 participants were determined over two qualifying rounds.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round four teams played against each other in four groups. The winner of a game received two points, the loser one point. If a game was tied at the end of regular time, there was extra time.

Group A - Girona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
A1	06/25/1997	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Russia	55:65	21:37	34:28	-
A2	06/25/1997	Greece	Turkey	74:52	39:23	35:29	-
A3	06/26/1997	Turkey	Bosnia and Herzegovina	70:62	29:26	41:36	-
A4	06/26/1997	Russia	Greece	72:74	33:43	39:31	-
A5	06/27/1997	Russia	Turkey	87:56	50:24	37:32	-
A6	06/27/1997	Greece	Bosnia and Herzegovina	78:76	42:34	36:42	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Greece	3	3	0	6th	226: 200	+26	Intermediate round
2	Russia	3	2	1	5	224: 185	+39
3	Turkey	3	1	2	4th	178: 223	−45
4th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	3	3	193: 213	−20	Placement round places 13 - 16

Group B - Girona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
B1	06/25/1997	Slovenia	France	75:80	34:37	41:43	-
B2	06/25/1997	Lithuania	Israel	75:60	30:31	45:29	-
B3	06/26/1997	France	Lithuania	88:94	42:49	46:45	-
B4	06/26/1997	Israel	Slovenia	69:68	36:40	33:28	-
B5	06/27/1997	France	Israel	82:88	42:42	40:46	-
B6	06/27/1997	Lithuania	Slovenia	76:67	41:37	35:30	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Lithuania	3	3	0	6th	245: 215	+30	Intermediate round
2	Israel	3	2	1	5	217: 225	- 08
3	France	3	1	2	4th	250: 257	- 07th
4th	Slovenia	3	0	3	3	210: 225	−15	Placement round places 13 - 16

Group C - Badalona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
C1	06/25/1997	Latvia	Italy	075:85	34:46	41:39	-
C2	06/25/1997	Yugoslavia	Poland	104: 76	47:41	57:35	-
C3	06/26/1997	Poland	Latvia	086:79	50:36	36:43	-
C4	06/26/1997	Italy	Yugoslavia	074:69	42:35	32:34	-
C5	06/27/1997	Yugoslavia	Latvia	108: 89	51:41	57:48	-
C6	06/27/1997	Italy	Poland	080:65	46:36	34:29	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Italy	3	3	0	6th	239: 209	+30	Intermediate round
2	Yugoslavia	5	3	2	1	281: 239	+42
3	Poland	3	1	2	4th	227: 263	−36
4th	Latvia	3	0	3	3	243: 279	−36	Placement round places 13 - 16

Group D - Badalona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
D1	06/25/1997	Ukraine	Spain	54:82	25:45	29:37	-
D2	06/25/1997	Croatia	Germany	75:55	45:26	30:29	-
D3	06/26/1997	Germany	Ukraine	81:60	37:28	44:32	-
D4	06/26/1997	Croatia	Spain	74:69	41:45	37:26	-
D5	06/27/1997	Croatia	Ukraine	88:95	39:47	49:48	-
D6	06/27/1997	Spain	Germany	67:59	34:32	33:27	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Spain	3	3	0	6th	227: 184	+43	Intermediate round
2	Croatia	3	1	2	4th	234: 228	+ 06
3	Germany	3	1	2	4th	195: 202	- 07th
4th	Ukraine	3	1	2	4th	209: 251	−42	Placement round places 13 - 16

Placement round places 13 to 16

	Semi-final placement round				Finals 13-16th space
	June 25-29, 1997 - 10:00
	Bosnia / Herzeg.	61
	Slovenia	73
					June 31 - June 30, 1997 - 12:00
					Slovenia	75
					Ukraine	80
					15th and 16th place
	June 26-29, 1997 - 12:00				June 30-30, 1997 - 10:00 am
	Latvia	76			Bosnia / Herzeg.	96
	Ukraine	84			Latvia	94

Semi-final placement round

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
25th	06/29/1997	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Slovenia	61:73	21:46	40:27	-
26th	06/29/1997	Latvia	Ukraine	76:84	42:35	34:49	-

Play for 15th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
30th	06/30/1997	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Latvia	96:94	32:52	64:42	-

Game for 13th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
31	06/30/1997	Slovenia	Ukraine	75:80	46:45	29:35	-

Intermediate round

After the preliminary round, the first three teams in each group qualified for the intermediate round. The first three teams in groups A and B formed group E, the qualified groups C and D formed the new group F. Each team competed once against each of the three new members of the group. The points from the preliminary round were continued (including the points against the eliminated teams).

Group E - Girona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
E1	06/29/1997	Turkey	Israel	81:71	26:35	55:36	-
E2	06/29/1997	Russia	France	93:80	49:40	44:40	-
E3	06/29/1997	Greece	Lithuania	73:66	34:28	39:38	-
E4	06/30/1997	Israel	Russia	69:87	31:43	38:44	-
E5	06/30/1997	France	Greece	71:80	33:37	38:43	-
E6	06/30/1997	Lithuania	Turkey	93:85	45:39	48:46	-
E7	07/01/1997	Turkey	France	82:71	33:31	49:40	-
E8	07/01/1997	Greece	Israel	85:82	44:48	41:34	-
E9	07/01/1997	Russia	Lithuania	93:64	50:37	43:27	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Greece	6th	6th	0	12	464: 419	+45	Quarter finals
2	Russia	6th	5	1	11	497: 398	+99
3	Lithuania	6th	4th	2	10	468: 466	+ 02
4th	Turkey	6th	3	3	9	426: 458	−32
5	Israel	6th	2	4th	8th	439: 478	−39	Placement round places 9 - 12
6th	France	6th	1	5	7th	472: 512	−40

Group F - Badalona

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
F1	06/29/1997	Poland	Croatia	077:76	38:50	39:26	-
F2	06/29/1997	Yugoslavia	Germany	088:73	47:30	41:43	-
F3	06/29/1997	Italy	Spain	063:60	25:36	38:24	-
F4	06/30/1997	Croatia	Yugoslavia	062:64	31:22	31:42	-
F5	06/30/1997	Germany	Italy	062:67	28:27	34:40	-
F6	06/30/1997	Spain	Poland	104: 61	52:29	52:32	-
F7	07/01/1997	Poland	Germany	086:76	42:35	44:41	-
F8	07/01/1997	Italy	Croatia	074:68	38:36	36:32	-
F9	07/01/1997	Yugoslavia	Spain	079:70	39:35	40:35	-

space	team	Games	Victories	Dutch	Points	baskets	Diff	qualified for
1	Italy	6th	6th	0	12	443: 399	+44	Quarter finals
2	Yugoslavia	6th	5	1	11	512: 444	+68
3	Spain	6th	4th	2	10	461: 387	+74
4th	Poland	6th	3	3	9	451: 519	−68
5	Croatia	6th	1	5	7th	440: 443	- 03	Placement round places 9 - 12
6th	Germany	6th	1	5	7th	406: 443	−37

Placement round places 9 to 12

	Semi-final placement round				Finals 9th-12th space
	47 - July 4, 1997 - 10:00
	Israel	84
	Germany	75
					54 - July 5, 1997 - 12:00
					Israel	91
					France	84
					11th and 12th place
	48 - July 4, 1997 - 12:00				53 - July 5, 1997 - 10:00
	France	84			Germany	93
	Croatia	79			Croatia	100

Semi-final placement round

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
47	07/04/1997	Israel	Germany	84:75	39:41	45:34	-
48	07/04/1997	France	Croatia	84:79	40:37	44:42	-

Game for 11th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
53	07/05/1997	Germany	Croatia	93: 100	41:59	52:41	-

Play for 9th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
54	07/05/1997	Israel	France	91:84	43:48	48:36	-

Final rounds - Barcelona

mode

After the intermediate round, the first four teams of both groups E and F qualified for the final round. The quarter-finals were played crosswise against an opponent from the other group. Then both the winners of the quarter-finals met in the semifinals, as well as the losers in the "small semifinals". The winners of the semi-finals met in the final, the losers in the game for 3rd place. The winners of the "small semifinals" played for 5th place, the losers for 7th place.

Tournament tree

All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST)

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	49 - July 4, 1997 - 4:00 p.m.
	Greece	72
					57 - July 5, 1997 - 8:30 p.m.
	Poland	62
					Greece	80
	50 - July 4, 1997 - 6:00 p.m.
					Yugoslavia	88
	Lithuania	60
									62 - July 6, 1997 - 9:00 p.m.
	Yugoslavia	75
									Yugoslavia	61
	51 - July 4, 1997 - 8:30 pm
									Italy	49
	Russia	70
					58 - July 5, 1997 - 10:30 pm
	Spain	67
					Russia	65			Game for third place
	52 - July 4, 1997 - 10:30 pm
					Italy	67
	Turkey	43							Greece	77
	Italy	66							Russia	97
									61 - July 6, 1997 - 6:00 p.m.

Places 5 to 8

	Small semifinals				Finals 5th-8th space
	55 - July 5, 1997 - 4:00 p.m.
	Poland	55
	Lithuania	76
					60 - July 6, 1997 - 1:00 p.m.
					Lithuania	93
					Spain	94
					7th and 8th place
	56 - July 5, 1997 - 6:00 p.m.				59 - July 6, 1997 - 11:00
	Spain	86			Poland	89
	Turkey	81			Turkey	87

Quarter finals

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
49	07/04/1997	Greece	Poland	72:62	38:39	34:23	-
50	07/04/1997	Lithuania	Yugoslavia	60:75	27:31	33:44	-
51	07/04/1997	Russia	Spain	70:67	29:37	41:30	-
52	07/04/1997	Turkey	Italy	43:66	20:28	23:38	-

Small semifinals

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
55	07/05/1997	Poland	Lithuania	55:76	25:41	30:35	-
56	07/05/1997	Spain	Turkey	86:81	49:36	37:45	-

Semifinals

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
57	07/05/1997	Greece	Yugoslavia	80:88	39:43	41:45	-
58	07/05/1997	Russia	Italy	65:67	38:33	27:34	-

Game for 7th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
59	07/06/1997	Poland	Turkey	89:87	43:34	34:43	12:10

Play for 5th place

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
60	07/06/1997	Lithuania	Spain	93:94	44:40	49:54	-

3rd place match

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
61	07/06/1997	Greece	Russia	77:97	43:43	34:54	-

final

game	date	Team 1	Team 2	Result	1. H.	2. H.	Loss
62	07/06/1997	Yugoslavia	Italy	61:49	28:23	33:26	-

Final score

rank	team	Siege: Niederl.	Basket ratio
1	Yugoslavia	8: 1	1.1627
2	Italy	8: 1	1.1004
3	Russia	7: 2	1.1970
4th	Greece	7: 2	1.0405
5	Spain	6: 3	1.1220
6th	Lithuania	5: 4	1.0101
7th	Poland	4: 5	0.8714
8th	Turkey	3: 6	0.9113
Failed in the second round
9	Israel	4: 4	0.9639
10	France	2: 6	0.9384
11	Croatia	2: 6	0.9984
12	Germany	1: 7	0.9155
Failed in the preliminary round
13	Ukraine	3: 2	0.9279
14th	Slovenia	1: 4	0.9781
15th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1: 4	0.9211
16	Latvia	0: 5	0.8998

Honors

The All-Tournament team were Oded Kattash from Israel , Predrag Danilović from Yugoslavia , the Lithuanians artūras karnišovas , the Italians Gregor Fučka and the Russian Mikhail Michaylow selected.

statistics

All in all

• 62 games
• 9,423 points
• 2,814 rebounds (of which 821 offensive and 1993 defensive)
• 1,573 assists
• 2,931 fouls
• 1,598 ball losses
• 1,755 steals

Most of the points

player	nationality	Points
Artūras Karnišovas	Lithuania	186
Oded Kattash	Israel	176
Gintaras Einikis	Lithuania	152
Carlton Myers	Italy	142
Tomer Shteinhaur	Israel	137

Most points per game

player	nationality	Points
Oded Kattash	Israel	22.0
Ainars Bagatskis	Latvia	21.8
Nenad Marković	Bosnia / Herzeg.	21.4
Artūras Karnišovas	Lithuania	20.7
Tomer Shteinhaur	Israel	17.1

Most rebounds per game

player	nationality	Rebounds
Radoslav Nesterovič	Slovenia	8.6
Mirsad Türkcan	Turkey	7.3
Gintaras Einikis	Lithuania	6.4
Tomer Shteinhaur	Israel	6.4
Artūras Karnišovas	Lithuania	5.9

Most assists per game

player	nationality	Assists
Damir Mulaomerović	Croatia	6.4
Raimonds Miglinieks	Latvia	5.6
Darius Lukminas	Lithuania	4.5
Aleksandar Đorđević	Yugoslavia	4.4
Henrik Rödl	Germany	4.3

The German team

The German team consisted of Vladimir Bogojevič , Patrick Femerling , Henning Harnisch , Sascha Hupmann , Alexander Kühl , Jörg Lütcke , Jürgen Malbeck , Tim Nees , Ademola Okulaja , Henrik Rödl , Gerrit Terdenge and Denis Wucherer ; Coach was Vladislav Lučić .

Web links

• FIBA Europe Infos (Engl.)