EuroBasket 1969

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The 1969 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1969, was the sixteenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe.

EuroBasket 1969
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates27 September – 5 October
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (10th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
MVPSoviet Union Sergei Belov
Top scorerGreece Giorgos Kolokithas
(23.5 points per game)
1967
1971

First round

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Group A – Caserta

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  Yugoslavia   Greece 98–62
  Hungary   Soviet Union 63–95
  Bulgaria   Sweden 87–70
  Bulgaria   Hungary 66–65
  Sweden   Yugoslavia 43–115
  Greece   Soviet Union 63–83
  Soviet Union   Sweden 91–47
  Greece   Hungary 50–50 aet. 58–59
  Yugoslavia   Bulgaria 76–60
  Hungary   Yugoslavia 56–85
  Soviet Union   Bulgaria 85–62
  Greece   Sweden 88–76
  Bulgaria   Greece 84–67
  Soviet Union   Yugoslavia 61–73
  Sweden   Hungary 76–92
Pos. Team Matches Wins Losses Results Points Diff.
1.   Yugoslavia 5 5 0 447:282 10 +165
2.   Soviet Union 5 4 1 415:308 8 +107
3.   Bulgaria 5 2 3 359:363 4 −24
4.   Hungary 5 2 3 335:380 4 −45
5.   Greece 5 1 4 338:400 2 −62
6.   Sweden 5 1 4 312:473 2 −141

Group B – Naples

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  Italy   Spain 65–53
  Israel   Poland 78–92
  Czechoslovakia   Romania 72–70
  Czechoslovakia   Israel 90–82
  Romania   Italy 62–74
  Poland   Spain 79–78
  Romania   Israel 75–74
  Italy   Poland 54–55
  Spain   Czechoslovakia 60–97
  Romania   Spain 63–78
  Israel   Italy 66–79
  Poland   Czechoslovakia 60–75
  Poland   Romania 63–95
  Italy   Czechoslovakia 62–63
  Spain   Israel 90–81
Pos. Team Matches Wins Losses Results Points Diff.
1.   Czechoslovakia 5 5 0 397:334 10 +63
2.   Poland 5 3 2 349:380 6 −31
3.   Italy 5 3 2 334:299 6 +35
4.   Spain 5 2 3 359:385 4 −26
5.   Romania 5 2 3 365:361 4 +4
6.   Israel 5 0 5 381:426 0 −45

Knockout stage

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Places 9 – 12 in Naples

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Team 1 Team 2 Res.
  Greece   Israel 95–62
  Sweden   Romania 84–95

Places 5 – 8 in Naples

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Team 1 Team 2 Res.
  Bulgaria   Spain 75–78
  Hungary   Italy 60–78

Places 1 – 4 in Naples

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Team 1 Team 2 Res.
  Yugoslavia   Poland 76–74
  Soviet Union   Czechoslovakia 83–69

Finals – all games in Naples

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Placement Team 1 Team 2 Res.
11th place   Sweden   Israel 83–92
9th place   Greece   Romania 81–87
7th place   Bulgaria   Hungary 92–48
5th place   Spain   Italy 71–66
3rd place   Czechoslovakia   Poland 77–75
Final   Soviet Union   Yugoslavia 81–72


 1969 FIBA EuroBasket champions 
 
Soviet Union
Tenth title

Final standings

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  1.   Soviet Union
  2.   Yugoslavia
  3.   Czechoslovakia
  4.   Poland
  5.   Spain
  6.   Italy
  7.   Bulgaria
  8.   Hungary
  9.   Romania
  10.   Greece
  11.   Israel
  12.   Sweden

Awards

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1969 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Sergey Belov (  Soviet Union)
All-Tournament Team[1]
  Sergei Belov (MVP)
  Ivo Daneu
  Edward Jurkiewicz
  Clifford Luyk
  Krešimir Ćosić

Team rosters

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1. Soviet Union: Sergei Belov, Alexander Belov, Modestas Paulauskas, Gennadi Volnov, Priit Tomson, Anatoly Polivoda, Zurab Sakandelidze, Vladimir Andreev, Aleksander Kulkov, Aleksander Boloshev, Sergei Kovalenko, Vitali Zastukhov (Coach: Alexander Gomelsky)

2. Yugoslavia: Krešimir Ćosić, Ivo Daneu, Nikola Plećaš, Vinko Jelovac, Damir Šolman, Rato Tvrdić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Trajko Rajković, Dragutin Čermak, Dragan Kapičić, Vladimir Cvetković, Zoran Marojević (Coach: Ranko Žeravica)

3. Czechoslovakia: Jiří Zídek Sr., Vladimir Pistelak, Jiří Zedníček, Frantisek Konvicka, Jiri Ruzicka, Jiri Ammer, Jan Bobrovsky, Robert Mifka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Konopasek, Petr Novicky, Jan Blažek (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)

4. Poland: Bohdan Likszo, Edward Jurkiewicz, Bolesław Kwiatkowski, Włodzimierz Trams, Andrzej Seweryn, Grzegorz Korcz, Waldemar Kozak, Henryk Cegielski, Jan Dolczewski, Marek Ladniak, Adam Niemiec, Krzysztof Gula (Coach: Witold Zagórski)

References

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