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]
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Finland Israel Romania Turkey |
Dates | 31 August – 17 September |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 76 |
Attendance | 315,737 (4,154 per game) |
MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | ![]() (24.3 points per game) |
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
editFollowing 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
editIstanbul | ||
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Sinan Erdem Dome | ||
Capacity: 16,000 | ||
Istanbul | ||
Ülker Sports Arena | ||
Capacity: 13,000 | ||
Helsinki | Tel Aviv | Cluj-Napoca |
Hartwall Arena | Menora Mivtachim Arena | BTarena |
Capacity: 14,000 | Capacity: 10,383 | Capacity: 10,000[16] |
Format
editA 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
editThe 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]
Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | Last | Best placement in tournament |
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Finland | Host nation | 11 December 2015 | 16th | 2015 | 6th Place (1967) |
Israel | Host nation | 11 December 2015 | 29th | 2015 | Runners-up (1979) |
Romania | Host nation | 11 December 2015 | 18th | 1987 | 5th Place (1957) |
Turkey | Host nation | 11 December 2015 | 24th | 2015 | Runners-up (2001) |
Spain | 1st in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 31st | 2015 | Champions (2009, 2011, 2015) |
Lithuania | 2nd in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 14th | 2015 | Champions (1937, 1939, 2003) |
France | 3rd in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 38th | 2015 | Champions (2013) |
Serbia | 4th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 6th | 2015 | Runners-up (2009) |
Greece | 5th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 27th | 2015 | Champions (1987, 2005) |
Italy | 6th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 37th | 2015 | Champions (1983, 1999) |
Czech Republic | 7th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 5th | 2015 | 7th Place (2015) |
Latvia | 8th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 14th | 2015 | Champions (1935) |
Croatia | 9th in EuroBasket 2015 | 20 September 2015 | 13th | 2015 | 3rd Place (1993, 1995) |
Belgium | 1st in Qualification Group A | 14 September 2016 | 17th | 2015 | 4th Place (1947) |
Germany | 1st in Qualification Group B | 17 September 2016 | 24th | 2015 | Champions (1993) |
Russia | 1st in Qualification Group C | 10 September 2016 | 13th | 2015 | Champions (2007) |
Poland | 1st in Qualification Group D | 17 September 2016 | 28th | 2015 | Runners-up (1963) |
Slovenia | 1st in Qualification Group E | 14 September 2016 | 13th | 2015 | 4th Place (2009) |
Georgia | 1st in Qualification Group F | 17 September 2016 | 4th | 2015 | 11th Place (2011) |
Hungary | 1st in Qualification Group G | 14 September 2016 | 15th | 1999 | Champions (1955) |
Iceland | 2nd in Qualification Group A (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) | 17 September 2016 | 2nd | 2015 | 24th Place (2015) |
Ukraine | 2nd in Qualification Group E (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) | 17 September 2016 | 8th | 2015 | 6th Place (2013) |
Montenegro | 2nd in Qualification Group F (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) | 14 September 2016 | 3rd | 2013 | 17th Place (2013) |
Great Britain | 2nd in Qualification Group G (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams) | 17 September 2016 | 4th | 2013 | 13th Place (2009, 2011, 2013) |
Draw
editThe draw took place in Turkey on 22 November 2016.[19][20]
Seedings
editFIBA 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 team | Chosen team | Date |
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Finland | Iceland | 7 October 2016[22] |
Israel | Lithuania | 27 October 2016[23] |
Romania | Hungary | 3 November 2016[24] |
Turkey | Russia | 15 November 2016[25] |
Final draw
editSeed 1 | Seed 2 | Seed 3 | Seed 4 | Seed 5 | Seed 6 |
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- ^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
editPreliminary round
editSimilar 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
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Slovenia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 446 | 384 | +62 | 10 | Knockout stage |
2 | Finland (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 408 | +18 | 9 | |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 450 | 422 | +28 | 8 | |
4 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 3 | 421 | 400 | +21 | 7 | |
5 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 411 | 414 | −3 | 6 | |
6 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 355 | 481 | −126 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
31 August 2017 | |||||
Slovenia | 90–81 | Poland | |||
Iceland | 61–90 | Greece | |||
France | 84–86 OT | Finland | |||
2 September 2017 | |||||
Poland | 91–61 | Iceland | |||
Greece | 87–95 | France | |||
Finland | 78–81 | Slovenia | |||
3 September 2017 | |||||
France | 115–79 | Iceland | |||
Slovenia | 78–72 | Greece | |||
Finland | 90–87 2OT | Poland | |||
5 September 2017 | |||||
Iceland | 75–102 | Slovenia | |||
Poland | 75–78 | France | |||
Greece | 77–89 | Finland | |||
6 September 2017 | |||||
Slovenia | 95–78 | France | |||
Greece | 95–77 | Poland | |||
Finland | 83–79 | Iceland |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 426 | 359 | +67 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 355 | 346 | +9 | 8[a] | |
3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 322 | +24 | 8[a] | |
4 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 3 | 367 | 392 | −25 | 7[b] | |
5 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 394 | −4 | 7[b] | |
6 | Israel (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 358 | 429 | −71 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
31 August 2017 | |||||
Germany | 75–63 | Ukraine | |||
Lithuania | 77–79 | Georgia | |||
Italy | 69–48 | Israel | |||
2 September 2017 | |||||
Georgia | 57–67 | Germany | |||
Ukraine | 66–78 | Italy | |||
Israel | 73–88 | Lithuania | |||
3 September 2017 | |||||
Georgia | 81–88 | Ukraine | |||
Lithuania | 78–73 | Italy | |||
Germany | 80–82 | Israel | |||
5 September 2017 | |||||
Ukraine | 62–94 | Lithuania | |||
Italy | 55–61 | Germany | |||
Israel | 91–104 OT | Georgia | |||
6 September 2017 | |||||
Germany | 72–89 | Lithuania | |||
Georgia | 69–71 | Italy | |||
Israel | 64–88 | Ukraine |
Group C
editVenue: Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 449 | 303 | +146 | 10 | Knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 397 | 336 | +61 | 9 | |
3 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 2 | 378 | 367 | +11 | 8 | |
4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 3 | 335 | 370 | −35 | 7 | |
5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 356 | 441 | −85 | 6 | |
6 | Romania (H) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 316 | 414 | −98 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
1 September 2017 | |||||
Hungary | 58–67 | Croatia | |||
Spain | 99–60 | Montenegro | |||
Romania | 68–83 | Czech Republic | |||
2 September 2017 | |||||
Montenegro | 72–48 | Hungary | |||
Czech Republic | 56–93 | Spain | |||
Croatia | 74–58 | Romania | |||
4 September 2017 | |||||
Hungary | 85–73 | Czech Republic | |||
Montenegro | 72–76 | Croatia | |||
Spain | 91–50 | Romania | |||
5 September 2017 | |||||
Czech Republic | 75–88 | Montenegro | |||
Croatia | 73–79 | Spain | |||
Romania | 71–80 | Hungary | |||
7 September 2017 | |||||
Czech Republic | 69–107 | Croatia | |||
Hungary | 64–87 | Spain | |||
Montenegro | 86–69 | Romania |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 353 | +47 | 9[a] | Knockout stage |
2 | Latvia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 396 | +48 | 9[a] | |
3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 378 | 366 | +12 | 9[a] | |
4 | Turkey (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 388 | 380 | +8 | 7 | |
5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 353 | 410 | −57 | 6 | |
6 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 390 | 448 | −58 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
1 September 2017 | |||||
Belgium | 103–90 | Great Britain | |||
Serbia | 92–82 | Latvia | |||
Turkey | 73–76 | Russia | |||
2 September 2017 | |||||
Latvia | 92–64 | Belgium | |||
Russia | 75–72 | Serbia | |||
Great Britain | 70–84 | Turkey | |||
4 September 2017 | |||||
Latvia | 97–92 | Great Britain | |||
Belgium | 67–76 | Russia | |||
Serbia | 80–74 | Turkey | |||
5 September 2017 | |||||
Russia | 69–84 | Latvia | |||
Great Britain | 68–82 | Serbia | |||
Turkey | 78–65 | Belgium | |||
7 September 2017 | |||||
Russia | 82–70 | Great Britain | |||
Belgium | 54–74 | Serbia | |||
Latvia | 89–79 | Turkey |
Knockout stage
editRound of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
9 September | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 84 | |||||||||||||
12 September | ||||||||||||||
France | 81 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 72 | |||||||||||||
10 September | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 84 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 73 | |||||||||||||
14 September | ||||||||||||||
Turkey | 56 | |||||||||||||
Spain | 72 | |||||||||||||
9 September | ||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 92 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 79 | |||||||||||||
12 September | ||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 55 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 103 | |||||||||||||
10 September | ||||||||||||||
Latvia | 97 | |||||||||||||
Latvia | 100 | |||||||||||||
17 September | ||||||||||||||
Montenegro | 68 | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 93 | |||||||||||||
9 September | ||||||||||||||
Serbia | 85 | |||||||||||||
Lithuania | 64 | |||||||||||||
13 September | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 77 | |||||||||||||
Greece | 69 | |||||||||||||
10 September | ||||||||||||||
Russia | 74 | |||||||||||||
Croatia | 78 | |||||||||||||
15 September | ||||||||||||||
Russia | 101 | |||||||||||||
Russia | 79 | |||||||||||||
9 September | ||||||||||||||
Serbia | 87 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Finland | 57 | |||||||||||||
13 September | 17 September | |||||||||||||
Italy | 70 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 67 | Spain | 93 | |||||||||||
10 September | ||||||||||||||
Serbia | 83 | Russia | 85 | |||||||||||
Serbia | 86 | |||||||||||||
Hungary | 78 | |||||||||||||
Final
edit17 September 2017 | Slovenia | 93–85 | Serbia | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul |
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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 |
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Slovenia First title |
Final standings
editThe final standings per FIBA official website:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Slovenia | 9 | 9 | 0 | 813 | 693 | +120 | 18 | |
Serbia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 741 | 670 | +71 | 16 | |
Spain | 9 | 8 | 1 | 771 | 608 | +163 | 17 | |
4 | Russia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 717 | 693 | +24 | 15 |
5 | Latvia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 641 | 567 | +74 | 12 |
6 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 511 | 511 | 0 | 11 |
7 | Italy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 483 | 462 | +21 | 11 |
8 | Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | 567 | 538 | +29 | 10 |
9 | Lithuania | 6 | 4 | 2 | 490 | 436 | +54 | 10 |
10 | Croatia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 475 | 437 | +38 | 10 |
11 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 483 | 478 | +5 | 10 |
12 | France | 6 | 3 | 3 | 531 | 506 | +25 | 9 |
13 | Montenegro | 6 | 3 | 3 | 446 | 467 | −21 | 9 |
14 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 4 | 444 | 453 | −9 | 8 |
15 | Ukraine | 6 | 2 | 4 | 422 | 471 | −49 | 8 |
16 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 4 | 413 | 456 | −43 | 8 |
17 | Georgia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 390 | 394 | −4 | 7 |
18 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 411 | 414 | −3 | 6 |
19 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 353 | 410 | −57 | 6 |
20 | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 356 | 441 | −85 | 6 |
21 | Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 358 | 429 | −71 | 6 |
22 | Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 5 | 390 | 448 | −58 | 5 |
23 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 5 | 316 | 414 | −98 | 5 |
24 | Iceland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 355 | 481 | −126 | 5 |
Statistics and awards
editStatistical leaders
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Awards
editMost Valuable Player |
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- All Tournament Team
FIBA broadcasting rights
editMedal team rosters
edit1 | 2 | 3 |
Slovenia | Serbia | 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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