1999 FIBA EuroBasket

EuroBasket 1999

Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	21 June – 3 July
Teams	16
Venue(s)	7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Serbia
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Games played	54
MVP	Gregor Fučka
Top scorer	Alberto Herreros (19.2 ppg)
Top rebounds	Arvydas Sabonis (8.5 rpg)
Top assists	Toni Kukoč (6.3 apg)
Official website
EuroBasket 1999 (archive)
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The 1999 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1999, was the 31st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 2000 Olympic Tournament, giving a berth to the top five (or six, depending on Serbia reaching one of the top five places) teams in the final standings. It was held in France between 21 June and 3 July 1999. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Antibes, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Le Mans, Paris, Pau and Toulouse hosted the tournament. Italy won its second FIBA European title by defeating Spain with a 64–56 score in the final. Italy's Gregor Fučka was voted the tournament's MVP.

Venues

Location	Picture	City	Arena	Capacity	Status	Round
Antibes		Antibes	Jean Bunoz Sports Hall	5,051	Opened in 1991	Group C
Clermont-Ferrand		Clermont-Ferrand	Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall	7,000		Group B
Dijon		Dijon	Palais des Sports de Dijon	4,628	Opened in 1977	Group D
Le Mans		Le Mans	Antarès	6,003	Opened in 1995	Group F (second round)
Paris		Paris	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	13,200	Opened in 1984	Championship and classification rounds
Pau		Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,707	Opened in 1991	Group E (second round)
Toulouse		Toulouse	Palais des Sports de Toulouse	5,000	Opened in 1983	Group A and one match from Group B[1]

Qualification

Of the sixteen teams that participated in EuroBasket 1999 only two earned direct berths: France as hosts and the champions from EuroBasket 1997, Yugoslavia. The other fourteen teams earned their berths via a qualifying tournament.

Competition	Date	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	–	1	France
Champions from EuroBasket 1997	24 June – 6 July 1997	1	Yugoslavia
Qualified through Qualifying Round	22 May 1996 – 28 February 1999	14	Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Czech Republic  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Israel  Italy  Lithuania  Macedonia  Russia  Slovenia  Spain  Turkey

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Yugoslavia  France  Israel  Macedonia	Russia  Spain  Slovenia  Hungary	Turkey  Italy  Croatia  Bosnia and Herzegovina	Czech Republic  Germany  Lithuania  Greece

Format

• The teams were split in four groups of four teams each where they played a round robin. The top three teams from each group advance to the second stage.
• In the second stage, two groups of six teams were formed and played a round robin. The results between teams that faced during the preliminary round are carried over. The top four teams from each group in the second stage advance to the knockout quarterfinals to compete for the Championship. The winners in the semifinals compete for the European Championship, while the losers from the semifinals play a consolation game for the third place.
• The losers in the quarterfinals compete in a separate bracket to define 5th through 8th place in the final standings.

Tie-breaking criteria

Ties were broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

1. Head to head results
2. Basket difference between the tied teams
3. Goal average of the tied teams for all teams in its group

Squads

At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

Preliminary round

Qualified for the second round

Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Yugoslavia	3	3	0	227	181	+46	6
France	3	2	1	200	196	+4	5
Israel	3	1	2	191	220	−29	4
Macedonia	3	0	3	197	218	−21	3

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Russia	3	2	1	210	191	+19	5	1–1, +18
Spain	3	2	1	231	229	+2	5	1–1, −7
Slovenia	3	2	1	204	209	−5	5	1–1, −11
Hungary	3	0	3	213	229	−16	3

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Turkey	3	2	1	188	179	+9	5	1–1, +4
Italy	3	2	1	196	190	+6	5	1–1, +1
Croatia	3	2	1	198	197	+1	5	1–1, −5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	3	170	186	−16	3

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Czech Republic	3	2	1	229	211	+18	5	1–1, +7
Germany	3	2	1	210	210	0	5	1–1, −1
Lithuania	3	2	1	228	216	+12	5	1–1, −6
Greece	3	0	3	194	224	−30	3

Second round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Yugoslavia	6	5	1	443	386	+57	11	1–0
France	6	5	1	414	384	+30	11	0–1
Russia	6	4	2	441	409	+32	10
Spain	6	3	3	439	454	−15	9
Israel	6	2	4	416	467	−51	8	1–0
Slovenia	6	2	4	405	421	−16	8	0–1

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Lithuania	6	5	1	467	401	+66	11
Italy	6	4	2	427	385	+42	10	1–0
Turkey	6	4	2	377	371	+6	10	0–1
Germany	6	3	3	420	432	−12	9	1–0
Croatia	6	3	3	444	454	−10	9	0–1
Czech Republic	6	2	4	434	470	−36	8

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	1 July – 14:00
	Russia	79
					2 July – 20:45
	Italy	102
					Italy	71
	1 July – 16:15
					Yugoslavia	62
	Yugoslavia	78
									3 July – 18:00
	Germany	68
									Italy	64
	1 July – 18:30
									Spain	56
	France	66
					2 July – 18:30
	Turkey	63
					France	63
	1 July – 20:45
					Spain	70			Third place
	Spain	74
									3 July – 15:45
	Lithuania	72
									Yugoslavia	74
									France	62

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place

Final

5th to 8th place

	Classification round				Fifth place
	2 July – 14:00
	Russia	74
					3 July – 13:30
	Germany	70
					Russia	72
	2 July – 16:15
					Lithuania	103
	Turkey	56
	Lithuania	80
					Seventh place
					3 July – 11:15
					Germany	86
					Turkey	67

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Dražan Tomić	32	Croatia
Rebounds	Vitaliy Nosov	18	Spain
Assists	Vladimir Bogojević	12	Croatia
Steals	Sergei Panov	7	Slovenia
Turnovers	Dirk Nowitzki	8	Turkey

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Lithuania	103	Russia
Rebounds	Russia	45	Israel
Assists	Lithuania	32	Russia
Steals	Italy	17	Czech Republic
Field goal percentage	Lithuania	70.0% (35/50)	Croatia
3-point field goal percentage	France	69.2% (9/13)	Israel
Free throw percentage	Slovenia  Yugoslavia	100% (12/12) 100% (6/6)	Spain  Spain
Turnovers	Czech Republic	23	Italy

Awards

1999 FIBA EuroBasket champions
Italy 2nd title

1999 FIBA EuroBasket MVP: Gregor Fučka ( Italy)

All-Tournament Team[11]
Carlton Myers
Andrea Meneghin
Alberto Herreros
Dejan Bodiroga
Gregor Fučka (MVP)

Final standings

	Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics as current World Champion

Rank	Team	Record
	Italy	7–2
	Spain	5–4
	Yugoslavia	7–2
4	France	6–3
5	Lithuania	7–2
6	Russia	5–4
7	Germany	4–5
8	Turkey	4–5
9	Israel	2–4
10	Slovenia	2–4
11	Croatia	3–3
12	Czech Republic	2–4
13	Macedonia	0–3
14	Hungary	0–3
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–3
16	Greece	0–3

			4th
Italy Davide Bonora Gianluca Basile Giacomo Galanda Gregor Fučka Denis Marconato Alessandro De Pol Carlton Myers Andrea Meneghin Alessandro Abbio Michele Mian Roberto Chiacig Marcelo Damiao	Spain Alberto Angulo Ignacio Rodilla Iván Corrales Ignacio Romero Ignacio Rodríguez Carlos Jiménez Rodrigo de la Fuente Alberto Herreros Roger Esteller Iñaki de Miguel Alfonso Reyes Roberto Dueñas	Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilović Saša Obradović Nikola Lončar Milan Gurović Vlado Šćepanović Dragan Lukovski Predrag Stojaković Vlade Divac Dragan Tarlać Dejan Tomašević Milenko Topić	France Moustapha Sonko Alain Digbeu Antoine Rigaudeau Laurent Foirest Laurent Sciarra Tariq Abdul-Wahad Stéphane Risacher Thierry Gadou Cyril Julian Frédéric Weis Jim Bilba Ronnie Smith

References

External links

• 1999 European Championship for Men archive.FIBA.com