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EuroBasket

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 International Basketball Federation (generally known by its French initialism FIBA). Tournaments alternate between serving as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship and Olympics. The defending champion is Russia.

Results

Summaries

Year	Host (Final phase/game)	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host (Final phase/game)	Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1935 Details	(Geneva)		24–18			25–23
1937 Details	(Riga)		24–23			27–24
1939 Details	(Kaunas)
1946 Details	(Geneva)		34–32			38–32
1947 Details	(Prague)		56–37			50–48
1949 Details	(Cairo)
1951 Details	(Paris)		45–44			55–52
1953 Details	(Moscow)
1955 Details	(Budapest)
1957 Details	(Sofia)
1959 Details	(Istanbul)		83–72			62–60
1961 Details	(Belgrade)		60–53			55–46
1963 Details	(Wrocław)		60–53			89–61
1965 Details	(Moscow)		58–49			86–70
1967 Details	(Helsinki)		89–77			80–76
1969 Details	(Naples)		81–72			77–75
1971 Details	(Essen)		69–64			85–67
1973 Details	(Barcelona)	''	78–67			90–58
1975 Details	(Belgrade)
1977 Details	(Liège)		74–61			91–81
1979 Details	(Turin)		98–76			99–92
1981 Details	(Prague)		84–76			101–90
1983 Details	(Nantes)		105–96			105–70
1985 Details	(Stuttgart)		120–89			102–90
1987 Details	(Pireaus)		103–101 overtime			98–87
1989 Details	(Zagreb)		98–77			104–76
1991 Details	(Rome)		88–73			101–83
1993 Details	(Munich)		71–70			99–59
1995 Details	(Athens)		96–90			73–68
1997 Details	(Barcelona)		61–49			97–77
1999 Details	(Paris)		64–56			74–62
2001 Details	(Istanbul)		78–69			99–90
2003 Details	(Stockholm)		93–84			69–67
2005 Details	(Belgrade)		78–62			98–68
2007 Details	(Madrid)		60-59			78–69
2009 Details	(Katowice)
2011 Details

Performances by nation

Note that FIBA considers the records of SFR Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union distinct from FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro and Russia, respectively.

1	14	3	4	21
2	5	5	3	13
3	3	1	1	5
4	3	0	1	4
5	2	4	4	10
6	2	1	1	4
7	1	6	5	12
8	1	1	1	3
8	1	1	1	3
10	1	1	0	2
10	1	1	0	2
12	1	0	1	2
13	0	6	2	8
14	0	1	5	6
15	0	1	3	4
16	0	1	1	2
17	0	1	0	1
17	0	1	0	1
19	0	0	2	2

Participation Details

Team	1935	1937	1939	1946	1947	1949	1951	1953	1955	1957	1959	1961	1963	1965	1967	1969	1971	1973	1975	1977
-	-	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	12th	-	11th	-	13th	14th	16th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th
6th	-	-	7th	4th	-	7th	10th	-	12th	7th	8th	8th	-	15th	-	-	-	-	8th
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8th	-	-	-	8th	-	4th	9th	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	7th	6th	6th	5th	6th
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
bgcolor=#cc9966\|3rd	7th	-	1st	2nd	-	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	10th	7th	2nd	3rd	5th	4th	6th	3rd
-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	16th	18th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	12th	6th	10th	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	8th	-	-	3rd	1st	-	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	10th	-	-	-	-	12th	-	-	19th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	5th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	8th	-	-	-	9th	12th	10th	11th	13th	14th	14th	12th	6th	-	-	-	-	10th
5th	3rd	4th	4th	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	9th	8th	3rd	4th	13th	9th	11th	-	10th	10th	-	11th
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	14th	17th	13th	-	16th	14th	-	-	9th	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	3rd	8th	-	-	-	-	17th	-	8th	12th	10th	-	11th	12th	-
9th	-	7th	3rd	7th	-	-	2nd	1st	4th	4th	6th	4th	15th	13th	8th	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	-	11th	11th	9th	6th	8th	11th	11th	7th	7th	5th
7th	2nd	6th	2nd	9th	-	5th	7th	6th	10th	10th	-	12th	4th	7th	6th	3rd	5th	3rd	4th
bgcolor=gold\|1st	6th	2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	1st	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	8th	-	-	17th	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	6th	11th	5th	10th	-	-	-	-	15th	16th	-	16th	-	-	-	10th	7th
-	4th	3rd	9th	6th	-	-	-	5th	7th	6th	9th	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	12th	8th	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10th	-	-	-	10th	-	18th	13th	7th	5th	8th	7th	11th	13th	5th	9th	8th	9th	11th	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	1st	-	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd
bgcolor=silver\|2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15th	13th	7th	11th	10th	5th	7th	2nd	4th	9th
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	16th	-	-	18th	-	16th	-	12th	-	-	-	-
4th	-	-	5th	-	-	13th	11th	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	4th	6th	-	11th	9th	12th	10th	15th	-	-	-	12th	8th	9th	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	6th	8th	6th	9th	2nd	3rd	2nd	9th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st

Team	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	15th	15th	13th	15th	13th	-	-	-	6
11th	-	-	8th	-	7th	8th	14th	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	Q	-	23
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3rd	3rd	11th	11th	7th	11th	7th	6th	Q	-	9
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	-	-	-	12th	-	-	2
4th	3rd	10th	2nd	8th	-	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
-	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	-	4
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	-	-	-	Q	-	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
8th	8th	5th	6th	9th	6th	4th	7th	8th	10th	4th	6th	4th	3rd	8th	-	-	33
-	10th	8th	5th	6th	-	-	1st	10th	12th	7th	4th	9th	2nd	5th	Q	-	20
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Q	-	1
9th	9th	11th	-	1st	2nd	5th	4th	4th	4th	16th	9th	5th	1st	4th	Q	-	23
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
bgcolor=silver\|2nd	6th	6th	9th	11th	-	-	15th	9th	9th	9th	10th	7th	9th	11th	Q	-	25
5th	5th	1st	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	9th	5th	2nd	1st	11th	3rd	9th	9th	-	-	33
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10th	-	16th	-	8th	13th	13th	13th	Q	-	10
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	6th	5th	12th	1st	5th	3rd	Q	Q	11(12)
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
10th	-	4th	12th	10th	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14
7th	7th	9th	11th	7th	-	7th	-	-	7th	-	-	-	-	13th	Q	-	24
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	2
-	-	-	10th	12th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2nd	7th	3rd	6th	5th	8th	8th	1st	Q	-	9
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	Q	-	2
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1st	1st	3rd	1st	6th	9th	-	-	-	6
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	12th	14th	10th	15th	10th	6th	7th	Q	-	9
bgcolor=gold\|1st	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21
6th	4th	2nd	4th	4th	5th	3rd	5th	6th	5th	2nd	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	Q	-	27
-	-	12th	-	-	-	-	13th	11th	-	-	-	16th	-	-	-	-	9
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
-	11th	-	-	-	-	-	11th	13th	8th	8th	2nd	12th	9th	11th	Q	-	20
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	16th	14th	13th	-	-	-	4
bgcolor=#cc9966\|3rd	2nd	7th	7th	3rd	1st	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21

MVP awards

Here is a list of all players voted the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of each EuroBasket edition.

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

Top scorers (points per game)

Here is a list of all Top Scorers of each EuroBasket edition.

Year	Top Scorer	PPG
1935	Livio Franceschini	16
1937	Pranas Lubinas	13.8
1939	Heino Veskila	16.5
1946	Pawel Stok	12.6
1947	Otar Korkia	14.7
1949	Hüseyin Öztürk	19.3
1951	Ivan Mrázek	17.1
1953	Ahmed Idlibi	15.8
1955	Miroslav Skerik	19.1
1957	Eddy Terrace	22
1959	Radivoj Korać	27.5
1961	Radivoj Korać	24.3
1963	Radivoj Korać	26.5
1965	Radivoj Korać	21.6
1967	Georgios Kolokithas	26.2
1969	Georgios Kolokithas	22.6
1971	Edward Jurkiewicz	22.5
1973	Atanas Golomeev	21.7
1975	Atanas Golomeev	23.1
1977	Kees Akerboom, sr.	26.4
1979	Mieczyslaw Mlynarski	26.4
1981	Mieczyslaw Mlynarski	23.1
1983	Nikos Galis	33
1985	Dražen Petrović	25.2
1987	Nikos Galis	37
1989	Nikos Galis	35.6
1991	Nikos Galis	32.4
1993	Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović	25
1995	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	22.5
1997	Oded Katash	22
1999	Alberto Herreros	19.2
2001	Dirk Nowitzki	28.7
2003	Pau Gasol	25.8
2005	Dirk Nowitzki	26.1
2007	Dirk Nowitzki	24