EuroBasket 1997

FIBA EuroBasket 1997
30th FIBA European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Spain
Dates	24 June – 6 July
Teams	16 (from 50 federations)
Venues	3 (in 3 host cities)
Champions	Yugoslavia (7th title)
MVP	Aleksandar Đorđević
Tournament leaders
Players Teams Points Oded Kattash (22.0)  Latvia (82.6) Rebounds Radoslav Nesterović (8.6)  Spain (27.4) Assists Damir Mulaomerović (6.4)  Lithuania (18.0)
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The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth to the top four (or five, depending on Greece reaching one of the top four places) teams in the final standings. It was held in Spain between 24 June and 6 July 1997. Sixteen national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body. The cities of Badalona, Barcelona and Girona hosted the tournament. FR Yugoslavia won its seventh FIBA European title by defeating Italy with a 61–49 score in the final. Yugoslavia's Aleksandar Đorđević was voted the tournament's MVP.

Venues

Location	Picture	City	Arena	Capacity	Status	Round
Badalona		Badalona	Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona	12,760	Opened in 1991	Groups C, D and F Thirteenth-to-sixteenth-place playoffs
Barcelona		Barcelona	Palau Sant Jordi	17,000	Opened in 1990	Knockout stage and Final Fifth-to-eighth-place playoffs Ninth-to-twelfth-place playoffs
Girona		Girona	Palau Girona-Fontajau	5,049	Opened in 1993	Groups A, B and E

Squads

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.
• The four teams eliminated in the second stage compete in another bracket to define 9th through 12th place in the final standings.
• The four teams eliminated in the preliminary round compete in another bracket to define 13th through 16th place in the final standings.

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
Greece	3	3	0	226	200	+26	6
Russia	3	2	1	224	185	+39	5
Turkey	3	1	2	178	223	−45	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	0	3	193	213	−20	3

25 June 16:00

Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina	55–65	Russia
Scoring by half: 21–37, 34–28
Pts: Marković 20 Rebs: Bukva 6 Asts: Bećiragić 4		Pts: Karasev 22 Rebs: Karasev 6 Asts: Karasev, Nosov 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

25 June 18:00

Boxscore

Greece	74–52	Turkey
Scoring by half: 39–23, 35–29
Pts: Oikonomou 16 Rebs: Papanikolaou 7 Asts: Christodoulou 6		Pts: Ene, Sarıca 14 Rebs: Türkcan 6 Asts: Tunçeri 2

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

26 June 16:00

Boxscore

Turkey	70–62	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 29–26, 41–36
Pts: Sarıca 17 Rebs: Türkcan 7 Asts: Ene 5		Pts: Firić, Marković 17 Rebs: Bukva 6 Asts: Bećiragić 7

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

26 June 18:00

Boxscore

Russia	72–74	Greece
Scoring by half: 33–43, 39–31
Pts: Kudelin 21 Rebs: Kisurin 9 Asts: Karasev 5		Pts: Oikonomou, Rentzias 16 Rebs: Rentzias 5 Asts: Koronios 5

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Danko Radić (CRO)

27 June 16:00

Boxscore

Russia	87–56	Turkey
Scoring by half: 50–24, 37–32
Pts: Karasev 15 Rebs: Panov, Pashutin 4 Asts: Karasev, Panov 4		Pts: Türkcan 14 Rebs: Türkcan 10 Asts: Evliyaoğlu, Tunçeri 2

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Víctor Mas (ESP)

27 June 18:00

Boxscore

Greece	78–76	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 42–34, 36–42
Pts: Papanikolaou 20 Rebs: Papanikolaou 5 Asts: Sigalas 3		Pts: Marković 26 Rebs: Bukva 4 Asts: Firić 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Lithuania	3	3	0	245	215	+30	6
Israel	3	2	1	217	225	−8	5
France	3	1	2	250	257	−7	4
Slovenia	3	0	3	210	225	−15	3

25 June 20:30

Boxscore

Slovenia	75–80	France
Scoring by half: 34–37, 41–43
Pts: Zdovc 16 Rebs: Nesterovič 10 Asts: Zdovc 3		Pts: Foirest, Gadou 15 Rebs: Julian 9 Asts: Sciarra 5

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Viliam Koller (SVK)

25 June 22:30

Boxscore

Lithuania	75–60	Israel
Scoring by half: 30–31, 45–29
Pts: Einikis, Karnišovas 17 Rebs: Karnišovas 9 Asts: Karnišovas 6		Pts: Kattash 25 Rebs: Steinhauer 7 Asts: Kattash 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)

26 June 20:30

Boxscore

France	88–94	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 42–49, 46–45
Pts: Bonato 24 Rebs: Dubos 6 Asts: Sciarra 8		Pts: Einikis 31 Rebs: Einikis 13 Asts: Karnišovas, Lukminas 4

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

26 June 22:30

Boxscore

Israel	69–68	Slovenia
Scoring by half: 36–40, 33–28
Pts: Steinhauer 22 Rebs: Henefeld 6 Asts: Kattash 4		Pts: Alibegović 18 Rebs: Nesterovič 13 Asts: 3 Players 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

27 June 20:30

Boxscore

France	82–88	Israel
Scoring by half: 42–42, 40–46
Pts: Bonato 21 Rebs: Dubos 6 Asts: Sciarra 5		Pts: Kattash 34 Rebs: Steinhauer 6 Asts: Kattash 4

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Vilim Koller (SVK), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

27 June 22:30

Boxscore

Lithuania	76–67	Slovenia
Scoring by half: 41–37, 35–30
Pts: Karnišovas 16 Rebs: Einikis 7 Asts: Lukminas 8		Pts: Alibegović 17 Rebs: Nesterovič 9 Asts: Daneu 2

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	239	209	+30	6
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	281	239	+42	5
Poland	3	1	2	227	263	−36	4
Latvia	3	0	3	243	279	−36	3

25 June 16:00

Boxscore

Latvia	75–85	Italy
Scoring by half: 34–46, 41–39
Pts: Bagatskis 23 Rebs: Bagatskis 6 Asts: Miglinieks 4		Pts: Bonora 15 Rebs: Frosini 6 Asts: Bonora 6

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

25 June 18:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	104–76	Poland
Scoring by half: 47–41, 57–35
Pts: Rebrača 19 Rebs: Topić 8 Asts: Đorđević 4		Pts: Tomczyk, Wójcik 13 Rebs: 3 Players 4 Asts: Pluta 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)

26 June 16:00

Boxscore

Poland	86–79	Latvia
Scoring by half: 50–36, 36–43
Pts: Wójcik 21 Rebs: Wójcik 7 Asts: Zieliński 4		Pts: Štelmahers 18 Rebs: Bondarenko, Miglinieks 6 Asts: Miglinieks 6

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Recep Ankarali (TUR)

26 June 22:30

Boxscore

Italy	74–69	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 42–35, 32–34
Pts: Myers 24 Rebs: Frosini 5 Asts: Bonora 3		Pts: Đorđević 29 Rebs: Bodiroga 4 Asts: Đorđević 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

27 June 18:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	108–89	Latvia
Scoring by half: 51–41, 57–48
Pts: Đorđević 22 Rebs: Rebrača 8 Asts: Đorđević 8		Pts: Bagatskis 25 Rebs: Bondarenko 7 Asts: Štelmahers 6

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

27 June 22:30

Boxscore

Italy	80–65	Poland
Scoring by half: 46–36, 34–29
Pts: Myers 19 Rebs: Fučka 8 Asts: Myers 6		Pts: Zieliński 13 Rebs: Szybilski 6 Asts: Zieliński 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
Spain	3	3	0	227	184	+43	6
Croatia	3	1	2	234	228	+6	4	1–1, +13
Germany	3	1	2	195	202	−7	4	1–1, +1
Ukraine	3	1	2	194	224	−30	4	1–1, −14

25 June 20:30

Boxscore

Ukraine	54–82	Spain
Scoring by half: 25–45, 29–37
Pts: Bazelevsky 15 Rebs: Molchanov 3 Asts: Murzin 4		Pts: Martínez 16 Rebs: Reyes 8 Asts: 4 Players 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

25 June 22:30

Boxscore

Croatia	75–55	Germany
Scoring by half: 45–26, 30–29
Pts: Kelečević 19 Rebs: Kelečević 7 Asts: Mulaomerović 9		Pts: Wucherer 20 Rebs: Femerling 7 Asts: Harnisch 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

26 June 18:00

Boxscore

Germany	81–60	Ukraine
Scoring by half: 37–28, 44–32
Pts: Harnisch 18 Rebs: Femerling 7 Asts: Harnisch, Rödl 6		Pts: Lokhmanchuk 16 Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 8 Asts: Murzin 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

26 June 20:30

Boxscore

Spain	78–71	Croatia
Scoring by half: 41–45, 37–26
Pts: Smith 24 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Jofresa 3		Pts: Mulaomerović 16 Rebs: Prkačin 5 Asts: Mulaomerović 5

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

27 June 16:00

Boxscore

Croatia	88–95	Ukraine
Scoring by half: 39–47, 49–48
Pts: Mulaomerović 23 Rebs: 3 Players 4 Asts: Mulaomerović 8		Pts: Lokhmanchuk 19 Rebs: Khyzhniak 5 Asts: Bazelevsky 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

27 June 20:30

Boxscore

Spain	67–59	Germany
Scoring by half: 34–32, 33–27
Pts: Jofresa 14 Rebs: Orenga 7 Asts: Jofresa 5		Pts: Rödl 17 Rebs: Hupmann 12 Asts: Rödl 5

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)

Second round

Qualified for the quarterfinals

Group E

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Greece	5	5	0	386	343	+43	10
Russia	5	4	1	432	343	+89	9
Lithuania	5	3	2	392	399	−7	8
Turkey	5	2	3	356	396	−40	7
Israel	5	1	4	370	410	−40	6
France	5	0	5	392	437	−45	5

29 June 18:00

Boxscore

Turkey	81–71	Israel
Scoring by half: 26–35, 55–36
Pts: Ene 19 Rebs: Türkcan 7 Asts: Ene 5		Pts: Steinhauer 23 Rebs: Steinhauer 8 Asts: Henefeld 5

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Tomislav Jovančić (YUG)

29 June 20:30

Boxscore

Russia	93–80	France
Scoring by half: 49–40, 44–40
Pts: Fetisov 17 Rebs: Panov 4 Asts: Babkov, Karasev 4		Pts: Julian 17 Rebs: Julian 8 Asts: Gadou 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

29 June 22:30

Boxscore

Greece	73–66	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 34–28, 39–38
Pts: Papanikolaou 15 Rebs: Rentzias, Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Patavoukas 2		Pts: Štombergas 16 Rebs: Einikis 8 Asts: 3 Players 4

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

30 June 18:00

Boxscore

Israel	69–87	Russia
Scoring by half: 31–43, 38–44
Pts: Kattash, Shelef 14 Rebs: Steinhauer 6 Asts: Henefeld 3		Pts: Fetisov 16 Rebs: Mikhaylov 7 Asts: Babkov 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

30 June 20:30

Boxscore

France	71–80	Greece
Scoring by half: 33–37, 38–43
Pts: Bonato 16 Rebs: Foirest, Risacher 6 Asts: Sciarra 5		Pts: Alvertis 17 Rebs: 3 Players 5 Asts: Christodoulou 4

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

30 June 22:30

Boxscore

Lithuania	93–85	Turkey
Scoring by half: 45–39, 48–46
Pts: Karnišovas 27 Rebs: Einikis 6 Asts: Adomaitis 7		Pts: Kutluay 32 Rebs: Türkcan 4 Asts: Ene, Kutluay 4

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

1 July 18:00

Boxscore

Greece	85–82	Israel
Scoring by half: 44–48, 41–34
Pts: Oikonomou 20 Rebs: Rentzias 6 Asts: Oikonomou 3		Pts: Kattash 29 Rebs: Sheffer 6 Asts: Sheffer 5

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Krzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

1 July 20:30

Boxscore

Turkey	82–71	France
Scoring by half: 33–31, 49–40
Pts: Kutluay 21 Rebs: Türkcan 9 Asts: Kutluay 5		Pts: Julian 16 Rebs: Gadou 9 Asts: Fauthoux, Gadou 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Gennaro Colucci (ITA)

1 July 22:30

Boxscore

Russia	93–64	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 50–37, 43–27
Pts: Fetisov 19 Rebs: Fetisov 5 Asts: Karasev 4		Pts: Karnišovas 17 Rebs: Karnišovas 5 Asts: Jasikevičius 3

Palau Girona-Fontajau, Girona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kzysztof Koralewski (POL), Almir Akšamija (BIH)

Group F

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Italy	5	5	0	358	324	+34	10
Yugoslavia	5	4	1	404	355	+49	9
Spain	5	3	2	379	333	+46	8
Poland	5	2	3	365	440	−75	7
Croatia	5	1	4	352	348	+4	6
Germany	5	0	5	325	383	−58	5

29 June 18:00

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	88–73	Germany
Scoring by half: 47–30, 41–43
Pts: Savić 16 Rebs: Rebrača, Tomašević 6 Asts: Bodiroga 6		Pts: Hupmann 15 Rebs: Hupmann 7 Asts: Rödl 6

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

29 June 20:30

Boxscore

Italy	63–60	Spain
Scoring by half: 25–36, 38–24
Pts: Myers 20 Rebs: Pittis 4 Asts: Pittis 7		Pts: Herreros 15 Rebs: Dueñas 7 Asts: Jofresa 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

29 June 22:30

Boxscore

Poland	77–76	Croatia
Scoring by half: 38–50, 39–26
Pts: Zieliński 16 Rebs: Jankowski, Tomczyk 5 Asts: Zieliński 6		Pts: Rimac 20 Rebs: Kelečević 7 Asts: Mulaomerović 8

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

30 June 18:00

Boxscore

Germany	62–67	Italy
Scoring by half: 28–27, 34–40
Pts: Rödl 20 Rebs: Bogojevič, Femerling 6 Asts: Rödl 4		Pts: Fučka, Myers 13 Rebs: Fučka 5 Asts: Bonora 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Volodymyr Drabikovskyi (UKR)

30 June 20:30

Boxscore

Spain	104–61	Poland
Scoring by half: 52–29, 52–32
Pts: Angulo, Reyes 21 Rebs: Reyes 8 Asts: Rodríguez 8		Pts: Wójcik, Zieliński 10 Rebs: Darnikowski 5 Asts: Zieliński 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

30 June 22:30

Boxscore

Croatia	62–64	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 31–22, 31–42
Pts: Rimac 22 Rebs: Pejčinović 7 Asts: Rimac 4		Pts: Đorđević 19 Rebs: Rebrača 8 Asts: Đorđević, Obradović 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

1 July 18:00

Boxscore

Poland	86–76	Germany
Scoring by half: 42–35, 44–41
Pts: Tomczyk 20 Rebs: Wójcik 8 Asts: Tomczyk, Zieliński 4		Pts: Rödl 15 Rebs: Hupmann 7 Asts: Rödl 7

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

1 July 20:30

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	79–70	Spain
Scoring by half: 39–35, 40–35
Pts: Lončar 17 Rebs: Rebrača 5 Asts: Đorđević 5		Pts: Reyes 20 Rebs: Reyes 8 Asts: Rodríguez, Smith 3

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Reuven Virovnik (ISR)

1 July 22:30

Boxscore

Italy	74–68	Croatia
Scoring by half: 38–36, 36–32
Pts: Myers 19 Rebs: Frosini 4 Asts: Coldebella 6		Pts: Rimac 19 Rebs: Kovačić 8 Asts: Mulaomerović 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Volodymyr Drabikovsyi (UKR)

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	4 July – 16:00
	Greece	72
					5 July – 20:30
	Poland	62
					Greece	80
	4 July – 18:00
					Yugoslavia	88
	Lithuania	60
									6 July – 21:30
	Yugoslavia	75
									Yugoslavia	61
	4 July – 20:30
									Italy	49
	Russia	70
					5 July – 22:30
	Spain	67
					Russia	65			Third place
	4 July – 22:30
					Italy	67
	Turkey	43							Greece	77
	Italy	66							Russia	97
									6 July – 19:15

Quarterfinals

4 July 16:00

Boxscore

Greece	72–62	Poland
Scoring by half: 38–39, 34–23
Pts: Koronios 18 Rebs: Papanikolaou 8 Asts: Christodoulou, Koronios 3		Pts: Tomczyk 16 Rebs: Szybilski 7 Asts: Zieliński 4

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Danko Radić (CRO)

4 July 18:00

Boxscore

Lithuania	60–75	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 27–31, 33–44
Pts: Karnišovas 18 Rebs: Einikis 5 Asts: Adomaitis 4		Pts: Danilović 21 Rebs: Topić 8 Asts: Lončar 4

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Viliam Koller (SVK), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

4 July 20:30

Boxscore

Russia	70–67	Spain
Scoring by half: 29–37, 41–30
Pts: Fetisov 21 Rebs: Fetisov 7 Asts: Babkov 4		Pts: Orenga 17 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Smith 3

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

4 July 22:30

Boxscore

Turkey	43–66	Italy
Scoring by half: 20–28, 23–38
Pts: Erdenay 12 Rebs: 3 Players 2 Asts: Ene 2		Pts: Marconato 16 Rebs: Marconato 12 Asts: Bonora 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

Semifinals

5 July 20:30

Boxscore

Greece	80–88	Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 39–43, 41–45
Pts: Koronios 14 Rebs: Papanikolaou 6 Asts: 4 Players 1		Pts: Bodiroga 22 Rebs: Tomašević 9 Asts: Đorđević 6

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Krzysztof Koralewski (POL)

5 July 22:30

Boxscore

Russia	65–67	Italy
Scoring by half: 38–33, 27–34
Pts: Panov 17 Rebs: Mikhaylov 6 Asts: 4 Players 2		Pts: Myers 19 Rebs: Marconato 10 Asts: Bonora 6

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Viliam Koller (SVK)

Third place

6 July 19:15

Boxscore

Greece	77–97	Russia
Scoring by half: 43–43, 34–54
Pts: Rentzias 28 Rebs: Rentzias 5 Asts: Koronios 4		Pts: Mikhaylov 35 Rebs: Mikhaylov 15 Asts: Mikhaylov 4

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Iztok Rems (SLO)

Final

6 July 21:30

Boxscore

Yugoslavia	61–49	Italy
Scoring by half: 28–23, 33–26
Pts: Bodiroga 14 Rebs: Danilović 5 Asts: Đorđević 4		Pts: Myers 17 Rebs: Fučka, Marconato 6 Asts: Coldebella 2

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Víctor Mas (ESP)

5th to 8th place

	Classification round				Fifth place
	5 July – 16:00
	Poland	55
	Lithuania	76
					6 July – 13:00
					Lithuania	93
					Spain	94
					Seventh place
	5 July – 18:00			6 July – 11:00
	Spain	86		Poland	89
	Turkey	71			Turkey	87

5 July 16:00

Boxscore

Poland	55–76	Lithuania
Scoring by half: 25–41, 30–35
Pts: Zieliński 15 Rebs: Jankowski 7 Asts: Zieliński 2		Pts: Einikis, Karnišovas 21 Rebs: Karnišovas 9 Asts: Lukminas 6

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

6 July 18:00

Boxscore

Spain	86–81	Turkey
Scoring by half: 49–36, 37–45
Pts: Herreros 18 Rebs: Martínez 9 Asts: Jofresa 8		Pts: Kutluay 23 Rebs: Türkcan 6 Asts: 3 Players 2

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Peter Klingbiel (GER)

6 July 11:00

Boxscore

Poland	89–87 (OT)	Turkey
Scoring by half: 43–34, 34–43 Overtime: 12–10
Pts: Zieliński 17 Rebs: Szybilski 5 Asts: Bacik 7		Pts: Kutluay 29 Rebs: Türkcan 15 Asts: 6 Players 2

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

6 July 13:00

Boxscore

Lithuania	93–94	Spain
Scoring by half: 44–40, 49–54
Pts: Karnišovas 32 Rebs: Žukauska 11 Asts: Jasikevičius 6		Pts: Herreros 20 Rebs: Martínez 6 Asts: Herreros 4

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Tomislav Jovančić (YUG), Philippe Leemann (SUI)

9th to 12th place

	Classification round				Ninth place
	4 July – 10:00
	Israel	84
	Germany	75
					5 July – 12:00
					Israel	91
					France	84
					Eleventh place
	4 July – 12:00			5 July – 10:00
	France	84		Germany	93
	Croatia	79			Croatia	100

4 July 10:00

Boxscore

Israel	84–75	Germany
Scoring by half: 39–41, 45–34
Pts: Kattash 25 Rebs: Kattash 7 Asts: Kattash 5		Pts: Rödl, Wucherer 18 Rebs: Femerling 9 Asts: Harnisch 4

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gennaro Colucci (ITA), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)

4 July 12:00

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France	84–79	Croatia
Scoring by half: 40–37, 44–42
Pts: Gadou 27 Rebs: Gadou 4 Asts: Sciarra 5		Pts: Rimac 19 Rebs: Kelečević, Prkačin 5 Asts: Mulaomerović 5

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Víctor Mas (ESP), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

5 July 10:00

Boxscore

Germany	93–100	Croatia
Scoring by half: 41–59, 52–41
Pts: Wucherer 21 Rebs: Femerling 6 Asts: 3 Players 4		Pts: Mulaomerović 27 Rebs: Pejčinović 10 Asts: Mulaomerović 11

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

5 July 12:00

Boxscore

Israel	91–84	France
Scoring by half: 43–48, 48–36
Pts: Kattash 27 Rebs: Steinhauer 12 Asts: Kattash, Steinhauer 4		Pts: Risacher 23 Rebs: Dubos 7 Asts: 3 Players 3

Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Agnis Perkons (LAT)

13th to 16th place

	Classification round				Thirteenth place
	29 June – 10:00
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	61
	Slovenia	73
					30 June – 12:00
					Slovenia	75
					Ukraine	80
					Fifteenth place
	29 June – 12:00			30 June – 10:00
	Latvia	76		Bosnia and Herzegovina	96
	Ukraine	84			Latvia	94

29 June 10:00

Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina	61–73	Slovenia
Scoring by half: 21–46, 40–27
Pts: Firić 12 Rebs: Alihodžić 4 Asts: Bećiragić 4		Pts: Nesterovič 20 Rebs: Nesterovič 8 Asts: Zdovc 4

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bruno Gasperin (FRA), Aleksander Gorshkov (RUS)

29 June 12:00

Boxscore

Latvia	76–84	Ukraine
Scoring by half: 42–35, 34–49
Pts: Jansons 17 Rebs: Jansons 8 Asts: Miglinieks, Šneps 3		Pts: Lokhmanchuk 21 Rebs: Lokhmanchuk 6 Asts: Bazelevsky 2

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Kamen Toshev (BUL)

30 June 10:00

Boxscore

Bosnia and Herzegovina	96–94	Latvia
Scoring by half: 32–52, 64–42
Pts: Marković 44 Rebs: Alihodžić 8 Asts: Alihodžić 3		Pts: Bagatskis 33 Rebs: Bagatskis 6 Asts: Miglinieks 10

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Viliam Koller (SVK)

30 June 12:00

Boxscore

Slovenia	75–80	Ukraine
Scoring by half: 46–45, 29–35
Pts: Milič 16 Rebs: Jurković 5 Asts: 3 Players 2		Pts: Okunsky 18 Rebs: Okunsky 7 Asts: Pudzyrey 5

Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona, Badalona Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points[1] Pos. Name PPG 1 Oded Kattash 22.0 2 Ainārs Bagatskis 21.8 3 Nenad Marković 21.4 4 Artūras Karnišovas 20.7 4 Tomer Steinhauer 17.1 6 Gintaras Einikis 16.9 7 İbrahim Kutluay 16.8 8 Carlton Myers 15.8 8 Roberts Štelmahers 15.8 10 Yann Bonato 15.6

Rebounds[2] Pos. Name RPG 1 Radoslav Nesterovič 8.6 2 Mirsad Türkcan 7.3 3 Gintaras Einikis 6.4 3 Tomer Steinhauer 6.4 5 Artūras Karnišovas 5.9 6 Mikhail Mikhaylov 5.6 6 Alfonso Reyes 5.6 8 Patrick Femerling 5.4 9 Dimitrios Papanikolaou 5.0 9 Željko Rebrača 5.0 9 Andrejs Bondarenko 5.0

Assists[3] Pos. Name APG 1 Damir Mulaomerović 5.3 2 Raimonds Miglinieks 6.4 3 Darius Lukminas 5.6 4 Aleksandar Đorđević 4.5 5 Henrik Rödl 4.4 6 Laurent Sciarra 4.3 7 Artūras Karnišovas 3.9 8 Maciej Zieliński 3.8 9 Oded Kattash 3.7 10 Adis Bećiragić 3.6

Steals[4] Pos. Name SPG 1 Raimonds Miglinieks 3.8 2 Oded Kattash 3.6 3 Roberts Štelmahers 3.2 4 Evangelos Koronios 3.1 5 Gintaras Einikis 3.0 5 Igor Kudelin 3.0 5 Maciej Zieliński 3.0 5 Vladan Alanović 3.0 5 Jure Zdovc 3.0 10 Riccardo Pittis 2.9

Minutes[5] Pos. Name MPG 1 Oded Kattash 38.4 2 Artūras Karnišovas 36.2 3 Tomer Steinhauer 34.5 4 Maciej Zieliński 33.7 5 Nadav Henefeld 33.6 6 Thierry Gadou 33.3 7 Denis Wucherer 33.1 8 Raimonds Miglinieks 32.6 9 Dmytro Bazelevsky 31.8 10 Henrik Rödl 31.5

Individual Game Highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Nenad Marković	44	Latvia
Rebounds	Mikhail Mikhaylov Mirsad Türkcan	15	Greece  Poland
Assists	Damir Mulaomerović	11	Germany
Steals	5 Players	7
Turnovers	Denis Wucherer	8	Croatia

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG[6] Pos. Name PPG 1  Latvia 82.6 2  Yugoslavia 81.8 3  Russia 81.0 3  France 80.0 5  Spain 78.7

Rebounds[7] Pos. Name RPG 1  Spain 27.4 2  Latvia 25.0 2  Russia 24.9 4  Lithuania 24.8 5  Poland 24.2

Assists[8] Pos. Name APG 1  Lithuania 18.0 2  Croatia 15.5 3  Yugoslavia 13.9 4  France 13.6 5  Russia 13.3

Steals[9] Pos. Name SPG 1  Russia 19.7 2  Latvia 16.8 3  Poland 15.2 4  France 14.8 5  Israel 14.4

Team Game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Yugoslavia	108	Latvia
Rebounds	Italy	37	Turkey
Assists	Lithuania	25	Turkey
Steals	Russia	26	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Field goal percentage	Lithuania	63.8% (30/47)	Turkey
3-point field goal percentage	Lithuania	70.0% (7/10)	Turkey
Free throw percentage	Israel	90.3% (10/11)	France
Turnovers	Bosnia and Herzegovina	24	Slovenia

Awards

1997 FIBA European Champions
Yugoslavia 7th title

1997 FIBA European Championship MVP: Aleksandar Đorđević ( Yugoslavia)

All-Tournament Team[10]
Aleksandar Đorđević
Dominik Tomczyk
Dejan Bodiroga
Željko Rebrača
Mikhail Mikhaylov

Final standings

Results

	Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship
	Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship as host

Rank	Team	Record
	Yugoslavia	8–1
	Italy	8–1
	Russia	7–2
4	Greece	7–2
5	Spain	6–3
6	Lithuania	5–4
7	Poland	4–5
8	Turkey	3–6
9	Israel	4–4
10	France	2–6
11	Croatia	2–6
12	Germany	1–7
13	Ukraine	3–2
14	Slovenia	1–4
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–4
16	Latvia	0–5

			4th
Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga Predrag Danilović Saša Obradović Nikola Lončar Miroslav Radošević Miroslav Berić Aleksandar Đorđević Željko Rebrača Nikola Bulatović Zoran Savić Dejan Tomašević Milenko Topić	Italy Claudio Coldebella Davide Bonora Gregor Fučka Riccardo Pittis Denis Marconato Giacomo Galanda Carlton Myers Paolo Moretti Alessandro Abbio Alessandro Frosini Flavio Carera Dan Gay	Russia Vasily Karasev Igor Kudelin Igor Kurashov Evgeni Kisurin Evgeniy Pashutin Dmitry Shakulin Sergei Babkov Mikhail Mikhaylov Zakhar Pashutin Andrei Fetisov Sergei Panov Vitaliy Nosov	Greece Georgios Kalaitzis Kostas Patavoukas Nikos Boudouris Dimitrios Papanikolaou Giorgos Sigalas Evangelos Koronios Fragiskos Alvertis Nikos Oikonomou Christos Myriounis Giannis Giannoulis Efthimios Rentzias Fanis Christodoulou

References

1. PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
2. RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
3. APG Leaders at FIBA.com
4. SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
5. MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
6. Team Leaders – PPG
7. Team Leaders – RPG
8. Team Leaders – APG
9. Team Leaders – SPG
10. Linguasport.com Tournament Team.

External links

• 1997 European Championship for Men, FIBA.com.