EuroBasket 2017

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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]

EuroBasket 2017
Tournament details
Host countriesFinland
Israel
Romania
Turkey
Dates31 August – 17 September
Teams24
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Slovenia (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place Spain
Fourth place Russia
Tournament statistics
Games played76
Attendance315,737 (4,154 per match)
MVPSlovenia Goran Dragić
Top scorerRussia Alexey Shved
(24.3 points per game)
2015
2022

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

A EuroBasket 2017 hashtag sign outside Istanbul's Abdi İpekçi Arena
Sam Dunk was the official mascot

Following 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

Istanbul
Istanbul
Helsinki
Tel Aviv
Cluj-Napoca
EuroBasket 2017 (Europe)
Sinan Erdem Dome
Capacity: 16,000
Istanbul
Ülker Sports Arena
Capacity: 13,000
HelsinkiTel AvivCluj-Napoca
Hartwall ArenaMenora Mivtachim ArenaBTarena
Capacity: 14,000Capacity: 10,383Capacity: 10,000[16]

Format

A 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

The 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]

TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppLastBest placement in tournament
 FinlandHost nation11 December 201516th20156th Place (1967)
 IsraelHost nation11 December 201529th2015Runners-up (1979)
 RomaniaHost nation11 December 201518th19875th Place (1957)
 TurkeyHost nation11 December 201524th2015Runners-up (2001)
 Spain1st in EuroBasket 201520 September 201531st2015Champions (2009, 2011, 2015)
 Lithuania2nd in EuroBasket 201520 September 201514th2015Champions (1937, 1939, 2003)
 France3rd in EuroBasket 201520 September 201538th2015Champions (2013)
 Serbia4th in EuroBasket 201520 September 20156th2015Runners-up (2009)
 Greece5th in EuroBasket 201520 September 201527th2015Champions (1987, 2005)
 Italy6th in EuroBasket 201520 September 201537th2015Champions (1983, 1999)
 Czech Republic7th in EuroBasket 201520 September 20155th20157th Place (2015)
 Latvia8th in EuroBasket 201520 September 201514th2015Champions (1935)
 Croatia9th in EuroBasket 201520 September 201513th20153rd Place (1993, 1995)
 Belgium1st in Qualification Group A14 September 201617th20154th Place (1947)
 Germany1st in Qualification Group B17 September 201624th2015Champions (1993)
 Russia1st in Qualification Group C10 September 201613th2015Champions (2007)
 Poland1st in Qualification Group D17 September 201628th2015Runners-up (1963)
 Slovenia1st in Qualification Group E14 September 201613th20154th Place (2009)
 Georgia1st in Qualification Group F17 September 20164th201511th Place (2011)
 Hungary1st in Qualification Group G14 September 201615th1999Champions (1955)
 Iceland2nd in Qualification Group A (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20162nd201524th Place (2015)
 Ukraine2nd in Qualification Group E (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20168th20156th Place (2013)
 Montenegro2nd in Qualification Group F (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)14 September 20163rd201317th Place (2013)
 Great Britain2nd in Qualification Group G (top 4 ranked of 2nd-placed teams)17 September 20164th201313th Place (2009, 2011, 2013)

Draw

The draw took place in Turkey on 22 November 2016.[19][20]

Seedings

FIBA 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 teamChosen teamDate
 Finland  Iceland7 October 2016[22]
 Israel  Lithuania27 October 2016[23]
 Romania  Hungary3 November 2016[24]
 Turkey  Russia15 November 2016[25]

Final draw

Seed 1Seed 2Seed 3Seed 4Seed 5Seed 6

 Spain
 Lithuania b
 France
 Serbia

 Greece
 Italy
 Czech Republic
 Latvia

 Croatia e
 Israel b
 Turkey d
 Finland a

 Russia d
 Slovenia
 Hungary c
 Georgia

 Germany
 Belgium
 Poland
 Montenegro

 Iceland a
 Great Britain
 Ukraine
 Romania c

^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

Preliminary round

Similar 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

The home crowd cheering on the Finnish national team in Helsinki, Finland

Venue: Helsinki, Finland

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Slovenia550446384+6210Knockout stage
2  Finland (H)541426408+189
3  France532450422+288
4  Greece523421400+217
5  Poland514411414−36
6  Iceland505355481−1265
Source: EuroBasket
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

Venue: Tel Aviv, Israel

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Lithuania541426359+679Knockout stage
2  Germany532355346+98[a]
3  Italy532346322+248[a]
4  Ukraine523367392−257[b]
5  Georgia523390394−47[b]
6  Israel (H)514358429−716
Source: EuroBasket
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

Venue: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Spain550449303+14610Knockout stage
2  Croatia541397336+619
3  Montenegro532378367+118
4  Hungary523335370−357
5  Czech Republic514356441−856
6  Romania (H)505316414−985
Source: EuroBasket
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

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1  Serbia541400353+479[a]Knockout stage
2  Latvia541444396+489[a]
3  Russia541378366+129[a]
4  Turkey (H)523388380+87
5  Belgium514353410−576
6  Great Britain505390448−585
Source: EuroBasket
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

Venue: Istanbul, Turkey

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
9 September
 
 
 Germany84
 
12 September
 
 France81
 
 Germany72
 
10 September
 
 Spain84
 
 Spain73
 
14 September
 
 Turkey56
 
 Spain72
 
9 September
 
 Slovenia92
 
 Slovenia79
 
12 September
 
 Ukraine55
 
 Slovenia103
 
10 September
 
 Latvia97
 
 Latvia100
 
17 September
 
 Montenegro68
 
 Slovenia93
 
9 September
 
 Serbia85
 
 Lithuania64
 
13 September
 
 Greece77
 
 Greece69
 
10 September
 
 Russia74
 
 Croatia78
 
15 September
 
 Russia101
 
 Russia79
 
9 September
 
 Serbia87Third place
 
 Finland57
 
13 September17 September
 
 Italy70
 
 Italy67  Spain93
 
10 September
 
 Serbia83  Russia85
 
 Serbia86
 
 
 Hungary78
 

Final

v  Serbia
17 September 2017Slovenia  93–85  SerbiaSinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
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
BoxscorePts: Bogdanović 22
Rebs: Lučić 8
Asts: Bogdanović 5
Attendance: 12,095
Referees: Cristiano Maranho (Brazil), Tolga Sahin (Italy), Antonio Conde (Spain)


 EuroBasket 2017 champions 

Slovenia
First title

Final standings

The final standings per FIBA official website:

Results
The Fan Zone, at Kansalaistori in Helsinki, Finland, during the 2017 EuroBasket
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
 Slovenia990813693+12018
 Serbia972741670+7116
 Spain981771608+16317
4  Russia963717693+2415
5  Latvia752641567+7412
6  Germany743511511011
7  Italy743483462+2111
8  Greece734567538+2910
9  Lithuania642490436+5410
10  Croatia642475437+3810
11  Finland642483478+510
12  France633531506+259
13  Montenegro633446467−219
14  Turkey624444453−98
15  Ukraine624422471−498
16  Hungary624413456−438
17  Georgia523390394−47
18  Poland514411414−36
19  Belgium514353410−576
20  Czech Republic514356441−856
21  Israel514358429−716
22  Great Britain505390448−585
23  Romania505316414−985
24  Iceland505355481−1265
Source: FIBA

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Goran Dragić[28]
All Tournament Team

FIBA broadcasting rights

Medal team rosters

123
 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:

References

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