EuroBasket 1999

FIBA EuroBasket 1999
31st FIBA European Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation France
Dates 21 June – 3 July
Teams 16 (from 50 federations)
Venues 7 (in 7 host cities)
Champions  Italy (2nd title)
MVP Italy Gregor Fučka
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Spain Alberto Herreros (19.2)  Lithuania (80.2)
Rebounds Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis (8.5)  Lithuania (33.9)
Assists Croatia Toni Kukoč (6.3)  Lithuania (22.4)
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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 Yugoslavia 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 Jean Bunoz Sports Hall 5,051 Opened in 1991 Group C
Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall 7,000 Group B
Dijon Palais des Sports de Dijon 4,628 Opened in 1977 Group D
Le Mans Antarès 6,003 Opened in 1995 Group F (second round)
Paris Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 13,200 Opened in 1984 Championship and classification rounds
Pau Palais des Sports de Pau 7,707 Opened in 1991 Group E (second round)
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.

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

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
21 June
18:00
 Israel 61–81  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 23–38, 38–43
Pts: Sheffer 18
Rebs: Sheffer 5
Asts: Henefeld 4		 Pts: Tomašević 24
Rebs: Tomašević 12
Asts: 4 Players 3
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
21 June
20:45
 Macedonia 67–71  France
Scoring by half: 40–42, 27–29
Pts: Naumoski 27
Rebs: Bocevski, Naumoski 4
Asts: Naumoski 5		 Pts: Abdul-Wahad 24
Rebs: Bilba 9
Asts: Sonko 4
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Peter Klingbiel (GER)
22 June
18:30
 Yugoslavia 83–68  Macedonia
Scoring by half: 51–40, 32–28
Pts: Bodiroga 19
Rebs: Bodiroga 6
Asts: Lukovski 7		 Pts: Stefanov 23
Rebs: Bocevski, Stanković 4
Asts: Kurtović, Stefanov 3
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), György Varadi (HUN)
22 June
20:45
 France 77–66  Israel
Scoring by half: 37–34, 40–32
Pts: Abdul-Wahad 19
Rebs: Abdul-Wahad 8
Asts: Abdul-Wahad 3		 Pts: Steinhauer 19
Rebs: Steinhauer 7
Asts: Goodes 7
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
23 June
18:30
 Macedonia 62–64  Israel
Scoring by half: 37–29, 25–35
Pts: Stefanov 14
Rebs: Bocevski 12
Asts: Stefanov 8		 Pts: Henefeld 21
Rebs: Henefeld 8
Asts: Kattash 5
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), György Varadi (HUN)
23 June
20:45
 Yugoslavia 63–52  France
Scoring by half: 27–33, 36–19
Pts: Bodiroga 16
Rebs: Tomašević 9
Asts: Divac, Obradović 3		 Pts: Abdul-Wahad 13
Rebs: Bilba 7
Asts: Sciarra 3
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)

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  
21 June
18:00
 Slovenia 47–68  Russia
Scoring by half: 22–30, 25–38
Pts: Smodiš 19
Rebs: Smodiš 7
Asts: Daneu 4		 Pts: Panov 14
Rebs: Panov 9
Asts: Kudelin 5
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
21 June
20:45
 Hungary 75–84  Spain
Scoring by half: 36–27, 29–57
Pts: Gulyás 23
Rebs: Gulyás 4
Asts: Boros 5		 Pts: Herreros 25
Rebs: Reyes 14
Asts: Corrales 4
Palais des sports de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)
22 June
18:30
 Russia 73–72  Hungary
Scoring by half: 35–30, 38–42
Pts: Kudelin 21
Rebs: Kisurin 7
Asts: Kudelin 4		 Pts: Dávid, Gulyás 17
Rebs: Gulyás 11
Asts: Kálmán 5
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)
22 June
20:45
 Spain 75–85  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 43–50, 32–35
Pts: Herreros 29
Rebs: de Miguel 7
Asts: Corrales 3		 Pts: Smodiš 27
Rebs: Smodiš 8
Asts: Bečirovič 6
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
23 June
18:30
 Hungary 66–72  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 33–40, 33–32
Pts: Sitku 21
Rebs: 3 Players 6
Asts: Kálmán 8		 Pts: Milič 17
Rebs: Nesterovič 7
Asts: Daneu, Zdovc 6
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Danko Radić (CRO)
23 June
20:45
 Russia 69–72  Spain
Scoring by half: 30–39, 39–33
Pts: Petrenko 19
Rebs: Nosov 18
Asts: Kudelin, Panov 4		 Pts: Herreros 20
Rebs: de la Fuente 6
Asts: Rodríguez 5
Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall, Clermont-Ferrand
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Bruno Gasperin (FRA)

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Turkey 3 2 1 188 169+19 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 3 160 186−26 3  
21 June
18:00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52–57  Turkey
Scoring by half: 21–24, 21–33
Pts: Lerić 11
Rebs: Alihodžić 7
Asts: Marković 3		 Pts: Türkoğlu 14
Rebs: Beşok 15
Asts: Tunçeri 10
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
21 June
20:45
 Croatia 70–68  Italy
Scoring by half: 29–48, 41–20
Pts: Kukoč 16
Rebs: Kukoč 8
Asts: Kukoč, Mulaomerović 4		 Pts: Galanda 15
Rebs: Fučka 5
Asts: Myers 5
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Petr Sudek (SVK)
22 June
18:30
 Turkey 70–63  Croatia
Scoring by half: 27–34, 43–29
Pts: Türkoğlu 18
Rebs: Beşok 13
Asts: Tunçeri 5		 Pts: Mršić 18
Rebs: Mršić 6
Asts: Mulaomerović 6
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Petr Sudek (SVK), Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP)
22 June
20:45
 Italy 64–59  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scoring by half: 36–30, 28–29
Pts: Myers 22
Rebs: Marconato 8
Asts: Galanda, Meneghin 3		 Pts: Marković 22
Rebs: Alihodžić 7
Asts: Firić, Marković 5
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Igor Lebedev (RUS)
23 June
18:30
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59–65  Croatia
Scoring by half: 32–37, 27–28
Pts: Firić 23
Rebs: Mujezinović 10
Asts: Marković, Mirković 3		 Pts: Mršić 14
Rebs: Kukoč 13
Asts: Kukoč 7
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
23 June
20:45
 Italy 64–61  Turkey
Scoring by half: 33–34, 31–27
Pts: Myers 20
Rebs: Chiacig 6
Asts: Meneghin 4		 Pts: Türkcan 13
Rebs: Beşok, Türkcan 6
Asts: Tunçeri 6
Jean Bunoz Sports Hall, Antibes
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Petr Sudek (SVK)

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 2100 5 1–1, −1
 Lithuania 3 2 1 228 216+12 5 1–1, −6
 Greece 3 0 3 194 224−30 3  
21 June
18:00
 Czech Republic 78–62  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 43–34, 35–28
Pts: Bartoň 24
Rebs: Okáč 8
Asts: Czudek 5		 Pts: Štombergas 17
Rebs: Sabonis 7
Asts: 3 Players 3
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Milivoje Jovčić (YUG)
21 June
20:45
 Germany 59–58  Greece
Scoring by half: 26–23, 33–35
Pts: Nowitzki 21
Rebs: Nowitzki 5
Asts: Rödl 3		 Pts: Sigalas 17
Rebs: 4 Players 5
Asts: Sigalas 4
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
22 June
18:30
 Lithuania 84–74  Germany
Scoring by half: 32–32, 52–42
Pts: Štombergas 24
Rebs: Sabonis 11
Asts: Maskoliūnas 8		 Pts: Nowitzki 16
Rebs: Femerling 6
Asts: Rödl 5
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Armand de Keyser (BEL)
22 June
20:45
 Greece 72–83  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 33–34, 39–49
Pts: Papanikolaou 21
Rebs: Giannoulis 8
Asts: Boudouris, Sigalas 4		 Pts: Bartoň 26
Rebs: Bartoň 7
Asts: Welsch 4
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Milivoje Jovčić (YUG)
23 June
18:30
 Czech Republic 68–77  Germany
Scoring by half: 33–49, 35–28
Pts: Bartoň 17
Rebs: 3 Players 5
Asts: Bartoň, Treml 2		 Pts: Nowitzki 23
Rebs: Okulaja 10
Asts: Bogojevič 5
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Marjan Stojovski (MKD)
23 June
20:45
 Greece 64–82  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 28–44, 36–38
Pts: Papanikolaou 21
Rebs: Kakiouzis 5
Asts: Boudouris 4		 Pts: Karnišovas 20
Rebs: Sabonis 8
Asts: Jasikevičius 7
Palais des Sports de Dijon, Dijon
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Armand de Keyser (BEL)

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
26 June
16:15
 Spain 57–74  France
Scoring by half: 26–35, 55–36
Pts: Dueñas 15
Rebs: Dueñas 8
Asts: Corrales, Rodríguez 3		 Pts: Rigaudeau 21
Rebs: Smith 5
Asts: Digbeu, Risacher 4
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (LTU), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
26 June
18:30
 Slovenia 66–71  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 33–29, 33–42
Pts: Zdovc 16
Rebs: Jurković 9
Asts: Daneu, Kraljević 3		 Pts: Obradović 17
Rebs: Tomašević 10
Asts: Bodiroga 8
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Peter Klingbiel (GER)
26 June
20:45
 Russia 93–84 (OT)  Israel
Scoring by half: 41–43, 35–33 Overtime: 17–8
Pts: Ruslan Avleev, Karasev 21
Rebs: Panov 10
Asts: Karasev 6		 Pts: Sheffer 26
Rebs: Sheffer 7
Asts: Shelef 5
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
27 June
16:15
 Yugoslavia 77–63  Spain
Scoring by half: 38–35, 39–28
Pts: Danilović 16
Rebs: Gurović 9
Asts: Divac 5		 Pts: Reyes 18
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Herreros, Reyes 2
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
27 June
18:30
 Israel 67–66  Slovenia
Scoring by half: 41–28, 26–38
Pts: Goodes 16
Rebs: Henefeld, Kattash 5
Asts: Sheffer 5		 Pts: Zdovc 20
Rebs: Jurković 9
Asts: Jurković, Zdovc 4
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Ivan Zachara (CZE)
27 June
22:30
 France 66–62  Russia
Scoring by half: 34–27, 32–35
Pts: Abdul-Wahad 14
Rebs: Rigaudeau, Weis 6
Asts: Rigaudeau 2		 Pts: Kudelin 22
Rebs: Panov 10
Asts: Avleev 3
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
28 June
14:45
 Spain 88–74  Israel
Scoring by half: 36–31, 52–43
Pts: Reyes 19
Rebs: Herreros, Reyes 7
Asts: de la Fuente 4		 Pts: Sheffer 17
Rebs: Steinhauer 5
Asts: Goodes 4
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Referees: Danko Radić (CRO), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)
28 June
18:30
 Russia 76–68  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 36–31, 40–37
Pts: Z. Pashutin 20
Rebs: 3 Players 4
Asts: E. Pashutin 10		 Pts: Bodiroga 14
Rebs: Gurović 5
Asts: Bodiroga 5
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Referees: Philippe Leemann (SUI), Peter Klingbiel (GER)
28 June
20:45
 Slovenia 69–74  France
Scoring by half: 38–28, 31–46
Pts: Nesterovič 16
Rebs: Jurković, Nesterovič 9
Asts: 4 Players 2		 Pts: Rigaudeau, Risacher 12
Rebs: Abdul-Wahad 12
Asts: Rigaudeau 6
Palais des Sports de Pau, Pau
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Ivan Zachara (CZE)

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  
26 June
16:15
 Lithuania 74–48  Turkey
Scoring by half: 35–29, 39–19
Pts: Karnišovas 19
Rebs: Karnišovas, Sabonis 10
Asts: Sabonis, Žukauskas 4		 Pts: Sarıca 11
Rebs: Beşok 9
Asts: Beşok, Tunçeri 2
Antarès, Le Mans
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Milivoje Jovčić (YUG)
26 June
18:30
 Czech Republic 64–86  Croatia
Scoring by half: 29–45, 35–41
Pts: Novák 13
Rebs: Bartoň, Novák 5
Asts: Welsch 4		 Pts: Kukoč 20
Rebs: Ružić 8
Asts: Kukoč 8
Antarès, Le Mans
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Peter Klingbiel (GER)
26 June
20:45
 Germany 53–74  Italy
Scoring by half: 25–37, 28–37
Pts: Tomic 13
Rebs: Arigbabu 6
Asts: Bogojevič 3		 Pts: Myers 16
Rebs: Fučka, Marconato 6
Asts: Meneghin 4
Antarès, Le Mans
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Igor Lebedev (RUS)
27 June
16:15
 Croatia 75–91  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 42–50, 33–41
Pts: Kukoč 12
Rebs: Kukoč 3
Asts: Kukoč 7		 Pts: Štombergas 17
Rebs: Sabonis 9
Asts: Štombergas 6
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Petr Sudek (SVK)
27 June
18:30
 Turkey 63–55  Germany
Scoring by half: 31–29, 32–26
Pts: Beşok 14
Rebs: Türkcan 10
Asts: Türkcan 6		 Pts: Femerling 19
Rebs: Okulaja, Femerling 4
Asts: Bogojevič 8
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Milivoje Jovčić (YUG)
27 June
22:30
 Italy 95–68  Czech Republic
Scoring by half: 45–40, 50–28
Pts: Myers 22
Rebs: Marconato 4
Asts: Myers 7		 Pts: Bartoň 14
Rebs: Bečka 8
Asts: Bartoň 4
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Armand de Keyser (BEL)
28 June
14:45
 Germany 102–85  Croatia
Scoring by half: 50–49, 52–36
Pts: Tomic 32
Rebs: Okulaja 9
Asts: Bogojevič 12		 Pts: Prkačin 15
Rebs: Ružić 4
Asts: Kukoč 8
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Pascal Dorizon (FRA), Armand de Keyser (BEL)
28 June
18:30
 Czech Republic 73–78  Turkey
Scoring by half: 37–36, 36–42
Pts: Bartoň 20
Rebs: Bartoň 7
Asts: Czudek 4		 Pts: Türkcan 17
Rebs: Beşok 8
Asts: Sarıca, Tunçeri 4
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Igor Lebedev (RUS)
28 June
20:45
 Lithuania 74–62  Italy
Scoring by half: 39–35, 35–27
Pts: Sabonis 25
Rebs: Sabonis 13
Asts: Karnišovas, Maskoliūnas 6		 Pts: Meneghin 16
Rebs: Galanda 5
Asts: De Pol 5
Antarès, Le Mans
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Petr Sudek (SVK)

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 Third place
1 July – 20:45
    Spain  70  
  Spain  74   Yugoslavia  74
  Lithuania  72     France  62
3 July – 15:45

Quarterfinals

1 July
14:00
 Russia 79–102  Italy
Scoring by half: 40–49, 39–53
Pts: Karasev 22
Rebs: Nosov 13
Asts: Karasev, Nosov 3		 Pts: Myers 22
Rebs: Galanda 5
Asts: De Pol, Meneghin 5
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
1 July
16:15
 Yugoslavia 78–68  Germany
Scoring by half: 38–35, 40–33
Pts: Šćepanović 17
Rebs: Tomašević 7
Asts: Bodiroga 7		 Pts: Femerling 13
Rebs: Nowitzki 5
Asts: Bogojevič 6
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)
1 July
18:30
 France 66–63  Turkey
Scoring by half: 31–31, 35–32
Pts: Rigaudeau 18
Rebs: Bilba 8
Asts: 3 Players 2		 Pts: Türkoğlu 17
Rebs: Beşok 8
Asts: Tunçeri 5
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Iztok Rems (SLO)
1 July
22:30
 Spain 74–72  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 34–31, 40–41
Pts: Herreros 28
Rebs: 3 Players 5
Asts: Rodríguez 5		 Pts: Jasikevičius 22
Rebs: Žukauskas 6
Asts: Maskoliūnas 5
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Stefano Cazzaro (ITA), Petr Sudek (SVK)

Semifinals

2 July
18:30
 France 63–70  Spain
Scoring by half: 29–31, 34–39
Pts: Bilba 11
Rebs: Bilba, Gadou 4
Asts: Rigaudeau 4		 Pts: Herreros 29
Rebs: Reyes 9
Asts: Rodríguez 6
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Petr Sudek (SVK)
5 July
20:45
 Italy 71–62  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 37–23, 34–39
Pts: Fučka 17
Rebs: Fučka, Galanda 5
Asts: Abbio, Myers 4		 Pts: Bodiroga 17
Rebs: Bodiroga 13
Asts: 3 Players 2
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)

Third place

3 July
15:45
 France 62–74  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 26–33, 36–41
Pts: Rigaudeau 16
Rebs: Bilba, Weis 6
Asts: 3 Players 2		 Pts: Divac 19
Rebs: Lončar 7
Asts: Bodiroga 5
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Stefano Cazzaro (ITA)

Final

6 July
21:30
 Spain 56–64  Italy
Scoring by half: 24–32, 32–32
Pts: Corrales 15
Rebs: Dueñas 11
Asts: Corrales 6		 Pts: Myers 18
Rebs: Fučka 10
Asts: Basile, Fučka 2
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)

5th to 8th place

Classification round Fifth place
2 July – 14:00
  Russia  74  
  Germany  70  
 
3 July – 13:30
      Russia  72
    Lithuania  103
Seventh place
2 July – 16:15 3 July – 11:15
  Turkey  56   Germany  86
  Lithuania  80     Turkey  67
2 July
14:00
 Russia 74–70  Germany
Scoring by half: 40–24, 34–46
Pts: Kudelin 19
Rebs: Avleev 9
Asts: E. Pashutin 4		 Pts: Nowitzki 15
Rebs: Nowitzki 4
Asts: Bogojevič, Tomic 5
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Referees: Iztok Rems (SLO), Philippe Leemann (SUI)
2 July
18:00
 Turkey 56–80  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 24–38, 32–42
Pts: Okur 14
Rebs: Okur 10
Asts: 4 Players 2		 Pts: Praškevičius 16
Rebs: Karnišovas, Sabonis 7
Asts: Karnišovas 6
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Referees: Miguel Angel Betancor (ESP), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
3 July
11:15
 Germany 86–67  Turkey
Scoring by half: 48–36, 38–31
Pts: Femerling 18
Rebs: Okulaja 7
Asts: Bogojevič 5		 Pts: Türkoğlu 15
Rebs: Okur 11
Asts: Tunçeri 4
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Referees: Armand de Keyser (BEL), Milivoje Jovčić (YUG)
3 July
13:30
 Russia 72–103  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 33–42, 39–61
Pts: Kudelin 23
Rebs: Nosov 7
Asts: 3 Players 2		 Pts: Karnišovas 18
Rebs: Einikis, Masiulis 6
Asts: Marčiulionis 7
Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
Referees: Peter Klingbiel (GER), Recep Ankaralı (TUR)

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points[2]

Pos. Name PPG
1 Spain Alberto Herreros 19.2
2 Czech Republic Luboš Bartoň 18.7
3 Israel Doron Sheffer 16.7
4 Italy Carlton Myers 16.3
4 France Antoine Rigaudeau 15.5
6 Germany Dirk Nowitzki 15.2
7 Croatia Toni Kukoč 14.5
8 Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas 14.2
8 Russia Vasily Karasev 14.2
10 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 14.1

Rebounds[3]

Pos. Name RPG
1 Lithuania Arvydas Sabonis 8.5
2 Russia Vitaly Nosov 7.9
3 Turkey Hüseyin Beşok 7.4
3 Spain Alfonso Reyes 7.2
5 Slovenia Ivica Jurković 6.5
6 Croatia Toni Kukoč 6.3
6 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 6.2
8 France Jim Bilba 6.1
9 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Tomašević 6.0
10 Turkey Mirsad Türkcan 5.8

Assists[4]

Pos. Name APG
1 Croatia Toni Kukoč 6.3
2 Germany Vladimir Bogojević 5.2
3 Croatia Damir Mulaomerović 4.8
4 Turkey Kerem Tunçeri 4.6
5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 4.3
6 Lithuania Darius Maskoliūnas 4.1
7 Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius 3.5
8 Russia Evgeniy Pashutin 3.4
9 Lithuania Artūras Karnišovas 3.3
9 Italy Carlton Myers 3.3
9 Slovenia Jaka Daneu 3.3

Steals[5]

Pos. Name SPG
1 Czech Republic Luboš Bartoň 2.0
2 Russia Evgeniy Pashutin 1.9
3 Germany Vladimir Bogojević 1.8
4 Italy Andrea Meneghin 1.7
4 Russia Sergei Panov 1.7
4 Croatia Toni Kukoč 1.7
7 France Jim Bilba 1.6
7 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Obradović 1.6
9 Russia Igor Kudelin 1.4
9 Germany Kai Nürnberger 1.4
9 France Tariq Abdul-Wahad 1.4

Minutes[6]

Pos. Name MPG
1 Slovenia Jure Zdovc 36.8
2 Turkey Kerem Tunçeri 35.7
3 Croatia Toni Kukoč 34.3
4 France Antoine Rigaudeau 33.9
5 France Jim Bilba 33.3
6 Israel Nadav Henefeld 33.2
7 Israel Doron Sheffer 32.7
8 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga 31.8
9 Spain Alberto Herreros 31.7
10 Germany Dirk Nowitzki 31.3

Individual Game Highs

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

Team Tournament Highs

Offensive PPG[7]

Pos. Name PPG
1 Lithuania 80.2
2 Russia 74.0
2 Croatia 74.0
4 Italy 73.8
5 Yugoslavia 73.0

Rebounds[8]

Pos. Name RPG
1 Lithuania 33.9
2 Russia 31.4
3 Spain 30.6
3 Turkey 30.6
5 Slovenia 29.6

Assists[9]

Pos. Name APG
1 Lithuania 22.4
2 Hungary 19.7
3 Israel 17.0
4 Germany 16.3
5 Yugoslavia 15.7
5 Croatia 15.7

Steals[10]

Pos. Name SPG
1 Russia 8.8
2 Italy 7.8
3 Czech Republic 7.3
3 Greece 7.3
5 France 7.2
5 Germany 7.2

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 European Champions 

Italy
2nd title
1999 FIBA European Championship MVP: Gregor Fučka (Italy Italy)
All-Tournament Team[11]
Italy Carlton Myers
Italy Andrea Meneghin
Spain Alberto Herreros
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dejan Bodiroga
Italy Gregor Fučka (MVP)

Final standings

Results
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics as current World Champion
Rank Team Record
1st, gold medalist(s)  Italy 7–2
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Spain 5–4
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  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

  1. ↑ 1999 European Championship for Men - Schedule and Results, FIBA Archive.
  2. ↑ PPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  3. ↑ RPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  4. ↑ APG Leaders at FIBA.com
  5. ↑ SPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  6. ↑ MPG Leaders at FIBA.com
  7. ↑ Team Leaders – PPG
  8. ↑ Team Leaders – RPG
  9. ↑ Team Leaders – APG
  10. ↑ Team Leaders – SPG
  11. ↑ Linguasport.com Tournament Team.
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