1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1998 European Championship for Men '22 and Under') was the fourth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Trapani, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Yugoslavia won their first title.
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| 4th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship | |||||||||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||||||||
| Host nation | Italy | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14–23 July 1998 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 (from 1 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Igor Rakočević | ||||||||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||||||||
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Teams
Squads
Preliminary round
The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.
| Team advanced to Quarterfinals | |
| Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 347 | 293 | 9 |
| FR Yugoslavia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 323 | 9 |
 France |
5 | 2 | 3 | 329 | 319 | 7 |
 Italy |
5 | 2 | 3 | 318 | 346 | 7 |
 Croatia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 409 | 7 |
 Greece |
5 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 358 | 6 |
| 14 July 1998 | |||||
| FR Yugoslavia | 83–72 | Greece | Trapani | ||
| France | 74–57 | Croatia | Trapani | ||
| Germany | 55–56 | Italy | Trapani | ||
| 15 July 1998 | |||||
| Croatia | 64–85 | FR Yugoslavia | Trapani | ||
| Greece | 64–69 | Germany | Trapani | ||
| Italy | 53–49 | France | Trapani | ||
| 16 July 1998 | |||||
| Germany | 98–62 | Croatia | Trapani | ||
| FR Yugoslavia | 77–69 | France | Trapani | ||
| Greece | 71–58 | Italy | Trapani | ||
| 18 July 1998 | |||||
| France | 56–68 | Germany | Trapani | ||
| Croatia | 67–62 | Greece | Trapani | ||
| Italy | 61–80 | FR Yugoslavia | Trapani | ||
| 19 July 1998 | |||||
| Greece | 64–81 | France | Trapani | ||
| Germany | 57–55 | FR Yugoslavia | Trapani | ||
| Croatia | 91–90 | Italy | Trapani |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Turkey |
5 | 5 | 0 | 350 | 314 | 10 |
 Slovenia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 377 | 340 | 9 |
 Lithuania |
5 | 3 | 2 | 344 | 352 | 8 |
 Spain |
5 | 2 | 3 | 383 | 362 | 7 |
 Israel |
5 | 1 | 4 | 333 | 364 | 6 |
 Latvia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 343 | 398 | 5 |
| 14 July 1998 | |||||
| Israel | 63–74 | Slovenia | Trapani | ||
| Lithuania | 56–59 | Turkey | Trapani | ||
| Latvia | 72–102 | Spain | Trapani | ||
| 15 July 1998 | |||||
| Slovenia | 77–59 | Lithuania | Trapani | ||
| Spain | 67–53 | Israel | Trapani | ||
| Turkey | 63–59 | Latvia | Trapani | ||
| 16 July 1998 | |||||
| Lithuania | 76–72 | Israel | Trapani | ||
| Latvia | 73–80 | Slovenia | Trapani | ||
| Turkey | 76–69 | Spain | Trapani | ||
| 18 July 1998 | |||||
| Spain | 71–79 | Lithuania | Trapani | ||
| Israel | 79–66 | Latvia | Trapani | ||
| Slovenia | 64–71 | Turkey | Trapani | ||
| 19 July 1998 | |||||
| Latvia | 73–74 | Lithuania | Trapani | ||
| Turkey | 81–66 | Israel | Trapani | ||
| Slovenia | 82–74 | Spain | Trapani |
Knockout stage
9th–12th playoffs
| Playoffs | Ninth place | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Latvia | 75 | |||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Croatia | 78 | |||||
| Croatia | 80 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Israel | 64 | |||||
| Israel | 81 | |||||
| Greece | 80 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 23 July | ||||||
| Latvia | 85 | |||||
| Greece | 101 | |||||
Final standings
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Milan Dozet, Veselin Petrović, Igor Rakočević, Aleksandar Glintić, Stevan Nađfeji, Jovo Stanojević, Marko Jarić, Dragan Ćeranić, Dejan Milojević, Ratko Varda, and Bojan Obradović. Head coach: Goran Bojanić. |
References
- FIBA Archive
- FIBA Europe Archive Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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