EuroBasket 2009

The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

EuroBasket 2009
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
Dates7–20 September
Teams16
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place Greece
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Games played54
Attendance233,246 (4,319 per match)
MVPSpain Pau Gasol
Top scorerSpain Pau Gasol
(18.7 per game)

Spain claimed their first EuroBasket title by routing Serbia 85–63 in the final.[1] Greece captured the bronze medal with a 57–56 victory over Slovenia. The four teams to make the semi-finals, plus France and Croatia claimed the six European qualifying places for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain's Pau Gasol was named the tournament MVP.[2]

Venues

Host cities of the EuroBasket 2009.

The tournament was played at seven venues in seven cities throughout Poland.[3] Each one of the total six groups in the preliminary and the qualifying round was hosted by a single arena, while the entire knockout stage was played at Spodek Arena, Katowice.

Gdańsk Poznań Warsaw Wrocław
Hala Olivia
Capacity: 5,500
Hala Arena
Capacity: 5,000
Hala Torwar
Capacity: 5,000
Hala Stulecia
Capacity: 7,000
Bydgoszcz Łódź Katowice
Łuczniczka
Capacity: 8,000
Atlas Arena
Capacity: 13,400
Spodek
Capacity: 11,500

Qualification

Countries that qualified for EuroBasket 2009 finals

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 16 February 2008 in Venice, Italy. Poland, as host nation, and the seven top-placed nations in EuroBasket 2007 automatically qualified for the tournament finals. From the qualifying round, the winners of the four groups and the three best second-place teams also advanced to the final round of the event. The ten teams who participated in the qualifying round and did not succeed in going through to the final round had been ranked according to their win–loss records, their win–loss percentages and their goal average coefficients. The first six teams took part in an additional qualifying round, held from 5 to 30 August 2009, the winner of which secured the last ticket for the final tournament.[4]

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Date qualification was secured
 Poland Host nation 28 November 2004[5]
 Russia 1st in EuroBasket 2007 13 September 2007
 Spain 2nd in EuroBasket 2007 13 September 2007
 Lithuania 3rd in EuroBasket 2007 14 September 2007
 Greece 4th in EuroBasket 2007 14 September 2007
 Germany 5th in EuroBasket 2007 15 September 2007
 Croatia 6th in EuroBasket 2007 15 September 2007
 Slovenia 7th in EuroBasket 2007 16 September 2007
 Serbia Group A winner in qualifying round 17 September 2008
 Macedonia Group B winner in qualifying round 20 September 2008
 Turkey Group C winner in qualifying round 17 September 2008
 Great Britain Group D winner in qualifying round 17 September 2008
 Latvia Best group runner-up in qualifying round 20 September 2008
 Israel second-best group runner-up in qualifying round 20 September 2008
 Bulgaria third-best group runner-up in qualifying round 20 September 2008
 France Additional qualifying round winner 30 August 2009

Seeding

The draw for the groups of the final tournament took place on 8 November 2008 in Warsaw, Poland. The finalists were divided into four seeding pots, based on the results of the teams in the most recent FIBA Europe official competitions, with the last competition being the most important. Teams from the same group of seeds cannot be drawn against each other.[6][7]

Pot A
TeamLast FIBA result
 Russia1st EuroBasket 2007
 Spain2nd EuroBasket 2007
 Lithuania3rd EuroBasket 2007
 Greece4th EuroBasket 2007
Pot B
TeamLast FIBA result
 Germany5th EuroBasket 2007
 Croatia6th EuroBasket 2007
 Slovenia7th EuroBasket 2007
 Turkeyqualifying, record 6–0
Pot C
TeamLast FIBA result
 Serbiaqualifying, record 7–1
 Polandh., 13–16th EuroBasket 2007
 Macedoniaqualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1173
 Latviaqualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1031
Pot D
TeamLast FIBA result
 Great Britainqualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.0456
 Israelqualifying, record 3–3
 Bulgariaqualifying, record 4–4
 Franceadditional qualifying

h Host

r Record, win–loss

a Goal average coefficient, points for/points against

Squads

Each nation fielded a roster of twelve players for the tournament. FIBA rules allow one naturalized player per team.[8][9] Nineteen players currently on NBA rosters participated in the tournament. France (Tony Parker, Ronny Turiaf, Boris Diaw, Ian Mahinmi, and Nicolas Batum) led the way with five NBA players participating on the team.[10]

Mascot

Mieszko

The Polish Basketball Federation and the Local Organising Committee of EuroBasket 2009 announced at a press conference in Warsaw that they have chosen the European Bison as the official mascot of EuroBasket 2009. The European bison (Polish: Żubr) is the largest wild animal to be found in Poland's forests. It is estimated that almost one fifth of the world's population of bisons is actually living in Poland. The animal is known for its calm attitude, while its posture and horns are associated with strength and dignity. The name chosen for the event's official mascot is Mieszko. The name has historical significance as it is the name of the first documented Polish ruler who united Poland in the 10th century. Mieszko is wearing a white jersey that shows the logo of the tournament and white shorts with a number 9. There is red on the sides of the jersey and shorts. His footwear is white with red laces. He is also holding a basketball that says "EuroBasket 2009".

Results

Group A

Venue: Hala Arena, Poznań

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 268 202+66 6
 Croatia 3 2 1 235 226+9 5
 Macedonia 3 1 2 207 24639 4
 Israel 3 0 3 238 27436 3
7 September
16:30
Macedonia  5486  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 15–24, 9–17, 17–17
Pts: Massey 12
Rebs: Gečevski 6
Asts: Stefanov 4
Pts: Spanoulis 17
Rebs: Bourousis 8
Asts: Calathes 5

Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jakub Zamojski (POL)
7 September
19:15
Croatia  8679  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–20, 17–22, 27–20
Pts: Vujčić 21
Rebs: Kasun, Planinić 7
Asts: Planinić 3
Pts: Eliyahu 31
Rebs: Eliyahu 6
Asts: Halperin 4

Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL)
8 September
16:30
Israel  7982  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20–23, 16–20, 24–22
Pts: Burstein 25
Rebs: Mekel 7
Asts: Burstein, Eliyahu 4
Pts: Antić 19
Rebs: Stefanov 8
Asts: Stefanov 4

Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO)
8 September
19:15
Greece  7668  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 32–16, 13–16, 11–21
Pts: Bourousis 19
Rebs: Bourousis 8
Asts: Spanoulis 3
Pts: Ukić 15
Rebs: Banić 7
Asts: Planinić 5

Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL)
9 September
16:30
Macedonia  7181  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 22–14, 13–22, 10–25
Pts: Stefanov, Sokolov, Massey 12
Rebs: Antić, Massey 10
Asts: Stefanov 5
Pts: Vujčić 12
Rebs: Rozić 6
Asts: Planinić 7

Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Matej Boltauzer (SLO)
9 September
19:15
Israel  80106  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 17–25, 23–23, 15–27
Pts: Eliyahu 21
Rebs: Green, Eliyahu 8
Asts: Eliyahu 4
Pts: Spanoulis 18
Rebs: Koufos 8
Asts: Spanoulis 5

Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Jakub Zamojski (POL)

Group B

Venue: Hala Olivia, Gdańsk

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 France 3 3 0 199 180+19 6  
 Russia 3 1 2 218 213+5 4 1–1, 1.069
 Germany 3 1 2 203 2118 4 1–1, 0.979
 Latvia 3 1 2 187 20316 4 1–1, 0.951
7 September
16:30
Russia  8168  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 11–15, 19–16, 23–16
Pts: McCarty 24
Rebs: McCarty 9
Asts: Monia 5
Pts: Kambala 22
Rebs: Biedriņš 6
Asts: Valters 5

Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Roger Harrison (ENG), Damir Javor (SLO)
7 September
19:15
France  7065  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 19–20, 17–11, 20–17
Pts: Parker 19
Rebs: Turiaf 14
Asts: Parker 4
Pts: Schultze 13
Rebs: Femerling 8
Asts: Hamann 5

Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Engin Kennerman (TUR)
8 September
16:30
Germany  7673  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 19–19, 15–19, 16–23
Pts: Jagla 19
Rebs: Jagla 11
Asts: Hamann, Schaffartzik 4
Pts: McCarty, Ponkrashov 12
Rebs: McCarty 6
Asts: Bykov 3

Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Damir Javor (SLO), Engin Kennerman (TUR)
8 September
19:15
Latvia  5160  France
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 13–3, 16–25, 14–19
Pts: Kambala 18
Rebs: Biedriņš 20
Asts: Valters 3
Pts: Parker 22
Rebs: Batum 8
Asts: Diaw 5

Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)
9 September
16:30
Russia  6469  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 18–19, 16–18, 13–17
Pts: McCarty 13
Rebs: Mozgov 5
Asts: Ponkrashov 8
Pts: Diaw 19
Rebs: Turiaf 14
Asts: Diaw 7

Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Roger Harrison (ENG)
9 September
19:15
Germany  6268  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–23, 13–14, 20–17
Pts: Greene 16
Rebs: Jagla 7
Asts: Schaffartzik 5
Pts: Janičenoks 14
Rebs: Biedriņš 9
Asts: Helmanis 5

Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Damir Javor (SLO)

Group C

Venue: Hala Torwar, Warsaw

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Slovenia 3 2 1 236 218+18 5 1–1, 1.031
 Serbia 3 2 1 212 196+16 5 1–1, 0.985
 Spain 3 2 1 231 226+5 5 1–1, 0.980
 Great Britain 3 0 3 194 23339 3  
7 September
18:15
Great Britain  5972  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 20–10, 12–14, 12–21
Pts: Mensah-Bonsu 18
Rebs: Mensah-Bonsu 6
Asts: Archibald 5
Pts: E. Lorbek 19
Rebs: Nachbar, Lakovič 6
Asts: Lakovič 6

Attendance: 3,054
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), David Chambon (FRA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)
7 September
21:00
Serbia  6657  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 23–11, 18–14, 10–20
Pts: Krstić 17
Rebs: Veličković 8
Asts: Teodosić 3
Pts: Navarro 14
Rebs: M. Gasol 9
Asts: López, Rubio 3

Attendance: 3,600
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Robert Lottermoser (GER), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
8 September
18:15
Slovenia  8069  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 17–14, 21–15, 20–25
Pts: Nachbar 17
Rebs: Nachbar 9
Asts: E. Lorbek 4
Pts: Teodosić 14
Rebs: Tepić, Bjelica 5
Asts: Teodosić 6

Attendance: 4,208
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS)
8 September
21:00
Spain  8476  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 19–20, 22–21, 18–20
Pts: P. Gasol 27
Rebs: P. Gasol 11
Asts: Rubio 6
Pts: Hart 15
Rebs: Hart 8
Asts: Hart 3

Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Robert Lottermoser (GER), David Chambon (FRA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR)
9 September
18:15
Spain  9084 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 25–15, 19–14, 16–29, Overtime: 12–6
Pts: Navarro 21
Rebs: P. Gasol 9
Asts: Navarro, P. Gasol, Cabezas 3
Pts: Dragić 19
Rebs: E. Lorbek 10
Asts: Lakovič 3

Attendance: 3,471
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), David Chambon (FRA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
9 September
21:15
Great Britain  5977  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 17–18, 15–19, 15–19
Pts: Reinking 21
Rebs: Archibald 7
Asts: Sullivan 3
Pts: Krstić, Tepić 17
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Teodosić 4

Attendance: 1,863
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Robert Lottermoser, (GER), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS)

Group D

Venue: Hala Stulecia, Wrocław

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Turkey 3 3 0 265 211+54 6
 Poland 3 2 1 245 240+5 5
 Lithuania 3 1 2 235 2394 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 3 213 26855 3
7 September
18:15
Poland  9078  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 20–16, 23–21, 15–20
Pts: Logan 23
Rebs: Gortat 10
Asts: Logan 9
Pts: Rowland 20
Rebs: Evtimov 10
Asts: Stoykov, Videnov 3

Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ademir Zurapović (BIH)
7 September
21:15
Turkey  8476  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–17, 24–19, 21–18
Pts: Türkoğlu 19
Rebs: İlyasova 6
Asts: Türkoğlu, Arslan 3
Pts: Petravičius 21
Rebs: D. Lavrinovič, Kleiza 4
Asts: Delininkaitis 3

Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Fernando Rocha (POR)
8 September
18:15
Lithuania  7586  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 9–17, 18–18, 25–26
Pts: Jasaitis 21
Rebs: Kleiza 7
Asts: Jomantas 5
Pts: Lampe 22
Rebs: Gortat 17
Asts: Szubarga 8

Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Sreten Radović (CRO), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD)
8 September
21:15
Bulgaria  6694  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 13–29, 24–19, 14–22
Pts: Rowland 15
Rebs: Stoykov 6
Asts: Rowland 4
Pts: Arslan 17
Rebs: Savaş, İlyasova, Aşık 7
Asts: Tunçeri 7

Attendance: 2,600
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Fernando Rocha (POR)
9 September
18:15
Poland  6987  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 17–21, 21–21, 14–21
Pts: Gortat 21
Rebs: Lampe, Gortat 7
Asts: Logan 4
Pts: Aşık 22
Rebs: Türkoğlu, İlyasova, Aşık 8
Asts: Tunçeri 4

Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Sreten Radović (CRO), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD)
9 September
21:15
Lithuania  8469  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 16–19, 16–15, 27–13
Pts: K. Lavrinovič 16
Rebs: Petravičius 8
Asts: K. Lavrinovič, Jomantas 4
Pts: Rowland 18
Rebs: Evtimov 13
Asts: Rowland 3

Attendance: 3,700
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Ademir Zurapović (BIH)

Group E

Venue: Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 France 5 5 0 380 334+46 10  
 Russia 5 3 2 338 3380 8 1–0
 Greece 5 3 2 380 337+43 8 0–1
 Croatia 5 2 3 357 3647 7  
 Macedonia 5 1 4 337 39659 6 1–0
 Germany 5 1 4 360 38323 6 0–1
11 September
15:45
Russia  6259  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–10, 14–16, 20–17
Pts: Mozgov 18
Rebs: Mozgov 8
Asts: Bykov 7
Pts: Kasun 13
Rebs: Banić 7
Asts: Vujčić, Ukić, Planinić 3

Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Matej Boltauzer (SLO)
11 September
18:15
Germany  7684  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 14–16, 17–20, 26–23
Pts: Schaffartzik 23
Rebs: Jagla 7
Asts: Hamann, Schaffartzik 3
Pts: Spanoulis 20
Rebs: Perperoglou 5
Asts: Spanoulis 7

Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL)
11 September
21:00
France  8357  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 25–9, 18–17, 16–22
Pts: Piétrus, de Colo 14
Rebs: Traore 6
Asts: Diaw 4
Pts: Gečevski, Sokolov, Massey 9
Rebs: Samardžiski 8
Asts: 7 tied with 1

Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Damir Javor (SLO), Engin Kennerman (TUR)
13 September
15:45
Macedonia  8675  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 18–22, 26–14, 24–25
Pts: V. Stefanov 25
Rebs: Gečevski, Antić 6
Asts: Mirakovski 3
Pts: Staiger 14
Rebs: Schultze 7
Asts: Schaffartzik 5

Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU), Matej Boltauzer (SLO)
13 September
18:15
Greece  6568  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 20–18, 15–9, 18–20
Pts: Schortsanitis 13
Rebs: Fotsis 9
Asts: Spanoulis 7
Pts: McCarty 17
Rebs: McCarty 9
Asts: Ponkrashov 7

Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Damir Javor (SLO), Jakub Zamojski (POL)
13 September
21:00
Croatia  7987  France
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–22, 10–22, 23–24
Pts: Popović 30
Rebs: Stojić 5
Asts: Kus, Planinić 3
Pts: Parker 24
Rebs: Parker 6
Asts: Parker, Diaw 6

Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Marek Ćmikiewicz (POL), Roger Harrison (ENG)
15 September
15:45
Russia  7169  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 19–19, 16–20, 22–20
Pts: Mozgov 25
Rebs: Mozgov 11
Asts: Ponkrashov 7
Pts: Antić 19
Rebs: Antić 10
Asts: Stefanov 4

Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Engin Kennerman (TUR)
15 September
18:15
France  7169  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 23–13, 15–19, 15–16
Pts: Koffi 14
Rebs: Koffi 6
Asts: Jeanneau, Parker, Traore 2
Pts: Spanoulis 16
Rebs: Bourousis 10
Asts: Perperoglou 4

Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)
15 September
21:00
Germany  6870  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 13–17, 18–12, 18–21
Pts: Schaffartzik 18
Rebs: Jagla 5
Asts: Hamann 7
Pts: Ukić 18
Rebs: Banić 7
Asts: Planinić 4

Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Matej Boltauzer (SLO)

Group F

Venue: Atlas Arena, Łódź

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Slovenia 5 4 1 390 344+46 9 1–0
 Turkey 5 4 1 370 338+32 9 0–1
 Serbia 5 3 2 365 357+8 8 1–0
 Spain 5 3 2 381 351+30 8 0–1
 Poland 5 1 4 355 40550 6  
 Lithuania 5 0 5 358 42466 5  
12 September
15:45
Turkey  6360  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 16–12, 13–14, 14–12
Pts: İlyasova 15
Rebs: Erden 6
Asts: Türkoğlu 3
Pts: P. Gasol, Fernández 16
Rebs: P. Gasol 9
Asts: Navarro, Rubio 3

Attendance: 8,200
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Sreten Radović (CRO), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
12 September
18:15
Poland  7277  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 14–20, 17–19, 19–15
Pts: Koszarek, Gortat 16
Rebs: Gortat 9
Asts: Logan 6
Pts: Krstić 18
Rebs: Krstić 8
Asts: Teodosić 4

Attendance: 10,100
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Fernando Rocha (POR)
12 September
21:00
Lithuania  5881  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 8–15, 13–19, 19–19
Pts: Kalnietis 15
Rebs: K. Lavrinovič 7
Asts: Kleiza 3
Pts: Lakovič 24
Rebs: E. Lorbek 8
Asts: Golemac 5

Attendance: 7,700
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
14 September
15:45
Spain  8470  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 25–8, 24–11, 20–27
Pts: P. Gasol 19
Rebs: P. Gasol 8
Asts: Rubio 9
Pts: Petravičius 13
Rebs: Petravičius 8
Asts: Delininkaitis 5

Attendance: 7,050
Referees: Sreten Radović (CRO), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Ademir Zurapović (BIH)
14 September
18:15
Slovenia  7660  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 20–12, 22–11, 23–20
Pts: E. Lorbek 20
Rebs: E. Lorbek 9
Asts: Lakovič 6
Pts: Szewczyk, Logan 15
Rebs: Gortat 10
Asts: Koszarek 4

Attendance: 8,100
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), David Chambon (FRA), Aleksandar Milojevik (MKD)
14 September
21:00
Serbia  6469 (OT)  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 15–16, 19–19, 12–9, Overtime: 0–5
Pts: Teodosić 16
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Teodosić 8
Pts: İlyasova 22
Rebs: İlyasova 11
Asts: Tunçeri 7

Attendance: 5,900
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Sergey Mikhaylov (RUS)
16 September
15:45
Lithuania  7989  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–18, 24–22, 18–26
Pts: Mačiulis 20
Rebs: D. Lavrinovič 8
Asts: Delininkaitis 4
Pts: Teodosić 20
Rebs: Bjelica 8
Asts: Teodosić 12

Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Fernando Rocha (POR), David Chambon (FRA)
16 September
18:15
Poland  6890  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 12–19, 20–29, 22–19
Pts: Logan 20
Rebs: Gortat 12
Asts: Koszarek 7
Pts: Navarro 23
Rebs: Reyes, M. Gasol 7
Asts: Rubio 4

Attendance: 8,300
Referees: Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT)
16 September
21:00
Turkey  6769  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 17–15, 20–18, 15–12
Pts: İlyasova 16
Rebs: İlyasova 7
Asts: İlyasova 4
Pts: Nachbar 16
Rebs: E. Lorbek 6
Asts: E. Lorbek 5

Attendance: 3,900
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Robert Lottermoser (GER)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 September
 
 
 France66
 
19 September
 
 Spain86
 
 Spain82
 
18 September
 
 Greece64
 
 Turkey74
 
20 September
 
 Greece (OT)76
 
 Spain85
 
17 September
 
 Serbia63
 
 Russia68
 
19 September
 
 Serbia79
 
 Serbia (OT)96
 
18 September
 
 Slovenia92 Third place
 
 Slovenia67
 
20 September
 
 Croatia65
 
 Greece57
 
 
 Slovenia56
 
5th place bracket
 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
19 September
 
 
 France80
 
20 September
 
 Turkey68
 
 France69
 
19 September
 
 Croatia62
 
 Russia69
 
 
 Croatia76
 
Seventh place
 
 
20 September
 
 
 Turkey66
 
 
 Russia89

Quarterfinals

17 September
18:15
Russia  6879  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 4–20, 15–13, 25–25
Pts: Fridzon 15
Rebs: Mozgov 6
Asts: Ponkrashov 4
Pts: Tripković 18
Rebs: Veličković, Paunić, Bjelica 5
Asts: Teodosić
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ivo Dolinek (CZE)
17 September
21:00
France  6686  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–22, 20–26, 14–13
Pts: Turiaf 12
Rebs: Diaw 6
Asts: Parker 3
Pts: P. Gasol 28
Rebs: P. Gasol 9
Asts: Navarro, Rubio 4
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Zoran Šutulović (MNE), Sreten Radović (CRO)
18 September
18:15
Turkey  7476 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 12–12, 20–18, 19–18, Overtime: 9–11
Pts: Türkoğlu, Onan 13
Rebs: İlyasova 7
Asts: Tunçeri 5
Pts: Spanoulis 23
Rebs: Fotsis 13
Asts: Spanoulis 7
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)
18 September
21:00
Slovenia  6765  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 21–22, 14–3, 14–15
Pts: E. Lorbek 27
Rebs: E. Lorbek 8
Asts: Lakovič 5
Pts: Ukić 21
Rebs: 7 tied with 3
Asts: Ukić 5
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP)

Classification 5–8

19 September
12:00
France  8068  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 20–17, 29–16, 19–9
Pts: Parker 28
Rebs: Piétrus 6
Asts: Parker 10
Pts: Türkoğlu 13
Rebs: Aşık 9
Asts: Tunçeri, Türkoğlu 3
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB), Olegs Latisevs (LAT)
19 September
14:15
Russia  6976  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 27–15, 15–25, 13–18
Pts: Monya 18
Rebs: McCarty 7
Asts: Bykov, Ponkrashov 5
Pts: Ukić 18
Rebs: Kus 5
Asts: Ukić 8
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Fernando Rocha (POR)

Semifinals

19 September
18:30
Spain  8264  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 23–19, 15–11, 18–13
Pts: P. Gasol 18
Rebs: Reyes 7
Asts: Cabezas 4
Pts: Bourousis 11
Rebs: Fotsis 10
Asts: Spanoulis, Bourousis, Calathes 2
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
19 September
21:00
Serbia  9692 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 24–26, 21–12, 23–22, Overtime: 17–13
Pts: Teodosić 32
Rebs: Marković 8
Asts: Teodosić, Veličković, Marković 4
Pts: E. Lorbek 25
Rebs: E. Lorbek 10
Asts: Lakovič 5
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,500
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Sreten Radovic (CRO), Tomas Jasevicius (LTU)

Seventh place game

20 September
14:15
Turkey  6689  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–25, 19–17, 7–21
Pts: Aşık 24
Rebs: Aşık 11
Asts: Atsür 5
Pts: Fridzon 26
Rebs: Kurbanov 7
Asts: Ponkrashov, Kurbanov 7
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,000

Fifth place game

20 September
12:00
France  6962  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 13–12, 12–17, 23–21
Pts: Diot 18
Rebs: Koffi 8
Asts: Batum 8
Pts: Kus 18
Rebs: Nicević 8
Asts: Popović 8
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,000

Third place game

20 September
18:30
Greece  5756  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 15–11, 11–13, 15–19
Pts: Schortsanitis 23
Rebs: Bourousis 7
Asts: Calathes 4
Pts: Lakovič 16
Rebs: E. Lorbek 9
Asts: Slokar 4
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 9,000

Final

20 September
21:15
Spain  8563  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 28–15, 15–15, 18–19
Pts: P. Gasol 18
Rebs: P. Gasol 11
Asts: Garbajosa 4
Pts: Tripković & Veličković 15
Rebs: Veličković 5
Asts: Krstić 3
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU), Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Lazaros Voreadis (GRE)

The final was a rematch of each team's opening game, with the Spaniards attempting to avenge their 66–57 upset loss to the Serbs. Spain raced to a double-digit lead early in the first quarter, en route to an unassailable 52–29 lead at halftime. Serbia didn't catch up to hand Spain their first European Championship. Pau Gasol had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Rudy Fernandez added 13 points and five rebounds. Uroš Tripković and Novica Veličković had 15 points each in a losing effort for the Serbs.[11]


 EuroBasket 2009 champions 

Spain
First title

Final standings

Results
Automatic Qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Wild card for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 7–2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Serbia 6–3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece 6–3
4  Slovenia 6–3
5  France 8–1
6  Croatia 4–5
7  Russia 5–4
8  Turkey 5–4
9–10  Macedonia 2–4
 Poland 2–4
11–12  Germany 1–5
 Lithuania 1–5
13–16  Latvia 1–2
 Israel 0–3
 Great Britain 0–3
 Bulgaria 0–3

Spain, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, France, and Croatia qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Turkey previously qualified as hosts of the competition. Russia, Germany, and Lithuania were later awarded wild card berths to the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[12]

Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
Serbia Miloš Teodosić
Spain Rudy Fernandez
Slovenia Erazem Lorbek
Spain Pau Gasol (MVP)

Statistics

Note: Only players who participated in at least five games are eligible for statistic charts.

Individual tournament highs

Individual game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsSerbia Miloš Teodosić32 Slovenia (9/19)
ReboundsLatvia Andris Biedriņš20 France (9/8)
AssistsSerbia Miloš Teodosić12 Lithuania (9/16)
StealsSlovenia Goran Dragić
Spain Rudy Fernández
6 Spain (9/9)
 France (9/17)
BlocksRussia Timofey Mozgov
Poland Marcin Gortat
6 France (9/9)
 Bulgaria (9/7)
Field goal percentageGermany Heiko Schaffartzik
Slovenia Erazem Lorbek
100% (8/8) Greece (9/11)
 Great Britain (9/7)
3-point field goal percentageGermany Heiko Schaffartzik100% (5/5) Greece (9/11)
 Croatia (9/15)
Free throw percentageSlovenia Erazem Lorbek100% (10/10) Serbia (9/19)
TurnoversPoland David Logan8 Lithuania (9/8)

Team tournament highs

Team game highs

DepartmentTeamTotalOpponent
Points Greece106 Israel (9/9)
Rebounds Greece47 Spain (9/19)
 Turkey (9/18)
Assists Poland
 Spain
 Spain
25 Bulgaria (9/7)
 Poland (9/16)
 Lithuania (9/14)
Steals Macedonia14 Germany (9/13)
Blocks Poland10 Bulgaria (9/7)
Field goal percentage Greece61.7% (37/60) Israel (9/9)
3-point field goal percentage Russia66.7% (16/24) Turkey (9/20)
Free throw percentage Lithuania91.7% (22/24) Bulgaria
Turnovers4 tied with 20

Team rosters (Final Four)

FIBA broadcasting rights

See also

References

  1. "Gasol leads Spain to Euro gold". ESPN. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  2. "Spain crowned kings of EuroBasket". BBC Sport. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  3. "Poland". eurobasket2009.org. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  4. "Seven teams book ticket to EuroBasket 2009". FIBA Europe. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  5. "EuroBasket 2009 in Poland". eurocup.org. 15 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  6. "FIBA Europe announces seedings for EuroBasket draws". FIBA Europe. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  7. "EuroBasket 2009 draw countdown in Warsaw". FIBA Europe. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  8. Eurobasket of Absentees Archived 26 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at talkbasket.net
  9. Players who are citizens by birth of the country they represent, even if they were born outside of that country and have not previously lived there, are not considered "naturalized" under FIBA rules. Two players on the Greece squad, Nick Calathes and Kosta Koufos, were born and raised in the United States, but were also Greek citizens by birth because each had at least one parent who emigrated from Greece.
  10. Eurobasket preview at thepaintedarea.blogspot.com
  11. Elkington, Mark (20 September 2009). "Spain crush Serbia to take European gold". Reuters. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  12. EuroBasket2009.org Gasol Named EuroBasket 2009 MVP Presented By Tissot. Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. PPG Leaders
  14. RPG Leaders
  15. APG Leaders
  16. SPG Leaders
  17. BPG Leaders
  18. MPG Leaders
  19. Team Leaders – PPG
  20. Team Leaders – RPG
  21. Team Leaders – APG
  22. Team Leaders – SPG
  23. Team Leaders – BPG
  24. "Basketball on the BBC". BBC News. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
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