EuroBasket 2009

Gdańsk

Poznań

Warsaw

Wrocław

Bydgoszcz

Łódź

Katowice

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

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

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 Team Last FIBA result  Russia 1st EuroBasket 2007  Spain 2nd EuroBasket 2007  Lithuania 3rd EuroBasket 2007  Greece 4th EuroBasket 2007

Pot B Team Last FIBA result  Germany 5th EuroBasket 2007  Croatia 6th EuroBasket 2007  Slovenia 7th EuroBasket 2007  Turkey qualifying, record 6–0

Pot C Team Last FIBA result  Serbia qualifying, record 7–1  Poland h., 13–16th EuroBasket 2007  Macedonia qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1173  Latvia qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.1031

Pot D Team Last FIBA result  Great Britain qualifying, r. 4–2, a. 1.0456  Israel qualifying, record 3–3  Bulgaria qualifying, record 4–4  France additional qualifying

h Host

r Record, win–loss

a Goal average coefficient, points for/points against

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]

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

Rank	Team	Record
	Spain	7–2
	Serbia	6–3
	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.

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

Vassilis Spanoulis
Miloš Teodosić
Rudy Fernandez
Erazem Lorbek
Pau Gasol (MVP)

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

Individual tournament highs

Points[13] Pos. Name G Pts PPG 1 Pau Gasol 9 168 18.7 2 Tony Parker 8 142 17.8 3 Erazem Lorbek 9 148 16.4 4 Ersan İlyasova 7 113 16.1 5 David Logan 6 93 15.5 6 Marcin Gortat 6 86 14.3 7 Vassilis Spanoulis 9 127 14.1 Miloš Teodosić 9 127 14.1 9 Jaka Lakovič 9 126 14.0 10 Roko Ukić 8 109 13.6 Rudy Fernández 8 109 13.6

Rebounds[14] Pos. Name G Reb. RPG 1 Marcin Gortat 6 65 10.8 2 Pau Gasol 9 75 8.3 3 Erazem Lorbek 9 67 7.4 4 Ersan İlyasova 7 51 7.3 5 Ioannis Bourousis 8 58 7.3 6 Pero Antić 6 40 6.7 7 Ömer Aşık 9 57 6.3 8 Jan-Hendrik Jagla 6 38 6.3 9 Antonis Fotsis 9 55 6.1 10 Maciej Lampe 6 36 6.0

Assists[15] Pos. Name G Ass. APG 1 Miloš Teodosić 9 47 5.2 2 Anton Ponkrashov 9 44 4.9 3 David Logan 6 27 4.5 4 Tony Parker 8 35 4.4 5 Łukasz Koszarek 6 26 4.3 6 Vassilis Spanoulis 9 38 4.2 7 Ricky Rubio 9 35 3.9 8 Steffen Hamann 6 23 3.8 Heiko Schaffartzik 6 23 3.8 10 Jaka Lakovič 9 34 3.8

Steals[16] Pos. Name G Stls SPG 1 Rudy Fernandez 8 17 2.1 2 Tony Parker 8 14 1.8 3 Kšyštof Lavrinovič 6 10 1.7 4 Nick Calathes 8 13 1.6 Kelly McCarty 8 13 1.6 6 Sergey Monya 9 14 1.6 7 Roko Ukić 8 12 1.5 8 Vrbica Stefanov 6 9 1.5 9 Erazem Lorbek 9 13 1.4 Vassilis Spanoulis 9 13 1.4 Novica Veličković 9 13 1.4 Ricky Rubio 9 13 1.4

Blocks[17] Pos. Name G Blocks BPG 1 Pau Gasol 9 20 2.2 2 Marcin Gortat 6 12 2.0 3 Timofey Mozgov 9 12 1.3 Marc Gasol 9 12 1.3 5 Ersan İlyasova 7 9 1.3 6 Maciej Lampe 6 7 1.2 7 Ronny Turiaf 9 10 1.1 8 Nicolas Batum 9 9 1.0 Sergey Monya 9 9 1.0 Patrick Femerling 6 6 1.0

Minutes[18] Pos. Name G Min. MPG 1 Jaka Lakovič 9 335 37.2 2 Marcin Gortat 6 207 34.5 David Logan 6 207 34.5 4 Kelly McCarty 8 268 33.5 5 Vassilis Spanoulis 9 282 33.1 6 Erazem Lorbek 9 279 31.0 7 Tony Parker 8 247 30.9 8 Vrbica Stefanov 6 183 30.5 9 Ersan İlyasova 7 209 29.9 10 Boris Diaw 8 236 29.5

Individual game highs

Department	Name	Total	Opponent
Points	Miloš Teodosić	32	Slovenia (9/19)
Rebounds	Andris Biedriņš	20	France (9/8)
Assists	Miloš Teodosić	12	Lithuania (9/16)
Steals	Goran Dragić Rudy Fernández	6	Spain (9/9)  France (9/17)
Blocks	Timofey Mozgov Marcin Gortat	6	France (9/9)  Bulgaria (9/7)
Field goal percentage	Heiko Schaffartzik Erazem Lorbek	100% (8/8)	Greece (9/11)  Great Britain (9/7)
3-point field goal percentage	Heiko Schaffartzik	100% (5/5)	Greece (9/11)  Croatia (9/15)
Free throw percentage	Erazem Lorbek	100% (10/10)	Serbia (9/19)
Turnovers	David Logan	8	Lithuania (9/8)

Team tournament highs

Offensive PPG[19] Pos. Name PPG 1  Spain 79.8 2  Greece 75.9 3  Serbia 75.6 4  Slovenia 75.2 5  Turkey 74.7

Defensive PPG Pos. Name PPG 1  France 66.8 2  Russia 68.4 3  Spain 68.9 4  Slovenia 69.0 5  Greece 69.9

Rebounds[20] Pos. Name RPG 1  Greece 37.2 2  Poland 37.0 3  Spain 36.4 4  Lithuania 34.8 5  France 34.3

Assists[21] Pos. Name APG 1  Spain 17.3 2  Poland 17.2 3  Serbia 16.1 4  France 15.8 5  Lithuania 15.3

Steals[22] Pos. Name SPG 1  Spain 8.1 2  Greece 7.7 3  Serbia 7.6 4  France 7.4 5  Turkey 7.3

Blocks[23] Pos. Name BPG 1  Spain 4.4 2  Poland 3.8 3  France 3.4 4  Russia 3.3 5  Turkey 2.7

Team game highs

Department	Team	Total	Opponent
Points	Greece	106	Israel (9/9)
Rebounds	Greece	47	Spain (9/19)  Turkey (9/18)
Assists	Poland  Spain  Spain	25	Bulgaria (9/7)  Poland (9/16)  Lithuania (9/14)
Steals	Macedonia	14	Germany (9/13)
Blocks	Poland	10	Bulgaria (9/7)
Field goal percentage	Greece	61.7% (37/60)	Israel (9/9)
3-point field goal percentage	Russia	66.7% (16/24)	Turkey (9/20)
Free throw percentage	Lithuania	91.7% (22/24)	Bulgaria
Turnovers	4 tied with 20

• 1. Spain: Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Víctor Claver, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Sergio Llull, Carlos Cabezas, Ricky Rubio, Felipe Reyes, Marc Gasol, Raúl López, Álex Mumbrú (Coach: Sergio Scariolo)
• 2. Serbia: Miloš Teodosić, Stefan Marković, Bojan Popović, Uroš Tripković, Ivan Paunić, Milenko Tepić, Nemanja Bjelica, Novica Veličković, Milan Mačvan, Nenad Krstić, Kosta Perović, Miroslav Raduljica (Coach: Dušan Ivković)
• 3. Greece: Nick Calathes, Giannis Kalampokis, Vassilis Spanoulis, Stratos Perperoglou, Nikos Zisis, Georgios Printezis, Kostas Kaimakoglou, Antonis Fotsis, Kosta Koufos, Ioannis Bourousis, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, Andreas Glyniadakis (Coach: Jonas Kazlauskas)
• 4. Slovenia: Jaka Lakovič, Goran Dragić, Domen Lorbek, Samo Udrih, Jaka Klobučar, Boštjan Nachbar, Goran Jagodnik, Uroš Slokar, Jurica Golemac, Matjaž Smodiš, Erazem Lorbek, Primož Brezec (Coach: Jure Zdovc)