EuroBasket

EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation.

EuroBasket
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event EuroBasket 2025 qualification
SportBasketball
Founded1935 (1935)
Inaugural season1935
No. of teams24
CountriesFIBA Europe member associations
ContinentFIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain
(4th title)
Most titles Soviet Union
(14 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
EuroBasket Women
Official websiteEuroBasket
FIBA Europe

The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title.

History

Beginning

Lithuania celebrating winning the EuroBasket 1937

The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The following two tournaments would be won by Lithuania and would see the introduction of Egypt who would compete in EuroBasket until 1953 winning one championship at home in 1949 along the way.[1] The 1941 edition of the tournament was scheduled be held in Lithuania as well, but was cancelled due to WWII.[2]

Soviet dominance

After the 1946 edition saw the first jump shot performed by Italian player Giuseppe Stefanini, the following edition would see the Soviet Union compete in their first edition in the 1947 edition and would see the Soviets win the first of eleven out of the next thirteen European championships.[3] During the 50s, the Soviet Union won four of the five competitions held during the decade with the only tournament that they did not win being the 1955 edition. This was won by Hungary as they finished top while the Soviets finished in third place. It was also during that edition that the thirty-second shot clock was introduced, which changed the style of basketball.[4]

The Soviets would take out all of the championships during the 60s with them having a fifty-five game winning streak which would be broken by Yugoslavia in 1969. For Yugoslavia, they were starting to come to challenge the Soviets with the main player in Radivoj Korac aiding the team to two silvers and a bronze medal, in his career which stopped in 1967. The 1960s would see also a change in how the competition was viewed and run with FIBA putting a limit on the number of countries that entered to 16 with qualifiers being the way to bring them down to that number as it first appeared in 1963. The following edition would see the competition not be held in one city with Tbilisi joining Moscow in hosting games and in 1967 the first modern games were held, because the games were televised and international media were present.[5]

Rise of Yugoslavia

The 1970s were the competition between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. During the decade Yugoslavia won three gold medals and the Soviet Union taking out the remaining two. After the Soviets took out 1971, the 1973 edition would finally see Yugoslavia take out their first championship after Spain defeated the Soviets in the semi-finals to qualify for their first final since the first edition way back in 1935. Yugoslavia would finally have a chance to defeat the Soviets as at home, they would get the chance to defeat them and they did as they won by six points to take home 1975 edition. After following that up in 1977, the Soviets would get their revenge in the final round at EuroBasket 1979 when they defeated them 96–77 to qualify through to the final where they would defeat Israel who shocked the basketball world as they defeated Yugoslavia in the opening round by a point.[6]

Brewing under the Soviets and Yugoslavs, Western Europe was starting to appear with the 1980s seeing the change happen. In 1983, the Western side of Europe tasted success with Italy defeating Spain in the final to record their first of two titles. An important development happened in the following edition which was held in Germany. That edition saw the first three-point arc being used.

New winners emerge and Spanish dominance

Greece would win the next edition in 1987 at home after remarkable victory over heavily favored Soviet Union, with a 103–101 score in a gripping final decided in overtime. At the 1989 edition, Greece beat the Soviet team again in the semifinals with a one-point margin but then lost to hosts Yugoslavia in the final.[7] EuroBasket 1991 was the first EuroBasket tournament in which currently active NBA players, that had also already played in an official NBA regular season game were allowed to participate. It would also be the first edition where the Soviets weren't entered into the competition, as the USSR didn't qualify for the main tournament and afterwards collapsed. Yugoslavia would take the title, but afterwards war would split the country up with Jure Zdovc being a "casualty" after Slovenia declared independence, two days into the tournament. 1993 saw a shock winner, with Germany taking the championship at home with a one-point victory over Russia. After being suspended in 1993, FR Yugoslavia came back and took the trophy after defeating Lithuania who was making its first appearance, since it had been a Soviet Republic. But politics came into play with the crowd protesting "Lithuania is the champions", while the Croatian team who had defeated Greece for bronze step down from the podium in protest of the war that was happening at the time.[8][9] Nevertheless, FR Yugoslavia managed to repeat their success in 1997 after victory over Italy in the final match.

Italy managed to win the last title of the 20th century, defeating Spain in the 1999 final. In 2001, FR Yugoslavia regained European title but it was their last victory at the EuroBasket. In 2003, Lithuania defeated Spain in the final match and won their first European trophy since 1939. In 2005, Greece repeated success of 1987 after beating Germany in the final match.

2007 saw a shock winner, with Russia taking their first EuroBasket title since the dissolution of the Soviet Union with a one-point victory over heavily favored Spanish hosts in Madrid. However, the next tournaments were dominated by Spain who finally gained their maiden European title in 2009 and then won 3 of 5 next editions. In 2013, France won their first European title. In 2017, Slovenia won the trophy, becoming the 14th country to win the EuroBasket. But in general, the first decades of the 21st century have been characterized by the dominance of Spanish team who has reached at least the semifinals of the 11 last tournaments, obtaining at these editions a total of four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, including the current title of 2022.

Qualification

24 European teams take part in the final competition. The qualification format that existed until the 2011 EuroBasket permitted 16 teams to compete. Eight spots were determined by the host nation and the top seven finishers of the previous EuroBasket. The remaining Division A teams compete in a qualification tournament. There, they were divided into four groups. Each group played a double round-robin. The top team in each group qualified for EuroBasket. The best three of the four runners-up also qualified.

Of the ten teams that did not qualify in the qualification tournament, the six best got another chance in the additional qualification round. The remaining four competed in a relegation round, with two being sent to Division B for the next qualification cycle (and replaced by the two best teams from Division B).

The final spot was determined by the additional qualifying round. The six teams were divided into two groups of three, with each group playing a double round-robin. The top team in each group played in the final against the other group's top team; the winner of that game received the final EuroBasket qualification spot.

In 2015, the national team of Iceland became the smallest nation to ever qualify for a EuroBasket final stage at the population of around 330.000 people. The team was led by the former Dallas Maverick, Jón Arnór Stefánsson followed by a great performance which drove them through the qualifiers. In 2017, Iceland made back to back qualification to a EuroBasket final stage, then led by the young Martinn Hermansson.

Competition format

EuroBasket has used a number of different formats, ranging from the simple round-robin used in 1939, to a three-stage tournament, and now a two-stage tournament that is currently in use.

The current format begins with a preliminary round. The twenty-four qualified teams are placed into four groups of six, and each group plays a round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group (16 overall) advance to the knockout stage. The knockout stage is a 16-team single-elimination tournament, with a bronze medal game for semi-final losers and classification games for the quarterfinal losers to determine fifth to eighth places.

Results

Summaries
Year Hosts Gold medal game Bronze medal game Number of teams
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
1935   Switzerland
Latvia
24–18
Spain

Czechoslovakia
25–23
Switzerland
10
1937  Latvia
Lithuania
24–23
Italy

France
27–24
Poland
8
1939  Lithuania
Lithuania
No playoffs
Latvia

Poland
No playoffs
France
8
1941  Lithuania Cancelled due to World War II
1946   Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
34–32
Italy

Hungary
38–32
France
10
1947  Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
56–37
Czechoslovakia

Egypt
50–48
Belgium
14
1949  Egypt
Egypt
No playoffs
France

Greece
No playoffs
Turkey
7
1951  France
Soviet Union
45–44
Czechoslovakia

France
55–52
Bulgaria
18
1953  Soviet Union
Soviet Union
No playoffs
Hungary

France
No playoffs
Czechoslovakia
17
1955  Hungary
Hungary
No playoffs
Czechoslovakia

Soviet Union
No playoffs
Bulgaria
18
1957  Bulgaria
Soviet Union
No playoffs
Bulgaria

Czechoslovakia
No playoffs
Hungary
16
1959  Turkey
Soviet Union
No playoffs
Czechoslovakia

France
No playoffs
Hungary
17
1961  Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
60–53
Yugoslavia

Bulgaria
55–46
France
19
1963  Poland
Soviet Union
61–45
Poland

Yugoslavia
89–61
Hungary
16
1965  Soviet Union
Soviet Union
58–49
Yugoslavia

Poland
86–70
Italy
16
1967  Finland
Soviet Union
89–77
Czechoslovakia

Poland
80–76
Bulgaria
16
1969  Italy
Soviet Union
81–72
Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
77–75
Poland
12
1971  West Germany
Soviet Union
69–64
Yugoslavia

Italy
85–67
Poland
12
1973  Spain
Yugoslavia
78–67
Spain

Soviet Union
90–58
Czechoslovakia
12
1975  Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
No playoffs
Soviet Union

Italy
No playoffs
Spain
12
1977  Belgium
Yugoslavia
74–61
Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia
91–81
Italy
12
1979  Italy
Soviet Union
98–76
Israel

Yugoslavia
99–92
Czechoslovakia
12
1981  Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
84–67
Yugoslavia

Czechoslovakia
101–90
Spain
12
1983  France
Italy
105–96
Spain

Soviet Union
105–70
Netherlands
12
1985  West Germany
Soviet Union
120–89
Czechoslovakia

Italy
102–90
Spain
12
1987  Greece
Greece
103–101
overtime

Soviet Union

Yugoslavia
98–87
Spain
12
1989  Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
98–77
Greece

Soviet Union
104–76
Italy
8
1991  Italy
Yugoslavia
88–73
Italy

Spain
101–83
France
8
1993  Germany
Germany
71–70
Russia

Croatia
99–59
Greece
16
1995  Greece
FR Yugoslavia
96–90
Lithuania

Croatia
73–68
Greece
14
1997  Spain
FR Yugoslavia
61–49
Italy

Russia
97–77
Greece
16
1999  France
Italy
64–56
Spain

FR Yugoslavia
74–62
France
16
2001  Turkey
FR Yugoslavia
78–69
Turkey

Spain
99–90
Germany
16
2003  Sweden
Lithuania
93–84
Spain

Italy
69–67
France
16
2005  Serbia and Montenegro
Greece
78–62
Germany

France
98–68
Spain
16
2007  Spain
Russia
60–59
Spain

Lithuania
78–69
Greece
16
2009  Poland
Spain
85–63
Serbia

Greece
57–56
Slovenia
16
2011  Lithuania
Spain
98–85
France

Russia
72–68
Macedonia
24
2013  Slovenia
France
80–66
Lithuania

Spain
92–66
Croatia
24
2015  France
 Croatia
 Germany
 Latvia

Spain
80–63
Lithuania

France
81–68
Serbia
24
2017  Finland
 Israel
 Romania
 Turkey

Slovenia
93–85
Serbia

Spain
93–85
Russia
24
2022  Czech Republic
 Georgia
 Italy
 Germany

Spain
88–76
France

Germany
82–69
Poland
24
2025  Latvia
 Cyprus
 Finland
 Poland
24

Medal table

The medal table below lists the national teams according to the respective table published by FIBA.[10] Countries in italics no longer compete at the EuroBasket.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union143421
2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia85417
3 Spain46414
4 Lithuania3317
5 Italy24410
6 Greece2125
7 Czechoslovakia16512
8 France13610
9 Russia1124
10 Germany1113
 Hungary1113
12 Latvia1102
13 Egypt1012
14 Slovenia1001
15 Serbia0202
16 Poland0134
17 Bulgaria0112
18 Israel0101
 Turkey0101
20 Croatia0022
Totals (20 entries)414141123
Notes
  • According to FIBA, Yugoslavia competed until 2001.[11]

Participating nations

Team Switzerland
1935
Latvia
1937
Lithuania
1939
Switzerland
1946
Czech Republic
1947
Egypt
1949
France
1951
Soviet Union
1953
Hungary
1955
Bulgaria
1957
Turkey
1959
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1961
Poland
1963
Soviet Union
1965
Finland
1967
Italy
1969
West Germany
1971
Spain
1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1975
Belgium
1977
Italy
1979
 Albania----14th----16th-----------
 Austria----12th-11th-13th14th16th--------12th-
 Belgium6th--7th4th-7th10th-12th7th8th8th-15th----8th12th
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaPart of  Yugoslavia
 Bulgaria8th---8th-4th9th4th2nd5th3rd5th5th4th7th6th6th5th6th11th
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia
 Cyprus---------------------
 Czech RepublicPart of  Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3rd7th-1st2nd-2nd4th2nd3rd2nd5th10th7th2nd3rd5th4th6th3rd4th
 Denmark------14th16th18th------------
 East GermanyXXXXXX----14th12th6th10th14th------
 Egypt-8th--3rd1st-8th-------------
 England---10th----12th--19th---------
 Estonia-5th5thPart of  Soviet Union
 Finland--8th---9th12th10th11th13th14th14th12th6th----10th-
 France5th3rd4th4th5th2nd3rd3rd9th8th3rd4th13th9th11th-10th10th-11th8th
 GeorgiaPart of  Soviet Union
 West Germany/
 Germany
------12th14th17th13th-16th-14th--9th----
 Great Britain---------------------
 Greece-----3rd8th----17th-8th12th10th-11th12th-9th
 Hungary9th-7th3rd7th--2nd1st4th4th6th4th15th13th8th-----
 Iceland---------------------
 Iran----------17th----------
 IsraelXXXXX--5th--11th11th9th6th8th11th11th7th7th5th2nd
 Italy7th2nd6th2nd9th-5th7th6th10th10th-12th4th7th6th3rd5th3rd4th5th
 Latvia1st6th2ndPart of  Soviet Union
 Lebanon-----7th-15th-------------
 Lithuania-1st1stPart of  Soviet Union
 Luxembourg---8th--17th-15th------------
 MontenegroPart of  Yugoslavia
 Netherlands---6th11th5th10th----15th16th-16th---10th7th10th
 North Macedonia[12]Part of  Yugoslavia
 Poland-4th3rd9th6th---5th7th6th9th2nd3rd3rd4th4th12th8th-7th
 Portugal------15th--------------
 Romania10th---10th-18th13th7th5th8th7th11th13th5th9th8th9th11th--
 RussiaPart of  Soviet Union
 Scotland------16th--15th-----------
 Serbia Part of  Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro[11] Part of  Yugoslavia
 SloveniaPart of  Yugoslavia
 Soviet Union----1st-1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd1st
 Spain2nd---------15th13th7th11th10th5th7th2nd4th9th6th
 Sweden-------17th16th--18th-16th-12th-----
  Switzerland4th--5th--13th11th14th------------
 Syria-----6th---------------
 Turkey-----4th6th-11th9th12th10th15th---12th8th9th--
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia ----13th--6th8th6th9th2nd3rd2nd9th2nd2nd1st1st1st3rd
Total108810147181718161719161616121212121212
Team Czechoslovakia
1981
France
1983
West Germany
1985
Greece
1987
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1989
Italy
1991
Germany
1993
Greece
1995
Spain
1997
France
1999
Turkey
2001
Sweden
2003
Serbia and Montenegro
2005
Spain
2007
Poland
2009
Lithuania
2011
Slovenia
2013
France
Croatia
Germany
Latvia
2015
Turkey
Finland
Israel
Romania
2017
Germany
Czech Republic
Georgia (country)
Italy
2022
Latvia
Cyprus
Finland
Poland
2025
Total
 Albania---------------------2
 Austria---------------------6
 Belgium------12th--------21st9th13th19th14th18
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaPart of  Yugoslavia8th-15th15th13th15th13th--17th13th23rd-18th10
 Bulgaria--8th-7th8th14th-----13th-13th13th---20th25
 CroatiaPart of  Yugoslavia3rd3rd11th11th7th11th7th6th6th13th4th9th10th11th14
 Cyprus--------------------Q1
 Czech RepublicPart of  Czechoslovakia---12th---13th--13th7th20th16th6
 Czechoslovakia3rd10th2nd8th-6thXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX24
 Denmark--------------------3
 East Germany-----XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX5
 Egypt---------------------4
 England12th--------------------4
 EstoniaPart of  Soviet Union6th---14th------20th-19th6
 Finland-------14th-------9th9th16th11th8thQ18
 France8th5th6th9th6th4th7th8th10th4th6th4th3rd8th5th2nd1st3rd12th2nd39
 GeorgiaPart of  Soviet Union---------11th17th15th17th21st5
 West Germany/
 Germany
10th8th5th6th--1st10th12th7th4th9th2nd5th11th9th17th18th7th3rd25
 Great Britain--------------13th13th13th-22nd24th5
 Greece9th11th-1st2nd5th4th4th4th16th9th5th1st4th3rd6th11th5th8th5th28
 Hungary---------14th--------16th23rd16
 Iceland-----------------24th24th-2
 Iran---------------------1
 Israel6th6th9th11th--15th9th9th9th10th7th9th11th13th13th21st10th21st17th30
 Italy5th1st3rd5th4th2nd9th5th2nd1st11th3rd9th9th-17th8th6th6th7th38
 LatviaPart of  Soviet Union10th-16th-8th13th13th13th13th21st10th8th5th-Q15
 Lebanon---------------------2
 LithuaniaPart of  Soviet Union-2nd6th5th12th1st5th3rd11th5th2nd2nd9th15th15
 Luxembourg---------------------3
 MontenegroPart of  Yugoslavia Part of  FR Yugoslavia--21st17th-13th13th4
 Netherlands-4th12th10th8th------------21st-22nd16
 North Macedonia[12]Part of  Yugoslavia---13th----9th4th21st19th--5
 Poland7th9th11th7th-7th--7th----13th9th17th21st11th18th4thQ30
 Portugal-------------9th-21st----3
 Romania--10th12th--------------23rd--18
 RussiaPart of  Soviet Union2nd7th3rd6th5th8th8th1st7th3rd21st17th4thDQDQ13
 Scotland---------------------2
 SerbiaPart of  Yugoslavia Part of  FR Yugoslavia13th2nd8th7th4th2nd9th7
 Serbia and Montenegro[11] Part of  Yugoslavia DQ1st1st3rd1st6th9thXXXXXXXX2
 SloveniaPart of  Yugoslavia14th12th14th10th15th10th6th7th4th7th5th12th1st6th14
 Soviet Union1st3rd1st2nd3rd-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX21
 Spain4th2nd4th4th5th3rd5th6th5th2nd3rd2nd4th2nd1st1st3rd1st3rd1st32
 Sweden-12th----13th11th---16th----13th---10
  Switzerland---------------------5
 Syria---------------------1
 Turkey11th-----11th13th8th8th2nd12th9th11th8th11th17th14th14th10th25
 UkrainePart of  Soviet Union--13th-16th14th13th--17th6th22nd15th12th9
 Yugoslavia2nd7th7th3rd1st1stX1st1st3rd1stXXXXXXXXXX25
Total1212121288161416161616161616242424242424
Notes
  • According to FIBA, Yugoslavia competed until 2001.[11]

Most successful players

Boldface denotes active basketball players and highest medal count among all players (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Multiple gold medalists

Rank Player Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Gennadi Volnov Soviet Union1959196966
2Sergei Belov Soviet Union196719794217
3Rudy Fernández Spain200720224116
4Predrag Danilović Yugoslavia
 FR Yugoslavia
19891999415
Modestas Paulauskas Soviet Union19651973415
Zurab Sakandelidze Soviet Union19651973415
7Armenak Alachachian Soviet Union1953196544
Aleksandr Petrov Soviet Union1959196544
9Krešimir Ćosić Yugoslavia196919813317
10Pau Gasol Spain200120173227

Multiple medalists

The table shows players who have won at least 6 medals in total at the EuroBasket.

Rank Player Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1Sergei Belov Soviet Union196719794217
2Krešimir Ćosić Yugoslavia196919813317
3Pau Gasol Spain200120173227
4Gennadi Volnov Soviet Union1959196966
5Rudy Fernández Spain200720224116
6Felipe Reyes Spain200120153216
7Alexander Belostenny Soviet Union197719893126
8Valdemaras Chomičius Soviet Union
 Lithuania
197919952226
Juan Carlos Navarro Spain200120172226

Awards

Below are the lists of all players voted as the MVPs[13][14] and the Top Scorers of each EuroBasket edition. Krešimir Ćosić and Pau Gasol are the only players to win the MVP award twice. Nikos Galis and Radivoj Korać were the Top Scorers 4 times each.[15]

Bronze Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Silver Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Gold Member of both the FIBA Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player was selected the MVP or was the Top Scorer.
Tournament MVP Top Scorer PPG
EuroBasket 1935 Spain Rafael Martín Italy Livio Franceschini
16.5
EuroBasket 1937 Lithuania Pranas Talzūnas Latvia Rūdolfs Jurciņš
12.5
EuroBasket 1939 Lithuania Mykolas Ruzgys
(de facto: Lithuania Pranas Lubinas)
Estonia Heino Veskila
16.7
EuroBasket 1946 Hungary Ferenc Németh Poland Paweł Stok
12.6
EuroBasket 1947 Soviet Union Joann Lõssov France Jacques Perrier
13.7
EuroBasket 1949 Turkey Hüseyin Öztürk Turkey Hüseyin Öztürk
19.3
EuroBasket 1951 Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek Czechoslovakia Ivan Mrázek
17.1
EuroBasket 1953 Soviet Union Anatoly Konev Lebanon Ahmed Idlibi
15.9
EuroBasket 1955 Hungary János Greminger Czechoslovakia Miroslav Škeřík
19.1
EuroBasket 1957 Czechoslovakia Jiří Baumruk Belgium Eddy Terrace
24.4
EuroBasket 1959 Soviet Union Viktor Zubkov Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
28.1
EuroBasket 1961 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać (2)
24.0
EuroBasket 1963 Spain Emiliano Rodríguez Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać (3)
26.6
EuroBasket 1965 Soviet Union Modestas Paulauskas Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać (4)
21.9
EuroBasket 1967 Czechoslovakia Jiří Zedníček Greece Giorgos Kolokithas
26.7
EuroBasket 1969 Soviet Union Sergei Belov Greece Giorgos Kolokithas (2)
23.5
EuroBasket 1971 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić Poland Edward Jurkiewicz
22.6
EuroBasket 1973 Spain Wayne Brabender Bulgaria Atanas Golomeev
22.3
EuroBasket 1975 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić (2) Bulgaria Atanas Golomeev (2)
22.9
EuroBasket 1977 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Dalipagić Netherlands Kees Akerboom
27.0
EuroBasket 1979 Israel Miki Berkovich Poland Mieczysław Młynarski
26.6
EuroBasket 1981 Soviet Union Valdis Valters Poland Mieczysław Młynarski (2)
23.1
EuroBasket 1983 Spain Juan Antonio Corbalán Greece Nikos Galis
33.0
EuroBasket 1985 Soviet Union Arvydas Sabonis Israel Doron Jamchi
28.1
EuroBasket 1987 Greece Nikos Galis Greece Nikos Galis (2)
37.0
EuroBasket 1989 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović Greece Nikos Galis (3)
35.6
EuroBasket 1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Toni Kukoč Greece Nikos Galis (4)
32.4
EuroBasket 1993 Germany Chris Welp Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović
24.6
EuroBasket 1995 Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis
22.5
EuroBasket 1997 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Đorđević Israel Oded Kattash
22.0
EuroBasket 1999 Italy Gregor Fučka Spain Alberto Herreros
19.2
EuroBasket 2001 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Peja Stojaković Germany Dirk Nowitzki
28.7
EuroBasket 2003 Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius Spain Pau Gasol
25.8
EuroBasket 2005 Germany Dirk Nowitzki Germany Dirk Nowitzki (2)
26.1
EuroBasket 2007 Russia Andrei Kirilenko Germany Dirk Nowitzki (3)
24.0
EuroBasket 2009 Spain Pau Gasol Spain Pau Gasol (2)
18.7
EuroBasket 2011 Spain Juan Carlos Navarro France Tony Parker
22.1
EuroBasket 2013 France Tony Parker France Tony Parker (2)
19.0
EuroBasket 2015 Spain Pau Gasol (2) Spain Pau Gasol (3)
25.6
EuroBasket 2017 Slovenia Goran Dragić Russia Alexey Shved
24.3
EuroBasket 2022 Spain Willy Hernangómez Greece Giannis Antetokounmpo
29.3

MVP and Top scorer by country

Country Times MVP Years Country Times Top Scorer Years
 Spain
8
1935, 1963, 1973, 1983, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2022  Greece
7
1967, 1969, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2022
 Soviet Union
7
1947, 1953, 1959, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1985  Spain
4
1999, 2003, 2009, 2015
 Yugoslavia
6
1961, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1989, 1991  Poland
4
1946, 1971, 1979, 1981
 Lithuania
4
1937, 1939, 1995, 2003  Yugoslavia
4
1959, 1961, 1963, 1965
 Czechoslovakia
3
1951, 1957, 1967  France
3
1947, 2011, 2013
 FR Yugoslavia
2
1997, 2001  Germany
3
2001, 2005, 2007
 Hungary
2
1946, 1955  Czechoslovakia
2
1951, 1955
 Germany
2
1993, 2005  Bulgaria
2
1973, 1975
 Turkey
1
1949  Israel
2
1985, 1997
 Israel
1
1979  Italy
1
1935
 Greece
1
1987  Latvia
1
1937
 Italy
1
1999  Estonia
1
1939
 Russia
1
2007  Turkey
1
1949
 France
1
2013  Lebanon
1
1953
 Slovenia
1
2017  Belgium
1
1957
 Netherlands
1
1977
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
1993
 Lithuania
1
1995
 Russia
1
2017

Most times MVP and Top scorer by Players

Player Times MVP Years Player Times Top Scorer Years
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Krešimir Ćosić
2
1971, 1975 Greece Nikos Galis
4
1983, 1987, 1989, 1991
Spain Pau Gasol
2
2009, 2015 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać
4
1959, 1961, 1963, 1965
One time MVP, earned by 36 players Germany Dirk Nowitzki
3
2001, 2005, 2007
Spain Pau Gasol
3
2003, 2009, 2015
Greece Giorgos Kolokithas
2
1967, 1969
Bulgaria Atanas Golomeev
2
1973, 1975
Poland Mieczysław Młynarski
2
1979, 1981
France Tony Parker
2
2011, 2013

Player scoring records

Most career points scored

  • Counting all games played through the end of EuroBasket 2017, and not counting qualification games.
List of All-Time Top 10 Scorers (Overall)
Player Points Scored Games Played Scoring Average
Spain Pau Gasol 1,183 58 20.4
France Tony Parker 1,104 68 16.2
Germany Dirk Nowitzki 1,052 49 21.4
Greece Nikos Galis 1,030 33 31.2
Czechoslovakia Kamil Brabenec 948 62 15.3
Israel Miki Berkovich 917 51 18.0
Spain Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" 889 58 15.3
Spain Emiliano Rodríguez 864 55 15.7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać 844 34 24.8
Czechoslovakia Stanislav Kropilák 769 55 14.0
Greece Panagiotis Giannakis 769 58 13.3

Highest career points per game average

  • Counting all games played through the end of EuroBasket 2017, and not counting qualification games.
List of All-Time Top 10 Scorers (By Average)[16]
Player Points Scored Games Played Scoring Average
Greece Nikos Galis 1,030 33 31.2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radivoj Korać 844 34 24.8
United Kingdom Luol Deng 123 5 24.6
Belgium Eddy Terrace 220 9 24.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sabahudin "Dino" Bilalović 217 9 24.1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražen Petrović 604 26 23.2
Germany Dennis Schröder 271 12 22.6
Netherlands Rik Smits 154 7 22.0
Poland Mieczysław Młynarski 482 22 21.9
Germany Michael Jackel 347 16 21.6

FIBA EuroBasket 2000–2020 Dream Team

PositionFIBA EuroBasket Dream Team[17]Years
PG Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2000–2020
SG Greece Vassilis Spanoulis 2000–2020
SF Greece Dimitris Diamantidis 2000–2020
PF Germany Dirk Nowitzki 2000–2020
C Spain Pau Gasol 2000–2020

See also

References

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  15. Top scorer of each EuroBasket (Top 3)
  16. All time highest scoring average (Top 10).
  17. "Διαμαντίδης και Σπανούλης στην κορυφαία πεντάδα της 20ετιας των EuroBasket". FIBA. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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