EuroBasket

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EuroBasket
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event EuroBasket 2025 qualification
SportBasketball
Founded1935; 89 years ago (1935)
First 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

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.

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[edit]

Beginning[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 Martin Hermannsson.

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

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
Yugoslavia
96–90
Lithuania

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

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

Yugoslavia
74–62
France
16
2001  Turkey
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[edit]

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.

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Russia 1 1 2 4
 Soviet Union 14 3 4 21
Total: 15 4 6 25
2  Serbia 0 2 0 2
 Yugoslavia 5 5 3 13
 Yugoslavia 3 1 1 5
Total: 8 7 4 19
3  Spain 4 6 4 14
4  Lithuania 3 3 1 7
5  Italy 2 4 4 10
6  Greece 2 1 2 5
7  Czech Republic 1 6 5 12
8  France 1 2 6 9
9  Hungary 1 1 1 3
10  Latvia 1 1 0 2
 Germany 1 1 0 2
12  Egypt 1 0 1 2
13  Slovenia 1 0 0 1
14  Poland 0 1 3 4
15  Bulgaria 0 1 1 2
16  Turkey 0 1 0 1
 Israel 0 1 0 1
18  Croatia 0 0 2 2
Totals (18 nations) 40 40 40 120

Participating nations[edit]

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 - 13th 14th 16th - - - - - - - - 12th -
 Belgium 6th - - 7th 4th - 7th 10th - 12th 7th 8th 8th - 15th - - - - 8th 12th
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of  Yugoslavia
 Bulgaria 8th - - - 8th - 4th 9th 4th 2nd 5th 3rd 5th 5th 4th 7th 6th 6th 5th 6th 11th
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia
 Cyprus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Czech Republic Part of  Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia 3rd 7th - 1st 2nd - 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 10th 7th 2nd 3rd 5th 4th 6th 3rd 4th
 Denmark - - - - - - 14th 16th 18th - - - - - - - - - - - -
 East Germany X X X X X X - - - - 14th 12th 6th 10th 14th - - - - - -
 Egypt - 8th - - 3rd 1st - 8th - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 England - - - 10th - - - - 12th - - 19th - - - - - - - - -
 Estonia - 5th 5th Part of  Soviet Union
 Finland - - 8th - - - 9th 12th 10th 11th 13th 14th 14th 12th 6th - - - - 10th -
 France 5th 3rd 4th 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 9th 8th 3rd 4th 13th 9th 11th - 10th 10th - 11th 8th
 Georgia Part of  Soviet Union
 West Germany/
 Germany
- - - - - - 12th 14th 17th 13th - 16th - 14th - - 9th - - - -
 Great Britain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Greece - - - - - 3rd 8th - - - - 17th - 8th 12th 10th - 11th 12th - 9th
 Hungary 9th - 7th 3rd 7th - - 2nd 1st 4th 4th 6th 4th 15th 13th 8th - - - - -
 Iceland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Iran - - - - - - - - - - 17th - - - - - - - - - -
 Israel X X X X X - - 5th - - 11th 11th 9th 6th 8th 11th 11th 7th 7th 5th 2nd
 Italy 7th 2nd 6th 2nd 9th - 5th 7th 6th 10th 10th - 12th 4th 7th 6th 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 5th
 Latvia 1st 6th 2nd Part of  Soviet Union
 Lebanon - - - - - 7th - 15th - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Lithuania - 1st 1st Part of  Soviet Union
 Luxembourg - - - 8th - - 17th - 15th - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Montenegro Part of  Yugoslavia
 Netherlands - - - 6th 11th 5th 10th - - - - 15th 16th - 16th - - - 10th 7th 10th
 North Macedonia[11] Part of  Yugoslavia
 Poland - 4th 3rd 9th 6th - - - 5th 7th 6th 9th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 12th 8th - 7th
 Portugal - - - - - - 15th - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Romania 10th - - - 10th - 18th 13th 7th 5th 8th 7th 11th 13th 5th 9th 8th 9th 11th - -
 Russia Part of  Soviet Union
 Scotland - - - - - - 16th - - 15th - - - - - - - - - - -
 Serbia Part of  Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro[12] Part of  Yugoslavia
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia
 Soviet Union - - - - 1st - 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st
 Spain 2nd - - - - - - - - - 15th 13th 7th 11th 10th 5th 7th 2nd 4th 9th 6th
 Sweden - - - - - - - 17th 16th - - 18th - 16th - 12th - - - - -
  Switzerland 4th - - 5th - - 13th 11th 14th - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Syria - - - - - 6th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Turkey - - - - - 4th 6th - 11th 9th 12th 10th 15th - - - 12th 8th 9th - -
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union
 Yugoslavia - - - - 13th - - 6th 8th 6th 9th 2nd 3rd 2nd 9th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd
Total 10 8 8 10 14 7 18 17 18 16 17 19 16 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12
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 - - - - - - - - 21st 9th 13th 19th 14th 18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of  Yugoslavia 8th - 15th 15th 13th 15th 13th - - 17th 13th 23rd - 18th 10
 Bulgaria - - 8th - 7th 8th 14th - - - - - 13th - 13th 13th - - - 20th 25
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia 3rd 3rd 11th 11th 7th 11th 7th 6th 6th 13th 4th 9th 10th 11th 14
 Cyprus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Q 1
 Czech Republic Part of  Czechoslovakia - - - 12th - - - 13th - - 13th 7th 20th 16th 6
 Czechoslovakia 3rd 10th 2nd 8th - 6th X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 24
 Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
 East Germany - - - - - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 5
 Egypt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
 England 12th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
 Estonia Part of  Soviet Union 6th - - - 14th - - - - - - 20th - 19th 6
 Finland - - - - - - - 14th - - - - - - - 9th 9th 16th 11th 8th Q 18
 France 8th 5th 6th 9th 6th 4th 7th 8th 10th 4th 6th 4th 3rd 8th 5th 2nd 1st 3rd 12th 2nd 39
 Georgia Part of  Soviet Union - - - - - - - - - 11th 17th 15th 17th 21st 5
 West Germany/
 Germany
10th 8th 5th 6th - - 1st 10th 12th 7th 4th 9th 2nd 5th 11th 9th 17th 18th 7th 3rd 25
 Great Britain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13th 13th 13th - 22nd 24th 5
 Greece 9th 11th - 1st 2nd 5th 4th 4th 4th 16th 9th 5th 1st 4th 3rd 6th 11th 5th 8th 5th 28
 Hungary - - - - - - - - - 14th - - - - - - - - 16th 23rd 16
 Iceland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24th 24th - 2
 Iran - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
 Israel 6th 6th 9th 11th - - 15th 9th 9th 9th 10th 7th 9th 11th 13th 13th 21st 10th 21st 17th 30
 Italy 5th 1st 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 9th 5th 2nd 1st 11th 3rd 9th 9th - 17th 8th 6th 6th 7th 38
 Latvia Part of  Soviet Union 10th - 16th - 8th 13th 13th 13th 13th 21st 10th 8th 5th - Q 15
 Lebanon - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
 Lithuania Part of  Soviet Union - 2nd 6th 5th 12th 1st 5th 3rd 11th 5th 2nd 2nd 9th 15th 15
 Luxembourg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
 Montenegro Part of  Yugoslavia Part of  Yugoslavia - - 21st 17th - 13th 13th 4
 Netherlands - 4th 12th 10th 8th - - - - - - - - - - - - 21st - 22nd 16
 North Macedonia[11] Part of  Yugoslavia - - - 13th - - - - 9th 4th 21st 19th - - 5
 Poland 7th 9th 11th 7th - 7th - - 7th - - - - 13th 9th 17th 21st 11th 18th 4th Q 30
 Portugal - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th - 21st - - - - 3
 Romania - - 10th 12th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23rd - - 18
 Russia Part of  Soviet Union 2nd 7th 3rd 6th 5th 8th 8th 1st 7th 3rd 21st 17th 4th DQ DQ 13
 Scotland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
 Serbia Part of  Yugoslavia Part of  Yugoslavia 13th 2nd 8th 7th 4th 2nd 9th 7
 Serbia and Montenegro[12] Part of  Yugoslavia DQ 1st 1st 3rd 1st 6th 9th X X X X X X X X 2
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia 14th 12th 14th 10th 15th 10th 6th 7th 4th 7th 5th 12th 1st 6th 14
 Soviet Union 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 21
 Spain 4th 2nd 4th 4th 5th 3rd 5th 6th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 32
 Sweden - 12th - - - - 13th 11th - - - 16th - - - - 13th - - - 10
  Switzerland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
 Syria - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
 Turkey 11th - - - - - 11th 13th 8th 8th 2nd 12th 9th 11th 8th 11th 17th 14th 14th 10th 25
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union - - 13th - 16th 14th 13th - - 17th 6th 22nd 15th 12th 9
 Yugoslavia 2nd 7th 7th 3rd 1st 1st X 1st 1st 3rd 1st X X X X X X X X X X 25
Total 12 12 12 12 8 8 16 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 24 24 24
Notes
  • According to FIBA, Yugoslavia competed until 2001.[12]

Most successful players[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Player Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Gennadi Volnov  Soviet Union 1959 1969 6 6
2 Sergei Belov  Soviet Union 1967 1979 4 2 1 7
3 Rudy Fernández  Spain 2007 2022 4 1 1 6
4 Predrag Danilović  Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia
1989 1999 4 1 5
Modestas Paulauskas  Soviet Union 1965 1973 4 1 5
Zurab Sakandelidze  Soviet Union 1965 1973 4 1 5
7 Armenak Alachachian  Soviet Union 1953 1965 4 4
Aleksandr Petrov  Soviet Union 1959 1965 4 4
9 Krešimir Ćosić  Yugoslavia 1969 1981 3 3 1 7
10 Pau Gasol  Spain 2001 2017 3 2 2 7

Multiple medalists[edit]

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
1 Sergei Belov  Soviet Union 1967 1979 4 2 1 7
2 Krešimir Ćosić  Yugoslavia 1969 1981 3 3 1 7
3 Pau Gasol  Spain 2001 2017 3 2 2 7
4 Gennadi Volnov  Soviet Union 1959 1969 6 6
5 Rudy Fernández  Spain 2007 2022 4 1 1 6
6 Felipe Reyes  Spain 2001 2015 3 2 1 6
7 Alexander Belostenny  Soviet Union 1977 1989 3 1 2 6
8 Valdemaras Chomičius  Soviet Union
 Lithuania
1979 1995 2 2 2 6
Juan Carlos Navarro  Spain 2001 2017 2 2 2 6

Awards[edit]

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[edit]

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
 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[edit]

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[edit]

Most career points scored[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Position FIBA 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[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Federation focus: Lithuania". FIBA. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 40s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 50s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 60s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 70s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 80s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ "BASKETBALL; Politics Take Center Court as Yugoslavs Win Title". The New York Times. 3 July 1995. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. ^ "EuroBasket History – The 90s". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
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  11. ^ a b The country was previously a FIBA member under the name of the former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia due to the now-resolved Macedonia naming dispute.
  12. ^ a b c Yugoslavia participation – FIBA archive
  13. ^ Baloncesto/Eurobasket.- Gasol, Parker y Papaloukas, en busca del título de MVP de Nowitzki
  14. ^ "Basketball / European Championships". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  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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