EuroBasket 2009

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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)
2007
2011

The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th

final on 20 September 2009. The competition served as a qualification tournament for the 2010 FIBA World Championship
in Turkey.

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

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
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

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

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

First round

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 2 207 246 −39 4
 Israel 3 0 3 238 274 −36 3
7 September
16:30
Macedonia  54–86  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 15–24, 9–17, 17–17
4 Pts:
Bourousis 8
Asts: Calathes
5

Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Ivo Dolinek (CZE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Jakub Zamojski (POL)
7 September
19:15
Croatia  86–79  Israel
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 17–20, 17–22, 27–20
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  79–82  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20–23, 16–20, 24–22
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  76–68  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 32–16, 13–16, 11–21
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  71–81  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 22–14, 13–22, 10–25
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  80–106  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 17–25, 23–23, 15–27
4 Pts:
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 2 203 211 −8 4 1–1, 0.979
 Latvia 3 1 2 187 203 −16 4 1–1, 0.951
7 September
16:30
Russia  81–68  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 11–15, 19–16, 23–16
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  70–65  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 19–20, 17–11, 20–17
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  76–73  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 19–19, 15–19, 16–23
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  51–60  France
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 13–3, 16–25, 14–19
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  64–69  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 18–19, 16–18, 13–17
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  62–68  Latvia
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 16–23, 13–14, 20–17
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 3 194 233 −39 3  
7 September
18:15
Great Britain  59–72  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 20–10, 12–14, 12–21
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  66–57  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 23–11, 18–14, 10–20
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  80–69  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 17–14, 21–15, 20–25
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  84–76  Great Britain
Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 19–20, 22–21, 18–20
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  90–84 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 25–15, 19–14, 16–29Overtime: 12–6
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  59–77  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 17–18, 15–19, 15–19
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:

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 2 235 239 −4 4
 Bulgaria 3 0 3 213 268 −55 3
7 September
18:15
Poland  90–78  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 20–16, 23–21, 15–20
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  84–76  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–17, 24–19, 21–18
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  75–86  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 9–17, 18–18, 25–26
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  66–94  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 13–29, 24–19, 14–22
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  69–87  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 17–21, 21–21, 14–21
4 Pts:
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  84–69  Bulgaria
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 16–19, 16–15, 27–13
4 Pts:
Rowland
3

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

Second round

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 2 338 338 0 8 1–0
 Greece 5 3 2 380 337 +43 8 0–1
 Croatia 5 2 3 357 364 −7 7  
 Macedonia 5 1 4 337 396 −59 6 1–0
 Germany 5 1 4 360 383 −23 6 0–1
11 September
15:45
Russia  62–59  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–10, 14–16, 20–17
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  76–84  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 14–16, 17–20, 26–23
3 Pts:
Spanoulis
7

Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP), Milivoje Jovčić (SRB), Dimitar Gologanov (BUL)
11 September
21:00
France  83–57  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 25–9, 18–17, 16–22
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  86–75  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 18–22, 26–14, 24–25
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  65–68  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 20–18, 15–9, 18–20
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  79–87  France
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 25–22, 10–22, 23–24
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  71–69  Macedonia
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 19–19, 16–20, 22–20
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  71–69  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 23–13, 15–19, 15–16
Traore
2
Pts:
Bourousis 10
Asts: Perperoglou
4

Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Daniel Hierrezuelo (ESP), Tomas Jasevičius (LTU)
15 September
21:00
Germany  68–70  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 13–17, 18–12, 18–21
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 4 355 405 −50 6  
 Lithuania 5 0 5 358 424 −66 5  
12 September
15:45
Turkey  63–60  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 16–12, 13–14, 14–12
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  72–77  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 14–20, 17–19, 19–15
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  58–81  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 8–15, 13–19, 19–19
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  84–70  Lithuania
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 25–8, 24–11, 20–27
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  76–60  Poland
Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 20–12, 22–11, 23–20
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  64–69 (OT)  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 15–16, 19–19, 12–9, Overtime: 0–5
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  79–89  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–18, 24–22, 18–26
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  68–90  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 12–19, 20–29, 22–19
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  67–69  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 17–15, 20–18, 15–12
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  68–79  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 4–20, 15–13, 25–25
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  66–86  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 17–22, 20–26, 14–13
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  74–76 (OT)  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 12–12, 20–18, 19–18, Overtime: 9–11
5 Pts:
Spanoulis
7
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Shmuel Bachar (ISR), Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Milivoje Jovcic (SRB)
18 September
21:00
Slovenia  67–65  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 21–22, 14–3, 14–15
5 Pts:
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  80–68  Turkey
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 20–17, 29–16, 19–9
10 Pts:
Türkoğlu
3
Olegs Latisevs
(LAT)
19 September
14:15
Russia  69–76  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 27–15, 15–25, 13–18
Bykov, Ponkrashov
5
Pts:
Ukić
8
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Zoran Sutulovic (MNE), Fernando Rocha (POR)

Semifinals

19 September
18:30
Spain  82–64  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 23–19, 15–11, 18–13
4 Pts:
Spanoulis, Bourousis, Calathes
2
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,000
Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Robert Lottermoser (GER)
19 September
21:00
Serbia  96–92 (OT)  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 24–26, 21–12, 23–22, Overtime: 17–13
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  66–89  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 22–25, 19–17, 7–21
5 Pts: Fridzon 26
Rebs: Kurbanov 7
Asts: Ponkrashov, Kurbanov 7
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 1,000

Fifth place game

20 September
12:00
France  69–62  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 13–12, 12–17, 23–21
8 Pts: Kus 18
Rebs: Nicević 8
Asts: Popović 8
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 2,000

Third place game

20 September
18:30
Greece  57–56  Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 15–11, 11–13, 15–19
4 Pts: Lakovič 16
Rebs: E. Lorbek 9
Asts: Slokar 4
Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 9,000

Final

20 September
21:15
Spain  85–63  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 28–15, 15–15, 18–19
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.

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

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

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

Team tournament highs

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

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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