2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 2002 European Championship for Young Men) was the sixth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Kaunas, Alytus and Vilnius, in Lithuania, hosted the tournament. Greece won their first title.

2002 EuroBasket Under-20
6th FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania
DatesJuly 26 – August 4, 2002
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPGreece Nikos Zisis
Top scorerCroatia Popović (25.0)
Top reboundsFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Krstić (11.3)
Top assistsCroatia Popović (7.1)
PPG (Team) Croatia (88.8)
RPG (Team) Lithuania (43.5)
APG (Team) Greece (16.8)
Official website
Official website (archive)
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2004

Teams

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Squads

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Qualification

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Preliminary round

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The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each.

     Team advanced to Quarterfinals
     Team competed in 9th–12th playoffs

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Slovenia 5 4 1 404 408 9
  Yugoslavia 5 4 1 426 383 9
  Greece 5 3 2 469 412 8
  Lithuania 5 2 3 389 399 7
  Italy 5 2 3 415 429 7
  Turkey 5 0 5 381 453 5
26 July 2002
Turkey   89–91   Slovenia Kaunas
Lithuania   68–79   Yugoslavia Kaunas
Italy   82–81   Greece Kaunas
27 July 2002
Yugoslavia   90–87   Turkey Kaunas
Greece   104–93   Lithuania Kaunas
Slovenia   100–84   Italy Kaunas
28 July 2002
Greece   89–93   Yugoslavia Kaunas
Lithuania   64–67   Slovenia Kaunas
Italy   100–68   Turkey Kaunas
30 July 2002
Slovenia   71–100   Greece Kaunas
Turkey   64–77   Lithuania Kaunas
Yugoslavia   93–64   Italy Kaunas
31 July 2002
Greece   95–73   Turkey Kaunas
Lithuania   87–85   Italy Kaunas
Slovenia   75–71   Yugoslavia Kaunas

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
  Russia 5 4 1 429 380 9
  Croatia 5 4 1 454 427 9
  Spain 5 3 2 377 349 8
  France 5 3 2 389 398 8
  Ukraine 5 1 4 377 404 6
  Israel 5 0 5 331 399 5
26 July 2002
Israel   64–76   Ukraine Alytus
Russia   100–93   Croatia Alytus
Spain   89–53   France Alytus
27 July 2002
Croatia   95–76   Israel Alytus
France   88–75   Russia Alytus
Ukraine   71–75   Spain Alytus
28 July 2002
France   84–91   Croatia Alytus
Russia   89–69   Ukraine Alytus
Spain   64–61   Israel Alytus
30 July 2002
Ukraine   72–84   France Alytus
Israel   59–84   Russia Alytus
Croatia   83–78   Spain Alytus
31 July 2002
France   80–71   Israel Alytus
Russia   81–71   Spain Alytus
Ukraine   89–92   Croatia Alytus

Knockout stage

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9th–12th playoffs

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PlayoffsNinth place
 
      
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
 
  Italy67
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
  Israel75
 
  Israel73
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
  Turkey79
 
  Turkey101
 
 
  Ukraine98
 
Eleventh place
 
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
 
  Italy90
 
 
  Ukraine77

Championship

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
 
  Croatia80
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
  Greece81
 
  Greece79
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
  France70
 
  France84
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
  Slovenia73
 
  Greece77
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
  Spain73
 
  Yugoslavia71
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
  Spain72
 
  Spain86
 
August 2, Vilnius
 
  Russia81 Third place
 
  Russia83
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
  Lithuania75
 
  France95
 
 
  Russia78
 

5th–8th playoffs

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PlayoffsFifth place
 
      
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
 
  Croatia88
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
  Slovenia90
 
  Slovenia74
 
August 3, Vilnius
 
  Lithuania78
 
  Yugoslavia71
 
 
  Lithuania72
 
Seventh place
 
 
August 4, Vilnius
 
 
  Croatia89
 
 
  Yugoslavia105


 2002 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 
 
Greece
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Greece
    Spain
    France
4th   Russia
5th   Lithuania
6th   Slovenia
7th   Yugoslavia
8th   Croatia
9th   Turkey
10th   Israel
11th   Italy
12th   Ukraine

References

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