1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates June 30 - July 7, 1996
Teams 12 (from 1 federations)
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Lithuania (1st title)
MVP Radoslav Nesterović
Tournament statistics
Players Teams
PPG Kutluay (22.3)  Lithuania (84.6)
Rebounds Nesterović (9.6)  Russia (31.6)
Assists Kuzmin (6.0)  Lithuania (14.4)

The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (known at that time as 1996 European Championship for Men 'Under22 and Under') was the third edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Bursa and Istanbul , in Turkey, hosted the tournament. Lithuania won their first title.

Contents

Teams

Squads

Preliminary round

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

     Team advanced to Semifinals
     Team competed in 5th-8th playoffs
     Team competed in 9th-12th playoffs

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Lithuania 5 4 1 423 361 9
 Spain 5 4 1 396 351 9
 Slovenia 5 3 2 349 335 8
 Greece 5 2 3 376 372 7
 Israel 5 2 3 358 413 7
 Belarus 5 0 5 329 399 5
30 June 1996
Belarus  65–85  Slovenia Bursa
Lithuania  90–79  Spain Bursa
Israel  76–101  Greece Bursa
1 July 1996
Slovenia  71–70  Lithuania Bursa
Greece  77–57  Belarus Bursa
Spain  80–67  Israel Bursa
2 July 1996
Greece  57–67  Slovenia Bursa
Israel  70–93  Lithuania Bursa
Belarus  61–81  Spain Bursa
3 July 1996
Slovenia  64–69  Israel Bursa
Spain  82–71  Greece Bursa
Lithuania  80–71  Belarus Bursa
4 July 1996
Spain  74–62  Slovenia Bursa
Belarus  75–76  Israel Bursa
Greece  70–90  Lithuania Bursa

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Pts
 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 369 338 9
 Turkey 5 3 2 346 297 8
 Russia 5 3 2 376 362 8
 Italy 5 2 3 350 376 7
 France 5 2 3 347 359 7
 Belgium 5 1 4 352 408 6
30 June 1996
Russia  81–73  Belgium Istambul
France  64–74  Italy Istambul
Turkey  49–50  Yugoslavia Istambul
1 July 1996
Belgium  59–81  France Istambul
Yugoslavia  86–66  Russia Istambul
Italy  76–87  Turkey Istambul
2 July 1996
Yugoslavia  96–82  Belgium Istambul
Russia  93–56  Italy Istambul
Turkey  58–60  France Istambul
3 July 1996
Italy  70–54  Yugoslavia Istambul
France  71–85  Russia Istambul
Belgium  60–76  Turkey Istambul
4 July 1996
Yugoslavia  83–71  France Istambul
Italy  74–78  Belgium Istambul
Russia  51–76  Turkey Istambul

Knockout stage

9th–12th playoffs

  Playoffs Ninth place
July 6
  France  71  
  Belarus  104  
 
July 7
      Belarus  84
    Israel  92
Eleventh place
July 6 July 7
  Israel  95   France  103
  Belgium  80     Belgium  75

5th–8th playoffs

  Playoffs Fifth place
July 6
  Greece  81  
  Russia  80  
 
July 7
      Greece  80
    Italy  86
Seventh place
July 6 July 7
  Italy  71   Russia  79
  Slovenia  69     Slovenia  83

Championship

  Semifinals Third place
July 6
  Spain  69  
  Yugoslavia  66  
 
July 7
      Spain  81
    Lithuania  85
Final
July 6 July 7
  Turkey  74   Yugoslavia  67
  Lithuania  84     Turkey  62
 1996 FIBA Europe U-20 Championship 

Lithuania
First title

Final standings

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

References

Division A
Tournaments
Qualification
1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Squads
1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 1998 · 2000 · 2002 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Division B
Tournaments
Bulgaria 2005 · Portugal 2006 · Poland 2007 · Romania 2008 · Macedonia 2009 · Austria 2010 · Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011
Squads
2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011